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  1. Babesiosis
  2. Babies' Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  3. Babinski-Froelich Syndrome
  4. Baby Blues
  5. Back and Neck Pain
  6. Back Pain During Pregnancy
  7. Back Pain in Children and Teenagers
  8. Back Pain, IDET (Intradiscal Electrothermic Therapy) for
  9. Back Problems and Injuries
  10. Back Problems: Proper Lifting
  11. Back School for Low Back Pain
  12. Back Surgeries for Tumors and Infections
  13. Back Surgery Decision Calculator
  14. Back to Work?
  15. Bacterial Arthritis
  16. Bacterial Infections of the Spine
  17. Bacterial Meningitis
  18. Bacterial Meningococcal Meningitis
  19. Bacterial Vaginitis
  20. Bacterial Vaginosis
  21. Bad or Changed Breath
  22. Baker's Cyst
  23. Balance exercises for vertigo
  24. Balance Improvement: Quick Tips
  25. Balance Problems, Staying Safe When You Have
  26. Balantidiasis
  27. Balantidiosis
  28. Balantidosis
  29. Baldness Treatment, Deciding About
  30. Baldness, Hair Transplant for
  31. Baller Gerold Syndrome
  32. Balloon Valvotomy for Mitral Valve Stenosis
  33. Balloon Valvuloplasty for Aortic Valve Stenosis
  34. Balo Disease
  35. Bancroftian Filariasis
  36. Bang Disease
  37. Banking Blood Before Surgery, Deciding About
  38. Banti's Disease
  39. Banti's Syndrome
  40. Barakat Syndrome
  41. Bardet Biedl Syndrome
  42. Barking Coughs in Children
  43. Barlow Syndrome
  44. Barrett Esophagus
  45. Barrett metaplasia
  46. Barrett Ulcer
  47. Barrier Methods of Birth Control
  48. Barriers to Psychological Care
  49. Barth Syndrome
  50. Bartholin Gland Cyst
  51. Bartonella Bacilliformis Infection
  52. Bartonelliasis
  53. Bartonellosis
  54. Bartter's Syndrome
  55. Basal Body Temperature (BBT) Charting
  56. Basal Cell Carcinoma
  57. Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
  58. Basedow Disease
  59. Basic Dental Care
  60. Basic Metabolic Panel
  61. Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome
  62. Batten Disease
  63. Batten Turner Congenital Myopathy
  64. Batten Turner Syndrome

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  1. BE
  2. Beals Syndrome
  3. Beals-Hecht Syndrome
  4. Bean Syndrome
  5. BEB
  6. Bechterew disease
  7. Bechterew Syndrome
  8. Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome
  9. Beckwith-Syndrome
  10. Bed Rest for Preterm Labor
  11. Bed Sores
  12. Bed-Wetting
  13. Bed-Wetting: Should I Do Something About My Child's Bed-Wetting?
  14. Bed-Wetting: Should My Child See a Doctor?
  15. Bedbugs
  16. Bedbugs and Kissing Bugs
  17. Begnez-Cesar's Syndrome
  18. Behavior Rating Scales for ADHD
  19. Behavior Therapy for ADHD
  20. Behavioral Methods for Urinary Incontinence
  21. Behcet's Disease
  22. Behcet's Syndrome
  23. Being Active When You Have More Than One Health Problem
  24. Bejel
  25. Bell's Palsy
  26. Bell's Palsy
  27. Bell's Palsy: Conditions With Similar Symptoms
  28. Belly-Breathing (Diaphragmatic Breathing)
  29. Benefits of Quitting Alcohol or Drugs
  30. benign autosomal dominant familial periodic fever
  31. Benign Chronic Familial Pemphigus
  32. benign chronic pemphigus
  33. benign essential tremor (obsolete)
  34. Benign Glycosuria
  35. Benign Intracranial Hypertension
  36. Benign Juvenile Muscular Dystrophy
  37. Benign Lymph Angiitis and Granulomatosis
  38. Benign Lymphocytic Infiltrate of the Skin
  39. Benign Migratory Glossitis
  40. Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
  41. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
  42. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
  43. Benign Pemphigus
  44. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
  45. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Urinary Symptoms, How Bad are Your
  46. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Should I have surgery?
