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- Winter Allergies: What's Your Risk?
Think allergies go away in the winter? Think again. Here are the top winter allergy triggers -- and treatments.
- 6 Medical Conditions Linked to Osteoporosis and Bone Loss
Some fairly common medical conditions are among the causes of osteoporosis bone loss. Assess your risk, and find out what to do.
- Does Fear of Regaining Weight Keep You From Losing?
To help quash the fear of regaining weight, weight loss experts advise people to separate emotions from behavior. That means, in part, minimizing your feelings of deprivation -- and accepting the fact that it's a lifetime eating and exercise plan, not a diet and temporary workout plan.
- When Losing Weight Feels Insurmountable
Your health and emotions can be compromised as a result of obesity. Here are the stories of four people who – at last – lost large amounts of weight to improve their health and mental outlook on life.
- HFA Asthma Inhalers: Making the Switch
WebMD explains how HFA asthma inhalers differ from CFC inhalers and how to make the changeover easier.
- Can a Food Diary Help You Lose Weight?
Wondering how to keep a food journal? Here are 8 tips for making a food diary work for you.
- How to Say 'No' to Food Pushers
Instead of providing diet support, it seems like your well-meaning loved ones are trying to commit diet sabotage. Here's how to deal with it.
- How Would You Help a Depressed Teen?
WebMD community members give advice to father worried about depressed teen.
- How to Find the Right Epilepsy Medication
In the past 20 years, the number of epilepsy drugs available has more than doubled. Learn how to find the right epilepsy medication for controlling your seizures.
- 6 Top Health Threats to Men
A man’s health faces key threats as he gets older: heart disease, erectile dysfunction, prostate problems, and even depression. Learn about the 6 top health threats to men’s health and how to prevent them.
- Dennis and Kimberly Quaid’s Mission
Reducing medical errors is the Quaids' focus after the accidental overdose their twins received.
- How Are the Quaid Twins Doing?
With more recent horrifying headlines about heparin drug errors harming children—and even, tragically taking the lives of two babies at a Texas hospital—WebMD recently sat down with Dennis and Kimberly Quaid.
- Teenagers: Why Do They Rebel?
Today pressures come earlier, when kids can't say no.
- Talking with Your Teen -- David Elkind, PhD
"What's the matter?" "Nothing." "Where are you going?" "Out." "Do you want to talk?" "No." Does this sound like typical communication between you and your teen? If so, explore these tips for starting an open and frank discussion about drugs, sex, self-esteem, and other vital issues. David Elkind, PhD, was our guest.
- Young and Stressed-Out
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- Bipolar Disorder In Kids
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- Hep C and Supplements: Help or Hurt?
A lot of people take diet and herb supplements to ease hep C symptoms. But how well do they actually work? Take a look at the research on popular products.
- Tips to Help Prevent Colds and Flu
Surveys show that Americans suffer a billion colds each year. Here are ways to avoid becoming one of those miserable statistics.
- Why Men's Lives Are Shorter Than Women's
WebMD explains "Why Men Die First," based on the book by Marianne Legato. Learn what factors lead to the typically shorter life expectancy in men than women.
- Five Super Foods for Your Heart
Add these 5 foods to your heart-healthy diet to help lower cholesterol and manage blood pressure.
- Q&A With Chandra Wilson
Actor Chandra Wilson talks about cancer, Denim Day, and self-care.
- Dennis Quaid, Health Activist
Actor Dennis Quaid on medical errors – and life with twins.
- Three Heart-Healthy Makeovers
Three at-risk people who turned their heart health around.
- Making Marriage Matter
Marriage is more than just a ring on your finger -- it’s a bond between two people that should grow over time and add value to your life.
- Exercise Can Ease Fibromyalgia Pain
Low-impact exercise can ease fibromyalgia pain.
- Chef Jamie Oliver Makes Over School Lunches
Chef Jamie Oliver transforms school lunches into healthy meals.
