Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease

Smoking tops the list of risk factors for heart disease. Learn more about how smoking affects your heart, and get some helpful tips to quit smoking.

Mitral Valve Prolapse

The mitral valve sits between the left atrium and left ventricle. It's job is to keep blood flowing in the right direction. Mitral valve prolapse is the bulging of the valve causing blood to leak backwards.

Heart Murmurs

Heart murmurs may be caused by a number of factors or diseases, including defective heart valves, fever, and pregnancy. Read on to learn more about this condition.

Warts

Detailed information on the most common types of warts, including foot warts, flat warts, genital warts, and filiform warts.

Hypothyroidism and Pregnancy

Signs of an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) may be masked by pregnancy. But the thyroid is important for your baby's brain development. Learn if you should be screened for hypothyroidism.