General Information About Adrenocortical Carcinoma KEY POINTS Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the outer layer of the adrenal gland. Having certain genetic conditions increases the risk of adrenocortical carcinoma....

What Are the Symptoms of a Heart Attack? Not all heart attacks begin with the sudden, crushing chest pain that often is shown on TV or in the movies. In one study, for example, one-third of the patients who had heart attacks had no chest pain. These patients were more...

Who Is at Risk for a Heart Attack? Certain risk factors make it more likely that you'll develop coronary heart disease (CHD) and have a heart attack. You can control many of these risk factors.   Risk Factors You Can Control The major risk factors for a heart...

Heart CT scans may help emergency room personnel more quickly assess patients with chest pain. Adding computed tomography (CT) scans to standard screening procedures may help emergency room staff more rapidly determine which patients complaining of chest pain are...

Bronchitis Prevention Bronchitis can be acute or chronic. Acute bronchitis is often referred to as a “chest cold” and may present after the flu or some other upper respiratory illness. In 85-90% of acute bronchitis the cause is viral, therefore the use of prophylactic...