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Fetal alcohol syndrome
This condition results from alcohol exposure before birth. The exposure causes lifelong problems with behavior, learning, thinking and physical development.
Depersonalization-derealization disorder
This mental health condition causes you to feel like you're seeing yourself from outside your body or that things around you are not real, or both.
Invasive lobular carcinoma
Breast cancer that begins in the milk-producing glands of the breast is uncommon. Learn what sets lobular carcinoma apart from other breast cancer types.
Cardiomyopathy
This disease of the heart muscle makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body. Learn the different types and how they're treated.
Epiglottitis
A blocked windpipe needs prompt treatment.
Cervicitis
Sexually transmitted infections are often the reason why a woman develops inflammation of the cervix, which can cause abnormal discharge and bleeding.
Broken collarbone
This common injury is usually the result of falling, playing sports or being in a traffic accident.
Esthesioneuroblastoma
This cancer begins in the upper part of the inside of the nose. Treatment usually involves surgery. Other options include radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
Post-vasectomy pain syndrome
Learn about post-vasectomy pain syndrome (PVPS) — How it happens after a vasectomy, tests to diagnose it and treatment options.
Mood disorders
These conditions affect emotions. Depression causes a feeling of deep sadness. Bipolar disorder goes back and forth from being very sad to being very happy.
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