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WebMD talks to experts about the possible health benefits of marriage and other long-term relationships

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- California's largest industry group for doctors is calling for the legalization of marijuana even as it maintains that the drug has few proven health benefits....

More Americans say they are aware of the health benefits of functional foods, but there has been no increase over the past five years in the number of people who are eating them on a regular basis.

WebMD discusses the health benefits nature offers and how doctors are now prescribing ecotherapy to patients with a variety of conditions -- or just for general wellness.

Pomegranate juice has been touted for years as providing many health benefits, and now a new study says it can ward off a number of complications in kidney disease patients on dialysis.

Bottled tea contains very low levels of antioxidants and polyphenols compared to what you get in a tea bag.

The hosts of the syndicated talk show "The Doctors" got down and dirty this week when talking about the health benefits of urine.

Shelf after shelf of strangely named bottles fill an entire aisle at Whole Foods Market. There are "CoQ10" softgels, "charcoal" pills and mysterious "hoodia" tablets.

But why would anyone take charcoal? What exactly is a CoQ10? And can you eat a hoodia?

(University of Michigan) We've all read studies about the health benefits of having a life partner. The same thing is true at the molecular level, where amino acids known as cysteines are much more vulnerable to damage when single than when paired up with other cysteines.

(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) A study in the Nov. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that retirement is followed by a sharp decrease in the prevalence of sleep disturbances.

Findings suggest that this general improvement in sleep is likely to result from the removal of work-related demands and stress rather than from actual health benefits of retirement.