Medical Care

Get advice on finding a doctor, healthy hospital stays and more.

Those free medication samples may not be the best -- or safest.

The smart solution to prescription drug storage and disposal.

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An artificial lung may give lung transplant hopefuls a new lease on life.

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What to do if you've been bitten.
2 How Your Dentist Can Save Your Life
The dentist may be the most important doctor you see this year.
3 Secrets of Great Doctors
An insider's guide to getting the best medical treatment.
4 Best Dream Team
Once weighed down by hard times, these five women moved on to improve their lives and become an inspiration to the youth of their community.
5 The RD Guide to Vaccines
Find out what the Centers for Disease Control recommends for children, adolescents and adults.
6 Avoiding Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's is affected by diet, personality, and toxins. Follow these tips to lower your risk of Alzheimer's.
7 The New Sleep Meds
A quick glance at the new sleep sleeping pills.
8 Easy Ways to Improve Your Vision
Learn how to keep your eyes in tiptop shape.
9 Medical Breakthrough '08: Nano Tumor Killers
There's new hope for destroying cancerous liver tumors.

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