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Coffee. The pungent, bittersweet aroma in the morning as it brews in your coffeepot. The feel of a warm mug in your hands, steam rising into a crisp fall morning. The buzz of a coffeeshop – a too-perky server behind the counter, lively conversations, and 30-somethings hunched over their laptops typing at breakneck speed. Truck […]

As images of the blasts at the finish of the Boston Marathon and explosions in the small town of West, Texas reverberate around the world, parents and teachers are asking themselves: After a disaster, what do we say to our kids? How do we talk to our children about horrific, senseless acts of violence that

You’ve just finished a not-so-lovely dinner of hamburgers and French fries when the chest pain strikes. How do you know if the chest pain is a symptom of a heart attack — or indigestion? Do you know the signs of heartburn versus the signs of heart attack? Need to Know Heart attack can be sudden

How much does eating red meat really increase your risk of cancer? Will having a glass of red wine with dinner every night really reduce your risk of heart disease? Should you get a flu shot this year? Will BPA in can linings make you sick? Which health screening tests should you have, and when?

World Cancer Day, 2013, is a day to reflect on the global impact of cancer. This year, 7.6 million people around the world will die from cancer. Four million of them will be adults between the ages of 30 and 69 years; many others will be children. According to the The Union for International Cancer

Want to tackle the fifth-leading cause of cancer death in women? Start with a pencil and paper.  A simple three-question survey, developed by a research team from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, may help identify women who could benefit the most from screening tests for ovarian cancer. The team, led by M. Robyn Andersen,

Headaches are an extremely common and disabling condition. Headaches can range from mild to severe, and the causes of headache vary widely. For some people, something as simple as missing their morning cup of coffee or eating a bar of chocolate can bring on a headache or migraine. Most headaches fall into three categories: tension

Is your bathroom cabinet overflowing with expired medicines? If so, you’re not alone. Almost everyone has faced the dilemma of expired or unwanted drugs in the medicine cabinet. But few of us know the best way to dispose of the prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs we use to control everything from a heart rate to

Is 2012 really the worst year for seasonal allergies (hayfever)? If you’re allergic to pollens, you may be sneezing and snorting your way through spring this year – and you’re not alone. Early warm weather and above-normal pollen counts have made spring miserable for the more than 50 million people with seasonal allergies in the

Kids to Grandma and Grandpa: Lock up the medicine, please! Nearly one out of four grandparents store prescription medications in a place where children can easily access those medications – and that habit, University of Michigan researchers suggest, contributes to an epidemic of unintentional poisoning injuries for children. The University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital