in the spotlight
7 Reasons You Don't Lose Weight
It doesn't take much to throw off your plan to eat healthier.
Here are some of the most common pitfalls.
How Does Caffeine Affect Your Diet?
5 Ways to Limit How Much You Eat
Bye, Bye Back Fat?
Different Diets for Different Ages
Fast Foods Don't HAVE to Be Unhealthy
QUIZ: Portions, Then vs. Now
sexual health
Work Out for Better Sex
Although you may not always feel so sexy after a sweaty workout, don't be surprised if you find yourself feeling in the mood for love.
Foods That Turn on the Libido
Pleasure for a Party of One
From the Love & Relationships Bulletin Boards:
Am I insane, in love ... or just crazy?
From the Love & Relationships Bulletin Boards:
My fiance looks at porn every day. Is that normal?
From the Love & Relationships Bulletin Boards:
I think I'm falling in love with my girlfriend's sister.
From Conception to Birth DVD
Follow the ultimate journey each one of us takes from the moment of our conception to the moment of our birth.
main features
Do Your Girls Have Questions About Their "Girls"?
In the groundbreaking Girls' Prevention Initiative, renowned breast oncologist, Dr. Marisa Weiss addresses the often embarrassing, somewhat daunting topic of breast development.
Finally, girls get answers to their most pressing questions about what's normal, myths, and what they can do to lower their breast cancer risk.
Dr. G Is Moving to Mondays!
Starting on September 29, you can see the amazing Dr. G work her forensic miracles on Mondays. ALL NEW episodes bring you inside her quest to provide the explanations for unexplained deaths.
What Are the Most Common Causes of Death?
The Odds on Dying Like This ...
How Autopsies Work
Body Atlas DVD Set
Venture inside the human body for an up-close, unprecedented look at the miniature miracles that occur everyday under our skin.
The Flu: Your Ultimate Guide
To get the flu shot, or not to get the flu shot? That is just one of the questions.
Here's the best weapon you'll find to fight off "the bug" this year!
10 Ways to Avoid the Flu
Why the Flu Is Like Something Out of a Zombie Horror Movie
Flu Symptom Checker
Get Off Tobacco Road!
What will work for you? Maybe you need to think about
what smoking takes from your life in general,
what it takes from your heart or
what it takes from your wallet. Whatever motivation you need, TODAY is the day to quit.
Try the Smoking Quiz
If You Stopped Smoking Today ...
"But I'll Get Fat!"
It's Harder for Women to Quit
THE QUIT SMOKING PLAN
Top Ten Reasons to KEEP Smoking
Are Your Dreams Trying to Tell You Something?
Each dream is a mixture of our biological instincts, our cultural assumptions and our own personal experience. As we dream, our brains create stories from these ingredients, sometimes to "replay" recent events, and at times to voice concerns that our waking minds are not yet ready to face.
The "I'm Being Chased" Dream
The "I'm Having Car Trouble" Dream
The "I Failed a Test" Dream
The "I'm Falling or Drowning" Dream
The "I'm Naked in Public" Dream
The "I've Missed a Boat or P***" Dream
The "I'm Lost or Trapped" Dream
Look Up Any Illness
Use the Discovery Health Diseases & Conditions Database for information that you really need for yourself and for those you love.
Discovery Health Jigsaw Puzzles
They're a great way to relax for a few minutes during a hectic day. Choose from ten health-related images, then
try your hand at bringing order from the chaos. And every time you start again, the pieces break differently.
health & fitness news
Ancient Secret to Long Life: Chianti
Banning Soft Drinks in Schools Has Small Impact
Feminine Incontinence Is a Prevalent Problem
Breast Cancer Vaccine Blasts Some Tumors
Music Therapy Helps Very Ill Patients
hands-on health
NEWS IN FOCUS
The Daily Rounds: Fat Build-Up Is the High Cost of Inactivity
Inactivity leads to significant increases in visceral fat, and a moderate exercise regimen can keep this potentially dangerous form of fat at bay, according to the results of the first randomized clinical trial evaluating the effects of exercise amount and intensity in sedentary overweight men and women.
You can find detailed information on the Mary Alice Williams reports that appear on Discovery Health TV every weeknight at 6:55 p.m. ET.
THIS WEEK'S QUIZ
How Much Do You Know About Menopause?
The jokes and cliches hide the trauma that can accompany the "change of life."
Find out if what you THINK you know is really true.
FEATURED TOOL
Are You Prone to Depression?
We all get the blues from time to time, but clinical depression is a serious (and potentially life-threatening) condition.
Examine these statements and determine how well they describe you.
EXPERT OPINION
How Should an Older Person Start to Become Active Again?
Too many of our older population give up and give into aging because they feel it is too late to start being active. But you know what? That is a bunch of prunes!
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