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31. 8 Tips for Nighttime Cough Relief
    

    Nighttime coughs are especially miserable. The key is to soothe your ticklish throat and over-sensitive airways before you go to bed. Drink herbal tea with honey. Get into a ritual of having a mug of non-caffeinated tea before bed. "Any warm liquid can help break up mucus in your airways," says Norm

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32. 5 Ways to Stop Colds From Spreading in Your Family
    

    When you've got a family, even a run-of-the-mill cold can be a lot of trouble. As it spreads from one person to the next in your family, that one crummy cold virus can disrupt your lives for weeks -- causing missed school, missed work, sleepless nights, and frayed tempers. So when your child -- or y

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33. New Swine Flu Outbreak: Case Count Rising
    

    Aug. 9, 2012 -- The case count in the ongoing outbreak of new swine flu has jumped from 12 cases last week to at least 145 cases, the CDC announced today. Even while the CDC was making the announcement, Indiana health officials reported seven new cases. That brings the total to 152 cases -- and coun

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34. YouTube for Do-It-Yourself Vertigo Treatment?
    

    July 23, 2012 -- Watching self-help videos on the popular Internet site YouTube may help some people with vertigo treat themselves. A new study found 33 videos showing the Epley maneuver. This maneuver is often used by health care providers to help people with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, o

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35. Should I Go to the Clinic for a Cold or Flu?
    

    Q:  I figure I'll pick up a cold or the flu at some point from all the sniffling, coughing students in my classes. How do I know when to seek medical help? A:  You're right. Because you spend a lot of time around other people, your chances of getting a cold or the flu this winter are high. What's th

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36. Zinc May Slightly Help Adults With Colds, Not Kids
    

    May 7, 2012 -- Adults who take zinc supplements at the first sign of a cold may shave almost two days off of their sniffling, sneezing, and coughing, a new review study suggests. That said, the supplements didn't lessen the severity of these symptoms in adults, and had no effects on children, who ca

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37. Flu Risk Higher for Workers in Certain Industries
    

    March 22, 2012 -- Although having a job offers some protection against the flu, a new report from the CDC shows that workers in some industries appear more flu-prone than workers in other industries. “[T]his information is needed for recognizing and responding to increased risks for infection among

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38. It's Flu Season, CDC Says
    

    Feb. 24, 2012 -- Flu season is officially under way, the CDC says. It's the latest start in 24 years, Joseph Bresee, MD, chief of epidemiology and prevention at the CDC's flu branch, said at a news teleconference. The CDC declares a flu season when for three weeks in a row at least 10% of people see

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39. Cough Medicine: Should You or Shouldn’t You?
    

    Coughs send more people to the doctor's office than any other specific symptom, according to experts. And Americans spend billions of dollars every year on over-the-counter medications to fight coughs, such as cough suppressants and expectorants.   Clearly we're concerned about our coughs. Clearly w

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40. Where's the Flu? Get Ready
    

    Dec. 29, 2011 -- Where is this flu season we keep hearing about? Brace yourself. Although it's seemed pretty quiet so far, flu season may already have arrived. Although official CDC data show little flu activity throughout the U.S., it takes about two weeks to compile that data. More timely data fro

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