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Dehydration means that you don’t have enough water in your body. Learn more about this condition, including causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.

Detailed information on common benign breast lumps, including breast cysts, fibroadenomas, fat necrosis, and sclerosing adenosis.

The knee is a vulnerable joint that bears a lot of stress from everyday activities, such as lifting and from high-impact activities, such as jogging.

The pelvis is a basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column and protects the abdominal organs.

Detailed information on autosomal recessive genes.

Testing methods vary from lab to lab and may affect the likelihood that the lab will identify a mutation in the gene if one is present. Different lab studies have the ability to find different types of mutations. Accuracy will vary, depending on the type of genetic testing method performed.

Your feet are susceptible to many stresses. Foot pain and problems can cause pain, inflammation, or injury.

A mutation is a change in a gene that prevents it from working right. We inherit mutations from our parents in specific ways, one of which is called autosomal dominant inheritance.

Distraction does not cure cancer, but it can help push a person’s mind away from unpleasant thoughts, procedures, and pain.