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Health in Your 20s and 30s


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Active Sports
• Back in Action: A 5-Step Injury Recovery Plan
• Bicycle Day Touring: What to Take
• Bicycling
• Book Review: Looking for a Fight
• Book Review: The Girls of Summer
• Cardio Kickboxing
• Climbing Gyms
• Cross-Country Skiing: What to Take
• Day Hiking: What to Take
• Downhill Skiing: What to Take
• How to Choose Running Shoes
• In-Line Skating
• Is There a Marathon in Your Future?
• Kayaking: What to Take
• Mountain Biking: What to Take
• Multimedia: Bike Safety
• Running
• Snowboarding: What to Take
• Sports Drinks
• Swimming
• Walking
Addictions & Substance Abuse
• Alcohol Abuse
• Drug Abuse
• Risky Herbs & Supplements
• Smoking & Tobacco Center
Asthma & Allergies Center
• Adult Allergies
• Advair Diskus Recall
• Allergic rhinitis
• Allergies and Asthma in Children
• Allergy testing
• Animated Guide: How to Use a Peak Flow Meter
• Ask the Expert: Allergy Shots
• Ask the Expert: Asthma Test
• Ask the Expert: Cat Allergy
• Ask the Expert: Chemical Irritants at Work
• Ask the Expert: Chronic Sinusitis
• Ask the Expert: Corticosteroids and Appetite
• Ask the Expert: Delayed Mosquito Bite Reaction
• Ask the Expert: Echinacea Allergy
• Ask the Expert: Indoor Allergies
• Ask the Expert: Inhalers
• Ask the Expert: Post-Nasal Drip
• Ask the Expert: Runny Nose During Exercise
• Ask the Expert: Small Sinuses
• Ask the Expert: Steroids in Nasal Sprays?
• Ask the Expert: Toddler With Runny Nose
• Ask the Expert: Vaporizers and Infants
• Asthma Action Plan
• Asthma Medications
• Asthma Weekly Diary
• Asthma and GERD: What's the Connection?
• Asthma: Symptoms and Treatment
• Asthma: The Mind-Body Connection
• Audio: Interview With Misty Hyman
• Book Review: Taking Charge of Asthma
• Checklist: Asthma
• Drug allergies
• Exercise and Asthma
• How to Use an Inhaler
• Inhaler Update
• Interview: Misty Hyman Swims to Gold With Asthma
• Mold Allergies and Asthma
• Nasal polyps
• National Asthma Management Guidelines
• Occupational asthma
• Peak Flow Measurement: A Crucial Tool
• Pregnancy and Asthma
• Preventing Attacks
• Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Allergies
• Revised Standards for Diagnosis and Treatment
• Smoking and Asthma
• What Causes Attacks
• What are the Symptoms of Asthma?
Body Work
• Chiropractor FAQ
• Cranial Therapy
• Feldenkrais
• Massage Types
• Massage: Therapeutic
• Movement Therapies
• Pilates
• Reiki: Is It For Me?
Book Review: The Relationship Cure
Calculator Archive
Children's Development & Behavior
• Baby Development
• Children's Sleep Concerns
• Development & Behavior (Ages 01 to 03)
• Development & Behavior (Ages 03 to 06)
• Development & Behavior (Ages 06 to 12)
• Development & Behavior (Ages 12 to 16)
• Developmental & Behavioral Health Concerns in Children
• Poll: How Often Do Your Kids Exercise?
• Poll: What's Your Opinion of Teens These Days?
• Talking With Kids About Tough Issues
Eating Disorders
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Assessment: Might You Have an Eating Disorder?
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Body Image
• Book Review: The Adonis Complex
• Bulimia Nervosa
• First Person: Dysfunctional High School Days
• First Person: Love Those Chips!
• How I Finally Lost Weight
• Women: Building a Better Body Image
Emotional and Mental Health
• Anger
• Anxiety
• Communication and Therapy
• Depression Center
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Wellness
• Grief and Loss
• Mental Illness and Concerns
• Pets
• Relationships and Healthy Sexuality
• September 11: Aftermath and Recovery
• Stress Center
• Violence and Abuse
Fertility and Infertility
• Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)
• Caffeine and Conception
• Choosing a Fertility Doctor
• Coping With Infertility
• Detecting Ovulation
• Diagnosing Infertility
• Donor Eggs and Embryos
• Financing Infertility Treatments
• First Person: Looking for Mr. Right
• In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
• Infertility Workup
• Insemination
• Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
• Intrauterine Insemination
• Lifestyle and Fertility
• Luteal phase defect
• Male Infertility
• Men: Supporting Your Partner
• Prenatal Vitamin Supplements
• Quiz: Do You Know How to Get Pregnant?
