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I recently came across an online health community with roughly 700 groups discussing topics ranging from alternative medicine to lung cancer, from sexual health for seniors to pregnancy and childbirth. What I'm finding valuable is a group sponsored by NORD, the National Organization for Rare Diseases...

I just taught my student about the immune system in science class yesterday and I realized that not too many people know about or fully understand the lymphatic system. It is a system much like the circulatory system that consists of a series of tubes throughout your body. The whole system transports...

I saw this story on a blog and thought I would pass it along. There was a professor who held up a glass of water in front of his students and asked what it weighed. They said it weighed almost nothing of course. He then asked what would happen if he held it up like that for half an hour. Of course it...

I don't know if we're going to get better or worse, but one thing's for sure: we're preparing for worse. Just look at all those infomercial products that help us avoid the unnecessary toils of sitting up in bed or bending down or picking up our lap dogs to put them on our furniture. I...

The cornerstone of physical health is good physical activity. Exercise helps to relieve stress, burn fat, and build muscle. What is your favorite method of working out and why? [Poll]

As our society continues to gravitate more and more towards indoor living and our economy leans further towards computer related jobs, the physical activity of the general population continues to decline. At the same time, American consumption of food is steadily on the rise. This greatly offsets the...

We now have a brand new forum section for health and fitness. Physical well being is said to greatly reduce stress levels and cause an increase in general happiness. In today's society, many of us struggle to achieve what we believe to be the perfect weight. These forums are dedicated to seeking...