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Are Your Shoes Killing You?

These days, designers are daring women to climb to breathtaking new heights in order to totter on the cutting edge of stylish footwear. Even if you'd never wear Alexander McQueen's infamous 10-inch "Armadillo" shoe, the crazy styles seen in fashion shows have a trickle-down effect. "What designers show on the runway definitely influences what's reaching [...]

Want to Live Longer? Eat Less, Have More Sex

Making just a few changes in your lifestyle can help you live longer. A recent study found that four bad behaviors — smoking, drinking too much alcohol, not exercising, and not eating enough fruits and veggies — can hustle you into an early grave, and, in effect, age you by as many as 12 years. [...]

Is holding in your poop at work bad for your health?

You can probably relate to this scenario: You hightail it to the office in the morning because you're on the verge of being late, sacrficing your normal a.m. toilet time. Unfortunately, you've never been comfortable enough to drop a deuce at work (seriously, why is someone always putting on their makeup while you're on the bowl?!). So [...]

Why you should examine your testicles every month— and how to do it

Finding a lump down there is one of the most terrifying things a guy can experience. But if the lump really is testicular cancer, catching it early could save your life. Testicular cancer is one of the most curable forms of cancer, but your chances of beating it drop if it spreads before it’s diagnosed. For [...]

Young cancer patients risk infertility, but often can’t afford freezing egg or sperm

Angela Thomas thought her breast cancer diagnosis and the double mastectomy that followed were the most traumatic things she would ever experience. Then, when the 32-year-old actress sought fertility treatment so she could have a baby after the cancer care was finished, her insurance company refused to pay. “Trying to figure out … how I [...]