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Centrum Drops Breast And Colon Health Claims Amid Deceptive Advertising Allegations

Reuters | 4 September 2012 | Healthy Living
By Ransdell Pierson and Anna Yukhananov NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc, bowing to allegations of deceptive advertising lodged by a consumer watchdog group, has agreed to drop "breast health" and "colon health" claims from the labels of its widely used Centrum multivitamin supplements. Although Pfizer said it...

WATCH: I Have To Ask: What Visuals Inspire You?

Gabrielle Linzer | 9 October 2012 | MarloThomas
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I Lost Weight: A Name-Calling Incident Motivated Cherie Steffen To Lose 85 Pounds

Sarah Klein | 11 July 2012 | Healthy Living
Got a success story of your own? Send it to us at success.stories@huffingtonpost.com and you could be featured on the site! Name: Cherie Steffen Age: 34 Height: 5'3" Before Weight: 230 pounds How I Gained It: Eating too much and being sedentary packed on the...

WATCH: Your Turn: Laughter

Gabrielle Linzer | 9 October 2012 | MarloThomas
It may sound cliche, but it's true - laughter is the best medicine. There have been times in my life where I've seen laughter work its magic on people in their darkest moments. Has laughter ever helped you through a hard time? var src_url="http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?playList=517407761&height=411&width=570&sid=577&videoGroupID=137638&relatedNumOfResults=100&relatedMode=2&relatedBottomHeight=60&companionPos=&hasCompanion=false&autoStart=true&colorPallet=%23FFEB00&vcdBgColor=%23191919&shuffle=0&continuous=true"; src_url...

Ovary Transplant Could Help Women Delay Menopause

David Hobbs | 5 July 2012 | UK Lifestyle
Women may be able to remain fertile for their entire life and delay the menopause with ovarian transplants surgery, doctors have told a conference. A technique to remove pieces of ovary, store it for decades and then replace it with delicate surgery could effectively put a woman's menopause 'on ice',...

15 Bad Excuses We Make for Not Eating Healthy

Sarah Klein | 9 July 2012 | Healthy Living
By Charlotte Andersen for Shape.com Click through the slideshow below to find out how to outwit the most common diet-derailing excuses. For more on diet and nutrition, click here.

Vitamin D In High Doses May Prevent Fractures

Christian Cotroneo | 4 September 2012 | Canada Living
Getting enough vitamin D has long been associated with maintaining healthy bones, and now a new international study gives some idea of how much supplementation an older person needs to prevent fractures. The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), suggests 800 international units (IU) daily...

Alexandre Despatie Head Injury: Return To Play Plan Works For Olympian

Rebecca Zamon | 6 July 2012 | Canada Living
After weeks of deliberation following a concussion, athlete Alexandre Despatie has been deemed fit to dive for the Canadian team in this summer's Olympic Games in London. "It was a bit overwhelming, but I'm very happy that you guys are proud of me and I'll do everything I...

Chloe Webb And Lauren Huggett, British Teens, Take Helicopter To Prom (PHOTO)

Laura Hibbard | 5 July 2012 | Teen
While most teens opt for a limousine, Chloe Webb and Lauren Huggett, two teens from Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, took things to the next level by hitching a ride to prom in a helicopter, the Telegraph reports. The 16-year-old girls initially tried to book a limousine, only to find...

FDA Cracking Down On Unapproved Oxycodone

Amanda L. Chan | 5 July 2012 | Healthy Living
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration says it will begin cracking down on companies that market versions of the painkiller oxycodone which have not undergone federal review. Oxycodone is a powerful pain reliever with the potential for addiction, abuse and death, when used inappropriately. The drug is marketed legally...

How The Face Forms In The Womb: Time Lapse Animation Reveals Embryo's Development (VIDEO)

Sara C Nelson | 5 July 2012 | UK
Looking like the gently pulsing contents of a lava lamp or the various angles of an ancient gargoyle, this video actually shows the development of a child's face whilst in the womb. The eerie clip is based on embryo scans taken during the first trimester of pregnancy and will...

Lou Gehrig's Disease: Seth MacFarlane Responds to 'Ted' Backlash

Amanda L. Chan | 6 July 2012 | Healthy Living
"Ted" writer Seth MacFarlane is defending a punch line that sparked outrage among people with Lou Gehrig's disease and their supporters.

WATCH: Mondays With Marlo: Deepak Chopra With Marlo Thomas

Jessy Whitehead | 17 July 2012 | Women
Expert in the field of mind-body medicine, Deepak Chopra, recently joined me on Mondays with Marlo and he had some amazing advice to share. From sleep and exercise tips, to dealing with stress and even how to keep things interesting in your marriage, Deepak covered it all! ...

As the Shard Opens In London - Meet The World's Ten Best Skyscrapers (PICTURES)

Sarah O'Meara | 5 July 2012 | UK Lifestyle
Tonight, Europe's tallest building is officially unveiled in central London. And for those who have missed the appearance of this glowing silver spike on the capital's horizon - which appears to sway slightly when viewed from its base - there will be a laser light show accompanied by classical...

Nutrition Experts Sound Off On Why It's So Hard For People To Curb Sugary Drinks

Reuters | 4 September 2012 | Healthy Living
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - At Andrea Giancoli's community nutrition classes, participants bring in cans and bottles of whatever they typically drink every day, from sodas and fruit juices to sweet teas. Then the Los Angeles-based dietician helps them read the back of their containers for portion...

American Cancer Society Urges Government To Study Link Between Sugary Drinks, Obesity

Reuters | 4 September 2012 | Healthy Living
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - A leading U.S. cancer lobby group is urging the Surgeon General to conduct a sweeping study of the impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on consumer health, saying such drinks play major role in the nation's obesity crisis and require a U.S. action plan....

Evelyn, New Jersey Woman, Has 51-Pound Tumor Removed After Delaying Treatment For A Month

Reuters | 4 September 2012 | Healthy Living
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey surgeons removed a rapidly growing, 51-pound (23-kg) cancerous tumor from a woman who had delayed treatment for more than a month until she became eligible for health insurance, her doctor said on Tuesday. "She was a skinny lady with a huge...

Dengue Cases Spike In Puerto Rico

Amanda L. Chan | 5 July 2012 | Healthy Living
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The number of detected dengue cases is running at above-average levels as Puerto Rico enters the peak season for the painful disease. The territory's Health Secretary Lorenzo Gonzalez says 111 cases were reported the first week of June and 117 cases the previous week. Eight...

Connor Ferguson, Transgender Prom Queen, Takes The Crown In Trenton

Rebecca Zamon | 5 July 2012 | Canada Living
It's not many schools that can say they struck a blow against discrimination by naming its prom queen, but for Trenton High School in Ontario, their end-of-year party ended up meaning much more. Connor Ferguson, an 18-year-old transwoman who was born male, received the crown at her high...

Summer Skin Care: 7 Summer Skin Mistakes And How To Fix Them

Sarah Klein | 5 July 2012 | Healthy Living
Bug bites, sunburns, peeling skin -- summer means a whole host of different skin hangups than we're used to combatting in cooler temps. By now you probably know some of the basics, like that you need to protect your skin from that scorching sun, but many people are still falling...
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