  47. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Should I take medicine?
  48. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Prostatectomy (Open) for
  49. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Transurethral Incision of the Prostate for
  50. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Transurethral Microwave Therapy for
  51. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for
  52. benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis types 1 and 2
  53. Benign Symmetrical Lipomatosis
  54. Benzodiazepines for Sleep Problems
  55. Bereavement
  56. Berger's Disease
  57. Berman Syndrome
  58. Bernard Soulier syndrome
  59. Bernard-Horner Syndrome
  60. Berylliosis
  61. Beryllium Granulomatosis
  62. Beryllium Pneumonosis
  63. Beryllium Poisoning
  64. Best macular dystrophy
  65. Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
  66. Beta Thalassemia
  67. Beta Thalassemia Major
  68. Beta-Alanine-Pyruvate Aminotransferase
  69. Beta-Glucuronidase Deficiency
  70. Beta-Sitosterol Plant Extract
  71. Better Care at Lower Costs
  72. Beuren Syndrome
  73. Bev's Story: Coping With Arthritis

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  1. Biason-Lauber syndrome
  2. Biedl-Bardet Syndrome
  3. Bifocal Contact Lenses
  4. Bilateral Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
  5. Bilateral Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
  6. Bilateral Right-Sidedness Sequence
  7. Bilateral Temporal Lobe Disorder
  8. Biliary Atresia, Extrahepatic
  9. Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary
  10. Biliopancreatic Diversion and Biliopancreatic Diversion With Duodenal Switch
  11. Bilirubin Encephalopathy
  12. Billowing Mitral Leaflet Syndrome
  13. Binder Syndrome
  14. Binge Eating Disorder
  15. Binge-Purge Disorder
  16. Binswanger encephalopathy
  17. Binswanger's Disease
  18. Biofeedback
  19. Bioidentical Hormones
  20. Biological Clock, Sleep and Your
  21. Bioterrorism
  22. Biotinidase deficiency
  23. Bipolar Disorder
  24. Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
  25. Bipolar Disorder in Children: Helping Your Child Prevent Manic Episodes
  26. Bipolar Disorder in Children: Other Health Problems That May Occur
  27. Bipolar Disorder in Children: School Issues
  28. Bipolar Disorder: Helping Someone During a Manic Episode
  29. Bipolar Disorder: Hypomanic Episodes
  30. Bipolar Disorder: Manic Episodes
  31. Bipolar Disorder: Preventing Manic Episodes
  32. Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)
  33. Bird-Headed Dwarfism, Seckel Type
  34. Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome
  35. Birth Control
  36. Birth Control Pills, Hormone Therapy, and Coronary Artery Disease
  37. Birth Control Pills: Missed or Skipped Periods
  38. Birth Control, Barrier Methods
  39. Birth Control, Intrauterine Device (IUD) for
  40. Birth Control, IUD (Intrauterine Device) for
  41. Birth Control, Tubal Implants
  42. Birth Control, Tubal Ligation
  43. Birth Control, Vasectomy
  44. Birth Control: How to Use a Diaphragm
  45. Birth Control: How to Use the Patch
  46. Birth Control: How to Use the Vaginal Ring
  47. Birth Control: Myths About Sex and Pregnancy
  48. Birth Control: Pros and Cons of Hormonal Methods
  49. Birth Defects Testing
  50. Birthmarks
  51. Bisphosphonate Treatment for Osteoporosis, Deciding About
  52. Bitemporal Forceps Marks Syndrome
  53. Bites and Stings: Flu-Like Symptoms
  54. Bites, Animal and Human
  55. Bites, Insect
  56. Bites, Snake and Lizard
  57. Biting
  58. Biting as a Behavior Problem

