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Exercise Tied to Lower Risk for 13 Types of Cancer
The potential cancer-fighting benefits of exercise seem to hold true even if someone is overweight, a comprehensive new study found.
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What Should You Pay for a Child’s Guitar (Or Any Musical Instrument)?
We ought to put every object of child desire through its own wants-versus-needs test, one that inevitably ends with a question about how much is enough.
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Is Your Food ‘Natural’? F.D.A. to Weigh In
Even the most educated consumer can’t know what the food label “all natural” means.
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CreditChip Somodevilla/Getty Images Senate Votes to Advance Emergency Funding to Fight Zika Virus
A total of $1.1 billion was approved, though the Obama administration had sought $1.9 billion. The action now sets up a confrontation with the House.
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CreditKevin D. Liles for The New York Times Hiring Hurdle: Finding Workers Who Can Pass a Drug Test
As labor markets tighten, employers are having a harder time finding applicants free of drugs, especially marijuana.
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CreditKarsten Moran for The New York Times Potatoes Tied to High Blood Pressure Risk
Eating potatoes four or more times a week may increase the risk for hypertension, a large new study has found.
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CreditiStock Where Does the Time Go? How to Keep Track
The time-management expert Laura Vanderkam explains how she records what she does all day, in half-hour increments.
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CreditKayana Szymczak for The New York Times Man Receives First Penis Transplant in the United States
A Massachusetts man who had lost his penis to cancer underwent the operation as part of a program that ultimately aims to help combat veterans.
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CreditAnna Parini Clumsiness as a Diagnosis
Though parents may be worried, the need for a diagnosis depends on whether the child is actually struggling.
