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Some foods stress your tresses, others keep hair healthy - here are 10 tip-offs from hair loss expert Dr. Alan Bauman
Read More »Should 7-year-olds be put on strict diets? Vogue article sparks debate
Controversial Vogue article about mother who put 4-foot-4-inch, 93 pound girl on a harsh diet spurs mixed reactions from experts
Read More »Study: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome rates down, but more risk factors emerge
Percentage of SIDS infants bed-sharing at the time of death increased from 19.2 percent to 37.9 percent over 17-years since Back-to-Sleep campaign
Read More »Dick Cheney transplant surgery renews age debate
Heart expert says people can't buy their way onto heart transplant list, points to 20 months former vice president spent waiting
Read More »Video: New care system aggressively monitors patient health
An Accountable Care Organization is a new type of healthcare system aimed at lowering cost by aggressively monitoring patient health.
Read More »Video: SCOTUS to begin 3-day review of Obama’s health care law
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Read More »Video: Dick Cheney receives heart transplant
After suffering a total of five heart attacks in his lifetime, Dick Cheney received a heart transplant at the age of 71. Jeff Glor spoke with CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook on what the surgery could mean for the former vice president's health
Read More »Popcorn as healthy as veggies? Depends how you pop it
Researchers at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania reported Sunday that popcorn has more antioxidant substances called polyphenols than fruits and vegetables.
Read More »Video: Debunking spring health myths
With Spring here, Rebecca Jarvis and Ben Tracy were quizzed by Dr.
Read More »Video: Health care law’s impact – 2 years later
President Obama signed his health insurance reform plan into law two years ago. Some of the provisions of the law have already gone into effect.
Read More »Tuberculosis still a deadly threat worldwide, especially in areas with high HIV rates
Wrong information and lack of technology makes contracting TB especially deadly in areas affected with HIV and AIDS, according to NGO Project Hope
Read More »Top 10 most popular cosmetic procedures in U.S.
Plenty of people go under the knife for their looks - but what exactly do they have done?
Read More »Video: Sleep deprivation leads to overeating
A new study concludes that sleep is essential to losing weight, since sleep-deprived people tend to overeat.
Read More »Supercomputer Watson takes on cancer care with Memorial Sloan-Kettering
IBM's superomputer will be able to deliver personalized cancer care, factoring in patient preferences
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