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Babies and Older Adults Have an Increased Risk of Cold Injury
Babies' Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Baby Blues
Baby's Daily Needs: What to Expect
Back and Neck Pain
Back Pain During Pregnancy
Back Pain in Children and Teenagers
Back Pain Needs Time, Activity, and Medicine
Back Pain: Getting In and Out of Bed
Back Pain: Have a Maintenance Plan
Back Pain: Self-Massage With a Tennis Ball
Back Pain: Strengthening Your Core
Back Problems and Injuries
Back Problems: Proper Lifting
Back School for Low Back Pain
Back Surgery for Herniated Disc
Back Surgery for Spinal Stenosis
Back to Work?
Bacterial Infections of the Spine
Bacterial Vaginosis
Bad or Changed Breath
Baker's Cyst
Balloon Valvotomy for Mitral Valve Stenosis
Balloon Valvuloplasty for Aortic Valve Stenosis
Barium Enema
Barking Coughs in Children
Barriers to Psychological Care
Bartholin Gland Cyst
Basal Body Temperature (BBT) Charting
Basal Cell Skin Cancer: Should I Have Surgery or Use Medicated Cream?
Basic Dental Care
Basic Metabolic Panel
Beat Your Smoking Triggers
Bed Rest for Preterm Labor
Bed Rest in Pregnancy
Bedbugs
Bed-Wetting in Children
Bed-Wetting: Should I Do Something About My Child's Bed-Wetting?
Bed-Wetting: Should My Child See a Doctor?
Behavior Rating Scales for ADHD
Behavior Therapy for ADHD
Behavioral Methods for Urinary Incontinence
Being Abused: What Puts You at Risk?
Being Active When You Have More Than One Health Problem
Bell's Palsy
Belly-Breathing (Diaphragmatic Breathing)
Benefits of a Pap Test
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Beta-blockers
Beta-Blockers After a Heart Attack
Beta-Blockers: Helping Your Heart Relax
Beta-Sitosterol Plant Extract
Better Care at Lower Costs
Bev's Story: Coping With Arthritis
Bifocal Contact Lenses
Big Baby: Problems When Labor Is Induced
Big Baby: Vaginal Tears
Big Baby: What If My Baby's Shoulder Gets Stuck?
Big Baby: What's Happening at the End of Pregnancy?
Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Biliopancreatic Diversion and Biliopancreatic Diversion With Duodenal Switch
Bilirubin
Binge Eating Disorder
Biofeedback
Bioidentical Hormones
Biophysical Profile (BPP)
Biopsy of Genital Warts (Human Papillomavirus)
Biotherapy for cancer
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
Bipolar Disorder in Children: Other Health Problems That May Occur
Bipolar Disorder in Children: School Issues
Bipolar Disorder: Helping Someone During a Manic Episode
Bipolar Disorder: Hypomanic Episodes
Bipolar Disorder: Manic Episodes
Bipolar Disorder: Preventing Manic Episodes
Birth Control
Birth Control for Teens
Birth Control Hormones: The Implant
Birth Control Hormones: The Mini-Pill
Birth Control Hormones: The Patch
Birth Control Hormones: The Pill
Birth Control Hormones: The Ring
Birth Control Hormones: The Shot
Birth Control Pills: Missed or Skipped Periods
Birth Control: How to Use a Diaphragm
Birth Control: How to Use the Patch
Birth Control: How to Use the Vaginal Ring
Birth Control: Myths About Sex and Pregnancy
Birth Control: Pros and Cons of Hormonal Methods
Birth Defects Testing
Birthmarks
Bites and Stings: Flu-Like Symptoms
Biting
Biting as a Behavior Problem
Black Cohosh for Menopause Symptoms
Black Lung Disease
Black Widow Spider Bite
Blackouts Caused by Alcohol or Drugs
Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Bladder Cancer
Bladder Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Bladder Pain Syndrome (Interstitial Cystitis)
Bladder Stress Test and Bonney Test for Urinary Incontinence in Women
Bleach Baths for Atopic Dermatitis
Blepharitis
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Blister Care
Blisters
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Blocked Tear Ducts: Should My Baby Have a Probing Procedure?
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Blood Culture
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Blood Pressure Screening
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Blood Thinners Other Than Warfarin: Taking Them Safely
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Blood Transfusions: Should I Bank Blood Before Surgery?
