Nutrition basics
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10 great health foods
Add these health foods to the menu and give your diet a healthy boost.
Aging: What to expect
Understand the natural changes that come with aging.
Air travel with infant: Is it safe?
Planning for air travel with an infant? Know how air travel can affect a newborn's ears and breathing, and what you can do to keep your baby comfortable.
Albinism
In this group of inherited disorders, the body makes little or no melanin, a pigment that determines hair, skin and eye color and vision development.
Alcohol use: Weighing risks and benefits
Drinking alcohol in any amount is a health risk that increases with each drink you have. The risk peaks with heavy drinking, including binge drinking, which carries serious health risks.
Alcohol: Does it affect blood pressure?
Drinking too much alcohol can raise blood pressure to unhealthy levels.
Alkaline water: Better than plain water?
Health claims about alkaline water abound, but plain water is usually best.
Alzheimer's genes: Are you at risk?
What role do genes play in developing Alzheimer's? Are you at risk?
Angelman syndrome
Learn about this genetic disorder that causes developmental delays, problems with speech and other symptoms.
Aortic valve disease
Learn more about diseases that affect the valve between the heart's main pumping chamber and the body's main artery.
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