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Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Many organisms live in and on our bodies. They're normally harmless or even helpful, but some org...

Your eyes are responsible for providing you with vision, perhaps the most important of the senses. However, the eye is a delicate and complicated structure that needs protection. The ugly truth is tha...

Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system — your nose, throat and lungs. Influenza, commonly called the flu, is not the same as the stomach "flu" viruses that cause diarrhea ...

Understanding total health, not just of the body, but of the mind and the spirit, enhances the natural healing process allowing you to feel more empowered, have more energy and experience tranquility.

Your kidneys are responsible for filtering waste and excess fluids from your body. So when kidney functionality decreases, harmful amounts of fluid and waste can build up in your body. In most cases, ...

Do you know the top men's health threats? The list is surprisingly short — including heart disease, cancer and unintentional injury. Thankfully, most men's health threats are largely preventable.

Get resources to help you understand and live a better life with multiple sclerosis (MS). This disease affects the central nervous system — brain and spinal cord — and is characterized by plaques wher...

Business success depends upon the productivity of the workforce. Occupational medicine helps businesses and organizations prevent and manage occupational and environmental injuries, illnesses and disa...

Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for organ transplant, and every 10 minutes another person is added to the national waiting list. Unfortunately, many never get the call saying that a suita...

Wound care is for those with severe or chronic wounds and surgical incisions. An ostomy is a surgically created opening in the abdomen that allows waste or urine to leave the body.