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  1. Black Baine
  2. Black Cohosh for Menopause Symptoms
  3. Black Death
  4. Black Hairy Tongue
  5. Black Lung Disease
  6. Black Plague
  7. Black Tongue
  8. Black Widow Spider Bite
  9. Blackouts Caused by Alcohol or Drugs
  10. Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]
  11. Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
  12. Bladder Cancer
  13. Bladder Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
  14. Bladder Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
  15. Bladder Cancer, Bladder Removal (Cystectomy) for
  16. Bladder Cancer, Radiation Therapy for
  17. Bladder Cancer, Transurethral Resuction for
  18. Bladder Exercises for Bed-Wetting
  19. Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias-Cloacal Exstrophy Complex
  20. Bladder Infections in Children
  21. Bladder Infections in Teens and Adults
  22. Bladder Prolapse Repair
  23. Bladder Removal (Cystectomy) for Bladder Cancer
  24. Blastomycosis
  25. Bleeding Between Periods
  26. Bleeding from a Minor Head Wound
  27. Blepharitis
  28. Blepharitis (Eyelid Problems)
  29. Blepharophimosis, Epicanthus Inversus, and Ptosis
  30. Blepharophimosis, Ptosis, Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome
  31. Blepharospasm
  32. Blepharospasm, Benign Essential
  33. Blindness: Living with poor eyesight
  34. Blister Care
  35. Blisters
  36. Bloch-Siemens Incontinentia Pigmenti Melanoblastosis Cutis Linearis
  37. Bloch-Siemens-Sulzberger Syndrome
  38. Bloch-Sulzberger Syndrome
  39. Blocked Eustachian Tubes
  40. Blocked Sweat Glands
  41. Blocked Tear Ducts
  42. Blocked Tear Ducts: Balloon Dacryocystoplasty
  43. Blocked Tear Ducts: Causes in Adults
  44. Blocked Tear Ducts: Dacryocystorhinostomy
  45. Blocked Tear Ducts: Dye Disappearance Test
  46. Blocked Tear Ducts: Endoscopic and Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy
  47. Blocked Tear Ducts: Infracturing
  48. Blocked Tear Ducts: Intubation
  49. Blocked Tear Ducts: Probing Procedures
  50. Blocked Tear Ducts: Should My Baby Have a Probing Procedure?
  51. Blood and Body Fluid Precautions
  52. Blood and Lymph System
  53. Blood Banking Before Surgery, Deciding About
  54. Blood Clots in the Leg Veins
  55. Blood Glucose Monitoring at Home
  56. Blood Glucose Monitoring for Children with Diabetes
  57. Blood Glucose Monitoring when You Have Gestational Diabetes
  58. Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home
  59. Blood Pressure Numbers: When to Get Help
  60. Blood Pressure Screening
  61. Blood Tests for Preeclampsia
  62. Blood Thinners Other Than Warfarin: Taking Them Safely
  63. Blood Transfusion
  64. Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine Fetal, for Rh Disease
  65. Blood Transfusions for Sickle Cell Disease
  66. Blood Transfusions: Should I Bank Blood Before Surgery?
  67. Bloom Syndrome
  68. Bloom-Torre-Mackacek Syndrome
  69. Blue Diaper Syndrome
  70. Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome

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  1. Bob's Story: Biking for Health
  2. Body cast, Caring for your child in a
  3. Body Fluid Precautions
  4. Body Image After Cancer Treatment
  5. Body Mass Index (BMI)
  6. Body Mechanics
  7. Body Piercing Healing Times
  8. Body Piercing Problems
  9. Body Piercing: Safe Jewelry Choices
  10. Bodywork and Manual Therapy
  11. BOFS
  12. Boils
  13. Bonding With Your Baby
  14. Bonding With Your Newborn
  15. Bone Marrow Transplant
  16. Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease
  17. Bone Remodeling for Malocclusion
