Acne
... Acne is a skin condition marked by pimples, such as white heads, blackheads, or even raised, red ones that hurt. These pimples show up on the face, neck, shoulders, and/or back. Acne mostly strikes t...

Smoking Cessation: A Guide for Primary Care Clinicians
... Smoking kills more than 400,000 persons a year in the United States. Every office visit is an opportunity to promote smoking cessation. This Clinician''s Guide is based on the Clinical Practice Guidel...

Smoking Cessation: Articles Used in Guideline Meta-Analyses
... Listed below are the reference citations used to develop the meta-analyses tables for the Clinical Practice Guideline on Smoking Cessation, Number 18. The references are grouped to correspond to table...

Codependency
... "Codependency" is used to describe the condition where a person becomes the "caretaker" of an addicted or troubled individual. The individual can be addicted to alcohol, drugs, or gambling. Or, he or ...

Detection of Amphetamines in Urine
... For years the immediate precursor in the synthesis of methamphetamine was tightly controlled until a clandestine chemist devised a synthesis of methamphetamine from the easily available precursor; ep...

DHEA: Is It Really the Fountain of Youth?
... DHEA is hot. It is being touted as an anti-aging hormone, effective in preventing and reversing many of the debilitating changes in emotional and physical well-being we associate with aging and chron...

AIDS
... AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It is thought to be caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This virus destroys the body''s immune system, leaving the person unable to ...

HIV/AIDS
... AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It is thought to be caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This virus destroys the body’s immune system, leaving the person unable to fi...

Alcoholism
... Alcoholism is used here to describe alcohol abuse and/or dependence. Alcohol abuse is the repeated use of alcohol that results in daily living problems. Examples include: Failing to fulfill work, scho...

Early Alzheimer''s Disease
... Contents Terms You Need to Know Purpose of this Booklet What is Alzheimer''s Disease? Who Is Affected? Possible Signs of Alzheimer''s Disease Consulting the Doctor Special Tests Getting the Right Care...

Early Alzheimer''s Disease: Recognition and Assessment.
... Background Dementia is a syndrome in which progressive deterioration in intellectual abilities is so severe that it interferes with the person''s usual social and occupational functioning. An estimate...

Alzheimer''s Disease
... Mysterious and frustrating, Alzheimer''s afflicts nearly four million Americans, about 10 percent of the population over age 65, and over 45 percent of those over age of 85. (In rare instances, Alzhei...

Anemia
... Are you tired and weak? Do the linings of your lower eyelids look pale? If so, you could be anemic. But what does that mean? It means that either your red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin (oxyg...

Women''s Health: Anemia
... Are you tired and weak? Does the lining of your lower eyelids look pale? If so, you could be anemic. But what does that mean? It means that either your red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin (oxy...

Angina
... Angina is a common term shortened for the medical term "angina pectoris". The word angina itself means pain; pectoris means chest. Angina is the chest pain or discomfort brought on by decreased circul...

First Aid for Chest Pain
... Chest pain can come from a lot of things. Causes of chest pain that need emergency medical care include: Heart attack Injury such as to the chest wall or lung Collapsed lung Blood clot that has travel...

Women''s Health: Eating Disorders (Anorexia & Bulimia)
... An eating disorder may be defined, in a sense, as self-abuse. It can be just as harmful to your health as substance abuse involving alcohol or drugs. Two of these disorders, anorexia and bulimia, resu...

Anxiety
... Anxiety is a feeling of dread, fear or distress over a real or imagined threat to your mental or physical well-being. Symptoms Symptoms of anxiety are both physical and psychological. They include: Ra...

Panic Attacks
... A panic attack is a brief period of acute anxiety that comes on all of a sudden. It occurs when there is no real danger. It comes without warning. A panic attack lasts only a few minutes, but seems to...

Don''t Worry. Be Happy!
... Are you a worry wart? Do you waste needless time tormenting yourself about what you did or didn''t do right in the past or how your life might not turn out the way you''d like in the future? The numb...

Arthritis
... Arthritis robs some 40 million Americans of their freedom of movement by breaking down the protective cartilage in the joints. By destroying cartilage, arthritis results in pain and decreased movement...

