Health Articles From 2013

Health Articles From 2013

The most popular health news articles posted in 2013 are shown below. To view alternative years, please use the tabs above.  

1)

What Are Fordyce Spots? What Causes Fordyce Spots?

108,019 views

2)

Bee Venom Destroys HIV And Spares Surrounding Cells

107,957 views

3)

Potential Lyme Disease Vaccine Shows Promise

80,434 views

4)

Cure For Gray Hair And Vitiligo Found

76,677 views

5)

Can Oral Sex Cause Throat Cancer?

58,826 views

6)

Bras Make Breasts Sag, 15-Year Study Concludes

57,108 views

7)

How Safe Is Splenda (Sucralose)?

46,422 views

8)

Concussions Cause Long-Term Effects Lasting Decades

44,913 views

9)

Emergency Visits Due To Ambien Skyrocket

44,023 views

10)

What are the health benefits of honey?

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43,401 views

11)

Anti-Cancer Drug Reverses Alzheimer's Disease In Mice

41,327 views

12)

What is flaxseed? What are the benefits of flaxseed?

41,020 views

13)

Modern Diet Is Rotting Our Teeth

37,148 views

14)

What Is Athlete's Foot? What Causes Athlete's Foot?

37,126 views

15)

Giant Mosquitoes Likely To Infest Florida This Summer

36,663 views

16)

Peanut butter helps diagnose Alzheimer's disease

35,302 views

17)

Eyeball licking (oculolinctus) warning was a hoax

35,196 views

18)

Does cracking knuckles or joints cause arthritis?

35,042 views

19)

The Cinnamon Challenge Lands Many Children In Hospital

32,436 views

20)

Husbands Who Share Housework Have Less Sex

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31,970 views

21)

Beware Of Deadly New Virus, CDC Warns Officials

31,897 views

22)

Omega 3 fish oils linked to prostate cancer risk

31,652 views

23)

What Is Evening Primrose Oil? What Is Evening Primrose Oil Used For?

31,045 views

24)

BMI - Is The Body Mass Index Formula Flawed?

29,801 views

25)

What Is whey protein? What are the benefits of whey protein?

29,645 views

26)

Hot chocolate may prevent memory decline

29,494 views

27)

Salt May Play Role In Autoimmune Disease

29,472 views

28)

Breastfeeding for longer 'improves child's intelligence'

28,813 views

29)

Colorectal cancer may be triggered by mouth bacteria

27,957 views

30)

'No such thing' as left or right brained people

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27,911 views

31)

Zoloft No Better Than Dummy Pill, Says Lawsuit

27,238 views

32)

Cancer-Killing Stem Cells Could Be Used To Treat Cancer

27,068 views

33)

Clenching Your Fist Can Improve Your Memory

26,136 views

34)

Aging process reversed with positive lifestyle changes

25,362 views

35)

Possibility Of First Head Transplant Fraught With Ethical And Medical Dilemmas

25,286 views

36)

FDA Warns Antibiotic Zithromax Can Cause Irregular Heart Activity

25,268 views

37)

What Is Creatine? What Are The Benefits Of Creatine?

25,028 views

38)

Size Does Matter: Women Find Large Penises More Attractive

24,372 views

39)

Common blood pressure drugs may slow dementia decline

24,356 views

40)

Groundbreaking multiple sclerosis stem cell trial approved

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23,894 views

41)

Father's Mental Health Linked To Child's Behavior

23,612 views

42)

US life expectancy varies from state to state

23,589 views

43)

How To Check Your Pulse

22,995 views

44)

Shaving Or Waxing Pubic Hair Increases Risk Of Viral Infection

22,247 views

45)

Urine used to create teeth - stem cell success

21,712 views

46)

Why Do We Trust Brown-Eyed People More?

21,551 views

47)

Sitting Less Reduces Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

21,062 views

48)

Statin Treatment Associated With Muscle Pain

21,000 views

49)

'Biological signal' of suicide risk found in blood

20,951 views

50)

What Is Collagen?

