Fifteen years after its debut, the female condom has failed to catch on, despite its potential as a powerful tool against AIDS and other sex-related diseases.

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I am the airline passenger you dread most of all, more even than the religious fanatic or flatulent fat guy. I am the passenger accompanying small children.

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For many adolescents, “screen time” is almost a full-time job that could lead to obesity, diabetes and other health issues, a Canadian researcher says.

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Many teenage girls are skipping fruits and veggies in favor of food high in cholesterol and fat, leading to a dependency on crash diets, laxatives and skipped meals.

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Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in the U.S., especially among teens who are raiding family medicine cabinets to pop a cocktail of pills known as "confetti".

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Summer camp is as strong as ever in the U.S. where 10 million kids attend camp every year. But do we really need food fights and "Kumbaya"?

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There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for people suffering from depression, thanks to a new treatment called deep brain stimulation.

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If contradicting research has you wondering if coffee is healthy or harmful, the answer is simple: it depends.

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While I'm the first to rail against stingy corporations for failing to provide decent health care, I'm less likely to admit my family's full-time nanny is uninsured.

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Keeping a food diary -- a detailed account of what you eat and drink -- is a powerful tool in helping people lose weight, according to researchers.

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A Siberian jail near one of the world's biggest swamps has set an example to others worldwide dealing with drug-resistant tuberculosis.

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