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Tips for staying supplement savvy If you're considering a dietary supplement, you can protect your health — and your wallet — with two important rules: Do your research. Be an informed consumer. Know what you're buying and why you're buying it. Take responsibility for your own health and well-being. A supplement that works wonders for your neighbor...

It can be tough to get a good night's sleep. Work, household responsibilities and family commitments sometimes take priority over sleep. Factor in a partner's snoring or unexpected challenges, such as financial worries or an illness, and quality sleep might be even more elusive. Still, you're not doomed to toss and turn night after...

Here are some helpful things to discuss with your doctor at your annual physical. WHAT TO SAY Discuss your lifestyle Tell your doctor about your diet, alcohol and tobacco consumption, physical activity, and medications or supplements you take. Share your full health history Speak up about any medical conditions you have and any family history...

Did you know one in three adults is at risk for kidney disease? Anyone can get kidney disease at any time. If kidney disease is found and treated early, you can help slow or even stop it from getting worse. Most people with early kidney disease do not have symptoms. That is why it...

Hookah smoking is not safer than cigarette smoking. Also known as a narghile, shisha or goza, a hookah is a water pipe with a smoke chamber, a bowl, a pipe and a hose. Specially made tobacco is heated, and the smoke passes through water and is then drawn through a rubber hose to a mouthpiece. The...