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CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) Surgery

CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease

Cacchi-Ricci Disease

CAD (Coronary Artery Disease)

CAD (Coronary Artery Disease), Angioplasty for

CAD (Coronary Artery Disease), Atherectomy for

CAD (Coronary Artery Disease), Bypass Surgery for

Cal's Story: Learning to Exercise When You Have COPD

Calcaneal Valgus

Calcium for Osteoporosis

Calcium Gout, Familial

Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthropathy, Familial

Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition Disease

Callosal Agenesis and Ocular Abnormalities

Calluses and Corns

Calories Used Calculator

Campomelic Dwarfism

Campomelic Dysplasia

Campomelic Syndrome

Campomelic Syndrome, Long-Limb Type

Camptodactyly-Cleft Palate-Clubfoot

Camptodactyly-Limited Jaw Excursion

Camptomelic Dwarfism

Camptomelic Syndrome

Camptomelic Syndrome, Long-Limb Type

Campylobacteriosis

Camurati-Engelmann Disease

Canada-Cronkhite Disease

Canavan Disease

Canavan's Leukodystrophy

Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand Disease

Cancell/Cantron/Protocel (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Cancell/Cantron/Protocel (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI]

Cancer Genetics Overview (PDQ®): Genetics - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Cancer Genetics Risk Assessment and Counseling (PDQ®): Genetics - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Cancer of the Tongue

Cancer Pain, Radiation Therapy for

Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ®): Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Cancer Prevention Overview (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]

Cancer Screening Overview (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Cancer, Prostate

Cancer: Controlling cancer pain

Cancer: Controlling nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy

Cancer: Home Treatment for Constipation

Cancer: Home Treatment for Diarrhea

Cancer: Home Treatment for Fatigue

Cancer: Home Treatment for Sleep Problems

Cancers, Skin, General

Canefield Fever

Cantrell Pentalogy

Cantrell Syndrome

Cantrell-Haller-Ravich Syndrome

Car Seats for Children

Carbamyl Phosphate Synthetase Deficiency

Carbohydrate counting for children with diabetes

Carbohydrate counting for gestational diabetes

Carbohydrate counting when you don't use insulin for diabetes

Carbohydrate counting when you use insulin

Carbohydrate Intolerance of Glucose Galactose

Carbohydrate-Induced Hyperlipemia

Carbon dioxide laser surgery for abnormal cervical cell changes

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Hyperbaric Oxygen for

carcinoid apudoma

carcinoid cancer

carcinoid disease

Carcinoid Syndrome

Carcinoma of the Tongue

Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Carcinoma, Epirmoid Intradermal

Carcinoma, Renal Cell

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell

Cardiac Neurosis

Cardiac Pacemaker for Heart Failure, Deciding about

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardio-facial-cutaneous syndrome

Cardioauditory Syndrome

Cardioauditory Syndrome of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen

Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome

Cardiomegalia Glycogenica Diffusa

Cardiomyopathy Due to Desmin Defect

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic

Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive

Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (PDQ®): Supportive care - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]

Cardioskeletal Myopathy With Neutropenia and Abnormal Mitochondria

Cardioskeletal Myopathy, Barth Type

Cardioversion (Electrical) for Atrial Fibrillation

Cardioversion (Electrical) for Fast Heart Rate

Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation, Deciding About

Care at the End of Life

Care for an Indwelling Urinary Catheter

Care of an Insect Sting

Carnitine Deficiency Secondary to MCAD Deficiency

Carnitine Deficiency Syndrome

Carnitine Deficiency, Myopathic

Carnitine Deficiency, Primary

Carnitine Deficiency, Secondary

Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1A Deficiency

Carnosinase Deficiency

Carotid endarterectomy for TIA and stroke

Carotid Endarterectomy, Deciding About

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome prevention: Wrist care

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery, Deciding About

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Endoscopic Surgery for

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Open Surgery for

Carpal tunnel syndrome: Should I have surgery?

