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  • Allergens: Dust and Dust Mites
    Dust mites are microscopic organisms that can live throughout homes and businesses. Read on to learn more.
  • Arthritis Diagnosis
    Diagnosing arthritis and other rheumatic diseases is often difficult, as many symptoms are similar among the different diseases.
  • Bipolar Disorder
    Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder. People with bipolar disorder switch between periods of mania and periods of depression. There is no cure, but medicine and therapy can help manage symptoms.
  • Bridges
    Detailed information on caring for dental bridges.
  • Cat Scratch Disease
    Cat scratches and bites can cause cat scratch disease, a bacterial infection carried in cat saliva. The bacteria are passed from a cat to a human after the cat licks its paws then scratches human skin.
  • Contact Dermatitis
    Contact dermatitis is a reaction that happens after your skin comes in contact with certain substances. Skin irritants cause most reactions. Others are caused by allergens, which set off an allergic response.
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
    Detailed information on deep vein thrombosis and thrombophlebitis, including causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and full-color anatomical illustrations.
  • Dehydration
    Dehydration means that you don’t have enough water in your body. Learn more about this condition, including causes, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
  • Delivery
    During childbirth, delivery is the moment when the baby and the placenta leave your body. Delivery can be done either vaginally or by C-section.
  • Dengue Fever
    Dengue (pronounced DEN-gee) fever is a viral disease. It is transmitted by mosquitoes mainly in tropical and subtropical areas of the world.
  • Dental Health
    Detailed information on dental health for children
  • Dental Implants
    Detailed information on dental implants, including types and possible risks.
  • Dental Procedures
    Detailed information on the most common dental procedures, including braces, bleaching, bridges, dentures, dental implants, fillings, root canal, sealants, and wisdom teeth extraction
  • Dental Sealants
    Read on for detailed information on dental sealants, and why they are so effective.
  • Dentures
    Detailed information on the most common types of dentures.
  • Depression
    Depression is a whole-body illness. It involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It is not a sign of weakness or a condition that can be willed or wished away. When you have depression, you can't "pull yourself together" and get better. Treatment is often needed and can be crucial to recovery.
  • Dermabrasion and Dermaplaning
    Dermabrasion involves a surgeon using a high speed rotating brush to remove the top layer of skin. This is done to remove fine wrinkles or minimize scars.
  • Dermatitis
    Detailed information on dermatitis, including the different types of dermatitis such as atopic dermatitis (eczema), contact dermatitis, dermatitis herpetiformis, generalized exfoliative dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, localized scratch dermatitis, numm
  • Dermatitis Conditions
    A detailed look at other common types of dermatitis, with description, symptoms, and treatment.
  • Dermatitis Herpetiformis
    Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is an intensely itchy skin disease. It causes clusters of small blisters and bumps.
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