Health Library A-Z List
Click on a letter to browse health topics alphabetically or use the search form above.
Back to top- Babesiosis
- Babies' Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Babinski-Froelich Syndrome
- Back and Neck Pain
- Back Pain During Pregnancy
- Back Pain in Children and Teenagers
- Back Pain, IDET (Intradiscal Electrothermic Therapy) for
- Back Problems and Injuries
- Back problems: Proper lifting
- Back School for Low Back Pain
- Back Surgeries for Tumors and Infections
- Back Surgery Decision Calculator
- Back to Work?
- Bacterial Arthritis
- Bacterial Infections of the Spine
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Bacterial Meningococcal Meningitis
- Bacterial Vaginitis
- Bacterial Vaginosis
- Bad or Changed Breath
- Baker's Cyst
- Balance exercises for vertigo
- Balance Improvement: Quick Tips
- Balance Problems, Staying Safe When You Have
- Balantidiasis
- Balantidiosis
- Balantidosis
- Baldness Treatment, Deciding About
- Baldness, Hair Transplant for
- Baller Gerold Syndrome
- Balo Disease
- Bancroftian Filariasis
- Bang Disease
- Banking Blood Before Surgery, Deciding About
- Bannayan Riley Ruvalcaba Syndrome
- Bannayan-Zonana syndrome (BZS)
- Banti's Disease
- Banti's Syndrome
- Barakat Syndrome
- Bardet Biedl Syndrome
- Barking Coughs in Children
- Barlow Syndrome
- Barrett Esophagus
- Barrett Ulcer
- Barrier Methods of Birth Control
- Barriers to Psychological Care
- Barth Syndrome
- Bartholin Gland Cyst
- Bartonella Bacilliformis Infection
- Bartonelliasis
- Bartonellosis
- Bartter's Syndrome
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
- Basedow Disease
- Basic Dental Care
- Basic Metabolic Panel
- Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome
- Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome
- Batten Disease
- Batten Turner Congenital Myopathy
- Batten Turner Syndrome
- BBBG Syndrome
- BCH
- BCIE
- BCKD Deficiency
- BD
- BDA
- BDLS
- BE
- Beals Syndrome
- Beals-Hecht Syndrome
- Bean Syndrome
- Beaver Fever
- BEB
- Bechterew disease
- Bechterew Syndrome
- Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome
- Beckwith-Syndrome
- Bed Rest for Preterm Labor
- Bed Sores
- Bed-Wetting
- Bed-Wetting: Should I Do Something About My Child's Bed-Wetting?
- Bed-Wetting: Should My Child See a Doctor?
- Bedbugs
- Bedbugs and Kissing Bugs
- Begnez-Cesar's Syndrome
- Behavior Rating Scales for ADHD
- Behavior Therapy for ADHD
- Behavioral Methods for Urinary Incontinence
- Behcet's Disease
- Behcet's Syndrome
- Bejel
- Bell's Palsy
- Bell's Palsy
- Belly-Breathing (Diaphragmatic Breathing)
- Benefits of Quitting Alcohol or Drugs
- benign autosomal dominant familial periodic fever
- Benign Chronic Familial Pemphigus
- benign chronic pemphigus
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Glycosuria
- Benign Intracranial Hypertension
- Benign Juvenile Muscular Dystrophy
- Benign Lymph Angiitis and Granulomatosis
- Benign Lymphocytic Infiltrate of the Skin
- Benign Migratory Glossitis
- Benign Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
- Benign Paroxysmal Peritonitis
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Benign Pemphigus
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Urinary Symptoms, How Bad are Your
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Should I have surgery?
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Should I take medicine?
