Need a little assistance with Macbook Pro Battery....

I feel my battery has been draining much faster than normal lately. Also, sometimes the computer will get a little noisy as if it's overheating and get hot too.
Never used to do this. I read on a previous thread about the cycle count....if someone could check it out, it would be much appreciated. Thanks
  Charge Information:
  Charge Remaining (mAh): 3910
  Fully Charged: No
  Charging: No
  Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 6209
  Health Information:
  Cycle Count: 559
  Condition: Normal
  Battery Installed: Yes
  Amperage (mA): -1100
  Voltage (mV): 11639
Macbook Pro (Early 2013) Retina 13 in.
2.6 GHz Core i5
8 GB

You very likely have picked up some "extras" while browsing that are causing your problems, or you installed some anti-virus or "cleaning/tune-up/ optimizing" software.
Please see this Apple article that helps with battery life and heating issues:
Runaway applications can shorten battery runtime, affect performance, and increase heat and fan activity - Apple Support
The article was written before OS 10.9 and 10.10, so you need to make a change in Step 3 for 10.10. To make the required change from "My Processes" to All Processes," you need to use Activity Monitor's "View" menu now:
Another thing that is not clear in the article is that you will not get good results if you run the test immediately after a restart. Use the computer normally for about a day so that any runaway processes are activated, then run the test.

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