Health Topics A to Z Index

• B-K Mole Syndrome
• Babesiosis
• Babinski-Froelich Syndrome
• Back and Neck Pain
• Back and Neck Pain, Learning About
• Back Injury Prevention, Lifting Properly
• Back Pain, IDET (Intradiscal Electrothermic Therapy) for
• Back Pain, Intradiscal Electrothermic Therapy (IDET) for
• Back Pain, Spinal Cord Stimulation for
• Back Problems and Injuries
• Back Surgery Decision Calculator
• Bacterial Arthritis
• Bacterial Meningococcal Meningitis
• Bacterial Vaginosis
• Bad or Changed Breath
• BADS
• Baillarger's Syndrome
• Baker's Cyst
• Balance exercises for vertigo
• Balantidiasis
• Balantidiosis
• Balantidosis
• Baldness Treatment, Deciding About
• Baldness, Hair Transplant for
• Baldness, 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
• Bardet Biedl Syndrome
• Barrett Esophagus
• Barrett Ulcer
• Barrier methods of birth control
• Barth Syndrome
• Bartholin Gland Cyst
• Bartonella Bacilliformis Infection
• Bartonelliasis
• Bartonellosis
• Bartter's Syndrome
• Basal Cell Carcinoma
• Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
• Basic Dental Care
• Basic Metabolic Panel
• Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome
• Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome
• Batten Disease
• Batten Turner Congenital Myopathy
• Batten Turner Syndrome
• BBB Syndrome
• BBBG Syndrome
• BCH
• BCIE
• BCKD Deficiency
• BD
• BDA
• BDLS
• BE
• Beals Syndrome
• Beals-Hecht Syndrome
• Bean Syndrome
• BEB
• Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome
• Beckwith-Syndrome
• Bed Sores
• Bed-Wetting
• Bed-Wetting, Deciding About a Doctor Visit
• Bed-Wetting, Deciding About Treatment
• Bedbugs
• Begnez-Cesar's Syndrome
• Behavioral methods for urinary incontinence
• Behavioral therapies for urinary incontinence in men
• Behcet's Disease
• Behcet's Syndrome
• Bejel
• Bell's Palsy
• Benign Chronic Familial Pemphigus
• Benign Essential Tremor
• Benign Familial Pemphigus
• 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), Deciding About Medication or Surgery
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), Deciding About Watchful Waiting or Medication
• 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 Symmetrical Lipomatosis
• Bereavement
• Berger's Disease
• Berman Syndrome
• Bernard Soulier Syndrome
• Bernard-Horner Syndrome
• Berylliosis
• Beryllium Granulomatosis
• Beryllium Pneumonosis
• Beryllium Poisoning
• Best macular dystrophy
• Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
• Beta-Alanine-Pyruvate Aminotransferase
• Beta-Glucuronidase Deficiency
• Beta-Sitosterol Plant Extract
• Better Care at Lower Costs
• Beuren Syndrome
• BFLS
• BH4 Deficiency
• BHD Syndrome
• Biedl-Bardet Syndrome
• Bifid Cranium
• Bilateral Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
• Bilateral Acoustic Neuroma
• Bilateral adrenalectomy
• Bilateral Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Bilateral Right-Sidedness Sequence
• Bilateral Temporal Lobe Disorder
• Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Bile duct cancer, extrahepatic: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Biliary Atresia, Extrahepatic
• Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary
• Biliopancreatic diversion
• Bilious Attacks
• Bilirubin Encephalopathy
• Bilirubin Glucuronosyltransferase Deficiency Type I
• Binder Syndrome
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Binge-Purge Disorder
• Binswanger's Disease
• Binswanger's Encephalopathy
• Biofeedback
• Biopsy for Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes
• Bioterrorism
• Biotinidase Deficiency
• Bipolar Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
• Bipolar Disorder, Managing a Manic Episode
• Bipolar Disorder, Managing a Manic Episode in a Child or Teen
• Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)
• Bird-Headed Dwarfism, Seckel Type
• Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome
• Birth Control
• Birth Control, Barrier Methods
• Birth Control, Intrauterine Device (IUD) for
• Birth Control, IUD (Intrauterine Device) for
• Birth Control, Vasectomy
• Birth Control, Which Method Should I Use?
