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A guide to basic stretches
Acetaminophen and children: Why dose matters
Acidophilus
Add antioxidants to your diet
Adenocarcinoma: How this type of cancer affects prognosis
Adjuvant therapy: Treatment to keep cancer from returning
Aerobic exercise: How to warm up and cool down
Aerobic exercise: Top 10 reasons to get physical
Aging: What to expect
Alcohol use: Weighing risks and benefits
Allergies and asthma: They often occur together
Allergy medications: Know your options
Allergy-proof your home
Alli weight-loss pill: Does it work?
Aloe
Alpha blockers
Alternative cancer treatments: 11 options to consider
Alzheimer's genes: Are you at risk?
Alzheimer's stages: How the disease progresses
Alzheimer's treatments: What's on the horizon?
Alzheimer's: Managing sleep problems
Alzheimer's: Medicines help manage symptoms and slow decline
Amputation and diabetes: How to protect your feet
Anger management: 10 tips to tame your temper
Angina treatment: Stents, drugs, lifestyle changes — What's best?
Angiotensin II receptor blockers
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Anti-seizure medications: Relief from nerve pain
Antibiotics: Are you misusing them?
Antidepressants for children and teens
Antidepressants: Another weapon against chronic pain
Antidepressants: Get tips to cope with side effects
Antidepressants: Safe during pregnancy?
Antidepressants: Selecting one that's right for you
Aquatic exercises
Are you thinking about suicide? How to stay safe and find treatment
Arthritis pain: Do's and don'ts
Arthritis pain: Treatments absorbed through your skin
Artificial sweeteners and other sugar substitutes
Asthma inhalers: Which one's right for you?
Asthma medications: Know your options
Asthma treatment: 3 steps to better asthma control
Asthma: Limit asthma attacks caused by colds or flu
Asthma: Steps in testing and diagnosis
Atkins Diet: What's behind the claims?
Atrial fibrillation and managing stress
Atypical antidepressants
Automated external defibrillators: Do you need an AED?

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C-section recovery: What to expect
COVID-19 and your mental health
COVID-19 in babies and children
COVID-19 travel advice
COVID-19 vaccines for kids: What you need to know
COVID-19 vaccines: Get the facts
COVID-19 vs. flu: Similarities and differences
COVID-19, cold, allergies and the flu: What are the differences?
COVID-19: Who's at higher risk of serious symptoms?
CPAP machines: Tips for avoiding 10 common problems
Caffeine content for coffee, tea, soda and more
Caffeine: How much is too much?
Calcium and calcium supplements: Achieving the right balance
Calcium channel blockers
Can you spot a fake health article?
Cancer blood tests: Lab tests used in cancer diagnosis
Cancer causes: Popular myths about the causes of cancer
Cancer diagnosis: 11 tips for coping
Cancer fatigue: Why it occurs and how to cope
Cancer pain: Relief is possible
Cancer prevention: 7 tips to reduce your risk
Cancer risk: What the numbers mean
Cancer surgery: Physically removing cancer
Cancer survival rate: What it means for your prognosis
Cancer survivors: Care for your body after treatment
Cancer survivors: Late effects of cancer treatment
Cancer survivors: Managing your emotions after cancer treatment
Cancer treatment myths: Any truth to these common beliefs?
Car seat safety: Avoid 9 common mistakes
Carbohydrates: How carbs fit into a healthy diet
Caregiver stress: Tips for taking care of yourself
Caregiving for someone with atrial fibrillation
Cast care: Do's and don'ts
Central-acting agents
Chart of high-fiber foods
Chemotherapy and hair loss: What to expect during treatment
Chemotherapy nausea and vomiting: Prevention is best defense
Child sleep: Put preschool bedtime problems to rest
Childhood vaccines: Tough questions, straight answers
Children and gender identity: Supporting your child
Cholesterol medications: Consider the options
Cholesterol-lowering supplements may be helpful
Cholesterol: Top foods to improve your numbers
Choosing a birth control pill
Choosing blood pressure medicines
Chronic pain: Medication decisions
Chronic stress puts your health at risk
Clear liquid diet
Coenzyme Q10
Cold medicines for kids: What's the risk?
Cold remedies: What works, what doesn't, what can't hurt
Colon cancer screening: Weighing the options
Colon cancer stool: What to look for and how to test at home
Common baby rashes
Core exercises: Why you should strengthen your core muscles
Counting calories: Get back to weight-loss basics
Creatine
Crying baby: What to do when your newborn cries
Cuts of beef: A guide to the leanest selections

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DASH diet: Guide to recommended servings
DASH diet: Healthy eating to lower your blood pressure
DASH diet: Sample menus
DHEA
Daily aspirin therapy: Understand the benefits and risks
Debunking COVID-19 myths
Delaying your period with hormonal birth control
Delusional parasitosis
Dense breast tissue: What it means to have dense breasts
Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms
Depression during pregnancy: You're not alone
Depression in women: Understanding the gender gap
Depression: Supporting a family member or friend
Diabetes and exercise: When to monitor your blood sugar
Diabetes care: 10 ways to avoid complications
Diabetes diet: Create your healthy-eating plan
Diabetes management: How lifestyle, daily routine affect blood sugar
Diabetes prevention: 5 tips for taking control
Diabetes symptoms: When diabetes symptoms are a concern
Diabetes treatment: Medications for type 2 diabetes
Diabetes treatment: Using insulin to manage blood sugar
Diabetic neuropathy types: Symptoms tell the story
Diabetic neuropathy: Can dietary supplements help?
Diagnosing Alzheimer's: How Alzheimer's is diagnosed
Diarrhea: Cancer-related causes and how to cope
Dietary fat: Know which to choose
Dietary fiber: Essential for a healthy diet
Dietary supplements for erectile dysfunction: A natural treatment for ED?
Dietary supplements for weight loss
Different types of COVID-19 vaccines: How they work
Diuretics
Diverticulitis diet
Domestic violence against men: Recognize patterns, seek help
Domestic violence against women: Recognize patterns, seek help
Drug-eluting stents: Do they increase heart attack risk?

