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To prevent Zika infection during pregnancy, you need to protect yourself from mosquitoes and use protection during any sexual activity.

Treatment can often keep prostate cancer under control. Your care team will advise a treatment plan for you. Learn more about how this is done.

Your bridge depends on the health of supporting teeth and gums. Always clean your bridge and the rest of your mouth carefully. Read on for details.

If you've had a kidney stone, you may worry that you'll have another. Removing or passing your stone doesn't prevent future stones. But with your health care provider's help you can reduce your risk of forming new stones.

When an organ like the brain doesn’t get enough oxygen, the condition is called hypoxia. A complete lack of oxygen to an organ is referred to as anoxia. Learn about their causes, symptoms, and treatment.

Iron helps the blood cells carry oxygen. When you don't get enough iron, you may feel tired and lack energy. Anemia ("tired" blood) is a health problem that can occur when the body's iron levels are very low. Our bodies don't make iron, so we must get it from foods or supplements.

Vitamin E has more than one form. The natural ones are found in fats and oils. Synthetic versions also exist. The vitamin E compound that is most useful in the body is called alpha-tocopherol. This is also the most common form of vitamin E. It can occur naturally or be synthetic.

While you are pregnant, smoking affects your unborn child. It reduces oxygen and blood flow to your baby. This may cause bleeding problems that can put your pregnancy at risk, or even cause miscarriage or stillbirth.

Like any operation, small-incision cataract surgery needs preparation.