Carpenter Syndrome

Carpenter-Waziri Syndrome

Carrion's Disease

Cartilage (Bovine and Shark) (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Cartilage (Bovine and Shark) (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI]

Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia

Cast and Splint Care Tips

Castleman Tumor

Castleman's Disease

Cat Eye Syndrome

Cat Scratch Disease

Cat's Cry Syndrome

Cat-Scratch Adenitis

Cat-Scratch Fever

Cat-Scratch-Oculoglandular Syndrome

Cataract Dental Syndrome

Cataract surgery

Cataract Surgery, Deciding About

Cataract, X-Linked, with Hutchinsonian Teeth

Cataracts: Should I have surgery?

Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Catel Manzke Syndrome

Catel-Manzke Type Palatodigital Syndrome

Cateracts, Laser Posterior Capsulotomy for

Catheter ablation for a fast heart rate

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Catheter Ablation for Heart Rhythm Problem: Deciding About

Catheters for urinary incontinence in men

Caudal Dysplasia

Caudal Dysplasia Sequence

Caudal Regression Syndrome

Causalgia Syndrome (Major)

CAVE (cerebro-acro-visceral early lethality) complex

Cavernous Angioma

Cavernous hemangioma

Cavernous Malformation

Cayler Cardiofacial Syndrome

Cayler Syndrome

Cazenave's Vitiligo

CCHS with Hirschsprung disease, included

Celiac disease: Eating a gluten-free diet

Celsus' Vitiligo

Central Core Disease

Central Core Disease of Muscle

Central Diabetes Insipidus

Central Form, Neurofibromatosis

Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, Congenital

Central Motor Neuron Disease

Central venous catheter

Central Venous Catheters

Centronuclear Myopathy

Ceramide Trihexosidase Deficiency

Cerebellar Agenesis

Cerebellar Aplasia

Cerebellar Atrophy with Progressive Microcephaly, (CLAM)

Cerebellar Degeneration, Subacute

Cerebellar Hemiagenesis

Cerebellar Hypoplasia

Cerebellar Vermis Agenesis, Hypernea, Episodic-Eye Moves-Ataxia-Retardation

Cerebellar Vermis Aplasia

Cerebellarparenchymal Disorder IV

Cerebello-Oculocutaneous Telangiectasia

Cerebellomedullary Malformation Syndrome

cerebellooculorenal syndrome 1; CORS1

Cerebelloparenchymal Disorder IV Familial

Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor

Cerebral Arachnoiditis

Cerebral Cholesterinosis

Cerebral Gigantism

Cerebral Malformations, Vascular

Cerebral Palsy, Orthopedic Surgery for

Cerebriform Tongue

Cerebro Oculo Facio Skeletal Syndrome

Cerebrocostomandibular Syndrome

Cerebrofaciogenital Syndrome

Cerebromedullospinal Disconnection

Cerebromuscular Dystrophy, Fukuyama Type

Cerebroocular Dysgenesis

Cerebroocular Dysplasia-Muscular Dystrophy Syndrome

Cerebrooculofacioskeletal Syndrome

Cerebroretinal Arteriovenous Aneurysm

Cerebroside Lipidosis Syndrome

Cerebroside Sulfatase Deficiency

Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosus

Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)

Cerebrovascular Accident, Carotid Endarterectomy for

cerebrovascular ferrocalcinosis

Ceroid-Lipofuscinosis, Adult form

Cervical biopsy for abnormal cervical cell changes

Cervical Cancer

Cervical Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Cervical Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]

Cervical Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Cervical Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]

Cervical Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Cervical Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Cervical cerclage to prevent preterm delivery

Cervical Disc Herniation

Cervical Dystonia

Cervical Effacement and Dilatation

Cervical Polyps

Cervical Pregnancy

Cervical spinal fusion

Cervical Spinal Stenosis

Cervical Teratoma

Cervical Vertebral Fusion

Cervico-Oculo-Acoustic Syndrome

Cervicocephalic Injury (Whiplash)

