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Abdominal pain
Everyone experiences abdominal pain from time to time. Find out when it might be cause for concern.
Acetaminophen and children: Why dose matters
This medicine is an effective pain reliever, but an overdose can happen all too easily. Follow these tips to keep your child safe.
Air travel with infant: Is it safe?
Planning for air travel with an infant? Know how air travel can affect a newborn's ears and breathing, and what you can do to keep your baby comfortable.
Albinism
In this group of inherited disorders, the body makes little or no melanin, a pigment that determines hair, skin and eye color and vision development.
Alzheimer's stages: How the disease progresses
Alzheimer's stages — common behaviors as the disease progresses.
Ambiguous genitalia
Learn about causes and treatment of ambiguous genitalia, a rare disorder of sex development in which a baby's external genitals are not clearly male or female.
Amenorrhea
Absence of menstruation (amenorrhea) may be linked to an underlying, treatable problem. Learn about amenorrhea causes and when to seek help.
Anal pain
Anal pain: Symptom — Overview covers definition, possible causes of this common symptom.
Angelman syndrome
Learn about this genetic disorder that causes developmental delays, problems with speech and other symptoms.
Aortic valve disease
Learn more about diseases that affect the valve between the heart's main pumping chamber and the body's main artery.
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