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A Good Support System Is Important
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Should I Get a Screening Test?
Abdominal Fullness or Bloating
Abdominal Gas and Colic
Abdominal Pain and Other Illness
Abdominal Pain Causes
Abdominal Pain Following an Injury
Abdominal Pain, Age 11 and Younger
Abdominal Pain, Age 12 and Older
Abdominal Ultrasound
Abdominal X-Ray
Abnormal Pap Test
Abnormal Pap Test While Pregnant
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Should I Have a Hysterectomy?
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
Abortion
Abortion: Emotional Recovery
Abscessed Tooth
Absence Epilepsy
Absorbent Products for Urinary Incontinence
Abuse in Vulnerable Adults
Abuse: Signs of Abuse-Related Injuries
Accidental Needle Sticks
ACE Inhibitors and ARBs: Helping Blood Flow Better
Acetaminophen
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy
Acetaminophen Use in Young Children
Achilles Tendon Injury: Physical Therapy and Rehab
Achilles Tendon Problems
Achilles Tendon Rupture: Should I Have Surgery?
Acid Burns
Acid reducers
ACL Injury: Exercises to Do Before Treatment
ACL Injury: Should I Have Knee Surgery?
ACL Reconstruction Surgery
Acne
Acne: Here's Help
Acne: Should I See My Doctor?
Acne: Should I Take Isotretinoin for Severe Acne?
Acne: Tips for Keeping It Under Control
Acne: Treatment With Alpha Hydroxy Acids
Acne: Treatment With Antibiotics
Acne: Treatment With Benzoyl Peroxide
Acne: Treatment With Salicylic Acid
Acquired Von Willebrand's Disease
Actinic Keratosis
Active Listening
Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer
Acupressure for Morning Sickness
Acupuncture
Acupuncture (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Acupuncture and Massage for Back Pain
Acute Bronchitis
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Acute Kidney Injury
Acute Kidney Injury Versus Chronic Kidney Disease
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Added Sugars
Addison's Disease
Adenomyosis
ADHD and Hyperactivity
ADHD in Adults: Behavioral Strategies
ADHD Myths and Facts
ADHD: Helping Your Child Get the Most From School
ADHD: Helping Your Child Get Things Done
ADHD: Impulsivity and Inattention
ADHD: Should My Child Take Medicine for ADHD?
ADHD: Social Skills Training
ADHD: Symptoms in Adults
ADHD: Taking Care of Yourself When Your Child Has ADHD
ADHD: Tests for Other Disorders
Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery
Adjustment to Cancer: Anxiety and Distress (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Adolescent Sensory and Motor Development
Adrenocortical Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Adult Central Nervous System Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Adult Immunization Schedule
Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Adult Primary Liver Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning: Should I Have Artificial Hydration and Nutrition?
Advance Care Planning: Should I Receive CPR and Life Support?
Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis?
Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Treatment That Prolongs My Life?
Advance Care Planning: The Need for Ongoing Conversations
Advance Care Planning: Thinking About Hospice
Advance Care Planning: Treatment Choices Near the End of Life
Advance Directive: What to Include
Advance Directives
Advanced Cancer: Finding Hope
After a Hospital Stay: Managing Appointments
After a Stroke: Helping Your Family Adjust
After a Stroke: Taking a Blood Thinner for A-Fib
After a Stroke: Taking an Antiplatelet
After a Stroke: Your Self-Care Plan
After Childbirth: Coping and Adjusting
After Childbirth: Pelvic Bone Problems
After Childbirth: Urination and Bowel Problems
After the NICU: Caring for Your Baby at Home
Age-Related Foot Changes
Age-Related Hearing Loss
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Taking Vitamins
Aggression in Youth
Aging Well: Choosing a Nursing Home
Aging Well: Making Your Home Fall-Proof
Agitation and Dementia
AIDS-Related Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
Alan's Story: Coping With Change After a Heart Attack
Albumin Urine Test
Alcohol and Drug Use
Alcohol and Drugs: When to Get Help for an Intoxicated Person
Alcohol and Substance Use in PTSD
Alcohol Effects on a Fetus
Alcohol Increases the Risk of Cold Injury
Alcohol or Drug Use During Pregnancy
Alcohol Problems: Helping Someone Get Treatment
Alcohol Problems: How to Stop Drinking
Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol Withdrawal
Alcohol: How to Deal With a Slip-Up
Alcohol: Taking Action
Alcohol: The Space It Takes Up in Your Life
Alcohol: Time for a Change?
Alcohol: Treatment Options
Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
Aldosterone in Blood
Aldosterone in Urine
Alkali Burns
Alkaline Phosphatase
Allen Test
Allergic Reaction
Allergic Reaction to Tattoo Dye
Allergic Rhinitis
Allergies
Allergies in Children: Giving an Epinephrine Shot to a Child
Allergies to Insect Stings
Allergies: Avoiding Indoor Triggers
Allergies: Avoiding Outdoor Triggers
Allergies: Giving Yourself an Epinephrine Shot
Allergies: Rush Immunotherapy
Allergies: Should I Take Allergy Shots?
Allergies: Should I Take Shots for Insect Sting Allergies?
Allergy Shots for Allergic Rhinitis
Allergy Shots for Asthma
Allergy Tests
Allergy to Natural Rubber (Latex)
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant
Alopecia Areata
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Genetic Testing
Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood
Altitude Sickness
Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Coping With Sundowning
Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Maintaining Good Nutrition
Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Making the Most of Remaining Abilities
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease: Should I Take Medicines?
Alzheimer's or Other Dementia: Should I Move My Relative Into Long-Term Care?
Amblyopia
Amblyopia: Wearing an Eye Patch
Ambulatory Electrocardiogram
American Heart Association Healthy Diet Guidelines
American Urological Association Symptom Index
Ammonia
Amniocentesis
Amylase
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Anabolic Steroids
Anal Cancer
Anal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Anal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Anal Fissure
Anal Fistulas and Crohn's Disease
Andy's Story: Finding Your Own Routine When You Have Diabetes
Anemia
Anemia During Pregnancy
Anemia of Chronic Disease (ACD)
Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
Anesthesia
Anesthesia: Epidural for Childbirth
Anesthesia: Health Risks
Anesthesia: Peripheral Nerve Block
Anesthesia: Spinal
Anger, Hostility, and Violent Behavior
Angina
Angiogram
Angiogram of the Head and Neck
Angiogram of the Lung
Angioplasty for Coronary Artery Disease
Angioplasty for Coronary Artery Disease
Angioplasty for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Angioplasty for Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Legs
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Animal and Human Bites
Animal and Human Bites: When Stitches Are Needed
Ankle Sprain
Ankle-Brachial Index Test
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia: Learning New Eating Behaviors
Anorexia: Learning to Trust Others
Anosmia
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Surgery
Anthrax
Antibiotic Sensitivity Test
Antibiotics
Antibody Tests for Lupus
Anticoagulants
Antidepressant Withdrawal
Antidepressants
Antidepressants: Keeping Your Life in Balance
Antigen Tests for Giardiasis
Antihistamines
Antihistamines for Morning Sickness
Antineoplastons (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
Antioxidants
Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Pregnancy
Antiplatelets
Antipsychotic medicines
Antiretroviral medicines for HIV
Antisperm Antibody Test
Antithyroid Antibody Tests
Anxiety
Anxiety: How to Change Anxious Thoughts
Anxiety: Is Treatment Right for You?
Anxiety: Paying Attention to How You're Doing
Anxiety: Stop Negative Thoughts
Anxiety: Treatment Options
Anxiety: What Is It?
Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Valve Regurgitation
Aortic Valve Regurgitation: Deciding About Surgery
Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Aortobifemoral Bypass for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Apolipoprotein E-4 Genetic (DNA) Test
Appendectomy for Children: Before Surgery
Appendectomy for Children: Returning Home
Appendectomy: Before Your Surgery
Appendectomy: Returning Home
Appendicitis
Appointment for a New Problem
Appreciating Your Child's Personality
Arm Injuries
Arm Problems, Noninjury
Arnica
Aromatherapy (Essential Oils Therapy)
Aromatherapy With Essential Oils (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Arrhythmia: Living With a Pacemaker
Arrhythmia: What Is an ICD?
Arrhythmias and Sexual Activity
Arterial Blood Gases
Arthritis: Making Everyday Activities Easier
Arthritis: Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthritis: Shots for Knee Pain
Arthritis: Should I Have Hip Replacement Surgery?
Arthritis: Should I Have Knee Replacement Surgery?
Arthritis: Should I Have Shoulder Replacement Surgery?
Arthrogram (Joint X-Ray)
Arthroplasty for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthroscopy
Arthroscopy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthroscopy for Temporomandibular Disorders
Artificial Nails: Problems and Treatment
Artificial Sphincter for Urinary Incontinence in Men
Arturo's Story: Getting Support for Making a Change
Asbestos and Lung Cancer
Ascites and Cirrhosis
Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
Aspiration of the Bursa
Aspirin for Pain, Fever, and Inflammation
Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke
Aspirin: Should I Take Daily Aspirin to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke?
Assess Your Drug Use
Assess Your Substance Use
Assess Your Tobacco Use
Assessing PTSD
Assessing Your Asthma Knowledge
Assistive Devices and Orthotics
Assistive Devices for People With Disabilities
Asthma
Asthma Action Plan
Asthma Action Plan
Asthma Action Plan for Your Child
Asthma Action Plan: Green Zone
Asthma Action Plan: Red Zone
Asthma Action Plan: Yellow Zone
Asthma and GERD
Asthma and Vocal Cord Problems
Asthma and Wheezing
Asthma Attack
Asthma Diary
Asthma Diary Template
Asthma During Pregnancy
Asthma in Children
Asthma in Children: Helping a Child Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler and Mask Spacer
Asthma in Children: Knowing How Bad an Attack Is
Asthma in Older Adults: Managing Treatment
Asthma in Teens and Adults
Asthma Treatment Goals
Asthma Triggers
Asthma: Controlling Cockroaches
Asthma: Educating Yourself and Your Child
Asthma: Helping a Young Child Take Medicine
Asthma: How to Overcome Treatment Obstacles
Asthma: Identifying Your Triggers
Asthma: Is Your Child Using the Rescue Inhaler Too Often?
Asthma: Keeping Your Child Out of the Hospital
Asthma: Measuring Peak Flow
Asthma: Myths About Inhaled Steroids
Asthma: Overcoming Obstacles to Taking Medicines
Asthma: Overuse of Quick-Relief Medicines
Asthma: Peak Expiratory Flow and Personal Best
Asthma: Symptoms of Difficulty Breathing
Asthma: Taking Charge of Your Asthma
Asthma: The Importance of Controller Medicines
Asthma: Using an Asthma Action Plan
Asthma: Ways to Take Inhaled Medicines
Asthma: What Happens in Your Lungs
Asthma's Impact on Your Child's Life
Atherosclerosis
Athlete's Foot
At-Home Genetic Tests
Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
Atopic Dermatitis: Taking Care of Your Skin
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation and Daily Life
Atrial Fibrillation: Feeling More in Control
Atrial Fibrillation: Living Well
Atrial Fibrillation: Managing Your Symptoms
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Have Catheter Ablation?
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Take an Anticoagulant to Prevent Stroke?
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Try Electrical Cardioversion?
Atrial Fibrillation: Which Anticoagulant Should I Take to Prevent Stroke?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Aura and Seizures
Autism and Vaccines
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Autism: Behavioral Training and Management
Autism: Support and Training for the Family
Autoimmune Disease Tests
Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
Automated Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Autopsy
Autopsy: Should I Have an Autopsy Done on My Loved One?
Avascular Necrosis (Osteonecrosis)
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
Avoiding COPD Triggers
Avoiding Infections in the Hospital
Avoiding Infections in the Hospital
Avoiding Mercury in Fish
Avoiding Triggers for Sudden Heart Failure
Avulsion Fracture
Ayurveda
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Babies and Older Adults Have an Increased Risk of Cold Injury
Babies' Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Baby Blues
Baby's Daily Needs: What to Expect
Back and Neck Pain
Back Pain During Pregnancy
Back Pain in Children and Teenagers
Back Pain Needs Time, Activity, and Medicine
Back Pain: Getting In and Out of Bed
Back Pain: Have a Maintenance Plan
Back Pain: Self-Massage With a Tennis Ball
Back Pain: Strengthening Your Core
Back Problems and Injuries
Back Problems: Proper Lifting
Back School for Low Back Pain
Back Surgery for Herniated Disc
Back Surgery for Spinal Stenosis
Back to Work?
Bacterial Infections of the Spine
Bacterial Vaginosis
Bad or Changed Breath
Baker's Cyst
Balloon Valvotomy for Mitral Valve Stenosis
Balloon Valvuloplasty for Aortic Valve Stenosis
Barium Enema
Barking Coughs in Children
Barriers to Psychological Care
Bartholin Gland Cyst
Basal Body Temperature (BBT) Charting
Basal Cell Skin Cancer: Should I Have Surgery or Use Medicated Cream?
Basic Dental Care
Basic Metabolic Panel
Beat Your Smoking Triggers
Bed Rest for Preterm Labor
Bed Rest in Pregnancy
Bedbugs
Bed-Wetting in Children
Bed-Wetting: Should I Do Something About My Child's Bed-Wetting?
Bed-Wetting: Should My Child See a Doctor?
Behavior Rating Scales for ADHD
Behavior Therapy for ADHD
Behavioral Methods for Urinary Incontinence
Being Abused: What Puts You at Risk?
Being Active When You Have More Than One Health Problem
Bell's Palsy
Belly-Breathing (Diaphragmatic Breathing)
Benefits of a Pap Test
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Beta-blockers
Beta-Blockers After a Heart Attack
Beta-Blockers: Helping Your Heart Relax
Beta-Sitosterol Plant Extract
Better Care at Lower Costs
Bev's Story: Coping With Arthritis
Bifocal Contact Lenses
Big Baby: Problems When Labor Is Induced
Big Baby: Vaginal Tears
Big Baby: What If My Baby's Shoulder Gets Stuck?
Big Baby: What's Happening at the End of Pregnancy?
Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Biliopancreatic Diversion and Biliopancreatic Diversion With Duodenal Switch
Bilirubin
Binge Eating Disorder
Biofeedback
Bioidentical Hormones
Biophysical Profile (BPP)
Biopsy of Genital Warts (Human Papillomavirus)
Biotherapy for cancer
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
Bipolar Disorder in Children: Other Health Problems That May Occur
Bipolar Disorder in Children: School Issues
Bipolar Disorder: Helping Someone During a Manic Episode
Bipolar Disorder: Hypomanic Episodes
Bipolar Disorder: Manic Episodes
Bipolar Disorder: Preventing Manic Episodes
Birth Control
Birth Control for Teens
Birth Control Hormones: The Implant
Birth Control Hormones: The Mini-Pill
Birth Control Hormones: The Patch
Birth Control Hormones: The Pill
Birth Control Hormones: The Ring
Birth Control Hormones: The Shot
Birth Control Pills: Missed or Skipped Periods
Birth Control: How to Use a Diaphragm
Birth Control: How to Use the Patch
Birth Control: How to Use the Vaginal Ring
Birth Control: Myths About Sex and Pregnancy
Birth Control: Pros and Cons of Hormonal Methods
Birth Defects Testing
Birthmarks
Bites and Stings: Flu-Like Symptoms
Biting
Biting as a Behavior Problem
Black Cohosh for Menopause Symptoms
Black Lung Disease
Black Widow Spider Bite
Blackouts Caused by Alcohol or Drugs
Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Bladder Cancer
Bladder Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Bladder Pain Syndrome (Interstitial Cystitis)
Bladder Stress Test and Bonney Test for Urinary Incontinence in Women
Bleach Baths for Atopic Dermatitis
Blepharitis
Blister Care
Blister Care
Blisters
Blocked Eustachian Tubes
Blocked Tear Ducts
Blocked Tear Ducts: Should My Baby Have a Probing Procedure?
Blood Alcohol
Blood and Body Fluid Precautions
Blood and Lymph System
Blood Clots in the Leg Veins
Blood Culture
Blood Glucose
Blood Pressure Numbers: When to Get Help
Blood Pressure Screening
Blood Sugar Testing Times Form
Blood Thinners Other Than Warfarin: Taking Them Safely
Blood Transfusion
Blood Transfusion
Blood Transfusions for Sickle Cell Disease
Blood Transfusions: Should I Bank Blood Before Surgery?
Blood Type Test
Blood Urea Nitrogen
BMI, Waist Size, and Your Health
Bob's Story: Biking for Health
Body Fluids Tests
Body Image After Cancer Treatment
Body Lice
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Mechanics
Body Piercing Healing Times
Body Piercing Problems
Body Piercing: Safe Jewelry Choices
Body Temperature
Bodywork and Manual Therapy
Boils
Bonding With Your Baby
Bonding With Your Newborn
Bone Biopsy
Bone Density
Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy
Bone Marrow Transplant: Before Your Procedure
Bone Marrow Transplant: Returning Home
Bone Scan
Bone Spur
Bones, Joints, and Muscles
Boosting Your Metabolism
Borderline Personality Disorder
Boric Acid for Vaginal Yeast Infection
Bottle-Feeding
Bottle-Feeding: Disadvantages for Babies
Bottle-Feeding: Weaning a Toddler
Bottle-Feeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop
Botulinum (Botox) Injection for Low Back Pain
Botulinum Toxin (Botox)
Botulism
Bowel Disease: Caring for Your Ostomy
Bowel Disease: Changing Your Diet
Bowel Movements in Babies
Bowel Obstruction
Bowel Resection
Bowel Resection
Bowel Resection for Colorectal Cancer
Bowel Transit Time
Brace (Orthotic) Treatment for Scoliosis
Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate)
Brain and Nervous System
Brain Aneurysm
Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test
Brandt-Daroff Exercise for Vertigo
Braxton Hicks Contractions
Breast Biopsy
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Test
Breast Cancer in Men (Male Breast Cancer)
Breast Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Risk: Should I Have a BRCA Gene Test?
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Screening and Dense Breasts: What Are My Options?
Breast Cancer Screening: When Should I Start Having Mammograms?
Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Treatment During Pregnancy (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Types
Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
Breast Cancer: Help for Skin Changes From Radiation
Breast Cancer: Lymph Node Surgery for Staging Cancer
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast Reconstruction After a Mastectomy?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast-Conserving Surgery or a Mastectomy for Early-Stage Cancer?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer?
Breast Cancer: What Should I Do if I'm at High Risk?
Breast Changes During Pregnancy
Breast Engorgement
Breast Enlargement
Breast Implant Surgery for Breast Reconstruction
Breast Lumps
Breast Pain (Mastalgia)
Breast Problems
Breast Reconstruction: How Others Decided
Breast Reduction
Breast Self-Examination
Breast Ultrasound
Breast-Conserving Surgery (Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy) for Breast Cancer
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding a Sick Baby
Breastfeeding After a C-Section
Breastfeeding After Breast Surgery
Breastfeeding and Your Milk Supply
Breastfeeding as Birth Control
Breastfeeding at Work
Breastfeeding During Pregnancy
Breastfeeding Multiple Infants
Breastfeeding Positions
Breastfeeding When You Have Diabetes
Breastfeeding With Inverted Nipples
Breastfeeding Your Newborn and an Older Child
Breastfeeding: Baby's Poor Weight Gain
Breastfeeding: Choosing a Breast Pump
Breastfeeding: Exercise and Weight Loss
Breastfeeding: Getting Your Baby to Latch
Breastfeeding: How to Use a Breast Pump
Breastfeeding: Planning Ahead
Breastfeeding: Should I Breastfeed My Baby?
Breastfeeding: Sore Nipples
Breastfeeding: Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs
Breastfeeding: Using Medicines Safely
Breastfeeding: Waking Your Baby
Breastfeeding: Weaning a Toddler
Breastfeeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop
Breath-Holding Spells
Breath-Holding Spells: Keeping a Record
Breathing Exercises: Using a Manual Incentive Spirometer
Breathing Problems: Using a Dry Powder Inhaler
Breathing Problems: Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler
Breathing Smoke or Fumes
Breathing Techniques for Childbirth
Breech Position and Breech Birth
Broken Collarbone (Clavicle)
Broken Nose (Nasal Fracture)
Broken Toe
Broken Tooth or Dental Appliance: First Aid
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiolitis
Bronchitis: Should I Take Antibiotics?
