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Asthma can't be cured, but you can control it to reduce the amount and severity of your symptoms.

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Your Complete Guide to Being Well and Staying Healthy
You're committed to keeping yourself and your family healthy... This section of our website offers a wide variety of resources for you to better understand your health concerns and maintain your healthy lifestyle. You'll find information about diseases, treatments, surgical procedures, prescription drugs and even vitamins. Try out our calculators and risk assessments to gauge your wellness, or browse the healthy recipes before heading to the grocery store!
Today's Health News
Health Highlights: May 11, 2008
  • Lawsuit Alleging Mercury Causes Autism to Begin in U.S. Court of Claims

  • 85 Hepatitis C Cases Confirmed at Las Vegas Clinics

  • Flu Vaccine Makers Preparing 143 Million Doses for Next Season

  • Marijuana Linked to Teen Mental Health Problems

  • New Formulation of Coagulation Factor Approved by FDA

  • FDA Approves Generic Versions of Restless Legs Drug


Nasal Irrigation Can Help Fight Spring Allergies

Ingredients can be bought over the counter and safely used at home


Scoliosis: An Unnatural Curve

Treatment includes watchful waiting, bracing and, sometimes, surgery

Health Tip of the Day

Chlamydia Infection on the Rise

More young Americans than expected are infected with Chlamydia trachomatis, the bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia, according to the ongoing National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Current statistics show that one in 25 young adults -- or 4 percent -- have the bacterium. Chlamydia is the most frequently transmitted STD in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If untreated, chlamydia can damage a woman's reproductive organs, causing infertility.