Features Related to Women's Health
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Personal Best: Q&A With Archie Panjabi
With her British upbringing, a degree in management, years of ballet training, and her Emmy-award-winning portrayal of the tough-as-nails investigator Kalinda on CBS' The Good Wife, one might assume Archie Panjabi's approach to health, fitness, and beauty walks a similarly ambitious line. On the con
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Q&A With Sarah Silverman
A comedian, writer, actress, singer and musician, Sarah Kate Silverman often tackles controversial topics such as politics, racism, and sexism. She began her career with Saturday Night Live, where she worked as a writer and performer. But her career really began to take off when she created The Sara
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Taylor Swift's Attitude of Gratitude
Two years ago, Taylor Swift's third album, Speak Now, was about to be released and the then 20-year-old country music star had every reason to be confident. Her eponymous first album, which debuted in 2006 when she was only 16, had gone multi-platinum and established her as a musical force whose son
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WebMD the Magazine's On the Street: Niki O'Brien
"On the Street" profiles a WebMD the Magazine reader and his or her personal health challenges. We then tap top medical and healthy lifestyle experts for answers and solutions. In the September 2012 issue, Niki O’Brien, 39, a litigation support consultant and mom in Winter Park, Fla., seeks help for
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Today's Birth Control Options
If you are not ready to start a family, are taking a break from having more kids, or are done with diapers for good, how do you know which birth control method to choose? "I usually present birth control options from most to least effective," says Amy Whitaker, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics
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Q & A with Lucy Liu
While most people know Lucy Liu for her role as surly lawyer Ling Woo in "Ally McBeal," this gorgeous actress has also starred in a number of movies, including Kill Bill, Kung Fu Panda, and Charlie's Angels. But what a lot of her fans don't know is that she has a whole other side – she speaks six la
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7 Childhood Conditions You Can Still Correct
Josie Richardson was surprised when her dentist suggested she get braces. Although she'd always been embarrassed by her overlapping teeth, at 46 she'd resigned herself to her imperfect smile. But when the dentist pointed out that it was more than just a cosmetic issue -it's harder to clean between c
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Personal Best: Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Shue, 48, makes it look sublimely simple to keep it all together. "All" includes her second season as Julie Finlay on CBS' mega-hit CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which premieres Sept. 26, and her role in last month's dramedy Hope Springs, opposite Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep. This m
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Why Do I Forget Things?
You walk into the kitchen with purpose, then stand in the doorway wondering what you went in there to do. Add to your grocery list? Look for your keys? Get a glass of water? Who knows? Your mind is completely blank. "Though we jokingly refer to these as 'senior moments,' they happen to everyone -- f
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Viola Davis on Health, Love, and Resilience
Whoever said, "You can have it all -- you just can't have it all at one time," has never met Viola Davis. In the last year alone, the 47-year-old actor has soared professionally and personally. Named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World, she also celebrated two Screen Acto
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