Honest Information. Better Health.

What is Ankylosing Spondylitis?

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a rare type of arthritis that causes pain and stiffness in your spine. AS can be tough to spot because so many peopl...

Understanding Spinal Disk Problems -- The Basics

Anybody who has experienced a damaged spinal disk understands how painful it is. With an injury, all or part of the core material may protrude thro...

Back Surgery: Pros and Cons

By the time you sign up for back surgery, your doctor will probably have tried a number of treatments to ease your back pain or lower body weakness...

What is a Miscarriage?

A miscarriage is when you lose a pregnancy before 20 weeks. It’s often hard for your doctor to know exactly what caused your pregnancy to end. If y...

Pregnancy and Conception

The corpus luteum releases a hormone that helps thicken the lining of your uterus, getting it ready for the egg. If the Egg Isn't Fertilized. If no...

Prenatal Ultrasound

The ultrasound (which your doctor might call a sonogram, abdominal ultrasound, abdominal sonogram, or level I ultrasound) can be used during pregna...

Truth About Food Cravings

If you're craving something that isn't food, talk to your doctor right away. Starting the day with a good, healthy breakfast, then eating good-for-...

Should I Eat My Placenta?

Your placenta: You could dry it and put it in pills. At delivery time, it weighs about 1 pound. People who support eating the placenta say that it ...

What is a Pediatrician?

A pediatrician is a medical doctor who manages the physical, behavioral, and mental care for children from birth until age 18.

Karyotype Tests

Your doctor will suggest which karyotype test is right for you based on how far along you are in your pregnancy and on your risks. Doctors send the...

Potential Complication: Gestational Hypertension

Your doctor will test your blood pressure throughout your pregnancy. If your pressure is higher than normal after 20 weeks, you may have gestationa...

HCG for Weight Loss

Each meal has to include one protein, one vegetable, one bread, and one fruit. You can broil or grill veal, beef, chicken breast, fresh white fish,...