Health A-Z News & Features
- Viewers' Choice: Top 10 Videos of 2007
A list of the 10 most watched WebMD videos of 2007.
- Readers' Choice: Top 10 Searches of 2007
A list of the top 10 WebMD search terms for 2007.
- Health Tip: Less Stress in 7 Steps
Feeling stressed? Here are seven simple steps for breathing your way out of stress.
- Health Tip: Holiday Dos and Don’ts
The holidays should be about making good memories, not about making things perfect. These 5 tips start you on your way to happy holidays.
- The Truth About Whole-Body Scans
What to know about whole-body CT scans and DEXA scans for body composition.
- 15 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Hospital Risks
Know your hospital risks before you check in. Start by asking your doctor these questions.
- Home DNA Tests: Buyer Beware
The controversial home DNA test kits claim to reveal your future health. WebMD investigates.
- Giving Blood Can Be the Ultimate Gift
Blood donations are needed all year, but they're most critical during the holidays.
- America's Health: Our Top Doctor's 2006 Report Card
Acting U.S. Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu weighs in on our health -- and his own.
- WebMD the Magazine's 2006 Health Heroes
Meet four everyday Americans who faced their own health challenges and now give back to others.
- Preparing an Advance Directive
Writing a living will and other end-of-life documents ensures your final days will be lived with dignity.
- The Scary Truth About Medical Identity Theft
Medical identity theft is more than costly -- it can be life-threatening. How to protect yourself so it doesn't happen to you.
- Cooking With Children
It's true that cooking with children requires time, patience, and some extra cleanup, especially extra cleanup, especially when the children are younger. But many experts think it is well worth the effort.
- Food-Related Illness: Playing It Safe
The best defense is a good offense when it comes to food-related illnesses.
- '5-Second Rule' Rules, Sometimes
Experts explore whether it's safe to eat food that's made quick contact with the floor.
- Act Now for Hurricane Safety
Have a good plan prepared when hurricanes threaten your area.
- Top Health Stories of 2006: Readers Choose
These are the 10 most viewed WebMD health news stories of 2006.
- When Your Parent Depends on You
It's important for both parties -- parents and children -- to plan for the day when parents are no longer able to live independently. Here are some of the options.
- 7 Dangerous Drug Mistakes
Experts explain the dangers of mixing drugs, not checking labels, and other common drug mistakes.
- Tips on Flight Safety Rules, Airport Security
Flight safety rules have been refined to clarify dos and don'ts for passengers.
- Take Cover When Heat Is High
Learn how to not let heat exhaustion, heat cramps, and heat stroke happen to you.
- 5 Summertime Tips for Healthy Ears
Experts explain how to avoid ear problems that are triggered by everything from swimming to loud music.
- Water and Food Safety After Hurricanes
To help you prepare for this hurricane season, WebMD gives advice from the FDA about what is safe to drink and eat in the aftermath of a storm.
- A Look Back at Old-Time Medicines
Antique medicines contained everything from arsenic to opium -- and promised instant cures.
- Are Family Dinners Still a Thing?
Families have changed and so have dinners. But many families still make it a priority to connect over a meal. Here’s how.
- How Blogs Have Changed the World
Internet blogs are springing up left and right. WebMD tells you why this new trend is so hot.
- Saving Money on Prescription Drugs
Ineligible for Medicare? State and pharmaceutical assistance programs can help you find the drug benefits you need
- How to Protect Yourself Against Crime
Experts give advice on ways to fend off criminals -- and avoid danger in the first place.
- Diagnostic Imaging: Beam Me Up Dr. McCoy
We're not quite at the Star Trek level yet with imaging technology, but recent advances are fine-tuning your medical care.
- Cut the Stress, Simplify Your Life
If stress is wearing you down, take some advice from those who have left their stress behind -- simplify your life.
- What's Ahead for Health in 2006
Experts make predictions for advances in health care.
- Top 10 Health Stories of 2005
WebMD editors pick 2005's major health news stories.
- Top Stories of 2005: Viewer's Choice
Here are the top 10 most viewed news stories of the last year.
- The New Hearing Aids
Digital technology and tiny microphones are creating hearing aids so small you can barely see them.
- 8 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Endoscopic Surgery
What should you expect from endoscopic surgery?
- Germs in the Bathroom
Changing a few habits and doing some spring cleaning around the calendar can help keep your bathroom sterile. Check out these 10 tips.
- Germs in the Bedroom
Germs are often spread through shared toys. Try these 10 tips to beat bacteria in the bedroom and playroom.
- Alternative Ways to Easing Arthritis Pain
Experts look at the pros and cons of alternative arthritis therapies.
- Tip Sheet: Treating Minor Summer Injuries
Instead of following old wives' tales, try these tips to treat the dings and scrapes of summer.
- First Aid Myths: Ignore These Summer 'Cures'
Experts share first aid tips while debunking some common home remedies.
- Cooking With Your Children
Why it's so important to spend time in the kitchen with your children -- and how you can get started
- Packing for a Healthy Vacation
Here's how to avoid illness or injury on your next vacation in the U.S. or abroad. Prepare before you leave, and pack some health essentials in your luggage.
- Sex Better Than Money for Happiness
Good news for folks whose bedrooms have more activity than their bank accounts: New research shows that sex is better for your happiness than money.
- Summer Risks vs. Realities
The news media are so full of warnings about potential summer health hazards that you may wonder, as the season wears on, how anyone ever comes through unscathed.
- Backstage at the Medical Revolution
Innovations in technology improve health care and efficiency in health-care systems.
- Hospital Care: Does Your State Rate?
All states -- even ones at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to hospital care -- have good hospitals and bad hospitals. What do you look for in a good hospital?
- America Unprepared for Disaster
It couldn't happen here. Before 9/11, that's what we used to think. We've known better for two years. Yet America remains unprepared to deal with disaster.
- Electronic Records, Private Lives
How private are online medical records?
- Power to the People
Online management tools and other technology put patients in control of their health.
- 10 Ways to Raise Food-Smart Kids
Want your children to eat healthy foods? Create a nutritional home. Begin here.