Bronchoscopy
Bronchoscopy
Brown Recluse Spider Bite
Bruises and Blood Spots Under the Skin
Brushing and Flossing a Child's Teeth
Bruxism and Temporomandibular Disorders
Building Resilience
Building Resilience
Building Self-Esteem
Bulimia Nervosa
Bullectomy for COPD
Bullying
Bullying: Building a Child's Self-Esteem
Bullying: How to Help Your Child Who Bullies
Bullying: Signs a Child Is Bullied
Bunion Surgery
Bunions
Bunions: Should I Have Surgery?
Burns and Electric Shock
Burns to the Eye
Burping a Baby
Bursitis
Buying Online Drugs Safely
Bypass Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease
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Caffeine During Pregnancy
CAGE Questionnaire for Alcohol Problems
Calcium (Ca) in Blood
Calcium (Ca) in Urine
Calcium Deposits and Tendinitis (Calcific Tendinitis)
Calf Muscle Injury
Calluses and Corns
Calluses and Corns: Protective Padding
Calluses and Corns: Using Pumice Stones
Cal's Story: Learning to Exercise When You Have COPD
Campylobacteriosis
Cancell/Cantron/Protocel (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Cancer
Cancer Antigen 125 (CA-125)
Cancer During Pregnancy
Cancer Pain
Cancer Pain (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Cancer Staging and Grading
Cancer Support: Being an Active Patient
Cancer Support: Coping With Cancer Treatments
Cancer Support: Dealing With Emotions and Fears
Cancer Support: Family, Friends, and Relationships
Cancer Support: Finding Out That You Have Cancer
Cancer Support: Life After Treatment
Cancer Support: Managing Stress
Cancer Support: When Your Cancer Comes Back or Gets Worse
Cancer Treatment and Infertility
Cancer Treatment: Help for Mouth and Throat Problems
Cancer Treatment: Help for When You Feel Sick or Lose Your Appetite
Cancer: Adjusting Over Time
Cancer: Controlling Cancer Pain
Cancer: Controlling Nausea and Vomiting From Chemotherapy
Cancer: Dealing With Stress
Cancer: Finding Peace in Spirituality
Cancer: Finding Your Strength
Cancer: Help for Fatigue
Cancer: Home Treatment for Constipation
Cancer: Home Treatment for Diarrhea
Cancer: Home Treatment for Fatigue
Cancer: Home Treatment for Mouth Sores
Cancer: Home Treatment for Nausea or Vomiting
Cancer: Home Treatment for Pain
Cancer: Home Treatment for Sleep Problems
Cancer: How It Affects Your Relationships
Cancer: How to Talk to Your Children
Cancer: Life After Treatment
Cancer: Preparing for Hair Loss From Chemotherapy
Cancer: Understanding Your Feelings
Cancer: When You First Find Out
Cancer: Your Support Network
Cancer-Related Post-traumatic Stress (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Canker Sores
Cannabis and Cannabinoids (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Capsaicin
Capsaicin for Osteoarthritis
Car Seat Safety
Carbohydrate Foods
Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, and Blood Sugar
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Dioxide Laser Surgery for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Protecting Your Home
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)
Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Blood Pool Scan
Cardiac Cachexia
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Device Monitoring
Cardiac Enzyme Studies
Cardiac Output
Cardiac Perfusion Scan
Cardiac Rehab: How It Can Help
Cardiac Rehab: What Is It?
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac Rehabilitation Team
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Emotional Health Benefits
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Exercise
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Home Program
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Hospital Program
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Lifestyle Changes
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Maintenance Program
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Medicine and Exercise
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Monitoring Your Body's Response to Exercise
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Outpatient Program
Cardiac Rehabilitation: Weight and Resistance Training
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Care at the End of Life
Care for a Skin Wound
Care for a Skin Wound
Care for an Indwelling Urinary Catheter
Care for Minor Burns
Care of an Insect Sting
Care of Your Skin When You Have Diabetes
Care of Your Teeth and Gums When You Have Diabetes
Caregiver Support: Talking About Advance Care Planning
Caregiver Tips
Caregiving: Adult Underwear for Incontinence
Caregiving: Fingernail Care
Caregiving: Foot and Toenail Care
Caregiving: Helping Someone Get In and Out of a Car
Caregiving: Helping Someone With Eating
Caregiving: How to Give a Bed Bath
Caregiving: How to Help With a Shower
Caregiving: How to Help With a Sink Bath
Caregiving: How to Prepare
Caregiving: How to Turn a Person in Bed
Caregiving: How to Turn Someone in Bed
Caregiving: Making a Home Safe
Caregiving: Overview of Personal Care
Caregiving: Preventing Rashes in the Groin Area
Caregiving: Reducing Germs and Infection in the Home
Caregiving: Shaving an Adult
Caregiving: Skin Care for Immobile Adults
Caregiving: Take Care of Yourself Too
Caregiving: Using a Bedpan or Urinal
Caregiving: Using a Bedside Commode (Toilet)
Caregiving: Using Disposable Gloves
Caregiving: Washing and Styling Hair
Caregiving: Washing Soiled Clothes and Linens
Caring for a Baby With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Caring for a Baby's Nails
Caring for a Drain After Surgery
Caring for Adults With Autism
Caring for More Than One Baby
Caring for Your Child's Drain After Surgery
Caring for Your Child's Trach
Caring for Your Feeding Tube
Caring for Your Implanted Port
Caring for Your Newborn: Diapers
Caring for Your Newborn: Feeding
Caring for Your Newborn: Sleeping
Caring for Your Newborn: Umbilical Cord
Caring for Your PICC or Central IV Line
Caring for Your Stoma and Ostomy Bag
Caring for Your Tracheostomy
Caring for Your Urinary Catheter
Caring for Yourself While Your Baby Is in the NICU
Carole's Story: Taking Medicine Right Away to Stop a Migraine
Carotid Artery Disease
Carotid Artery Procedure: How Others Decided
Carotid Artery Stenting
Carotid Artery Stenting
Carotid Endarterectomy
Carotid Endarterectomy
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Few Tips for Preventing It
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Safe Posture and Movements
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Should I Have Surgery?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Stretches
Cartilage (Bovine and Shark) (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Cast Care Tips
Cataract Surgery
Cataract Surgery
Cataracts
Cataracts in Children
Cataracts: Eye Care After Surgery
Cataracts: Questions About Surgery
Cataracts: Should I Have Surgery?
Catecholamines in Blood
Catecholamines in Urine
Catheter Ablation for a Fast Heart Rate
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Catheter Ablation for SVT
Catheters for Urinary Incontinence in Men
Cathy's Story: Dealing With Stress
Causes of Bleeding in the Digestive Tract
Causes of Hair Loss: Medicines and Medical Treatments
Causes of Hyperventilation
CD4+ Cells
CD4+ Count
Celiac Disease
Celiac Disease Antibodies
Celiac Disease: Eating a Gluten-Free Diet
Cell-Free Fetal DNA Test
Cellulitis
Central Venous Catheter: Changing the Dressing
Central Venous Catheter: Flushing
Central Venous Catheters
Cerebral Palsy
Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervical Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Cervical Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Cervical Cap for Birth Control
Cervical Cerclage to Prevent Preterm Delivery
Cervical Collars
Cervical Disc Herniation
Cervical Effacement and Dilatation
Cervical Insufficiency
Cervical Polyps
Cervical Spinal Fusion
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Cervical Spondylosis
Cesarean Section
Challenge Tests for Asthma
Chamomile
Change a Habit by Setting Goals
Change in Heartbeat
Changes in Your Nails
Changing Negative Thoughts
Charting Your Basal Body Temperature
Checking In to the Hospital
Checking Peak Flow
Checklist for Evaluating Hospice Programs
Checklist for Preventing Falls at Home
Checklist for Shoes and Socks That Fit Well
Checklist for the Home for Vertigo
Chelation Therapy
Chemical Burn
Chemical in the Eye
Chemical Peel
Chemical Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
Chemistry Screen
Chemo Brain
Cheryl's Story: Dealing With Depression
Chest Problems
Chest X-Ray
Chickenpox (Varicella)
Chickenpox Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Chickenpox: Controlling the Itch
Chickenpox: Preventing Skin Infections
Chikungunya Fever
Chilblains (Perniosis)
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse: Emotional Abuse by Parents
Child Car Seats
Child CPR
Child Safety: Air Pollution
Child Safety: Bathing
Child Safety: Bicycles and Tricycles
Child Safety: Drowning Prevention in Pools and Hot Tubs
Child Safety: Fires
Child Safety: Guns and Firearms
Child Safety: Pets
Child Safety: Preventing Burns
Child Safety: Preventing Child Abduction
Child Safety: Preventing Drowning
Child Safety: Preventing Falls
Child Safety: Streets and Motor Vehicles
Child Safety: Strollers and Shopping Carts
Child Safety: Washing Toys to Prevent Germs
Child Who Is Overweight: Evaluating Nutrition and Activity Patterns
Child Who Is Overweight: Medical Evaluation
Childbirth Afterpains
Childbirth Classes
Childbirth Planning: How to Partner With Your Doctor
Childbirth: Epidurals
Childbirth: Is Planning a C-Section a Good Choice?
Childbirth: Laboring in Water and Water Delivery
Childbirth: Opioid Pain Medicines
Childbirth: Perineal Massage Before Labor
Childbirth: Pudendal and Paracervical Blocks
Childbirth: Strep Infections During Delivery
Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia/Other Myeloid Malignancies Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Astrocytomas Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment Overview (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Brain Stem Glioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Ependymoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Esthesioneuroblastoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Fears and Exposure to Violence
Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Immunization Catch-Up Schedule: Ages 4 Months to 18 Years
Childhood Immunization Record
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Ages 0 to 6 Years
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Ages 7 to 18 Years
Childhood Laryngeal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Leukemia: Understanding Treatment
Childhood Leukemia: What Is ALL?
Childhood Leukemia: What Is AML?
Childhood Leukemia: Working With Your Care Team
Childhood Liver Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Midline Tract Carcinoma with NUT Gene Changes Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Oral Cavity Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Salivary Gland Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Childhood Thyroid Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Children and Cough and Cold Medicines
Children and Teens: What Is Type 2 Diabetes?
Children's Growth Chart
Children's Health
Chili Pepper Burns
Chipped or Broken Tooth or Dental Appliance
Chiropractic
Chlamydia
Chlamydia Tests
Chloride (Cl)
Choking Prevention in Small Children
Choking Rescue for Babies
Choking Rescue Procedure: Heimlich Maneuver
Cholecystitis
Cholera Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests
Cholesterol and Triglycerides: Eating Fish and Fish Oil
Cholesterol in Children and Teens
Cholesterol Numbers: What They Mean for Your Health
Cholesterol Test: Understanding the Test
Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines
Cholesterol: Choosing a Heart-Healthy Life
Cholesterol: How It Raises Your Risk
Choosing a Health Care Agent
Choosing a Health Care Agent
Choosing a Health Care Provider
Choosing a Hospital
Choosing a Nursing Home
Choosing a Prosthesis After Breast Cancer Surgery
Choosing a Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
Choosing a Weight-Loss Program
Choosing an Insulin Pump
Choosing Baby Bottles and Nipples
Choosing Child Care
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
Chromium
Chronic Constipation
Chronic Fatigue: Changing Your Schedule
Chronic Fatigue: Getting Support
Chronic Female Pelvic Pain
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Low Back Pain: Time for Something New
Chronic Lung Disease in Infants
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Chronic Myofascial Pain
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain Syndrome
Chronic Pain: Finding Your Strength
Chronic Pain: How Medicines Can Help You Manage It
Chronic Pain: Managing Pain With Healthy Thinking
Chronic Pain: Tracking How You're Doing
Chronic Pain: Treatments Other Than Medicine
Chronic Pain: Using Healthy Thinking
Chronic Pancreatitis: Pain Management
Cigarette Smoking: Health Risks and How to Quit (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Circumcision
Circumcision: Should I Keep My Son's Penis Natural?
Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis Complications: Encephalopathy
Cirrhosis Complications: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Cirrhosis Complications: Variceal Bleeding
Cirrhosis: Beta-Blockers for Portal Hypertension and Varices
Cirrhosis: Surgical Shunts for Portal Hypertension
Cirrhosis: Vasoconstrictor Medicines for Variceal Bleeding
Classification of Asthma
Classification of Heart Failure
Classification of Spinal Cord Injuries
Cleaning Up Diarrhea
Cleaning Your Young Son's Natural (Uncircumcised) Penis
Cleft Lip
Cleft Palate
Cleft Palate: Feeding Your Baby
Clinical Breast Examination
Clinical Trials
Closed-Angle Glaucoma: Medicines to Avoid
Clostridium Difficile Colitis
Clostridium Difficile Toxins
Closure of the Vagina (Vaginal Obliteration)
Clotting Factor Replacement for Hemophilia
Clubfoot
Cluster Headaches
Cocaine
Cochlear Implants
Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Cognitive Development From Age 6 to 10 Years
Cognitive Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months
Cognitive Development, Ages 12 to 24 Months
Cognitive Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years
Cognitive Growth in Newborns
Cognitive Impairment in Adults with Non−Central Nervous System Cancers (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Pain Management
Cold Agglutinins
Cold Exposure: Emergency Equipment
Cold Exposure: Ways the Body Loses Heat
Cold Exposure: What Increases Your Risk of Injury?
Cold Hands: Home Treatment
Cold Packs for Eye Injuries
Cold Sores
Cold Temperature Exposure
Colds
Colds and Flu
Colic
Colic Diary
Colic: Harmful Treatments
Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
Colon Cancer Genetic Testing
Colon Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Colon Cancer: Screening Tests and What the Results Mean
Colon Polyps
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy: Overview
Color Blindness
Color Changes in Nails
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
Colorectal Cancer: Which Screening Test Should I Have?
Colostomy
Colostomy for Colorectal Cancer
Colposcopy and Cervical Biopsy
Combining Breastfeeding and Bottle-Feeding
Comforting a Child Who Has a Respiratory Illness
Common Coping Responses for Stress
Common Questions About Giving Yourself Shots
Common Questions About Sexual Orientation
Common Stinging or Biting Insects or Spiders
Common Types of Birthmarks
Common Types of Hernias
Communication in Cancer Care (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Comparing Artificial Sweeteners
Comparing Nicotine Replacement Methods
Comparing Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Comparing Stop-Smoking Medicines
Comparing Symptoms of Normal Moodiness With Depression in Children
Complement Test for Lupus
Complementary Medicine
Complementary Medicine
Complementary Medicine for Arthritis
Complementary Medicine: Should I Use Complementary Medicine?
Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Complete Blood Count (CBC) Test: Understanding the Test
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
Complications of Ear Infections
Complications of Enlarged Prostate
Complications of Grief
Complications of Lupus
Complications of Osteoarthritis
Complications of Paget's Disease
Complications of Peptic Ulcer
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Comprehensive Rehabilitation Programs for Low Back Pain
Compression Stockings for Varicose Veins
Compression Stockings: How to Use Them
Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Body
Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Head and Face
Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Spine
Computed Tomography Angiogram (CT Angiogram)
Concussion
Conditions Related to Dyslexia
Conditions With Symptoms Similar to Depression in Children and Teens
Cone Biopsy (Conization) for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
Confusion, Memory Loss, and Altered Alertness
Congenital Heart Defect Types
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Defects in Adults
Congenital Heart Defects: Caring for Your Child
Congenital Hydrocele
Congenital Hydrocephalus
Congenital Syphilis
Congenital Torticollis
Conserving Energy When You Have COPD or Other Chronic Conditions
Constipation in Children
Constipation, Age 11 and Younger
Constipation, Age 12 and Older
Constipation: Here's Help
Constipation: Keeping Your Bowels Healthy
Contact Lens Care
Contact Lens Problems: Hypoxia
Contact Lens Problems: Infection
Contact Lenses
Contact Lenses: Dry Eyes
Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Contraceptive Sponge for Birth Control
Contraction Stress Test
Contractions During Pregnancy: What to Expect
Controlling Dust, Dust Mites, and Other Allergens in Your Home
Controlling Indoor Mold
Controlling Pet Allergens
Coombs Antibody Test (Indirect and Direct)
COPD
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
COPD Action Plan
COPD and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency
COPD and Sex
COPD Flare-Ups
COPD: Avoiding Weight Loss
COPD: Avoiding Your Triggers
COPD: Clearing Your Lungs
COPD: Clearing Your Lungs
COPD: Eating Well for Strength and Energy
COPD: Exercises for Building Strength
COPD: Exercises for Easier Breathing
COPD: Handling a Flare-Up
COPD: Help for Caregivers
COPD: How to Use a Nebulizer
COPD: Keeping Your Diet Healthy
COPD: Keeping Your Quality of Life
COPD: Learning to Breathe Easier
COPD: Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
COPD: Take This Chance to Quit Smoking
COPD: Taking Medicines After a Flare-Up
COPD: Time to Decide About Smoking
COPD: Try a New Quit-Smoking Strategy
COPD: Using Exercise to Feel Better
COPD: What Happens to Your Lungs
COPD: You Can Still Be Active
COPD's Effect on the Lungs
Coping Strategies to Avoid Harming a Baby
Coping When Your Child Is Near the End of Life
Coping With Changing Sleep Patterns as You Get Older
Coping With Osteoarthritis
Copperhead
Coral Snake
Corneal Ring Implants for Nearsightedness
Coronary Angiogram: How Others Decided
Coronary Angiogram: Returning Home
Coronary Angiogram: What Is it?
Coronary Arteries and Heart Function
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: How It Is Done
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: How to Prepare
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Recovering in the Hospital
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Self-Care for Recovery
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: The Recovery Process
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: What to Expect After You Go Home
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Day One of Recovery
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Minimally Invasive Methods
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: When You Arrive at the Hospital
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Your Medical Team
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Disease and Alcohol
Coronary Artery Disease and Depression
Coronary Artery Disease: Being Active
Coronary Artery Disease: Commit to Making an Exercise Plan
Coronary Artery Disease: Every Step Matters
Coronary Artery Disease: Exercising for a Healthy Heart
Coronary Artery Disease: Family History
Coronary Artery Disease: Getting Back on Track
Coronary Artery Disease: Helping a Loved One
Coronary Artery Disease: Making Peace With Medicines
Coronary Artery Disease: Moving Forward
Coronary Artery Disease: Prevention Myths
Coronary Artery Disease: Roles of Different Doctors
Coronary Artery Disease: Should I Have an Angiogram?
Coronary Artery Disease: Should I Have Angioplasty for Stable Angina?
Coronary Artery Disease: Should I Have Bypass Surgery?
Coronary Artery Disease: Women Are at Risk Too
Coronary Artery Disease: Your Risk for Heart Attack
Coronary Calcium Scan
Coronary Calcium Scan: Should I Have This Test?
