What's New
A list of items that have been recently added to or updated on familydoctor.org.
New
Anemia During Pregnancy -- 10/09
Atypical Moles -- 10/09
BRAT Diet: Recovering From an Upset Stomach -- 9/09
Bedbugs -- 10/09
Bleeding in Early Pregnancy -- 10/09
Breastfeeding vs. Bottle-feeding: Deciding What’s Right for You and Your Baby -- 10/09
Bursitis of the Hip -- 11/09
Cancer: Reducing Your Risk with a Healthy Lifestyle -- 10/09
Cardiomyopathy -- 10/09
Casts and Splints -- 10/09
Changes in Your Body During Pregnancy: First Trimester -- 10/09
Changes in Your Body During Pregnancy: Second Trimester -- 10/09
Changes in Your Body During Pregnancy: Third Trimester -- 10/09
Chronic Insomnia -- 10/09
Clavicle Fractures -- 9/09
Dysphagia (Difficulty Swallowing) -- 10/09
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction -- 10/09
Gastroparesis -- 10/09
Hammer Toe -- 11/09
Hay Fever -- 11/09
Headaches and Mind-Body Therapy -- 9/09
Keloids -- 10/09
Leprosy -- 11/09
Low-purine Diet -- 11/09
Mastitis -- 10/09
Melasma -- 11/09
Mumps -- 10/09
Oppositional Defiant Disorder -- 10/09
Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder -- 10/09
Pacifiers: Benefits and Risks -- 10/09
Pancreatitis -- 10/09
Peritonsillar Abscess -- 9/09
Poisoning -- 10/09
Sjögren’s Syndrome -- 10/09
Skin Conditions of the Genitals: Lichen Sclerosus and Lichen Simplex Chronicus -- 10/09
Tennis Elbow -- 10/09
Thalassemia -- 11/09
Tinnitus -- 10/09
Tobacco Use and Teenagers: Why You Should Quit -- 9/09
Trans Fats -- 10/09
Ulcerative Colitis -- 10/09
Ultrasound During Pregnancy -- 10/09
Vibrio Vulnificus Infection -- 9/09
Vision Loss -- 9/09
Your Baby's Development: The First Trimester -- 10/09
Your Baby's Development: The Second Trimester -- 10/09
Your Baby's Development: The Third Trimester -- 10/09
de Quervain’s Tenosynovitis -- 11/09
Recently Updated
Addison's Disease -- 10/09
Allergies: Things You Can Do to Control Your Symptoms -- 10/09
Allergy Shots: Could They Help Your Allergies? -- 10/09
Anaphylaxis -- 10/09
Anemia (Normocytic Anemia) -- 10/09
Angina and Heart Disease -- 11/09
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help -- 10/09
Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome -- 10/09
Antihistamines -- 10/09
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia: What You Should Know -- 11/09
Avoiding Snakebites -- 11/09
Becoming Parents: What It Means for Couples -- 11/09
Being a Single Parent -- 11/09
Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home -- 11/09
Botulinum Toxin Injections: A Treatment for Muscle Spasms -- 11/09
Burners -- 10/09
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) -- 11/09
Caring for Your Incision After Surgery -- 11/09
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome -- 11/09
Cast Care -- 11/09
Cat-Scratch Disease -- 11/09
Cerebral Palsy in Children -- 10/09
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM) -- 10/09
Cholesterol: What Your Level Means -- 11/09
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- 11/09
Chronic Kidney Disease -- 10/09
Chronic Pain Medicines -- 11/09
Cluster Headaches -- 10/09
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome -- 11/09
Concussion in Sports -- 10/09
Congenital Heart Disease: How to Care For Your Baby and Yourself -- 11/09
Coping With an HIV Diagnosis -- 10/09
Corneal Abrasions -- 11/09
Diabetes Insipidus -- 11/09
Digoxin: A Medicine for Heart Problems -- 11/09
Eczema: Tips on How to Care for Your Skin -- 10/09
Edema -- 11/09
Essential Tremor -- 10/09
Fiber: How to Increase the Amount in Your Diet -- 10/09
First Aid: Burns -- 11/09
First Aid: Cuts, Scrapes and Stitches -- 11/09
Food Poisoning From Eating Fish -- 11/09
Genital Warts -- 10/09
Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica -- 11/09
HIV Treatment -- 10/09
Head Injuries: What to Watch for Afterward -- 10/09
Heart Disease and Heart Attacks: What Women Need to Know -- 11/09
Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke -- 11/09
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) -- 10/09
Herpes -- 10/09
Hidradenitis Suppurativa -- 10/09
High Blood Pressure: Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor -- 11/09
Hirsutism (Excess Hair) -- 10/09
How to Care for Your Baby's Teeth -- 10/09
How to Reduce Your HIV and AIDS risk -- 10/09
How to Take HIV Medicines -- 10/09
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) -- 10/09
Hypopituitarism -- 10/09
Interstitial Nephritis -- 10/09
Intertrigo -- 10/09
Kidney Cysts -- 10/09
Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis: A Common Cause of Back and Leg Pain -- 10/09
Mass Psychogenic Illness -- 11/09
Mental Health: Keeping Your Emotional Health -- 11/09
Microscopic Hematuria -- 10/09
Migraine Headaches: Ways to Deal With the Pain -- 10/09
Mushroom Poisoning -- 11/09
Nasal Sprays: How to Use Them Correctly -- 10/09
Nicotine Patch -- 11/09
Nosebleeds -- 11/09
Nutrition and Exercise When You Have HIV -- 10/09
Nutrition for Weight Loss: Is a Low-Carbohydrate Diet Right for Me? -- 10/09
Nutrition for Weight Loss: What You Need to Know About Fad Diets -- 11/09
Nutrition for Weight Loss: What it Takes to Lose Weight -- 10/09
Nutrition: How to Read a Nutrition Facts Label -- 10/09
Nutrition: Keeping a Food Diary -- 10/09
Nutrition: Tips for Improving Your Health -- 10/09
Opioid Addiction -- 10/09
Oral Medicines for Diabetes -- 11/09
Osteoarthritis of the Knee -- 11/09
Pain Control After Surgery: Pain Medicines -- 11/09
Parkinson's Disease -- 10/09
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) -- 10/09
Reactive Arthritis -- 10/09
Rebound Headaches -- 10/09
Rickets: What It Is and How It's Treated -- 10/09
STI Detection and Prevention -- 10/09
Seborrheic Dermatitis: What It Is and How to Treat It -- 10/09
Sickle Cell Disease: Practical Tips for Preventing a Sickle Cell Crisis -- 10/09
Smokeless Tobacco: Tips on How to Stop -- 11/09
Smoking Cessation in Recovering Alcoholics -- 11/09
Smoking: Do I Want to Quit? -- 11/09
Substance Abuse: What It Is and How to Quit -- 11/09
Tension Headaches -- 10/09
Tick-borne Relapsing Fever -- 10/09
Vitamin B-12 -- 11/09
Vitamins and Minerals: How to Get What You Need -- 11/09
Weight Issues in Children -- 11/09
What You Should Know About Kidney Stones -- 10/09
What You Should Know Before You Start A Weight Loss Plan -- 11/09