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Learn about the 3 types of radiosurgery. This treatment uses focused beams of radiation to treat cancer tissues without making a surgical cut (incision). It's called surgery because it creates a result similar to an actual surgical procedure.

A cerebral aneurysm is a bulge in a weak area of the wall of a brain artery. Learn about this condition, including cause, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Detailed information on abdominal aortic aneurysm, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Folate deficiency is the lack of folic acid in the blood. Folic acid is a B vitamin needed to make normal red blood cells. Low levels can cause megaloblastic anemia. Read on to learn more.

G6PD deficiency is an inherited condition. It is when the body doesn’t have enough of an enzyme called G6PD. Here's what you need to know about this condition.

Fibrous dysplasia is a chronic disorder in which an abnormal development of fibrous tissue causes bones to expand. Any bone can be affected. More than one bone can be affected at any one time, and, when multiple bones are affected, it is not unusual for them to all be on one side of the body. However, fibrous dysplasia does not spread from one bone to another.

Giant cell tumor of bone is a rare, fast-growing noncancer tumor. It often grows near a joint at the end of a bone. Read on to learn about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Primary hyperparathyroidism is when one or more of the parathyroid glands makes too much parathyroid hormone. This can lead to bone tissue loss. Here's what you need to know.

Paget disease of the bone is a chronic bone disorder. It causes bones to become enlarged and deformed. Bone may become dense, but fragile, because of excessive breakdown and deformation of bone. The disease is the most common bone disorder after osteoporosis in people older than age 50.