Corporal Punishment
Cortisol in Blood
Cortisol in Urine
Cosmetic Surgery and Procedures
Cottonmouth (Water Moccasin)
Cough Symptoms in Children
Coughs, Age 11 and Younger
Coughs, Age 12 and Older
Counseling for Depression
Counseling for PTSD
Counting Carbohydrate Grams or Servings
Cow's Milk Sensitivity in Babies
C-Peptide
CPR Basics
Cradle Cap
Cranberry Juice and Urinary Tract Infections
Cranial Ultrasound
Craniosynostosis
C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Creatine Kinase
Creating a Personal Health Record
Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance
Crib Safety
Criteria for Diagnosing Diabetes
Crohn's Disease
Crohn's Disease: Problems Outside the Digestive Tract
Crohn's Disease: When Surgery Is Needed
Croup
Croup: Managing a Croup Attack
Crowns
Crying Child and Possible Abuse
Crying Child That Is Not Acting Normally
Crying, Age 3 and Younger
Crying: Tired or Overstimulated
Cryosurgery for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Cryosurgery for Prostate Cancer
Cryotherapy (Cryosurgery) for Genital Warts
Cryotherapy for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
Cryotherapy for Warts
Cryptosporidium
Cup-Feeding Baby With Breast Milk or Formula
Curettage and Electrosurgery for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Cushing's Syndrome
Cut That Removes All Layers of Skin
Cuts
Cuts: When Stitches Are Needed
Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening
Cystic Fibrosis: Caring for Your Child at Home
Cystic Fibrosis: Helping Your Child Cough Up Mucus
Cystic Fibrosis: What It Means for You and Your Child
Cystometry
Cystoscopy
Cystourethrogram
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Daily Medicine Schedule
Dandruff
DASH Diet Sample Menu
Date Rape Drugs
Dawn Phenomenon and the Somogyi Effect
Dawn's Story: From Dieting to Healthy Eating Habits
Daytime Accidental Wetting (Diurnal Enuresis)
D-Dimer Test
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
Dealing With Anxiety After a Loss
Dealing With Asthma Triggers
Dealing With Emergencies
Dealing With Guilt After a Loss
Dealing With Medicine Side Effects and Interactions
Dealing With Negative Thoughts
Dealing With Today's Teen Issues
Debbie's Story: People Can and Do Recover
Debridement for Rotator Cuff Disorders
Deciding About a Hysterectomy for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Deciding About Breast Reconstruction
Deciding About Coronary Angiogram
Deciding About Herniated Disc Surgery
Deciding About Hip Replacement Surgery
Deciding About Knee Replacement Surgery
Deciding About Spinal Stenosis Surgery
Deciding About Taking Blood Pressure Medicine
Deciding About Weight-Loss Surgery
Deciding to Get Treatment for PTSD
Decision Point Prescribing Document Template
Decision Points About Surgery
Decision Points About Treatments and Other Health Issues
Decision Points for Medical Tests
Decision Points for Medicines
Decompressive Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Decongestants
Deep Brain Stimulation
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Degenerative Disc Disease
Dehydration
Dehydration Caused by a Medicine
Dehydration: Drinking Enough Fluids (Babies and Young Children)
Dehydration: Drinking Extra Fluids (Older Children and Adults)
Delirium (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Dementia
Dementia: Assessing Pain
Dementia: Bladder and Bowel Problems
Dementia: Helping a Person Avoid Confusion
Dementia: Legal Issues
Dementia: Medicines to Treat Behavior Changes
Dementia: Support for Caregivers
Dementia: Testing How Well a Person Functions
Dementia: Tips for Communicating
Dementia: Understanding Behavior Changes
Dengue Fever
Dense Breasts
Dental Anxiety
Dental Care During Pregnancy
Dental Care for Older Adults
Dental Care From 6 Months to 3 Years
Dental Care From Birth to 6 Months
Dental Care: 3 Years to 6 Years
Dental Care: 6 Years to 16 Years
Dental Care: Brushing and Flossing Your Teeth
Dental Checkups for Children and Adults
Dental Implants
Dental Sealants
Dental X-Rays
Depression
Depression (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Depression and Coronary Artery Disease
Depression and Suicide
Depression and the Holidays
Depression During Pregnancy
Depression in Children and Teens
Depression in Older Adults
Depression Is Common
Depression Medicine Side Effects
Depression Medicine: Deciding to Quit
Depression Medicines
Depression Screening
Depression, Anxiety, and Physical Health Problems
Depression: Balancing Brain Chemicals
Depression: Cost of Medicine
Depression: Dealing With Medicine Side Effects
Depression: Helping Someone Get Treatment
Depression: How It Affects Your Body
Depression: Managing Postpartum Depression
Depression: Mood Check-In to Prevent a Relapse
Depression: Outside Looking In
Depression: Rating Your Mood
Depression: Should I Stop Taking My Antidepressant?
Depression: Should I Take an Antidepressant?
Depression: Should I Take Antidepressants While I'm Pregnant?
Depression: Should My Child Take Medicine to Treat Depression?
Depression: Social Support and Recovery
Depression: Stop Negative Thoughts
Depression: Supporting Someone Who Is Depressed
Depression: Taking Antidepressants Safely
Depression: Using Your Inner Strengths
Dermabrasion
Determining the Seriousness of a Burn
Developing a Plan for Healthy Eating
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
Developmental Problems: Testing
DHEA-S Test
Diabetes
Diabetes and Alcohol
Diabetes and Constipation or Diarrhea
Diabetes and Exercise
Diabetes and Infections
Diabetes and Wound Care
Diabetes and Your Heart
Diabetes Care Plan
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes in Children: 5 Ways to Help Your Child Eat Healthy Meals
Diabetes in Children: Care Plan for School or Day Care
Diabetes in Children: Checking Blood Sugar in a Child
Diabetes in Children: Counting Carbs
Diabetes in Children: Food Issues at School
Diabetes in Children: Giving Insulin Shots to a Child
Diabetes in Children: Healthy Eating at School
Diabetes in Children: How You Can Support Your Teen
Diabetes in Children: Preparing a Care Plan for School
Diabetes in Children: Preventing High Blood Sugar
Diabetes in Children: Special Camps
Diabetes in Children: Treating Low Blood Sugar
Diabetes, Type 2: Should I Take Insulin?
Diabetes: A1c Test and Making a Plan
Diabetes: Amputation for Foot Problems
Diabetes: Benefits of Blood Sugar Testing
Diabetes: Blood Sugar Levels
Diabetes: Care of Blood Sugar Test Supplies
Diabetes: Caregiving for an Older Adult
Diabetes: Checking Your Blood Sugar
Diabetes: Checking Your Feet
Diabetes: Cholesterol Levels
Diabetes: Coping With Your Feelings About Your Diet
Diabetes: Counting Carbs if You Don't Use Insulin
Diabetes: Counting Carbs if You Use Insulin
Diabetes: Daily Foot Care
Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar From Insulin
Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar From Medicines
Diabetes: Differences Between Type 1 and 2
Diabetes: Eating Low-Glycemic Foods
Diabetes: Finger-Stick Test
Diabetes: Food and Your Blood Sugar
Diabetes: Giving Yourself an Insulin Shot
Diabetes: High or Low Blood Sugar in Young Children
Diabetes: How Others Stay Motivated
Diabetes: How to Build Your Plate
Diabetes: How to Give Glucagon
Diabetes: How to Prepare for a Colonoscopy
Diabetes: Insulin's Role
Diabetes: Living With an Insulin Pump
Diabetes: Lower Your Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke
Diabetes: Making Medical Decisions as Your Health Changes
Diabetes: Planning for a Healthy Pregnancy
Diabetes: Planning Your Next Steps
Diabetes: Preparing for Pregnancy
Diabetes: Preparing for Pregnancy
Diabetes: Preparing for Surgery
Diabetes: Preventing High Blood Sugar Emergencies
Diabetes: Protecting Your Feet
Diabetes: Should I Get an Insulin Pump?
Diabetes: Should I Get Pregnant?
Diabetes: Stay in Your Target Range
Diabetes: Staying Motivated
Diabetes: Steps for Foot-Washing
Diabetes: Taking Care of Your Feet
Diabetes: Testing Your Blood Sugar
Diabetes: Tests to Watch for Complications
Diabetes: Tracking My Feelings
Diabetes: Travel Tips
Diabetes: Using a Plate Format to Plan Meals
Diabetes: You Can Slow Kidney Damage
Diabetes-Related High and Low Blood Sugar Levels
Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
Diabetic Focal Neuropathy
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic Neuropathy: Exercising Safely
Diabetic Neuropathy: Medical History and Physical Exam
Diabetic Retinopathy
Dialysis: Caring for Your Vascular Access at Home
Dialysis: Living Better With Dialysis
Dialysis: Measuring How Well It Works
Dialysis: What Is It?
Dialysis: Your Vascular Access
Diaper Rash
Diaphragm for Birth Control
Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger
Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older
Diarrhea: Here's Help
Diary of Symptoms
Diet and Gout
Diet, Breastfeeding, and Colic
Dietary Guidelines for Good Health
Dietary Reference Intake
Dietary Supplements (Herbal Medicines and Natural Products)
Difference Between the Flu and a Cold
Differences Between ADHD and Bipolar Disorder in Children
Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)
Digestion
Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Dilated Eye Exam
Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Dilation and Evacuation (D&E)
Disc Battery in the Nose
Discectomy or Microdiscectomy for a Lumbar Herniated Disc
Disease and Injury Prevention
Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Diuretics and Potassium Supplements
Diuretics: Making Them Easier to Take
Diverticular Bleeding
Diverticulitis
Diverticulosis
Dizziness: Lightheadedness and Vertigo
Do I Have Depression?
Does Aspirin Prevent Cancer?
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence: Checklist of Things to Take When You Leave
Domestic Violence: Getting a Protective Order
Donating a Kidney
Donating Blood
Doppler Ultrasound
Doulas and Support During Childbirth
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome, Ages 1 Month to 1 Year
Down Syndrome, Ages 1 to 5
Down Syndrome, Ages 13 to 21
Down Syndrome, Ages 5 to 13
Down Syndrome, Ages Birth to 1 Month
Down Syndrome: Grooming and Hygiene
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Avoid Social Problems
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Dress Independently
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Eat Independently
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Learn to Communicate
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Learn to Walk and Use Other Motor Skills
Down Syndrome: Training and Therapy for Young People
Drinking and Your Health
Drinking Enough Water
Driving a Car After a Stroke
Drooping Eyelids
Drug Addiction: Treatment Options
Drug Allergies
Drug Problems: Helping Someone Get Treatment
Drug Withdrawal in Newborns (Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome)
Drug Withdrawal: What to Expect
Drug-Eluting Stents
Dry Coughs
Dry Eye Syndrome
Dry Mouth: Home Treatment and Prevention
Dry Skin and Itching
Dry Socket
DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Dupuytren's Disease
Dupuytren's Disease: Should I Have Hand Surgery?
D-Xylose Absorption Test
Dyslexia
Dyspepsia
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E. Coli Infection From Food or Water
Ear Canal Problems (Swimmer's Ear)
Ear Examination
Ear Infection: Should I Give My Child Antibiotics?
Ear Infections
Ear Infections in Children
Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
Ear Problems: Should My Child Be Treated for Fluid Buildup in the Middle Ear?
Ear, Nose, and Throat
Early Treatment for Malocclusion
Earwax
Eating Disorders: Cultural and Social Factors
Eating Disorders: Feeling Better About Yourself
Eating Disorders: Malnutrition Tests
Eating Disorders: Stopping Negative Thoughts
Eating Disorders: Things That Put a Person at Risk
Eating Journal
Eating Out When You Have Diabetes
Eating Protein
Eating Right When You Have More Than One Health Problem
Eating Well During Cancer Treatment
Ebola or Marburg Virus Infection
Echocardiogram
Eclampsia (Seizures) and Preeclampsia
Ecstasy (MDMA)
Ectopic Pregnancy
Educational Rights for Children With Disabilities
Effective Parenting: Discipline
Effectiveness Rate of Birth Control Methods
Effects of Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Exposure
Egocentric and Magical Thinking
Elbow Bursitis and Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
Elbow Injuries
Elbow Pain: Other Causes of Pain
Elbow Problems, Noninjury
Elder Abuse
Eldercare Mediation
Electrical Cardioversion (Defibrillation) for a Fast Heart Rate
Electrical Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation
Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Pain
Electrical Shock or Burn
Electrical Stimulation for Urinary Incontinence
Electrical System of the Heart
Electrocardiogram
Electrocautery for Genital Warts
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Electrolysis for Removing Hair
Electrolyte Panel
Electromyogram (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies
Electronic Cigarettes
Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring
Electronic Medical and Health Records
Electronystagmogram (ENG)
Electrophysiology Study
Electrophysiology Tests for the Eyes
Emergency Care for an Accidental Amputation
Emergency Contraception
Emergency First Aid for Heatstroke
Emotional and Social Development From Age 6 to 10 Years
Emotional and Social Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months
Emotional and Social Development, Ages 11 to 14 Years
Emotional and Social Development, Ages 12 to 24 Months
Emotional and Social Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years
Emotional and Social Growth in Newborns
Emotional Changes During Pregnancy
Emotional Development, Ages 2 to 5 Years
Emotional Eating
Emotions and Menopause
Encephalitis
Encouraging Language Development in Your Preschooler
Endocarditis
Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer
Endometrial Ablation
Endometrial Ablation
Endometrial Biopsy
Endometrial Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Endometrial Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Endometrial Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Endometriosis
Endometriosis: Should I Have a Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy?
Endometriosis: Should I Use Hormone Therapy?
Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP)
Endoscopic Sinus Exam for Sinusitis
Endoscopic Surgery for Sinusitis
Endoscopic Treatment for Variceal Bleeding Caused by Cirrhosis
Endovascular Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
End-Stage Kidney Failure
Energy and Sports Drinks
Enjoying Life When You Have Heart Failure
Enlarged Prostate: Bathroom Tips
Enlarged Prostate: Herbal Therapy
Enlarged Prostate: Should I Have Surgery?
Enlarged Prostate: Should I Take Medicine?
Enlarged Prostate: Uroflowmetry Test
Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68)
Environmental Health
Environmental Illness
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Epididymitis
Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia
Epidural Anesthesia
Epilepsy
Epilepsy and Driving
Epilepsy Medicine Therapy Failure
Epilepsy: Atonic Seizures
Epilepsy: Complex Partial Seizures
Epilepsy: Generalized Seizures
Epilepsy: Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures
Epilepsy: Myoclonic Seizures
Epilepsy: Simple Partial Seizures
Epilepsy: Taking Your Medicines Properly
Epilepsy: Tips for Keeping Your Child Safe
Epilepsy: Tonic Seizures
Episiotomy and Perineal Tears
Epley and Semont Maneuvers for Vertigo
Erection Problems (Erectile Dysfunction)
Erection Problems: Relationships and Life Events Matter
Erection Problems: Should I Take Medicine?
Erection Problems: Should I Try Injection Treatments?
Erection Problems: Talking With Your Partner
Ergonomics: Exercises to Do While Sitting
Ergonomics: Setting Up Your Work Area
Ergonomics: Using Your Computer
Esophageal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Esophageal Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Esophageal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Esophageal Spasm
Esophagitis
Esophagus Tests
Essiac/Flor Essence (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Establishing Limits With Your School-Age Child
Estimating Body Fat Percentage
Estimating the Size of a Burn
Estrogens
Evaluating Pain in a Child
Evaluation and Treatment After a First Seizure
Evoked Potential Test for Multiple Sclerosis
Ewing Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Examining Your Beliefs to Manage Stress
Excision for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Exercise and Fibromyalgia
Exercise and Osteoarthritis
Exercise and Physical Activity Ideas
Exercise During Pregnancy
Exercise Electrocardiogram
Exercise Electrocardiogram (Stress Test)
Exercise for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Exercise Helps Maggie Stay at a Healthy Weight
Exercise Planning Form
Exercise-Induced Asthma
Exercises After Mastectomy
Exercises for Arm and Wrist
Exercises for Heel Pain or Tightness
Exercising Safely With Arthritis
Exercising to Prevent a Stroke
Exercising While Sitting Down
Expert: Be Active to Help Your Back Heal
Exposure Therapy
External Cephalic Version (Version) for Breech Position
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) for Kidney Stones
Extracting Teeth for Malocclusion Treatment
Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Extremity X-Ray
Eye Anatomy and Function
Eye and Vision Tests for Children and Teens
Eye Care Specialists
Eye Exams for Adults
Eye Flushing
Eye Injuries
Eye Injuries Caused by Ultraviolet (UV) Light
Eye Injuries: Blow to the Eye
Eye Injury: First Aid for a Black Eye
Eye Injury: First Aid for Chemical Burns
Eye Injury: First Aid for Heat Burns
Eye Injury: First Aid for Minor Cuts
Eye Problems and Blood in the Eye
Eye Problems in Children: Signs to Look For
Eye Problems, Noninjury
Eye Problems: Changes in Your Pupils
Eye Problems: Using Eyedrops and Eye Ointment
Eye Protection for Work and Sports
Eyeglass Prescriptions
Eyelid Problems
Eyes and Vision
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F
Face-Lift (Rhytidectomy)
Facial Injuries
Facial Problems, Noninjury
Facial X-Ray
Factors (Triggers) That May Cause a Flare-Up of Rosacea
Failure to Thrive
Fainting
Fallopian Tube Procedures for Infertility
Familial Lipid Disorders
Family Caregivers in Cancer (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Family History and the Risk for Breast or Ovarian Cancer
Family Life Cycle
Family Meetings
Family Rules Form
Family Therapy
Family Therapy for Depression in Children
Farsightedness (Hyperopia)
Fast Heart Rate
Fasting
Fat Replacers in Food
Fatigue (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Fatigue During Pregnancy
FDA Advisories for Antidepressants
Fear and Anger in PTSD
Feeding Schedule for Babies
Feeding Tube for Children
Feeding Your Child Using Division of Responsibility
Feeding Your Infant
Feeding Your Premature Infant
Feeling Depressed
Female Condoms
Female Genital Problems and Injuries
Femoral-Tibial Bypass Surgery for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Femoropopliteal Bypass (Fem-Pop Bypass) for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Ferritin
Fertility Awareness
Fertility Problems
Fertility Problems: Should I Be Tested?
Fertility Problems: Should I Have a Tubal Procedure or In Vitro Fertilization?
Fetal Blood Sampling (FBS) for Rh Sensitization During Pregnancy
Fetal Monitoring During Labor
Fetal Ultrasound
Fever During Pregnancy
Fever or Chills, Age 11 and Younger
Fever or Chills, Age 12 and Older
Fever Seizures
Fever Temperatures: Accuracy and Comparison
Fever: Here's Help
Feverfew for Migraines
Fibrocystic Breasts
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia: Managing Fibro Fog
Fifth Disease
Fifth Metatarsal Jones Fracture
Filler Injections
Fillings (Restorations)
Financial Toxicity (Financial Distress) and Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Find Your Ovulation Day
Finding Good Footwear
Finger, Hand, and Wrist Injuries
Finger, Hand, and Wrist Problems, Noninjury
Fire Ant Stings
First Aid
First Aid for a Fishhook Stuck in an Eye
First Aid for a Spinal Injury
First Aid for Chemical Burns
First Aid for Electrical Burns
First Aid for Low Back Pain
First Aid for Tar or Plastic Burns
First Aid Kit for Travelers
First Appointment
First-Trimester Exams and Tests
First-Trimester Screening for Birth Defects
Fishhook Injuries
Fitness and Exercise
Fitness Clothing and Gear
Fitness Machines
Fitness: Adding More Activity to Your Life
Fitness: Choosing Activities That Are Right for You
Fitness: Getting and Staying Active
Fitness: Getting Around Barriers to Exercise
Fitness: How Active Should You Be?
Fitness: Increasing Core Stability
Fitness: Increasing Your Core Stability
Fitness: Making It a Habit
Fitness: Staying Active When You Have Young Children
Fitness: Teaching Your Child to Stay Active
Fitness: Using a Pedometer or Step Counter
Fitness: Walking for Wellness
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome
Five Ingredients for Healthy Eating
Five Tips for Healthy Eating
Flap Procedure for Gum Disease
Flatfoot (Pes Planus)
Flu Complications
Flu Vaccine Myths
Flu Vaccines: Should I Get a Flu Vaccine?
Flu: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine?