• Birth Defects Testing
• Birthmarks
• Bisphosphonate Treatment for Osteoporosis, Deciding About
• Bitemporal Forceps Marks Syndrome
• Bites, Animal and Human
• Bites, Insect
• Bites, Snake and Lizard
• Biting
• Bjornstad Syndrome
• Black Death
• Black Hairy Tongue
• Black Lung Disease
• Black Plague
• Black Tongue
• Black Widow Spider Bite
• Bladder Cancer
• Bladder Cancer, Bladder Removal (Cystectomy) for
• Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy for
• Bladder Cancer, Radiation Therapy for
• Bladder Cancer, Transurethral Resuction for
• Bladder cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Bladder cancer: Screening - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Bladder cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Bladder cancer: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• 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
• Blennorrheal Idiopathic Arthritis
• Blepharitis (Eyelid Problems)
• Blepharophimosis, Epicanthus Inversus, and Ptosis
• Blepharophimosis, Ptosis, Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome
• Blepharospasm
• Blepharospasm, Benign Essential
• Blisters
• Bloch-Siemens Incontinentia Pigmenti Melanoblastosis Cutis Linearis
• Bloch-Siemens-Sulzberger Syndrome
• Bloch-Sulzberger Syndrome
• Blocked Eustachian Tubes
• Blocked Tear Duct Probing; Deciding About
• Blocked Tear Ducts
• Blood and Body Fluid Precautions
• Blood Banking Before Surgery, Deciding About
• 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 Sugar Monitoring at Home
• Blood Sugar Monitoring for Children with Diabetes
• Blood Sugar Monitoring when You Have Gestational Diabetes
• Blood Transfusion
• Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine Fetal, for Rh Disease
• Blood transfusions for sickle cell disease
• Bloom Syndrome
• Bloom-Torre-Mackacek Syndrome
• Blue Diaper Syndrome
• Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome
• BMD
• BMG
• Body (Spica) Cast, Caring for
• Body Fluid Precautions
• Body Piercing Problems
• Bodywork and Manual Therapy
• BOFS
• Boils
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Bone marrow transplant for sickle cell disease
• Bone Spur
• Bone Tumor-Epidermoid Cyst-Polyposis
• Bonnevie-Ulrich Syndrome
• BOR Syndrome
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• BORJ
• Borjeson Syndrome
• Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann Syndrome
• Bosley-Salih-Alorainy Syndrome (BSAS)
• Bottle-Feeding
• Botulinum toxin (Botox)
• Botulism
• Bourneville Pringle Syndrome
• Bovine Smallpox
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• Bowel Obstruction
• Bowel resection for colorectal cancer
• Bowen Hutterite Syndrome
• Bowen Syndrome
• Bowen's Disease
• Bowen-Conradi Hutterite Syndrome
• Bowen-Conradi Syndrome
• Bowenoid Papulosis
• BP
• BPES
• BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)
• BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), Deciding About Medication or Surgery
• BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), Deciding About Watchful Waiting or Medication
• 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
• 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
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Attack
• Brain cancer, cerebellar astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, cerebellar astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, cerebral astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, cerebral astrocytoma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, childhood (general information): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, childhood (general information): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, medulloblastoma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, medulloblastoma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, primary central nervous system lymphoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, primary central nervous system lymphoma: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal and pineal tumors, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal and pineal tumors, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, visual pathway glioma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain cancer, visual pathway glioma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain stem glioma, childhood: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain stem glioma, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain tumor-polyposis syndrome
• Brain tumors, adult: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Brain tumors, adult: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• 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
• Brazilian Pemphigus Foliaceus
• Brazilian Trypanosomiasis
• Breakbone Fever
• Breast and Ovarian Cancer (BRCA) Genetic Test
• Breast Cancer
• Breast cancer and pregnancy: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Breast cancer and pregnancy: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Breast Cancer Gene Test, Deciding About
• Breast cancer, in men: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Breast cancer, in men: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Breast Cancer, Lumpectomy for
• Breast Cancer, Mastectomy for
• Breast Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent
• Breast Cancer, Partial Mastectomy for
• Breast Cancer, What Should I do if I am at High Risk?
• Breast cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Breast cancer: Prevention - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Breast cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Breast cancer: Screening - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• Breast cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
• Breast cancer: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
• 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-Conserving Surgery or a Mastectomy to Treat Early-Stage Breast Cancer, Deciding About
• Breast-feed, How to
• Breast-Feeding
• Breast-Feeding my Baby, Deciding About
• Breath training for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Breath-Holding Spells
• Breech Birth, Vaginal Delivery
• Breech Position and Breech Birth
• Breech Position, External Cephalic Version for
• Breech Position, Vaginal Delivery in
• Briquet's Syndrome
• Brittle Bone Disease
• Broad Beta Disease
• Broad Thumbs and Great Toes, Characteristic Facies, and Mental Retardation
• Brocq-Duhring Disease
• Broken Collarbone (Clavicle)
• Broken Hip
• Broken Nose (Nasal Fracture)
• Broken Rib
• Broken Toe
• Bronchiolitis
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (Boop)
• Bronchitis, Acute
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
• Bronze Schilder Disease
• 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 and Flossing a Child's Teeth
• BS
• BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
• BSS
• BSS
• Bubble Boy Syndrome
• Bubonic Plague
• Buchanan's Syndrome
• Budd Chiari Syndrome
• Budd's Syndrome
• Buerger's Disease
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Bulimia Nervosa, Cognitive-Behavoral Therapy for
• Bulldog Syndrome
• Bullosa Hereditaria
• Bullous Congenital CIE
• Bullous Pemphigoid
• Bullying
• Bunion surgery
• Bunion Surgery, Deciding About
• Bunions
• Bunyavirus Infection
• Burning Mouth Syndrome
• Burning Tongue Syndrome
• Burns
• Burns to the Eye
• Bursitis
• Busse-Buschke Disease
• Butyrylcholinesterase
• BWS
• Bypass Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease
• Bypass Surgery for Heart Attack and Unstable Angina