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20,623 views

51)

Two-Year-Old Girl Born Without A Windpipe Receives Artificial Trachea Grown From Stem Cells

20,552 views

52)

Artificial sweeteners affect metabolism and insulin levels

20,441 views

53)

Crohn's and colitis drug effective in trials

20,325 views

54)

Marijuana Pill May Be Better For Pain Relief

20,291 views

55)

Prescription Drugs Linked To Most Fatal Overdoses

19,526 views

56)

What are the health benefits of cinnamon?

19,323 views

57)

Eat breakfast to improve your heart health

18,864 views

58)

Statin Drugs May Increase Risk Of Diabetes

18,841 views

59)

Greek Coffee Could Be Key To Long Life

18,495 views

60)

What Is The DASH Diet?

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18,347 views

61)

Blueberries, grapes and apples linked to lower risk of diabetes

18,327 views

62)

Lifestyle Changes Reduce Risk Of Prostate Cancer

18,081 views

63)

Pfizer's Arthritis Drug Xeljanz (tofacitinib) Receives A Negative Opinion In Europe

17,730 views

64)

Better outcomes if pregnancy care led by midwives

17,508 views

65)

What Is Zinc? What Are The Benefits Of Zinc?

17,466 views

66)

Frozen Fruit Blend Linked To Hepatitis A Outbreak

17,215 views

67)

Yelling at teens: similar effect to physical punishment

16,834 views

68)

Drug-Resistant Superbug Hits U.S. Hospitals

16,780 views

69)

Mobile Game App Could Help Drive Cancer Research

16,738 views

70)

What Is A Miscarriage? What Causes A Miscarriage?

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16,284 views

71)

Breast Cancer Survival Better After Lumpectomy Than Mastectomy

16,249 views

72)

Nearly 90% Of U.S. Turkey Products Contaminated

16,123 views

73)

Sun Exposure Benefits May Outweigh Risks Say Scientists

16,099 views

74)

FDA Investigates Safety Of Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Januvia And Byetta

16,067 views

75)

Dogs Are Similar To Young Kids, Study Shows

16,043 views

76)

Drinking coffee linked to lower suicide risk in adults

16,033 views

77)

Liptruzet Approved By FDA To Cut Cholesterol, Despite Criticism By Cardiologists

15,817 views

78)

Surgeon's smart knife detects cancer cells in tumor operations

15,761 views

79)

Late Bedtimes Linked To Weight Gain In Healthy People

15,731 views

80)

Poverty reduces brainpower, study

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15,405 views

81)

Depressed mood could be lifted by color of nightlight

15,352 views

82)

What Is Cardiovascular Disease? What Causes Cardiovascular Disease?

15,051 views

83)

Doctors Cure Baby Born With HIV For First Time

14,974 views

84)

Walnuts And Walnut Oil Benefit Heart Health Beyond Lowering Cholesterol

14,947 views

85)

Late Lunching Can Slow Weight Loss

14,930 views

86)

Caffeinated drinks may be good for the liver

14,918 views

87)

Energy Drinks' Health Hazards For Adolescents

14,859 views

88)

Iron-rich foods to prevent anemia could lower dementia risk

14,847 views

89)

Better hygiene linked to higher Alzheimer's risk

14,682 views

90)

Cardiovascular Genetic Research Reveals Why Not Everyone Benefits From Aspirin

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14,663 views

91)

High Heart Rate Increases Risk Of Death, Even In Fit People

14,490 views

92)

What are the benefits of ginger?

14,331 views

93)

Music Benefits Both Mental And Physical Health

14,325 views

94)

Exercise 'as effective as drugs' for common diseases

14,307 views

95)

Device That Pumps Food Straight Out Of Your Stomach Invented

14,279 views

96)

Hormone Dramatically Increases Insulin Production, Possible Diabetes Breakthrough

14,190 views

97)

Beetroot Juice Can Help Lower Blood Pressure

14,165 views

98)

Antibiotics May Cure 40% Of Chronic Back Pain Cases

14,151 views

99)

New Tick-Borne Disease Found In The U.S.

