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What to Do If Your Loved One Relapses

When people disown family members for addiction is when they are more likely to relapse. If your loved one has relapsed they may be experiencing fe...

What is Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine?

Kids 2 to 9 who are getting their first flu vaccine will need a second dose 4 weeks later. The first isn't enough to prevent the flu -- two doses w...

Flu Treatment

Antihistamines block the effect of 'histamine,' and help relieve such annoying symptoms as sneezing, itching, and nasal discharge. Talk to your doc...

Keeping Catchy Infections Contained

There’s a vaccine for many common contagious diseases. Make sure your family is up to date on their vaccinations. That includes adults, who should ...

Polio

Polio is a life-threatening disease caused by a virus. You get polio from a virus. Although polio mainly affects children under 5, you’re also at h...

Pacifiers Crawling with Germs

If your child uses a pacifier, sanitize them each evening, Glass says: “Sanitizing them can reduce the number of organisms and prevent biofilm from...

Diaper Rash

Diaper rash appears on the skin under a diaper. If the rash appears to be caused by an allergic response, your doctor may do skin testing to find o...

Could My Child Have a Broken Bone?

You may notice this in the area of the injury, and your child may say it feels tender. Your child can also get bumps or other obvious changes in th...

Precocious (Early) Puberty

In most cases, experts don't know what causes central precocious puberty, particularly in girls. If the doctor sees signs your child has precocious...

Penile Cancer

Penile cancer, or cancer of the penis, is when cells grow out of control on or in a man’s penis. These look inside your body for tumors or other si...

Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

It's natural to feel a little overwhelmed when you get news that you have a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET). Compared to those tumors, which ...

Multiple Myeloma Stages and Prognosis

It isn't used as much as it used to be because multiple myeloma is getting diagnosed at earlier stages. Many people only find out they have it beca...