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Coping with the physical limitations of chronic lung disease can be a challenge for both your loved one and you. But you can each take steps to simplify your daily routine.

This sheet describes tests that may be done for liver problems.

Hemolytic anemia occurs when the body doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells (RBCs). Read on to learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition.

Megaloblastic anemia occurs when there are not enough healthy red blood cells (RBCs) in the body. A child with megaloblastic anemia may feel very tired or have less energy than normal. Without treatment, symptoms can become severe and cause health problems.

People with spinal cord injury (SCI) may be at risk for a serious problem called autonomic dysreflexia (AD). If you have an SCI at level T6 or higher, you should be aware of this problem and how it could affect you.

A low-fiber diet means eating foods that don't have much fiber. They are easy to digest. Learn why your doctor may put you on this kind of diet-and what foods you can and can't eat.

Adjusting to being home after combat and coping with changes that happened while you were away can be stressful.

Every part of the body, including the heart and brain, needs oxygen to work. Blood vessels called arteries carry oxygen-rich blood through the body. Heart attack and stroke are due to problems in the arteries. The same factors that cause heart disease can make you more likely to have a stroke.

When you have a serious illness, your healthcare provider will review treatment options with you as your illness progresses. Some of these treatments help support or sustain life if your body can no longer perform certain functions on its own. Artificial hydration is one such treatment.