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Tapering or decreasing the length of your training runs before a race can improve your race-day performance. Learn why and how to design your taper.

You probably remember having some form of the safe sex talk with your parents or other adults with the focus around pregnancy prevention. It's equally important to talk about sexually transmitted infe...

About half of adults regularly have headaches. The pain be a dull ache or intense, impacting daily life. Follow these tips to find relief.

In addition to buying school supplies and signing up for activities, be sure to schedule your child for a well-teen visit. This checkup helps ensure your child is ready for the year ahead.

Hospice brings a whole team of workers to join the facility staff who all work together to meet the special needs of the patient as they near end of life.

I have spoken to many cardiac valve patients that have said they are afraid of having an open surgical sternotomy. They say it is a powerful reason to put off surgery when they are told about the many...

The icy grip of winter is blanketing much of the U.S. Learn how bitter cold temperatures affect the lungs and what you can do to protect yours when outdoors.

Mammograms play a key role in early breast cancer detection. Don't let these seven common excuses make you miss this important screening.

Most men will experience benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, as they age. Get the basics about this noncancerous condition.

When an infant suffers a stroke in utero, the effects of the stroke can impact the child for life. If treated promptly, the complications from a stroke can greatly be reduced. Read on to learn how one...