Cesarean Section

CF

CF (Cystic Fibrosis)

CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

Chalasodermia, Generalized

Chalazodermia, Generalized

Chanarin Dorfman Disease

Chandler's Syndrome

Change in Heartbeat

Charcot Marie Tooth Disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (Variant)

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 4E

Charcot-Marie-Tooth-Roussy-Levy Disease

CHARGE Association

CHARGE Syndrome

Chediak Higashi Syndrome

Chediak-Steinbrinck-Higashi Syndrome

Chelation Therapy

Chemke Syndrome

Chemonucleolysis for herniated disc

Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer, Deciding About

Cheney syndrome

Cherry Red Spot and Myoclonus Syndrome

Cheryl's Story: Dealing With Depression

Chest percussion for cystic fibrosis to clear your child's lungs

Chiari Frommel Syndrome

Chiari I Syndrome

Chiari's Disease

Chiari-Budd Syndrome

Chickenpox (Varicella)

Chickenpox: Controlling the itch

Child Abuse and Neglect

Child Car Seats

Child's Healthy Weight Calculator

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia/Other Myeloid Malignancies Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia/Other Myeloid Malignancies Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood allergies: Giving an epinephrine shot to a child

Childhood asthma: Helping a child use a metered-dose inhaler and mask spacer

Childhood Astrocytomas (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment Overview (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment Overview (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Brain Stem Glioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Brain Stem Glioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Cerebellar Astrocytoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Cyclic Vomiting

Childhood Depression

Childhood Depression, Deciding About Medication for Treatment

Childhood dermatomyositis

Childhood Diabetes Type 2

Childhood diabetes, Carbohydrate counting for

Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes Care at School

Childhood diabetes, Giving insulin shots to a child with

Childhood Ependymoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Ependymoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Liver Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Liver Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Muscular Dystrophy

Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Obesity

Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Childhood Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Children's Health

Children's Healthy Eating

Children's Safety

Chinese Medicine

Choanal Atresia Repair

Choanal Atresia, Posterior

Choking Rescue Procedure (Heimlich Maneuver)

Cholestasis with Peripheral Pulmonary Stenosis

Cholestasis, Neonatal

Cholesterol (High), Therapeutic LIfestyle Changes (TLC) Diet for

cholesterol ester hydrolase deficiency

Cholesterol, High

Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease

Cholinesterase II Deficiency

Chondrocalcinosis, Familial Articular

Chondrodysplasia Punctata, X-linked Dominant Type

Chondrodystrophia Calcificans Congenita

Chondrodystrophic Myotonia

Chondrodystrophy, Epiphyseal

Chondrodystrophy, Hyperplastic Form

Chondroectodermal Dysplasia

Chondrogenesis Imperfecta

Chondroitin and Glucosamine

Chondropathia Tuberosa

Choosing a Health Care Agent

Choosing a Vitamin and Mineral Supplement

Choosing Child Care

Chorea, Sydenham's

Choreoacanthocytosis

Chorionic Villus Sampling, Deciding About

Chorioretinal Anomalies with ACC

Chorireninal Coloboma-Joubert Syndrome

Choroidal Sclerosis

Choroiditis, Serpiginous

Chotzen Syndrome

Chr infantile neurologic cutaneous articular syndrome

Christmas Tree Syndrome

Chromosomal Triplication

Chromosome 10, 10p- Partial

Chromosome 10, Distal Trisomy 10q

Chromosome 10, Monosomy 10p

Chromosome 10, Partial Deletion (short arm)

