Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health, parenting, and general health and ...

Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) is a heart rhythm problem that affects your heart's natural pacemaker. You may develop symptoms of SSS like dizziness, fainting, and fatigue. Treatment may include lifestyle ...

“There’s this old thought that somebody with Down syndrome won’t be able to get a job or live independently,” says Kishore Vellody, MD, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School ...

Mast cell activation syndrome is a condition that causes mast cells to release an inappropriate amount of chemicals into your body. This causes allergy symptoms and a wide range of other symptoms.

Down syndrome happens when a baby gets an extra copy of chromosome 21. More than 200,000 people in the United States live with Down syndrome. Typical health issues for people with Down syndrome ...

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) prostate care offers many treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). If other, more conservative treatment options are not enough to treat ...

Mosaic Down syndrome has some cells with three copies of chromosome 21, and some with two instead of all three. Only about 1% to 2% of people with Down syndrome have mosaic Down syndrome. The severity ...

The presentation of multiple sclerosis (MS) varies between individuals, and doctors can’t always diagnose the disease after one episode of MS-like symptoms. A single episode of neurological symptoms ...