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Featured Article: Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a severe developmental disorder caused by exposure to alcohol before birth. See more »
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Celiac disease
Celiac disease is a disorder characterized by an intolerance to certain proteins, commonly referred to as gluten, found in grains such as wheat, barley, and rye.
See more »Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a severe developmental disorder caused by exposure to alcohol before birth.
See more »Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia, fy broh my AL jee uh, is a condition in which people experience long-lasting, severe pain in muscles and other soft tissues throughout their bodies.
See more »Fistula
Fistula, FIHS chu luh, is a deep, sometimes twisting, passage that develops abnormally in the body.
See more »Fragile X syndrome
Fragile X syndrome, often called FXS, is the most common inherited form of mental retardation.
See more »Gulf War syndrome
Gulf War syndrome is a puzzling pattern of symptoms reported by some veterans of the Persian Gulf War of 1991.
See more »Incontinence
Incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine or feces (solid waste matter) from the body.
See more »Infertility
Infertility, ihn fur TIHL uh tee, in human beings, is the inability of a man and a woman to produce children together.
See more »Inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease is the general term for two disorders that cause irritation, swelling, bleeding, and open sores in the digestive system.
See more »Macular degeneration
Macular degeneration, MAK yuh luhr dih jehn uh RAY shuhn, often called MD, is a serious disorder of the eye that can result in vision loss.
See more »Metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is a term to describe a set of symptoms that often occur together and are related to the development of heart disease.
See more »Scleroderma
Scleroderma, sklihr uh DUR muh, is a rare disease that causes stiffening and thickening of body tissues, particularly the skin.
See more »Shaken baby syndrome
Shaken baby syndrome is a pattern of severe injuries that can occur when an adult or older child violently shakes an infant.
See more »Sunstroke
Sunstroke is the common name for conditions that result from overheating the body.
See more »Toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome, SIHN drohm, or TSS, is a rare disease that most frequently occurs in young women who are having a menstrual period.
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