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Almost 800,000 total knee replacements (TKRs) are done in the U.S. every year, offering many folks a chance to reclaim total mobility. But the surgery is complex, recovery demanding, and it can pose difficulties for people with severe obesity and some heart and lung problems.

Fortunately, there are now a couple of possible alternatives that are...Read more

More than half of folks report they had neck pain in the last six months. The causes can range from an acute muscle pull in your neck, shoulder or upper back, to stress, poor posture (slumping or craning toward your computer or phone screen), changes in your cervical discs (they compress over the decades), osteoarthritis, and even what's called ...Read more

Almost 47 million Americans take a statin daily -- and they can provide huge benefits. Statins not only lower lousy LDL cholesterol, reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke, but they also reduce high blood pressure, improve erectile dysfunction, and may even help prevent osteoporosis, dementia and cancer.

But for some folks, a statin doesn...Read more

If your New Year's resolution is already a forgotten promise, you're not alone. Surveys show that by the end of the second week in January, 88% of folks have abandoned their promises to themselves.

Chances are your resolution(s) were designed to make you healthier and happier. So, we thought you might love these three surprising -- and ...Read more

Almost 60% of folks with obesity contend with the relentless chatter of "food noise" that prods them to overeat and compromise their health, according to a Weight Watchers and STOP Obesity Alliance study titled "Beyond Hunger: Understanding Food Noise." Some folks even report that, at times, it's almost impossible to clear their mind and focus ...Read more

It may sound like something from a Timothy Leary dream, but psychedelic therapy using psilocybin, LSD, ketamine, and MDMA is becoming more widely studied -- and advocated -- to improve outcomes of therapy for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma and addiction. One study found that folks with treatment-resistant depression saw sustained ...Read more

If you think arugula, wasabi, cabbage and daikon radishes don't have anything in common, think again. They are all cruciferous vegetables -- as are broccoli, Brussels sprouts, collards, kale, rutabaga, turnips and bok choy! If you eat a variety of these foods every day you get a good dose of vitamins C, B9 (folate) and K (not for folks on ...Read more

Between 3.6 and 4 million babies are born in the U.S. annually, and an alarming number of those infants come into the world having been nurtured by moms who are deficient in essential nutrients and phytochemicals. That's the finding of a new study co-led by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. ...Read more

From road rage to political conflicts, Americans are inflamed with anger these days. According to Crown Consulting, a mental health service, 7% to 11% of the general population experience significant anger issues and about 9% of U.S. adults have issues with anger that may lead to violence.

But anger isn't the only mood -- and mind-damaging ...Read more

Vast stretches of the Sahara Desert get less than half an inch of rain annually. No wonder the 2.5 million people living there have dramatically shorter life spans than people living in less harsh conditions -- and with a lot more water. But you'd be surprised how many Americans are short of water, too. One study found that 7% of U.S. adults don...Read more

Head and neck cancers affect around 55,000 folks in the U.S. every year, but many cases are avoidable if you get the HPV vaccine, don't smoke and limit alcohol intake. And now, new research shows an even simpler way to dodge 'em: Drink coffee.

A new paper in Cancer provides an overview of 14 studies and says that when folks drink more than 4 ...Read more

You've often heard that the calories you take in (or don't take in) determine weight loss, not the calories you expend (through exercise), since the body adjusts in ways that keep your so-called "calories-out" pretty constant. But a couple of interesting new studies shine a light on how getting a good dose of moderate to vigorous aerobics (150 ...Read more

The human foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, 19 muscles, and tendons. That means there's a lot that can go wrong! No wonder 81% of Americans report foot problems at some point.

When you have chronic or acute foot pain, the repercussions range from loss of balance and increased risk of falling to inability to walk or do aerobics ...Read more

Resiliency, the ability to cope with and overcome challenging life circumstances, may be an important key to living to be 100 or older. That's the conclusion of researchers in a new study in the Journal of Internal Medicine. They discovered that while African Americans have higher death rates than whites before age 80, after 80, that flips. Once...Read more