- BABY CARE - Nappy rash, Oral thrush, Wind, Constipation, Crying, Colic, Teething
- BACK PAIN, LOW - Pain in the lower back usually caused by muscle strain.
- BALANITIS - Inflammation of the glans of the penis and sometimes the foreskin as well.
- BALDNESS, PATTERN - Gradual, painless hair loss that occurs in a distinctive pattern as a person ages.
- BAROTITIS MEDIA - Damage to the middle ear caused by pressure changes.
- BASAL CELL CARCINOMA is the commonest type of skin cancer.
- BED-WETTING - Involuntary urination during sleep that occurs more often than once a month in girls over 5 and in boys over 6 years of age.
- BEFORE AND AFTER AN OPERATION - Surgical procedures and operations have become so commonplace that it is easy to forget that even relatively minor operations can be a major event in a person's life.
- BELL'S PALSY - A paralysis or weakness on one side of the face.
- BIPOLAR DISORDER - A disorder that is characterized by extreme mood swings, and the relationship between the moods and what is actually happening in the person's life is not direct.
- BLADDER INFECTION, FEMALE - Inflammation or infection of the urinary bladder.
- BLADDER INFECTION, MALE - Inflammation or infection of the urinary bladder in men.
- BLADDER OR URETHRA INJURY - Damage to the urinary bladder or the urethra.
- BLADDER TUMOR - Abnormal tissue growth in the bladder in which cell multiplication is uncontrolled.
- BLASTOMYCOSIS - An infectious, fungus disease that starts in the lungs.
- BLEEDING IN PREGNANCY - Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy is a very common symptom.
- BLEPHARITIS - Inflammation of the eyelid edges.
- BLOOD POISONING - Bacterial infection in the blood that invade the entire body via the bloodstream.
- BLOOD-TRANSFUSION REACTION - Symptoms triggered by a blood transfusion.
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BOILS - A painful, deep, bacterial infection of a hair follicle. Boils are common and somewhat contagious.
BONE FRACTURE - a break in a bone usually caused by a fall.
BOTULISM - a serious, non-contagious form of food poisoning.
BOWEL CANCER is the name given to cancer affecting either the colon or the rectum.
BRAIN OR EPIDURAL ABSCESS - a collection of pus caused by a bacterial infection in the brain.
BRAIN TUMOR - an abnormal growth in the brain that may be benign or malignant.
BREAST ABSCESS - An infected area of breast tissue that becomes filled with pus when the body fights the infection.
BREAST AWARENESS - Does a breast lump necessarily mean cancer is present?
BREAST CANCER - A malignant growth of breast tissue.
BREAST AND BOTTLE FEEDING - For both mother and baby, breast-feeding has many advantages over bottle.
BRONCHIECTASIS - A lung disease in which the bronchial tubes become chronically blocked and accumulate thick secretions.
BRONCHIOLITIS - Inflammation of the bronchioles, the smallest branches of the respiratory tree.
BRONCHITIS, ACUTE - Inflammation of the air passages of the lungs.
BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC - Chronic inflammation and degeneration of the bronchial tubes, with or without active infection.
BRUCELLOSIS - a rare, bacterial infection transmitted to humans from infected cows, pigs, sheep or goats.
BUERGER'S DISEASE - Blockage of small and medium arteries usually in the legs and feet from inflammation of blood vessels.
BULIMIA - A psychological eating disorder characterized by abnormal perception of body image, constant craving for food and binge eating, followed by self-induced vomiting or laxative use.
BUNION - A bony protrusion from the outside edge of the joint at the base of the big toe.
BURNS - Injury to the skin, and sometimes other organs, from contact with heat, radiation, electricity or chemicals.
BURSITIS - Inflammation of bursa, a soft fluid-filled sac that serves as a cushion between tendons and bones.
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