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Common cold
Risk factors
- Sleep deprivation: Know the risks Sleep deprivation — Understand the health risks of not getting enough quality sleep.
Symptoms
- Symptom Checker Use this Symptom Checker to pinpoint possible causes of your medical symptoms.
- Sore throat Sore throat — Comprehensive overview covers causes, treatment, self-care of this common affliction.
Complications
- Bronchitis Bronchitis — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this potentially serious lung infection.
Treatments and drugs
- Breast-feeding and medications: What's safe? Breast-feeding and medications — Understand which medications are safe to take while breast-feeding.
Lifestyle and home remedies
- Humidifiers: Air moisture eases skin, breathing symptoms Humidifiers: What they can do for you and how to maintain them.
- Cold remedies: What works, what doesn't, what can't hurt Cold remedies: Some work, some don't. We help you tell the difference.
Prevention
- Hand-washing: Do's and don'ts Hand-washing — Done properly, hand-washing is a simple way to avoid getting sick.
- Staying healthy in school: Kid-friendly tips Healthy in school — Consider school health basics, starting with frequent hand-washing.
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