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The average football fan eats about a day’s worth of calories during the big game, and the U.S. Calorie Control Council estimates that Americans pack away 11 million pounds of chips on Super Bowl Sunday. Instead, snack on these delicious and healthy game day recipes

Dreams may be more than just random brain patterns. Find out what scientists have discovered about the personal truths your dreams reveal

It's the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the United States, killing one person every 37 seconds. February is Heart Disease Awareness month, and time for you to learn how to take care of your ticker

Past studies have linked the weeks following the Super Bowl to increased risk of heart attacks among sports fans – especially those fans whose team loses the big game

How does a professional football team prepare for the Super Bowl?  Aside from typical running, throwing and strength training drills, the championship-bound New York Giants also reap the athletic benefits of season-long yoga sessions

Health officials in Kyrgyzstan say they have diagnosed 70 new cases of HIV among children during a widespread check following a scandal over transmission of the virus in hospitals

Some children who wet their bed might be suffering from constipation, a new study finds

A six-year-old Bronx boy died after his father gave him methadone, believing the liquid was cough medicine

Chips and dip are likely on the menu for Super Bowl weekend.  But while setting out these spreads are relatively hassle-free, they come with a hidden risk: double-dipping

We've heard obesity can be "spread" between friends when we copy each other's eating habits, but a new study in mice suggests obesity could actually be infectious - as in something you can catch

A new study of 101 women age 50 and older who had children using donated eggs reveals that pregnancy at this age carries about the same risks as similarly induced pregnancies in younger women

A crowd of onlookers in downtown Providence may have been exposed to rabies last month by a bat that a man was carrying in a box, health officials said 

Despite earlier concerns, dieters who repeatedly lose weight and then gain it back aren't at higher risk of early death than people who don't "yo-yo diet," according to a new report

Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults - long considered the least susceptible

A man who has suffered from a rare type of renal failure for 10 years finally found a compatible kidney donor—just next door

Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong.  The conclusion by experts is that this is just the latest example of what used to be called mass hysteria

People who have been infected with the ulcer-causing bacteria Helicobacter pylori are more than twice as likely to develop diabetes later on as people who do not have signs of the infection

Adding to the list of possible health consequences from smoking, a large study suggests that smokers have an increased risk of developing the chronic skin condition psoriasis

Kids who were breastfed as babies may have better lung function, and a lower risk of asthma, than those who were formula-fed

Children born to a parent over age 35 are at greater risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder -- but the risk is the same whether just one or both parents are older