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HDL cholesterol: How to boost your 'good' cholesterol
HPV vaccine: Who needs it, how it works
Hand exercises for people with arthritis
Hand-washing: Do's and don'ts
Headaches and hormones: What's the connection?
Headaches: Reduce stress to prevent the pain
Headaches: Treatment depends on your diagnosis and symptoms
Health concerns for transgender people
Health issues for gay men and other men who have sex with men
Health issues for lesbians and other women who have sex with women
Healthy meals start with planning
Healthy sperm: Improving your fertility
Hearing aids: How to choose the right one
Heart attack symptoms: Know what's a medical emergency
Heart conditions and pregnancy: Know the risks
Heart disease in women: Understand symptoms and risk factors
Heart-healthy diet: 8 steps to prevent heart disease
Heartburn or heart attack: When to worry
Helping baby sleep through the night
Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C: What’s the difference?
Herbal supplements and heart medicines may not mix
Herd immunity and COVID-19: What you need to know
High blood pressure and pregnancy: Know the facts
High blood pressure and sex: Overcome the challenges
High blood pressure dangers: Hypertension's effects on your body
High-risk pregnancy: Know what to expect
Home birth: Know the pros and cons
Home pregnancy tests: Can you trust the results?
Honey
How fit are you? See how you measure up
How opioid use disorder occurs
How to get pregnant
How to measure your respiratory rate
How to take your pulse
How to take your temperature
How to tell if a loved one is abusing opioids
How to trim thickened toenails
How well do face masks protect against COVID-19?
How you hear
How your brain works
Human growth hormone (HGH): Does it slow aging?
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV): Symptoms and prevention
Humidifiers: Ease skin, breathing symptoms

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Pacifiers: Are they good for your baby?
Pain medicines after surgery
Paleo diet: What is it and why is it so popular?
Penis health: Identify and prevent problems
Penis-enlargement products: Do they work?
Performance-enhancing drugs: Know the risks
Personal health records and patient portals
Piercings: How to prevent complications
Placenta: How it works, what's normal
Planning to travel with atrial fibrillation?
Poison ivy and other summer skin irritants
Portion control for weight loss
Positive thinking: Stop negative self-talk to reduce stress
Postpartum care: What to expect after a vaginal birth
Postpartum complications: What you need to know
Potty training: How to get the job done
Prednisone and other corticosteroids
Pregnancy after 35: Healthy pregnancies, healthy babies
Pregnancy after miscarriage: What you need to know
Pregnancy and COVID-19: What are the risks?
Pregnancy and atrial fibrillation
Pregnancy and fish: What's safe to eat?
Pregnancy and obesity: Know the risks
Pregnancy diet: Focus on these essential nutrients
Pregnancy exercises
Pregnancy nutrition: Foods to avoid during pregnancy
Pregnancy stretches
Pregnancy weight gain: What's healthy?
Prenatal care: First trimester visits
Prenatal care: Second trimester visits
Prenatal care: Third trimester visits
Prenatal testing: Is it right for me?
Prenatal vitamins: Why they matter, how to choose
Prescription sleeping pills: What's right for you?
Prescription weight-loss drugs
Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC)
Prostate cancer prevention: Ways to reduce your risk
Prostate cancer screening: Should you get screened?
Puberty blockers for transgender and gender-diverse youth

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SAMe
STD testing: What's right for you?
Safe outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Safety tips for attending school during COVID-19
Screen time and children: How to guide your child
Seasonal affective disorder treatment: Choosing a light box
Seasonal allergies: Nip them in the bud
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Self-esteem: Take steps to feel better about yourself
Senior sex: Tips for older men
Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
Sex after pregnancy: Set your own timeline
Sex during pregnancy: What's OK, what's not
Sex education: Talking to your teen about sex
Sexually transmitted disease (STD) symptoms
Sick baby? When to seek medical attention
Signs of labor: Know what to expect
Skin care: 5 tips for healthy skin
Sleep aids: Understand options sold without a prescription
Sleep tips: 6 steps to better sleep
Sleeping positions that reduce back pain
Smokeless tobacco products
Sodium: How to tame your salt habit
Solid foods: How to get your baby started
South Beach Diet
Spitting up in babies: What's OK, what's not
St. John's wort
Stages of labor and birth: Baby, it's time!
Statin side effects: Weigh the benefits and risks
Statins: Are these cholesterol-lowering drugs right for you?
Stem cells: What they are and what they do
Strategies to prevent heart disease
Strength training: Get stronger, leaner, healthier
Strength training: OK for kids?
Stress and high blood pressure: What's the connection?
Stress relief from laughter? It's no joke
Stress relievers: Tips to tame stress
Stress symptoms: Effects on your body and behavior
Stretching: Focus on flexibility
Stroke rehabilitation: What to expect as you recover
Sudden death in young people: Heart problems often blamed
Suicide grief
Suicide: What to do when someone is thinking about suicide
Sun damage
Support groups: Make connections, get help
Surgery for stress urinary incontinence in women
Symptoms of pregnancy: What happens first

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Zinc

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