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Weekly Picks for Thursday, September 2: A look at what Health.com editors are reading this week […]

Everyone looks better in candlelight. But until the world’s fluorescent lights are replaced with votives, we need an easy way to fake that gorgeous glow. Enter fall’s hot new makeup look: a wash of gleaming satin-finish shades that give you the same soft radiance. […]

Audiologists and hearing experts have been sounding the alarm over hearing loss associated with MP3 players for a few years now. Twenty-six million adults have high-frequency hearing loss caused by exposure to loud noises—aka noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). […]

Some stars are adding and dropping large amounts of weight quickly, such as rapper 50 Cent, who dropped over 50 pounds for his role as a cancer patient in Things Fall Apart. […]

As a doctor, I appreciate patients who are interested in their health care. It’s important that you understand what is going on, the symptoms, treatments, and possible side effects. And you can find really good, reliable information if you know where to look. […]

These kinds of events are extremely rare. The reason they make headlines is precisely because they are so rare. Still, one can’t help but wonder, “Could this happen to me?” […]

Studies have shown that people who don’t have easy access to a supermarket tend to have a less healthy diet and are more likely to be overweight, even if their neighborhood features a variety of restaurants, including healthy ones. […]

Everywhere you turn, there seems to be a new yoga-related must-have that’s really anything but. At first glance, I was tempted to put Yoga-Paws in this same category—but then I took a closer look. […]

Weekly Picks for Thursday, August 26: A look at what Health.com editors are reading this week […]

Everyone has secrets to getting healthy, staying thin and looking great. However, some of the time this advise doesn’t actually live up to the hype. Here’s what you can skip […]