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Cold Checkup

Are you dripping, blowing, hacking and generally miserable? Does it seem like you've felt that way forever? Test the odds that it's not a cold, and find out what to do about it.
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Children's Health

	U.S. Kids Not Getting Needed Health Care
	Health Tip: Speak With Your Teen About Dating Safety
	Most Homeless Youth Lack Health Insurance
	Vitamins: Who Needs Them?
	Health Tip: Weaning Baby From a Pacifier
	Health Tip: Pacifier Safety
	Taking Organ Removal to New Places
	Health Tip: Break the Habit of Thumb Sucking
	Growing Number of U.S. Kids Not Getting Needed Vaccinations
	U.S. Teens Fall Short on Vaccine Coverage

Infections

	Pneumonia Shot Can Save Lives
	Surge in U.S. Cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
	Lyme Disease Relapse Often a New Infection
	Key Viral Change Could Help Bird Flu Spread
	Health Tip: Getting a Flu Vaccine
	Flu Vaccine Does Protect Older People
	Antibiotic Shows Promise as Stroke Treatment
	FDA Experts Urge Ban on Cold Medicines for Young Children
	FDA Advisers Urge Ban on Cold Medicines for Young Children
	FDA Approves New Flu Vaccine

Allergies

	Ozone Breaks Down Lungs' Defenses
	Less Smog Now in Eastern U.S.: EPA
	Allergies, Asthma and Wealth
	Allergy-Induced Asthma More Common in Affluent Countries
	Oil Spill Cleanup May Hurt Workers' Lungs
	Damp, Moldy Homes May Cause Depression
	Ragweed Season Doesn't Mean Suffering
	Traffic Fumes Plus Genes Boosts Kids' Asthma Risk
	Dirty City Air Stunts Kids' Lungs
	Farms Shield Kids From Bowel Disease

Asthma

	Early Bacterial Infection May Boost Asthma Risk
	Genes Give Clues to Newborn Lung Disease
	Do Blacks Have Genetic Weakness to Asthma?
	Steroids Seem Safe for Babies at Risk of Early Birth
	1 in 3 Varsity Athletes Has Exercise-Induced Asthma
	Parents' Worries Hamper Kids' Asthma Treatment
	New Asthma Guidelines Stress Disease Control
	Health Tip: Weather Can Affect Asthma
	Health Tip: Use Your Inhaler Correctly
	Steroids Won't Help Common Respiratory Infection in Infants

Nutrition

	Health Tip: Add Essential Fatty Acids to Your Diet
	Health Tip: Say Cheers With Red Wine
	Health Tip: The Benefits of Omega-3s
	Human Urine Safe, Productive Fertilizer
	Prostate Cancer Survival Varies by Season
	Fish Safe for Pregnant Women to Eat
	FDA Struggles to Keep Pace With Requests for Generics
	Almost a Third of U.S. Kids Use Supplements
	Health Tip: Caffeine Facts
	Health Tip: Considering Low-Carb?

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Health Encyclopedia: Children's Health

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Test Your Health

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Cold Checkup

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Nutrition Guide and Database

Find out about nutritional facts on over 26,000 restaurant food items.
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