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- Multiple Sclerosis (National Library of Medicine)Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. It damages the myelin sheath, the ... and your body, leading to the symptoms of MS. They can include Visual disturbances Muscle weakness Trouble ...
- Vitamin D (National Library of Medicine)Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium, which your bones need to grow. A lack of vitamin D can lead to bone diseases such as osteoporosis or rickets. Vitamin ...
- African-American Health (National Library of Medicine)Every racial or ethnic group has specific health concerns. Differences in the health of groups can result from Genetics Environmental factors Access to care ...
- Dietary Sodium (National Library of Medicine)Table salt is made up of the elements sodium and chlorine - the technical name for salt is sodium chloride. Your body needs some sodium to work properly. It ...
- Fatigue (National Library of Medicine)You're tired, weak, exhausted, weary, worn out. You have a lack of energy and as a result you feel distressed. You're not functioning as well as you should. ...
- Hepatitis B (National Library of Medicine)Hepatitis B is one type of hepatitis - a liver disease- caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B spreads by contact with an infected person's blood, semen ...
- Marijuana (National Library of Medicine)Marijuana is a dry, shredded mix of flowers, stems, seeds and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. People usually smoke it as a cigarette or in a pipe. It ...
- Memory (National Library of Medicine)Your mind works a lot like a computer. Your brain puts information it judges to be important into "files." When you remember something, you pull up a file. ...
- Neuromuscular Disorders (National Library of Medicine)... Examples of neuromuscular disorders include Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Multiple sclerosis Myasthenia gravis Spinal muscular atrophy Many neuromuscular diseases ...
- Obesity in Children (National Library of Medicine)Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. Both terms mean that a person's weight is greater ...