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Why do people cheat on one another? It's a question that haunts many a brokenhearted spouse or girlfriend. A recent article in Psychology Today offers an interesting answer to the question why people cheat.

Cosmetic surgery may be a luxury for those who have the money and the inclination to surgically re-organize Mother Nature’s designs. But a new study suggests going under the knife may trigger some unexpected reactions in the body that have the potential to negatively affect health.

A broken heart isn’t just a convenient metaphor for acute emotional pain; it’s a wholly inexplicable medical phenomenon. Even more curious than the condition itself, however, is one U.S. doctor’s discovery that women appear to be more susceptible to their hearts breaking than men.

We're becoming increasingly acquainted with some of the major risk factors for cancer — from too much sun exposure and red meat consumption to obesity and poverty — but much of the disease, and why some people contract it while others don't, remains a mystery.

Canadian women are underestimating the seriousness of stroke, and they're also unaware of the risk factors for it, according to a recent survey from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Only 47 percent of women know that heart disease and stroke are the number one cause of death — and just 16 percent of women of Chinese and South Asian origin did.