Diabetes insipidus Diabetes insipidus is a hormonal condition that interferes with the water balance in the body. This condition occurs when the hormone anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) does not act strongly...
Diabetes mellitus (type 2) is a condition in which the body’s cells do not respond well to the hormone insulin. Insulin is produced by the pancreas to make sugar in...
...Healthline. “What’s the Relationship Between Teething and Diaper Rash?” Accessed July 14, 2017. ↩ **What is Diaper Rash?** Diaper rash is a common skin irritation that affects babies and toddlers....
Diverticular disease (also diverticulosis) is a condition in which the bowel (large intestine) forms small pouches (diverticula) that bulge outward through the bowel wall. This typically develops due to increased...
Colostomy bag A colostomy bag, also called a stoma bag or ostomy bag is a small, waterproof pouch used to collect waste from the body. During a surgical procedure known...
Cryptorchidism is also known as undescended testicles (UDT) or undescended testes. It is usually medically defined as a condition in which a testis is not in the scrotum and doesn’t...
Cushing’s syndrome is a condition caused by an excess of a steroid hormone called cortisol. This can be caused by taking too much of a medicine that contains cortisol (steroids)...
Early disseminated Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is caused by an infection with the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. This bacteria is spread through tick bites. People who work outside...
A neurosurgeon is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system, including congenital anomalies, trauma, tumors, vascular conditions, infections...
Endometrial polyps Endometrial polyps, also called uterine polyps, are growths in the interior of the uterus or womb, formed of an overgrowth of the cells (endometrium) that line this cavity....