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Love Your Heart This Valentine's Day

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the media is bombarding you with crazy heart-health advice. Care for your heart with these truths for better health.

Finding a Doctor Who’s Healthy Is Good for You

Having an unhealthy doctor could mean you'll receive far less healthy advice.

Walk Your Way to Good Health

Walking reduces anxiety and stress; decreases the risk of major cancers, memory loss, and type 2 diabetes; improves heart and lung function; and increases flexibility. Plus, IT'S FUN!

Are Mold, Dust, and Pet Dander Flaring Up Your Allergies?

If you’re typical, you spend 90% of your life indoors (really!), where mold, dust mites, and pet dander can turn your home into a haunted house. The result: wheezy, sneezy, eye-itching allergies.

Kick Narcissism to the Curb: Be Nice and Live Longer

Narcissism, left unchecked, can put folks on the fast track for heart disease, dementia, diabetes, and the doghouse -- not to mention divorce court. Here's why being nice can help people live longer.

Tired of Insomnia? 4 Ways to Get Better Sleep Without Medication

Is insomnia (trouble getting more than three days restful sleep a week for three out of four weeks) keeping you up at night? Here are some self-help tips to get better sleep without medication.

Gas Attack? How to Put a Damper on Flatulence

Passing gas is a normal part of life, but if flatulence is causing you intense embarrassment, here's what to do to prevent a gas attack.

Pneumonia Vaccine Update: Prevnar 13 for People 50 Plus

A pneumonia vaccine, called Prevnar 13, that was for kids 6 months to 5 years old, is now available for people 50 years and older.

Pneumonia Vaccine Update

A pneumonia vaccine, called Prevnar 13, that was for kids six months to five years old, is now available for people 50 plus.

RealAge's 2012 Top 10 Cities in America for Staying Young and Aging Too Fast

Ready to live your life to the youngest? The following top 10 U.S. cities enjoy such healthy lifestyles that on average their residents are physically at least 2 years younger than their calendar age.