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This sexually transmitted infection can't be cured. Learn how it can be managed and how to prevent the spread of infection.

A dull or burning pain in the stomach could be a peptic ulcer. Find out more about this common, treatable digestive condition.

This side-to-side curve of the spine happens most often during the growth spurt after age 10. Treatment may include bracing or surgery.

In this genetic condition, an unusual cell division results in extra genetic material from chromosome 21. This causes delays in growth and development.

Screening with Pap tests can reduce the risk of this cancer that begins in the cervix. Learn more about symptoms, causes, prevention and treatment.

The urge to move your legs can interrupt your sleep — making you drag through your day. These therapies calm the restlessness and improve sleep.

Learn more about this condition that causes temporary facial paralysis. Find out why it happens and what to do about it.

These medicines, which can be pills, creams or shots, may cause side effects. Find out what to expect.

Knee replacement surgery can relieve pain and restore function to a knee joint that's seriously damaged, often by arthritis.

Stay safe and maintain your independence with these simple fall prevention measures.

Imperfect curvature of your eye can cause blurred distance and near vision. Learn about this common and treatable eye condition.

Find out about the various types of this condition, which affects muscles over time. Then learn about treatments to help with the symptoms.

In this condition, the tissues that line the lungs and chest cavity (pleura) become inflamed, causing sharp chest pain that worsens during breathing.

Learn how treatments and lifestyle changes might help reduce kidney damage from this disease.

Learn about this potentially fatal condition associated with inflammation of the brain and what you can do to prevent it.

This rare complication of some types of bacterial infections can be fatal. Learn about symptoms, risk factors and treatment.

Learn about this type of seizure that can cause convulsions. Also know how to help if you see someone having one.

This type of seizure produces symptoms such as a vacant stare, lip smacking and eyelid fluttering.

Learn about this neurological condition that may affect an arm or a leg after an injury or surgery. Early treatment may prevent a recurrence.

This mental health condition, which is caused by being part of or witnessing a terrifying event, leads to symptoms that include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety.