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Pain-Free Squat? The Missing Step

The squat does not injure the lower back by itself; it exposes whatever weakness already exists in a lifter's bracing, hip mobility, or trunk...
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Double Trouble: The Hidden Second-Cancer Curve

Beating cancer once does not mean the fight is over for good. Cancer survivors face a risk of developing a second, completely unrelated cancer...
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The First At-home Tick Test for Lyme Disease

A new $50 kit lets anyone crush a tick found on their skin or their dog and get a Lyme disease answer in about...
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CDC Alert: Salmonella outbreak expands to 27 states

Federal health officials say 345 people across 27 states have caught the same strain of Salmonella after eating contaminated jalapeño peppers grown in Mexico.Story...
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Human Waste Taints Salad Greens

Human waste, not mystery chemistry, sits at the center of the Cyclospora story, and the lettuce link makes that plain.Story SnapshotFederal agencies say Cyclospora...
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Do Cooling Mattresses Actually Work?

Bed cooling technology is not a miracle cure, but the best versions do solve a real problem: they manage sleep-surface temperature well enough to...
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Baby Aisle’s Dirty Label Trick Exposed

The foods most aggressively marketed as ideal for babies and toddlers are, on average, the least nutritionally reliable category in the supermarket — and...
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Working… And Still One Bill From Homeless

The central fact behind SBS Insight’s “I’d be homeless if I wasn’t working” is not rhetorical flourish; it is the structural collapse of the...
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Alarming Surge in Early-onset Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes built its reputation as a disease of middle age and beyond, the price paid decades into a sedentary life. That reputation...
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The Best 4 Dumbbell Exercises for Beginners

Four simple dumbbell moves can build a stronger, more capable body without ever stepping foot in a gym.Quick TakeMen's Health highlights four beginner dumbbell...