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When Yvie Oddly finishes a drag performance, she often feels like she has “nothing left.” The reigning winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race spoke candidly on the show of having Hypermobility Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, or HEDS, a rare tissue disorder where her body doesn’t make enough collagen, a protein that helps joints work. It causes chronic

Texas teen Tryston Zohfeld was fighting to stay alive when his seemingly healthy and athletic lungs suddenly failed on July 26. “I woke up just throwing up everywhere, and my heart was beating out of my chest going 100 miles an hour,” Zohfeld told ABC affiliate WFAA. His family rushed him to the Cook Children’s

Alyssa Milano has revealed that she chose to have two abortions more than 25 years ago. In the latest episode of her podcast, Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry, the actress opened up about her personal experience with abortion — which she says happened twice in 1993, within months of one another, when she was in her

Weeks after visiting a North Carolina water park, a man has died from a brain-eating amoeba, leading people to question the safety of the popular summertime activity. Eddie Gray spent July 12 at Fantasy Lake water park in Cumberland County, North Carolina with his church mission group. North Carolina health officials believe that he contracted

The number of Americans under the age of 50 being diagnosed with colorectal cancer is increasing at an alarming rate, according to a new study. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. for men and women combined, according to research from the journal Cancer, published by the American Cancer

Self-care is a major buzzword for 2019, but there’s a sentiment that taking time for your mental health is too indulgent or expensive for the average person. While yes, massages and retail therapy require a good amount of cash, there are plenty of totally free ways to reduce stress. That’s the message that the Crisis

German pharmaceutical and chemical company Bayer AG says U.S. investment firm Yellow Wood Partners will buy its Dr. Scholl’s foot care business for $585 million. Bayer said Monday that the sale will enable it to “focus on building its core over-the-counter brands.” It said that Yellow Wood Partners, based in Boston, will create a stand-alone

Officials say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport thwarted a man’s attempt to import several pounds of African rat meat. Customs spokesman Steve Bansbach said Tuesday that the man declared the 32 pounds of meat on June 26 when his flight arrived from the Ivory Coast. The meat was confiscated

Intermittent fasting — going around 14 hours without eating — is a major diet trend these days. But supermodel Naomi Campbell takes it a step further, occasionally going full days sans food. The 49-year-old talked about her unusual eating habits on a recent episode of the U.K. talk show Lorraine, and said that she decides

What It Is: A dry flotation spa treatment allows you to float effortlessly to relax without getting wet. One 30-minute session is $135. Who Tried It: Sheila Baylis, PEOPLE Health Editor Level of Difficulty: 0/10, (This is on a scale of 1-10 but I want to emphasize the total lack of effort here. You’re even

Actress Keke Palmer on Thursday joined the thousands of women sharing their abortion stories. She said she felt “disheartened” about the newly passed law in Alabama that effectively bans abortion. Palmer, 25, tweeted that she decided to get an abortion because it was not a good time in her life to raise a child. “I

A judge has ruled that a 3-year-old child with leukemia must continue with chemotherapy after his parents pulled him out of treatment and fled the state. The child, Noah, was diagnosed with leukemia in April and started chemotherapy at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. But his parents, Joshua McAdams, 27, and

CVS Health is venturing into dental care with plans to offer a relatively new teeth-straightening service. The drugstore chain said Thursday that it will add SmileDirectClub locations to hundreds of its stores, where customers can get started on getting their teeth straightened without an in-person visit with a dentist or orthodontist. That lack of an

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines on the importance of physical activity and adequate sleep for young children, which includes recommendations on how little screen time they should get. Interested in Parenting? One of the most striking suggestions a WHO panel of experts suggested is that children under the age of five

Anne Hathaway used to be all about following a vegan diet — she ditched the animal products nearly a decade ago to lose weight for her Academy Award-winning role in Les Miserables, and kept it up to fit into her slinky Catwoman suit for Dark Knight Rises. The actress even had a vegan spread at

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Ariel Winter has been bombarded by questions about her weight loss over the last few months, and she shared on Tuesday that it was the result of switching her anti-depressants. The Modern Family star, 21, decided to do a Q&A on her Instagram Stories and tackle fans’ questions, from her favorite TV shows to her

J-Rod may be the fittest couple on the planet (apologies to Julianne Hough and Brooks Laich). The singer/dancer/actress and the former MLB star are constantly in the gym to shape their toned bodies or tackling 10-day diet challenges, and now they’re trying out a new weight loss method — fasted cardio. Alex Rodriguez shared on

Researchers found just one 75-gramme dose of glucose – the equivalent a large bottle of soda or a plate of fries – while on a high fat, low carbohydrate diet can lead to damaged blood vessels. Having just a plate of fries or a bottle of soda while following a ‘Keto diet’ may damage your

The successful Operation lasted four hours, said a spokeswoman for the hospital. The patient is well under the circumstances. The Tumor had spread next to the bowel, and pushed. As a result, the patient could eat nothing more, as chief physician Rigo Voigt, according to the memo explained. “Even on a University tumor centers a