Gout
... Gout is a form of arthritis and is most common in men older than 30. It is less common in women. In women it usually comes after menopause. It is caused by increased blood levels of uric acid, which i...

Intestinal Dysbiosis and the Causes of Disease
... ABSTRACT: With the advent of biochemical and microbial stool analysis panels, an increasing number of physicians are seeking a clearer understanding of the relationship between the ecology of the dige...

Asthma
... About ten million Americans suffer the wheezing, chest tightness, and breathing difficulty that typifies asthma. Doctors call it an episodic disease because in most asthmatics acute attacks alternate ...

Childhood Asthma
... A lot of children get asthma. Most children grow out of it after they are teenagers. Children under 4 years old hardly ever get asthma. These are all symptoms of asthma: Wheezing Tight feeling in the ...

Athlete''s Foot
... It smells bad. It''s itchy. It''s persistent. It''s contagious. And it attacks the skin between the toes (usually the third and fourth). What is it? Fungus of the foot, better known as athlete''s foot...

Athlete''s Foot
... It smells bad. It''s itchy. It''s persistent. It''s contagious. And it attacks the skin between the toes (usually the third and fourth). What is it? Fungus of the foot, better known as athlete''s foot...

Backaches
... Most backaches come from strained muscles in the lower back. Other causes include back injuries such as a slipped or herniated disc, arthritis, osteoporosis, and urinary tract infections. The goals of...

Bed-wetting
... Wetting the bed is not only uncomfortable, it is embarrassing, especially for a child older than 3 years. And that''s not all. Afraid of waking up in a soaked bed, children who wet their beds may avoi...

Breast Cancer & Breast Self-Exam
... Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women, accounting for 30% of cancers women get. Each year, there are approximately 180,000 new cases of breast cancer and 45,000 deaths from it. O...

Women''s Health: Breast Lumps, Cancer & Self-Exam
... Breast Lumps Feeling a lump or lumps in your breast(s) can be scary. For a lot of women, the first thought is cancer. The good news is that most breast lumps, 80-90%, are not cancerous. They are usual...

Broken Bones
... Bones break when stressed. An arm, leg or finger, like a tree limb twisted in the wrong direction, hit too hard or crushed by accident, can splinter and snap. You may think that the body''s 206 bones ...

First Aid for Broken Bones
... There are different kinds of broken bones. Simple or closed fractures: The broken bone is not visible through the skin nor is there a skin wound near the fracture site. An example of this is a greenst...

Broken Or Knocked Out Tooth
... Your teeth are meant to last a lifetime. They can, however, be vulnerable to nicks, chips and strains. To protect your teeth from damage and injury, take these precautions: Don''t chew ice, pens or pe...

Bronchitis
... If you''ve ever had a cough that felt as though it started down in your toes, or if you''ve ever had uncontrollable coughing fits, you may have had bronchitis. Bronchitis can be either acute or chroni...

Childhood Bronchitis
... There are 2 kinds of bronchitis: Acute bronchitis lasts from 3 days to 3 weeks. Chronic bronchitis can last up to 3 months, and come back over and over for 2 years or more. Children usually get acute ...

Burns
... Burns can result from dry heat (fire), moist heat (steam, hot liquids), electricity, chemicals, or from radiation including sunlight. Treatment for burns depends on: The depth of the burn (whether it ...

First Aid for Burns
... Burns can result from dry heat (fire), moist heat (steam, hot liquids), electricity, chemicals, and radiation (i.e., sunlight). Treatment for burns depends on: The depth of the burn (whether it is fir...

Cancer
... Cancer refers to a broad group of diseases in which body cells grow out of control and are or become malignant (harmful). Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States (heart diseas...

Lung Cancer
... Today lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer in men and women. About 150,000 Americans die from lung cancer each year, and more than 85 percent of them can thank cigarettes for the dise...

Testicular Cancer & Testicular Self-Exam
... Cancer of the testicles, the primary make sex organs, accounts for only about 1 percent of all cancers in men. It is, though, the most common type of cancer in males aged 20 to 40, but can occur anyti...

Nutrition, Immunity, and Cancer
... Poor populations around the world that suffer from malnutrition are more susceptible to infection than those who receive adequate nutrition. Investigators studying the relationship between the immune ...

