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Major retailer getting rid of plus-size department

One retailer believes it's found a way to ease the stigma felt by certain shoppers while at the same time improving sales.

Distress and depression with type 2 diabetes tied to skipping meds

People with type 2 diabetes who also have symptoms of distress or depression are more likely than others to miss or skip their diabetes medications, according to a recent study.

Songwriter credits music therapy with helping her to overcome depression, anxiety

Madison Wiederhorn said she was just 17 when she hit rock bottom.

Parents blame bullying after 11-year-old cancer survivor commits suicide

Eight years ago, Bethany Thompson battled brain cancer and the removal of a tumor damaged her nerves and left her with a off-center smile.

Mixing energy drinks with alcohol causes brain changes in mice

Energy drinks are often combined with alcohol in mixed drinks, and a new study in mice hints at how that combination may change the brain.

Conference highlights drug abuse epidemic's effects on kids

The country's addictions epidemic has created a generation of children affected by their parents' problems, a doctor who works with infants born addicted to heroin told a gathering of experts struggling with the issue Tuesday.

Washington mother allegedly used heroin as 'feel-good medicine' for children

A Washington mother of three was charged and jailed on Monday, under accusations that she gave her three small children heroin to get them to sleep.

Heart attacks are linked to patients' activity level, emotional state

A large global study of more than 12,000 first-time heart-attack patients found a strong link between the attack and what the patients were doing and feeling in the hour preceding the event.

Why a hospital has a harmonica band

The patients amble in one by one.

Millennials aren't shy about plastic surgery on Instagram

Ryan Mercurio, 27, had no qualms about blasting friends and co-workers with photos of her newly pumped-up pout when she got her first lip injections a year ago.