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Painful Joints?

… returning. Rheumatoid arthritis can affect virtually every area of your life, from work to relationships. If you have rheumatoid arthritis, there are many things you can do to help …
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Feeling Stressed?

… sleep,” says Kiecolt-Glaser. Staying socially connected is important, too. Close personal relationships are key to reducing stress. Reaching out to friends and family by phone, video …
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Coping With Grief

… loss can help you adapt. Connecting to those things that are most important, including the relationship with the person who died, can help you co-exist with the pain of grief. … Types of …
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Dealing With Trauma

… much longer. If symptoms last more than a month and become severe enough to interfere with relationships or work, it may be a sign of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. “There are …
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How Many Is Too Many?

… be prescribed by a physician. Some people may benefit from family counseling to help repair relationships damaged by alcohol use, Diazgranados says. Other types of therapy, such as …
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Sex and Gender

… groups understand, experience, and express gender. Because gender influences our behaviors and relationships, it can also affect health. … Influences on Health … — “Sex and gender play a role …
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Autism Spectrum Disorder

… Being social and making friends isn’t always easy. Relationships have many subtleties. But people with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, struggle …
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Keeping Your Gut in Check

… says Georgia State University’s Dr. Andrew Gewirtz. His group has been studying the relationships between food additives, gut bacteria, and disease in mice. The team also plans to …
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Creating Healthy Habits

… smoking, your risk of a heart attack drops within 24 hours. Reducing stress can lead to better relationships. Even small improvements in your nutrition and physical activity can reduce your …
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An Uptick in Ticks

… diseases at Yale University. He and his colleagues are working to better understand the relationships between ticks, the germs they carry, and the animals they infect. Ticks might seem …