Safe use of medicines for the older adult
Salmonellosis
Salpingitis
Salt/sodium
    in diet
    low-sodium diet for hypertension
    low-sodium diet for hypertension, brief version *
Sarcoma, Kaposi's, associated with AIDS
Scalp hair in newborn *
Scans--see Imaging
Scar tissue in abdomen
School excuse
Screening tests, newborn
Seasonal allergies (hay fever)
Secondary hypertension
Seizures
Seizures, brief version *
Sensate focus exercises
Sensual massage
Sex during pregnancy
Sexual abstinence
Sexual arousal in older men and women
Sexual assault
Sexual intercourse--see Intercourse, sexual
Sexuality
    changes in arousal from aging
    communication
    effect of diabetes
    erectile dysfunction (impotence)
    guidelines for sexual activity after a heart attack
    pain with sexual relations in older women
    physical and hormonal changes
        in older men
        in older women (hormone replacement therapy)
        in older women (hormone replacement therapy), brief version *
    problems of midlife sexuality
    psychological and social problems of midlife sexuality
    touching to renew
Sexually transmitted disease (STD)
    chlamydial infection *
    during pregnancy (see also TORCH syndrome)
    genital herpes (herpes progenitalis) *
    genital warts *
    gonorrhea (clap) *
    hepatitis B *
    HIV infection, AIDS *
    human papillomavirus infection
    pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) *
    salpingitis
    syphilis *
    trichomoniasis *
    urethritis
    vaginitis *
Shingles (herpes zoster)
Shock, anaphylactic *
Shoulder dystocia
Sibling rivalry with newborn *
Sigmoidoscopy
Sinus headache
Sinuses, illustration
Sinusitis
Skin cancer
    diagnosis and treatment
    melanoma
Skin care, newborn (normal)
Skin care, newborn (normal), brief version *
Skin problems and procedures
    acne
    acne, brief version *
    alopecia (baldness)
    athlete's foot
        diagnosis and treatment
        illustration
    cancer (overview)
    cold sores and fever blisters
    crab lice
    cryosurgery
    eczema
    hives
    illustration of cross section of skin
    melanoma
    moles
    poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac
        diagnosis and treatment
        illustration
    shingles
    suture and wound care
    systemic lupus erythematosus
Sleep
    infant, prevention of sleep problems *
    trouble sleeping (insomnia)
    trouble sleeping during pregnancy
Small bowel obstruction
Smoking
    during pregnancy *
    hazards of *
    passive (involuntary), effect on children
    ways to quit
Social Security number for children
Soft contact lenses
Sore nipples during breast-feeding
Sore throat
    diagnosis and treatment
    strep
    viral
Spasms
    coronary
    muscle
Spastic colon
Spastic colon, brief version *
Spermicides (jellies, foam, suppositories, cream) *
Spitting up by infants
Spitting up by infants, brief version *
Spontaneous abortion (miscarriage) *
Sprain, ankle
    diagnosis and treatment
    illustration
Squamous cell carcinoma (skin cancer)
Stasis ulcers (in chronic venous insufficiency)
Status epilepticus
Status epilepticus, brief version *
Stein-Leventhal syndrome
Stenosis, mitral valve
Sterilization
    in men (vasectomy) *
    in women
        laparoscopy for tubal ligation
        overview *
        postpartum tubal ligation
Stitches, care of
Stomach and intestinal problems and procedures
    (see also Food Poisoning)
    (see also Imaging)
    adhesion
    appendicitis
    colorectal cancer
        diagnosis and treatment
        metastatic
    colorectal cancer screening
    colostomy
    constipation *
    Crohn's disease
    diarrhea, acute (see also Diarrhea)
    diverticulitis
    diverticulosis
        diagnosis and treatment *
        diet *
        illustration
    duodenal ulcer
    duodenal ulcer, brief version *
    gastric ulcer
    gastric ulcer, brief version *
    gastroenteritis, viral *
    giardiasis
    heartburn
    heartburn during pregnancy
    hemorrhoids
    hemorrhoids, brief version *
    illustration of digestive system
    irritable bowel syndrome
    irritable bowel syndrome, brief version *
    laparoscopy, diagnostic, for chronic abdominal pain
    large bowel obstruction
    sigmoidoscopy
    small bowel obstruction
    traveler's diarrhea
    ulcerative colitis
Stomach flu *
Strep infection (group B streptococcus) during pregnancy
Strep throat
Stress incontinence
    diagnosis and treatment
    Kegel exercises
    Kegel exercises, brief version *
    Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz procedure
    Raz procedure
Stress management
    deep (diaphragmatic) breathing
    exercise
    general guidelines
    general guidelines, brief version *
    healthy diet
    healthy diet, brief version *
    mental imaging
    progressive muscle relaxation
    psychotherapy
Stroke
    diagnosis and treatment
    diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
    illustration of types
Student's elbow (olecranon bursitis)
Stye
Subconjunctival hemorrhage in newborn *
Substance abuse
    (see also Alcohol)
    alcohol dependence *
    cocaine dependence
    depressants, abuse and overdose of
    during pregnancy *
    during pregnancy, brief version *
    narcotic dependence
Sucking callus in newborn *
Suffocation deaths, prevention of *
Suicide
Superficial vein thrombosis
Surgery, preop and postop instructions, general *
Sutures, care of
Swelling of breasts, eyelids, or labia in newborn *
Symptomatic abacteriuria
Symptoms of illness in newborn *
Symptoms of severe illness in infant *
Symptothermal method of birth control *
Syncope
Syphilis
    diagnosis and treatment *
    during pregnancy
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Tachycardia
Teeth in newborn *
Teeth, care of
Tendonitis, wrist extensor (lateral epicondylitis/tennis elbow)
    diagnosis and treatment
    illustration
Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
    diagnosis and treatment
    illustration
Tension headache
Testicle, undescended in newborn *
Testosterone, decrease in older men
Thalassemia
Therapeutic hysteroscopy--see Hysteroscopy, therapeutic
Therapeutic laparoscopy--see Laparoscopy, therapeutic
Therapist, mental health
    psychotherapy
    questions to ask when choosing a therapist
    sources of referrals
    types of
Throat problems
    laryngitis *
    pharyngitis (sore throat)
    strep throat
    viral sore throat
Thrombophlebitis
Thrombotic stroke
Thyroid gland
    Graves' disease
    hyperthyroidism
    hyperthyroidism, brief version *
    hypothyroidism and myxedema
    hypothyroidism, brief version *
    illustration
    newborn screening test for hypothyroidism
    scan
Thyroid scan
Tibial torsion in newborn *
Tick bite, cause of Lyme disease
Tight hips in newborn *
Tinea pedis (athlete's foot)
    diagnosis and treatment
    illustration
Tipped uterus
Tobacco
    effect of smoke on children
    hazards of use *
    use during pregnancy *
    ways to quit smoking
TORCH syndrome
    caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV)
    caused by German measles
    caused by herpes simplex virus
    caused by syphilis
    caused by toxoplasmosis
    caused by varicella-zoster virus
Touching in renewing sexuality
Toxemia of pregnancy
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
Toxoplasmosis during pregnancy
Toys
    for infants
    safety checklist for infants
Tranquilizers, abuse and overdose of
Transurethral bladder biopsy
Traveler's diarrhea
Tremor, in Parkinson's disease
Trichomoniasis *
Triglycerides
Triplets, pregnancy with
Tubal ligation
    overview *
    postpartum
    with laparoscopy
Tubal pregnancy
    illustration
    text
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tumor--see Cancer
Twins, pregnancy with
Type 1 diabetes mellitus *
Type 2 diabetes mellitus *
Typhoid fever

Ulcer
    duodenal
    duodenal, brief version *
    gastric
    gastric, brief version *
Ulcerative colitis
Ultrasound scanning
Ultrasound scanning in pregnancy
Ultrasound scanning in pregnancy, brief version *
Umbilical cord, fetus or newborn
    bleeding *
    delayed separation *
    oozing *
    prolapsed
Undescended testicle in newborn *
Universal precautions against infectious diseases
Upper gastrointestinal barium study (upper GI)
Upper respiratory infection
Urethral syndrome
Urethritis
Urge incontinence
Urinary incontinence (see also Stress incontinence)
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
    asymptomatic bacteriuria
    clean-catch urine specimen *
    cystitis
    cystitis, brief version *
    diagnosis and treatment
    pyelonephritis
    urethritis
Urinary tract, illustration
Urine specimen, clean-catch *
Urticaria (hives)
Uterine cancer (see also Uterine problems and procedures)
Uterine fibroids
    diagnosis and treatment
    illustration
    removal
        hysteroscopy
        laparoscopy
Uterine polyps
    diagnostic hysteroscopy
    hysteroscopy for removal
Uterine problems and procedures
    (see also Cervical problems and procedures)
    (see also Hysteroscopy)
    (see also Menstruation)
    (see also Pregnancy)
    cancer
        cervical *
        endometrial
    dilation and curettage (D&C)
        diagnostic
        therapeutic
    endometrial biopsy
    endometriosis
    fibroids (see also Uterine fibroids)
    hysterectomy, abdominal
    hysterectomy, vaginal
        for fallen uterus
        for tumors or bleeding
        laparoscopy assisted
    hysterosalpingography
    pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) *
    polyps
        diagnostic hysteroscopy
        hysteroscopy for removal
    prolapsed uterus
    septum, hysteroscopy for removal
    tipped (retroverted) uterus
Uterine prolapse
    diagnosis and treatment
    vaginal hysterectomy for
Uterine retroversion
Uterine septum, hysteroscopy for removal

Vaccinations, childhood *
Vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC)
Vaginal breech delivery
Vaginal diaphragm
    illustration of insertion
    text *
Vaginal discharge in newborn *
Vaginal hysterectomy
    for fallen uterus
    for tumors or bleeding
    laparoscopy assisted
Vaginitis
    atrophic
    diagnosis and treatment *
Vaginosis, bacterial *
Variant angina
Varicella-zoster virus infection during pregnancy
Varicose veins
Vascular headache
Vascular headache, brief version *
Vasectomy *
Vasomotor rhinitis
Vein inflammation (thrombophlebitis)
Veins, illustration of circulatory system
Venereal warts *
Venous insufficiency, chronic
Version, external cephalic
    illustration
    text
Vertigo
Viagra, treatment for erectile dysfunction (impotence)
Violence, domestic
    help for abuse during pregnancy
    help for the battered woman
Viral conjunctivitis *
Viral gastroenteritis *
Viral pneumonia
Viral sore throat
Vision impairment--see Contact lenses; Eye problems and procedures
Vitamins and minerals
    during pregnancy
    during pregnancy, brief version *
    in healthy diet
    in healthy diet, brief version *
Vulvovaginitis *

Walker, baby
Water in diet
Water in diet, brief version *
Weight
    (see also Obesity)
    how to lose weight
    loss, to control hypertension
    loss, to control hypertension, brief version *
Weight gain of newborn *
Western blot test for AIDS
Whiteheads (acne)
Whiteheads (acne), brief version *
Withdrawal from alcohol
Withdrawal method of birth control *
Work excuse
Working during pregnancy
Working mother *
Wound and suture care
Wrist extensor tendonitis
    diagnosis and treatment
    illustration

X-rays (see also Imaging)
X-rays during pregnancy

Yeast infection *