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Teach Your Kids Cold- & Flu-Fighting Habits
Can a preschooler really learn ways to protect herself from cold and flu viruses? Here’s what the experts had to say.
Potty Training the Clean Way
Make potty training easier -- and keep germs at bay -- with these quick toilet training tips for your tot.
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.
Diaper Change: Diapering Baby the Healthy Way
Take some of the germy mess out of diaper changes with these quick changing tips from the pros.
Protecting Your Baby From Other's Germs
How can you keep your baby healthy and get other people to keep their germs to themselves? Follow these tips.
Healthy Baby: Protecting Babies and Toddlers 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.
Studies: CPR Without Rescue Breathing OK
Bystanders who perform CPR on patients with suspected heart attacks can safely skip the rescue breathing component -- typically called mouth-to-mouth resuscitation -- and just perform the chest compressions, according to two new studies.
Back to School: How to Get Your Kids Up in Time
Expert advice on how to help your child get up in time for school.
Listening to Music While Working Hurts Performance
Pull out those earplugs to your iPod if you’re studying for a test or performing a task. And turn off the stereo. What you hear while trying to concentrate can be distracting and impair your ability to memorize and recall information.
Gulf Oil Spill's Toll on Nation's Beaches
Fully one in five beaches off the Gulf of Mexico has been closed this season due to the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a new report issued by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Quit Smoking for Good
The most important thing anyone with COPD who smokes can do is quit smoking. The second most important thing is to be in a smoke-free environment. Whether you have COPD or are caring for someone with COPD, find out what the experts say about how to quit smoking and make it last.
Understanding and Treating COPD
The more you know about COPD, the better you can manage it. Find out about treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Short of Breath? Tips for COPD Breathlessness
Anxiety and panic are normal reactions to feeling you can’t get your breath. It’s also hard to watch someone you care for struggle to breathe. WebMD offers tips that COPD patients and caregivers can use during episodes of breathlessness.
Study: Alcohol Helps Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis patients who drink alcohol tend to have less severe symptoms than those who don’t, a new study finds.
Stevia FAQ: What's Next for the Sugar Substitute?
Questions and answers about the potential use of stevia as a component of sweeteners.

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