Flu: Signs of Bacterial Infection
Fluoride During Childhood
Focal Epilepsy
Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia
Folic Acid Test
Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
Folliculitis
Following a Low-Fiber Diet
Follow-Up Appointment
Food Allergies
Food List for Diabetes
Food Poisoning and Safe Food Handling
Food Poisoning During Pregnancy
Food Poisoning: Clostridium Perfringens
Food Poisoning: Toxoplasmosis
Food Poisoning: Vibrio Vulnificus
Food Safety: Cooking
Food Safety: Following the Package Instructions
Food Safety: Preparing
Food Safety: Serving
Food Safety: Storing
Food Safety: Tips for Grocery Shopping
Foods High in Oxalate
Foot Odor
Foot Problems: Finding the Right Shoes
Forced Expiratory Volume and Forced Vital Capacity
Form for Carbohydrate Counting
Form for Establishing a Routine
Form for Identifying Reasons to Cut Down On or Stop Alcohol Use
Fractured Rib
Frailty in Older Adults
Fran's Story: Finding Support When You Have COPD
Frequent Nosebleeds
Frozen or Stuck Tongue or Other Body Part
Frozen Shoulder
Fructose or Sorbitol Intolerance
Fulminant Hepatitis
Functional Incontinence
Functional Ovarian Cysts
Fundoplication Surgery for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Funeral Planning
Fungal Nail Infections
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G
Galactosemia Test
Gallbladder Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Gallbladder Scan
Gallium Scan
Gallstone Symptoms: When Surgery Is Needed
Gallstones
Gallstones: Should I Have Gallbladder Surgery?
Gamete and Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT and ZIFT) for Infertility
Ganglions
Gas (Flatus)
Gas, Bloating, and Burping
Gas, Burping, or Bloating That Begins After Eating or Drinking
Gastric Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Gastric Sleeve Surgery: Returning Home
Gastrin
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis in Adults and Older Children
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) During Pregnancy
Gastroesophageal Reflux in Babies and Children
Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Gastrointestinal Complications (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Gastroparesis
Gender Dysphoria
Gender Identity and Transgender Issues
General Anesthesia
General Anesthesia
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Genetic Conditions
Genetic Influences on Weight
Genetic Test
Genetic Test for Clopidogrel
Genetics
Genital Herpes
Genital Injuries: Urinary Problems
Genital Self-Examination
Genital Warts (Human Papillomavirus)
GERD: Controlling Heartburn by Changing Your Habits
GERD: Esophageal Erosion and Ulcers
GERD: Which Treatment Should I Use?
Gerson Therapy (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Gestational Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes: Activity
Gestational Diabetes: Avoiding Type 2 Diabetes
Gestational Diabetes: Checking Your Blood Sugar
Gestational Diabetes: Counting Carbs
Gestational Diabetes: Dealing With Low Blood Sugar
Gestational Diabetes: Eating Well
Gestational Diabetes: Giving Yourself Insulin Shots
Gestational Diabetes: Medicines
Gestational Diabetes: Reducing Risk
Gestational Diabetes: Testing Blood Sugar
Gestational Diabetes: What Causes It?
Gestational Diabetes: What Is It?
Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Get Chores Done Without Making Your Pain Worse
Get Regular Exercise for Mental Health
Getting a Second Opinion
Getting Active
Getting Enough Calcium and Vitamin D
Getting Enough Fiber
Getting Enough Folic Acid
Getting Enough Iron
Getting Enough Potassium
Getting Help Around the House
Getting Help When You Leave the Hospital
Getting In and Out of a Car Safely
Getting Pregnant After Stopping Birth Control
Getting Started With Flexibility and Stretching
Getting Started With Flexibility and Stretching
Getting Support When You Have Low Back Pain
Getting Treatment Through a PICC or Central Line
Getting Up Safely After a Fall
Giant Cell Arteritis
Giardiasis
Ginger for Morning Sickness
Gingivectomy for Gum Disease
Ginkgo Biloba
Glaucoma
Glaucoma Screening
Glaucoma: Target Eye Pressure
Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
Gloria's Story: Adding Activity to Help Control Blood Sugar
Glucosamine and Chondroitin
Glycohemoglobin (HbA1c, A1c)
Golfer's Elbow
Gonioscopy
Goniotomy for Congenital Glaucoma
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea Test
Gonzalez Regimen (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Good-Health Attitude
Gout
Gout: Changing Your Diet
Gradual Changes in Vision
Grapefruit Juice and Medicines
Grief and Grieving
Grief Counseling
Grief, Bereavement, and Coping With Loss (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Grief: Coping After Stillbirth
Grief: Coping With Grief
Grief: Dealing With Feelings of Insecurity
Grief: Helping Children Understand
Grief: Helping Children With Grief
Grief: Helping Older Adults With Grief
Grief: Helping Teens With Grief
Grief: Losing a Loved One
Grief: When Major Loss Challenges Your Beliefs
Groin Problems and Injuries
Group B Streptococcal Infections in Newborns
Growing Pains
Growth and Development Milestones
Growth and Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months
Growth and Development, Ages 11 to 14 Years
Growth and Development, Ages 12 to 24 Months
Growth and Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years
Growth and Development, Ages 2 to 5 Years
Growth and Development, Ages 6 to 10 Years
Growth and Development, Newborn
Growth and Development: Helping Your Child Build Self-Esteem
Growth Hormone
Guided Imagery
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Gum Disease
Gynecomastia
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Hair Analysis
Hair Loss
Hair Loss From Cancer Treatment
Hair Loss: Should I Take Medicine to Regrow Hair?
Hair Transplant Surgery
Hairy Cell Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Hammer, Claw, and Mallet Toes
Hammer, Claw, or Mallet Toe: Should I Have Surgery?
Hamstring Muscles
Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Handling Sadness and Yearning After a Major Loss
Hands-Only CPR
Hand-Washing
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
Harmful Noise Levels
Hay Fever and Other Seasonal Allergies
Head Injuries in Children: Problems to Watch For
Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger
Head Injury, Age 4 and Older
Head Lice
Headache Clinics
Headache Diary
Headache Prevention: Posture and Body Mechanics
Headaches
Headaches
Headaches in Children
Headaches: Avoiding Triggers
Headaches: Finding and Avoiding Triggers
Headaches: Keeping a Diary
Headaches: Managing a Headache
Headaches: Should I Have Imaging Tests to Find Out What's Causing My Headaches?
Headaches: Should I Take Medicine to Prevent Migraines?
Headaches: Should I Take Prescription Medicine for Tension Headaches?
Healing Through Humor
Healing Touch
Health and Safety, Ages 2 to 5 Years
Health and Safety, Birth to 2 Years
Health Claims on Food Labels
Health Problems Associated With Adult Obesity
Health Risks
Health Risks Related to Smokeless Tobacco
Health Screening: Finding Health Problems Early
Health Screenings: Should I Buy Commercial Tests?
Health Tracking Forms and Checklists
Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia (Nosocomial Pneumonia)
Healthwise Self-Care Checklist
Healthy Aging
Healthy Aging: Is It Time to Stop Driving?
Healthy Attitudes Toward Food and Exercise
Healthy Eating
Healthy Eating
Healthy Eating and Older Adults
Healthy Eating for Children
Healthy Eating in Children: Problems Caused by Poor Nutrition
Healthy Eating in Children: Things That Influence Food Choices
Healthy Eating Pays Off
Healthy Eating to Decrease Stress
Healthy Eating: Changing Your Eating Habits
Healthy Eating: Cutting Unhealthy Fats From Your Diet
Healthy Eating: Eating Heart-Healthy Foods
Healthy Eating: Eating Less Sodium
Healthy Eating: Getting Back on Track
Healthy Eating: Getting Support When Changing Your Eating Habits
Healthy Eating: Helping Your Child Learn Healthy Eating Habits
Healthy Eating: Making Healthy Choices When You Eat Out
Healthy Eating: Making Healthy Choices When You Shop
Healthy Eating: Overcoming Barriers to Change
Healthy Eating: Recognizing Your Hunger Signals
Healthy Eating: Resisting Temptation in Social Situations
Healthy Eating: Starting a Plan for Change
Healthy Eating: Staying With Your Plan
Healthy Eating: Taking Calcium and Vitamin D
Healthy Eating: What Will Make It Work for You?
Healthy Habits for Kids
Healthy Habits to Prevent or Reduce Problems From Osteoporosis
Healthy Muscles
Healthy Weight: Find Your Inspiration
Healthy Weight: Make Your Plan
Healthy Weight: Thought-Tracking Journal
Healthy Weight: What Works
Healthy Weight: When Success Slows Down
Hearing Aids
Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss in Babies, Ages 4 to 6 Months
Hearing Loss in Babies, Ages 7 Months to 1 Year
Hearing Loss in Babies, Newborn to Age 3 Months
Hearing Loss in Children, Age 4 Years and Older
Hearing Loss in Children, Ages 1 to 2 Years
Hearing Loss in Children, Ages 2 to 4 Years
Hearing Loss: Should I Get Hearing Aids?
Hearing Protectors
Hearing Tests
Heart and Circulation
Heart Arrhythmias and Exercise
Heart Attack and Stroke in Women: Reducing Your Risk
Heart Attack and Stroke Risk Screening
Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
Heart Attack: How to Prevent Another One
Heart Block
Heart Catheterization for Congenital Heart Defects
Heart Failure
Heart Failure and Sexual Activity
Heart Failure Complications
Heart Failure Daily Action Plan
Heart Failure Stages
Heart Failure Symptoms
Heart Failure Types
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (Diastolic Heart Failure)
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (Systolic Heart Failure)
Heart Failure: Activity and Exercise
Heart Failure: Avoiding Colds and Flu
Heart Failure: Avoiding Medicines That Make Symptoms Worse
Heart Failure: Avoiding Triggers for Sudden Heart Failure
Heart Failure: Being Active
Heart Failure: Checking Your Weight
Heart Failure: Checking Your Weight Daily
Heart Failure: Compensation by the Heart and Body
Heart Failure: Daily Symptom Checks
Heart Failure: Disease Management Programs
Heart Failure: Eating a Healthy Diet
Heart Failure: How Support Can Help
Heart Failure: Learn to Recognize Symptoms
Heart Failure: Less Common Symptoms
Heart Failure: Limiting Fluids
Heart Failure: Limiting Sodium
Heart Failure: Medicines to Avoid
Heart Failure: Practice Tracking Sodium
Heart Failure: Self-Care
Heart Failure: Should I Get a Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)?
Heart Failure: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
Heart Failure: Small Steps to Self-Care
Heart Failure: Support After Your Hospital Stay
Heart Failure: Symptom Record
Heart Failure: Taking an ACE inhibitor or ARB
Heart Failure: Taking Medicines Properly
Heart Failure: Taking Over-the-Counter Medicines Safely
Heart Failure: Tips for Caregivers
Heart Failure: Tips for Easier Breathing
Heart Failure: Track Your Symptoms
Heart Failure: Track Your Weight, Food, and Sodium
Heart Failure: Watching Your Fluids
Heart Failure: When to Act on Your Symptoms
Heart Failure: When to Call for Help
Heart Failure: Your Reason to Be Active
Heart Health: Finding Support for Healthy Changes
Heart Health: Walking for a Healthy Heart
Heart Health: Where Will You Be in 5 Years?
Heart Murmur
Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker?
Heart Rhythm Problems and Driving
Heart Rhythm Problems: Diary of Symptoms
Heart Rhythm Problems: Should I Get an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)?
Heart Rhythm Problems: Symptoms
Heart Tests: When Do You Need Them?
Heart Transplant
Heart Valve Disease
Heart Valve Problems: Should I Choose a Mechanical Valve or Tissue Valve to Replace My Heart Valve?
Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
Heartburn
Heartburn Symptom Record
Heartburn: Changing Your Eating Habits
Heart-Healthy Diet
Heart-Healthy Eating
Heart-Healthy Eating: Fish
Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
Heat After an Injury
Heat and Cold Treatment for Cancer Pain
Heat or Ice for Low Back Pain
Heat Rash
Heat Waves
Heat-Related Illnesses
Heatstroke Prevention: Acclimating to the Heat
Heatstroke Prevention: What to Wear
Heatstroke: Emergency Symptoms
Heavy Menstrual Periods
Heavy Sweating
Heel Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
Heimlich Maneuver for Adults and Children Older Than 1 Year
Helicobacter Pylori Bacteria
Helicobacter Pylori Tests
HELLP Syndrome and Preeclampsia
Help for Anger Problems
Help Your School-Age Child Develop Social Skills
Help Your Working Teen Balance Responsibilities and Set Priorities
Helping a Family Member Who Has PTSD
Helping a Loved One After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Helping a Person During a Seizure
Helping Adolescents Develop More Mature Ways of Thinking
Helping Children During Immunizations
Helping Children With Disabilities Stay Active
Helping Kids Handle Peer Pressure
Helping Someone During a Panic Attack
Helping Your Child Avoid Tobacco, Drugs, and Alcohol
Helping Your Child Build a Healthy Body Image
Helping Your Child Build Inner Strength
Helping Your Child Deal With Asthma
Helping Your Child Prevent and Manage Seizures
Helping Your Child Transition Into Middle School or Junior High
Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight
Helping Your Newborn Learn
Helping Your School-Age Child Learn About the Body
Helping Your Teen Become a Safe Driver
Hemochromatosis
Hemochromatosis Gene Test (HFE Test)
Hemochromatosis Genetic Screening
Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis Access: When Is the Right Time?
Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
Hemophilia
Hemophilia: Preventing Bleeding Episodes
Hemorrhagic Stroke
Hemorrhoidectomy for Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids: Which Treatment Should I Use?
Henna Tattoos (Mehndi)
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A and Undercooked Shellfish
Hepatitis A Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Hepatitis A Virus Test
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B and C: Risk of Liver Cancer
Hepatitis B Treatment Recommendations
Hepatitis B Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Hepatitis B Virus Tests
Hepatitis B: How to Avoid Spreading the Virus
Hepatitis B: Postvaccination Test for Immunity
Hepatitis B: Should I Be Tested?
Hepatitis B: Should I Take Antiviral Medicine for Chronic Hepatitis B?
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Virus Tests
Hepatitis C: Your Risk for Cirrhosis
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis Panel
Here's Help: How to Apply a Topical Cream for Your Child
Here's Help: How to Give Your Child Eardrops
Here's Help: How to Give Your Child Eyedrops or Eye Ointment
Here's Help: How to Give Your Child Oral Medicine
Here's Help: How to Give Yourself Eyedrops or Eye Ointment
Here's Help: How to Insert Your Child's Suppository
Here's Help: How to Use Nasal Spray or Drops for Your Child
Here's Help: Mild Dehydration in Your Baby or Child
Here's Help: Mild Head Injury (Bump, Cut, or Scrape) in Children
Here's Help: Mild Heat Exhaustion in Children
Here's Help: Mild Sunburn in Children
Here's Help: Minor Burn in Children
Herniated Disc Surgery: How Others Decided
Heroin
Herpes Tests
Hiatal Hernia
Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Hiccups
Hidden Gluten
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
High and Low Blood Sugar Level Record for a Child
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
High Blood Pressure in African Americans
High Blood Pressure in Children
High Blood Pressure: Checking Your Blood Pressure at Home
High Blood Pressure: Make the Most of Home Monitoring
High Blood Pressure: Nutrition Tips
High Blood Pressure: Over-the-Counter Medicines to Avoid
High Blood Pressure: Should I Take Medicine?
High Blood Pressure: Taking Medicines Properly
High Blood Pressure: The DASH Diet
High Blood Pressure: Using the DASH Diet
High Blood Sugar Level Record
High Cholesterol
High Cholesterol: How a Dietitian Can Help
High Cholesterol: Making Lifestyle Changes
High Triglycerides
High-Dose Vitamin C (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
High-Output Heart Failure
High-Potassium Foods
High-Pressure Injection Wounds
High-Protein Foods for Wound Healing
High-Risk Pregnancy
High-Risk Sexual Behavior
High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein
Hip Bursitis or Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
Hip Fracture
Hip Fracture Repair (Hip Pinning)
Hip Fracture Surgery
Hip Fractures: What Increases Your Risk
Hip Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
Hip Injuries, Age 12 and Older
Hip Problems, Age 11 and Younger
Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older
Hip Repair Surgery: Returning Home
Hip Replacement Surgery
Hip Replacement Surgery: How Others Decided
Hip Replacement Surgery: Returning Home
Hip Replacement: When Can You Be Active Again?
Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
Hirschsprung's Disease
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) Infection
HIV and Exercise
HIV and Fatigue
HIV and Pregnancy
HIV and Weight Loss
HIV Home Care
HIV Infection in Health Professionals
HIV Screening
HIV Testing: Should I Get Tested for Human Immunodeficiency Virus?
HIV Treatment in Children
HIV Viral Load
HIV Viral Load Measurement
HIV: Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
HIV: Giving Support
HIV: Nonprogressors and HIV-Resistant People
HIV: Preventing Infections
HIV: Preventing Other Infections When You Have HIV
HIV: Stages of Infection
HIV: Taking Antiretroviral Drugs
HIV: Tips for Caregivers to Avoid Infection
HIV: Understanding the Test
HIV: Why Healthy Eating Matters
Hoarding Disorder
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Home Blood Glucose Test
Home Blood Pressure Log
Home Blood Pressure Test
Home Blood Sugar Diary
Home Ear Examination
Home Health Care: What to Expect
Home Lung Function Test
Home Pregnancy Tests
Home Remedies for Bites and Stings
Home Test for Protein in Urine
Home Test for Urinary Tract Infections
Home Treatment First Aid for Cold Exposure
Home Treatment for Herniated Disc Pain
Home Treatment for Second-Degree Burns
Homeopathy
Homocysteine
Homocystinuria
Hormonal Birth Control: Risk of Blood Clots
Hormonal Factors in Erection Problems
Hormone Inhibin A
Hormone Therapy for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer (Androgen Deprivation Therapy, or ADT)
Hormone Treatment for Breast Cancer
Hormones
Hospice Care
Hospital Discharge Planning
Hospital Isolation Rooms
Hospital Isolation Rooms
Hospital Patient Advocates
Hospital Policies and Breastfeeding
Hot and Cold Therapy for Arthritis
Hot Flashes and Menopause
Hot Flashes and Night Sweats (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
How a Heart Attack Happens
How a Scrape Heals
How ADHD Affects Your Child
How Adolescent Thinking Develops
How and When to Give Naloxone
How Asthma Develops in Children
How Birth Control Methods Prevent Pregnancy
How Diabetes Causes Blindness
How Diabetes Causes Foot Problems
How Do You Cope With Stress?
How Erections Occur
How Others Manage Diabetes
How Palliative Care Can Help With Goals and Dreams
How Palliative Care Can Help With Pain and Treatment Side Effects
How Palliative Care Can Help With Spiritual Concerns
How Pregnancy (Conception) Occurs
How Reading Helps Language Development
How Secondhand Smoke Affects Your Child
How the Heart Works
How to Calm a Crying Baby
How to Cope When Your Baby Won't Stop Crying
How to Do a Hamstring Stretch While Sitting
How to Do Ankle Pumps
How to Do Calf Stretches While Sitting
How to Do Chair Push-Ups
How to Do Curl-Ups
How to Do Glute Sets
How to Do Heel Raises
How to Do Heel Slides
How to Do Quad Sets
How to Do Short-Arc (Terminal) Knee Extensions While Standing
How to Do Stationary Biking for Knee Rehab
How to Do Step-Up and Step-Down Exercises
How to Do Straight-Leg Raises
How to Do the Bird Dog Exercise
How to Do the Bridging Exercise
How to Do the Hamstring Stretch in a Doorway
How to Do the Hip Abduction Exercise
How to Do the Hip Flexor Stretch
How to Do the Knee Flexion Stretch While Sitting
How to Do the Long-Arc Quad Exercise
How to Do the Passive Knee Stretch
How to Do the Pelvic Tilt Exercise
How to Do the Press-Up Exercise
How to Do the Short-Arc Quad Exercise
How to Do the Single Knee-to-Chest Exercise
How to Do the Single-Leg Balance Exercise
How to Do the Wall Sit Exercise
How to Drain Blood From Under a Nail
How to Find Sodium
How to Get Moving While in the Hospital
How to Get Rid of Medicines
How to Get Up Safely After a Fall
How to Give a Glucagon Shot
How to Give a Heparin Shot
How to Give a Subcutaneous Injection
How to Give an Epinephrine Shot to a Child
How to Give an Intramuscular Injection
How to Give Yourself an Epinephrine Shot
How to Help Someone During a Seizure
How to Help Your Child Prevent a Fall in the Hospital
How to Prevent a Second Heart Attack
How to Put on Compression Stockings
How to Stop a Nosebleed
How to Stop Bleeding From a Head Wound
How to Stop Negative Thoughts
How to Take Birth Control Pills
How to Teach Your Child by Example
How to Track Your Stress
How to Transport a Piece of Tongue
How to Use a Nebulizer With a Mask
How to Use an Incentive Spirometer
How to Wear a Sling
How to Wrap a Sprained Ankle
How You Can Help Manage Your Child's Pain in the Hospital
How Your Body Reacts to Stress
HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
HPV: Should I Get the Vaccine?
