Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a heart condition involving the valve separating the left atrium and ventricle. Here’s a look at the symptoms and complications of mitral valve prolapse.

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a heart condition also referred to as Barlow’s syndrome, floppy valve syndrome, or click-murmur syndrome. Here’s a look at the potential symptoms, causes, complications, and treatment of MVP.

Although the exact cause has not been identified, current research has allowed experts to finally gain some insight into the way genetics and environment can combine to cause fibromyalgia.

Pancreatic cancer is one type of cancer that is still requiring a better solution to achieve a cure. Here’s a look at the chances of surviving pancreatic cancer if you or a loved one is diagnosed with the disease.

Varicose veins are veins that have grown large, twisted, and potentially even painful. Although they are generally not a problem beyond the feeling that they are unsightly, they can actually be painful.

Carpal tunnel syndrome, or median nerve compression, is a painful condition involving a pinched nerve to the wrist and hand. While there is no “quick fix,” there are a few steps you can take to help alleviate the discomfort and expedite recovery.

While good oral hygiene can help prevent gingivitis, poor oral hygiene isn’t necessarily all to blame for its development -- but it certainly plays its part.

Gingivitis is the initial stage of periodontal disease. The gums become red and inflamed, because of a buildup of plaque and tartar beneath the gumline. Luckily, at the gingivitis stage, periodontal disease is easily treatable.

While a coma is the inadvertent entering of a prolonged state of unconsciousness, a medically induced coma is the entering of that state intentionally and is usually reserved as a last resort treatment.

A medically induced coma means that rather than being in a coma because of an injury, the patient is put into a drug-induced coma to prevent further damage. Here’s a look at why a medically induced coma might be necessary.