Health A-Z Medical Reference
- Metatarsalgia: Everything You Should Know
WebMD takes a look at the causes, symptoms, and treatment of metatarsalgia, a common sports injury that causes inflammation in the upper foot region.
- Tips for Taking Care of Hearing Aids
Learn more from WebMD about taking care of your hearing aids.
- Understanding Hammertoes -- Prevention
Learn more from WebMD about caring for your feet and preventing hammertoes, a painful foot condition.
- Understanding Hammertoes -- Symptoms
Learn more from WebMD about the symptoms of hammertoes, a condition caused by friction on the toe joints.
- Understanding Hammertoes -- Diagnosis and Treatment
Learn more from WebMD about the diagnosis and treatment of hammertoes.
- Hammertoe
Learn more from WebMD about hammertoes, including causes, risk factors, and treatments.
- What Is Addison's Disease? Symptoms, Causes, and Care
WebMD provides an overview of Addison's disease, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Understanding Anemia -- Diagnosis and Treatment
WebMD's guide to the diagnosis and treatment of various types of anemia.
- Doctor's Views: Getting the Most from Your Doctor’s Appointment
WebMD offers suggestions for making the most of your doctor appointments.
- Organ Transplant, Diet, and Weight Gain
When you regain your appetite after an organ transplant, what should you eat? WebMD provides guidelines for a healthy diet and addresses concerns about weight gain.
- Dealing With Side Effects After an Organ Transplant
WebMD tells you what side effects you may experience from the medications taken after an organ transplant.
- Coping Emotionally After an Organ Transplant
WebMD gives you tips for coping with the emotions of guilt, frustration, or confusion you may feel after an organ transplant.
- Life After Your Transplant: Signs of Rejection
WebMD explains organ transplant rejection signs and symptoms.
- Common Health Problems After an Organ Transplant
Immune-suppression drugs used after an organ transplant can lead to health problems. WebMD explains.
- Living With Immunosuppression After an Organ Transplant
WebMD discusses life after an organ transplant, including avoiding organ rejection and infection and taking medications.
- Returning to Work After an Organ Transplant
WebMD gives you tips on easing back to work after an organ transplant and explaining your condition to coworkers.
- Tips for Parents of Children With Organ Transplants
Caring for a child who has had an organ transplant can be exhausting and scary. WebMD offers tips for parents on coping with everything from medication and doctor visits to supporting your child and yourself.
- Reconstructive Surgery
WebMD offers a a brief overview of reconstructive surgery, such as those for birth defects and damage caused by injuries and cancer.
- West Nile Virus Questions Answered
Get answers to questions about West Nile virus.
- Avoid Mosquito Bites and West Nile Virus
Learn how to protect yourself from mosquito bites, which could lead to infection with the West Nile virus.
- 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Kidney Failure
If you've just been diagnosed with kidney failure, print out these important questions from WebMD to ask your doctor at your next visit.
- Understanding Bone Fractures -- the Basics
The experts at WebMD explain various types of bone fractures, including their various complications.
- Understanding Bone Fractures -- Symptoms
Could you have a broken bone? Learn about the symptoms of a fracture from WebMD.
- Understanding Bone Fractures: Diagnosis and Treatment
A bone fracture can sometimes be hard to find, even after an X-ray. Learn how a fracture is diagnosed and treated, and how to prevent fractures.
- Quarantine and Isolation
Learn what it means to be quarantined or put in isolation for an infectious disease.
- How Scientists Identify a Virus
Find out how scientists figure out that a virus -- and which virus -- is the source of a disease like SARS.
- Frequently Asked Questions About Biological and Chemical Agents
Answers to questions about biological and chemical weapons.
- Biological and Chemical Weapons
WebMD provides a list and explanation of biological and chemical agents, including their danger level and how they're used.
- What Should You Know About Anemia
WebMD's overview of the many types and causes of anemia.
- Understanding Anemia -- Symptoms
WebMD's guide to the symptoms of the various types of anemia.
- Symptoms of a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Find out the key symptoms and warning signs of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and other urinary issues. Learn when to seek help for effective treatment.
- What Is a Dislocation?
WebMD gives you the basics on joint dislocation.
- Understanding Hemophilia -- Prevention
Learn about gene testing for hemophilia from the experts at WebMD.
- Understanding Hemophilia -- Diagnosis and Treatment
Learn about the diagnosis and treatment of the blood disorder hemophilia from the experts at WebMD.
- Understanding Hemophilia -- Symptoms
Learn about the symptoms of the blood disorder hemophilia from the experts at WebMD.
- Understanding Tinnitus: Diagnosis and Treatment
Learn more from WebMD about the diagnosis and treatment of tinnitus.
- Understanding Tinnitus: Symptoms
WebMD's guide to the symptoms of tinnitus.
- Understanding Rheumatic Fever
Get the basics on rheumatic fever from the experts at WebMD.
- Understanding Encephalitis: The Basics
From symptoms to treatment to prevention, get the basics on encephalitis from the experts at WebMD.
- Hemophilia
Learn about the blood disorder hemophilia from the experts at WebMD.
- Tinnitus: What You Need to Know
Get the basics on tinnitus, a condition that causes ringing or buzzing in the ears, from the experts at WebMD.
- 9 Heart-Healthy Eating Tips
For a person with heart disease, proper nutrition is essential to managing symptoms and preventing further complications. Read tips for a heart-healthy diet.
- Earwax Buildup
Earwax (cerumen) serves a purpose but excessive amounts can cause problems for your ear. Learn more about earwax and common complications.