When you are facing cancer treatment, you may have questions about how cancer care may harm your ability to have children. Learn how you can take steps to protect your reproductive health.

Foodborne botulism is a rare illness caused by bacteria. The bacteria can get into your body through food you eat. It then makes a toxin that causes muscles in your body to not work (paralysis).

Don’t keep medicines around your home that you no longer use. Instead get rid of them safely.

When healthcare providers are trying to diagnose a nerve problem, they find it useful to think of what nerve or part of the spinal cord may be involved in the problem. If your leg doesn't work as it should, for instance, your healthcare provider may look at the nerve or nerves that send nerve information from your leg. On the other hand, the healthcare provider might decide your leg problem is linked to a certain part of your spinal cord. When that's the case, the area affected may involve a dermatome--a spinal nerve tied to that area of your leg.

You need to be an active member of your recovery team and work closely with all the other team members. Let's take a look at who might be on your recovery team.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to your brain that changes the way your brain works. A TBI can be mild, moderate, or severe. Here are tips to prevent a TBI.

Having a traumatic brain injury and getting better after a TBI are life-changing and stressful events. Some people develop a group of symptoms called adjustment disorder after a trauma like a TBI.

Dealing with anxiety is a common symptom of a traumatic brain injury. But when fear and worry become so strong that they get in the way of your ability to live your life, you could have an anxiety disorder. Read on to learn more.

One of the changes that can happen after a traumatic brain injury is depression. Read on to learn about symptoms and treatment.

Most TBI symptoms do and will improve with time. And even though some symptoms may last for years or even a lifetime, you can find ways to cope. Here's what you need to know.