1. Women's Health: Birth Control Facts
(Guide/Women)

... How effective: This depends largely on the man's capability to withdraw prior to ejaculation. The failure rate is estimated to be about 4% in the first year of using this method exactly. In t...

2. HIV & AIDS: HIV in Children
(Guide/HIV AIDS)

...tinitis, are seen with moderate-to-severe cellular immune deficiency. Growth Growth failure, failure to thrive, or wasting in the child may indicate HIV infection if other commo...

3. Infertility & Reproduction: Topic Overview
(Guide/ Infertility and Reproduction)

...fore it, see the topic: Menopause and Perimenopause. What is premature ovarian failure? Premature ovarian failure occurs when your ovaries-which store and releas...

4. Food Allergy Treatments
(Guide/Seasonal Allergies)

...nts with poorly controlled disease; (2) previous episodes of anaphylaxis with the incriminated food; (3) a failure to recognize early symptoms of anaphylaxis; and (4) a delay or lack of immediate use ...

5. Health A-Z
(Static Content)

  Acid Reflux ACL Injuries Acne Acute Renal Failure ADD/ADHD Addiction and Substance Abuse, Adult Addiction and Substance Abuse, Teen Age-Related Macular Degeneration Aging AIDS Alcoh

6. Health A-Z
(Static Content)

  Acid Reflux ACL Injuries Acne Acute Renal Failure ADD/ADHD Addiction and Substance Abuse, Adult Addiction and Substance Abuse, Teen Age-Related Macular Degeneration Aging AIDS Alcoh

7. Women's Health: When Life Is Rough, Self-Compassion May Help
(Guide/Women)

...ight not be so bad if you treat yourself with compassion. In other words, lighten up on yourself when failure comes your way. Self-compassion might even help more than high self-esteem, report re...

8. Heart Disease: Diseases That Affect the Heart and Cardiovascular System
(Guide/Mens Health)

...rtery disease (including heart attack) Abnormal heart rhythms or arrythmias Heart failure Heart valve disease Congenital heart disease ...

9. Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma - Previously Untreated Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma
(Cancer/Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma)

...ntrol for all Group II patient subsets (defined by tumor histology, tumor size, and tumor site).[79] Local failure is the predominant type of relapse for patients with Group III disease. Patients with...

10. Breast Cancer - Stage I, II, IIIA, and Operable IIIC Breast Cancer
(Cancer/Breast Cancer)

...dates for breast-conserving therapy is not certain. Retrospective studies indicate no difference in local failure rates or overall survival (OS) when women with strong family histories are compared ...

11. Latex Allergy Treatments
(Guide/Seasonal Allergies)

...Inadvertent latex exposure to such a patient in the ED may result in adverse outcomes and litigation. Failure to maintain latex-safe equipment in the ED may result in adverse outcomes and litigat...

12. Infertility and Reproduction: Marriage Stress Affects Infertility Treatment
(Guide/ Infertility and Reproduction)

.... Researchers reported that the stress of infertility on marriages was a stronger predictor of treatment failure than personal stress or infertility-related strains on other relationships. Women w...

13. Allergic Rhinitis: Hay Fever Treatments
(Guide/Seasonal Allergies)

...ects about driving and operating heavy machinery.   A potential area of medicolegal concern is the failure to diagnose a comorbid condition or complication. Allergic rhinitis can occur in conj...

14. Menopause: Menopause Basics
(Guide/ Menopause)

... Here are some other conditions that may cause early menopause. Premature ovarian failure. Normally, the ovaries produce both estrogen and progesterone. Changes in th...

15. Women's Health: Weight Loss: High Protein, Low Carbohydrate Diets
(Guide/Women)

...kely to eat less than you might otherwise. However, ketosis can also cause health problems, such as kidney failure (see below). As a result, your body changes from a carbohydrate-burning engine i...

16. First Aid - Wilderness: Congestive Heart Failure
(First Aid A-Z/Wilderness: Congestive Heart Failure)

...bleeding, sudden weakness or numbness, or if you think you have a medical emergency. Congestive Heart Failure Treatment One hundred percent oxygen should be given immediately. If nitroglycer...

17. Pain Relief Medicine for Rheumatoid Arthritis
(Guide/Rheumatoid Arthritis)

... cause general stomach upset or discomfort. NSAIDs can also cause problems if you already have kidney failure or heart failure. A doctor should follow closely if you have these conditions and are...

18. Arthritis: Steroids to Treat Arthritis
(Guide/Osteoarthritis)

...aving. For example, they may help prevent the progression of kidney inflammation, which can lead to kidney failure in people who have lupus or vasculitis. For these people, steroid therapy may elimina...

19. Infertility and Reproduction: Addicted to Hope
(Guide/ Infertility and Reproduction)

...his couple, oral contraception was the only way they could get on with their lives. The Issue of Failure For some, stopping treatment is admitting defeat or failure. Yet in the g...

20. Trying to Conceive - Donor Eggs in Fertility Treatments
(Guide/ Infertility and Reproduction)

...ve birth. You might be a candidate for donor eggs if you have any of these conditions: Premature ovarian failure, a condition in which menopause has started much earlier than usual, typica...