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This brief A-Z guide covers some of the more common diseases and conditions, including a definition and the causes, symptoms & treatments of various genetic diseases as well as infectious and communicable diseases, from autism to strokes, skin conditions to eye disease, diabetes and cancer to heart disease.
Important: These articles provide information drawn from reliable sources, including government agencies like the National Institutes of Health and private institutions such as the Mayo Clinic, but the information is not meant to substitute for professional medical advice nor to be used for making diagnoses.
Autism: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatments
Bad Breath: Causes and Treatment
Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Bladder Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment
Breast Cancer: Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Bulimia Nervosa: Symptoms and Treatment
Canker Sores: Causes & Treatments
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Symptoms and Treatment
Cataracts: Symptoms and Treatment
Cervical Cancer: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Chickenpox: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Chlamydia: Symptoms, Treatments and Prevention
Cholesterol: Understanding and Managing HDL and LDL
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Chronic Kidney Disease: Symptoms and Treatment
Cold Sores: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Colon Cancer: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Depression: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments
Diabetes (Type 1): Symptoms and Treatment
Diarrhea: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Ear Infections: Symptoms and Treatment
Eczema: Symptoms and Treatment
Endometriosis: Causes and Treatments
Epilepsy: Symptoms and Treatment
Erectile Dysfunction: Symptoms and Treatment
Fibromyalgia: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatments
Gallstones: Causes, Treatment and Prevention
GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease): Heartburn Symptoms & Treatments
Gestational Diabetes: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Complications
Gout: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Graves' Disease: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Hair Loss and Balding: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Head Lice: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Heart Disease: Types, Prevention & Treatments
Hemorrhoids: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Hepatitis: Symptoms and Treatment
Hypertension: Symptoms and Treatment
Impacted Wisdom Teeth: Oral Surgery and Extraction
Insomnia: Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Insulin Resistance: Risk Factor for Heart Disease and Diabetes
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Lactose Intolerance: Symptoms, Treatment & Coping Strategies
Laryngitis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Leukemia: Types, Symptoms and Treatment
Liver Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment
Lung Cancer: Prognosis, Treatment, Signs of Carcinoma
Lyme Disease: Symptoms and Treatment
Macular Degeneration: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatments
Malignant Mesothelioma: Symptoms and Treatment
Melanoma: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
Mono Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment Options
Multiple Sclerosis: Symptoms, Treatment & Management
Nail Fungus: Symptoms and Treatment
Obesity: Causes, Complications & Treatments
Ovarian Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment
Pancreatic Cancer: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Symptoms and Treatment
Restless Legs Syndrome: Symptoms and Treatment
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Symptoms and Treatment
Rosacea: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Schizophrenia: Symptoms and Treatment
Seasonal Affective Disorder: SAD Symptoms and Treatment
Skin Cancer: Prevention, Treatment and Signs of Melanoma
Sleep Apnea: Symptoms, Causes & Treatments
Spider and Insect Bites and Stings: Symptoms and Treatments
Stomach Ulcers: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Strep Throat: Symptoms and Treatment
Stroke: Symptoms, Tests and Treatment
