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vaccine tracker
WebMD the Magazine | September 2011
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Tell-Tail Signs
Is your pet really sick? Or not eating because he’s being
stubborn? Learn how to tell the difference with tips from
our vet experts in our Healthy Pets Community TV videos.
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Sinus Infection
top symptoms include
Pain or pressure around the eyes,
forehead, and upper cheeks
Thick nasal discharge that is green,
yellowish, or blood tinged
Fatigue
A sinus infection—also called “sinusitis”—is an inflammation of
the sinuses and nasal passages often on the heels of a cold or
allergies. Some people get sinus infections only occasionally; others
get them chronically, often due to allergies. Other symptoms include
bad breath, fever, cough, tooth pain, and a very stuffed-up feeling.
You can find relief by drinking plenty of fluids (to thin the mucus),
inhaling hot steam (over a sink or in the shower), and rinsing the
sinuses (drugstores carry kits for this). Anti-inflammatory medications,
decongestants, and pain relievers can also help. But a sinus
infection that doesn’t go away with home remedies may need
antibiotics. Rarely, sinus infections that aren’t treated can result in a
brain infection and other serious complications.
SHOT
CLOCK
Keep your family’s immunization
records up to date with WebMD’s
Vaccine Tracker, an easy-touse,
secure tool that helps you
record and manage everyone’s
vaccination history and sends you
email reminders to stay on top of
appointments and schedules.
symptomchecker
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Key in your symptoms
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the Pulse
by Colleen Paretty, WebMD Executive Editor
We’ve been busy the last several
months innovating all kinds of new
content and tools for you. Here’s a peek
at a few (one of which has a sweepstakes
with some serious cash prizes).
The vaccine tracker tool in our new
Vaccines Center (featured in the big box
at left) arrives just in time for back-toschool.
It’s your go-to one-stop destination
for personalized vaccine information
for everyone in your family. No more
Post-its on the refrigerator that fall off
and get lost!
Need a skin
care routine
that delivers?
Is every day a
bad hair day?
We gave our
Healthy Beauty Center a complete topto-toe
re-do so you can do the same. It’s
beautiful! Start with the Personal Skin
Evaluator, then zero in on Healthy Skin
TV segments and Ask the Dermatologist
videos targeted just for you. You’ll
find slideshows, how-to articles, and
the Beauty Community to share with
others, too.
And if you haven’t discovered our
Raising Fit Kids site for parents, the
chance to win $4,000 and other cash
prizes should get you there. All you have
to do is sign up for our Parenting and
Children’s Health newsletter and you’re
entered. Then stick around—Raising Fit
Kids is your roadmap for making healthy
food, fitness, and ways to de-stress and
feel good achievable goals for everyone
in your family—especially your kids.
Like what you see? Have suggestions?
Share with me at Colleen@
WebMD.net or in the Magazine Community
online at WebMD.com.
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