Diet pills, supplements and surgery
Learning Center
Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder)
In this mental health condition, people can't resist urges to pull out hair from their body. They do this often. Therapy may help reduce or stop urges.
Pectus excavatum
Pectus excavatum causes the breastbone to sink into the chest. This can affect heart and lung function. Surgery helps correct the deformity.
Broken foot
This injury is painful but rarely needs surgery for repair. Healing can take weeks to months.
Sunburn
Learn more about how UV rays harm your skin and what you can do for symptom sunburn relief and how to protect yourself from sun exposure.
Down syndrome
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in extra genetic material from chromosome 21.
Progeria
This genetic disorder is extremely rare and progressive. It causes children to age rapidly, beginning in their first two years of life.
Circumcision (male)
Learn about the benefits and risks of surgery to remove the skin that covers the tip of the penis.
Diskectomy
This surgical procedure removes the damaged portion of a herniated disk in the spine. It's most effective for pain radiating down the arms or legs.
Otoplasty
Learn about this cosmetic procedure, which is done to change the appearance of your ears. Understand risks and what results to expect after surgery.
Cavities and tooth decay
These areas in the hard surface of your teeth are tiny openings or holes due to damage from tooth decay. This can lead to pain, infection and tooth loss.
Refine Your Search
Type
- All
- Disease (315)
- Article (142)
- Answer (91)
- TestProcedure (42)
- Video (30)
- HealthTip (21)
- FirstAid (3)
- SlideShow (3)
- Symptom (1)
Gender
Age
- All
- 19 to 44 younger
- 45 to 64 middle
- 13 to 18 years teen
- 06 to 12 years elementary/preteen
- 03 to 5 years preschool
- 02 months to 2 years infant/toddler
- 00 birth to 01 month newborn
- 65 to 80 older
- 80 and over
- 16 months to 2 years toddler
- 11 to 12 years preteen
- 19 to 28 young adult
- 10 years
- 2 years
- 15 months
- 12 months