Here's Help: How to Insert Your Child's Suppository
Here's help with how to insert your child's suppository.
Here's Help: How to Use Nasal Spray or Drops for Your Child
Here's help with giving your child a nasal spray or drops.
Here's Help: Mild Dehydration in Your Baby or Child
Find out what to do and when to call for help if your baby or child has mild dehydration.
Here's Help: Mild Head Injury (Bump, Cut, or Scrape) in Children
Find out what to do and when to call for help when children bump their head.
Here's Help: Mild Heat Exhaustion in Children
Find out what to do and when to call for help if your child has mild heat exhaustion.
Here's Help: Mild Sunburn in Children
Find out what to do and when to call for help if your child has a mild sunburn.
Here's Help: Minor Burn in Children
Find out what to do and when to call for help if your child has a minor burn.
Here's Help: When Your Newborn Is Sick
Find out when to call your doctor or get emergency help when your newborn is sick.
Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (PDQ®): Genetics - Health Professional Information [NCI]
Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) is an autosomal dominant hereditary cancer syndrome that increases an individual's risk to develop diffuse gastric cancer and lobular breast cancer. HDGC is defined by the presence of germline pathogenic variants in the CDH1 gene, which codes for the cell–cell adhesion...
Hereditary Kidney Cancer Syndromes (PDQ®): Genetics - Patient Information [NCI]
Kidney cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in tubules of the kidney. Kidney cancer (also called renal cell cancer) is cancer that starts in the lining of very small tubes in the kidney called renal tubules. There are two kidneys, one on each side of the backbone, above the waist. Tubules in the...
Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Cancer (PDQ®): Genetics - Health Professional Information [NCI]
Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC) is characterized by the presence of one or more of the following: cutaneous leiomyomas (or leiomyomata), uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) in females, and renal cell cancer (RCC). Germline pathogenic variants in the FHgene are responsible for the susceptibility to...
Hereditary Papillary Renal Carcinoma (PDQ®): Genetics - Health Professional Information [NCI]
Hereditary papillary renal carcinoma (HPRC) is an autosomal dominant syndrome that predisposes individuals to bilateral and multifocal type 1 papillary renal cell carcinoma (RCC).[ 1] Individuals are at the greatest risk of developing HPRC if they have a biological relative with bilateral, multifocal type 1 papillary...
Hernia
A hernia is tissue from inside the abdomen that bulges out through a weak spot in the muscles of the abdominal (belly) wall. The weak spot may have been present since birth or may develop after surgery or from violent or ongoing coughing, lifting heavy objects, or aging. There are several types of hernias: A femoral...
Hernia
A soft lump in one of these areas (belly button, groin, past surgical site) may be a hernia. A hernia can occur when there is a weakening in the muscle wall and part of an internal organ (often part of the bowel) pushes through. With a hernia, the lump may go away when you press on it or lie down, and it may get worse...
Herniated Disc
The bones (vertebrae) that form the spine (backbone) are cushioned by small, round, flat discs. When these discs are damaged from an injury, normal wear and tear, or disease, they may bulge abnormally or break open. This is called a herniated or slipped disc.
Herniated disc
The bones that form your spine are cushioned by small discs that act as shock absorbers and keep the spine flexible. When a disc is damaged, it may bulge or break open. This is called a herniated disc, slipped disc, or ruptured disc. It may push on the nerves and cause pain, numbness, or weakness in the area where that...
Herniated disc and pinched nerve
The bones (vertebrae) that form the spine (backbone) are cushioned by small, round, flat discs. When these discs are damaged from an injury, normal wear and tear, or disease, they may bulge or break open. This is called a herniated or slipped disc. If the herniated disc irritates or presses on a nerve root (pinched...
Herniated Disc Surgery: How Others Decided
Hear what others thought about as they decided whether to have herniated disc surgery.
Herniated disc: Fast Facts
Learn what a herniated disc is.
Heroin
Heroin is an illegal, highly addictive type of opioid. It is a white or brown powder or a black, sticky substance (black tar heroin). It can be sniffed, snorted, smoked, or injected into a muscle or vein. Other names for heroin are smack, junk, H, dope, and ska. Heroin is often used along with other drugs, especially...
Herpangina
Herpangina is a viral infection that causes sore throat and pus-filled sores on the throat, tongue, tonsils, and roof of the mouth. The illness is not serious and often goes away in less than a week.
Herpes simplex
Herpes simplex is a virus that can cause painful blisters and sores. The virus usually affects the skin and the thin layers of tissue that moisten, lubricate, and protect certain parts of the body (mucous membranes). The two main types of herpes simplex viruses are type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). Both types of the...
Herpes simplex virus type 1 symptoms (cold sores)
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) can cause groups of small blisters that usually appear on the lip and around or inside the mouth. The groups of blisters are commonly called cold sores. They may be itchy or painful.
Herpes simplex virus type 2 symptoms (genital herpes)
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) can cause groups of small blisters or sores that usually occur on or around the genitals or the anus. This is called genital herpes. The sores may be itchy or painful.
Herpes Tests
A herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection can cause small, painful sores that look like blisters on the skin or the tissue lining ( mucous membranes) of the throat, nose, mouth, urethra, rectum, and vagina. In rare cases, HSV can infect other parts of the body, such as the eyes and the brain. HSV tests are most often done...
Herpes Zoster (Shingles) (Homeopathy)
Primary Remedies Arsenicum album. If a person feels chilly, anxious, restless, and exhausted during fever—and the burning pain of the eruptions is relieved by heat—this remedy may be indicated. Discomfort is often worse around midnight. . Apis mellifica. Swollen, tender eruptions with burning, stinging pain and itching...
hetastarch
Hetastarch (hydroxyethyl starch) is made from natural sources of starch. Hetastarch increases the volume of blood plasma that can be lost from bleeding or severe injury. Plasma is needed to circulate red blood cells that deliver oxygen throughout the body. Hetastarch is used to treat or prevent hypovolemia (decreased...
Hiatal hernia
A hiatal hernia occurs when a small portion of the stomach pushes upward through the diaphragm, a sheetlike muscle that separates the lungs from the abdomen. Usually this doesn't cause any symptoms, but it increases the risk of stomach acid backing up into the esophagus (reflux), which can lead to heartburn. Normally...
Hiatal Hernia
Discusses three main types of hiatal hernia: sliding, paraesophageal, and mixed. Covers symptoms such as heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Looks at treatment with lifestyle changes, medicines, and sometimes surgery.
Hibiscus
Botanical names: Hibiscus rosa, Hibiscus sabdariffa How It Works The flowers contain substantial quantities of flavonoids and proanthocyanidins, 2 which are associated with antioxidant, fever-reducing (antipyretic), pain-relieving (analgesic), and spasm-inhibiting (spasmolytic) activities. 3, 4 Of the many...