Chromosome 10, Partial Trisomy 10q24-qter

Chromosome 10, Trisomy 10q2

Chromosome 11, Partial Monosomy 11q

Chromosome 11, Partial Trisomy 11q

Chromosome 11, Partial Trisomy 11q13-qter

Chromosome 11, Partial Trisomy 11q21-qter

Chromosome 11, Partial Trisomy 11q23-qter

Chromosome 11p deletion syndrome

Chromosome 12, Isochromosome 12p syndrome

Chromosome 13, Partial Monosomy 13q

Chromosome 13, Trisomy 13 Complete

Chromosome 14 Ring

Chromosome 14, Trisomy Mosaic

Chromosome 15 Ring

Chromosome 15, Distal Trisomy 15q

Chromosome 15, Trisomy 15q2

chromosome 17, interstitial deletion 17p

Chromosome 18 Long Arm Deletion Syndrome

Chromosome 18 Ring

Chromosome 18, Monosomy 18p

Chromosome 18, Monosomy 18Q

Chromosome 18, Tetrasomy 18p

Chromosome 18, Trisomy 18 Complete

Chromosome 18q- Syndrome

Chromosome 21 Ring

Chromosome 22 Ring

Chromosome 22, Inverted Duplication (22pter-22q11)

Chromosome 22, Partial Tetrasomy (22pter-22q11)

Chromosome 22, Partial Trisomy (22pter-22q11)

Chromosome 22, Trisomy Mosaic

Chromosome 22q11 Deletion Syndrome

Chromosome 3, Deletion of Distal 3p

Chromosome 3, Distal 3p Monosomy

Chromosome 3, Distal 3q2 Duplication

Chromosome 3, Distal 3q2 Trisomy

Chromosome 3, Monosomy 3p

Chromosome 3, Trisomy 3q2

Chromosome 4 Long Arm Deletion

Chromosome 4 Ring

Chromosome 4, 4q Terminal Deletion Syndrome

Chromosome 4, Monosomy 4q

Chromosome 4, Monosomy Distal 4q

Chromosome 4, Partial Deletion 4p

Chromosome 4, Partial Monosomy 4p

Chromosome 4, Partial Monosomy 4q

Chromosome 4, Partial Trisomy 4p

Chromosome 4, Partial Trisomy 4q (4q2 and 4q3, included)

Chromosome 4, Partial Trisomy 4q (4q21-qter to 4q32-qter, included)

Chromosome 4, Partial Trisomy Distal 4q

Chromosome 4, Trisomy 4p

Chromosome 4q- Syndrome

Chromosome 5, Monosomy 5p

Chromosome 5, Trisomy 5p

Chromosome 5, Trisomy 5p, Complete (5p11-ter), Included

Chromosome 5, Trisomy 5p, Partial, Included

Chromosome 5p-Syndrome

Chromosome 6 Ring

Chromosome 6, Partial Trisomy 6q

Chromosome 6, Trisomy 6q2

Chromosome 7, 7p Deletion Syndrome, Partial

Chromosome 7, Partial Deletion of Short Arm

Chromosome 7, Partial Monosomy 7p

Chromosome 8, 8p Deletion Syndrome, Partial

Chromosome 8, Monosomy 8p

Chromosome 8, Partial Deletion of Short Arm

Chromosome 8, Partial Monosomy 8p

Chromosome 9 Ring

Chromosome 9, Complete Trisomy 9P

Chromosome 9, Partial Monosomy 9p

Chromosome 9, Partial Monosomy 9p22

Chromosome 9, Partial Monosomy 9p22-pter

Chromosome 9, Partial Trisomy 9P, Included

Chromosome 9, Tetrasomy 9p

Chromosome 9, Tetrasomy 9p Mosaicism

Chromosome 9, Trisomy 9p (Multiple Variants)

