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Hypothermia

Hypothermia is a potentially dangerous drop in body temperature, usually caused by prolonged exposure to cold temperatures. When the balance betwee...

What is Hemochromatosis?

Hemochromatosis is a disorder where too much iron builds up in your body. Men are 5 times more likely to get it than women. They might also ask abo...

What is Genetic Counseling?

For example, they can help you answer important questions, like: Do you want to know about a genetic condition, or not? If the information you rece...

General Anesthesia

General anesthesia is medicine you get before some types of surgery to make you sleep and prevent you from feeling pain. After surgery, the doctor ...

What is An Ultrasound?

Ultrasound images have many uses during pregnancy. And later in pregnancy, doctors can even use ultrasounds to estimate how large a baby is just be...

What is a Blood Culture Test?

A blood culture test helps your doctor figure out if you have a kind of infection that is in your bloodstream and can affect your entire body. If y...

Using a Prosthetic Device

When an arm or other extremity is amputated or lost, a prosthetic device, or prosthesis, can play an important role in rehabilitation. Currently th...

Urologists: what Do They Do?

If something goes wrong with your urinary tract -- your body's system for getting rid of your pee -- you may need to see a special doctor called a ...

Urinalysis (Urine Test)

Urinalysis is a series of tests on your urine, or pee. If you’re having your period, let the doctor know before the test. You’ll either be asked to...

Understanding Tinnitus -- The Basics

Tinnitus (pronounced ti-ni-tus), or ringing in the ears, is the sensation of hearing ringing, buzzing, hissing, chirping, whistling, or other sound...

Hemophilia

Hemophilia refers to a group of inherited disorders that cause unusual bleeding. While women may carry the mutated gene, it is their sons who inher...

What is a Dislocation?

Basically, 'dislocation' means that the bones that form the joint have slipped out of their normal position in the joint.