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New Device Can Detect Heart Attacks Early

A trial is underway to make a pacemaker-like device available in the U.S. that will vibrate and have an alarm, worn like a pager,...

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New Caffeinated Potato Chips Offer Boost Of Energy

If you need a jolt of energy, coffee and sodas are not the only answer anymore.

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Study Finds Genes Make Some People Nicer Than Others

Finding it hard to be nice on some days? Maybe its just not in your genes.

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Study: Looking To Lose Weight? Stick To The Basics

Obese Americans can still lose weight the old-fashioned way, according researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

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Sushi Tuna Linked To Salmonella Outbreak

The outbreak has sickened more than 100 people in 20 states and the District of Columbia, including eight people in Massachusetts.

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Many Common Prescription Drugs Can Cause Weight Gain

Prescription medications are meant to make us feel better, but many have a side effect that isn’t that well known. They can cause weight gain.

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Check Out The CBS HealthWatch Colorectal Webcast

Watch Dr. Travis Stork from The Doctors and a panel of renowned medical experts discuss colorectal cancer and digestive health.

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Visit CBS Charlotte’s Your Home

Visit CBS Charlotte’s Your Home for great advice on how to keep your home clean, green and healthy.

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Hoarding May Be Genetic

It’s often hidden behind closed doors but millions of people are driven to collect things most of us would consider junk. They are compulsive hoarders and now there’s mounting evidence that in some cases, hoarding is in your genes.

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To Rekindle The Passion, Couples May Have To Resort To A Sex Schedule

Kevin and Maren Cobabe of Long Beach felt there was a piece missing from their lives.

A man operates an iPhone in London, on November 17, 2011. A new outbreak of hi-tech ailments is sweeping across Britain -- users of smartphones and tablet computers are increasingly coming down with conditions such as 'text neck' or 'text thumb injury.' AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Massage Therapist: Smart Phones Can Mean Big Problems For Thumbs

A professional massage therapist is warning that it’s not just the big muscles than can put a crimp in your style.

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Study: Harmful Chemicals Left Off Household Product Labels

The Silent Spring Institute in Newton tested 50 types of household products. They say the information you need is not always on the label and that what you don’t know could hurt.

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Have You Tried The ‘Healthy’ Button?

RunKeeper’s new “healthy” button will work much like Facebook’s “like” button.