Drugs and Medications Features
- Bob Woodruff After Traumatic Brain Injury
ABC News journalist Bob Woodruff talks with WebMD about his experiences before, during, and after a traumatic brain injury that occurred in Iraq while on a 2006 reporting assignment.
- What's Stopping You From Seeing a Doctor About Depression?
A look at common reasons why people avoid treatment for depression and expert advice on how to get past them.
- Happiness: 6 Myths and Truths
WebMD debunks happiness myths including the belief that "happiness is a destination" and more.
- Natural Insect Control: Flea and Tick Treatments for Pets
WebMD discusses natural options for controlling fleas and ticks on pets.
- Dealing With Alzheimer's Disease Memory Loss
Information on memory loss in Alzheimer's disease and how to cope with it.
- Teen Dating: What You Need to Know About "Hooking Up"
Sorry, parents. Going steady is a thing of the past. Here's our guide to what teens are doing -- and how you should talk to them about it.
- Actress Marcia Cross Has a New Role: Cancer Advocate
The Desperate Housewives' star is helping lead the fight against cancer in marches, through her advocacy, and with her own family.
- How to Help Your Child Avoid "Freshman 15" Weight Gain
Gaining extra pounds in those first few months of college isn't inevitable -- especially if your child learns how to eat well and fit in exercise.
- Supernanny Jo Frost's Top Three Tips for Parents
As her show kicks off its sixth season this year, television's favorite nanny reveals how losing her mother to breast cancer changed her own views on health.
- Susie Essman's New Book Takes on Anger, Menopause, and More
In What Would Susie Say, comic Susie Essman shares her thoughts about anger, menopause, raising teens, and way, way more.
- Cancer: The Hunt for a Cure
What's the next big breakthrough in beating cancer? Our Chief Medical Editor checks in with Stand Up to Cancer's dream team researchers.
- Seven (Easy to Find) Foods That May Help Prevent Cancer
Research shows that these seven foods actually help prevent cancer.
- Me and the Girls: Zunilda Guzman
Breast cancer survivor Zunilda Guzman talks about her breast cancer diagnosis, surgery, and treatment.
- Me and the Girls: Tammy Joyner
Breast cancer survivor Tammy Joyner talks about getting her breast cancer diagnosed, having a mastectomy, and starting breast reconstruction.
- Me and the Girls: Diane Morgan
Breast cancer survivor Diane Morgan, 71, talks about her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
- Man's Guide to Breast Cancer
John W. Anderson has stood by his mother, wife, sister, and his mom's closest friend as they battled breast cancer. His new book, Stand by Her: A Breast Cancer Guide for Men, details these experiences, and all that he learned by being on the frontlines of this battle with four of the most important women in his life.
- Me and the Girls: Jennifer Mukai
Breast cancer survivor Jennifer Mukai talks about deciding to get a double mastectomy instead of a lumpectomy.
- Me and the Girls: Mary Manasco
Breast cancer survivor Mary Manasco, 59, talks about her lumpectomy, double mastectomy, and other breast cancer treatment.
- Me and the Girls: Ilene Smith
Breast cancer survivor Ilene Smith talks about her diagnosis and lumpectomy.
- Me and the Girls: Jenee Bobbora
Breast cancer survivor Jenee Bobbora talks about the diagnosis and treatment of iher nflammatory bresat cancer.
- Me and the Girls: Erica Seymore
Breast cancer survivor Erica Seymore, 34, talks about her inflammatory breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Me and the Girls
Nearly 200,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. WebMD features the stories of nine breast cancer survivors, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
- Does Your Cat Need a New Home?
Thinking of finding your cat a new home? First try these solutions to 6 common issues that cause people to give up cats.
- The Natural Diet: Best Foods for Weight Loss
You can eat more and still lose weight. The secret may be as simple as an apple.
- Oral Health Challenge: 5 Tricks for Dealing With Halloween Treats
Your children can enjoy their Halloween candy and good oral health with these five tricks for parents.
- Traveling With Holiday Depression
WebMD offers expert advice on how to travel despite having the holiday blues. Find tips for keeping holiday depression at bay.
- Actress Lisa Edelstein Rescues Abandoned Animals
Actress Lisa Edelstein has a pet cause: rescuing abandoned animals.
- Mobile Veterinary Service for Dogs and Cats
WebMD mobile veterinary expert provides answers to commonly asked questions about providing housecall veterinary services for dogs and cats.
- Why Cats Purr
WebMD discusses the reasons why cats purr.
- What Are Cankles?
Experts explain what you can do about short, thick ankles -- known as cankles.
- Injectable Medications for Knee Osteoarthritis
Have you explored the option of injectables to remedy knee pain? Here, WebMD breaks down everything to know about this treatment choice.
- Swine Flu 101: College Survival Tips
Tips for college students on how to handle H1N1 flu (swine flu).
- Lessons in Cleaning House
Quick tips that encourage your child to help with cleaning the house
- What Your Eyes Say About Your Health
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. They’re also the window to your health.
- Keeping Baby Healthy: Protection From Germs at Home
It’s a germy world. To keep your baby healthy, it pays to know how tackle germs -- and to know when you don’t have to.
- Diapering Baby the Healthy Way
Take some of the germy mess out of diaper changes with these quick changing tips from the pros.
- 5 Things to Do About Health Care Reform Right Now
As the U.S. debates health care reform, find out how it will affect you. Voice your opinion.
- Staying Healthy in Tough Times
There are plenty of cheap and effective ways to stick with a healthy lifestyle even in the face of an ailing economy.
- Over 40, Fit, and Ready to Bare Arms
Many older, high-profile women are fit and toned. Is that realistic for the rest of us?
- Teen Hygiene Tips
As a parent, it’s your job to help your kids and explain the teen hygiene basics. But where do you start? Here are your teen hygiene answers.
- How Can You Raise a Clean Teen?
Tips from experts on how to get your teenager to clean his room and help around the house.
- Is Your Teen's Bedroom a Health Hazard?
Tips from experts on how can you get your teen to keep his room clean, or at least a little less messy.
- The Truth About Stomach Flu
Stomach flu isn’t really a ‘flu.’ It’s gastroenteritis and can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or a parasite. Learn more about what to expect when your child or todler has the stomach flu.
- Is It Really Food Poisoning?
Your upset stomach could be caused by a food intolerance or irritation -- your GI tract and creme brulee simply don't get along.
- Anxiety, Stress, and Stomachaches
Find out why anxiety, stress, and excitement can cause stomachaches, nausea, and vomiting.
- Protecting Your Baby From Other People's Germs
How can you keep your baby healthy and get other people to keep their germs to themselves? Follow these tips.
- When Kids Are Sick: How to Prevent Germs from Spreading
Want to prevent viruses from spreading in your home? These quick tips from the pros may help.
- Healthy Habits That Fight Cold and Flu Viruses
Can a preschooler really learn ways to protect herself from cold and flu viruses? Here’s what the experts had to say.
- Depression in Dogs
WebMD discusses causes and symptoms of dog depression, and how you and your vet can work together to treat depression in canines.
- Ask the School Nurse: Parents' Top 9 Questions for Back to School
A school nurse answers parents' top 9 health questions about back-to-school.