Detailed information on ear, nose, and throat disorders

Finding appropriate home health and hospice care providers needs some research. Here's what you need to consider when evaluating a provider.

Tetanus is a sometimes fatal disease of the central nervous system. It's caused by the toxin of the tetanus bacterium. The bacterium usually enters the body through an open wound. Tetanus bacteria live in soil and manure.

Detailed information on the most common types of gynecological cancers, including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment

Learn how cancer is treated, what the goal of treatment is, and what common types of treatment are.

Detailed information on the most common types of cancer treatment, including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, biological therapy, and cancer clinical trials

Detailed information on the most common cardiovascular diseases, including full-page descriptions detailing the most common types of heart disease, related symptoms, diagnostic, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, ICDs, and treatment information

Heart valves can malfunction in one of two ways: They can fail to close completely, allowing blood to flow backward, or they can become damaged, limiting blood flow.

Here's a look at just a few of the tests used to understand and identify cardiovascular disease.

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.