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Learn more about acupuncture, an ancient form of Chinese medicine. Behind this treatment is the belief that energy (or life force, called Qi) flows through your body. Improving that flow improves your health.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is sometimes called shock therapy. This may sound painful, but ECT doesn't hurt. It's often the safest and best treatment for severe depression. It can treat other mental disorders as well.

A blunt injury to your abdomen can be very serious. It's important to get medical care right away, even if you feel OK. Here's what you need to know.

A person with a neck or spine injury shouldn't move or be moved. The person should lie still and wait for an emergency medical team.

Follow these tips when eating out to stick to your healthy eating plan.

Certain infections can spread from person to person. Read this sheet to better understand how this happens in the hospital.

If your cooling system fails, your body temperature can rise to very high levels. This is called heatstroke and it can be deadly.

Hyphema is bleeding in the front part of your eye.

Measles is a highly contagious respiratory infection. It is caused by a virus. It usually spreads when a person comes in contact with droplets from coughs or sneezes of someone with the virus. The symptoms of measles happen about 8 to 12 days after coming in contact with a person with the virus.