Risk Factors - An Overview
... You will learn that most of the risk factors for cancer are the same risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Learn about them, modify them, and your risk for both illnesses will be greatly reduced. ...

Vitamin B17
... Vitamin B17, also known as laetrile and amygdalin, is another controversial "vitamin," as its source, the apricot kernel, becomes a focus of increasing interest. As with pangamic acid, B17 was also d...

First Aid - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
... Early CPR is an important link in the chain of survival for a victim of sudden cardiac or respiratory arrest. CPR involves a combination of mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing (or other artificial ventila...

Nutritional Program for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
... Cardiovascular Disease Risks Dietary Fats Goals for Decreasing CVD Risks Dietary Suggestions to Reduce CVD Risks Herbs and Supplements Exercise Benefits in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Well, thi...

Cataracts
... A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens or lens capsule of the eye. A cataract blocks or distorts light entering the eye. This causes problems with glare from lamps or the sun. Vision gradually become...

Cervical Cancer
... Cervical cancer accounts for about 4% of all cancers found in women. Each year, about 15,000 women in the United States learn that they have this type of cancer. Cancer of the cervix, the lower, narro...

Chest Pain
... Chest pain can come from a lot of things. These include: A heart attack. Lung problems like pneumonia, bronchitis, or an injury. A hiatal hernia - known in medical terms as gastroesophageal reflux dis...

Women''s Health: Chest Pain
... Chest pain can be a warning sign for many things. It is most often linked to a heart attack, especially in men. Women should be just as concerned though, since heart disease causes more deaths for the...

Chicken Pox
... Chicken pox is a very contagious disease caused by a virus (Varicella/herpes zoster). It is spread from child to child, and sometimes to adults, by sneezing, coughing, contaminated clothing and direct...

Childhood Colic
... Colic is one of the most frustrating conditions parents deal with. Your baby cries for hours on end for no apparent reason, tucking those tiny knees close to the stomach as if in severe pain. Typical...

Childhood Constipation
... Constipation is when you can’t pass solid waste, or stool. (Passing stool is also called “having a bowel movement.”) Constipation is not usually serious. Here are some reasons for constipation: Your c...

Childhood Cough
... Children usually get coughs from an infection in the nose and throat. A baby under 6 months old who coughs may have a lung problem. Older babies cough when things get stuck in their windpipes. Childre...

Childhood Diarrhea
... Diarrhea is when you pass stool many times a day, and it is watery and loose. (Passing stool is called having a “bowel movement.”) Diarrhea is one way your child’s body fights infection. Diarrhea can ...

Childhood Earaches
... An earache is when your ears hurt. Children get earaches a lot. They get them most between 6 months and 2 years old. But earaches can be a problem up to age 10. The pain can be minor or very bad. Eara...

Childhood Flu
... It is hard to tell if your child has a cold or the flu. The flu is a lot like a cold, but worse. A cold usually starts with sniffling and sneezing, but the flu hits hard and fast. Your child is fine o...

Childhood Headaches
... Children often get headaches. Usually, there’s no reason to worry. Headaches like migraines happen on their own. They can also come from tension, tiredness,or stress. A headache can also be a symptom ...

Childhood Hiccups
... Hiccups happen when the diaphragm tightens up. (The diaphragm is a muscle used in breathing. It sits like a cap on top of the stomach.) Babies usually get hiccups because they swallow air when feeding...

Childhood Nosebleeds
... Nosebleeds are usually a childhood problem, a scary but minor bout with broken blood vessels just inside the nose. They''re caused by a cold, frequent nose blowing and picking, allergies, a dry enviro...

Childhood Skin Rashes
... Skin rashes come in all forms and sizes. Some are raised bumps, others are flat red blotches. Some are itchy blisters; others are pathes of rough skin. Most rashes are harmless and clear up on their o...

Childhood Vomiting and Nausea
... Vomiting is when you throw up what is in your stomach. Nausea is when you feel like you’re going to throw up. Here are some common causes of nausea and vomiting: Viruses in the intestines (Your child ...

Children''s Health: Cut''s, Scrapes, & Punctures
... Cuts, scrapes, and punctures make you bleed: Cuts slice the skin open. Close a cut so it won’t get infected. Scrapes hurt only the top part of your skin. They can hurt more than cuts, but they heal qu...

Seizure
... A seizure is like a short-circuit in the brain. Information in nerves in the brain gets mixed up. There are many signs of a seizure. Here are some of them: The neck muscles or all the body muscles get...

Vaccination: A Sacrament of Modern Medicine
... I am honored by your invitation to participate in this Conference, and deeply moved by the fraternal spirit, youthful vitality, and sincere dedication to homeopathy everywhere in evidence here. Homeop...

Chlamydia
... Chlamydia is now the most common non-viral sexually transmitted disease in the United States. It affects more men and women than syphilis and gonorrhea combined. In fact, chances are that persons who ...

Choking (First Aid For)
... Determine if victim is able to speak or cough. Rescuer can ask "Are you choking?" Victim may be using the "universal distress signal" of choking: Clutching the neck between thumb and index finger. Abd...

Choking - Heimlich Maneuver
... These emergency procedures for choking, which are based on procedures recommended by the American Heart Association, are reprinted from the Home Organizer for Medical Emergencies. Copyright © 1992 by ...

First Aid for Choking (Heimlich Maneuver)
... These emergency procedures for choking, which are based on procedures recommended by the American Heart Association, are reprinted from the Home Organizer for Medical Emergencies. Copyright © 1992 by ...

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
... Chronic fatigue syndrome has sometimes been called "yuppie flu" because its victims are often well-educated professionals in their twenties, thirties, and forties. Many are women. Until about 1983, do...

Cold Hands and Feet
... Some people wear mittens and heavy socks all year round, even in warm weather, indoors and out. Their hands and feet are always cold. A number of things cause this, such as: Poor circulation due to co...

Common Cold
... About 30 million Americans are coughing, sneezing, and blowing their noses while you read this. What''s wrong with them? They have the most common illness we know, the common cold. The common cold usu...

Flu
... "Oh, it''s just a touch of the flu," some say, as if they had nothing more than a cold. Yet each year, 50,000 people die from pneumonia and other complications of the influenza virus, or flu. Cold and...

Colic
... Colic is one of the most frustrating conditions parents deal with. Your baby cries for hours on end for no apparent reason, tucking those tiny knees close to the stomach as if in severe pain. Typicall...

Pinkeye
... Pinkeye is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the underside of both the upper and lower eyelids and the covering of the white portion of the eye. The medical term for pinkeye is conjunctivitis. Some ...

Constipation
... Constipation is when you have trouble having bowel movements. Abdominal swelling, straining during bowel movements, hard stools and the feeling of continued fullness even after a bowel movement are al...

Corns & Calluses
... All to often, corns and calluses are the price we pay for neglecting our feet. Corns and calluses are very much alike, they just differ in where they occur. Corns show up on the bony area on top of th...

Coughs
... A lot of things can make you cough: An infection. An allergy. Cigarette smoke. Something stuck in your windpipe. Dry air. Coughing can be a sign of many ailments. Your body uses coughing to clear your...

Croup
... What could be more frightening than to awaken during the night to the sound of your child gasping for air and "barking like a seal". Yet these are the classical signs of croup, a respiratory infection...

Cuts, Scrapes & Punctures
... Cuts, scrapes, and punctures can all result in bleeding. Cuts slice the skin open. Close a cut so it won''t get infected. Scrapes hurt only the top part of your skin. They can hurt more than cuts, but...

First Aid for Cuts, Scrapes, & Punctures
... Cuts, scrapes, and punctures can all result in bleeding. Cuts slice the skin open. Scrapes hurt only the top part of your skin. They can hurt more than cuts, but they heal quicker. Punctures stab deep...

First Aid for Dental Emergencies
... Things that need emergency dental and/or first aid care include: Broken tooth Knocked-out tooth Fractured jaw Abscess tooth (inflammation and/or infection in the bone and/or the tooth''s canals) Tooth...

Fractured Jaw
... Jaw fractures can result from: Car accidents Sport and other recreational activity injuries Osteoporosis, the brittle bone disease (see page 363) Signs and Symptoms Jaw pain, swelling, or numbness Not...

Periodontal Disease
... Plaque build-up, crooked teeth, illness, poorly fitting dentures, trapped food particles and certain medications can irritate or destroy your gums. With good oral hygiene, however, you can prevent gum...

Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome
... Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome occurs when the muscles, joints and ligaments of the jaw move out of alignment. Resulting symptoms include earaches, headaches, pain in the jaw area radiating to...

Toothaches
... The pain of a toothache can be felt in the tooth itself or in the region around the tooth. Most toothaches are usually the result of either a cavity or an infection beneath or around the gum of a toot...

Oral Hygiene
... The practice of proper oral hygiene is the most important thing you can do for your teeth and gums. In Part One, you learned that brushing alone is not sufficient to care for your teeth. In addition t...

The Jaw and Oral Cavity
... If the eyes are the "windows of the soul," then the mouth is the "doorway to the body. " The oral cavity is situated at the end of the digestive tract and is surrounded by the lips and cheeks external...

Depression
... Life changes, such as the birth of a baby, divorce, death of a loved one, or loss of a job can and do leave people feeling depressed. So can worrying about financial problems or illness. And sometimes...

Women''s Health: Depression
... One-fourth of women have a major bout with depression sometime during their life. They may not even know it as depression, but seek help for other ailments such as insomnia or extreme fatigue. Depress...

Hives
... Hives, or urticaria, are red, raised, itchy welts. They appear, sometimes in clusters, on the face, trunk of the body, and, less often, on the scalp, hands, or feet. Like the Cheshire cat in Alice''s ...

Skin Rashes
... Skin rashes come in all forms and sizes. Some are raised bumps, others are flat red blotches. Some are itchy blisters; other are patches of rough skin. Most rashes are harmless and clear up on their ...

Diabetes
... Diabetes is a condition which results when a person''s body doesn''t make any insulin, or enough insulin, or doesn''t use insulin the right way. Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas gland that he...

Diarrhea
... Diarrhea is the frequent passage of watery, loose bowel movements. Almost everyone gets diarrhea once in a while. Usually, it only lasts a day or two, and isn''t serious. Many things can cause diarrhe...

Leaky Gut Syndromes: Breaking the Vicious Cycle
... From the perspective of function, the contents of the gut lumen lie outside the body and contain a toxic/antigenic load from which the body needs to be protected. Protection is supplied by complex mec...

Diverticulosis
... No one is sure why, but sometimes small sac-like pockets protrude from the wall of the colon. This is called diverticulosis. Increased pressure within the intestines seems to be responsible. The pocke...

Drug Dependence & Abuse
... Drug dependence and abuse both involve the misuse of one or more drugs. These can be prescription medicines and/or illicit drugs. Drug dependence is addiction. A person keeps using a drug even though ...

First Aid for Drug Overdose
... Drug overdoses can be accidental or on purpose. The amount of a certain drug needed to cause an overdose varies with the type of drug and the person taking it. Overdoses from prescription or over-the-...

Earaches
... Earaches can be mild or very painful. They are a sign that something is wrong. The most common cause of an earache is plugged eustachian tubes. These tubes go from the back of the throat to your middl...

Eating Disorders (Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia)
... Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are two kinds of eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa is a form of self-starvation. Bulimia is eating large amounts of foods (binging) and then forcing oneself to throw up o...

Eczema: Dermatitis
... Superficial inflammation of the skin, characterized by vesicles (when acute), redness, edema, oozing, crusting, scaling and usually itching. The terms eczema and dermatitis are the cause of much confu...

Emphysema
... Over 1 million Americans are forced to lead restricted lives because they have emphysema, a chronic lung condition. With emphysema, the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs are destroyed. The lung loses it...

Endometriosis
... Endometriosis occurs when growth of the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus (endometrium) is found outside of the uterus in other areas of the body. It can only occur after menstruation begins ...

Enlarged Prostate
... The prostate gland is a walnut-shaped organ located below a man''s bladder that makes seminal fluid. It actually surrounds a portion of the bladder and the beginning of the urethra, the tube that carr...

Epilepsy
... Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain. For some reason, with epilepsy there is excessive electrical activity in nerve cells in the brain. Some of the known causes of epilepsy include: Brain damage, eith...

Eye Problems
... Many children get eye problems. There are many kinds of eye problems. Here are some of them: Blocked tear ducts - (Tears come out of the tear ducts. Your child’s tears can’t come out if their tear duc...

