Pregnancy Overview
A pregnancy is divided into 3 phases, called trimesters. Each trimester has its own major milestones.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Detailed information on abdominal aortic aneurysm, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Cerebral Aneurysm
A cerebral aneurysm is a bulge in a weak area of the wall of a brain artery. Learn about this condition, including cause, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Ataxia
Ataxia means without coordination. People with ataxia lose muscle control in their arms and legs, which may lead to a lack of balance, coordination, and trouble walking. Ataxia may affect the fingers, hands, arms, legs, body, speech, and even eye movements.
Radiosurgery
Learn about the 3 types of radiosurgery. This treatment uses focused beams of radiation to treat cancer tissues without making a surgical cut (incision). It's called surgery because it creates a result similar to an actual surgical procedure.
Genetics of Ovarian Cancer
Detailed information on the genetics of ovarian cancer, including hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, ovarian cancer and hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer, and basal cell nevus syndrome (Gorlin syndrome)
Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome (Gorlin Syndrome)
The risk for certain cancers is increased with basal cell nevus syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. Learn more about how this mutation forms.
West Nile Virus
The West Nile virus is spread by mosquitoes. The West Nile virus can infect humans, birds, mosquitoes, horses, and some other mammals. West Nile virus is spread to humans through the bite of an infected female mosquito.
Renal Vascular Disease
Renal vascular disease affects the blood flow into and out of the kidneys. It may cause kidney damage, kidney failure, and high blood pressure.