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Pain affects your life. Your sleep, mood, activity, and energy level are all disrupted by pain. Being tired, depressed, and out of shape makes the pain worse and harder to cope with. So a pain cycle begins. This helpful diagram explains it.

The sooner you become active, the sooner you’ll get back to your normal routine. Follow these tips to protect your healing back.

Infective Endocarditis is an infection of the lining of the heart and/or of the heart valves. It happens when bacteria (germs) enter the bloodstream (bacteremia) and go to the heart. The germs then cause infection in the heart. The germs can enter your bloodstream in a number of ways. It may happen during a dental procedure. It can happen through a cut. Or the germs can come from an infection elsewhere in the body.

Endocarditis is a dangerous infection in your child's heart. These instructions can help you care for your child at home.

Bone marrow transplant is a procedure used to treat many diseases. After a bone marrow transplant, your risk of infection is greater. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself from infection.

You had a procedure done to put a balloon breast brachytherapy catheter into your breast. It will be used to give you internal radiation treatment for breast cancer. The end of the catheter is in the same place the cancer was inside your breast. There's a small balloon filled with salt water (saline) on the end. Here’s what you need to know about home care.

Your child has been diagnosed with bronchiolitis. This is a viral infection causing inflammation in the small airways in the lungs. Some children with bronchiolitis are hospitalized because they need oxygen to help them breathe or because they are dehydrated and need more fluids. Here are some instructions to help you care for your child.

When you're being treated for kidney cancer, you'll need to take good care of yourself at home after treatment. Read on for helpful tips.

You have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in the pancreas. Treatment may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of these three. This sheet helps you remember how to care for yourself after treatment.