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Ear Tubes

Ear tubes are very small metal or plastic tubes a doctor inserts in your child’s ears to help reduce the number of ear infections by allowings flui...

Guide to Cough Medicine

The doctor may tell you not to treat a cough from a cold unless it keeps you up at night or gets in the way of your daily life. Dextromethorphan ca...

What's Causing My Cold?

These viruses cause 20% of colds. About 10% to 15% of adult colds are caused by viruses also responsible for other, more severe respiratory illness...

Common Cold Symptoms: Whats Normal, Whats Not

Your symptoms usually start between 1 and 3 days after you get infected with a cold virus. Sometimes you might mistake cold symptoms for hay fever....

FAQ: Cough and Cold Medicines

If your nose and sinuses are stuffed up, a decongestant may help. If you have a runny nose or sneezing, try an antihistamine. You can also try non-...

Sinus Problems: Do Antibiotics Help or Hurt?

Patients with painful sinus problems often plead with their doctors to give them an antibiotic ASAP. About 60% to 70% of people with sinus infectio...

Flu Symptoms

Vomiting and diarrhea with flu is more common in children. Antivirals can decrease the severity and duration of illness and may prevent serious com...

Statin Side Effects

Statins are a class of drugs often prescribed by doctors to help lower cholesterol levels in the blood. Statin drugs work by blocking the action of...

Which Medicines Lower 'Bad' (LDL) Cholesterol?

Statin drugs may also interact with other medications you take. A different type of drug, ezetimibe (Zetia), lowers “bad” LDL cholesterol by blocki...

How to Lower Your Triglycerides

You and your doctor have ways to lower your level if it is running high. When you think of fat developing and being stored in your hips or belly, y...

What is Hyperlipidemia?

Cholesterol, a waxy substance, is a type of fat your body makes. Don't exercise much? LDL cholesterol: The 'bad' cholesterol that builds up inside ...

HDL Cholesterol: The Good Cholesterol

People with normal HDL cholesterol can have heart disease. Overall, though, people who have low HDL cholesterol will have greater risk of developin...