Oppositional defiant disorder is a behavior condition that affects children and teens. It causes a negative effect on the child’s…
Keratosis pilaris is a harmless skin condition that causes small bumps to appear on the skin. They can appear anywhere…
Keloids are a type of raised scar. They occur where the skin has healed after an injury and can grow…
Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by a virus. It is usually spread from person to person through…
An advance directive is a legal document. It tells your doctor and family what kind of medical care you want…
Glaucoma is an eye disease. It’s caused by fluid and pressure in the eye. At first, there aren’t symptoms, but…
Gallstones are hard deposits that can form in the gallbladder. Some people have them but don’t have symptoms. For others,…
Preconception carrier screenings are pre-pregnancy tests a woman can have to determine if she or her partner are carriers of…
Tanning beds are the source of intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation. They are not safe.
Vertebroplasty treats compression spine fractures. In these fractures, the bone collapses and breaks. The procedure injects cement into the…
Palliative care is designed to improve the quality of care for a person who has a serious or life-threatening…
Girls—and boys—can both benefit from getting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The vaccine reduces chances of developing some cancers later…
Eosinophilic esophagitis is an inflammatory, allergic disease that occurs when certain white blood cells build up in your esophageal…
Ending a pregnancy is called induced abortion. The decision is made for therapeutic or elective reasons.
Interstitial cystitis is a medical condition. It represents chronic bladder inflammation.
A food allergy is an abnormal reaction by your immune system to a food. The reaction can be mild or…
Exercise-induced bronchospasm, or exercise-induced asthma, happens when exercise causes the airways in your lungs to narrow, making it hard to…
A small amount of sun exposure is good for us, but too much exposure to UV rays is harmful. It…