Colds and Flu: Antibiotics Won't Help

Antibiotics are powerful medicines, but they won't cure a cold or flu. Learn more about when antibiotics are needed and the dangers of using them for the wrong reasons.

• Swine Flu: 6 Ways to Prevent It

• Decision Focus: Do I Need to See a Doctor if I Think I Have Swine Flu?

• Swine Flu: Questions and Answers

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Sinusitis: Pressure and Face Pain from Sinus Infection

Sinusitis and sinus infection: Read about your internal filter system, and what can go wrong.

• Asthma and Sinusitis: Is There a Connection?

• Saline Nose Drops: The Perfect Solution for Your Child's Stuffy Nose

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Anatomy of a Chest Cold: Symptoms of Bronchitis and Pneumonia

When the sniffles turns into a chest cold, don't take your symptoms lightly. Learn to recognize the symptoms of bronchitis and pneumonia.

• A Pneumonia Primer

• About Respiratory Syncytial Virus

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Your Child's Sore Throat: Knowing When It's Strep or Tonsillitis

Sore throats and throat infections are common in children. Some need to be treated by antibiotics while many clear up on their own. Learn when to call the doctor, and when more intensive treatment - like surgery - might be necessary.

• Anatomy of a Chest Cold: Symptoms of Bronchitis and Pneumonia

• Pneumonia: A Dangerous Complication of the Flu

• Decision Focus: When There's a Spot on the Lung

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ABC's of Cystic Fibrosis

Learn about the symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatments for cystic fibrosis.

• Spirometry

• Mechanical Ventilation

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