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Prostatectomy (Open) for
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Transurethral Incision of the Prostate for
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Transurethral Microwave Therapy for
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for
- benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis types 1 and 2
- Benign Symmetrical Lipomatosis
- Benzodiazepines for Sleep Problems
- Bereavement
- Berger's Disease
- Berman Syndrome
- Bernard Soulier Syndrome
- Bernard-Horner Syndrome
- Berylliosis
- Beryllium Granulomatosis
- Beryllium Pneumonosis
- Beryllium Poisoning
- Besnier Prurigo
- Best macular dystrophy
- Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
- Beta Thalassemia
- Beta Thalassemia Major
- Beta Thalassemia Minor
- Beta-Alanine-Pyruvate Aminotransferase
- Beta-Blockers for Systolic Heart Failure
- Beta-Glucuronidase Deficiency
- Beta-Sitosterol Plant Extract
- Better Care at Lower Costs
- Beuren Syndrome
- Bev's Story: Coping With Arthritis
- BFLS
- BH4 Deficiency
- BHD Syndrome
- Biedl-Bardet Syndrome
- Bifid Cranium
- Bilateral Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
- Bilateral Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Bilateral Right-Sidedness Sequence
- Bilateral Temporal Lobe Disorder
- Biliary Atresia, Extrahepatic
- Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary
- Biliopancreatic Diversion and Biliopancreatic Diversion With Duodenal Switch
- Bilirubin Encephalopathy
- Billowing Mitral Leaflet Syndrome
- Binder Syndrome
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Binge-Purge Disorder
- Binswanger encephalopathy
- Binswanger's Disease
- Biofeedback
- Bioidentical Hormones
- Biological Clock, Sleep and Your
- Bioterrorism
- Biotinidase deficiency
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
- Bipolar Disorder in Children: Helping Your Child Prevent Manic Episodes
- Bipolar Disorder in Children: Other Health Problems That May Occur
- Bipolar Disorder in Children: School Issues
- Bipolar Disorder, Depressed
- Bipolar Disorder, Manic
- Bipolar Disorder, Manic Depression
- Bipolar Disorder, Mixed
- Bipolar Disorder: Helping Someone During a Manic Episode
- Bipolar Disorder: Hypomanic Episodes
- Bipolar Disorder: Manic Episodes
- Bipolar disorder: Preventing manic episodes
- Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)
- Bird-Headed Dwarfism, Seckel Type
- Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome
- Birth Control
- Birth Control Pills and Cancer Risk
- Birth Control Pills, Hormone Therapy, and Coronary Artery Disease
- Birth Control Pills: Missed or Skipped Periods
- Birth Control, Barrier Methods
- Birth Control, Intrauterine Device (IUD) for
- Birth Control, IUD (Intrauterine Device) for
- Birth Control, Tubal Implants
- Birth Control, Tubal Ligation
- Birth Control, Vasectomy
- Birth Control: How to Use a Diaphragm
- Birth Control: How to Use the Patch
- Birth Control: How to Use the Vaginal Ring
- Birth Control: Myths About Sex and Pregnancy
- Birth Control: Pros and Cons of Hormonal Methods
- Birth Defects Testing
- Birthmarks
- Bisphosphonate Treatment for Osteoporosis, Deciding About
- Bitemporal Forceps Marks Syndrome
- Bites and Stings: Flu-Like Symptoms
- Bites, Animal and Human
- Bites, Insect
- Bites, Snake and Lizard
- Biting
- Biting as a Behavior Problem
- Bjornstad Syndrome
- Black Baine
- Black Cohosh for Menopause Symptoms
- Black Death
- Black Hairy Tongue
- Black Lung Disease
- Black Plague
- Black Tongue
- Black Widow Spider Bite
- Blackouts Caused by Alcohol or Drugs
- Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Bladder Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Bladder Cancer, Bladder Removal (Cystectomy) for
- Bladder Cancer, Radiation Therapy for
- Bladder Cancer, Transurethral Resuction for
- Bladder Exercises for Bed-Wetting
- Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias-Cloacal Exstrophy Complex
- Bladder Infections in Children
- Bladder Infections in Teens and Adults
- Bladder Prolapse Repair
- Bladder Removal (Cystectomy) for Bladder Cancer
- Blastomycosis
- Bleeding Between Periods
- Bleeding from a Minor Head Wound
- Blepharitis
- Blepharitis (Eyelid Problems)
- Blepharophimosis, Epicanthus Inversus, and Ptosis
- Blepharophimosis, Ptosis, Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome
- Blepharospasm
- Blepharospasm, Benign Essential
- Blindness: Living with poor eyesight
- Blister Care
- Blisters
- Bloch-Siemens Incontinentia Pigmenti Melanoblastosis Cutis Linearis
- Bloch-Siemens-Sulzberger Syndrome
- Bloch-Sulzberger Syndrome
- Blocked Eustachian Tubes
- Blocked Tear Ducts
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Balloon Dacryocystoplasty
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Causes in Adults
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Dye Disappearance Test
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Endoscopic and Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Infracturing
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Intubation
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Probing Procedures
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Should My Baby Have a Probing Procedure?
