Asthma in Pregnancy OverviewPregnancy is an exciting time in a woman's life. Changes in your body may be matched by changes in your emotions. You don' [ ... ]

Am I Pregnant? If you're unusually tuned into your body, you might begin to suspect that you're pregnant within the first few days  [ ... ]

Blood in Urine OverviewBlood in the urine is a common problem. The medical term for red blood cells in the urine is hematuria. Sometimes blood in the  [ ... ]

Heart and Cardiovascular Diseases When you think of heart disease, usually people think of coronary artery disease (narrowing of t [ ... ]

High Blood Pressure OverviewWhen the heart pumps blood into the arteries, the blood flows with a force pushing against the walls of the arteries. Bloo [ ... ]

Mental Health and Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a serious brain disorder that distorts the way a person thinks, acts, expresses em [ ... ]

Sex Therapy & Other Counseling Psychotherapy If the problem is one of lack of knowledge, your health care provider or a sex therapis [ ... ]

Edema Overview Edema (or Oedema) is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in certain tissues within the body. The accumulation of fluid may be under [ ... ]

COPD OverviewChronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a long-lasting obstruction of the airways that occurs with chronic bronchitis, emphyse [ ... ]

Coughs OverviewA cough is an action your body takes to get rid of substances that are irritating to your air passages, which carry the air you breathe [ ... ]

High Cholesterol OverviewCholesterol is a waxy, fatlike substance that your body needs to function normally. Cholesterol is naturally present in cell [ ... ]

Cervical Cancer OverviewThe uterine cervix is the lowest portion of a woman's uterus (womb). Most of the uterus lies in the pelvis, but part of the ce [ ... ]

Swine Flu History and OverviewInfluenza viruses are small RNA viruses that infect many mammals, including humans, birds, and swine. Until 2009, swine  [ ... ]

Colon Cancer OverviewThe human colon is a muscular, tube-shaped organ measuring about 4 feet long. It extends from the end of your small bowel to your [ ... ]

Anxiety OverviewAnxiety is a feeling of nervousness, apprehension, fear, or worry. Some fears and worries are justified, such as worry about a loved o [ ... ]

Bronchitis OverviewBronchitis is an acute inflammation of the air passages within the lungs. It occurs when the trachea (windpipe) and the large and s [ ... ]

Lung Cancer Overview Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both women and men in the United States and throughout the world. Lung  [ ... ]

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis OverviewRheumatoid arthritis, often called RA, is a chronic (long-standing) disease that damages and eventually destroys [ ... ]