In this corner we have the common cold. In the other corner—the miserable flu. How can you tell which one you're fighting? Use this symptom checker as your scorecard.

Visitors can be a welcome distraction for someone who's ill in the hospital.
Follow these six suggestions to make sure your visit is a positive one.

It's not a good mix.
More than 8,000 kids are treated in emergency departments every year
for gunshot wounds. Learn how to reduce the risk for a gun accident in your home.

About half of women 50 and older experience incontinence, or leakage of urine.
Many don't tell their doctor. But there are exercises that can help.

Black caregivers are less likely to feel stressed out or depressed
than their white counterparts, according to this study. Why might that be?
Also, check out these 10 tips for reducing caregiver stress,
as well as advice for long-distance caregiving.