- Blood and Body Fluid Precautions
- Blood and Lymph System
- Blood Banking Before Surgery, Deciding About
- Blood Clots: Differences in Vein Clots and Artery Clots
- Blood Glucose Monitoring at Home
- Blood Glucose Monitoring for Children with Diabetes
- Blood Glucose Monitoring when You Have Gestational Diabetes
- Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Blood Sugar Testing Times Form
- Blood Tests for Preeclampsia
- Blood Thinners for Heart Failure
- Blood Transfusion
- Blood Transfusion Reactions
- Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine Fetal, for Rh Disease
- Blood Transfusions for Sickle Cell Disease
- Blood transfusions: Should I bank blood before surgery?
- Bloom Syndrome
- Bloom-Torre-Mackacek Syndrome
- Blue Diaper Syndrome
- Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome
- BMD
- BMD
- BMG
- Bob's Story: Biking for Health
- Body cast, Caring for your child in a
- Body Fluid Precautions
- Body Image After Cancer Treatment
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Body Mechanics
- Body Piercing Healing Times
- Body Piercing Problems
- Body Piercing: Safe Jewelry Choices
- Bodywork and Manual Therapy
- BOFS
- Boils
- Bonding With Your Baby
- Bonding With Your Newborn
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease
- Bone Remodeling for Malocclusion
- Bone Spur
- Bone Tumor-Epidermoid Cyst-Polyposis
- Bones, Joints, and Muscles
- Bonnet-Dechaumme-Blanc syndrome
- Bonnevie-Ulrich Syndrome
- BOR Syndrome
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- BORJ
- Borjeson Syndrome
- Borjeson-Forssman-Lehman Syndrome
- Bosley-Salih-Alorainy Syndrome (BSAS)
- Bottle-Feeding
- Bottle-Feeding: Weaning a Toddler
- Bottle-Feeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop
- Botulinum (Botox) Injection for Low Back Pain
- Botulinum Toxin (Botox)
- Botulism
- Botulism
- Bourneville Pringle Syndrome
- Bovine Smallpox
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
- Bowel Disease: Caring for Your Ostomy
- Bowel Disease: Changing Your Diet
- Bowel Obstruction
- Bowel Obstruction: Stent Treatment
- Bowel Problems
- Bowel Resection for Colorectal Cancer
- Bowen Hutterite Syndrome
- Bowen's Disease
- Bowen-Conradi Hutterite Syndrome
- Bowen-Conradi Syndrome
- Bowenoid Papulosis
- BP
- BPD
- BPES
- BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)
- BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) Urinary Symptoms, How Bad are Your
- BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), Transurethral Incision of the Prostate for
- BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), Transurethral Microwave Therapy for
- BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for
- BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia): Should I have surgery?
- BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia): Should I take medicine?
- BPPN
- BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo)
- Brace (Orthotic) Treatment for Scoliosis
- Brachial Neuritis
- Brachial Plexus Neuritis
- Brachial Plexus Palsy
- Brachiocephalic Ischemia
- Brachmann-de Lange Syndrome
- Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate)
- Bradycardia, Pacemaker for
- Bradycardia: Living with a pacemaker or ICD
- Brain and Nervous System
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Aneurysm: Endovascular Coil Embolization
- Brain Attack
- Brain tumor-polyposis syndrome
- Brain Tumors, General
- Branched Chain Alpha-Ketoacid Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Branched Chain Ketonuria I
- Brancher Deficiency
- Branching Enzyme Deficiency
- Branchio Oculo Facial Syndrome
- Branchio Oto Renal Syndrome
- Branchio-Oto-Renal Dysplasia
- Branchiooculofacial Syndrome
- Branchiootic Syndrome
- Brandt Syndrome
- Brandt-Daroff Exercise for Vertigo
- Brandywine Type Dentinogenesis Imperfecta
- Braxton Hicks Contractions
- Brazilian Trypanosomiasis
- BRCA Gene Test, Should I Have a
- Breakbone Fever
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer in Men (Male Breast Cancer)
- Breast Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Breast Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]
- Breast Cancer Risk: Should I Have a BRCA Gene Test?
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Breast Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
- Breast Cancer Screening: When Should I Start Having Mammograms?
- Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Breast Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]
- Breast Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]
- Breast Cancer, Inflammatory
- Breast Cancer, Lumpectomy for
- Breast Cancer, Mastectomy for
- Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
- Breast Cancer, Partial Mastectomy for
- Breast Cancer: Comparing Hormone-Blocking Treatments
- Breast Cancer: Lymph Node Surgery for Staging Cancer
- Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast Reconstruction After a Mastectomy?
- Breast Cancer: Should I Have Breast-Conserving Surgery or a Mastectomy for Early-Stage Cancer?
- Breast Cancer: Should I Have Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer?
- Breast Cancer: What Should I Do if I'm at High Risk?