HPV: Should My Child Get the Vaccine?
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Test
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test
Humor Therapy
Hunger, Fullness, and Appetite Signals
Huntington's Disease Genetic Test
Hydrazine Sulfate (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Hydrocele
Hydrocortisone for Itching
Hydrotherapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Hyperparathyroidism
Hypertensive Emergency
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism: Graves' Ophthalmopathy
Hyperthyroidism: Should I Use Antithyroid Medicine or Radioactive Iodine?
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Types
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Risk of Sudden Death
Hyperventilation
Hypnosis
Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar) in People Without Diabetes
Hypopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Hypospadias
Hypothermia and Cold Temperature Exposure
Hypothyroidism
Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy: Should I Use Estrogen Therapy (ET)?
Hysterectomy for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: How Others Decided
Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer
Hysterectomy for Ovarian Cancer
Hysterectomy: Concerns About Sex
Hysterectomy: Returning Home
Hysterectomy: Should I Also Have My Ovaries Removed?
Hysterosalpingogram
Hysteroscopy
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Ibuprofen Use in Young Children
ICD: Living Well With It
Ice Massage
Ideas to Help You Cut Back On or Stop Using Alcohol
Ileoanal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis
Ileostomy
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Immune System
Immunization Safety
Immunization Schedules
Immunizations
Immunizations and Pregnancy
Immunizations for Premature Infants
Immunizations That May Cause Fever
Immunizations: Questions Parents Ask
Immunoglobulin
Immunoglobulins
Immunotherapy for Allergies to Insect Stings
Impetigo
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)
Importance of Immunizations
Importance of Personal Relationships for Lowering Stress
Improving Sleep When You Have Chronic Pain
In the Hospital: How to Get the Best Care
In the Hospital: Three Tips for a Healthier Stay
In Vitro Fertilization for Infertility
Incision Care After Surgery
Incision of External Hemorrhoids
Independent Living for People With Disabilities
Indirect Coombs Test
Indoor Tanning: Is It Safe?
Induction Abortion
Infant and Toddler Health
Infant CPR
Infant Crying
Infant Formulas
Infant Massage
Infantile Spasms (West Syndrome)
Infertility Tests
Infertility Treatment for Women With PCOS
Infertility: Emotional and Social Concerns
Infertility: Ethical and Legal Concerns
Infertility: Factors That Affect Treatment Success
Infertility: Problems With Fallopian Tubes
Infertility: Problems With Ovulation
Infertility: Problems With the Man's Reproductive System
Infertility: Problems With the Uterus and Cervix
Infertility: Questions to Ask About Assisted Reproductive Technology
Infertility: Questions to Ask About Medicine or Hormone Treatment
Infertility: Setting Limits on Testing
Infertility: Setting Limits on Treatment
Infertility: Should I Have Treatment?
Infertility: Thinking About Adoption
Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Cancer Risk
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Enteral or Total Parenteral Nutrition
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (Inactivated or Recombinant): What You Need to Know
Influenza (Flu) Vaccine (Live, Intranasal): What You Need to Know
Influenza (Seasonal Flu)
Infrared Photocoagulation for Hemorrhoids
Ingrown Toenail
Inguinal Hernia
Inguinal Hernia: Should I Have Surgery Now, or Should I Wait?
Inguinal Hernia: Surgery in Adults
Inhalant Use
Inhaled corticosteroids for asthma
Inhaled quick-relief medicines for asthma
Injury to the Tailbone (Coccyx)
Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
Insect Bites and Stings and Spider Bites
Insect Bites and Stings: Here's Help
Insect Repellents
Insect Stings: How to Remove the Stinger
Insemination for Infertility
Insemination Procedures for Infertility
Insomnia
Insomnia: Improving Your Sleep
Insomnia: Should I Take Sleeping Pills?
Insulin Resistance
Insulin: Giving an Injection in the Arm Using a Syringe
Insulin: How to Prepare a Mixed Dose
Insulin: How to Prepare a Single Dose
Insulin: Reusing Syringes and Lancets Safely
Interactive Tool: Are You Depressed?
Interactive Tool: Are You Ready to Quit Smoking?
Interactive Tool: Do You Have a Drinking Problem?
Interactive Tool: Do Your BMI and Waist Size Increase Your Health Risks?
Interactive Tool: From Embryo to Baby in 9 Months
Interactive Tool: How Bad Are Your Urinary Symptoms From Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)?
Interactive Tool: How Does Smoking Affect Your Lifespan?
Interactive Tool: How Many Calories Did You Burn?
Interactive Tool: How Much Is Smoking Costing You?
Interactive Tool: How Well Do You Bounce Back?
Interactive Tool: Should I Consider Surgery for My Low Back Problem?
Interactive Tool: What Is Your Child's BMI?
Interactive Tool: What Is Your Due Date?
Interactive Tool: What Is Your Stress Level?
Interactive Tool: What Is Your Target Heart Rate?
Interactive Tool: When Are You Most Fertile?
Interactive Tool: Which Health Screenings Do You Need?
Interactive Tools
Intermittent Catheterization for Men
Intermittent Catheterization for Women
Intermittent Claudication
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection for Infertility
Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) for Low Back Pain
Intraocular (Uveal) Melanoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Intraocular Lens (IOL) Implants
Intraoperative Cholangiogram
Intrauterine Device (IUD) for Birth Control
Intrauterine Fetal Blood Transfusion for Rh Disease
Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)
Introducing Foods to Your Baby
Intussusception
Iron (Fe)
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Iron Toxicity
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Controlling Symptoms With Diet
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Criteria for Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Should I Have Tests for IBS Symptoms?
Is It a Heart Attack?
Ischemia
Isolated Systolic High Blood Pressure
Itching Relief
IUD Insertion
IUD Removal
Izzy's Story: Living With the DASH Diet
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Jaci's Story: Changing her Life With Small Steps
Jack's Story: Will I Need Surgery?
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Jaundice in Newborns
Jaundice in Newborns (Hyperbilirubinemia)
Jaw Problems: Changing Your Diet
Jaw Problems: Exercise and Relaxation
Jellyfish Sting: Home Treatment
Jellyfish Stings: Allergic Reaction
Jeremy's Story: Focusing on Eating Habits
Jerry's Story: Reducing Stress to Stop Tension Headaches
Jerry's Story: Take Prediabetes Seriously
Joan's Story: Coping With Depression and Anxiety From Heart Failure
Jock Itch
Joe's Story: Changing My Lifestyle
John's Story: Crossing the Smoke-Free Finish Line
John's Story: Finding a Way to Exercise
Joint Fluid Analysis
Joint Replacement: Realistic Expectations
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Deciding About Total Joint Replacement
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Inflammatory Eye Disease
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Pain Management
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Range-of-Motion Exercises
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Serial Casting
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Stretching and Strengthening Exercises
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
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Kangaroo Care for Your Baby and You
Kaposi Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Karyotype Test
Kava
Kawasaki Disease
Keeping Change Going—Your New Normal
Keeping Track of Medicines
Kegel Exercises
Keloid Scars
Kernicterus
Ketones
Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer
Kidney Biopsy
Kidney Disease: Changing Your Diet
Kidney Disease: Medicines to Avoid
Kidney Failure: Should I Start Dialysis?
Kidney Failure: What Type of Dialysis Should I Have?
Kidney Failure: When Should I Start Dialysis?
Kidney Scan
Kidney Stone Analysis
Kidney Stones
Kidney Stones: Medicines That Increase Your Risk
Kidney Stones: Preventing Kidney Stones Through Diet
Kidney Stones: Should I Have Lithotripsy to Break Up the Stone?
Kidney Transplant
Kidney Transplant: Before Your Surgery
Kidney Transplant: Returning Home
Kissing Bugs
Klinefelter Syndrome
Knee Arthritis: Nonsurgical Treatments
Knee Arthritis: Treatments
Knee Arthritis: What Can I Expect?
Knee Arthritis: What Is Knee Replacement Surgery?
Knee Arthritis: What Is Osteoarthritis?
Knee Arthroscopy
Knee Arthroscopy: Recovering at Home
Knee Bursitis and Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
Knee Problems and Injuries
Knee Replacement Surgery
Knee Replacement Surgery
Knee Replacement Surgery: How Others Decided
Knee Replacement Surgery: Pros and Cons
Knee Replacement: Learning About Rehab
Knee Replacement: Recovery
Knee Replacement: When Can You Be Active Again?
Knocked-Out Tooth: First Aid
Knowing Where to Get Medical Care
KOH Preparation
Kris's Story: Getting Active With No Excuses
Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
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Lab Test Results: Units of Measurement
Lab Tests for Fibromyalgia
Labor and Delivery
Labor Induction and Augmentation
Labyrinthitis and Vestibular Neuritis
Lack of Sleep
Lactic Acid
Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase (LDH)
Lactose Intolerance
Laetrile/Amygdalin (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Language Development Between 12 and 24 Months of Age
Language Development From Age 6 to 10 Years
Language Development in Newborns
Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery for Gallstones
Laparoscopic Gastric Banding
Laparoscopic Gastric Banding: Returning Home
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling (Ovarian Diathermy) for PCOS
Laparoscopic Surgery
Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometriosis
Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation
Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy in Children
Laryngeal Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Laryngitis
Laryngoscopy
Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) for Farsightedness
Laser Iridotomy for Glaucoma
Laser Photocoagulation and Cryopexy for Retinal Tears
Laser Photocoagulation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Laser Photocoagulation for Diabetic Retinopathy
Laser Resurfacing
Laser Surgery for Genital Warts
Laser Surgery for Skin Cancer
Laser Surgery for Warts
Laser Trabeculoplasty for Glaucoma
Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins
LASIK (Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis) for Nearsightedness
Last Days of Life (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury
Laxatives
Lead
Lead Poisoning
Lead Poisoning in Children: Questions Before Screening
Lead Poisoning Screening
Lead Poisoning: Jobs and Hobbies That May Increase Risk
Lead Poisoning: Tips for Those Who Work With Lead
Learning About Circumcision
Learning About Risk for Heart Attack and Stroke
Learning About the NICU
Learning Disabilities
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)
Leg Amputation
Leg Aneurysm
Leg Cramps During Pregnancy
Leg Injuries
Leg Problems, Noninjury
Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Leriche's Syndrome
Leukemia
Levonorgestrel (LNg) IUD
Levothyroxine
Lifestyle Changes That May Help Prevent Cancer
Lifestyle Changes to Lower Blood Pressure
Light Therapy
Light to Heavy Vaginal Bleeding
Linda's Story: Getting Active When You Have Prediabetes
Linda's Story: Quitting Smoking Lowers My Risk
Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Lipase
Lipid Panel
Lipoma
Liposuction
Listeriosis
Little Leaguer's Elbow (Medial Apophysitis)
Live Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine, ZVL: What you need to know
Liver (Hepatocellular) Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Liver (Hepatocellular) Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Liver and Spleen Scan
Liver Biopsy
Liver Function Panel
Liver Function Tests
Liver Resection
Living Organ Donation
Living Will
Living With a Spinal Cord Injury
Living With an Ostomy
Living With Chronic Pain
Living With More Than One Health Problem
Local Anesthesia
Local Anesthesia for Childbirth
Log Roll Method for Safe Movement
Long-Acting Bronchodilators for Your Child
Long-Term Care Choices
Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) for Genital Warts
Loralie's Story: It's Never Too Late
Lorna's Story: There's No Fast Cure
Low Amniotic Fluid
Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain and Sex
Low Back Pain: Easing Back Into Your Daily Activities
Low Back Pain: Exercises to Reduce Pain
Low Back Pain: Keep Moving
Low Back Pain: Keeping It From Coming Back
Low Back Pain: Should I Have an MRI?
Low Back Pain: Should I Have Spinal Manipulation?
Low Back Pain: Should I Try Epidural Steroid Shots?
Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
Low Blood Sugar Level Record
Low Bone Density
Low Testosterone
Low-Dose Aspirin to Prevent a Heart Attack
Lowering Your Health Care Costs
Low-Lying Placenta
Low-Potassium Foods
Low-Salt Diets: Eating Out
Low-Vision Accommodations in Your Home
LSD
Lumbar Herniated Disc
Lumbar Herniated Disc: Should I Have Surgery?
Lumbar Puncture
Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Arthrodesis)
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Should I Have Surgery?
Lumbar Spondylosis
Lumpectomy
Lumpectomy: Returning Home
Lung Biopsy
Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer and Other Lung Problems From Smoking
Lung Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Lung Cancer Screening
Lung Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Lung Cancer Screening: Low-Dose CT Scan
Lung Cancer: Should I Have Screening?
Lung Function in COPD
Lung Function Tests
Lung Surgery for Lung Cancer
Lung Transplant for Cystic Fibrosis
Lung VQ Scan
Lungs and Airways
Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
Lupus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Lupus and Pregnancy
Lupus: Criteria for Diagnosis
Lupus: Healthy Eating
Luteinizing Hormone
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease Test
Lyme Disease: Role of Blood Tests
Lymph Node Biopsy
Lymph Node Dissection: Self-Care at Home
Lymph Node Removal (Lymphadenectomy) for Melanoma
Lymphadenectomy for Endometrial Cancer
Lymphedema
Lymphedema (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Lymphedema: Managing Lymphedema
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Mad Cow Disease
Maggie Morris: Plan Ahead When You Eat Out
Maggie: Making Room for Worth-It Foods
Maggie's Story: Making Changes for Her Health
Maggie's Strategies for Eating Healthy
Magnesium (Mg)
Magnetic Field Therapy
Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA)
Magnetic Resonance Cholangiogram
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Abdomen
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Breast
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Head
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Knee
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Shoulder
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Spine
Major Nutrients in Food
Make the Most of Your Doctor Visit
Making a Change That Matters
Making a Plan to Help Someone Get Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder
Making Meals With Less Sodium
Making Positive Changes in Your Life After Quitting Smoking
Making the Most of Your Appointment
Making Wise Health Decisions
Making Your Change Happen
Malabsorption Syndrome
Malaria
Male Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Male Condoms
Male Genital Problems and Injuries
Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Malocclusion and Orthodontics
Mammogram
Manage Stress for Your Heart
Managing a Croup Attack
Managing Job Stress
Managing Morning Sickness
Managing Pain While You're in the Hospital
Managing Seasonal Allergies
Managing Your Medical Bills
Managing Your Medicines
Managing Your Toddler's Frustrating Behaviors
Manual Therapy for Neck Pain
Marijuana
Marine Stings and Scrapes
Marine Toxins
Martha's Story: A Voice for Recovery
Marvin's Story: Coping After the Hurricane
Massage Therapy
Massage Therapy During Pregnancy
Mastectomy
Mastectomy (Removal of the Breast) for Breast Cancer
Mastectomy: Returning Home
Master List of Medicines
Mastitis While Breastfeeding
Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
Meal Planning
Measles (Rubeola)
Measuring Your Exercise Intensity
Measuring Your Waist
Media and Your Child: Making Choices
Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
Mediastinoscopy
Medical Abortion Care
Medical and Other Transition Options for Transgender People
Medical Checkups for Adolescents
Medical History and Physical Exam for Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease
Medical Marijuana
Medical Specialists
Medical Tests: Questions to Ask the Doctor
Medicare Hospice Benefit
Medicare: What You Need to Know
Medicinal Mushrooms (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Medicine for High Blood Pressure
Medicine Levels in Blood
Medicine or Other Drug Use and Sleep Problems
Medicines and Mouth Problems
Medicines and Other Substances That Can Cause Symptoms of Depression
Medicines and Sun Exposure
Medicines and Urinary Symptoms
Medicines During Pregnancy
Medicines for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
Medicines for bone loss
Medicines for Cluster Headaches
Medicines for Depression
Medicines or Vitamins That Can Cause Gas, Bloating, or Burping
Medicines That Can Cause Abdominal Pain
Medicines That Can Cause Acute Kidney Injury
Medicines That Can Cause Blisters
Medicines That Can Cause Bruises
Medicines That Can Cause Changes in Heart Rate or Rhythm
Medicines That Can Cause Changes in Menstrual Bleeding
Medicines That Can Cause Confusion or a Decreased Alertness
Medicines That Can Cause Constipation
Medicines That Can Cause Diarrhea
Medicines That Can Cause Headache
Medicines That Can Cause Heartburn
Medicines That Can Cause Nausea and Vomiting
Medicines That Can Cause Pancreatitis
Medicines That Can Cause Tinnitus
Medicines That Can Cause Weakness or Fatigue
Medicines That Cause Hearing Loss
Medicines That Increase the Chance for a Heat-Related Illness
Medicines That May Cause a Rash
Medicines That May Cause Arm or Leg Problems
Medicines That May Cause Lightheadedness or Vertigo
Medicines That May Cause Rashes in Children
Medicines That May Cause Vaginal Symptoms
Medicines to Prevent Abnormal Heart Rhythm in Heart Failure
Meditation
Mediterranean Diet
Melanoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Melatonin
Memory Problems: Issues With Driving
Memory Problems: Tips for Helping the Person With Daily Tasks
Memory Problems: Wandering
Menarche
Ménière's Disease
Meningitis
Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Meniscectomy for a Meniscus Tear
Meniscus Repair
Meniscus Surgery
Meniscus Surgery: Recovery Time
Meniscus Tear
Meniscus Tear: Rehabilitation Exercises
Meniscus Tear: Should I Have a Diagnostic Test (MRI or Arthroscopy)?
Meniscus Tear: Should I Have Surgery?
Menopause and Perimenopause
Menopause and Your Risk for Other Health Concerns
Menopause: Managing Hot Flashes
Menopause: Should I Use Hormone Therapy (HT)?
Menopause: Wild Yam and Progesterone Creams
Men's Health
Menstrual Cramps
Menstrual Cups
Menstrual Cycle: Dealing With Cramps
Menstrual Diary to Monitor Premenstrual Symptoms
Menstruation: Not Having a Period by Age 15
Mental and Behavioral Health
Mental Health Assessment
Mental Health Problems and Stigma
Merkel Cell Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Metabolic Syndrome
Metastatic Melanoma
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Metformin and You: A Winning Strategy
Metformin for diabetes
Methamphetamine
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
Migraine Headache Triggers
Migraine Headaches
Migraines: Finding and Avoiding Triggers
Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
Mild, Moderate, and Severe Vertigo
Mild, Moderate, or Severe Diarrhea
Milestones for 10-Year-Olds
Milestones for 2-Year-Olds
Milestones for 3-Year-Olds
Milestones for 4-Year-Olds
Milestones for 5-Year-Olds
Milestones for 6-Year-Olds
Milestones for 7-Year-Olds
Milestones for 8-Year-Olds
Milestones for 9-Year-Olds
Milestones for a 1-Year-Old
Milestones for Ages 11 to 14
Milestones for Ages 15 to 18
Milestones for an 18-Month-Old Child
Military Sexual Trauma
Milk Oversupply
Milk Thistle
Milk Thistle (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Mind-Body Wellness
Mindfulness: Breathing Practice
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Minerals: Their Functions and Sources
Miscarriage
Miscarriage: Should I Have Treatment to Complete a Miscarriage?
Misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease
Missed or Irregular Periods
Missed Periods and Endurance Training
Mistletoe Extracts (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Mitochondrial Diseases
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Mitral Valve Regurgitation: Repair or Replace the Valve?
Mitral Valve Repair Surgery (Commissurotomy) for Mitral Valve Stenosis
Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Mitral Valve Stenosis: Repair or Replacement?