Blood Type Test
Blood Urea Nitrogen
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Bob's Story: Biking for Health
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Body Lice
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Body Piercing Healing Times
Body Piercing Problems
Body Piercing: Safe Jewelry Choices
Body Temperature
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Bone Density
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Bone Marrow Transplant: Before Your Procedure
Bone Marrow Transplant: Returning Home
Bone Scan
Bone Spur
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Boosting Your Metabolism
Borderline Personality Disorder
Boric Acid for Vaginal Yeast Infection
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Bottle-Feeding: Disadvantages for Babies
Bottle-Feeding: Weaning a Toddler
Bottle-Feeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop
Botulinum (Botox) Injection for Low Back Pain
Botulinum Toxin (Botox)
Botulism
Bowel Disease: Caring for Your Ostomy
Bowel Disease: Changing Your Diet
Bowel Movements in Babies
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Bowel Resection
Bowel Resection for Colorectal Cancer
Bowel Transit Time
Brace (Orthotic) Treatment for Scoliosis
Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate)
Brain and Nervous System
Brain Aneurysm
Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test
Brandt-Daroff Exercise for Vertigo
Braxton Hicks Contractions
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Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Test
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Breast Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Risk: Should I Have a BRCA Gene Test?
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Screening and Dense Breasts: What Are My Options?
Breast Cancer Screening: When Should I Start Having Mammograms?
Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Treatment During Pregnancy (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
Breast Cancer Types
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Breast Cancer: Help for Skin Changes From Radiation
Breast Cancer: Lymph Node Surgery for Staging Cancer
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast Reconstruction After a Mastectomy?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast-Conserving Surgery or a Mastectomy for Early-Stage Cancer?
Breast Cancer: Should I Have Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer?
Breast Cancer: What Should I Do if I'm at High Risk?
Breast Changes During Pregnancy
Breast Engorgement
Breast Enlargement
Breast Implant Surgery for Breast Reconstruction
Breast Lumps
Breast Pain (Mastalgia)
Breast Problems
Breast Reconstruction: How Others Decided
Breast Reduction
Breast Self-Examination
Breast Ultrasound
Breast-Conserving Surgery (Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy) for Breast Cancer
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding a Sick Baby
Breastfeeding After a C-Section
Breastfeeding After Breast Surgery
Breastfeeding and Your Milk Supply
Breastfeeding as Birth Control
Breastfeeding at Work
Breastfeeding During Pregnancy
Breastfeeding Multiple Infants
Breastfeeding Positions
Breastfeeding When You Have Diabetes
Breastfeeding With Inverted Nipples
Breastfeeding Your Newborn and an Older Child
Breastfeeding: Baby's Poor Weight Gain
Breastfeeding: Choosing a Breast Pump
Breastfeeding: Exercise and Weight Loss
Breastfeeding: Getting Your Baby to Latch
Breastfeeding: How to Use a Breast Pump
Breastfeeding: Planning Ahead
Breastfeeding: Should I Breastfeed My Baby?
Breastfeeding: Sore Nipples
Breastfeeding: Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs
Breastfeeding: Using Medicines Safely
Breastfeeding: Waking Your Baby
Breastfeeding: Weaning a Toddler
Breastfeeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop
Breath-Holding Spells
Breath-Holding Spells: Keeping a Record
Breathing Exercises: Using a Manual Incentive Spirometer
Breathing Problems: Using a Dry Powder Inhaler
Breathing Problems: Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler
Breathing Smoke or Fumes
Breathing Techniques for Childbirth
Breech Position and Breech Birth
Broken Collarbone (Clavicle)
Broken Nose (Nasal Fracture)
Broken Toe
Broken Tooth or Dental Appliance: First Aid
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiolitis
Bronchitis: Should I Take Antibiotics?
Bronchoscopy
Bronchoscopy
Brown Recluse Spider Bite
Bruises and Blood Spots Under the Skin
Brushing and Flossing a Child's Teeth
Bruxism and Temporomandibular Disorders
Building Resilience
Building Resilience
Building Self-Esteem
Bulimia Nervosa
Bullectomy for COPD
Bullying
Bullying: Building a Child's Self-Esteem
Bullying: How to Help Your Child Who Bullies
Bullying: Signs a Child Is Bullied
Bunion Surgery
Bunions
Bunions: Should I Have Surgery?
Burns and Electric Shock
Burns to the Eye
Burping a Baby
Bursitis
Buying Online Drugs Safely
Bypass Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease
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