14,141 views

100)

New heart procedure could cut death risk by two-thirds

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14,037 views

101)

Ovarian cancer sniffed out by dogs

13,885 views

102)

Female Life Span Going Down In Some Parts Of The U.S.

13,700 views

103)

Knowing The Signs Of A Heart Attack Can Save Your Life

13,695 views

104)

Making eye contact can be 'counterproductive'

13,693 views

105)

MS Treatment That Resets Immune System Shows Promise In Safety Trial

13,600 views

106)

What Is Grape Seed Extract? What Are The Benefits Of Grape Seed Extract?

13,432 views

107)

Eating broccoli may help prevent osteoarthritis

13,360 views

108)

Processed Meat Increases Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease & Early Death

13,357 views

109)

High Calcium Supplement Intake Raises Male Cardiovascular Disease Death Risk

13,355 views

110)

FDA Reduces Dosage Recommendations Of Sleeping Pills Containing Zolpidem

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13,327 views

111)

SARS-like Virus Infects Human, UK

13,218 views

112)

Stronger Statin Doses Tied To Kidney Injury

13,194 views

113)

Tetris Video Game Helps Treat Lazy Eye

13,188 views

114)

Ketamine Effective At Treating Depression

13,064 views

115)

FDA Approves First Medical Robot For Hospital Use

13,047 views

116)

Hundreds Of Illegal Immigrants Are Being Deported By U.S. Hospitals

12,976 views

117)

Upper Arm Lifts Via Plastic Surgery On The Rise

12,795 views

118)

Invokana (canaglifozin) For Type 2 Diabetes Approved By FDA

12,657 views

119)

HIV in cells eradicated with antifungal drug

12,627 views

120)

Cats may be key to HIV vaccine

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12,530 views

121)

Virus discovery: 'blast' mechanism used to infect host

12,508 views

122)

Men With Enlarged Prostate Get Symptom Relief From Minimally-Invasive Shrinking Treatment

12,478 views

123)

Skin Patch For Migraines Receives FDA Approval

12,427 views

124)

Stimulant DMAA Potentially Dangerous To Health, FDA Warns

12,362 views

125)

Next Generation Condoms - Bill Gates Foundation Awarding $100k Grants

12,350 views

126)

Big breakfast diet could 'boost fertility for PCOS women'

12,289 views

127)

Delayed Cord Clamping After Birth Better For Baby's Health

12,185 views

128)

Life-Saving Melanoma Treatment Delayed When Smartphone Apps Get Diagnosis Wrong

12,122 views

129)

DNA from our mothers 'influences aging process'

12,109 views

130)

Low Testosterone Levels Eliminated By New Hormone

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12,090 views

131)

Calcium Supplements Lead To Heart Disease

12,025 views

132)

Regular Aspirin Linked To Age-Related Macular Degeneration Risk

11,960 views

133)

Migraines can alter brain structure permanently

11,921 views

134)

Low Magnesium Linked To Heart Disease

11,904 views

135)

Poor Sleep Causes Memory Loss And Forgetfulness

11,789 views

136)

What Is Tea Tree Oil? What Is Tea Tree Oil Used For?

11,759 views

137)

Eating Hot Foods On Melamine Dishes Increases Risk Of Kidney Stones

11,736 views

138)

The Plague Could Return, Warn Scientists

11,642 views

139)

Online Porn Has Small Effect On Teenage Sexual Behavior

11,621 views

140)

Erectile Dysfunction Much More Common Among Young Men Than Previously Thought

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11,574 views

141)

How Much Sugar Is In Your Food?

