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Crohn's Disease and Your Heart

People with Crohn's can have hardened arteries at a younger age than people who don’t. Some research may show a link between flares and people with...

Crohns Disease

Doctors aren’t sure what causes Crohn's disease. Doctors use many tests to distinguish Crohn's disease from other conditions like ulcerative coliti...

Crohns & Ulcerative Colitis: Know The Difference?

With “ulcerative colitis,” you have sores (ulcers) in the lining of your colon, as well as inflammation there. Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis are m...

Taking High Blood Pressure Drugs Properly

How can you work with your doctor to make sure your high blood pressure medicine is meeting these goals? Or your doctor may refer you to other heal...

High Blood Pressure and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) have similar effects as ACE inhibitors, another type of blood pressure drug, but work by a different mechan...

High Blood Pressure and ACE Inhibitors

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are high blood pressure drugs that widen or dilate the blood vessels to improve the amount of blood ...

Overview of High Blood Pressure Treatment

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is dangerous because it can lead to strokes, heart attacks, heart failure, or kidney disease. The goal of hyp...

How to Treat HIV

There's no cure for HIV, but treatment options are much better than they were a few decades ago. If this happens, it can limit your treatment optio...

Safe Sex

If you have one, safe sex can help keep you from giving it to your partner. Talk about past partners, history of STDs, and any drug use. It can mak...

HIV Symptoms in Women

The symptoms of HIV are mostly the same for men and women. Men and women with HIV can get a yeast infection of the mouth, called thrush or oral can...

HIV Testing

HIV testing, also called HIV screening, is the only way to know if you have the virus. Rapid versions of these blood and oral fluid tests can give ...

Overview & Facts

More than 2 million kids worldwide are living with HIV, but only about a third of them are getting treatment.