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What is Congenital Hydrocephalus?

Hydrocephalus is a condition in which too much fluid builds up in the brain. Routine ultrasound tests during pregnancy may be able to pick up probl...

Blood Tests

In your second trimester, you will get a blood test to check for diabetes and recheck your hemoglobin. You may get other blood tests, depending on ...

Wheezing

Wheezing is a high-pitched, coarse whistling sound when you breathe. If your child is wheezing, their doctor might check to see if they’ve swallowe...

Asthma and Pregnancy: is Albuterol Safe?

The best thing to do is to talk to your doctor, who will look at how severe your asthma is and what treatment is right for you while you're pregnan...

Asthma and The Peak Flow Meter

A peak flow meter is an inexpensive, portable, handheld device for those with asthma that is used to measure how well air moves out of your lungs. ...

What Causes Asthma? Common Triggers Explained

If you or a loved one has asthma, it's important to understand what your triggers are. An allergy to dust mites is another common asthma trigger. T...

Septic Arthritis

These foreign invaders enter the bloodstream and infect the joint, causing inflammation and pain. In addition, previously damaged joints have an in...

Raynauds Disease and Raynauds Syndrome

Raynaud’s disease is when blood vessels in your fingers and toes temporarily overreact to low temperatures or stress. You might have changes to gen...

Psoriatic Arthritis

Other skin and nail changes are more likely with psoriatic arthritis. Where can psoriatic arthritis affect your body? PsA most often affects your s...

Polymyositis

Polymyositis is a type of muscle disease called an inflammatory myopathy. The symptoms of polymyositis are caused by inflammation in the muscles. T...

Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal Arteritis

Treatment with steroids -- usually in the form of prednisone -- is mandatory for temporal arteritis to prevent serious complications, such as blind...

What is Tenosynovitis?

Tendinitis is when something -- injury, illness, repeated motion -- inflames one of your tendons, the cords of tissue that hold muscle to bone. Ser...