Insulin Replacement Therapy

Learn all about insulin replacement therapy for type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Includes helpful information on different types of insulin, how it is given, insulin injection devices, and pancreas transplants.

Vitamin B-12 Deficiency Anemia

Vitamin B-12 deficiency anemia is a condition in which your body does not have enough healthy red blood cells, due to a lack (deficiency) of vitamin B-12. This vitamin is needed to make red blood cells, which carry oxygen to all parts of your body.

Anemias

Detailed information on the different types of anemia, including aplastic anemia, anemia of folate deficiency, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, hemolytic anemia, iron deficiency anemia, megaloblastic anemia, and sickle cell disease

Anemia Overview

Anemia is a common blood disorder. It occurs when you have fewer red blood cells than normal, or not enough hemoglobin in your blood. Here's what you need to know about this condition.

Features of Inherited Cancers

A family medical history helps to find out if relatives have an increased chance of developing specific types of cancer, how great the risk of cancer might be, and if genetic testing might be useful.

Infection and Chemotherapy

To reduce your risk for infection, avoid people who are sick with contagious illnesses, including colds, the flu, measles, or chickenpox.

Important Decisions to Be Made in the Dying Process

Many families want their loved ones to die at home in their natural and most comfortable setting. Others don't feel they can emotionally handle end-of-life-care and death at home. Read on for a look at some of the important decisions to be made.