Chromosome 9, Trisomy 9pter-q11-13, Included

Chromosome 9, Trisomy 9pter-q22-32, Included

Chromosome 9, Trisomy Mosaic

Chromosome Triploidy Syndrome

Chromosome X, Monosomy X

Chronic Adhesive Arachnoiditis

Chronic Asthenia

Chronic Atrophic Polychondritis

Chronic Bronchitis

Chronic bronchitis (COPD): Avoiding weight loss

Chronic Bronchitis (COPD): Avoiding your triggers

Chronic Bronchitis (COPD): Clearing your lungs

Chronic Bronchitis (COPD): Keeping your diet healthy

Chronic Bronchitis (COPD): Learning to breathe easier

Chronic Bronchitis (COPD): Using exercise to feel better

Chronic Congenital Idiopathic Hyperphosphatasemia

Chronic Dysphagocytosis

Chronic Encephalitis and Epilepsy

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Chronic fatigue syndrome: Using cognitive-behavioral therapy

Chronic fatigue syndrome: Using graded exercise to get more energy

Chronic Female Pelvic Pain

Chronic Fibrous Pneumonia

Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Chronic Hepatitis B, Deciding About Antiviral Therapy

Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction

Chronic Idiopathic Myelofibrosis (CIMF)

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease, Hemodialysis for

Chronic Kidney Disease, Peritoneal Dialysis for

Chronic kidney disease: Changing your diet

Chronic Localized (Focal) Encephalitis

Chronic Lung Disease in Infants

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Chronic Male Pelvic Pain

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Chronic Non-Specific Ulcerative Colitis

Chronic Obliterative Cholangitis

Chronic pain, Spinal cord stimulation for

Chronic Pelvic Pain Surgery

Chronic Progressive Chorea

Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia and Myopathy

Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia with Ragged Red Fibers

Chronic relapsing polyneuropathy

Chronic thyroiditis

Chronic Vomiting in Childhood

Chudley-Lowry Syndrome

Churg Strauss Syndrome

Churg-Strauss Vasculitis

chylomicronemia, familial

Cicatricial alopecia

Cicatricial Pemphigoid

Ciguatera Fish Poisoning

Ciguatera Poisoning

Ciliary Dysentery

Circumcision, Deciding About

Circumcision: Should I keep my son's penis natural?

Cirrhosis, Primary Biliary

Cirrhosis, Primary Biliary

Cirrhosis: Eating a low-salt diet

CK

Clarkson's syndrome

Classic Galactosemia

Classical Maple Syrup Urine Disease

clavicular hypoplasia

Claw Toe, Phalangeal Head Resection for

Claw Toe: Should I have surgery?

Cleaning and Bandaging a Wound

Cleaning Your Young Son's Natural (Uncircumcised) Penis

Cleft Lip-Palate, Blepharophimosis, Lagophthalmos, and Hypertelorism

Cleft Lip/Palate with Abnormal Thumbs and Microcephaly

Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip

Cleidocranial Dysostosis

Cleidocranial Dysplasia

Clinical trials

Clival Chordoma

Clostridium difficile Colitis

Closure of the vagina (vaginal obliteration)

Clotting factor replacement for hemophilia

Clotting Factor Replacement Therapy for Hemophilia, Deciding About

Cluster Headaches

CN

Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (Black Lung Disease)

Coccidiodomycosis (Valley Fever)

Cochin Jewish Disorder

Cochlear Implants

Cockayne Syndrome

Cockayne Syndrome type II

COD-MD Syndrome

Coenzyme Q10 (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Coenzyme Q10 (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI]

Coffin Lowry Syndrome

Coffin Siris Syndrome

Coffin Syndrome

Cogan Reese Syndrome

Cognitive Disorders and Delirium (PDQ®): Supportive care - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Cognitive Disorders and Delirium (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for eating disorders

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain management

Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Using for chronic fatigue syndrome

Cold Agglutinin Disease

Cold Antibody Disease

Cold Temperature Exposure

Cold Temperature Exposure and Hypothermia

Cold Weather, Tips for Staying Active

Colds, Age 11 and Younger

Colds, Age 12 and Older

Colectomy for Colorectal Cancer

Colitis, Clostridium Difficile

Colitis, Collagenous

Colitis, Ulcerative

Collagen Injections for Wrinkles

Collagen Type VI-Related Disorders

Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)

Collarbone, Broken

Colloid Carcinoma

Coloboma, Heart, Atresia of the Choanae, Retardation of Growth and

Colon Cancer Genetic Testing

Colon Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Colon Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Colon cancer: Which screening test should I have?