11,522 views

142)

New Down Syndrome Test Is More Reliable, Say Researchers

11,367 views

143)

Thousands Of Dead Pigs Found In Huangpu River, China

11,320 views

144)

Embryo Screening IVF Breakthrough Produces Baby Connor

11,212 views

145)

Lung Cancer Screening For Heavy Smokers Recommended

11,193 views

146)

Insulin's Role In Making Breast Milk

11,192 views

147)

A glass of wine a day may keep depression away

11,173 views

148)

Sleep Apnea In Kids Linked To Behavioral Problems

11,082 views

149)

How Does Alzheimer's Disease Develop? New Pathway Found

11,060 views

150)

High GI-Diet And Dairy Intake Linked To Acne

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11,050 views

151)

Anthrax and MRSA antibiotic found in ocean

11,036 views

152)

Exercise Is The Key To Good Sleep

11,008 views

153)

Helicopter Operated By Pure Mind Control

10,900 views

154)

Eating fruit may cut your risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm

10,890 views

155)

Certain Markers For Down's Syndrome More Significant

10,862 views

156)

Fast Food Restaurants Serve Extremely Unhealthy Meals

10,844 views

157)

Higher Protein Diets Help Weight Loss, Women Find

10,755 views

158)

Short Walks May Lower Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes In Older People

10,745 views

159)

Military Personnel With Insomnia At Higher Risk Of Mental Disorders After Deployment

10,676 views

160)

Camping could help reset your internal body clock

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10,675 views

161)

IPhone Microscope Helps Diagnose Intestinal Worms

10,658 views

162)

Pomegranate, Green Tea, Turmeric And Broccoli May Help Fight Prostate Cancer

10,644 views

163)

Baby Boomers: Live Longer, But Not Healthier

10,612 views

164)

Blocked Heart Arteries May Presage Stroke

10,608 views

165)

Everyone Aged 15 To 65 Should Receive HIV Testing, New Guidelines Say

10,602 views

166)

Cancer Death Rates Dropping Significantly

10,484 views

167)

General Anesthesia Raises Dementia Risk Among Elderly Patients

10,441 views

168)

"More harm than good" from red grape antioxidant

10,433 views

169)

Energy Drink Consumption Now A Serious Public Health Concern

10,394 views

170)

What Are Calories? What Is A Calorie?

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10,344 views

171)

Multiple myeloma: link to gene involved in aging

10,335 views

172)

Nerve Cells Regrown In Rats With Spinal Cord Injury

10,331 views

173)

Alzheimer's disease linked to poor dental health

10,298 views

174)

What Is In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)? What Are Test Tube Babies?

10,296 views

175)

Why we can "hear" our inner voice

10,283 views

176)

Brain Stimulation Can Boost Math Skills

10,229 views

177)

Why Austerity Kills And What We Can Do About It? New Book

10,209 views

178)

10 Years On Tamoxifen Halves Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk

10,186 views

179)

Walgreens Pharmacy Extends Care To Treat Chronic Illnesses

10,118 views

180)

What Are Benzodiazepines? What Are The Risks Of Benzodiazepines?

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10,110 views

181)

New Measles Cases Highest In 18 Years, England

10,084 views

182)

Nanoparticle lung vaccine protects against HIV, herpes

10,077 views

183)

MERS Coronavirus, 28th Death Announced In Saudi Arabia

10,067 views

184)

Malaria vaccine protects children for up to 18 months

10,029 views

185)

Future blindness cure? Stem cell success in lab

10,008 views

186)

Pesticide Exposure Tied To Parkinson's Risk

9,973 views

187)

Sex During Old Age Makes You Look Younger

9,923 views

188)

Vitamin C Raises Risk Of Kidney Stones

9,886 views

189)

Owners' yawns are 'contagious' to dogs

9,883 views

190)

Hope that nerve damage in MS could be repaired

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9,845 views

191)

Most Americans Unaware Of Health Risks Associated With Obesity

9,818 views

192)

Scientists Grow Teeth From Gum Cells

9,772 views

193)

America's Air Pollution: Many Citizens Living In Unhealthy Cities

9,728 views

194)

New Norovirus Strain Behind Recent Outbreaks In U.S.

9,722 views

195)

What is breast pain? What is mastalgia?

9,700 views

196)

Migraine With Aura Linked To Heart Disease in Women

9,676 views

197)

Women and heart disease: more deaths, less care

9,664 views

198)

Vanda's Sleep Disorder Drug Tasimelteon Shows Promise

9,638 views

199)

Novel Coronavirus Might Spread Between Humans, Says World Health Organization

9,576 views

200)

Men 'lack self-esteem' following partner's success