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Chemotherapy uses anticancer medicines to kill cancer cells that grow quickly. Some normal cells also grow quickly. Because of this, chemotherapy can also harm those cells. This can cause side effects.

Targeted therapy is a treatment that uses medicines to kill cancer cells or slow their growth. These medicines target certain parts of some cancer cells.

Learn how to avoid the spread of infectious disease from pets and from wild animals.

When the heart or blood vessels near the heart do not develop normally before birth, it's called a congenital heart defect (CHD). Learn about different types of CHDs, and how to help young teens transition successfully from pediatric care to adult care.

Detailed information on the most common types of personality disorders, including paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder.

Good mental health is just as important as good physical health. But we all face changes in life that can challenge our emotional well being.

Find detailed information on thyroid hormone replacement therapy.

A peptic ulcer is a sore on the lining of your stomach or the first part of your small intestine (duodenum).

Detailed information on biofeedback as a form of alternative therapy.