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Holiday decorations like tinsel, electric lights, wrapping paper, ornaments and poinsettias can be dangerous temptations for young tots. Learn how to eliminate some of these hazards and what to do if your child eats or chokes on these items.

If traveling with your children this holiday season, plan ahead and avoid using medications to calm them down. Experts warn against using Benadryl to tranquilize youngsters. The allergy medication can have some serious side-effects.

People with diabetes face a figurative mine field of savory holiday dishes and desserts from pumpkin pies topped with whipped cream to cranberries and cornbread dressing. So what can a diabetes sufferer do to stay healthy? Find out here.

Known as the silent killer, carbon monoxide poisoning kills 400 people and sends 20,000 people to the hospital each yearl. Before you turn on your furnace, heater or fireplace to stay warm, get them inspected for the dangerous gas.

He’s perfect. She’s gorgeous. They click. It quickly moves from dating to engagement and happily ever after…or so you think. However, once the reality of marriage sets in, it's how they relate to each other that keeps them together or apart.

Amid the frenzied pace of decorating, planning and shopping for the perfect holiday with family and friends, don't let cold temperatures and the heightened stress brought on by these activities ruin your health this holiday season.

The Harris County Hospital District is one of only two healthcare systems in Houston, and one of only seven in Texas, recognized as a 2011 Most Wired winner by Hospitals & Health Networks, a publication of the American Hospital Association.

Motorcycle safety starts with drivers and passengers wearing properly strapped helmets to avoid death or serious injury, say neurosurgeons from Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston, Texas, one of the busiest trauma centers in nation.

Ozone, the prevalent gas found in air pollution in Houston, Texas, can trigger violent breathing problems in many people, particularly children and seniors, unless they take precautions, says a lung expert from Ben Taub General Hospital.

With bipolar disorder in the news, in part, because of actress Catherine Zeta-Jones receiving treatment for her condition, Dr. Asim Shah of the Harris County Hospital District wants to clear up the misunderstood and stigmatized disorder.