Health Library

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• Chest Problems

  Briefly discusses possible causes of chest pain, which include angina, heart attack, pneumothorax, and chest wall pain. Covers heart attack symptoms. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.

• Cuts

  Briefly discusses how cuts may occur and types of cuts. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.

• Uroflowmetry Test

  The uroflowmetry test measures the rate of urine flow during urination. Results are usually given in milliliters per second (mL/sec). This test is sometimes used to evaluate the impact that benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) has on urine flow or to monitor the effect of treatment. Your doctor and studies about...

• Constipation in Children

  Constipation occurs when stools become hard and are difficult to pass. A child may cry because he or she is constipated. A crying episode usually occurs while the child is trying to pass a stool and normally will stop when the stool is passed. Some parents are overly concerned about...

• Cholera Vaccine: What You Need to Know

  Cholera vaccine can prevent cholera. Cholera is spread through contaminated food or water. It is not usually spread directly from person to person, but it can be spread through contact with the feces of an infected person. Cholera causes severe diarrhea and vomiting. If it isn’t treated quickly...

• Recombinant Zoster (Shingles) Vaccine: What You Need to Know

  Recombinant zoster (shingles) vaccine can prevent shingles. Shingles (also called herpes zoster, or just zoster) is a painful skin rash, usually with blisters. In addition to the rash, shingles can cause fever, headache, chills, or upset stomach. Rarely, shingles can lead to complications...

• Burns to the Eye

  Briefly discusses causes of burns, including chemicals, UV light, hot steam, and flash fires. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.

• Choking Rescue Procedure: Heimlich Maneuver

  A person who is choking (whose airway is completely blocked by food or an object): Can't cry, talk, breathe, or cough. May grasp their throat. May become severely anxious or agitated. May turn blue or dusky in color. May pass out. A choking rescue procedure (the Heimlich maneuver) is used...

• Recurrent Vaginal Yeast Infections

  What are recurrent vaginal yeast infections? For your vaginal yeast infections to be thought of as recurrent, you must have three or more infections within 1 year. And they must cause symptoms. How are they treated? Recurrent vaginal yeast infections are usually treated with several doses of an oral pill...

• Dry Socket

  What is dry socket? Dry socket is an inflammation of the jawbone after a tooth, such as a wisdom tooth, has been removed (extracted). What causes it? Dry socket develops when the blood clot at the site of surgery disintegrates or is dislodged. This condition can cause severe pain extending...

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