Claudia Wallis
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IF – intermittent fasting: How and why it works
IF comes in three main flavors: alternate-day fasting, when people alternate between feast days (eating normally or a little extra) and ...

COVID spurs fears of surge in suicides
The rate of suicide—the second leading cause of death in the U.S. among people ages 10 to 34 and the ...

Ticking time bomb: Being obese ‘more than doubles’ risk of common forms of cancer
Being overweight or obese has been linked to at least 13 types of cancer. Obesity more than doubles the risk ...

Treating OCD and other anxiety disorders with brief, intensive therapy
For nearly 20 years [Thomas] Ollendick has been testing briefer, more intensive forms of [cognitive-behavioral therapy] for childhood anxiety disorders ...

Your genes may make you more vulnerable to flu and other viruses
Bad luck. Terrible misfortune. That's what we think when we hear about a perfectly healthy child who suddenly dies of ...

Pancreatic cancer rates are surging. Here’s why
Five years ago [pancreatic cancer] was the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. Today it's number three and ...