MMR Vaccine (Measles, Mumps and Rubella): What You Need to Know
MMRV Vaccine (Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella): What You Need to Know
Mobility After a Spinal Cord Injury
Modify Recipes for a Heart-Healthy Diet
Modifying Activities for Osteoarthritis
Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Moisture Alarms for Bed-Wetting
Molar Pregnancy
Molluscum Contagiosum
Monitoring and Medicines for Heart Failure
Monitoring Asthma Treatment
Monitoring During Anesthesia
Monitoring Your Medicines
Monitoring Your Medicines in the Hospital
Mononucleosis (Mono)
Mononucleosis Complications
Mononucleosis Tests
Mood-stabilizing medicines
Morton's Neuroma
Motion Sickness
Motivational Therapy for Bed-Wetting
Mouth and Dental
Mouth and Dental Injuries
Mouth Guard
Mouth Piercing Problems
Mouth Problems, Noninjury
Mouth Sores
Mouth Wounds: How to Stop Bleeding
Moving From Sitting to Standing
Mucous Cyst Ganglions
Multiple Pregnancy: Should I Consider a Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction?
Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy
Multiple Sclerosis Progression
Multiple Sclerosis: Alternative Treatments
Multiple Sclerosis: Benefits of Exercise
Multiple Sclerosis: Bladder Problems
Multiple Sclerosis: Mental and Emotional Problems
Multiple Sclerosis: Modifying Your Home
Multiple Sclerosis: MRI Results
Multiple Sclerosis: Questions About What to Expect
Multiple Sclerosis: Should I Start Taking Medicines for MS?
Mumps
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Muscle Cramps
Muscle Relaxants for Anesthesia
Music Therapy
My Asthma Action Plan
My Birth Plan
My Reasons to Quit Smoking
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Managing Your Energy
Mycosis Fungoides (Including Sézary Syndrome) Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Myelodysplastic/ Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Myelogram
Myoglobin
Myomectomy
Myths About Tourette's Disorder
Myths and Facts About Depression
Myxoma Tumors of the Heart
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Nail Infection: Should I Take Antifungal Pills?
Nail Problems and Injuries
Nail Psoriasis
Nail-Biting
Naloxone Rescue Kits for Opioid Overdose
Nancy's Story: Quitting Smoking Takes More Than Willpower
Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Nate's Story: Sick of Smoking
Natural and Logical Consequences for Behavior
Naturopathic Medicine
Nausea and Vomiting Related to Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Nausea and Vomiting, Age 11 and Younger
Nausea and Vomiting, Age 12 and Older
Nausea or Vomiting During Pregnancy
Navicular (Scaphoid) Fracture of the Wrist
Navigating Your Hospital Stay
Nd:YAG Laser Posterior Capsulotomy After Cataract Surgery
Near-Drowning
Nearsightedness (Myopia)
Nearsightedness: Should I Have Laser Surgery?
Nebulizer for Asthma Treatment
Nebulizer for COPD Treatment
Neck Exercises
Neck Pain
Neck Problems and Injuries
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Bacteria)
Ned's Story: Quitting Smoking
Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's Disease
Needle Puncture and Aspiration of Sinus Contents for Sinusitis
Needle Punctures for Health Reasons
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Neisseria Meningitidis
Nephrectomy
Nephrotic Syndrome
Nerve Ablation for Chronic Pain
Nerve Block for Pain Relief
Nerve Function Tests for Evaluating Low Back Problems
Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy
Nervous System Problems
Nervous System Problems Caused by Medicines
Neuroblastoma Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Neuroblastoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Neurological Examination for Multiple Sclerosis
Neuropsychological Tests
Neurosyphilis
Neutropenia: Preventing Infections
New Medicines: Questions to Ask the Doctor
Newborn Rashes and Skin Conditions
Newcastle Disease Virus (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Nicotine and the Brain
Nicotine Gum
Nicotine Inhaler
Nicotine Patches
Nicotine Tests
NICU: Communicating With the Staff
NICU: Getting Ready to Take Your Baby Home
Night Eating Syndrome
Night Sweats
Nightmares and Other Sleep Problems in Children
Nipple Discharge
Nipple Shields for Breastfeeding Problems
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
Nonallergic Rhinitis
Non-Diabetes Medicines That May Raise Blood Sugar
Nonepileptic Seizures (NES)
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Noninsulin medicines for type 2 diabetes
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer: Comparing Treatments
Nonmilk Sources of Calcium
Nonpoisonous Spider Bites
Nonprescription Antacids for Heartburn
Nonprescription Products for Weight Loss
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
Nonstress Test
Nonsurgical Nail Removal for Fungal Nail Infections
Nonverbal Learning Disorder
Normal Menstrual Cycle
Normal Vaginal Discharge
Noroviruses (Norwalk Viruses)
Nose Injuries
Nosebleeds
Not Ready for Change?
Nuchal Translucency Screening Test
Nuclear Medicine Scan
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Nutrition During Pregnancy
Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Nutrition While Breastfeeding
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Obesity
Obesity and Pregnancy
Obesity: Should I Have Weight-Loss Surgery?
Obesity: Should I Take Weight-Loss Medicine?
Obesity: Should I Use a Diet Plan to Lose Weight?
Object in the Eye: First Aid
Object in the Vagina
Object Stuck in a Child's Airway
Object Stuck in the Throat
Objects in the Ear
Objects in the Eye
Objects in the Nose
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Should I Take Medicine for OCD?
Obstetric Panel
Occupational Asthma
Occupational Therapy
Office Ergonomics
Older Adults: Be Inspired to Get Active
Older Adults: Getting Active After a Health Scare
Older Adults: Making Physical Activity a Routine
Older Adults: Overcoming Barriers to Fitness
Olecranon Bursitis (Popeye Elbow)
Omalizumab for Asthma
Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Bipolar Disorder
Oophorectomy
Open Carpal Tunnel Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Open Gallbladder Surgery for Gallstones
Open Inguinal Hernia Repair (Herniorrhaphy, Hernioplasty)
Open Prostatectomy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Open Repair Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Open Surgery for Kidney Stones
Open-Heart Surgery: Returning Home
Open-Joint Arthroplasty for Temporomandibular Disorders
Ophthalmoscopy
Opioid Use Disorder
Opioids
Opioids: Know What's Safe
Opportunistic Infections in HIV
Optic Neuritis
Oral Breathing Devices for Snoring
Oral Cancer
Oral Cavity, Pharyngeal, and Laryngeal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Oral Cavity, Pharyngeal, and Laryngeal Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Oral Complications of Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
Oral Rehydration Solutions for Children
Orchiectomy for Prostate Cancer
Orchiectomy for Testicular Cancer
Orchiopexy for Undescended Testicle
Organ Transplant
Organ Transplants: Antirejection Medicines
Organic Foods
Organizing Your Medical Records
Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Orthopedic Surgery for Cerebral Palsy
Orthotics for Foot Problems
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis: Exercising With Arthritis
Osteoarthritis: Heat and Cold Therapy
Osteochondritis Dissecans of a Joint
Osteopathic Medicine
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis in Men
Osteoporosis Risk Factors
Osteoporosis Risk in Younger Women
Osteoporosis Screening
Osteoporosis: After Your Fracture
Osteoporosis: Should I Have a Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Test?
Osteoporosis: Should I Take Bisphosphonate Medicines?
Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Osteotomy and Paget's Disease
Osteotomy for Osteoarthritis
Other Health Problems Caused by Herpes Simplex Virus
Other Home Treatment Measures for a First-Degree Burn or Sunburn
Other Treatment: Questions to Ask the Doctor
Other Types of Counseling for PTSD
Outpatient Services
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer: Should I Have My Ovaries Removed to Prevent Ovarian Cancer?
Ovarian Epithelial, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Overactive Bladder
Overcoming Barriers to Practicing Mindfulness
Overcoming Frustration and Anger
Overfeeding a Baby
Overflow Incontinence
Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression Test
Over-the-Counter Medicine Precautions
Over-the-Counter Medicines for Allergies
Overtraining
Overuse Injuries
Oxygen Therapy
Oxygen Therapy: Using Oxygen at Home
Oxygen Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Oxytocin
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Pacemaker for Bradycardia
Pacemaker for Heart Failure (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
Pacemaker Placement
Pacemaker Placement: Returning Home
Pacemaker: Living Well With It
Paget's Disease of Bone
Pain Control
Pain Control at the End of Life
Pain Control Diary
Pain Diary
Pain in a Spinal Cord Injury
Pain Management
Pain Management Clinic
Pain Management: Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pump
Pain Relief for Fibromyalgia
Palliative Care
Pallidotomy (Posteroventral Pallidotomy) for Parkinson's Disease
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors) Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Pancreatitis
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
Panic Disorder: Should I Take Medicine?
Pap Test
Pap Test: Classification of Cell Changes
Pap Test: Should I Have Colposcopy if My Pap Test Shows Minor Cell Changes?
Paracentesis
Paraffin Wax for Arthritis
Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Parathyroid Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Parathyroid Hormone
Parent or Smoker: How Does Your Child See You?
Parenting
Parkinson-Plus Syndromes
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Disease and Exercise
Parkinson's Disease and Freezing
Parkinson's Disease and Nutrition
Parkinson's Disease and Sexual Problems
Parkinson's Disease and Speech Problems
Parkinson's Disease and Tremors
Parkinson's Disease: Eating and Drooling Problems
Parkinson's Disease: Modifying Your Activities and Your Home
Parkinson's Disease: Movement Problems From Levodopa
Parkinson's Disease: Other Symptoms
Partial Hip Replacement
Partial Thromboplastin Time
Partner Support During Pregnancy
Passing Tissue During Pregnancy
Patellar Dislocation
Patellar Subluxation
Patellar Tracking Disorder
Patellar Tracking Disorder: Exercises
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Patient Rights and HIPAA
Patty's Story: Using Positive Thinking to Help Back Pain
PC-SPES (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Peanut Allergy
Pediatric Preparation for Medical Tests
Pediatric Supportive Care (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Pelvic Examination
Pelvic Exercises for Urinary Incontinence
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Tubo-Ovarian Abscess
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Should I Have Surgery?
Pelvic Ultrasound
Penicillin Allergy
Penile Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Penile Implants for Erection Problems
People Who Need Antibiotics to Prevent Endocarditis
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Percutaneous Discectomy for a Lumbar Herniated Disc
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy or Nephrolithotripsy for Kidney Stones
Perforation
Pericardial Drainage
Pericarditis
Perimetry Test (Visual Field Testing) for Glaucoma
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
Peripheral Arterial Disease and Exercise
Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Legs
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Pulse and Blood Pressure Measurement
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Should I Have Surgery?
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Anesthesia
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peritoneal Dialysis
Personal Action Plan
Personal Stories About Choosing Birth Control Methods
Personal Stories About Palliative Care
Peyronie's Disease
Phalangeal Head Resection (Arthroplasty) for Toe Joint Deformities
Phantom Limb Pain and Chronic Pain
Phases of a Clinical Trial
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test
Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Phlebotomy for Too Much Iron
Phobias
Phosphate in Blood
Phosphate in Urine
Photodynamic Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Phototherapy for Atopic Dermatitis
Phototherapy for Psoriasis
Physical Abuse
Physical Activity as You Get Older
Physical Activity for Children and Teens
Physical Activity for Weight Loss
Physical Activity Helps Prevent a Heart Attack and Stroke
Physical Activity Log
Physical and Emotional Changes as Death Approaches
Physical Development From Age 6 to 10 Years
Physical Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months
Physical Development, Ages 11 to 14 Years
Physical Development, Ages 12 to 24 Months
Physical Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years
Physical Growth in Newborns
Physical Rehabilitation for ACL Injuries
Physical Signs of Alcohol Use Disorder
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy for Back Pain
Physical Therapy for Knee Arthritis
Physical Therapy for Spinal Stenosis
Physical Therapy for Temporomandibular Disorders
Physician-Assisted Death
Pilonidal Disease
Pinched Nerve In or Near the Elbow
Pinkeye
Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
Pinworms
Pituitary Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Pityriasis Alba
Pityriasis Rosea
PKU Diet
Placenta Abruptio
Placenta Previa
Plan to Stop Using Alcohol
Planning for a Change That Matters
Planning for Alcohol or Drug Relapse
Planning the Transition to End-of-Life Care in Advanced Cancer (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Planning to Be an Organ Donor
Planning to Be More Active When You Have Chronic Disease
Plantar Fascia Release
Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar Fasciitis: Exercises to Relieve Pain
Plantar Fasciitis: Resuming Your Training
Plantar Fasciitis: Should I Have Surgery for Heel Pain?
Plaque, Platelets, and Heart Attack
Plasma Cell Neoplasms (Including Multiple Myeloma) Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Playground Safety
Pleural Effusion
Pleurisy
Plica in the Knee
PMS: Should I Try an SSRI Medicine for My Symptoms?
Pneumatic Retinopexy for Retinal Detachment
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13): What You Need to Know
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Pneumococcal Vaccine
Pneumocystis Pneumonia and AIDS
Pneumonia
Pneumonia: Self-Care
Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac
Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac: Rash From Indirect Contact
Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac: Relieving the Itch
Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac: Tips for Washing
Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac: What to Do First
Poisoning
Poisonous Lizards
Polio Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Polyhydramnios
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Poor Let-Down While Breastfeeding
Positional Plagiocephaly (Flattened Head)
Positive Thinking
Positive Thinking for Weight Control
Positive Thinking: Susan's Story
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Postcholecystectomy Syndrome
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
Postoperative Problems
Postpartum Bleeding
Postpartum Depression
Postpartum: First 6 Weeks After Childbirth
Post-Polio Syndrome
Post-Term Pregnancy
Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Postural Management for Breech Position
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Posture: Standing and Walking
Post-Void Residual Urine Test
Potassium (K) in Blood
Potassium (K) in Urine
Practicing Gratitude
Prayer
Prealbumin Blood Test
Prediabetes
Prediabetes: Exercise Tips
Prediabetes: Healthy Changes You Can Make
Prediabetes: Which Path Will You Take?
Prediabetes: Which Treatment Should I Use to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?
Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia: Checkups and Monitoring
Preeclampsia: Creatinine Clearance Test
Preeclampsia: Expectant Management
Pregnancy
Pregnancy After Age 35
Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Pregnancy and Chronic High Blood Pressure
Pregnancy and Diabetes: Planning for Pregnancy
Pregnancy and Epilepsy
Pregnancy: Belly, Pelvic, and Back Pain
Pregnancy: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Pregnancy: Changes in Bowel Habits
Pregnancy: Changes in Feet and Ankles
Pregnancy: Chemicals, Cosmetics, and Radiation
Pregnancy: Choosing a Health Professional
Pregnancy: Dealing With Back Pain
Pregnancy: Dealing With Morning Sickness
Pregnancy: Deciding Where to Deliver
Pregnancy: Dropping (Lightening)
Pregnancy: Eating the Right Foods
Pregnancy: First Prenatal Visit
Pregnancy: Hair Changes
Pregnancy: Hand Changes
Pregnancy: Healthy Weight Gain
Pregnancy: Hemorrhoids and Constipation
Pregnancy: Hot Tub and Sauna Use
Pregnancy: How to Exercise Safely
Pregnancy: Kick Counts
Pregnancy: Learning About Doctors and Midwives
Pregnancy: Nosebleeds and Bleeding Gums
Pregnancy: Pelvic and Hip Pain
Pregnancy: Prenatal Exam Schedule
Pregnancy: Relationship Changes
Pregnancy: Should I Bank My Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood?
Pregnancy: Should I Have Amniocentesis?
Pregnancy: Should I Have an Early Fetal Ultrasound?
Pregnancy: Should I Have an Epidural During Childbirth?
Pregnancy: Should I Have CVS (Chorionic Villus Sampling)?
Pregnancy: Should I Have Screening Tests for Birth Defects?
Pregnancy: Should I Try Vaginal Birth After a Past C-Section (VBAC)?
Pregnancy: Signs of Preterm Labor
Pregnancy: Stretch Marks, Itching, and Skin Changes
Pregnancy: Vaginal Discharge and Leaking Fluid
Pregnancy: Varicose Veins
Pregnancy: Vegetarian Diet
Pregnancy: Ways to Find Your Due Date
Pregnancy: Work and School Issues
Pregnancy: Your First Weeks
Pregnancy-Related Problems
Premature Baby: Special Care in the NICU
Premature Delivery in Multiple Pregnancy
Premature Ejaculation
Premature Infant
Premature Infant: Safe Travel With Your Baby
Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs)
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy
Preparing for Your Hospital Stay
Preparing Your Child for a Hospital Stay
Preparing Your Child for the Hospital
Presbyopia
Preschoolers: Building a Sense of Security
Preschoolers: Building Self-Control
Preschoolers: Building Social Skills
Preschoolers: Encouraging Independence
Preschoolers: Helping Your Child Explore
Prescription Medicine Misuse: Could You Have a Problem?
Prescription Medicine Misuse: Getting Back on Track
Prescription Medicine Misuse: Setting Goals for Quitting
Prescription Medicine Misuse: Support for Recovery
Prescription Medicine Misuse: Treatment Options
Pressure Injuries
Pressure Injuries From Scuba Diving
Pressure Injuries: Prevention and Treatment
Pressure Injuries: Stages
Preterm Labor
Preterm Labor and Short Cervix
Preterm Labor: Testing for Fetal Fibronectin
Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes (pPROM)
Prevent Medical Errors
Preventing ACL Injuries
Preventing Bee Stings
Preventing Blisters
Preventing Blood Clots in Leg Veins
Preventing Breath-Holding Spells in Children
Preventing Children's Injuries From Sports and Other Activities
Preventing Choking
Preventing Coronary Artery Disease
Preventing Coronary Artery Disease in Women: First Steps
Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) After Surgery
Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis From Travel
Preventing Falls in Older Adults
Preventing Falls in Older Adults
Preventing Falls in Older Adults Who Take High-Risk Medicines
Preventing Falls in the Hospital
Preventing Falls in the Hospital
Preventing Falls: Exercises for Strength and Balance
Preventing Falls: Get an Eye Exam
Preventing Falls: Leg Lifts
Preventing Falls: Make Your Home Safe
Preventing Falls: Medicine Safety
Preventing Falls: The Four Fall Stoppers
Preventing Falls: Two Good Exercises
Preventing Falls: Use a Home Safety Checklist
Preventing Flea Bites
Preventing Foot Cramps
Preventing Foot Problems: Training Techniques
Preventing Insect Stings
Preventing Mastitis
Preventing Poisoning in Young Children
Preventing Problems After Surgery
Preventing Sepsis After You Leave the Hospital
Preventing Spider Bites
Preventing Tetanus Infections
Preventing Tooth Decay in Young Children
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
Primary CNS Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
PRK and LASEK for Farsightedness
PRK, LASEK, and Epi-LASIK for Nearsightedness
Probiotics
Problem Solving to Manage Stress
Problems After Delivery of Your Baby
Procedural Sedation
Proctocolectomy and Ileostomy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Productive Coughs
Progesterone
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Prolactin
Prolotherapy for Low Back Pain
Prone Buttocks Squeeze
Proper Back Posture (Neutral Spine)
Proper Lifting to Protect Your Back
Proper Sitting and Lifting for a Healthy Back
Proper Sitting for a Healthy Back
Prostate Biopsy
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Prostate Cancer Screening
Prostate Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Prostate Cancer Screening: Should I Have a PSA Test?
Prostate Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Prostate Cancer, Advanced or Metastatic
Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Prostate Cancer: Should I Choose Active Surveillance?
Prostate Cancer: Should I Have Radiation or Surgery for Localized Prostate Cancer?
