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  • A woman lying in bed stares at clock in the middle of the night. Insomnia is a sleep disorder where people have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or both. It’s more common in older adults and women.

    Insomnia

    Insomnia is a sleep disorder that happens when you have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or both. It’s more common…

  • Woman undergoing eye exam

    Glaucoma

    Glaucoma is an eye disease. It’s caused by fluid and pressure in the eye. At first, there aren’t symptoms, but…

  • laughing young boy with cerebral palsy sits in his wheelchair next to his sister

    Cerebral Palsy

    Cerebral palsy is a group of brain disorders that affect body movement and muscle coordination. It can be mild or…

  • A woman having chest pains places her hands over her heart. Cardiomyopathy is a disease that causes your heart muscles to become enlarged, which can weaken your heart over time.

    Cardiomyopathy

    Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the muscles in the heart. It causes your heart muscles to become enlarged.

  • A woman talking to her doctor about bleeding. Abnormal uterine bleeding is heavy or unusual bleeding from the uterus (through the vagina). Vaginal bleeding between periods is a symptom.

    Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

    Abnormal uterine bleeding is any heavy or unusual bleeding from the uterus. In most women, abnormal uterine bleeding is caused…

  • Food Poisoning | Mushroom Poisoning

    Know the type of mushrooms you are eating to avoid getting sick and even death.

  • Cows peak their heads out of their stalls in a barn. Mad cow disease is a rare and deadly brain disease spread by eating beef products from a cow that has been infected. There is no cure.

    Mad Cow Disease

    Mad cow disease is a rare and deadly brain disease spread by eating beef products from a cow that has…

  • What does jock itch look like? Jock itch appears as a skin rash around the groin.

    Jock Itch

    Jock itch is a contagious fungal skin infection that usually appears around the groin in men.

  • Close-up of a young businessman holding side with kidney pain

    Kidney Infection Symptoms and Treatment

    A kidney infection results when bacteria get into one or both of your kidneys.

  • A man suffering from an ulcer clutches his abdomen in pain. An ulcer is a sore on the lining of your stomach or small intestine. Ulcer symptoms include stomach pain, bloating and feeling full fast.

    Ulcers - Stomach Ulcer Symptoms

    Ulcers are sores on the lining of your stomach or small intestine.

  • Trigeminal Neuralgia

    Trigeminal neuralgia is a condition that causes burning, electric or shock-like pain in the face. It is caused by a…

  • Peyronie’s Disease

    Peyronie’s disease is the buildup of fibrous scar tissue in the penis, causing it to curve.

  • A doctor uses a stethoscope while examining a patient. Lupus is a disease that affects your immune system. Lupus symptoms can affect many parts of the body, including the joints, skin, and organs.

    Lupus

    Lupus is a disease that affects your immune system, causing it to attack healthy cells and tissue.

  • A woman holding her lower back on one side, indicating kidney pain

    Kidney Stones

    Your body removes waste through urine that’s made in your kidneys. When waste doesn’t properly leave your kidneys, it can…

  • Ringworm on a man’s wrist

    Ringworm

    Ringworm is a skin infection that makes a rash shaped like a ring. The rash can occur different places on…

  • Floor scale with tape measure wrapped around apple to illustrate obesity

    Obesity

    Obesity is a complex, and increasingly common disease that is associated with many health risks such as high blood pressure,…

  • Fecal Incontinence

    Fecal incontinence is the inability to control bowel movements, leading to stool leaking from the rectum. Many times it is…

  • Visual difference between a normal endometrium and endometrial hyperplasia

    Endometrial Hyperplasia

    Endometrial hyperplasia is a condition in which the endometrium (lining of the uterus) is abnormally thick. There are four types…

  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

    Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a heart condition where people are born with an extra electrical pathway in their heart. This changes…

  • Woman holding throat in pain. When you have Hashimoto’s disease, your immune system attacks the thyroid gland. When this happens, your thyroid can’t make hormones normally.

    Thyroiditis

    Learn about the types, symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of thyroiditis, a name for several disorders that cause inflammation of…

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