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What you need to know about multivitamins

In this day and age of food-on-the-go, supplements can add much-needed nutrients to your diet. But a walk down the vitamin aisle at any store could very well make your head spin. Here's a breakdown of several of multivitamin options.

Respirator or face mask? Best H1N1 protection still debated

A preliminary report suggesting that N95 respirators -- filtering devices worn over the mouth and nose -- protect against swine flu better than surgical face masks seems to be incorrect, researchers revealed during a meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

Report on handling H1N1 cases: Use masks with airtight seals

An advisory panel is recommending a major step up in protection for health workers dealing with patients suspected or confirmed to have H1N1 influenza.

Nurses offer tips for surviving a hospital stay

Imagine you're about to travel to a foreign land. You've heard it can be a mighty dangerous place, but you have to go there -- you have no choice. You don't know exactly where the threats lurk, and you don't speak the language. Wouldn't it be nice to have a guide?

Are you getting enough protein?

Even if the low-carb diet craze ended up being a bit of a bust, the attention it focused on protein is a good thing. Researchers are taking a closer look at this often ignored nutrient and discovering its hidden health potential.

How much vitamin D should someone over 55 take?

How much vitamin D is recommended for those over 55?

Time.com: Panel Criticizes Great Lakes Study

Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday

Eat your fluids to stay hydrated

If your water bottle travels with you everywhere, sip on this thought: Drinking water isn't the only way to stay hydrated.

Time.com: Debate: When to Declare Donors Dead

A report on three heart transplants involving babies is focusing attention on a touchy issue in the organ donation field: When and how can someone be declared dead?

Time.com: Study: Vitamin D Could Save Lives

New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the "sunshine" vitamin's role in good health

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