Prostatectomy Surgery
Prostatectomy: Returning Home
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
Prostatitis
Protect Yourself From Hepatitis A When Traveling
Protecting Your Child From Infections
Protecting Your Skin From the Sun
Protecting Your Skin From the Sun
Prothrombin Time and INR
Pruritus (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA)
Pseudomonas Infection
Psoriasis
Psoriasis: Skin, Scalp, and Nail Care
Psoriatic Arthritis
Psychotherapy for Erection Problems
PTSD and Panic Attacks
PTSD and Suicide Thoughts
PTSD and Your Family
PTSD Assessment
PTSD Myths
PTSD: Checking In With Yourself
PTSD: Finding Yourself Again
PTSD: Having a Plan
PTSD: Signs and Symptoms
PTSD: Treatment Options
Puberty Issues
Pubic Lice
Pudendal Neuralgia
Pulmonary (Lung) Nodules
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Pulse Measurement
Puncture Wounds
Puncture Wounds: Stitches, Staples, and Skin Adhesives
Purifying Your Drinking Water
Pushing a Rectal Prolapse Into Place
Puss Caterpillar Stings
Pyloric Stenosis
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Questions About Joint Surgery
Questions About Medicines for Epilepsy
Questions About Substance Use Treatment Programs
Questions About Varicose Vein Treatment
Questions to Ask About Your Medicines
Questions Your Doctor May Ask Before Prescribing Medicine for Depression in Children and Teens
Quick Tips: Adding Fruits and Vegetables to Your Diet
Quick Tips: Avoiding Empty Calories
Quick Tips: Baby-Proofing Your Home
Quick Tips: Cutting Back On Drinking
Quick Tips: Cutting Calories
Quick Tips: Diabetes and Shift Work
Quick Tips: Exercising Safely With Arthritis
Quick Tips: Fitting Physical Activity Into Your Day
Quick Tips: Getting Active as a Family
Quick Tips: Getting Active at Home
Quick Tips: Getting Baby to Sleep
Quick Tips: Getting in Shape Without Spending Money
Quick Tips: Having Enough Energy to Stay Active
Quick Tips: Healthy Eating on a Budget
Quick Tips: Healthy Pregnancy Habits
Quick Tips: Helping Children Take Medicine
Quick Tips: Helping Your Child Stay Safe and Healthy
Quick Tips: Making Fast, Healthy Meals
Quick Tips: Making Healthy Snacks
Quick Tips: Making the Best of Shift Work
Quick Tips: Modifying Your Home and Work Area When You Have Arthritis
Quick Tips: Reducing Holiday Stress
Quick Tips: Reducing the Stress of Caregiving
Quick Tips: Safely Giving Over-the-Counter Medicines to Children
Quick Tips: Shopping for Organic and Chemical-Free Foods
Quick Tips: Smart Snacking When You Have Diabetes
Quick Tips: Staying Active in Cold Weather
Quick Tips: Staying Active in Hot Weather
Quick Tips: Staying Active When You Travel
Quick Tips: Successful Breastfeeding
Quick Tips: Taking Charge of Your Angina
Quick Tips: Taking Medicines Wisely
Quick Tips: Using Backpacks Safely
Quick Tips: What to Do When You Crave Nicotine
Quick-Sugar Foods
Quit Smoking: How Medicines Can Help
Quit Smoking: How to Tell Your Friends
Quit Smoking: Keep Your Social Life
Quit-Smoking Programs
Quitting Smokeless Tobacco
Quitting Smoking
Quitting Smoking
Quitting Smoking and Avoiding Smoke During Pregnancy
Quitting Smoking: Coping With Cravings and Withdrawal
Quitting Smoking: Dealing With a Slip-Up
Quitting Smoking: Dealing With Weight Gain
Quitting Smoking: Getting Support
Quitting Smoking: Have Your Own Reason
Quitting Smoking: Helping Someone Quit
Quitting Smoking: How Family and Friends Can Help
Quitting Smoking: How Support Groups Can Help
Quitting Smoking: It May Take Many Tries
Quitting Smoking: Medicines Increase Success Rates
Quitting Smoking: Medicines to Help With Cravings
Quitting Smoking: Preventing Slips or Relapses
Quitting Smoking: Should I Use Medicine?
Quitting Smoking: Temptations and Cravings
Quitting Smoking: The Rewards Start Now
Quitting Smoking: Your Social Life
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Rabies
Rabies Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Rabies: HRIG Injection
Radial Head Subluxation
Radiation Exposure: Risks and Health Effects
Radiation for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Cancer Pain
Radiation Therapy for Lymphoma and Leukemia
Radiation Therapy for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Radiation Treatment for Cancer
Radical Prostatectomy
Radioactive Iodine
Radioactive Iodine for Hyperthyroidism
Radioactive Iodine Uptake Test
Radiofrequency Palatoplasty for Snoring
Radon
Rapid Sputum Tests for Tuberculosis (TB)
Rapid Strep Test for Strep Throat
Rash, Age 11 and Younger
Rash, Age 12 and Older
Rashes or Sores in the Groin
Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)
Rattlesnake
Ravi's Story: Coping With Back Pain and Depression
Raynaud's Phenomenon
Razor Bumps
Reading Food Labels When You Have Diabetes
Rebound Headaches
Recognizing and Developing Your Children's Special Talents
Recombinant Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine, RZV: What you need to know
Recommended Servings for Adults
Record of My Medicines and How Well They Work
Rectal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Rectal Problems
Rectal Problems Caused by Abuse
Rectal Prolapse
Recurrent Abdominal Pain (RAP)
Recurrent Ear Infections and Persistent Effusion
Recurrent Vaginal Yeast Infections
Reducing Biting in Children Ages 15 to 36 Months
Reducing Biting in Children Ages 8 to 14 Months
Reducing Biting in Teething Babies
Reducing Cancer Risk When You Are BRCA-Positive
Reducing Medication Costs
Referred Shoulder Pain
Regional Anesthesia
Regular Checkup for a Child
Regular Checkup for a Lifelong Condition
Rehabilitation Programs for Multiple Sclerosis
Reiki
Relactation
Relapse of Schizophrenia
Relaxation Exercise: Deep Breathing
Relaxation Exercise: Guided Imagery
Relieving A Cough
Relieving Menstrual Pain
Removing a Fishhook
Removing an Object From a Wound
Removing Moles and Skin Tags
Removing Splinters
Renal Cell Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Renin Assay
Repair of a Deviated Septum (Septoplasty)
Repair of Bladder Prolapse (Cystocele) or Urethra Prolapse (Urethrocele)
Repair of Nasal Septal Perforation
Repair of Rectocele or Enterocele
Repair of Vaginal Wall Prolapse (Vaginal Vault Prolapse)
Residential Treatment for Substance Use
Resistance to HIV Medicines
Respiratory Problems, Age 11 and Younger
Respiratory Problems, Age 12 and Older
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection
Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation (RICE)
Restless Legs Syndrome
Restless Legs Syndrome: Getting More Sleep
Restless Legs Syndrome: What Conditions Can Cause It?
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Resuming Sexual Activity After a Heart Attack
Reticulocyte Count
Retinal Detachment
Retinal Imaging
Retinoblastoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Retrograde Pyelogram for Kidney Stones
Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection
Retropubic Suspension for Urinary Incontinence in Women
Returning to Play After a Head Injury During a Sporting Event
Reye Syndrome
Rh Sensitization During Pregnancy
Rhabdomyolysis
Rheumatic Fever and the Heart
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Classification Criteria
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Finger and Hand Surgeries
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Neck Symptoms
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Systemic Symptoms
Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
Rhinoplasty
RICE: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
Right-Sided Heart Failure
Ringing in the Ears (Tinnitus)
Ringworm of the Scalp or Beard
Ringworm of the Skin
Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease
Risks of Smoking Cigars and Pipes
Robert's Story: Getting and Staying Active
Ron's Story: Therapy Helps
Roomy Shoes
Root Canal Treatment
Root Planing and Scaling for Gum Disease
Rosacea
Roseola
Rotator Cuff Disorders
Rotator Cuff Problems: Exercises You Can Do at Home
Rotator Cuff Problems: Should I Have Surgery?
Rotator Cuff Repair
Rotator Cuff Surgery
Rotator Cuff Surgery: Returning Home
Rotator Cuff Tendon Impingement
Rotavirus
Rotavirus Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Returning Home
Rubber Band Ligation for Hemorrhoids
Rubber Bulbs
Rubella (German Measles)
Rubella Test
Rupture of the Membranes
Rye Grass Pollen Extract
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Safe Hand and Wrist Movements
Safe Sleep for Babies
Safe Use of Long-Acting Opioids
Safe Use of Non-Warfarin Blood Thinners
Safe Water for Mixing Infant Formula
Safely Storing and Getting Rid of Medicines
Safer Sex
Safety Plan: Preparing to Leave a Violent Relationship
Salivary Gland Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Salivary Gland Scan
Sally's Story: Avoiding Metabolic Syndrome
Salmonellosis
Salt Substitute Recipe
Saltwater Washes (Nasal Saline Lavage or Irrigation) for Sinusitis
SAM-e
Sample School Plan
Sarah's Story: Dealing With the Emotions From COPD
Sarcoidosis
Saving Money on Medicine
Saw Palmetto
Saying No to Alcohol and Drugs
Scabies
Scalp Problems
Scarlet Fever
Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia and Pregnancy
Schizophrenia and the Caregiver
Schizophrenia: Encouraging Social Skills
Schizophrenia: Encouraging Someone to Take the Medicines
Schizophrenia: Helping Someone Who Is Hallucinating
Schizophrenia: Helping Someone Who Is Paranoid
Schizophrenia: Related Disorders
Schizophrenia: Social Skills Training
Schizophrenia: Warning Signs of Violence
Schizophrenia: When Hospital Care is Needed
Sciatica
Scleral Buckling Surgery for Retinal Detachment
Scleroderma
Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins
Scoliosis In Adults
Scoliosis in Children and Teens
Scoliosis: Should My Child Have Surgery?
Scoliosis: Wearing a Brace
Scorpion Stings
Scrapes
Screening for Gestational Diabetes
Screening for Hearing Problems
Screening for Weight Problems
Seabather's Eruption
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Using Light Therapy
Seated Exercises for Older Adults
Seborrheic Keratoses
Secondary Adrenocortical Insufficiency
Secondary High Blood Pressure
Second-Trimester Exams and Tests
Sedimentation Rate (Sed Rate)
See Yourself as a Nonsmoker
Seizure Medicine Levels in Blood
Seizures
Selected Vegetables/Sun's Soup (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Self-Care After a Stroke
Self-Care for AIDS Caregivers
Self-Care for Sjögren's Syndrome
Self-Care Supplies
Self-Esteem, Ages 6 to 10
Self-Examination for Dental Plaque
Self-Massage
Self-Test for Anxiety
Self-Test for Breath Alcohol
Semen Analysis
Senior Health
Sensory and Motor Development From Age 6 to 10 Years
Sensory and Motor Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months
Sensory and Motor Development, Ages 12 to 24 Months
Sensory and Motor Growth in Newborns
Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensual Exercises for Erection Problems
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Separation Protests: Helping Your Child
Sepsis (Septic Shock)
Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine (MenB): What You Need to Know
Serotonin Syndrome
Serum Osmolality
Serum Protein Electrophoresis (SPEP)
Setting Goals
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Severity of Back Injuries
Sex After Childbirth
Sex and Your Heart
Sex During Pregnancy
Sex Therapy for Erection Problems
Sexual Abuse or Assault (Rape)
Sexual Abuse: Signs and Symptoms
Sexual and Reproductive Organs
Sexual Health
Sexual Orientation
Sexual Problems in Women
Sexuality and Physical Changes With Aging
Sexuality While Breastfeeding
Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Genital Exam for Men
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Symptoms in Women
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Treatment
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Sharing Memories With Older Adults
Shellie's Story: Finding Time for Physical Activity
Sherri's Story: Medicines Do Work
Shift Work Sleep Disorder
Shigellosis
Shin Splints
Shingles
Shingles: Should I Get a Vaccine to Prevent Shingles?
Shock
Should My Son Be Circumcised?
Shoulder and Arm Exercises After Breast Surgery
Shoulder and Neck Massage
Shoulder Bursitis and Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
Shoulder Problems and Injuries
Shoulder Replacement Surgery
Shoulder Replacement Surgery
Shoulder Replacement Surgery: Returning Home
Shoulder Separation
Shoulder SLAP Tear
Sibling Rivalry
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Sick-Day Guidelines for People With Diabetes
Sickle Cell Crisis
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Disease: Aplastic Crisis
Sickle Cell Disease: Pain Management
Sickle Cell Disease: Preventing Problems and Staying Healthy
Sickle Cell Disease: Splenic Sequestration
Sickle Cell Disease: Vision Problems
Sickle Cell Disorders
Sickle Cell Test
Sickle Cell Trait
Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Sigmoidoscopy (Anoscopy, Proctoscopy)
Signs of Abnormal Bleeding
Signs of an Eye Infection
Signs of Drug Use
Signs of Labor
Signs of Stress
Signs of Substance Use
Signs That Your Baby Is Getting Enough Breast Milk
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
Sinus Surgery for Sinusitis
Sinusitis
Sinusitis
Sinusitis: Over-the-Counter Medicines
Sinusitis: Should I Have Surgery?
Sinusitis: Should I Take Antibiotics?
Sjögren's Syndrome
Skin Adhesives (Liquid Stitches)
Skin and Wound Cultures
Skin Biopsy
Skin Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Skin Cancer Prevention: How to Check Your Skin
Skin Cancer Screening
Skin Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Skin Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Skin Cancer, Melanoma
Skin Cancer, Nonmelanoma
Skin Cancer: Protecting Your Skin
Skin Changes
Skin Changes Caused by a Medicine
Skin Cyst: Home Treatment
Skin Rashes: Home Treatment
Skin, Hair, and Nails
Skull X-Ray
Sleep and Your Body Clock
Sleep and Your Health
Sleep and Your Health
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnea: Fiber-Optic Pharyngoscopy
Sleep Apnea: Having Trouble With CPAP?
Sleep Apnea: How Is It Treated?
Sleep Apnea: How Treatment Can Improve Your Life
Sleep Apnea: Oral Devices
Sleep Apnea: Should I Have a Sleep Study?
Sleep Apnea: Should I Have Surgery?
Sleep Apnea: Time to Get Checked
Sleep Apnea: Using CPAP
Sleep Apnea: What Is It?
Sleep Disorders (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Sleep Importance
Sleep Journal
Sleep Problems
Sleep Problems During Pregnancy
Sleep Problems, Age 12 and Older
Sleep Problems: Dealing With Jet Lag
Sleep Problems: Getting Past Barriers to Powering Down
Sleep Problems: Make a Plan to Power Down
Sleep Studies
Sleep, Rest, and Breastfeeding
Sleep: Helping Your Children—and Yourself—Sleep Well
Sleeping Better
Sleeping Better
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
Slit Lamp Examination
Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Small Intestine Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Small Joint Surgery for Osteoarthritis
Smallpox
Smart Decisions: Know Your Options
Smoker's Cough: What Do You Tell Yourself?
Smoking and Coronary Artery Disease
Smoking Fewer Cigarettes
Smoking Habits and Rituals
Smoking to Relieve Tension or Improve Mood
Smoking Triggers
Smoking: Choosing a Good Time to Quit
Smoking: Health Risk for Family Members
Smoking: Heart Attack and Stroke Risks
Smoking: Problems With Pregnancy
Smoking: Sexual and Reproductive Problems
Snack Ideas for Preschoolers
Snake and Lizard Bites
Snake Antivenom
Snakebite: Symptoms of a Pit Viper Bite
Snoring
Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Social Anxiety Disorder
Social Connections
Sodium (Na) in Blood
Sodium (Na) in Urine
Sodium Record
Sonohysterogram
Sore Throat and Other Throat Problems
Sore Throat: Here's Help
Sore Throat: Should I Take Antibiotics?
Soy for Menopause Symptoms
Spasticity
Special Diets for Epilepsy
SPECT Image of the Heart
Speech and Language Delays: Common Misconceptions
Speech and Language Development
Speech and Language Development: Helping Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
Speech and Language Development: Red Flags
Speech and Language Milestones, Ages 1 to 3 Years
Speech and Language Milestones, Ages 3 to 5 Years
Speech and Language Milestones, Birth to 1 Year
Speech Problems: Normal Disfluency
Sperm Penetration Tests
Spermatocele (Epididymal Cyst)
Spermicide for Birth Control
Spina Bifida
Spinal Block for Childbirth
Spinal Cord Injury: Adapting Your Home
Spinal Cord Injury: Assisted Cough
Spinal Cord Injury: Autonomic Dysreflexia
Spinal Cord Injury: Breathing Practice
Spinal Cord Injury: Finding a Rehab Center
Spinal Cord Injury: Flexibility Exercises
Spinal Cord Injury: Safe Transfers To or From a Wheelchair
Spinal Cord Injury: Sensual Exercises
Spinal Cord Injury: Talking With Your Partner About Sex
Spinal Cord Injury: Your Rehabilitation Team
Spinal Curves in Scoliosis
Spinal Decompression for Neck Pain
Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis
Spinal Manipulation
Spinal Stenosis Surgery: How Others Decided
Spinal Stenosis: Home Treatment and Physical Therapy
Spinal X-Ray
Spirituality and Your Health
Spirituality in Cancer Care (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Spitting Up
Splenectomy
Splint Care Tips
Splinting
Spondyloarthropathies
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
Sponge Bath for a Child's Fever
Sports Hernia
Sports-Related Dehydration
Sprained Ankle: Rehabilitation Exercises
Sprained Ankle: Using a Compression Wrap
Sputum Culture
Sputum Cytology
St. John's Wort
Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease
Stages of Lyme Disease
Stages of Sleep
Stages of Sleep Apnea
Stages of Syphilis
Stan's Story: Getting There Hasn't Been Easy
Staph Food Poisoning
Staph Infection
Statins
Statins Are Important After a Heart Attack
Statins: Overcoming Barriers to Taking Them
Statins: Should I Take Them to Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke?
Statins: Should You Take Them to Lower Your Risk?
Staying Healthy Around Animals
Staying Safe When You Take Several Medicines
Staying Safe: After You Leave a Violent Relationship
Staying Safe: If You Are in a Violent Relationship
Stem Cell Donation
Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease
Steroid Medicine for Asthma: Myths and Facts
Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis
Steve's Story: Coping With Arthritis
STI Testing: Should I Get Tested for a Sexually Transmitted Infection?
Stillbirth
Stimulate Your Baby's Learning
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Stool Analysis
Stool Culture
Stool Tests for Colorectal Cancer
Stop Negative Thoughts: Choosing a Healthier Way of Thinking
Stop Negative Thoughts: Getting Started
Stopping a Nosebleed
Stopping Facial Bleeding
Stopping Medicine for Epilepsy
Stories From People Controlling Their Asthma
Stories From People Recovering From Depression
Stories From People With New Depression
Stories From People With Recurring Depression
Storing Breast Milk
Storing Insulin and Prefilling Syringes
Strabismus
Strep Throat
Strep Throat Complications
Stress and Back Pain
Stress and Coping: Mindfulness Can Help
Stress in Children and Teens
Stress Incontinence in Men
Stress Incontinence in Women: Should I Have Surgery?
Stress Management
Stress Management: Breathing Exercises
Stress Management: Breathing Exercises for Relaxation
Stress Management: Doing Guided Imagery to Relax
Stress Management: Doing Meditation
Stress Management: Doing Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Stress Management: Helping Your Child With Stress
Stress Management: Imagery Exercises
Stress Management: Managing Your Time
Stress Management: Practicing Yoga to Relax
Stress Management: Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Stress Management: Relaxing Your Mind and Body
Stress Management: Relaxing Your Muscles
Stress Management: Roll Breathing
Stress Management: Using Yoga to Relax
Stress Relief and Relaxation
Stroke
Stroke Prevention: Should I Have a Carotid Artery Procedure?
Stroke Prevention: Should You Have a Carotid Artery Procedure?
Stroke Recovery: Coping With Eating Problems
Stroke Recovery: Finding What Inspires You
Stroke Recovery: Using Support to Stay Positive
Stroke Rehabilitation
Stroke Symptoms
Stroke: Behavior Changes
Stroke: Bladder and Bowel Problems
Stroke: Changes in Emotions
Stroke: Common Disabilities
Stroke: Dealing With Depression
Stroke: Getting Dressed
Stroke: How to Prevent Another One
Stroke: Know the Signs and Act FAST
Stroke: Memory Tips
Stroke: Perception Changes
Stroke: Preventing Injury in Affected Limbs
Stroke: Problems With Ignoring the Affected Side
Stroke: Should I Move My Loved One Into Long-Term Care?
