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Today in Health News

3 Home Habits Help Youngsters Stay Slim

Eating together, limiting TV and getting enough sleep cut risk of obesity, study finds

Heart-Healthy Desserts

Celebrate American Heart Month by making your sweetheart a healthy dessert for Valentine’s Day. We'll show you how to make delicious low-cholesterol desserts that are lower in fat and sodium. [more...]

Today’s Interactive Tools and Multimedia

Animation: Stroke Treatment
Calculator: Children's BMI Calculator
Clinical Wizard: Breast Cancer Risk Factors Clinical Wizard
Podcast: Podcast: Macho Men Less Likely to Get Routine Medical Care
Quiz: Eyesight Quiz
Risk Assesment: Osteoporosis Risk Assessment for Women
Video: Colonoscopy

Health Tip of the Day

A Woman's Heart Disease Risk

You're at risk for heart disease:

  • If your father had a heart attack before age 56 or if your mother had one before age 60.

  • If you are 20 percent or more overweight.

  • If body fat is concentrated around your midsection.

  • If you have a low level of HDL ("good") cholesterol and a high level of LDL ("bad") cholesterol.

  • If you have diabetes.

  • If you have high blood pressure.

  • If you smoke or are exposed to secondhand smoke.

  • If you don't exercise.

  • If you are under constant stress.

Healthy Living

Smoking Cessation
You’ve heard all the reasons to stop smoking. You may have thought about quitting or even tried it a time or two. But you may need a little help. Learn how to get ready to quit, how to quit, and how to stay quit for a healthier, smoke-free future.

Health Centers

Heart Disease
Heart disease is the biggest health risk Americans face today. If you don’t have heart disease now, you can help prevent it. If you’ve already been diagnosed with heart disease, you can keep it from getting worse. Here are the tools to get you started.

Your Family

Older Adult's Health
Although genetics determines how long we will live, it's the lifestyle we choose that will determine how healthy we are as we age.

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