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Understanding Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis can start as early as childhood and can lead to many health conditions, including heart disease and stroke.
Understanding Bone Spurs
Scientists believe bone spurs happen because of osteoarthritis or when the body tries to heal itself after a trauma by replacing bone.
Understanding Cancer Tests
Healthcare providers use tests like mammography, MRI) and CT scans to help them screen for, diagnose, treat, and keep track of cancer. Read on to learn more about them.
Understanding Cocaine and Crack
Cocaine use ranges from once in a while to nonstop. There is no safe way to use the drug.
Understanding Compulsive Overeating
The disorder may develop when others make repeated negative comments about a person's weight.
Understanding Credit
Many factors affect your credit score. It is important to understand your credit score and how you can improve it.
Understanding Diabetic Kidney Disease
Too often, diabetes leads to kidney disease. But it doesn't have to. When kidney problems are caught early, you can take steps to prevent more serious kidney disease.
Understanding Eating Disorders
At least 8 million people in the U.S. are living with an eating disorder. Read on for a helpful overview of the three main types of eating disorders.
Understanding Long-Term Care for Older Adults
When older adults need others to help them with medical, physical, or emotional needs over an extended period of time, they need long-term care.
Understanding Opioid Medicines for Pain Management
Opioids are medicines that can help ease pain. They can be used to treat both acute and chronic pain that ranges from moderate to severe.
Understanding Repeated Pregnancy Loss
In the past, a woman who miscarried several times might never know why it happened. Today, more and more women are finding out the causes of their recurrent miscarriages.
Understanding Risks of A Multiple Pregnancy
Having more than one baby is especially exciting—and complicated. Find out what to watch for, including a greater chance of anemia and preterm birth.
Understanding Risks of Medicines in Pregnancy
All medicines you take affect the fetus, depending on the stage of development, the type and dosage of the medicine being taken, and your drug tolerance.
Understanding Spirometry
Spirometry is an easy test that tells your healthcare provider how well your lungs are working.
Understanding the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
Vaccines for COVID-19 are available. Here's what you need to know about them.
Understanding the 'Pins and Needles' Feeling
A tingling or numb feeling is a condition called paresthesia. It’s a sign that a nerve is irritated and sending extra signals. Think of that pins and needles feeling as a traffic jam in your nervous system.
Understanding the Risks and Side Effects of Opioid Medicines
When opioids are taken as prescribed, they can help manage pain effectively. But these medicines come with risks and side effects that are important to understand.
Understanding the Teen Brain
Parents need to realize the rational part of a teen's brain isn't fully developed and won't be until they are 25 years old or so.
Understanding Your Medicare Benefits
Many different plans of Medicare available, with many factors to consider.
Unwrap the Gift of Toy Safety
Your challenge is to find toys that your children will enjoy and that you know are safe. Read on to learn important tips that can help.
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence (UI) is the loss of urine control. You may not be able to hold your urine until you can reach a restroom. It may be a short-term problem caused by another health issue. Or it may be a long-term problem that you’ll have to manage.
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are infections in any part of the urinary tract. They are a common health problem that affects millions of people each year. Women are especially prone to UTIs.
Use Your Medicines Wisely
Although most medicines are safe when you take them the right way, some of them can cause dizziness, loss of consciousness, bleeding, irregular heartbeats, and other side effects in some cases.
Using Over-the-Counter Allergy Medicines
Keep these guidelines in mind when looking for allergy relief.
Using Sports Psychology to Improve Your Fitness
Fitness has a mental component, in addition to physical challenges. Even if you're in great shape, you can encounter mental obstacles that can decrease your motivation and stifle your performance.
Uterine Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are tumors in a uterus. They are usually not cancer.
Uterine Sarcoma: Risk Factors
A risk factor is anything that may increase your chance of having a disease, such as uterine sarcoma.