• Secondary Infertility
• Sources of Fertility Financing
• Special Report: Age and Fertility
• Special Report: Babymaking 101
• Special Report: Reverse Vasectomy
• Special Report: The Egg Factor in Fertility
• Sperm Banks
• Stress and Infertility
• Top Infertility Myths
First Person: Junk Food Heaven
First Person: Why No One Walks
Fitness Rx
• Aquatic Therapy for Arthritis
• Arthritis and Exercise
• Arthritis and Tai Chi
• Desk Exercises for Your Back
• Exercise and Back Pain
• Exercise and Depression
• Exercise and Diabetes
• Exercise and Fatigue
• Exercise and High Blood Pressure
• Exercise and Menopause
• Exercise and PMS
• Exercise and Stress
• Exercises for Stronger Knees
• Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention
• Heart Disease and Exercise
• Preventing Diabetes Through Diet and Exercise
• Workout Plan to Strengthen Your Bones
Food & Water Safety
• Avoiding Bad Eggs
• Cooking a Perfect Turkey
• Food Poisoning: How to Avoid It
• Foodborne Illness
• Quiz: Your Kitchen Habits
• Safe Ways to Prepare Fish
• Seafood and Mercury
• Seafood, Mercury, and Pregnancy
• Special Report: Sushi Worms
• Water Safety
Food and Nutrition
• Children's Nutrition, Fitness & Weight Control
• Fats, Carbs, Protein (Macronutrients)
• Food & Water Safety
• Healthy Eating and Cooking
• Nutrition During Pregnancy
• Nutrition Rx
• Recipes
• Special Diets
• Vitamins & Minerals
• Weight Loss Programs vs. Fad Diets
Interview: Kurt Cobain's Cousin on Youth Suicide
Mind-Body Connection
• Art Therapy
• Biofeedback
• Biofeedback and Pain Relief
• Depression and Cancer
• Depression and Diabetes
• Depression and Heart Disease
• Depression and High Blood Pressure
• Exercise and Depression
• Guided Imagery
• Humor Therapy
• Hypnosis: Is It For Me?
• Illness: The Mind-Body Connection
• Interview: Dr James Gordon and Mind-Body Medicine
• Iyengar Yoga
• Meditation: Health Benefits
• Music Therapy
• Power Yoga
• Special Report: The Placebo Effect
• Yoga and Pain Relief
• Yoga: Is It for Me?
Nutrition Rx
• Alcohol and the Heart
• Book Review: Heart-Healthy Recipes
• Caffeine and Conception
• Depression and Fish Oil
• Diet and Cancer
• Diet and Diabetes
• Diet and Headaches
• Diet and High Blood Pressure
• Diet and Menopause
• Diet and PMS
• Diet for Healthy Bones
• Diet for a Healthy Heart
• Eat Right for Energy
• Eating to Ward Off Heart Disease
• Food Rx: Eating Right to Stay Healthy
• Food and Mood
• Food and Pain
• Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention
• Heart-Healthy Cooking with Recipe Substitutions
• Preventing Diabetes Through Diet and Exercise
• Preventing Heart Disease: Watch Your Cholesterol
• Salt and High Blood Pressure
• Special Report: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the Heart
Quiz Archive
Sex & Relationships
• Aphrodisiacs: Love Potions and Snake Oil
• Contraception
• Gynecological Problems
• Male Problems
• Relationships and Healthy Sexuality
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Skin & Hair Care
• Acne
• Cellulite
• Contact dermatitis
• Dermatitis herpetiformis
• Exfoliative dermatitis
• Hair Care
• Hair Loss (Male-Pattern Baldness)
• Hairdressers
• Hives Treatment
• Poll: Under What Conditions Would You Have Cosmetic Surgery?
