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Babies' Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Baby Blues
Baby's Daily Needs: What to Expect
Back and Neck Pain
Back Pain (Chronic), Anticonvulsants for
Back Pain During Pregnancy
Back Pain in Children and Teenagers
Back Pain, Acetaminophen for
Back Pain, Anesthetic or Corticosteroid Injections for
Back Pain, History and Physical Examination for
Back Pain, IDET (Intradiscal Electrothermic Therapy) for
Back Pain, Opiate Pain Relievers for
Back Pain, Tricyclic and Tetracyclic Antidepressants for
Back Problems and Injuries
Back Problems: Proper Lifting
Back School for Low Back Pain
Back Surgeries for Tumors and Infections
Back Surgery Decision Calculator
Back to Work?
Bacterial Infections of the Spine
Bacterial Vaginosis
Bad or Changed Breath
Baker's Cyst
Balance exercises for vertigo
Balance Improvement: Quick Tips
Balance Problems, Staying Safe When You Have
Baldness Treatment, Deciding About
Baldness, Hair Transplant for
Balloon Valvotomy for Mitral Valve Stenosis
Balloon Valvuloplasty for Aortic Valve Stenosis
Banking Blood Before Surgery, Deciding About
Barking Coughs in Children
Barrier Methods of Birth Control
Barriers to Psychological Care
Bartholin Gland Cyst
Basal Body Temperature (BBT) Charting
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Basal Cell Skin Cancer: Should I Have Surgery or Use Medicated Cream?
Basic Dental Care
Basic Metabolic Panel
Bed Rest for Preterm Labor
Bed Rest in Pregnancy
Bed Sores
Bedbugs
Bed-Wetting
Bed-Wetting: Should I Do Something About My Child's Bed-Wetting?
Bed-Wetting: Should My Child See a Doctor?
Behavior Rating Scales for ADHD
Behavior Therapy for ADHD
Behavioral Methods for Urinary Incontinence
Being Abused: What Puts You at Risk?
Being Active When You Have More Than One Health Problem
Bell's Palsy
Bell's Palsy: Conditions With Similar Symptoms
Belly-Breathing (Diaphragmatic Breathing)
Benefits of Quitting Alcohol or Drugs
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Urinary Symptoms, How Bad are Your
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Should I have surgery?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Should I take medicine?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Prostatectomy (Open) for
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Transurethral Incision of the Prostate for
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Transurethral Microwave Therapy for
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for
Benzodiazepines for Sleep Problems
Bereavement
Beta Thalassemia
Beta2-Agonists for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Beta-blockers
Beta-Blockers for Coronary Artery Disease
Beta-Blockers for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina
Beta-Blockers for High Blood Pressure
Beta-Blockers for Migraine Headaches
Beta-Sitosterol Plant Extract
Better Care at Lower Costs
Bev's Story: Coping With Arthritis
Bifocal Contact Lenses
Bile Acid Sequestrants for High Cholesterol
Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary
Biliopancreatic Diversion and Biliopancreatic Diversion With Duodenal Switch
Binge Eating Disorder
Binge-Purge Disorder
Biofeedback
Bioidentical Hormones
Biological Clock, Sleep and Your
Biopsy of Genital Warts (Human Papillomavirus)
Bioterrorism
Biotherapy for cancer
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
Bipolar Disorder in Children: Helping Your Child Prevent Manic Episodes
Bipolar Disorder in Children: Other Health Problems That May Occur
Bipolar Disorder in Children: School Issues
Bipolar Disorder: Helping Someone During a Manic Episode
Bipolar Disorder: Hypomanic Episodes
Bipolar Disorder: Manic Episodes
Bipolar Disorder: Preventing Manic Episodes
Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)
Birth Control
Birth Control for Teens
Birth Control Hormones: The Implant
Birth Control Hormones: The Mini-Pill
Birth Control Hormones: The Patch
Birth Control Hormones: The Pill
Birth Control Hormones: The Ring
Birth Control Hormones: The Shot
Birth Control Pills: Missed or Skipped Periods
Birth Control, Barrier Methods
Birth Control, Intrauterine Device (IUD) for
Birth Control, IUD (Intrauterine Device) for
Birth Control, Progestin-only hormonal methods (mini-pills, implants, and shots)
Birth Control, Tubal Implants
Birth Control, Tubal Ligation
Birth Control, Vasectomy
Birth Control: How to Use a Diaphragm
Birth Control: How to Use the Patch
Birth Control: How to Use the Vaginal Ring
Birth Control: Myths About Sex and Pregnancy
Birth Control: Pros and Cons of Hormonal Methods
Birth Defects Testing
Birthmarks
Bisphosphonate Treatment for Osteoporosis, Deciding About
Bites and Stings: Flu-Like Symptoms
Bites, Animal and Human
Bites, Insect
Bites, Snake and Lizard
Biting
Biting as a Behavior Problem
Black Cohosh for Menopause Symptoms
Black Lung Disease
Black Widow Spider Bite
Blackouts Caused by Alcohol or Drugs
Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]
Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Bladder Cancer
Bladder Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
Bladder Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Bladder Cancer, Bladder Removal (Cystectomy) for
Bladder Cancer, Transurethral Resuction for
Bladder Infections in Children
Bladder Infections in Teens and Adults
Bladder Pain Syndrome (Interstitial Cystitis)
Bladder Prolapse Repair
Bladder Removal (Cystectomy) for Bladder Cancer
Bladder Stress Test and Bonney Test for Urinary Incontinence in Women
Bleeding Between Periods
Bleeding from a Minor Head Wound
Blepharitis
Blepharitis (Eyelid Problems)
Blindness: Living with poor eyesight
Blister Care
Blisters
Blocked Eustachian Tubes
Blocked Tear Ducts
Blocked Tear Ducts: Balloon Dacryocystoplasty
Blocked Tear Ducts: Causes in Adults
Blocked Tear Ducts: Dacryocystorhinostomy
Blocked Tear Ducts: Dye Disappearance Test
Blocked Tear Ducts: Endoscopic and Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy
Blocked Tear Ducts: Infracturing
Blocked Tear Ducts: Intubation
Blocked Tear Ducts: Probing Procedures
Blocked Tear Ducts: Should My Baby Have a Probing Procedure?
Blood and Body Fluid Precautions
Blood and Lymph System
Blood Banking Before Surgery, Deciding About
Blood Clots in the Leg Veins
Blood Glucose Monitoring at Home
Blood Glucose Monitoring for Children with Diabetes
Blood Glucose Monitoring when You Have Gestational Diabetes
Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home
Blood Pressure Numbers: When to Get Help
Blood Pressure Screening
Blood Tests for Preeclampsia
Blood Thinners Other Than Warfarin: Taking Them Safely
Blood Transfusion
Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine Fetal, for Rh Disease
Blood Transfusions for Sickle Cell Disease
Blood Transfusions: Should I Bank Blood Before Surgery?
Blood-Clotting Disorders
Bob's Story: Biking for Health
Body cast, Caring for your child in a
Body Fluid Precautions
Body Fluids Tests
Body Image After Cancer Treatment
Body Lice
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Mechanics
Body Piercing Healing Times
Body Piercing Problems
Body Piercing: Safe Jewelry Choices
Bodywork and Manual Therapy
Boils
Bonding With Your Baby
Bonding With Your Newborn
Bone Marrow Transplant
Bone Movement for Malocclusion
Bone Spur
Bones, Joints, and Muscles
Bonney Test for Urinary Incontinence in Women
Boosting Your Metabolism
Borderline Personality Disorder
Boric Acid for Vaginal Yeast Infection
Bottle-Feeding
Bottle-Feeding: Disadvantages for Babies
Bottle-Feeding: Weaning a Toddler
Bottle-Feeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop
Botulinum (Botox) Injection for Low Back Pain
Botulinum Toxin (Botox)
Botulism
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Bowel Disease: Caring for Your Ostomy
Bowel Disease: Changing Your Diet
Bowel Movements in Babies
Bowel Obstruction
Bowel Obstruction: Stent Treatment
Bowel Problems
Bowel Resection
Bowel Resection for Colorectal Cancer
BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)
BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) Urinary Symptoms, How Bad are Your
BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), Transurethral Incision of the Prostate for
BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), Transurethral Microwave Therapy for
BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for
BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia): Should I have surgery?
BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia): Should I take medicine?
BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo)
Brace (Orthotic) Treatment for Scoliosis
Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate)
Bradycardia, History and Physical Examination for
Bradycardia, Medical History and Physical Examination for
Bradycardia, Pacemaker for
Bradycardia, Physical Examination and Medical History for
Bradycardia: Living with a pacemaker or ICD
Brain and Nervous System
Brain Aneurysm
Brain Aneurysm: Endovascular Embolization
Brain Attack
Brandt-Daroff Exercise for Vertigo
Braxton Hicks Contractions
BRCA Gene Test, Should I Have a
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer in Men (Male Breast Cancer)
Breast Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Risk: Should I Have a BRCA Gene Test?
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Screening and Dense Breasts: What Are My Options?
Breast Cancer Screening: When Should I Start Having Mammograms?
Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Types
Breast Cancer, Inflammatory
Breast Cancer, Lumpectomy for
Breast Cancer, Mastectomy for
Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
Breast Cancer, Partial Mastectomy for
Breast Cancer: Lymph Node Surgery for Staging Cancer
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast Reconstruction After a Mastectomy?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast-Conserving Surgery or a Mastectomy for Early-Stage Cancer?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer?
Breast Cancer: What Should I Do if I'm at High Risk?
Breast Changes During Pregnancy
Breast Development in Boys
Breast Engorgement
Breast Enlargement
Breast Implant Surgery for Breast Reconstruction
Breast implants
Breast Infection (Mastitis)
Breast Lumps
Breast Pain (Mastalgia)
Breast Problems
Breast Reconstruction Surgery after Mastectomy, Deciding about
Breast Reconstruction, Breast Implants for
Breast Reconstruction, Tissue Flap Surgery
Breast Reduction
Breast Self-Examination
Breast-Conserving Surgery (Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy) for Breast Cancer
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding a Sick Baby
Breastfeeding After a C-Section
Breastfeeding After Breast Surgery
Breastfeeding and Your Milk Supply
Breastfeeding as Birth Control
Breastfeeding at Work
Breastfeeding During Pregnancy
Breastfeeding Multiple Infants
Breastfeeding Positions
Breastfeeding When You Have Diabetes
Breastfeeding With Inverted Nipples
Breastfeeding Your Newborn and an Older Child
Breastfeeding: Avoiding Toxic Substances
Breastfeeding: Baby's Poor Weight Gain
Breastfeeding: Choosing a Breast Pump
Breastfeeding: Exercise and Weight Loss
Breastfeeding: Hindmilk
Breastfeeding: How to Use a Breast Pump
Breastfeeding: Planning Ahead
Breastfeeding: Should I Breastfeed My Baby?
Breastfeeding: Sore Nipples
Breastfeeding: Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs
Breastfeeding: Using Medicines Safely
Breastfeeding: Waking Your Baby
Breastfeeding: Weaning a Toddler
Breastfeeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop
Breath Training for COPD (Chronic Bronchitis or Emphysema)
Breath-Holding Spells
Breath-Holding Spells: Helping Your Child Avoid Injury
Breath-Holding Spells: Keeping a Record
Breathing exercises for relaxation and for Stress Management
Breathing Exercises: Using a Manual Incentive Spirometer
Breathing Problems: Using a Dry Powder Inhaler
Breathing Problems: Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler
Breathing Smoke or Fumes
Breathing Techniques for Childbirth
Breech Position and Breech Birth
Breech Position, External Cephalic Version for
Broken Blisters: Home Treatment
Broken Collarbone (Clavicle)
Broken Hip
Broken Nose (Nasal Fracture)
Broken Rib
Broken Toe
Broken Tooth or Dental Appliance: First Aid
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiolitis
Bronchitis, Acute
Bronchitis: Should I Take Antibiotics?
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Brown Recluse Spider Bite
Bruises and Blood Spots Under the Skin
Brushing and Flossing a Child's Teeth
Bruxism and Temporomandibular Disorders
BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
Building Resilience
Building Self-Esteem
Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa, Cognitive-Behavoral Therapy for
Bulimia: Misuse of Ipecac Syrup
Bulimia: Misuse of Laxatives
Bullectomy for COPD
Bullying
Bullying: Building a Child's Self-Esteem
Bullying: How to Help Your Child Who Bullies
Bullying: Signs a Child Is Bullied
Bunion Surgery
Bunions
Bunions: Should I Have Surgery?
Bupropion (Zyban) for Quitting Smoking
Burns and Electric Shock
Burns to the Eye
Burping a Baby
Bursitis
Butterbur Extract
Buying Online Drugs Safely
Bypass (Coronary Artery) Surgery, Should I have?
Bypass Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease