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In this edition of EmpowHER's "HER Daily Dose", Bailey Mosier examines a survey that claims that Americans are happier now than ever before. Are you happy?

Americans Are Happier Than Ever Before - HER Daily Dose
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Skechers USA Inc has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges that it made unfounded claims when it advertised that its "toning shoes" would enable users to get ...

Skechers settles U.S. charges over toning shoe ads
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lower back pain often fades fairly quickly, but it may stubbornly linger to some extent for months or more, a new study finds.

Back pain tends to improve quickly, not completely
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DENVER (Reuters) - A small Catholic college in Ohio said Tuesday it was dropping health insurance coverage for students rather than comply with a federal mandate that the plan provide ...

Catholic college drops health plan over contraception mandate
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May 13-19 is National Women’s Health Week

What the Affordable Care Act Means for Women
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KANSAS CITY, Kan.

Kansas pharmacists can refuse some birth control
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's drug watchdog has reversed a controversial decision not to fund a new prostate cancer pill that was developed in the country after maker Johnson & ...

Britain to fund prostate cancer pill in U-turn
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When you have a chronic illness, pain management can be crucial to managing your illness.

Can I Prevent Arthritis Pain?
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LONDON (Reuters) - Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to ...

WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity
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Diabetes is a growing health condition that affects 25.8 million people of all ages in the United States, according to 2010 statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

How Are Diabetes And Mental Health Connected?
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Recently while shaving my legs, I scraped and area about an inch long right by my ankle bone. It bothered me for weeks. Despite years of practice, women can still find shaving to be ...

8 Tips for Shaving
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Below the thoracic cavity and above the pelvic cavity is the abdominal cavity, an area of the body that contains several organs.

Disorders of the Abdominal Cavity
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The drug metformin sold under the brand name of Glucophage has been studied by researchers at University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Diabetes Drug May Protect Your Liver Against Cancer
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High blood pressure or hypertension is often called the silent killer because many people experience relatively few symptoms.

When High Blood Pressure Becomes a Crisis
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Weight gain and obesity is in the news all the time. If you are like most people, you are looking to lose at least ten pounds and maybe more to attain your optimal weight.

Want to Lose Weight? Don't Eat Late at Night
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Camping for some is a tortuous experience of sweat, hard work and primitive inconvenience.

Love to Sweat and Work Hard? Enjoy Your Camping
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Michelle King Robson provides tips on how eating superfoods can help with weight loss and maintaining a thinner figure.

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Eating Super Foods Can Help You Lose Weight- HER Daily Dose
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PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A vote for Oregon's top law enforcement post on Tuesday has turned into a referendum on pot, with one candidate wanting to make enforcing medical marijuana ...

Oregon attorney general race puts spotlight on pot
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REFILE: U.S. HIV aid has prevented 741,000 deaths: study
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S.

FDA delays deadline for new U.S. sunscreen labels
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(Reuters) - Drug wholesaler Cardinal Health Inc will suspend shipments of controlled substances from a Florida warehouse for two years under a settlement of federal litigation stemming ...

Cardinal facility suspended under DEA settlement
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The United States foreign aid program that sends billions of dollars to African countries for HIV treatment and prevention has cut the number of people dying ...

U.S. HIV aid has prevented 741,000 deaths: study
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fewer girls in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan are getting married before the age of 14, according to a new study.

Fewer young girls getting married in South Asia
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Having an eating disorder can increase your chances of never being able to get pregnant.

Being Pregnant With an Eating Disorder
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Written by Loren Grush If a long commute to work wasn’t already bad enough, new research has revealed that it may also be bad for your health. An analysis of over 4,200 residents living ...

Longer commutes could be bad for your health

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