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Spirometry
This common test shows how well your lungs work and helps diagnose conditions that affect the ability to breathe.
Spina bifida
Learn about this condition in which an unborn baby's spine and spinal cord don't form properly. Surgery during pregnancy may be a treatment option.
Spider bites
Learn more about prevention, symptoms, complications and treatment of spider bites, which are usually harmless.
Sore throat
Find out what causes this common affliction, when to see a doctor and what you can do to get relief from a sore throat.
Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
Learn more on this disorder where everyday interactions cause significant worry and self-consciousness because you fear being judged negatively by others.
Smokeless tobacco products
Learn the risks of using products such as chewing tobacco, snuff and snus.
Sleepwalking
People who get up and walk around while sleeping may not need treatment. But if it happens often, it could be a sleep disorder that needs treatment.
Sleep terrors (night terrors)
These are times of screaming or crying, intense fear, and sometimes waving arms and legs during sleep. The person often sits up in bed, looking scared.
Silent heart attack: What are the risks?
This type of heart attack occurs with few, if any, symptoms. Find out more.
Sickle cell anemia
Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of this inherited blood disorder that, in the United States, is more common among Black people.
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