- What to Do When Your Child Has Lice
Expert tips on getting rid of head lice.
- Do Seniors Need Less Sleep?
What you need to know about seniors and shut eye.
- What Is a Sex Therapist?
How sex therapists help couples work out issues and regain a healthy sex life.
- How to Have Healthy Breasts for Life
How to keep your breasts healthy, including diet, exercise, mammograms, and learning what normal changes to expect as you go through life.
- Secrets to Gas Control
Gas can often accompany diarrhea, making an uncomfortable situation even worse. Here’s how to make your GI tract behave better.
- Solving Your Diaper Dilemma
WebMD provides insights into common diaper problems, including the debate over disposable and cloth diapers. Learn how to be environmentally friendly while keeping the convenience of disposable diapers, and find out what the safety concerns with disposable diapers are.
- To Work or Not to Work: What Will You Do After Baby Comes?
Now that baby's here, are you ready to go back to work? Find out what experts and other moms have to say about working or not working. Their advice can help you decide what's best for you.
- The Truman Show Delusion: Real or Imagined?
Two doctor/brothers, Joel and Ian Gold, have identified symptoms of a mental illness unique to our times: the Truman Show delusion, named for the 1998 movie that starred Jim Carrey as a suburbanite whose movements were filmed 24/7 and broadcast to the world.
- Beware the Know It Alls: How to Handle Unsolicited Baby Advice
Most new parents are hit with it: Unwanted baby advice from family, friends, even strangers. WebMD explores why so many people feel compelled to give it and offers tips for dealing with it gracefully.
- Beyond 'White Coat Syndrome'
Fear of doctors, tests, or needles can hinder preventive health care.
- 25 Ways to Handle the Stress of a New Baby
WebMD helps parents of new babies understand stress and find time for relaxation and fun. Learn how to deal with stress so you can spend quality time with your baby.
- Baby Personality Quiz: Tips for Dealing With Your Baby’s Unique Type
Take this WebMD quiz to discover your baby’s unique temperament (personality) type, and get tips on how to handle your one-of-a-kind baby.
- Does Parent Stress Affect Baby?
Do you worry too much? Here's how stress in parents can cause stress and worry in baby. Learn how to calm yourself and help your baby stay calm, too.
- Budgeting for Baby: 13 Money-Saving Strategies
WebMD helps you save money and stay on budget while caring for your baby's needs.
- Managing Allergies at Work
Allergy symptoms are the No. 2 reason adults miss work. And even if you stoically go in, the effect of allergies at work has been called "presenteeism" -- being at work, but out of it. These tips can help you work well with allergies.
- After Cosmetic Surgery: Taking Care of Your Skin
It’s essential to take special care of your skin in the first few days and weeks after cosmetic surgery for fast recovery and best results.
- Smoking: Drop the Habit Without Picking Up Weight
Proven strategies for quitting smoking, including diet and exercise, can keep you smoke-free and prevent weight gain.
- Allergy Tips for Outdoor Living
Don’t let allergies keep you indoors on nice days.
- ZZTEST FEAT Allergy Tips for Outdoor Living
Don’t let allergies keep you indoors on nice days.
- Relief for Allergies at School
To keep allergies at school under control, work closely with teachers, coaches, the school nurse -- and your child. Here are top tips to help your child control allergies at school.
- Cosmetic Cover-up Tips for Psoriatic Arthritis: Look and Feel Your Best
Psoriatic arthritis can affect the way you look, but there are ways to cover up problem areas. This article offers tips on improving your looks and your self-esteem.
- Don't Fear the Dentist
Millions of people fail to get necessary dental care because they're afraid to go to the dentist. Here are some tips to help you overcome your fear of the dental chair.
- Jeff Gordon Is Driven to Help Children
Jeff Gordon knows how to win. The numbers don’t lie: four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships, three Daytona 500 victories, and more than 80 NASCAR wins. But in Gordon’s drive to succeed, he is not the only winner.