THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Statins -- commonly used cholesterol-lowering drugs -- can significantly lower the risk for heart disease in people with no history of vascular disease, according to a new study. Read entire article...

THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- It was the small square photo clipped to an applicant's resume that most influenced whether a woman would be hired. But there was a hidden catch: The pictures showed the same six women both before and after weight-loss surgery. Read entire article...

(HealthDay News) -- As more people join the ranks of the sleep-deprived, experts say a daily nap may do a world of good. Then again, poor napping habits can leave you groggier than before. Read entire article...

FIRST PERSON | Boston researchers have reported a new technique to make undergoing a colonoscopy much less difficult. Their results suggest that laxative-free virtual colonoscopies are effective in locating high-risk polyps. For patients who have to have this radiographic study on a regular basis -- perhaps even every year -- the laxative in the preparation sometimes proves more troublesome than the procedure itself. Read entire article...

Hazel the schnauzer and Wrigley the black lab mix mean everything to Harriet Buscombe. The dogs protect her on her pre-dawn runs around her Champaign, Ill., neighborhood, but mostly they make her feel great.

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For the first time ever, white births in the United States are no longer in the majority, according to US Census Bureau estimates Thursday that underscored the growth of the Hispanic population.

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