Stroke: Speech and Language Problems
Stroke: Understanding Your Emotions
Stroke: What Is Stroke Rehab?
Stroke: What's Your Risk?
Stroke: Your Rehabilitation Team
Stuttering
Styes and Chalazia
Subacromial Smoothing and Acromioplasty for Rotator Cuff Disorders
Subchorionic Hemorrhage
Subclinical Hyperthyroidism
Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Substance Use and Mental Health Problems
Substance Use Disorder
Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults
Substance Use Problems
Substance Use Problems: Dealing With Teen Substance Use
Substance Use: Staying Alcohol- or Drug-Free After Treatment
Sudden Changes in Vision
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Sugar Alcohols
Suicidal Thoughts or Threats
Suicide Threats: What to Do
Sun Protection to Prevent Sunburn
Sunburn
Sunburn: Skin Types
Support Groups and Social Support
Supporting Someone Who Has an Eating Disorder
Suprapubic Catheter Care
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Supraventricular Tachycardia: Should I Have Catheter Ablation?
Surgery for an Achilles Tendon Rupture
Surgery for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Surgery for Glaucoma and a Cataract
Surgery for Ovarian Cysts
Surgery for Tennis Elbow
Surgery: Questions to Ask the Doctor
Surgery: What to Expect
Surgical Abortion Care
Surgical Excision of Melanoma
Surgical Nail Removal for Fungal Nail Infections
Surgical Removal of Genital Warts by Excision
Susan's Story: A Friend Really Helps
Swallowed Air
Swallowed Button Disc Battery, Magnet, or Object With Lead
Swallowed or Inhaled Objects
Swallowing Study
Sweat Test
Swelling
Swelling During Pregnancy
Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)
Swimmer's Itch
Swollen Glands, Hernias, and Other Lumps Under the Skin
Swollen Lymph Nodes
Symptoms of Depression
Symptoms of Depression in Children
Symptoms of High Blood Sugar
Symptoms of Low Blood Sugar
Symptoms of Lyme Disease
Symptoms of Pelvic Infection
Symptoms of Pregnancy
Symptoms of Severe Anxiety and Panic
Symptoms of Stress and Sleep Problems
Synovectomy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Syphilis
Syphilis Tests
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Tai Chi and Qi Gong
Taking Blood Pressure at Home
Taking Blood Pressure Medicine: How Others Decided
Taking Care of a Cast or Splint
Taking Care of Pinkeye at Home
Taking Care of Stitches
Taking Care of Your Stitches or Staples
Taking Care of Yourself When You Have a Child With Physical, Emotional, or Behavioral Problems
Taking Care of Yourself When Your Baby Is Fussy
Taking Care of Yourself When Your Child Is Sick
Taking Medicine to Stop a Migraine
Taking Medicines as Prescribed
Taking Statins: How Others Decided
Taking Warfarin Safely
Talk to Others About Depression
Talking to Your Adolescent or Teen About Problems
Talking With Your Child About Sex
Tapping the Power of Optimism
Taste Changes
Tattoo and Piercing Safety
Tattoo Problems
Tattoo Removal
Tattoos: Reporting Problems
Tay-Sachs Disease
Tay-Sachs Test
Td (Tetanus, Diphtheria) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Alternifolia)
Teaching Your Child to Use an Inhaler With a Spacer
Teaching Your Child to Use an Inhaler Without a Spacer
Technetium-Labeled Red Blood Cell Bleeding Scan
Teen Alcohol and Drug Use
Teen Health
Teen Relationship Abuse
Teen Smokers: Reasons to Quit
Teen Substance Use Disorder: Choosing a Treatment Program
Teen Substance Use: Making a Contract With Your Teen
Teenage Sleep Patterns
Teenagers: Feeling Different Because of Asthma
Teens and Healthy Eating: What Gets in Your Way?
Teens With Diabetes: Issues for Parents
Teens: Get Moving!
Teens: Overweight? You're in Charge
Teens: Who Do You See in the Mirror?
Teeth Whitening
Teething
Teething Products
Teething: Common Concerns
Temper Tantrums
Temper Tantrums: Keeping a Record
Temporal Artery Biopsy
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Temporary Confusion or Decreased Alertness
Temporomandibular Disorder: Should I Have Surgery for Jaw Pain?
Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD)
Temporomandibular Disorders: Dental Splints
Temporomandibular Disorders: Having Good Body Mechanics
Temporomandibular Disorders: Treating Trigger Points
Temporomandibular Disorders: Ways to Ease Pain
Tendon Injury (Tendinopathy)
Tennis Elbow
Tennis Elbow: Should I Have Surgery?
Tennis Elbow: Stretches and Strengthening Exercises
Tension Headache Triggers
Tension Headaches
Tension-Free Vaginal Tape for Stress Incontinence in Women
Terrorism and Other Public Health Threats
Testicular Biopsy
Testicular Cancer
Testicular Cancer Screening
Testicular Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Testicular Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Testicular Cancer: Which Treatment Should I Have for Stage I Nonseminoma Testicular Cancer After My Surgery?
Testicular Cancer: Which Treatment Should I Have for Stage I Seminoma Testicular Cancer After My Surgery?
Testicular Examination and Testicular Self-Examination
Testicular Prosthesis
Testicular Scan
Testicular Ultrasound
Testing Tips From a Diabetes Educator
Testosterone
Testosterone
Tests for Bacterial Vaginosis
Tests for Erection Problems
Tests for Low Back Pain
Tests for Lung Infections
Tetanus
Thalamotomy for Parkinson's Disease
Thalassemia
The 10 Principles of Recovery
The Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care
The Effects of High Blood Pressure
The Pain-Mood Connection
The Three Kinds of Fitness
Therapeutic Touch
Thick and Thin Blood Smears for Malaria
Thinking About a Change?
Thinking About Bilateral Mastectomy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Thinking About Child Safety
Third-Trimester Exams and Tests
Thoracentesis
Throat Culture
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombolytics for Heart Attack and Stroke
Thrush
Thumb-Sucking
Thumb-Sucking Versus Pacifier Use
Thumb-Sucking: Helping Your Child Stop
Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound
Thyroid Biopsy
Thyroid Blood Test: Understanding the Test
Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Thyroid Cancer Treatment (Adult) (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Thyroid Hormone Production and Function
Thyroid Hormone Replacement for Hypothyroidism
Thyroid Hormone Tests
Thyroid Hormones
Thyroid Nodules
Thyroid Scan
Thyroid Scan: Understanding the Test
Thyroid Storm
Thyroid Surgery
Thyroid Testing
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Tick Bites
Tick Bites: Flu-Like Symptoms
Tick Bites: Signs of Tick Paralysis
Ticks: How to Avoid and Remove Ticks
Tilt Table Test
Time-Out
Tim's Story: Dealing With Trauma And Grief
Tinea Versicolor
Tips for Exercising Safely When You Have Diabetes
Tips for Finding a Counselor or Therapist
Tips for Finding a Therapist
Tips for Good Vision
Tips for Maintaining Weight Loss
Tips for Parents of Children With Epilepsy
Tips for Parents of Teens
Tips for Picking the Right Activities
Tips for Pregnant Parents
Tips for Reducing Indoor Pollutants in Your Home
Tips for Swallowing Medicines
Tissue Flap Surgery for Breast Reconstruction
Tissue Type Test
Tobacco Use in Teens
Toe, Foot, and Ankle Injuries
Toe, Foot, and Ankle Problems, Noninjury
Toilet Training
Toilet Training: Knowing When Your Child Is Ready
Tongue Problems
Tongue-Tie
Tonometry
Tonsillectomy
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring
Tonsillitis
Tonsillitis: Should My Child Have a Tonsillectomy?
Tony's Story: Taking Medicine for High Cholesterol
Tooth Decay
Tooth Development in Children
Tooth Extraction
Toothache and Gum Problems
Topics in Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Torn or Detached Nail
Total Hip Replacement Surgery
Total Incontinence
Total Serum Protein
Tourette's Disorder
Tourette's Disorder: Tic Triggers
Toxic Reaction to Insect or Spider Venom
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Toxicology Tests
Toxoplasmosis During Pregnancy
Toxoplasmosis Test
Trabeculectomy (Filtration Surgery) for Glaucoma
Trabeculotomy for Congenital Glaucoma
Tracheostomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Tracheostomy Surgery
Tracheostomy: Returning Home
Track Your Smoking
Tracking Chart for Level 1 and Level 2 Exercises for Vertigo
Tracking Charts for Walking for Vertigo
Tracking My Servings From Each Food Group
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) for Cirrhosis
Transurethral Incision of the Prostate (TUIP) for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Transurethral Microwave Therapy (TUMT) for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Transurethral Prostatectomy for Prostatitis
Transurethral Resection (TUR) for Bladder Cancer
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Trapped Finger, Toe, or Limb
Traumatic Brain Injury
Travel During Pregnancy
Travel Health
Traveler's Diarrhea
Traveling With Oxygen
Treating a Bad Taste in Your Mouth
Treating a Black or Coated Tongue
Treating a Hangnail
Treating a Nail Infection
Treating a Twisting Bowel Obstruction
Treating Asthma in Babies and Younger Children
Treating Diabetic Foot Problems
Treating High Blood Sugar
Treating Low Blood Sugar
Treating Weak or Brittle Nails
Treatment for ACL Injuries in Children and Teens
Treatment for Depression
Treatment for Malocclusion
Treatment for Stroke-Related Spasticity
Treatment Plan Record for a Child With ADHD
Tremor
Tretinoin (Retin-A)
Trichomoniasis
Triggers of Sudden Heart Failure
Triple or Quad Screening for Birth Defects
Trochanteric Bursitis
Tubal Ligation
Tubal Ligation and Tubal Implants
Tubal Ligation Reversal
Tubal Ligation: Returning Home
Tube Feeding: Living With a Feeding Tube
Tuberculin Skin Test
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis Screening
Tubes for Ear Infections
Tubes for Ear Infections
Tube-Shunt Surgery for Glaucoma
Tumor Markers
Turning Off Your ICD
Tympanocentesis for Ear Infections
Tympanometry in Ear Infections (Otitis Media)
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes in Children: Caring for Your Child
Type 1 Diabetes in Children: Safe Exercise
Type 1 Diabetes: Children Living With the Disease
Type 1 Diabetes: Medical History and Physical Exam
Type 1 Diabetes: Your Child's Role in Care
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes in Children
Type 2 Diabetes in Children: What Is It?
Type 2 Diabetes: Can You Cure It?
Type 2 Diabetes: Screening for Adults
Type 2 Diabetes: Screening for Children
Types of Acne
Types of Allergens
Types of Allergic Rhinitis
Types of Bradycardia
Types of Chest Injuries
Types of Complementary Medicine
Types of Contact Lenses
Types of Domestic Abuse
Types of Fats
Types of Hair Loss
Types of Headache
Types of Insulin
Types of Kidney Stones
Types of Migraine Headaches
Types of Multiple Sclerosis
Types of Peptic Ulcers
Types of Thyroid Cancer
Types of Ulcerative Colitis
Typhoid Vaccines: What You Need to Know
Tyrell's Story: Taking Pills for High Blood Pressure
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Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative Colitis: Problems Outside the Digestive Tract
Ulcerative Colitis: Should I Have Surgery?
Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome
Ultraviolet Rays From the Sun
Umbilical Cord Blood Donation and Private Banking
Umbilical Cord Care
Umbilical Hernia in Children
Umbilical Hernia: Should I Have Surgery?
Umbilical Hernia: Should My Child Have Surgery?
Understanding Health Insurance
Understanding Lab Test Results
Undescended Testicle
Unplanned Weight Loss
Unproven Treatments for Autism
Unresolved Grief
Unusual Cancers of Childhood Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Unwanted Hair in Women
Upper and Middle Back Pain
Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Series
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Upper GI Endoscopy
Upper GI Endoscopy for Children
Uremia
Ureteroscopy
Urethral Bulking for Urinary Incontinence
Urethral Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Urethral Sling for Stress Incontinence in Women
Urge Incontinence in Men
Uric Acid in Blood
Uric Acid in Urine
Urinary Incontinence in Men
Urinary Incontinence in Women
Urinary Incontinence: Keeping a Daily Record
Urinary Incontinence: Talk to Your Doctor
Urinary Obstruction in Children
Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
Urinary Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
Urinary Problems and Prostate Cancer
Urinary Problems During Pregnancy
Urinary Symptoms After an Injury in Children
Urinary System
Urinary Tract Infection: Here's Help
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Older Adults
Urinary Tract Infections in Children
Urinary Tract Infections in Teens and Adults
Urine Culture
Urine Test
Urine Test: Understanding the Test
Urodynamic Tests for Urinary Incontinence
Urostomy Care
Use Heat or Ice to Relieve Low Back Pain
Using a Cane
Using a Cane
Using a Dry Powder Inhaler
Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler With a Mask Spacer
Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler Without a Spacer
Using a Rubber Bulb to Clear a Baby's Nose
Using a Walker
Using a Walker
Using an Inhaler and Spacer
Using Antibiotics Wisely
Using Crutches
Using Crutches
Using Eye Ointment
Using Ice and Cold Packs
Using Low-Vision Aids at Home
Using Nitroglycerin for Angina
Using Oxygen Therapy at Home
Using Oxygen When Away From Home
Using Oxygen: Tips for Cannula and Skin Care
Using Tape to Remove Warts
Using Vaporizers and Humidifiers
Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)
Uterine Fibroids
Uterine Fibroids: Should I Have Surgery?
Uterine Fibroids: Should I Have Uterine Fibroid Embolization?
Uterine Fibroids: Should I Use GnRH-A Therapy?
Uterine Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for Snoring
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Vaccine Information Statements
Vaccines to Prevent the Flu
Vacuum Aspiration for Abortion
Vacuum Devices for Erection Problems
Vagal Maneuvers for Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)
Vaginal Bleeding During Pregnancy
Vaginal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Vaginal Dryness During and After Menopause
Vaginal Exam for Preterm Labor
Vaginal Fistula
Vaginal Pessaries
Vaginal Rashes and Sores
Vaginal Self-Examination (VSE)
Vaginal Wet Mount
Vaginal Yeast Infection During Pregnancy
Vaginal Yeast Infection: Here's Help
Vaginal Yeast Infection: Should I Treat It Myself?
Vaginal Yeast Infections
Vaginitis
Valerian
Valley Fever
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
Varicocele Repair for Infertility
Varicose Veins
Varicose Veins Home Treatment
Varicose Veins: Phlebectomy or Stab Avulsion
Varicose Veins: Radiofrequency Ablation
Varicose Veins: Should I Have a Surgical Procedure?
Vascular Access Failure
Vasectomy
Vasectomy Reversal (Vasovasostomy)
VBAC or C-Section: What Birth Experience Feels Right for You?
VBAC: Choosing a Hospital
VBAC: Labor Induction
VBAC: Participation During Birth
VBAC: Safe Labor After a Cesarean
VBAC: Uterine Scar Rupture
VBAC: Why Alex Chose a Vaginal Birth
VBAC: Why Rachel Chose a Cesarean Birth
Vegan Diet
Vegetarian Diets
Vein Ligation and Stripping
Venous Insufficiency
Venous Skin Ulcer
Venous Skin Ulcers: Home Treatment
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) for Heart Failure
Ventricular Tachycardia
Ventriculogram
Vertigo: Balance Exercises
Vertigo: Head Movements That Help
Vertigo: Level 1 (Easy) Balance Exercises
Vertigo: Level 2 (Harder) Balance Exercises
Vertigo: Staying Safe When You Have Balance Problems
Vertigo: The Epley Maneuver
Vertigo: Walking Exercises
Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)
Video Capsule Endoscopy
Video Library Prescribing Document Template
Violent Behavior
Violent Behavior in Children and Teens
Viral Hepatitis
Viral Tests
Virtual Colonoscopy
Virtual Reality Treatment
Vision Loss Evaluation
Vision Problems: Aids to Help You Cope
Vision Problems: Living With Poor Eyesight
Vision Problems: Making Your Home Safer
Vision Tests
Vital Signs in Children
Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia
Vitamin B12 Test
Vitamin B6 for Morning Sickness
Vitamin D Test
Vitamins: Their Functions and Sources
Vitrectomy
Vocational Training
Voice Problems
Voiding Log (Bladder Record)
Von Willebrand's Disease
Vulvar Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Vulvodynia
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Warfarin and Vitamin K
Warfarin: Taking Your Medicine Safely
Warfarin: Why Taking It Is Worth It
Warm Compresses for Eye Problems
Warning Signs of Suicide
Warning Signs of Suicide in Adults
Warning Signs of Suicide in Children and Teens
Warning Signs of Suicide in Older Adults
Warts and Plantar Warts
Warts: Should I Treat Warts?
Warts: Using Salicylic Acid
Watchful Waiting (Surveillance) for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Water Exercise
Ways HIV Cannot Be Spread
Ways to Comfort a Baby in the Hospital
Ways to Comfort a Crying Baby
Ways To Reduce Stress
Weakness and Fatigue
Weaning
Weaning: Signs That Baby Is Ready
Wear Proper Clothing to Prevent Cold Injury
Week 12 of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
Week 16 of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
Week 20 of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
Week 24 of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
Week 28 of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
Week 32 of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
Week 36 of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
Week 40 of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
Week 8 of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
Weight and Coronary Artery Disease
Weight and Your Mind
Weight Loss by Limiting Calories
Weight Management
Weight Management
Weight Management: Should I Use Over-the-Counter Diet Aids?
Weight Management: Stop Negative Thoughts
Weight-Bearing Exercises to Maintain Healthy Bones
Weight-Loss Medicines
Weight-Loss Surgery
Weight-Loss Surgery: How Others Decided
Well-Baby Visits to the Doctor
Well-Child Visits
West Nile Virus
What Are Opioids?
What Difference Could the Flu Shot Make?
What Increases Your Risk of Becoming a Victim of Domestic Abuse or Violence?
What Is a Hospital Patient Advocate?
What Is a Sleep Study?
What Is a Stroke?
What Is a TIA?
What Is a Vitamin K Diet?
What Is A1c?
What Is Atrial Fibrillation?
What Is Chemotherapy?
What Is Clot-Busting (Thrombolytic) Treatment?
What Is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?
What Is Mindfulness?
What Is Radiation Therapy?
What Is Sepsis?
What Platelets Do
What to Do About Missed or Skipped Birth Control Pills
What to Do if Your Cardiac Device Is Recalled
What to Expect When You Have an Extremely Premature Infant
When to Have a Cholesterol Test
Whiplash
Whipple Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Why Are Blood Tests Needed With Some Medicines?
Why Beta-Blockers Are Important After a Heart Attack
Why Children Don't Need Antibiotics for Colds or Flu
Why Get a Chlamydia Test?
Why Get Screened for Glaucoma?
Why Get Your Child Immunized?
Why Get Your Older Child or Teen Immunized?
Why You Don't Need Antibiotics for Bronchitis
Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Wisdom Teeth: Should I Have My Wisdom Teeth Removed?
Wisdom Tooth Extraction
Wisdom Tooth Problems
Wise Health Consumer
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Women's Health
Work Closely With Your Doctor
Work Closely With Your Doctor
Working With More Than One Doctor
Workplace Health
Worried About Using Opioids?
Wrist Care: Preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Wrist Splint for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Wrist Tendon Injury: Preventing Pain
Writing an Advance Directive
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Yeast Skin Infection
Yellow Fever Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Yoga
Young-Adult Health
Younger-Looking and Healthier Body After Quitting Smoking
Your Baby's Movements During Pregnancy
Your Child and the Dentist
Your Child's First Vaccines: What You Need to Know
Your Corticosteroid Inhaler: Making It Easier to Breathe
Your Family Medical History
Your Health Care Agent: How to Choose Someone
Your Home Health Center
Your Hospital Stay: Going Home
Your Hospital Stay: Moving to Another Care Facility
Your Medicare Yearly Wellness Visit
Your Teen's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Your Toddler: Nutritious Meals for Picky Eaters
Your Toddler: Safe Ways to Explore
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Zika Virus
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