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What is DNA Fingerprinting?

DNA fingerprinting is a chemical test that shows the genetic makeup of a person or other living things. DNA fingerprinting uses chemicals to separa...

Amputation Overview

Amputation is the surgical removal of all or part of a limb or extremity such as an arm, leg, foot, hand, toe, or finger. When performing an amputa...

Sinusitis Treatments and Home Remedies

Sinusitis is common. Acute sinusitis usually occurs from a cold, and sometimes from allergies. Risks for chronic sinusitis include year- round alle...

Tapeworms Vs Pinworms: What's The Difference?

Tiny pinworm eggs can live on surfaces -- toys, bathroom fixtures, school desks, or bed linens -- for up to 3 weeks. You can also be infected if yo...

What is a Cortisol Test?

If your level is too high, your doctor might follow up with other tests (urine or saliva) to make sure the results aren’t due to stress or a medica...

Adjusting to Vision Loss

If you are reading this you probably do not have low vision or you are already using these tools.

Physical Therapy for Chronic Pain: what to Expect

Physical therapy is often one of the best choices you can make when you have long-term pain (also called chronic pain) or an injury. And they will ...

Clinical Trials: a Guide

It’s when a team of scientists and doctors tries a new medical treatment, drug, device, or method on a group of people to test how well it works. Y...

Cirrhosis and Your Liver

If your doctor tells you that you have cirrhosis, it means you have a condition that causes scar tissue to gradually replace your healthy liver cel...

What is Charcot Foot?

If your doctor isn’t a foot specialist (they are called podiatrists) or doesn’t treat diabetes often, they may not know much about Charcot foot. If...

Yellow Eyes

Cancerous tumors that block your bile duct and cirrhosis of the liver can be dangerous or deadly. Often, the cause is a virus that infects liver ce...

What is Candidiasis?

Three out of four adult women will get at least one yeast infection during their lifetime. (Men also can get a genital yeast infection, but it's mu...