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Medical history: Compiling your medical family tree
Use a special family tree to track your family's health information.
Best sunscreen: Understand sunscreen options
Confused about the best sunscreen? Here's some help sorting through the options.
Food allergies: Understanding food labels
Food allergies — Here's how to read food labels to avoid an allergic reaction.
Dental braces: When to start
Dental braces are recommended for many children — When is the best time to start?
Barefoot running shoes: Better than traditional running shoes?
Barefoot running shoes are designed to protect your feet while mimicking the mechanics of barefoot running.
E. coli and food safety
E. coli doesn't affect the way a food looks, smells or tastes. Learn ways to protect yourself.
Sodium nitrate in meat: Heart disease risk factor?
Sodium nitrate, a preservative in some meats, may increase your heart disease risk.
Making progress towards your goals
Learn how to make progress toward your goals of learning new skills such as a new language or a musical instrument.
Osteomalacia
Caused by a severe vitamin D deficiency, osteomalacia softens bones, sometimes causing leg bowing in children. Boosting vitamin D intake can cure the disorder.
Congenital myopathies
These rare muscle diseases that cause weakness and poor muscle tone are present at birth and caused by genetic defects.
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