Colonic obstruction

Colonoscopy, Virtual

Color Blindness

Colorado Tick Fever

Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Colorectal Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI]

Colorectal Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Colorectal Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]

Colorectal Cancer Screening, What Test to Use?

Colorectal Cancer, Bowel Resection for

Colorectal Cancer, Colostomy for

Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent

Colostomy for colorectal cancer

Columnar-Like Esophagus

Columnar-Lined Esophagus

Combined Cone-Rod Degeneration

Combined Immunodeficiency with Immunoglobulins

Combined Mesoectodermal Dysplasia

Comel-Netherton Syndrome

Common Atrioventricular Canal (CAVC) Defect

Common Variable Hypogammaglobulinemia

Common Variable Immunodeficiency

Communication in Cancer Care (PDQ®): Supportive care - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Communication in Cancer Care (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]

Complement Component 1 Inhibitor Deficiciency

Complement Component C1, Regulatory Component Deficiency

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI]

Complementary Medicine

Complementary medicine: Should I use complementary medicine?

Complete Trisomy 13 Syndrome

Complete Trisomy 18 Syndrome

Complex Carbohydrate Intolerance

Complex IV Deficiency

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Compression Stockings to Prevent Venous Skin Ulcers, Using

Compression wrap for a sprained ankle, Using a

Concentric Sclerosis

Cone biopsy (conization) for abnormal cervical cell changes

Cone-Rod Degeneration

Cone-Rod Degeneration, Progressive

Cone-Rod Dystrophy

Confusion, Memory Loss, and Altered Alertness

Congenital Absence of the Abdominal Muscles

Congenital Absence of the Rods and Cones

Congenital Absence of the Thymus and Parathyroids

Congenital Afibrinogenemia

Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon

Congenital Anemia and Triphalangeal Thumbs

Congenital Cervical Synostosis

Congenital Clasped Thumb with Mental Retardation

Congenital Constriction Rings

Congenital Defect of the Skull and Scalp

Congenital Dilatation of Intrahepatic Bile Duct

Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Type Ia

Congenital Dysmyelinating Neuropathy

Congenital Dysphagocytosis

Congenital Dysplastic Angiectasia

Congenital Facial Diplegia Syndrome

Congenital Familial Protracted Diarrhea

Congenital Fibrosis of the Extraocular Muscles

Congenital Generalized Phlebectasia

Congenital German Measles

Congenital Heart Defects

Congenital Hemidysplasia with Ichthyosis Erythroderma and Limb Defects

Congenital hereditary hematuria

Congenital Hip Dysplasia

Congenital Hydrocele

Congenital Hydrocephalus

Congenital Hypomyelinating Polyneuropathy

Congenital Hypomyelination

Congenital Hypomyelination (Onion Bulb), Polyneuropathy

Congenital Hypomyelination Neuropathy

Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia

Congenital hypothalamic hamartoblastoma syndrome

Congenital Lupus

Congenital Lupus Erythematosus

congenital mesodermal dysmorphodystrophy

Congenital Microvillus Atrophy

Congenital Multiple Arthrogryposis

Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

Congenital Muscular Dystrophy, Fukuyama Type

Congenital Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus

Congenital Neuropathy caused by Hypomyelination

Congenital Nonspherocytic Hemolytic Anemia

Congenital Oculofacial Paralysis

Congenital Oculomotor Apraxia

Congenital Pancytopenia

Congenital Porphyria

Congenital Pulmonary Emphysema

Congenital Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia

Congenital Retinal Blindness

Congenital Retinal Cyst

Congenital Retinitis Pigmentosa

Congenital Rod Disease

Congenital Rubella Syndrome

