Many kids and grown-ups have something called mitral valve prolapse. For most people, it's a heart problem that isn't much to worry about.
Taking a medical history and performing a physical examination usually provide the information a doctor needs to evaluate a child's health or to understand what's causing an illness.
Kidney stones are made of salts and minerals in the urine that stick together, creating small "pebbles" formed within the kidney or urinary tract. They can be as small as grains of sand or as large as golf balls.
A test carried out during pregnancy could predict which women will develop a potentially fatal condition called pre-eclampsia, scientists say.
But what was in the medicine? How did it work to make you better? And how did the doctor know to give you that medicine instead of one of thousands of others?
Although 68.8% of American adults want to give up smoking, very few manage to do so successfully, according to a new report published by Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), a part of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and prevention). The authors found that 52.4% of regular smokers had tried to quit at some time during the previous 12 months - only 31.7% attempted to do so with either counseling or medication.
Menopause is defined as the state of an absence of menstrual periods for 12 months. The menopausal transition starts with varying menstrual cycle length and ends with the final menstrual period.
Muscular dystrophy is a disease in which the muscles of the body get weaker and weaker and slowly stop working.
Down syndrome (DS), also called Trisomy 21, is a condition in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child develops, both mentally and physically. It affects about 1 in every 800 babies.
Your newborn is home now, and you're settling into a daily routine. Keeping your baby warm and nourished is tops on your list. Baby skin care is just as important.