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Health Trends
The Amazing Secret Skill Your Dog Might Have
Sarah Jacoby
Jul 7, 2016
Body
The Truth About Blac Chyna’s Comments On Pregnancy Weight
Sarah Jacoby
Jul 7, 2016
Body
Here’s Why Mosquitoes
Really
Won’t Leave You Alone
Sarah Jacoby
Jul 5, 2016
Body
Here’s How Effective Fertility Treatment Really Is
Women are becoming more and more open about the many processes they undergo in order to become pregnant. But there's still so much that's unclear
by
Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
What “Morning People” Don’t Want You To Know
This article was originally published May 17, 2015. It certainly seems like a “morning person” is the thing to be these days. We're not ne
by
Sarah Jacoby
Body
5 Things That Can Go Wrong When You’re Day-Drinking
This story originally published on May 12, 2016. Independence Day is coming up, which means the official season for pool parties, beach days, boozy picnics
by
Sarah Jacoby
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Diet & Nutrition
Can We Please Stop Worrying So Much About Butter?
Butter has long been considered a great foe in the battle for our health. But according to new research, we can probably all take that fear down a notch or
by
Sarah Jacoby
Mind
How Racism Affects Mental Health — & What We Can Do About It
The Black Lives Matter movement may have started as a protest against police brutality, but it has since grown into a much broader discussion about how rac
by
Sarah Jacoby
Body
Reminder: Vaginal Discharge Is Totally Healthy & Normal
What is today's bizarre, unnecessarily shame-inducing internet trend? Why, it's the #PantyChallenge, of course! This time, people are posting pho
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
What Every Woman Should Know About Nurse Practitioners
Over the past few years, the U.S. has seen a dramatic increase in demand for doctors that the profession just can't keep up with. Although this primar
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
A Third Of Us Would Rather See A Dentist Than Be Seen In A Bikini
Now that it's officially summer, the body/beach/bikini talk is in full swing. Although it seems like we are learning to be more comfortable with our b
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Sarah Jacoby
Sex
Your Fertility App Only Needs To Know One Thing About You
There are now hundreds of fertility tracking apps out there, but it's hard to know if any of them are actually helping. Thankfully, new research sugge
by
Sarah Jacoby
Body
Here’s What Happens To Blood After You Donate It
by
Sarah Jacoby
Body
The Fascinating Science Of Why We Yawn
Yawning seems like a basic bodily process, but it turns out that it's much more complex — and mysterious — than you probably realize. Unli
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Sarah Jacoby
Fitness
How Your Fitness Tracker Is Underestimating You
If you feel like your FitBit doesn't give you enough credit, you might be onto something. According to new research, several popular fitness trackers
by
Sarah Jacoby
Body
What You Need To Know About Uterine Fibroids
This week, RHONYC's Bethenny Frankel opened up about her recent struggle with painful uterine fibroids. First diagnosed in 2013, Frankel says the past
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
The Problem With Your Childhood Disney Princess Obsession
You know their names and you know their stories. And whether you grew up loving or loathing the Disney Princesses, there's no denying that they'r
by
Sarah Jacoby
Body
What You Need To Know About Diabetes
Across the globe, the rate of diabetes has skyrocketed — quadrupled, in fact — in the last few decades. As of 2012, over 9% of the U.S. populat
by
Sarah Jacoby
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Health Trends
An Experimental Zika Vaccine Is Now Ready For Human Trials
We're just a few weeks away from the Rio Olympics, and Zika is still on many travelers' minds. But finally, there is some good news on the horizo
by
Sarah Jacoby
Body
Researchers Argue Sleeping Twice A Day Could Be Good For You
At this point, more than a third of adults in the U.S. are considered sleep-deprived. So, getting more ZZZs is a huge priority. A pair of sleep researchers
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
How Prescription Heroin Could Help Solve The Opioid Crisis
There's no denying the U.S. is in the midst of an epidemic. Opioid drug overdoses now claim thousands of lives every day, including an increasing numb
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Sarah Jacoby
Fitness
How The Circus Helped One Woman Recover From An Eating Disorder
Before finding her true calling as a professional aerialist, Kayla Dyches struggled for years with anorexia. She developed the disorder in her teens and it
by
Sarah Jacoby
Mind
One Surprising Way Antidepressants Help People With Depression
Antidepressants are some of the most commonly-prescribed drugs on the market, but you might be surprised that no one seems to know exactly how they do the
by
Sarah Jacoby
Mind
How Psychedelic Drugs Might Help Treat Mental Illness
It's hard to think about magic mushrooms without being reminded of that time in college when your friend spent, like, an hour staring at the sidewalk
by
Sarah Jacoby
Body
How Spending More Time In Bed Makes It Harder To Fall Asleep
Anyone can have trouble falling asleep from time to time. It's estimated that up to half of American adults suffer from short-term episodes of insomni
by
Sarah Jacoby
Diet & Nutrition
Why You May Want To Slow Down With The Coconut Oil
Whether it's going in our cookies or on our faces, we've come to accept coconut oil as a many-headed beast, offering myriad health benefits. But
by
Sarah Jacoby
Mind
Women Are Almost Twice As Likely As Men To Have Anxiety
There's no doubt that anxiety disorders — from panic attacks to social phobias — can be crippling. And according to a massive new study, i
by
Sarah Jacoby
Body
Here Are All The Annoying Things That Can Trigger Migraines
It's estimated that about 16% of adults in the U.S. get migraines, and they hit three times as many women than men. And according to new research, alm
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Sarah Jacoby
Body
The Strange Link Between Imodium & The Opioid Epidemic
Update: Today, the FDA released a warning against taking high levels of the diarrhea medication loperamide (intentionally or otherwise). The agency points
by
Sarah Jacoby
Body
Watch A Mosquito Suck Blood In Disgusting Detail
Even before the current Zika virus scare, mosquitoes were infamous for spreading illnesses, such as Dengue fever and malaria, far and wide. So, yes, they a
by
Sarah Jacoby
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