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Itchy skin (pruritus)
Learn about causes of this common irritating skin condition and which treatments and self-care measures may provide relief.
Atrial tachycardia
This type of fast heartbeat may occur after heart surgery or during pregnancy. But infections may trigger it, too. Learn how it's diagnosed and treated.
Type 1 diabetes
Learn about the symptoms, causes, treatment of this chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.
Prostate cancer
Learn about detection, diagnostic approaches, treatment options and advances for prostate cancer, including robotic prostatectomy and current research.
Aortic valve stenosis
Learn more about the symptoms and treatment of this condition that reduces or blocks blood flow from the heart to the body.
Testicular cancer
Learn about cancer that starts in the testicles. Treatments include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Rectovaginal fistula
This open tunnel connects the rectum and vagina, allowing gas or stool to pass into the vagina. Learn about rectovaginal fistula treatment and self-care.
Polio
Learn more about this contagious viral illness that affects the nervous system. Severe disease can lead to paralysis, trouble breathing and sometimes death.
Muscle strains
Minor strains may only overstretch a muscle or tendon, while more severe injuries may involve partial or complete tears in these tissues.
Congenital myasthenic syndromes
These rare hereditary conditions result in a problem in nerve stimulation, causing muscle weakness that worsens with physical activity.
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