Eye Strain from Computers
... Office workers have their share of work-related hazards. People who use video display terminals (VDTs) may often complain of eyestrain, pain, stiffness in their backs and shoulders, and stress. These ...

Fainting
... Just before fainting, you may feel a sense of dread followed by the sense that everything around you is swaying. You may see spots before your eyes. Then you go into a cold sweat, your face turns pale...

First Aid for Fainting
... Fainting is a brief loss of consciousness. Someone who faints may pass out for several seconds or up to ´ hour. There are many reasons people faint. Medical reasons include: Low blood sugar (hypoglyce...

Fatigue
... Fatigue is feeling tired, drained of energy and exhausted. Fatigue makes it hard for you to do normal daily activities. Feelings of inadequacy, low motivation and little desire for sex can also be sym...

Women''s Health: Fatigue
... Fatigue is feeling tired, drained of energy and exhausted. It is a signal that something is wrong somewhere. Your body is slowing down to cope. Fatigue makes it hard for you to do normal daily activit...

Childhood Fever
... Fever is a sign of sickness. Your child may have an infection. Exercise, hot weather, and shots like DTP and MMR can also make your child’s temperature go up. What is a normal temperature for children...

Fever
... Elevated temperature isn''t always a sign that something''s wrong. Although 98.6oF has been considered normal for years, many healthy people walk around with a temperature a degree or so above or bel...

Fibromyalgia
... Fibromyalgia or Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is a condition that elicits different responses from various groups. As with many chronic conditions it has a heritage of diagnostic misunderstanding, deba...

Flatulence
... Flatulence may be perfectly natural and something that everyone gets, but if you have more than your share, it''s a major annoyance. Where does all that gas come from, anyway? Often, it comes from swa...

Flu Vaccine
... Influenza is a specific syndrome, provoked by a specific viral agent, the influenza virus. The symptoms may be severe, or even lead to exitus in people with a weakened general condition. Two main fami...

First Aid for Frostbite
... Frostbite looks like a serious heat burn, but it''s actually body tissue that''s frozen and, in severe cases, dead. Most often, frostbite affects the toes, feet, fingers, earlobes, chin, and tip of th...

Frostbite
... Frostbite looks like a serious heat burn, but it''s actually body tissue that''s frozen and, in severe cases, dead. Most often, frostbite affects the toes, fingers, earlobes, chin, and tip of the nose...

Gallstones
... Gallstones are stone deposits of a mixture of cholesterol (the same fatlike substance that clogs arteries), bilirubin, and protein that are found in the gallbladder or bile ducts. These stones can ran...

Heartburn
... Heartburn has nothing to do with the heart. Rather, it involves the esophagus (the tube that connects the throat to the stomach), and the stomach itself. The esophagus passes behind the breastbone alo...

Hiccups
... Hiccups are simple enough to explain: Your diaphragm (the major muscle involved in breathing which sits like a cap over the stomach) goes into spasm. Things that promote hiccups are: Eating too fast,...

Peptic Ulcers
... Ulcers located in the stomach (gastric ulcers) and ulcers in the first section of the small intestine (duodenal ulcers), are grouped under the label "peptic ulcers". They afflict men, women and childr...

Ingrown Toenails
... An ingrown toenail is one that digs into surrounding skin (usually on the big toe). It can cause discomfort, pain, tenderness, and redness. Sometimes it gets infected. Causes Possible causes include: ...

Glaucoma
... Glaucoma happens when the pressure of the liquid in the eye gets too high and causes damage. Glaucoma tends to run in families and is one of the most common major eye disorders in people over the age...

Gonorrhea
... Gonorrhea is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world. Often called "the clap", "dose", or "drip", it is caused by specific bacterium that is transmitted during vaginal, oral or anal se...

Hair Loss
... Most men and women experience hair loss as they get older; indeed, most men have some degree of baldness by age 60. This is quite normal and affects some persons more than others, especially if baldne...

Childhood Hay Fever
... Hay fever affects your nose, sinuses, throat, and lungs. These body parts make up the upper respiratory tract. Your child gets hay fever when he or she is allergic to something in the air. (Things you...

Hay Fever
... Despite its name, hay fever has nothing to do with hay or fever. A nineteenth-century physician called it this because he began to sneeze every time he entered a hay barn. But hay fever is, in fact, a...