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How and When to Test Your Blood Sugar with Diabetes

Most people with diabetes need to check their blood sugar (glucose) levels regularly. Blood sugar levels in the fingertips show changes more quickl...

Diabetic Nephropathy

People with diabetes and kidney disease do worse overall than people with kidney disease alone.

Seasonal Depression (Seasonal Affective Disorder)

When nerve cell pathways in the brain that regulate mood don't work the way they should, the result can be feelings of depression, along with sympt...

Grief and Depression

An important part of the healing process is feeling and accepting the emotions that come as a result of the loss. Denial, numbness, and shock: Numb...

Depression in Children

Children who have parents with depression tend to have their first episode of depression earlier than children whose parents don’t have the conditi...

Bipolar Disorder

Rapid cycling should not be confused with very frequent moment-to-moment changes in mood, which can sometimes occur in people with bipolar disorder...

Inherited Colorectal Cancer

One of the risk factors for colorectal cancer is a family history of the disease. Although not everyone who inherits the HNPCC gene will get colore...

Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer, sometimes called colon cancer, starts when cells that line your colon or rectum grow out of control. Ask your doctor about palli...

Diseases Linked to High Cholesterol

Arteries that feed the heart can narrow in certain areas (focal narrowing) and slow blood flow to part of the heart muscle. Or cholesterol plaques ...

Fifth Disease

Fifth disease, or erythema infectiosum, is a contagious viral infection common among school-age children. Fifth disease is spread through blood and...

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD)

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infection in children that causes sores called ulcers inside or around their mouth and a rash or b...

Childhood Skin Problems

There are a number of skin conditions seen in infants and young children, including cradle cap, molluscum, acne, roseola, and fifth disease. Roseol...