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- Kids and Crocs Shoes: Trendy or Risky?
Crocs shoes are all the rage, especially among kids. But are Crocs safe or dangerous?
- Back to School in a Wired World
As children head back to school, experts offer advice on how to cope with all of the distractions and dilemmas of electronic gadgets.
- Boost Your Family’s Interest in Healthy Foods
These fun activities can help kids learn a valuable lesson -- that healthy food is a lifestyle, not just a diet.
- Getting Essential Nutrients You Need, but May Be Lacking
Research shows most Americans don’t get enough of these essential nutrients -- calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin A, carotenoids, and potassium. But it’s not hard to improve your diet. Check out these easy tips from WebMD community members.
- Teen Drug Slang: Dictionary for Parents
Understanding slang words for drugs gives parents a key tool in monitoring their teens for drug abuse.
- Kids' Backpacks 101
Which backpacks are safest for kids? Plus how to wear backpacks to avoid aches and pains.
- Fair Food: Calorie Shockers
Foods sold at fairs and festivals are often deep-fried diet disasters. Find out the fat and calorie counts for favorite fair foods.
- Kids Playing: Slingshots vs. Video Games
Experts in child-raising discuss The Dangerous Book for Boys -- a how-to book about old-fashioned ways for kids to play.
- 15 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Hospital Risks
Know your hospital risks before you check in. Start by asking your doctor these questions.
- Your Child's Nutrition: The Power of Parents
You have more influence on your child's nutrition than you think -- here's how to make the most of it.
- Children and Sweetened Drinks: What's a Parent to Do?
Trying to trim the sodas and other sweetened drinks in your child's diet? Here are a few tips that can help.
- Diet Mistakes: 6 Reasons You're Not Losing Weight
Are you dieting and not losing weight? The truth is that even when you're "on a diet," you may be eating a lot more calories than you think.
- Italian Diet Secrets
How do the Italians manage to enjoy delectable Mediterranean foods, yet maintain healthy weights?
- 5 Summer Diet Blunders
If you want to maintain your summer diet - or at least not gain weight before fall -- try these tips to avoid the top five summer diet blunders.
- What's the Best Sunscreen?
The next generation of sunscreens is just hitting the market - including products containing Helioplex -- designed to offer fuller protection against both UVA and UVB rays. What’s the best sunscreen?
- Winning the Prostate Cancer Battle
When WebMD community member Chuck Warren was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he turned to friends to find the strength to fight it.
- Tonye Patano Weighs Her Options
The Weeds actor talks to WebMD about surviving a stroke, her weight loss struggles, and her new health goals.
- Chronic Constipation: Facts vs. Myths
Chronic constipation is a common problem that can often be relieved by following a multifaceted lifestyle approach to treatment.
- Chris Benoit: Was Roid Rage to Blame?
Pro wrestler Chris Benoit reportedly had anabolic steroids in his house. Was "roid rage" to blame for the murder-suicide surrounding Benoit and his family? Get expert answers here.
- Spas: The Risks and Benefits
Can spa treatments deliver on their promises – and are there health risks you should know? WebMD investigates.
- Enjoy Your Vacation Without Gaining a Pound
Bring Back Fond Memories, Not Extra Weight
- Get Your Body Back After Pregnancy
Dedication and patience are key to losing postpartum baby weight and looking like your pre-baby self again.
- Home DNA Tests: Buyer Beware
The controversial home DNA test kits claim to reveal your future health. WebMD investigates.
- Beauty for a Lifetime
How to look your best during each decade of your life
- Breakfast on the Run: Thinking Outside the Box
Is your quick breakfast as healthy as you think?
- Are They Jealous of Your New Body?
Why friends and family may not be thrilled with your weight loss -- and what to do about it
- Don't Get Burned by Diet Burnout
How to stay psyched for the long term
- Don't Fall Back into Bad Habits
How to keep a good thing going
- Can Email Help Your Health?
Study shows electronic messages may help you adopt better habits
- A Thing or Two With Michael Chiklis
Actor Michael Chiklis talks to WebMD about summer sequels, his brief bout with claustrophobia and longtime struggle with weight gain, and why balance is the key to good health.
- Are Your Relationships Making You Fat?
5 strategies for dealing with non-dieting loved ones
- The Right Way to Praise Your Kids
Experts give tips to parents on how to praise their children to help build self-esteem and self-confidence.
- OxyContin: Pain Relief vs. Abuse
Experts discuss whether worries over the abuse of OxyContin are having an impact on the drug's legitimate use as a painkiller.
- The Art of Aging Gracefully
Experts say the keys to aging gracefully include accepting changes and finding meaningful activities.
- Bringing Up Baby Organically
There's a new movement under way to go green – starting from the first days of life.
- Marriage Prep 101
From the burning questions you should ask each other before you walk down the aisle, to the jitters and cold feet, here’s a crash course in building a marriage that can last a lifetime.
- Healthier Airport Food
Air travel doesn't have to mean making unhealthy food choices. Here are some tips for eating well when you're at the airport.
- The Health Risks of Fat
The health risks of fat -- consider these 11 tips as motivation to help you lose weight.
- Avoid Vacation Weight Gain: 5 Simple Rules
Vacations are no time to try to lose weight -- but they don’t have to result in weight gain, either. Experts offer tips to avoid putting on pounds while you're away from home.
- The Impact of Weight on Your Body
Fat, particularly fat around your waist, raises your risk of serious illness. Do you need motivation to lose excess pounds? Consider these 11 tips.
- Chill Out: Summer Tips for Stress Relief
Don't melt down over stress! Get some stress relief with meditation or yoga.
- Cheater's Guide to a Better Beach Body
Experts describe the latest cosmetic procedures that can improve your appearance in time for the summer beach season.
- Father's Day Advice for Dad
Does Dad's car get better care than his own health? Here's advice every man needs.
- Women's Health Tips for Heart, Mind, and Body
Find out how the right diet, exercise, and stress-relief plan can lead to a healthy life.
- Crohn's Disease: 54 Tips to Help You Manage
With the right treatment, you can manage your Crohn's disease symptoms. These simple tips can help.
- Giving Blood Can Be the Ultimate Gift
Blood donations are needed all year, but they're most critical during the holidays.
- Talking to Teens: 5 Skills for Success
How to argue constructively with your adolescent.
- 8 Ways to Burn Calories and Fight Fat
For years, products have been marketed with the promise of helping you burn more calories. But is there really anything you can do to increase the number of calories your body burns each day?
- WebMD the Magazine's 2006 Health Heroes
Meet four everyday Americans who faced their own health challenges and now give back to others.
- 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.