- Breast Changes During Pregnancy
- Breast Development in Boys
- Breast Engorgement
- Breast Enlargement
- Breast Implant Surgery for Breast Reconstruction
- Breast implants
- Breast Infection (Mastitis)
- Breast Lumps
- Breast Pain (Mastalgia)
- Breast Problems
- Breast Reconstruction Surgery after Mastectomy, Deciding about
- Breast Reconstruction, Breast Implants for
- Breast Reconstruction, Tissue Flap Surgery
- Breast Reduction
- Breast-Conserving Surgery (Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy) for Breast Cancer
- Breast-Feeding
- Breast-Feeding a Sick Baby
- Breast-Feeding After a C-Section
- Breast-Feeding After Breast Surgery
- Breast-Feeding and Your Milk Supply
- Breast-Feeding as Birth Control
- Breast-Feeding at Work
- Breast-Feeding During Pregnancy
- Breast-Feeding More Than One Child
- Breast-Feeding Positions
- Breast-Feeding With Inverted Nipples
- Breast-Feeding: Avoiding Toxic Substances
- Breast-Feeding: Baby's Poor Weight Gain
- Breast-Feeding: Choosing a Breast Pump
- Breast-Feeding: Exercise and Weight Loss
- Breast-Feeding: Hindmilk
- Breast-Feeding: Planning Ahead
- Breast-Feeding: Should I Breast-Feed My Baby?
- Breast-Feeding: Sore Nipples
- Breast-Feeding: Waking Your Baby
- Breast-Feeding: Weaning a Toddler
- Breast-Feeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop
- Breath Training for COPD (Chronic Bronchitis or Emphysema)
- Breath-Holding Spells
- Breath-Holding Spells: Helping Your Child Avoid Injury
- Breath-Holding Spells: Keeping a Record
- Breathing exercises for relaxation and for Stress Management
- Breathing Exercises: How to Use a Manual Incentive Spirometer
- Breathing Problems: Using a Dry Powder Inhaler
- Breathing Problems: Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler
- Breathing Smoke or Fumes
- Breathing Techniques for Childbirth
- Breech Position and Breech Birth
- Breech Position, External Cephalic Version for
- BRIC1
- BRIC2
- Briquet's Syndrome
- Brittle Bone Disease
- Broad Beta Disease
- Broad Thumbs and Great Toes, Characteristic Facies, and Mental Retardation
- Brocq pseudopelade
- Brocq-Duhring Disease
- Broken Blisters: Home Treatment
- Broken Collarbone (Clavicle)
- Broken Hip
- Broken Nose (Nasal Fracture)
- Broken Rib
- Broken Toe
- Broken Tooth or Dental Appliance: First Aid
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (Boop)
- Bronchitis, Acute
- Bronchitis: Should I Take Antibiotics?
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
- Bronze Diabetes
- Bronze Schilder Disease
- Brown OCA
- Brown Recluse Spider Bite
- Brown Sequard Syndrome
- Brown Syndrome
- BRRS
- Brucellemia
- Brucelliasis
- Brucellosis
- Brueghel Syndrome
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bruises and Blood Spots Under the Skin
- Brushing a Child's Teeth
- Brushing and Flossing a Child's Teeth
- Bruxism and TM Disorders
- BS
- BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
- BSS
- BSS
- BTD deficiency
- Bubble Boy Syndrome
- Buchanan's Syndrome
- Budd Chiari Syndrome
- Budd's Syndrome
- Buerger's Disease
- Building a Relationship With Your Doctor
- Building Resilience
- Building Self-Esteem
- Bulimia
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa, Cognitive-Behavoral Therapy for
- Bulimia: Misuse of Ipecac Syrup
- Bulimia: Overuse of Laxatives
- Bulldog Syndrome
- Bullectomy for COPD
- Bullous Congenital CIE
- Bullous Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma (of Brocq)
- Bullous Pemphigoid
- Bullying
- Bullying: Building a Child's Self-Esteem
- Bullying: How to Help Your Child Who Bullies
- Bullying: Signs a Child Is Bullied
- Bunion surgery
- Bunions
- Bunions: Should I Have Surgery?
- Bunyavirus Infection
- Burning Mouth Syndrome
- Burning Tongue Syndrome
- Burns
- Burns to the Eye
- Burping a Baby
- Bursitis
- Busse-Buschke Disease
- Butterbur Extract
- Butyrylcholinesterase
- BWS
- Bypass (Coronary Artery) Surgery, Should I have?
- Bypass Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease
