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The #1 Thing Your Realtor Won’t Tell You
"By the way, the obesity rate here is incredible!" Does your town have a big, fat secret? Check Facebook. You can tell a city’s obesity rate by how many healthy “likes” its citizens have on their...
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The Bad Habits That Wreck Your Brain
Is your heart to blame for a declining brain? Are poor health habits making you dumber? Brain function may decline as heart disease risk factors increase, according to new research in the journal...
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Are You Secretly Eating More Sugar?
Pick your poison. Easy on the sweets. Men ages 20 to 39 eat more added sugars—ingredients in processed or pre-prepared foods—than anyone else, says a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease...
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The Guy’s Guide to Buying Flowers
(In case you need to know what peonies look like.) Shopping for the perfect Mother’s Day gift can be tricky. You’d think going the traditional route—a thoughtful card and nice bouquet—would be easier,...
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Could a Good Laugh Give You a Heart Attack?
She can be as loud as she wants. Did you hear: A new Swedish study says minor everyday noises could have short-term effects on your heart. In the study, researchers found that as noise increased, so...
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Can You Lose Weight Smoking Pot?
Take a puff, lose a pound? Smoke your way slim? Despite getting the munchies, marijuana users have smaller waistlines than people who have never puffed, finds a new study in The American Journal of...
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The Sneaky Way to Save Money on Flights
Weekend to-do list: Book a ticket to paradise? Looking for a bargain flight? Wait until the weekend. Airline tickets are 5 percent cheaper on Saturday and Sunday than weekdays, says new research in the...
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Your Fast-Food Blind Spot
Take your guess. Is your food math fuzzy? People underestimate how much they eat by 175 calories, finds a new study in the British Medical Journal. And it gets worse. When researchers asked folks at...
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The Secret Cause of High Hospital Bills
Are you spending more here than you have to? Caring could cost you. People who want a say in their doctor’s decisions wind up with higher bills and longer hospital stays, says a new study in JAMA...
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How to Tell if She Wants Sex
She might not be that into you. Forget beer goggles, lack of sleep may make men overestimate a woman’s interest in sex, too, according to a new study presented at this week’s annual SLEEP conference....
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The Best Place to Find a Life-Long Love
She's out there somewhere. Does the virtual meet market make a happier couple? Married people who connected online have longer, more satisfying marriages than those who met offline, finds new research...
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Is Your Designated Driver Drunk?
Designated driver or drunk driver? Are DDs driving drunk? Alarming stats from a new University of Florida Gainesville study—35 percent of designated drivers drink before driving—may have you adding a...
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What Your Eyes Say About Your Brain
Healthy eyes, healthy brain. Eyes are the window to the . . . brain? A breakthrough study in Psychological Science finds that the small vessels behind your eyes could reveal how healthy your noggin is....
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The Mindset that Doubles Your Heart Attack Risk
Maybe it's time for a run. Don’t dwell on it: People who think their stress levels negatively impact their health have double the risk of heart attack than those who shrug it off, finds new European...
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Avoid All of Your Problems!
Hey, no dwelling! Throw in the towel—then pick it up later. People who temporarily avoid problems are more satisfied than those who wish them away, says new University of Toronto research. In the...
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The Weird Reason Women Don’t Flirt with You
Luxe repellent. Strange study of the day: Her fancy purse could repel other women, says new research from the University of Minnesota. In the study, scientists found that women would actually avoid a...
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Is Divorce in Your Future?
No divorce in this family. Talk about brotherly love. Each additional sibling you have reduces your chance of divorce by 2 percent, says new Ohio State research. Sure, that’s a pretty small drop, but...
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How Perilous is Pot?
So much controversy for such a small plant. To frequent tokers, the latest headlines about pot come as no surprise: Marijuana—the world’s drug of choice—is also the least dangerous, finds a new study...
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10 Questions with Dustin Pedroia
Dustin Pedroia—a New Balance athlete—is a success on and off the field. It’s been a long couple of years for baseball fans in Boston. (Four words: Fried chicken and beer.) But after postseason sweeps,...
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4 Reasons to Rock a Playoff Beard
He's on to something. Photo: Getty Images Beards and baseball are going hand in hand this World Series. Just take a look at the wild manes that guys like Mike Napoli of the Red Sox and Jason Motte of...
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