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This is a comprehensive reference guide to more than 100 health and medical conditions. In addition to general medical information, each report features practical information ranging from making informed health decisions to “Living with” a particular medical condition. Each report has been physician-reviewed to ensure medical accuracy and timeliness.

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    + AIDS
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Alcohol use disorder (AUD)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Allergic rhinitis
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Alzheimer disease
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Amenorrhea
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Anemia (nutritional)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Angina
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Anorexia nervosa
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Anxiety disorder
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Arrhythmias
    • Types of Arrhythmias
    • Cause
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Arthritis, osteo-
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Arthritis, rheumatoid
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Asthma
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Atopic dermatitis
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
B
    + Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Bipolar disorder
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Bladder cancer
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Brain tumors
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Managing Side Effects
    • Medications
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Breast cancer
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Hormonal Therapy
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Bulimia nervosa
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
C
    + Carpal tunnel syndrome
    • Cause
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Cataract
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Celiac disease
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Cervical cancer
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Chickenpox
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Chlamydia
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Cholelithiasis
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Chromosomal abnormalities
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Cirrhosis
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Cold and flu
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Cold sores
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Colitis
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Colorectal cancer
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Coronary artery disease (CAD)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Crohn disease
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
D
    + Depression
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Diabetes, gestational
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Diabetes, type 1
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Complications
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Diabetes, type 2
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Complications
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
E
    + Ear infection
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Eating disorders
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Eczema
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Endometriosis
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + End-stage renal disease
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Epilepsy
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Erectile dysfunction
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Esophageal cancer
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
F
    + Female infertility
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Fibroids
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Fibromyalgia
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Flu
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Foot pain
    • Types of Foot Pain
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
G
    + Gallstones
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Genital herpes
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Gestational diabetes
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Glaucoma
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Gout
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
H
    + Headache
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Hearing loss
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Heart attack
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Heart failure
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Heartburn
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Herpes simplex 1
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + High blood pressure
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + High cholesterol
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Hodgkin lymphoma
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Hypertension
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Hyperthyroidism
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Hypothyroidism
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
I
    + Impotence
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Incontinence
    • Cause
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Infection in pregnancy
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Infertility in men
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Infertility in women
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Influenza
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Insomnia
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
K
    + Kidney cancer
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Hormonal Therapy
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Managing Side Effects
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Kidney Stones
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
L
    + Leukemia
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Lipid disorders
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Low back pain
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Lung cancer
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Medications
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Lupus
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Lyme disease
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Lymphoma
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
M
    + Macular degeneration
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Risk Factors
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Male infertility
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Manic-depressive illness
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Melanoma
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Menopause
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Menorrhagia
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Menstrual disorders
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Metabolic Syndrome
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Migraine
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Multiple myeloma
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Managing Side Effects
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Multiple sclerosis (MS)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Myelodysplastic syndrome
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Managing Side Effects
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
N
    + Narcolepsy
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Nutritional anemia
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
O
    + Obesity
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Osteoarthritis
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Osteoporosis
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Otitis media
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Ovarian cancer
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Medications
    • Other Treatments
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
P
    + Pancreatic cancer
    • Risk Factors
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Medications
    • Radiation Therapy
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Managing Side Effects
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Panic disorder
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Parkinson disease
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Peptic ulcer
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Periodontal disease
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Peripheral artery disease
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Pneumonia
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Preterm labor and delivery
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
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    • Resource Guide
    + Prostate cancer
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    • Screening
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    • Treatment Overview
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    • Other Treatments
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    • Resource Guide
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    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
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    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
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    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
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    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
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    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
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    • Diagnosis
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    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
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    • Resource Guide
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    + Systemic lupus erythematosus
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    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
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    • Resource Guide
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    + Temporomandibular disorder
    • Risk Factors
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Testicular cancer
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    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Screening
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    • Treatment Overview
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    • Lifestyle Changes
    • Managing Side Effects
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    • Resource Guide
    + Thyroid cancer
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    • Treatment Overview
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    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Type 1 diabetes
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    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
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    • Resource Guide
    + Type 2 diabetes
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    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
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    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
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    + Ulcerative colitis
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    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
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    • Resource Guide
    + Urinary incontinence
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    • Diagnosis
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    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
    • Talking to Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Urinary tract infection (UTI)
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    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
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    • Resource Guide
    + Uterine (endometrial) cancer
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    • Screening
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    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment Overview
    • Chemotherapy
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    • Talking with Your Doctor
    • Resource Guide
    + Uterine fibroids
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    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
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    • Resource Guide
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    + Viral hepatitis
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    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
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    + Viral upper respiratory tract infections
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    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Screening
    • Reducing Your Risk
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    • Resource Guide

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