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- Barbara's Story: More Food, More Energy, More Fun
A woman's true story on weight loss success.
- The ABCs of Summer Hair Repair
Basics of summer hair repair -- undoing the damage of sun, salt water, chlorine and other summer hair hazards.
- How to Survive a Stay in the Hospital
Thousands of Americans die each year because of hospital errors. Don't let yourself be a statistic.
- Staying Safe and Sound After the Storm
Health and safety are important issues after a hurricane, too. Here are some tips.
- Prenatal Portraits: Darling or Dangerous?
Many businesses offer ultrasound pictures and videos of unborn babies for entertainment purposes, but some experts say these fun pictures could be harmful.
- Will Low-Carb Diets Ultimately Make Us Fat?
Get the skinny on low-carb diets.
- Back-to-School Health Checklist
Experts say how to keep your child on the right track to health this school year.
- Weight-Loss Wars: Men vs. Women
Why do men lose weight faster than women? Or is that just a myth? Just for fun, we decided to take a look at sex differences -- real and perceived -- in the weight loss wars.
- Evaluating Your Weight
For some -- particularly people who are coping with medical conditions like cancer or arthritis -- the danger is losing weight, not gaining it.
- Focus on Fitness, Not Fatness
Critics and experts challenge the goal of thinness as unrealistic and unnecessary; they say fitness is better for health in the long run.
- Eating Right During Cancer Treatment
Cancer treatment can sap your appetite, but that's when getting adequate nutrition is more important than ever. Here's how to meet your needs.
- Nutrition for Strength When You're Not Well
When you're battling arthritis, cancer, depression, and other conditions that can affect appetite, what you eat and when you eat it can preserve strength, boost immunity, and help you feel better -- quicker.
- When a Carb's Not a Carb: The Net Carb Debate
Will counting net carbs help or hurt weight loss efforts?
- Meet the Maker's Diet
A new diet program takes its roots from the Bible and focuses on organic food.
- The Fear Factor: Phobias
From aviophobia, the fear of flying, to zelophobia, the fear of jealousy, the list of phobias that harrow the human mind runs long.
- Cool Summer Treats That Won't Wreck Your Diet
WebMD gives the lowdown on low-carb, low-fat ice creams and frozen desserts.
- Cool Summer Treats That Won't Wreck Your Diet: Taste Test Results
Taste test results for a variety of cool summer treats that won't ruin your diet.
- Do Opposites Attract?
Do opposites really attract? Is it good if they do?
- 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.
- Sex Better Than Money for Happiness
More Money Doesn't Mean More Sex, but More Sex Can Make You Feel Richer
- Diagnosing Your Doctor: What Should You Know?
Learn how to check up on your doctor or find a new one.
- Amusement Park Survival Guide
How to have amusement park fun and avoid injury.
- Anorexia Is Hitting Older Women
Women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s are showing signs of anorexia or bulimia. The problem often begins so subtly that neither she nor her family realizes what's happening, experts say.
- Can a Pill Make You Smarter?
Several drugs can improve thinking, memory, and alertness in people with Alzheimer's disease and other diseases that affect the mind. So can these drugs help healthy people, too?
- Summertime Nutrition Tips
All that abundant sunshine in the summer can cause dry skin and hair, eye damage, and other ailments. Find out which vitamins and minerals can counteract sun damage.
- Cheating Wives: Women and Infidelity
Can this marriage be saved? Maybe, maybe not. Think twice or three times before leaping into another guy's arms.
- Germs Are Everywhere -- Really
As you hit the road for summer travel, get in touch with those unsuspected surfaces that are breeding grounds for illness.
- Swim, Don't Swallow: Water-Borne Illnesses at New Highs
In 1999-2000, more than 2,000 Recreational Water Illnesses (RWIs) and four deaths occurred because of water system failures in recreational pools. The most common RWI by far is diarrhea which affects thousands who accidentally swallow infected pool water.
- AIDS in U.S. Marches On
The U.S. had some 40,000 new HIV infections in 2001. That's when the CDC set a goal of cutting this number in half by 2005. As of 2004, the estimated annual number of HIV infections is still 40,000.
- Fit, Fabulous, and 14 (Size 14, That Is)
Read dietitian, author, and WebMD Weight Loss Clinic consultant Elaine Magee’s essay about wearing size 14 clothes and learning to love her body.
- The Down Low on Low-Carb Diets
How to avoid the pitfalls and side effects of a low-carb weight loss plan.
- Low Back Pain Shouldn't Sideline You
New treatments are improving the outlook for back pain sufferers.
- The Down Low on Low-Carb Diets
But while the road to a slimmer new you may be paved with high-protein foods, if you're like most low-carbers it's likely you've also encountered a few potholes along the way.
- Overcoming Dieting Slumps
Food is your best tool to gain and maintain energy, resolve, and clearness of thinking. You just have to do it right.
- Fighting Cellulite: 'Jean' Therapy to Creams
Do cellulite treatments work, and which treatments work best?
- Diet Dilemmas: Portion Distortion
Are you eating more than you think you're eating?
- Heat Up Your Relationship This Summer
The thrill of the chase may be over in your relationship, but there are lots of ways to spice up your sex life that you've never tried.
- Summer Fun for Kids
Ways to keep kids happy and busy until school starts again.
- Hope in a Jar: Do Skin Creams Work?
Well if you're skeptical about what you read about skin creams, you're not alone. Not surprisingly, some doctors also question the claims and the promises.
- The Mother-Daughter Weight Connection
Tips for parents to help their children have a healthy attitute about weight.
- Light Up July 4th -- Safely
This year, before you light up that sparkler and start practicing amateur pyrotechnics, learn some safety tips from experts who can help you bring in the Fourth with a bang, and without injury.<BR>
- What to Do When You Want to Give Up Your Diet
Get inspired by these dieters' stick-to-it secrets.
- 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.
- Hair Replacement: The Next Generation
Today's options for hair growth have gone through a major evolution since 1952 when hair transplantation surgery was first pioneered.
- Coping With Psychological Warfare at Home
Learn how to defend yourself from the psychological terror that war brings.
- Modifying Your Home When You Have MS
If you have multiple sclerosis, you may need to make changes to your home to make it more comfortable and accessible.
- How Safe Is Permanent Makeup?
Adding permanent makeup to your skin may sound easy and convenient, but like any surgical procedure, there are risks.
- Caregiver Grief Triggers Mixed Emotions
From the initial diagnosis to a loved one's death and beyond, caregivers are faced with a barrage of conflicting feelings. Here's how to cope with them.
- 10 Commandments of Good Parenting
Does your child have behavior problems? Your relationship with your child likely needs some attention.
- Surviving Summer
Follow these safety and first-aid tips and avoid calling 911 later.