Deciding About a Hysterectomy for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Compare the pros and cons of having a hysterectomy for abnormal uterine bleeding.
Deciding About Breast Reconstruction
Compare the pros and cons of having breast reconstruction.
Deciding About Herniated Disc Surgery
Compare the pros and cons, including the risks and benefits, of having herniated disc surgery.
Deciding About Knee Replacement Surgery
Learn the pros and cons of having a knee replacement.
Deciding About Spinal Stenosis Surgery
Compare the pros and cons of having surgery for spinal stenosis.
Deciding About Taking Blood Pressure Medicine
Compare the pros and cons of taking medicine for your high blood pressure.
Deciding About Weight-Loss Surgery
Compare the pros and cons of having weight-loss surgery.
Deciding About: Hip Replacement Surgery
Explore the benefits, risks, and options that can help you decide whether or not to have hip replacement surgery.
Deciding to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
Provides decision support for getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Deciding to Get Treatment for PTSD
Covers some reasons people don't seek treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Looks at common objections to seeking treatment, such as the cost and the fear of what others think. Includes what you can do about overcoming objections.
Decision Points About Surgery
Decision Points are designed to guide you through key health decisions, combining medical information with your personal information to make a wise health decision. Click on a link below to learn more about surgeries for your condition: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Should I Have a Hysterectomy? ACL Injury: Should I Have...
Decision Points About Treatments and Other Health Issues
Decision Points are designed to guide you through key health decisions, combining medical information with your personal information to make a wise health decision. Click on a link below to learn more about treatment options or other decisions about your condition or issue: Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney...
Decision Points for Medical Tests
Decision Points are designed to guide you through key health decisions, combining medical information with your personal information to make a wise health decision. Click on a link below to learn more about the medical test you are considering: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Should I Get a Screening Test? Breast Cancer...
Decision Points for Medicines
Decision Points are designed to guide you through key health decisions, combining medical information with your personal information to make a wise health decision. Click on a link below to learn more about medicines for your condition: Allergies: Should I Take Allergy Shots? Allergies: Should I Take Shots for Insect...
decitabine
Decitabine is a cancer medicine that is used to treat myelodysplastic syndromes (certain types of blood or bone marrow cancer). Decitabine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Decitabine
Provides a summary of interactions with vitamins, herbs, and food
Decitabine Injection (DECITABINE - INJECTION)
For treating cancer. Brand Name(s): Dacogen. Generic Name: Decitabine.
Decompressive Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Discusses decompressive laminectomy, the most common type of surgery to treat lumbar spinal stenosis. Looks at how surgery may reduce pressure on nerve roots to relieve pain. Covers risks.
Decompressive Surgery
Decompressive surgery is done to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and/or spinal nerve roots caused by age-related changes in the spine and to treat other conditions, such as injuries to the spine, herniated discs, or tumors. Decompressive laminectomy is the most common type of surgery done to treat a narrowing of the...
Decongestants
Make sure you know about each of the medicines you take. This includes why you take it, how to take it, what you can expect while you're taking it, and any warnings about the medicine. The information provided here is general. So be sure to read the information that came with your medicine. If you have any questions or...
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) uses electrical pulses to stimulate an area of the brain. This can change the activity in that area of the brain. You may need two surgeries to implant the devices that stimulate the brain. Most often, DBS is used to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease when they can't be controlled by...
Deep Vein Thrombosis
What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein, usually in the legs. These clots require medical care right away. These clots are dangerous because they can break loose, travel through the bloodstream to the lungs, and block blood flow in the lungs (pulmonary...
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot in a deep vein, usually in the legs. It can break loose and travel through the bloodstream to the lung. This is called pulmonary embolism and can be very dangerous.
Deep Vein Thrombosis: 7 Ways to Help Prevent DVT
Learn seven things that can help you prevent blood clots in leg veins (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT).
Deep veins
Deep veins are the veins that are near the bones and surrounded by muscle. These veins lie deeper under the skin and return more blood to the heart than surface (superficial) veins.
Deer Antler Extract
How to Use It Manufacturers recommend varying doses, based on the form of the supplement. For powder, capsule, and tablet supplements, manufacturers typically recommend 500 to 1,000 mg per day. For liquid supplements, manufacturers recommend three sprays daily. Where to Find It Deer antler extract is found in dietary...
Deer Antler Extract for Sports & Fitness
Deer Antler Extract How Much Is Usually Taken by Athletes? Manufacturers recommend varying doses, based on the form of the supplement. For powder, capsule, and tablet supplements, manufacturers typically recommend 500 to 1,000 mg per day. For liquid supplements, manufacturers recommend three sprays daily. Side Effects...
Deer Tick
Source: Public Health Image Library (PHIL). Michael L. Levin, PhD. Available online: http://phil.cdc.gov. Deer ticks are one of two types of ticks in the United States that carry Lyme disease bacteria.
Deferasirox
Provides a summary of interactions with vitamins, herbs, and food
deferasirox
Deferasirox binds to iron and removes it from the bloodstream. Deferasirox is used to treat iron overload caused by blood transfusions in adults and children at least 2 years old. Deferasirox is also used to treat chronic iron overload syndrome caused by a genetic blood disorder in adults and children who are at least...