Colds and Infections - Symptoms
Sometimes there's a thin line between determining what's a bad cold or a sinus infection. Thankfully, no guess work is needed. Here's what you need to know about this bothersome nasal condition.
If antibiotics are making you nauseated, eating the right foods and staying away from the wrong ones can help you feel better.
Germs thrive in saliva, mucous, stomach acids, and other body fluids. Regardless of how good you are about personal hygiene when you're sick, chances are you're going to spew a few germs.
Eating the right foods can ward off a cold or, at the very least, help you feel better faster.
On average 5 to 20 percent of the U.S. populations gets the flu and more than 200, 000 people are hospitalized from flu-related complications. How to avoid and treat the flu.
Are you not sure if you have allergies or a cold? These signs will help you tell the difference.
Is it a cold or allergies? Your mucus can help you differentiate.
A cough is a symptom that can have many causes.
Learn how to keep your family safe from swine flu, a potentially deadly virus.
Sneezing is our body s way of getting rid of an irritable substance in the nose. A sneeze can protect your health, but someone else s sneeze can jeopardize it. Learn about the anatomy of a sneeze.
Learn how to keep your family safe from swine flu, a potentially deadly virus.
Learn how immunizations work and why it's so important to vaccinate your child.
While scientists and the government race to control the novel H1N1 outbreak, there are still a few things about this virus that doctors don t know or understand.
Ear infections are very common in children. Here, a guide to their symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Is your city making you sneeze? High pollen and mold counts make some places worse than others.
Think catching a cold is bad? It could be worse. At least it's not one of these dreaded illnesses.
Knowing the symptoms of bacterial meningitis could mean the difference between life and death.
Men, women, and children can all develop a bladder infection. Here, a look at the condition, from symptoms to treatments.
Meningitis has made big headlines, but do you know the whole story behind this contagious disease? Here, we debunk the condition's 10 most common myths.
Find out if your weird rashes, twitches, lumps and bumps are signs of something serious.
A guide to one of the most common and overlooked human viruses.
Could your teenager contract meningitis at camp, in the classroom, or at the college dorm? Here, what you can do to reduce your child's risks.
Drug-resistant bacteria, like MRSA, are hard to treat once they develop. Fortunately, you can take these steps to protect yourself.
Find out how to protect yourself from medical errors, complications, and other hospital hazards.
Learn how to keep your child from getting sick without going overboard.