• Seborrheic dermatitis
• Skin & Hair Problems
• Skin Care Tips
• Skin Care for Men
• Special: Summer Skin Care
• Sunscreen: How to Wear It
• Thinning Hair
• Varicose Veins FAQ
• Women: Keeping Skin Looking Youthful
Sleep Concerns
• Assessment: Do You Have a Sleep Disorder?
• Book Review: The Promise of Sleep
• Children's Sleep Concerns
• Getting a Great Night's Sleep
• How Stress Disrupts Sleep
• Jet Lag: How to Cope With It
• Melatonin
• Nasal CPAP
• Polysomnography
• Sleep Deprivation and Stress
• Sleep Disorders
• Sleeping During Pregnancy
• Valerian
Special Diets
• Calcium Without the Cow
• Eat Right for Energy
• Lactose Intolerance FAQ
• Macrobiotics
• Vegetarian
• Weight Loss Programs vs. Fad Diets
Special Report: After the Layoff
Special Report: Body Piercing
Special Report: Obesity in Young Adults
Sports & Fitness Gear
• Bicycle Day Touring: What to Take
• Car Camping: What to Take
• Day Hiking: What to Take
• Fitness Equipment
• How to Buy the Right Athletic Shoes
• How to Buy the Right Walking Shoes
• How to Choose Hiking Shoes and Boots
• How to Choose Running Shoes
• Kayaking: What to Take
• Mountain Biking: What to Take
• Overnight Backpacking and Camping: What to Take
• Wilderness First-Aid Kit
Sports Injuries
• Arthroscopy
• Ask The Expert: Runner's Knee
• Back in Action: A 5-Step Injury Recovery Plan
• Foot Injuries
• Groin Pain and Injuries in Men
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Preventing Exercise Injuries
• Shin Splints
• Shoulder Injuries
• Simple Stretches
• Strains and Sprains
Sports Nutrition & Supplements
• Anabolic Steroids
• Androstenedione (Andro): Buyer Beware
• Caffeine
• Creatine
• Human Growth Hormone
• Investigating Herbs and Supplements
• Nutraceuticals
• Protein Supplements
• Quiz: What Do You Know About Fitness Supplements?
• Special Report: Ephedra Supplements -- Bad Business? Part 1
• Special Report: Ephedra Supplements, Part 2
• Special Report: FDA Bans Ephedra
• Sports Drinks
• Triax
Teeth Whitening
Tests Men & Women Shouldn't Miss
• Cholesterol test
• DEXA Scan (Bone Density Test)
• HIV ELISA/Western blot
• Heart Stress Test
• Mammograms
• PSA Test
• Pap Smear
• Prenatal Tests
• Prostate Exam
• Special Report: Why Men Avoid the Doctor
• Testicular Self-Exam
• Tests & Procedures
Travel Health
• Air Travel During Pregnancy
• Jet Lag: How to Cope With It
• Pregnancy Travel Checklist
• Quiz: Do You Know How to Travel Safely?
• Senior Travel: A Resource Guide
• Special Report: Adventures With Elderhostel
• Special Report: Economy Class Syndrome
• Special Report: Job Hazards of Flight Attendants
• Special Report: The New Face of Travel Health
• Special Report: Traveling With Diabetes
• Traveling With Children
• Tropical Diseases
• Vacation health care
Vitamins & Minerals
• Calcium
• Calcium Without the Cow
• Calcium and Pregnancy
• Chromium
• Chromium Picolinate
• Daily Nutrition Calculator (Vitamins and Minerals)
• Folic Acid
• Iron
• Iron and Pregnancy
• Multivitamins
• Potassium
• Prenatal Vitamin Supplements
• Quiz: Vitamin ABCs
• Selenium
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin B
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D
• Vitamin E
• Zinc
Weight Control Center
• Abdominal Machines: Do They Work?
• Ask The Expert: Overweight Teen
• Ask The Expert: Weight Loss
• Ask the Expert: Sedentary Job and Weight Loss
• Audio: Kids and Obesity
• Book Review: Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy
• Book Review: Fast Food Nation
• Book Review: Generation Extra Large
• Book Review: Healthy Jewish Cooking
• Book Review: Light Ethnic Cooking
• Book Review: The Adonis Complex
• Children and Exercise
• Diet Fads
• Diet and Menopause
• Downsize This! The Fun of Smaller Portions
• Eating Healthy alla Italiana
• Eight Keys to Losing Weight
• Fast Food Pitfalls
• First Person: Dysfunctional High School Days
• First Person: Farewell to the Sugar Shack
• First Person: Heart Attack Diary -- Part IV, 20 Years Later
• First Person: Love Those Chips!
