Conditions and Treatments

Head and neck cancer refers to a broad spectrum of malignant tumors that develop on or near your head. These can include cancers of the mouth, nose, and throat as well as tumors of the salivary glands and skull bones. If you or someone you love has recently been diagnosed with a cancer affecting the head or neck, you may not know exactly what this diagnosis means.

Headaches are one of the most common forms of pain. For some people a headache may be a minor irritation once or twice a year, while others can suffer disabling pain on an almost daily basis. 

Headaches vary greatly in what causes them, how often they occur, and how much pain they cause.

If you are experiencing hearing loss—loss of the ability to hear sounds—you’re not alone. This is a medical disorder that affects over 37 million adults in the United States.

While most babies can hear normally, an estimated 3 out of every 1000 babies are born with some degree of hearing loss. Without screening or testing, however, hearing loss may not be detected until a baby is several months or even years older.

A heart attack (also known as a myocardial infarction or MI) happens when the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a section of heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked and the heart can’t get oxygen. If blood flow isn’t restored quickly, the section of heart muscle begins to die.

Heart block occurs if the electrical signal is slowed or disrupted as it moves from the upper to the lower chambers of the heart.

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States.

Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure of CHF, is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. In some cases, the heart can't fill with enough blood. In other cases, the heart can't pump blood to the rest of the body with enough force. Some people have both problems. The term "heart failure" doesn't mean that your heart has stopped or is about to stop working. However, heart failure is a serious condition that requires medical care.

A heart murmur is an unusual whooshing or swishing sound heard between heartbeats. Heart murmurs may be harmless or abnormal, and may be caused by a number of factors or diseases. 

Birth defects, age-related changes, infections, or other conditions can cause one or more of your heart valves to not open fully or to let blood leak back into the heart chambers. This can make your heart work harder and affect its ability to pump blood.

Hemorrhoids are swollen and inflamed veins in or around the anus and lower rectum. They develop when too much pressure is placed on these veins. External hemorrhoids form under the skin around the anus. Internal hemorrhoids develop in the lining of the anus or rectum.