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Common Illnesses

Acne:
American Academy of Dermatology
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases

Ankle sprains:
American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons
Family Doctor

Asthma:
American Lung Association

Back pain:
Family Doctor
The Physician & Sports Medicine

Bacterial vaginosis:
Family Doctor
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Breast examination:
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

Common cold:
Mayo Clinic
Health Matters

Constipation:
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)

Cough:
http://www.chestnet.org/patients/guides/cough/p8.php
Eczema:
Family Doctor

Fever:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fever/DS00077/UPDATEAPP=0

Gastroenteritis:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/gastro/faq.htm  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000252.htm

Headache:
http://www.headaches.org/consumer/educationalmodules/completeguide/differenttypes.html http://www.headaches.org/consumer/educationmoduleindex.html

Insomnia:
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/insomnia.htm

Irritable bowel:
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ibs_ez/index.htm
http://familydoctor.org/112.xml

Knee pain (PF syndrome):
http://www.aafp.org/afp/991101ap/991101b.html

Menstrual irregularity:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001219.htm

Mononucleosis:
http://familydoctor.org/handouts/077.html

Sinusitis:
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/sinusitis.htm
http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/sinus/sinusitis.cfm

Sore throat:
http://www.hendrickhealth.org/healthy/001278.htm

Urinary tract infection:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/urinary-tract-infection/DS00286/UPDATEAPP=0
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/uti.htm

Vaginitis:
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/WOMENSHEALTH/vaginitis.htm
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdvag.htm

Yeast infection:
http://familydoctor.org/handouts/206.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001511.htm

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