Congenital Scalp Defects with Distal Limb Reduction Anomalies

Congenital Short Bowel Syndrome

Congenital Sucrose Isomaltose Malabsorption

Congenital Telangiectatic Erythema

Congenital Tethered Cervical Spinal Cord Syndrome

Congenital Torticollis

Congenital tyrosinosis

Congenital ulcer of the newborn

Congenital Varicella Syndrome

Congenital Vascular Veils in the Retina

Congenital Ventricular Defects

Congenital virilizing adrenal hyperplasia

Congestive heart failure: Activity and exercise

Congestive heart failure: Avoiding medicines that make symptoms worse

Congestive heart failure: Avoiding triggers for sudden heart failure

Congestive heart failure: Checking your weight

Congestive Heart Failure: Eating Out on a Low Salt Diet

Congestive heart failure: Living with a pacemaker or ICD

Congestive heart failure: Taking medicines properly

Congestive heart failure: Watching your fluids

Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye)

Conjunctivitis, Ligneous

Conjunctivo-Urethro-Synovial Syndrome

Connective Tissue Disease

Connective Tissue Disorder, Marden-Walker Type

Conotruncal Anomaly Face Syndrome

Conradi Disease

Conradi Hunermann Syndrome

Constipation and Cancer: Home Treatment

Constipation, Age 11 and Younger

Constipation, Age 12 and Older

Constitutional Aplastic Anemia

Constitutional Delay in Growth and Adolescence

Constitutional Delay in Growth and Puberty

Constitutional Liver Dysfunction

Constitutional Short Stature

Constriction Band Syndrome

Contact Lens Care

Continent ileostomy for ulcerative colitis

Continuous Muscle Fiber Activity Syndrome

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea

Contraception (Birth Control)

Contractural Arachnodactyly, Congenital

Contractures of Feet, Muscle Atrophy, and Oculomotor Apraxia

Conversion Disorder

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Oxygen Treatment for

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Pulmonary Rehabilitation for

COPD: Avoiding weight loss

COPD: Avoiding your triggers

COPD: Clearing your lungs

COPD: Keeping your diet healthy

COPD: Learning to breathe easier

COPD: Using a dry powder inhaler

COPD: Using a metered-dose inhaler

COPD: Using exercise to feel better

Copper Transport Disease

Cor Triatriatum

Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum

Core stability (back muscles) exercises

Cornea Dystrophy

Corneal Clouding-Cutis Laxa-Mental Retardation

Corneal Dystrophies

Corneal ring implants for nearsightedness (myopia)

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome

Coronal Dentin Dysplasia

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery, Deciding about

Coronary artery bypass surgery for coronary artery disease

Coronary Artery Calcium Scan to Check for Heart Disease, Deciding about

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary Artery Disease in Women

Coronary Artery Disease, Angioplasty for

Coronary Artery Disease, Atherectomy for

Coronary Artery Disease, Bypass Surgery for

Coronary Artery Disease, Deciding About an Angiogram

Coronary Calcium Scan to Check for Heart Disease, Deciding about

Coronary Syndrome, Acute

Corpus Callosum, Agenesis

Corpus Callosum, Agenesis of and Chorioretinal Abnormality

Cort's Story: Coping With Insomnia

Cortical-Basal Ganglionic Degeneration

Cortico-Basal Ganglionic Degeneration (CBGD)

Corticobasal Degeneration

Corticosterone Methloxidase Deficiency Type I

Cosmetic Surgery and Procedures

Cosmetic Surgery, Botox Injections for

Cosmetic Surgery, Botulinum Toxin (Botox) Injections for

Cosmetic Surgery, Dermabrasion

Cosmetic Surgery, Electrolysis for Hair Removal

Cosmetic Surgery, Face Lift

Cosmetic Surgery, Filler Injections for Wrinkles

Cosmetic Surgery, Laser Skin Resurfacing

Cosmetic Surgery, Liposuction

Cosmetic Surgery, Nose Job

Cosmetic Surgery, Rhinoplasty (Nose Job)

