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Parkinson disease affects muscle control, coordination, and balance, making it harder to get around. Here are some tips to help make these types of movement easier for you.

Restless legs syndrome is a creepy, crawly feeling in the legs. Medications and lifestyle changes can help.

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease. It can begin at any age. Learn about symptoms and treatments.

The success of your medical treatment depends on you. When your health care provider gives you a treatment plan, ask when you should expect to see results. Then, follow your plan. Here are some more self-care tips.

Pressure sores can develop very quickly, even in healthy skin. Learn what you can do to help prevent them.

Rest your back for a day or two to begin healing. Use a firm mattress or the floor. Have your lower back firmly supported with a small pillow or towel. Keep your knees slightly bent, with another pillow under them. Every few hours, get up and walk as much as you can.

Radical prostatectomy is surgery to remove the entire prostate. It may be done if tests show that the cancer is only in the prostate.

Foodborne disease occurs when foods aren't cooked, handled, or stored correctly and become contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, or toxins (poisons). Foodborne disease can cause severe vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps. Symptoms may not appear for 24 to 48 hours.

A facial fracture means you have 1 or more broken bones in your face. These may be in your jaw, nose, cheeks, or the sockets around your eyes.