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Pancreatitis is an inflamed, swollen and irritated pancreas. If you don't recover from an acute pancreatitis attack, the inflammation gets gradually worse, you have chronic pancreatitis.

Cardiac asthma can the same symptoms as true asthma. But the symptoms are caused by heart failure, which leads to fluid buildup in the lungs.

Keep taking your child to yearly checkups. Your doctor can make sure your child's growth and development is progressing well. This sheet describes some of what you can expect.

Good nutrition and regular exercise can help you stay healthy and youthful at this stage of life.

Diaper dermatitis is inflammation of the skin in the diaper area. It’s a very common condition in babies and toddlers.

West Nile virus is an illness that mainly affects birds. But an infected mosquito can spread it to people and other animals. Here's what you need to know about prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Before your scheduled surgery, your care team may advise you to wash your body using a CHG skin cleanser. This helps reduce your risk for a surgical site infection.

An electromyogram (EMG) and a nerve conduction study (NCS) are tests that check peripheral muscle and nerve function.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a condition that involves the abnormal growth of pigment cells in the skin and of nerve cells in the body. NF1 is often not life-threatening. But problems, such as seizures, developmental delay, or increased risk of tumors, can happen over time. Read on to learn more.