Drugs and Medications Features
- 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?
- Make Friends with Your Kitchen
You've heard of retail therapy and cinema therapy? Now comes "culinary therapy," the philosophy of making friends with food in the intimacy of your own kitchen.
- New Treatments for Varicose Veins
The real, working venous system for the legs lies deeper within the leg. This is good news, because it means that if the surface veins become varicose, they can be removed or destroyed without ruining circulation to the leg.
- The Vivid Dreams of Pregnant Women
From dreams about journeys to nightmares about delivery, experts tell WebMD how pregnant women can decipher the secrets of their sleep.
- The New Low for High Blood Pressure
Nearly a quarter of American adults just got diagnosed with a new disorder: prehypertension. Is your blood pressure low enough?
- New Spin on Sex Ed -- Booty Camp!
Booty camps get couples to refocus on sex and their loving relationship.
- Sept. 11: Where Are We Now?
2 years after the terrorist attacks, are we more nervous, more neighborly, or more numb?
- Gaining Weight on the Job?
Companies are weighing in to help busy professionals fight the battle of the bulge.
- 9/11: What a Difference in a Year
The pain of Sept. 11 lingers, but for the most part, we've moved on.
- 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.
- The French Way to Lose Weight
Mesotherapy is widely practiced in France as a weight-loss technique, but it hasn't caught on in the U.S. And some doctors are glad about that.
- 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.
- Want A Face Lift? Here Are 10 Tips
Before facial plastic surgery, get real about expectations.
- Diet Wars: Which Plan Is Best?
Whether you count calories, fat grams, carbs, or points, your choice of weight-loss programs is bound to spark debate at the dinner table and the water cooler. Is it possible for people with opposing diet strategies to coexist peacefully in the same household?
- Shoes: New Airport Health Hazard
Taking your shoes off at airport security checkpoints exposes your feet to fungus and injury.
- When It Comes to Sweets, Never Say Never
Even Candy Can Be Healthy -- in Moderation
- Acne ... Again?
Just when you thought your "bad skin" days were over, adult acne strikes. Fight back with adult-strength treatment.
- Pregnant Passions: Keep Intimacy Alive
If pregnancy has caused you and your partner to lose that lovin' feeling, don't despair; reviving intimacy may be easier than you think.
- Confronting Your Food Issues
Learn the how-tos of psyching yourself into cooking healthy.
- Workout Devices Get Rated
Do exercise devices really work? Here's what experts say about 10 as seen on TV.
- Pregnant Passions: Keep Intimacy Alive
If pregnancy has caused you and your partner to lose that lovin' feeling, don't despair; reviving intimacy may be easier than you think.
- Aging Gracefully and Naturally
A look at how - and if - we can delay aging, naturally.
- 10 Parenting Tips for Raising Teenagers
The teen years bring plenty of parenting challenges.
- 6 Ways to BACK OFF and Encourage Your Child
Pushing teenagers too hard can lead to stress and anxiety.
- Beware Untested Diet Pills
There are safe ways to drop extra pounds using diet supplements, but stay away from untested diet pills.
- Make Over Your Mouth
From a mere cleaning to tooth whitening to "smile design," a trip to the dentist can be a cosmetic experience these days.
- 10 Ways to Raise Food-Smart Kids
Want your children to eat healthy foods? Create a nutritional home. Begin here.
- Make Over Your Mouth.
From a mere cleaning to tooth whitening to smile design, a trip to the dentist can be a cosmetic experience these days.
- 5 Diet Traps to Avoid
Can't keep off the weight? Maybe you're caught in a diet trap.
- Metrosexuals: It's a Guy Thing!
An emerging breed of man, the metrosexual, shows his soft, sensitive, feminine side.
- Trans Fats: The Science and the Risks
What exactly are trans fats? How are they made? How bad are they, really? And just how solid is the science that the FDA consulted when they voted to list trans fats on nutrition labels? To get to the bottom of these and other questions about trans fats, WebMD spoke to leading nutritionists.
- The No-Period Pills
The newest birth control pills suppress women's menstrual cycles. But is this wise?
- Dial a Coach for Parenting Advice
Having trouble honing your parenting skills? Some parents in the same boat consult a parenting coach.
- Where Are Trans Fats Hiding?
How do you limit these harmful fats? Print out this list of 10 foods to beware and take it to the supermarket!
- Is Solo Sex Hurting Your Relationship?
Wives often get upset if husbands are engaging in solo sex, such as masturbation or phone sex. But who is hurting whom?
- Day Care Centers Do More
Day care centers are offering more than just babysitting services.
- Is PMS Sabotaging Your Diet?
How to cope with food cravings and keep losing weight
- Diseases From Animals: A Primer
There are at least 39 important diseases people catch directly from animals. There are at least 48 important diseases people get from the bite of bugs that bit an infected animal. And there are at least 42 important diseases that people get by ingesting or handling food or water contaminated with animal feces.
- Diseases From Animals -- What's Next?
As experts are learning, the list of infectious diseases borne from animals is by no means complete.
- Pregnant This Summer? Beat the Heat
Hot, humid -- and heavy with child. Pregnancy can make the summer seem hotter. But following a few simple guidelines can keep you cool.
- 'Say What?!'
Hearing loss doesn’t just affect the elderly. Find out about hearing loss in people in their 40s and 50s.
- Little Weight Loss Goes A Long Way
If trying to lose those extra pounds is getting you down, don't despair; doctors say even a modest weight loss can net important health benefits.
- Hungry? Chew on These Snacks
Junk food has given snacking a bad name. "Snacking in itself isn't a bad thing," says Elaine Magee, PhD, RD, author of numerous nutrition books, including The Recipe Doctor Cookbook: Light and Healthy Versions of America's Favorite Dishes.
- Do Opposites Attract? Not Really
Do opposites attract? Not according to new research: People who want to find a mate look for similar traits.
- Ensure a Happy Summer Camper
It's not just the 6 million American kids heading to summer camp who may have trouble adjusting. It's also their parents.
- Mosquito Repellents: What Works
From zappers to catchers to candles to sprays, mosquito repellents come in many forms. But which ones work?
- Vitamin Pills: Popping Too Many?
Americans are popping more vitamins than ever before -- not to mention all the vitamin-fortified foods hitting store shelves. Is this a dangerous habit or are we throwing our money away?
- Rip Current No. 1 Beach Danger
More than eight out of 10 beach drownings and lifeguard rescues are due to rip currents.