Cosmetic Surgery, Rhytidectomy (Face Lift)

Cosmetic Surgery, Skin Resurfacing (Laser)

Cost of Smoking Calculator

Costello Syndrome

Costochondral Junction Syndrome

costovertebral segmentation anomalies

Costovertebral segmentation defect with mesomelia (formerly)

Coughs, Age 11 and Younger

Coughs, Age 12 and Older

Counseling for HIV infection

Counseling for PTSD

CP

CPEO with Myopathy

CPEO with Ragged-Red Fibers

CPR at End of Life, Deciding About

CPT 1A Deficiency

Crabs (Pubic Lice)

Cramps (menstrual), Dealing with

Cramps, Menstrual

Cranial Arteritis

Cranial Meningoencephalocele

Cranio-Oro-Digital Syndrome

Craniocarpotarsal dystrophy (dysplasia)

Craniodigital Syndrome of Scott

Craniodigital Syndrome-Mental Retardation, Scott Type

Craniofacial Dysostosis

Craniofacial Dysostosis-PD Arteriosus-Hypertrichosis-Hypoplasia of Labia

Craniofacial Syndrome

craniofacial-skeletal-dermatologic syndrome

Craniofrontonasal Dysostosis

Craniofrontonasal Dysplasia

Craniofrontonasal Syndrome

Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia

Cranioorodigital Syndrome

Craniostenosis, Crouzon Type

Craniosynostosis

Craniosynostosis with Radial Defects

Craniosynostosis, Choanal Atresia, Radial Humeral Synostosis

Craniosynostosis, Midfacial Hypoplasia, and Foot Abnormalities

Craniosynostosis, Primary

Craniosynostosis-Hypertrichosis-Facial and Other Anomalies

Craniosynostosis-Radial Aplasia Syndrome

Cranium Bifidum

Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

Cri du Chat Syndrome

Cribriform Carcinoma

Crigler Najjar Syndrome

Crohn's Disease

Crohn's Disease

Crohn's disease: Changing your diet

Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome

Cross-Eyes (Strabismus)

Cross-McKusick-Breen Syndrome

Crosti-Gianotti Syndrome

Croup: Managing a croup attack

Crouzon Craniofacial Dysostosis

Crouzon Syndrome

Crow-Fukase Syndrome

Crying, Age 3 and Younger

Cryoglobulinemia, Essential Mixed

Cryosurgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer

Cryotherapy (cryosurgery) for genital warts

Cryotherapy for abnormal cervical cell changes

Cryotherapy for warts

Cryptococcic Meningitis

Cryptococcosis Lung

Cryptococcosis Skin

Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis

Cryptorchidism-Dwarfism-Subnormal Mentality

CS

CSD (Chronic Spasmodic Dysphonia)

Csillag's Disease (Sclerosus)

Csillag's Disease, Planus Type

Cupulolithiasis

Curettage and electrosurgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer

Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome

Curvature of the Spine (Scoliosis)

Cushing's Syndrome

Cushing's Syndrome

Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Angiitis

Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma, Hereditary

Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas

Cutis Laxa-Growth Deficiency Syndrome

Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenita

CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident; Stroke)

Cyclic Hematopoiesis

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

Cyclist's Syndrome

Cystectomy for bladder cancer

Cystic Dilatation of Renal Collecting Tubes

Cystic Disease of the Renal Medulla

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening

Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplant for

Cystic fibrosis: Helping your child cough up mucus

Cystic Hygromas, Included

Cystic Lymphangioma

cystic mesenchymal hamartoma

Cystine Storage Disease

Cystine-Lysine-Arginine-Ornithinuria

Cystinuria with Dibasic Aminoaciduria

Cystocele (Bladder Prolapse) Repair

Cysts of the Renal Medulla, Congenital

Cysts, Arachnoid

Cysts, Functional Ovarian

Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency

Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease

Cytomegalovirus

Cytomegalovirus Infection

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