  18. Bone Spur
  19. Bones, Joints, and Muscles
  20. Bonnet-Dechaumme-Blanc syndrome
  21. Bonnevie-Ullrich syndrome
  22. Boosting Your Metabolism
  23. BOR Syndrome
  24. Borderline Personality Disorder
  25. Boric Acid for Vaginal Yeast Infection
  26. BORJ
  27. Borjeson Syndrome
  28. Borjeson-Forssman-Lehman Syndrome
  29. Bosley-Salih-Alorainy Syndrome (BSAS)
  30. Bottle-Feeding
  31. Bottle-Feeding: Disadvantages for Babies
  32. Bottle-Feeding: Weaning a Toddler
  33. Bottle-Feeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop
  34. Botulinum (Botox) Injection for Low Back Pain
  35. Botulinum Toxin (Botox)
  36. Botulism
  37. Botulism
  38. Bourneville Pringle Syndrome
  39. Bovine Smallpox
  40. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
  41. Bowel Disease: Caring for Your Ostomy
  42. Bowel Disease: Changing Your Diet
  43. Bowel Movements in Babies
  44. Bowel Obstruction
  45. Bowel Obstruction: Stent Treatment
  46. Bowel Problems
  47. Bowel Resection for Colorectal Cancer
  48. Bowen Disease
  49. Bowen Hutterite Syndrome
  50. Bowen-Conradi Hutterite Syndrome
  51. Bowen-Conradi Syndrome
  52. Bowenoid Papulosis

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  1. Brace (Orthotic) Treatment for Scoliosis
  2. Brachial Neuritis
  3. Brachial Plexus Neuritis
  4. Brachial Plexus Palsy
  5. Brachiocephalic Ischemia
  6. Brachmann-de Lange Syndrome
  7. Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate)
  8. Bradycardia, Pacemaker for
  9. Bradycardia: Living with a pacemaker or ICD
  10. Brain and Nervous System
  11. Brain Aneurysm
  12. Brain Aneurysm: Endovascular Coil Embolization
  13. Brain Attack
  14. Brain tumor-polyposis syndrome
  15. Branched Chain Alpha-Ketoacid Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  16. Branched Chain Ketonuria I
  17. Brancher Deficiency
  18. Branching Enzyme Deficiency
  19. Branchio Oculo Facial Syndrome
  20. Branchio Oto Renal Syndrome
  21. Branchio-Oto-Renal Dysplasia
  22. Branchiooculofacial Syndrome
  23. Branchiootic Syndrome
  24. Brandt Syndrome
  25. Brandt-Daroff Exercise for Vertigo
  26. Brandywine Type Dentinogenesis Imperfecta
  27. Braxton Hicks Contractions
  28. Brazilian Trypanosomiasis
  29. BRCA Gene Test, Should I Have a
  30. Breakbone Fever
  31. Breast Cancer
  32. Breast Cancer Classification
  33. Breast Cancer in Men (Male Breast Cancer)
  34. Breast Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI]
  35. Breast Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
  36. Breast Cancer Risk: Should I Have a BRCA Gene Test?
  37. Breast Cancer Screening
  38. Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]
  39. Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
  40. Breast Cancer Screening: When Should I Start Having Mammograms?
  41. Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
  42. Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
  43. Breast Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
  44. Breast Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
  45. Breast Cancer, Inflammatory
  46. Breast Cancer, Lumpectomy for
  47. Breast Cancer, Mastectomy for
  48. Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
  49. Breast Cancer, Partial Mastectomy for
  50. Breast Cancer: Comparing Hormone-Blocking Treatments
  51. Breast Cancer: Lymph Node Surgery for Staging Cancer
  52. Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast Reconstruction After a Mastectomy?
  53. Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast-Conserving Surgery or a Mastectomy for Early-Stage Cancer?
