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posted 01/25/2008, comments (4)

Natural, Doctor-Approved Ways to Treat Kids’ Colds Without OTC Meds

Thanks to the FDA, I now have a clutter-free, neatly organized medicine cabinet for the first time since stockpiling it for the arrival of twin babies. It's amazing how much stuff you can fit (aka "cram"!) into a tiny medicine closet. Now I'm left like many parents, smack in the middle of cold and flu season with the newfound knowledge that not... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/14/2008, comments (3)

Are You Guilty of the Worst Cold and Flu Habits?

January is the month when millions of people make an effort to revamp their health habits. Coincidentally, it's also the month when many variants of cold and flu viruses - including sinus infections causes by bacteria -- rear their ugly heads. Now may be the perfect time to take stock of your health habits and see if they could use some minor... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/07/2008, comments (0)

Wipe Out the Germs in Your Home

As cold and flu viruses make their rounds, you may want to kick your germ-avoidance tactics into high gear, making sure that if one person in your house gets sick, the illness doesn't spread, taking everyone-including you-out of commission. Here's a room-by-room overview of where some of the germs lurk in the highest concentrations and how you can... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/31/2007, comments (0)

Nag-Free Ways to Get Kids into the Hand-Washing Habit

As parents, we know that little kids' hands always seem to wind up in their mouths or noses...or someone else's mouth or nose. That's why when cold and flu season is upon us, it's more important than ever to reduce the number of germs on our kids' hands as they're out and about. With that in mind, try some of these stealth-health tactics to make... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/11/2007, comments (0)

Out of Sick Days? Avoid the Office Cold Using These 5 Tactics

Hack, wheeze, sniffle, sneeze. What spreads faster than office gossip? The office cold. "Every day, you run a germ gauntlet getting to work and in your workplace," explains Charles Gerba, Ph.D., microbiologist at the University of Arizona. "Basically, the people before you who were ill laid a germ minefield." The common cold and the flu... Read more Chevron

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