• First Person: Why No One Walks
• Fit and Fat
• Guidelines on Childhood Obesity
• Heart Disease and Weight
• How I Finally Lost Weight
• Ideal Weight Calculator
• Interview: Andrea Dunn and Project Active
• Low-Fat Meals
• Multimedia: Fitness for Toddlers
• Multimedia: The Edible Schoolyard
• Q & A: My Teen's Weight
• Q&A: Appetite Suppressants
• Q&A: Atkins Diet and Brain Fog
• Q&A: Losing Weight
• Q&A: Pre-Teens and Exercise
• Q&A: The Body Type Diet
• Q&A: Too Much Water?
• Special Report: "The Solution" to Weight Loss
• Special Report: "The Solution" to Weight Loss, Part II
• Special Report: Craving Sugar
• Special Report: High Protein Diets
• Special Report: Is Soda Making Kids Fat?
• Special Report: Obesity in Young Adults
• Special Report: Sprawl and Your Waistline
• Special Report: The Dangers of Belly Fat
• Special Report: The Obesity Epidemic
• Special Report: What's Wrong With the American Diet?
• Walking Off the Weight
• Weight Lifting to Lose Weight
• Weight Loss 101, Part 1: Getting Started
• Weight Loss 101, Part 2: Eating for Health
• Weight Loss 101, Part 3: Get Moving
• Weight Loss 101, Part 4: Everyday Strategies
• Weight Loss 101, Part 5: Sticking With It
• Weight Loss Programs vs. Fad Diets
• Weight Loss for Children: A Family Affair
• Yo-Yo Dieting
Work & Health
• Job Profiles and Hazards
• Job Safety
• Job Stress
• Keeping Healthy on the Go
• Managers: Promoting a Healthy Workplace
• Work Life and Job Stress
• Work-Family Balance
• Your Rights on the Job
Working Out
• Abdominal Exercises
• Aerobics 101
• Anabolic Steroids
• Ask The Expert: Best Time To Run
• Back in Action: A 5-Step Injury Recovery Plan
• Book Review: The Adonis Complex
• Cardio Kickboxing
• Desk Exercises for Your Back
• Everyday Exercise
• Exercise Balls
• Exercise Buddies
• First Person: Addicted to Exercise
• First Person: Jogging Past 40
• First Person: Lord of the Dance
• Fitness Plans 101, Part 1: Getting Started
• Fitness Plans 101, Part 2: Putting Together a Schedule
• Fitness Plans 101, Part 3: Guide to Fitness Services and Products
• Fitness Plans 101, Part 4: Preventing Injury and Sticking to Your Plan
• Getting Started
• Home Gyms on a Budget
• How to Choose Running Shoes
• How to Choose a Gym
• How to Choose a Trainer
• Interview: Andrea Dunn and Project Active
• Make a Fitness Contract
• Personal Trainer
• Pilates
• Power Yoga
• Preventing Exercise Injuries
• Q&A: Best Time to Work Out
• Q&A: Walking and Burning Shins
• Quiz: Do You Know How to Walk Your Way to Fitness?
• Quiz: Fitness IQ
• Running
• Simple Stretches
• Special Report: Salsa Dancing as Exercise
• Special: Get Fit in the New Year
• Sports Drinks
• Sports Nutrition & Supplements
• Staying Motivated
• Stretching 101
• Swimming
• Target Heart Rate and Exercise
• Walking
• Weight Training 101
• Workout Plan to Improve Your Shape
• Workout Plan to Strengthen Your Bones

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Cool Tools
Body Mass Index Calculator
Calorie Burn Calculator
Calorie Need Calculator
Daily Calorie Use Calculator
Ideal Weight Calculator
Target Heart Rate Calculator
Waist-to-Hip Ratio Calculator
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Useful sites
- OSHA: Workers' Page
- American Lung Association -- Tobacco
- QuitNet
- American Council on Exercise: Fit Facts
- The Testicular Cancer Resource Center



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