  54. Breast Cancer: Should I Have Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer?
  55. Breast Cancer: What Should I Do if I'm at High Risk?
  56. Breast Changes During Pregnancy
  57. Breast Development in Boys
  58. Breast Engorgement
  59. Breast Enlargement
  60. Breast Implant Surgery for Breast Reconstruction
  61. Breast implants
  62. Breast Infection (Mastitis)
  63. Breast Lumps
  64. Breast Pain (Mastalgia)
  65. Breast Problems
  66. Breast Reconstruction Surgery after Mastectomy, Deciding about
  67. Breast Reconstruction, Breast Implants for
  68. Breast Reconstruction, Tissue Flap Surgery
  69. Breast Reduction
  70. Breast Self-Examination
  71. Breast-Conserving Surgery (Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy) for Breast Cancer
  72. Breast-Feeding
  73. Breast-Feeding a Sick Baby
  74. Breast-Feeding After a C-Section
  75. Breast-Feeding After Breast Surgery
  76. Breast-Feeding and Your Milk Supply
  77. Breast-Feeding as Birth Control
  78. Breast-Feeding at Work
  79. Breast-Feeding During Pregnancy
  80. Breast-Feeding More Than One Child
  81. Breast-Feeding Multiple Infants
  82. Breast-Feeding Positions
  83. Breast-Feeding When You Have Diabetes
  84. Breast-Feeding With Inverted Nipples
  85. Breast-Feeding: Avoiding Toxic Substances
  86. Breast-Feeding: Baby's Poor Weight Gain
  87. Breast-Feeding: Choosing a Breast Pump
  88. Breast-Feeding: Exercise and Weight Loss
  89. Breast-Feeding: Hindmilk
  90. Breast-Feeding: Planning Ahead
  91. Breast-Feeding: Should I Breast-Feed My Baby?
  92. Breast-Feeding: Sore Nipples
  93. Breast-Feeding: Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs
  94. Breast-Feeding: Waking Your Baby
  95. Breast-Feeding: Weaning a Toddler
  96. Breast-Feeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop
  97. Breath Training for COPD (Chronic Bronchitis or Emphysema)
  98. Breath-Holding Spells
  99. Breath-Holding Spells: Helping Your Child Avoid Injury
  100. Breath-Holding Spells: Keeping a Record
  101. Breathing exercises for relaxation and for Stress Management
  102. Breathing Exercises: Using a Manual Incentive Spirometer
  103. Breathing Problems: Using a Dry Powder Inhaler
  104. Breathing Problems: Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler
  105. Breathing Smoke or Fumes
  106. Breathing Techniques for Childbirth
  107. Breech Position and Breech Birth
  108. Breech Position, External Cephalic Version for
  109. BRIC1
  110. BRIC2
  111. Briquet's Syndrome
  112. Brittle Bone Disease
  113. Broad Beta Disease
  114. Broad Thumbs and Great Toes, Characteristic Facies, and Mental Retardation
  115. Brocq pseudopelade
  116. Brocq-Duhring Disease
  117. Broken Blisters: Home Treatment
  118. Broken Collarbone (Clavicle)
  119. Broken Hip
  120. Broken Nose (Nasal Fracture)
  121. Broken Rib
  122. Broken Toe
  123. Broken Tooth or Dental Appliance: First Aid
  124. Bronchiectasis
  125. Bronchiolitis
  126. Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia
  127. Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (Boop)
  128. Bronchitis, Acute
  129. Bronchitis: Should I Take Antibiotics?
  130. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
  131. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
  132. Bronze Diabetes
  133. Bronze Schilder Disease
  134. Brown OCA
  135. Brown Recluse Spider Bite
  136. Brown Sequard Syndrome
  137. Brown Syndrome
  138. Brucellemia
  139. Brucelliasis
  140. Brucellosis
  141. Brueghel Syndrome
  142. Brugada Syndrome
  143. Bruises and Blood Spots Under the Skin
  144. Brushing a Child's Teeth
  145. Brushing and Flossing a Child's Teeth
  146. Bruxism and Temporomandibular Disorders

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  1. Bubble Boy Syndrome
  2. Buchanan's Syndrome
  3. Budd Chiari Syndrome
  4. Budd's Syndrome
  5. Buerger's Disease
  6. Building a Relationship With Your Doctor
  7. Building Resilience
  8. Building Self-Esteem
  9. Bulimia Nervosa
  10. Bulimia Nervosa, Cognitive-Behavoral Therapy for
  11. Bulimia: Misuse of Ipecac Syrup
  12. Bulimia: Overuse of Laxatives
  13. Bulldog Syndrome
  14. Bullectomy for COPD
  15. Bullous Congenital CIE
  16. Bullous Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma (of Brocq)
  17. Bullous Pemphigoid
  18. Bullying
  19. Bullying: Building a Child's Self-Esteem
  20. Bullying: How to Help Your Child Who Bullies
  21. Bullying: Signs a Child Is Bullied
  22. Bunion Surgery
  23. Bunions
  24. Bunions: Should I Have Surgery?
  25. Bunyavirus Infection
  26. Burning Mouth Syndrome
  27. Burning Tongue Syndrome
  28. Burns
  29. Burns to the Eye
  30. Burping a Baby
  31. Bursitis
  32. Busse-Buschke Disease
  33. Butterbur Extract
  34. Butterbur for Migraines
  35. Butyrylcholinesterase
  36. Buying Online Drugs Safely

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