- 21. Type 2 diabetes
- (Type 2 diabetes)
- ... Untreated, type 2 diabetes can be life-threatening. There's no cure for type 2 diabetes, but you can manage — or even prevent — the condition. Start by eating well, exercising and maintaining a healthy ...
- 22. Type 1 diabetes in children
- (Type 1 diabetes in children)
- ... monitoring, insulin, healthy eating and regular exercise — even for kids. And as your child grows and changes, so will his or her diabetes treatment plan. Over the years, your child may need different ...
- 23. Type 1 diabetes
- (Type 1 diabetes)
- ... blood sugar and deliver insulin. Treatment for type 1 diabetes is a lifelong commitment to: Taking insulin Exercising regularly and maintaining a healthy weight Eating healthy foods Monitoring ...
- 24. Spinal tumor
- (Spinal tumor )
- ... Newer techniques and instruments allow neurosurgeons to reach tumors that were once considered inaccessible. The high-powered microscopes used in microsurgery make it easier to distinguish tumor from healthy ...
- 25. Difficulty swallowing
- (Difficulty swallowing)
- ... from eating and drinking adequately, your doctor may recommend: Special liquid diets. This may help you maintain a healthy weight and avoid dehydration. Feeding tube. In severe cases of ...
- 26. Complicated grief
- (Complicated grief )
- ... appointment, reach out to your friends or family. Talking about your feelings and asking for help is essential to healthy grieving. Complicated grief isn't a clear-cut disorder. It's not clear on ...
- 27. Toxoplasmosis
- (Toxoplasmosis)
- ... serious complications. If you're generally healthy, you probably won't need any treatment for toxoplasmosis. If you're pregnant or have lowered immunity, certain medications can help reduce the infection's ...
- 28. Toxic hepatitis
- (Toxic hepatitis)
- ... to do its job. Eventually cirrhosis leads to liver failure. The only treatment for chronic liver failure is to replace your liver with a healthy one from a donor. Make an appointment with your family ...
- 29. Preeclampsia
- (Preeclampsia)
- ... day serve as an effective screening tool for preeclampsia. Most women with preeclampsia deliver healthy babies. The more severe your preeclampsia and the earlier it occurs in your pregnancy, however, ...
- 30. Tooth abscess
- (Tooth abscess )
- ... taking proper care of your teeth, eating a healthy diet and getting regular dental checkups. Signs and symptoms of a tooth abscess include: Severe, persistent, throbbing toothache Sensitivity ...
- 31. Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- (Transient ischemic attack (TIA))
- ... in a healthy lifestyle are regular medical checkups. Also: Don't smoke. Stopping smoking reduces your risk of a TIA or a stroke. Limit cholesterol and fat. Cutting back on cholesterol and ...
- 32. Hashimoto's disease
- (Hashimoto's disease)
- ... women with untreated hypothyroidism due to Hashimoto's disease may have a higher risk of birth defects than do babies born to healthy mothers. Doctors have long known that these children are more prone ...
- 33. Thyroid cancer
- (Thyroid cancer)
- ... Radioactive iodine treatment is often used after thyroidectomy to destroy any remaining healthy thyroid tissue, as well as microscopic areas of thyroid cancer that weren't removed during surgery. Radioactive ...
- 34. Thrombocytopenia
- (Thrombocytopenia)
- ... system mistakenly identifies platelets as a threat and forms antibodies that attack them. Autoimmune diseases. Other diseases in which your body's immune system attacks healthy tissue may cause ...
- 35. Testicular cancer
- (Testicular cancer)
- ... signs and symptoms last longer than two weeks. It's not clear what causes testicular cancer in most cases. Doctors know that testicular cancer occurs when healthy cells in a testicle become altered. ...
- 36. Teen depression
- (Teen depression)
- ... of depression so that he or she can better understand it. He or she will also learn how to identify and make changes in unhealthy behaviors or thoughts, explore relationships and experiences, find better ...
- 37. Rickets
- (Rickets)
- ... who have rickets often have softer skull bones and may experience a delay in the closure of the soft spots (fontanels). Legs. While even healthy toddlers are a little bowlegged, an exaggerated bowing ...
- 38. Retinoblastoma
- (Retinoblastoma)
- ... occurs when nerve cells in the retina develop genetic mutations that cause the cells to continue growing and multiplying when healthy cells would die. This accumulating mass of cells forms a tumor. Retinoblastoma ...
- 39. Chronic kidney failure
- (Chronic kidney failure)
- ... eating less protein. Your doctor may also ask you to meet with a dietitian who can suggest ways to lower your protein intake while still eating a healthy diet. Treatment for end-stage kidney disease ...
- 40. Kidney cancer
- (Kidney cancer)
- ... a border of healthy tissue and the adjacent lymph nodes. The adrenal gland also may be removed. Nephrectomy can be an open operation, meaning the surgeon makes one large incision to access your kidney. ...
