Nutrition basics
Learning Center
Phenylalanine in diet soda: Is it harmful?
You may be worried about phenylalanine because of a warning on diet soda. Find out why the warning is there.
Pink eye (conjunctivitis)
This highly contagious eye condition can be itchy and uncomfortable. But much like the common cold, it rarely requires medicine or staying home.
Rett syndrome
This rare genetic disorder affects the way the brain develops, causing a progressive inability to use muscles for eye and body movements and language.
Ringworm (scalp)
Learn more on causes, symptoms, treatments of this easily spread, itchy fungal skin infection and how to prevent it.
Scorpion sting
Scorpion stings are painful but rarely life-threatening. Young children and older adults are most at risk of serious complications.
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.
Sodium: How to tame your salt habit
Find out which foods have lots of this mineral and get tips on how to cut back.
Taurine in energy drinks: What is it?
Energy drink ingredients can cause concern for some who consume these beverages.
Thalassemia
Some forms of this inherited blood disorder usually show up before the age of 2, often causing anemia. More severe forms of the disease require regular blood transfusions.
Toe walking in children
Walking on toes or the balls of the feet is fairly common in children who are learning to walk. Most children outgrow it.
Refine Your Search
Type
- All
- Answer (16)
- Disease (13)
- Article (11)
- Video (2)
- TestProcedure (1)
Gender
- All
- Female (1)
Age
- All
- 19 to 44 younger
- 45 to 64 middle
- 16 months to 2 years toddler
- 03 to 5 years preschool
- 06 to 12 years elementary/preteen
- 13 to 18 years teen
- 15 months
- 12 months
- 65 to 80 older
- 9 months
- 6 months
- 80 and over
- 02 to 15 months infant
- 4 months