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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford visitor Sheila Garcia, 3, wears before visiting a patient at the hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., Oct. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest

A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs. Researchers looked at nasal swabs and symptom reports of more than 800 students and staff in Kansas City, Missouri.

Ticks are opportunistic pests that can spread dangerous diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Unproven Lyme disease tests and treatments are proliferating

CORRECTS YEAR TO 2025, NOT 2024 - Jannelliz Barragan, center, wears a weighted vest during an MB360 workout class at the Life Time health club in New York on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Do weighted vests really help you get in shape faster?

Bartender Shelby Campos mixes a non-alcoholic beverage - or mocktail - at the non-alcoholic Good News Bar, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Nonalcoholic beer and mocktails can help people stay sober or drink less, but are not for everyone

A low-dose estrogen skin patch is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/File)

Doctors want women to know the nuanced reality of hormone therapy for menopause

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This electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in 2005. (Janice Haney Carr/CDC via AP)

How to protect yourself from Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria found in some coastal waters

A pharmacist holds a Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Got the sniffles? Here’s what to know about summer colds and the COVID-19 variant called stratus

Second-grader Aaminah Ingram-Kirk, 7, leads the way off the bus for the first day of school at Bishop McCort Catholic Elementary West on Tioga Street in Johnstown, Pa., Aug. 21, 2024. (Thomas Slusser/The Tribune-Democrat via AP, File)

How to get kids back on a sleep schedule for the school year

An elderly couple walks down a hallway in Easton, Pa., on Nov. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

To stay sharper while aging, get active, challenge your brain, and eat healthy

This image provided by Abbott’s Lingo division in July 2025, shows the Lingo wearable device for continuous glucose monitoring. (Abbott/Lingo via AP)

Continuous glucose monitors are in vogue. But do you really need to track your blood sugar?

Dr. Henry J. Heimlich uses lifegaurds at Coney Island swimming pool in suburban Cincinnati on Friday, July 9, 1999, to demonstrate how the Heimlich maneuver can help save people from drowning. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble, File)

More elderly Americans are choking to death. Are these devices the answer?

(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

Making healthy snacks a habit when afternoon energy slumps strike at work

People work out in an open-air gym next to the beach in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Which strength training method is best for you? Experts break down the options

A patient is hooked up to an IV for a hangover treatment in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Thinking about taking a stab at IV therapy? Ask some questions first

This image released by Deafmetal shows a selection of their hearing aid devices. (Deafmetal via AP)

From frustration to joy: What I learned about getting a hearing aid

This photo provided by Teal Health in May 2025 shows the company’s Teal Wand self-collection kit for at-home cervical cancer screening. (Nicole Morrison/Teal Health via AP)

More at-home health tests are now available. How to know what’s right for you

Cleveland Indians right fielder Melky Cabrera sprays sunscreen before a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Sunday, July 22, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde, File)

You should wear sunscreen even if you have darker skin. Here’s why

Whitney Chapman, right, conducts a chair yoga class at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, in New York, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Emotional well-being. Fall prevention. Chair yoga has a lot to offer people of all ages

This March 19, 2024, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows daffodils in full bloom. Daffodils are among the flowers least likely to cause seasonal allergy symptoms. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

Some plants cause more suffering than others for gardeners with pollen allergies

Charles Scott works out with resistance bands at home Thursday, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Too busy to get fit? Here’s how to work exercise into your packed schedule

Marakah Mancini de León performs a Reiki treatment near a sign in Spanish reading, “Christ is risen,” in the sanctuary of St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church, which recently added wellness sessions as part of its migrant ministry, in Minneapolis, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

Altar acupuncture: A Minneapolis church brings well-being sessions to its migrant ministry

A health-related query on Google is displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

What’s that rash? Put some thought into asking Google for medical help

Visitors enjoy their sauna session at the Hackney Wick Community Sauna Baths, in London, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Communal sweating in saunas is the hottest wellness trend taking over the UK

Natasha Nelson, who was diagnosed with autism in August 2023, just after her youngest daughter was also diagnosed, sits in a sensory room she uses to calm her children in her Stone Mountain, Ga. home on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

More adults are wondering if they have autism. Here are tips to seek a diagnosis

Mixed drinks are displayed at a bar in Baltimore on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

How drinking alcohol can affect your health

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