Skull base tumors are abnormal growths at the base of the skull that can be benign or cancerous and cause symptoms such as headaches, dizziness and nosebleeds. Treatment may include surgery, radiation or careful monitoring.
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Pseudomembranous colitis
This inflammatory colon condition is usually caused by the bacterium Clostridioides difficile. The use of high-dose antibiotics may let these germs grow unchecked.
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Iron deficiency anemia
Iron deficiency anemia — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this blood disorder.
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Post-polio syndrome
This syndrome causes a number of potentially serious symptoms that appear decades after the polio virus.
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Valley fever
Learn about symptoms and treatment for valley fever — an infection caused by fungi found in the soil of America's desert regions.
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Exercise headaches
Learn about the causes and treatments of this puzzling disorder.
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Patellofemoral pain syndrome
This pain at the front of the knee is more common in people who run and who play sports that involve running and jumping.
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Bone spurs
Joint damage due to osteoarthritis is the most common cause of these bony growths.
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
This progressive nervous system disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, destroys nerve cells.
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Pericarditis
Inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart can cause sharp chest pain and other symptoms. Know how pericarditis is diagnosed and treated.
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Pediatric brain tumors
Pediatric brain tumors include medulloblastoma, glioma, embryonal tumor, germ cell brain tumor, spinal cord tumor, craniopharyngioma and pineoblastoma.
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Neuromyelitis optica
Understand more about this condition that affects the spinal cord and eye nerves and is sometimes mistaken for multiple sclerosis.