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Machado Disease

Machado-Joseph Disease

Macrocephaly, Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenita Syndrome

Macrocephaly, multiple lipomas, and hemangiomata

Macrocephaly, pseudopapilledema, and multiple hemangiomata

Macroglobulinemia

Macroglossia-Omphalocele-Visceromegaly Syndrome

Macrothrombocytopenia with Leukocyte Inclusions

macrothrombocytopenia, familial Bernard-Soulier type

Macular Degeneration

Macular Degeneration, Age-Related

Macular Degeneration, Age-Related, Laser Photocoagulation for

Macular Degeneration, Age-Related, Photocoagulation (Laser) for

Macular Degeneration, Age-Related, Photodynamic Therapy for

macular degeneration, polymorphic vitelline

Macular degeneration: Coping with reduced vision

Mad Cow Disease

Madelung's Disease

Maffucci Syndrome

Maggie's Story: Making Changes for her Health

Magnetic Field Therapy

Major Aphthous Ulcer

Major Canker Sore

Major Ulcerative Stomatitis

Making the Most of Your Appointment

Making Wise Health Decisions

Mal de Debarquement

Malabsorption Syndrome

Malabsorption-Ectodermal Dysplasia-Nasal Alar Hypoplasia

Malayi Tropical Eosinphilia

Male Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Male Breast Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Male Breast Development

Male Genital Problems and Injuries

Male Turner Syndrome

Malignant Appendiceal Tumor

Malignant Atrophic Papulosis

malignant carcinoid syndrome

Malignant Hyperphenylalaninemia

Malignant Hyperthermia

Malignant Large Bowel Cystadenocarcinoma

Malignant Large Bowel Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Malignant Large Bowel Tumor

Malignant Lymph Angiitis and Granulomatosis

Malignant Melanoma, Dysplastic Nevus Type

Malignant Mesothelioma

Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Mallet Toe, Phalangeal Head Resection for

Mallet Toe: Should I have surgery?

Mallory Weiss Syndrome

Malocclusion and Orthodontics

Mammary Paget's Disease

Managing Job Stress

Mandibular Ameloblastoma

Mandibulofacial Dysostosis

Manic Depression in Children and Teens

Manic Depression, Bipolar

Manic episode prevention for your child with bipolar disorder

Manic episode prevention with bipolar disorder

Manic-Depressive Disorder

Mannosidase, Alpha B, Lysosomal

Mannosidosis, Alpha B, Lysosomal

Mansonella perstans

Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Manual Therapy and Bodywork

Maple Syrup Urine Disease

Marchiafava-Micheli Syndrome

Marcus Gunn (Jaw-Winking) Syndrome

Marcus Gunn Phenomenon

Marcus Gunn Ptosis (with jaw-winking)

Marden Walker Syndrome

Marfan Syndrome

Marie-Sainton Disease

Marine Stings and Scrapes

Marinesco Sjogren Syndrome

Marinesco-Garland Syndrome

Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome-Hypergonadotrophic Hypogonadism

Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome-Myopathy

Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome-Neuropathy

Marinesco-Sjogren-Garland Syndrome

Marker X Syndrome

Maroteaux Lamy Syndrome

Marshall Smith Syndrome

Marshall Syndrome

Martha's Story: A Voice for Recovery

Martin-Albright Syndrome

Martin-Bell Syndrome

Martorell Syndrome

Mask spacer and metered-dose inhaler, Helping a child with asthma use a

Massage Therapy

Massive Gorham Osteolysis

Massive Myoclonia

Massive Osteolysis

Mastalgia (Breast Pain)

Mastectomy for Breast Cancer

Mastectomy or Breast-Conserving Surgery to Treat Early -Stage Breast Cancer, Deciding About

Mastectomy, Deciding About Breast Reconstruction

Mastitis While Breast-Feeding

Mastocytosis, Infantile

Maternal Serum Triple or Quadruple Test, Deciding About

Maxillary Ameloblastoma

Maxillofacial Dysostosis

Maxillonasal Dysplasia

Maxillonasal Dysplasia, Binder Type

Maxillopalpebral Synkinesis

May Hegglin Anomaly

Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation

MCAD Deficiency

McArdle Disease

McCune Albright Syndrome

McKusick Type Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia

ME

Measles (Rubeola)

Mechanical devices for urinary incontinence in women

Mechanical Ventilation at End of Life, Deciding About

Meckel Syndrome

Meckel-Gruber Syndrome

Medical Decision Making

Medical Errors Prevention

Medical Partnership

Medical Power of Attorney

Medical Records at Home

Medical Specialists

Medical Test Preparation for Children and Teens

Medication Allergies

Medication and Grapefruit Juice

Medication Cost Reduction

Medication Side Effects and Interactions, Dealing With

Medications, Prescription

Medications, Taking Wisely: Quick Tips

Medicine side effects for depression, Dealing with

Medicines During Pregnancy

Meditation for Stress Management

Mediterranean Fever, Familial

Mediterranean Fever, Nonfamilial

Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease/Nephronophthisis

Medullary Sponge Kidney

Medullary Stenosis, Congenital

Medulloblastoma

Megalencephaly with Hyaline Inclusion

Megalencephaly with Hyaline Panneuropathy

Megalencephaly-Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenita Syndrome

Megalocornea Mental Retardation Syndrome

Meier-Gorlin Syndrome

Melanodermic Leukodystrophy

Melanoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Melanoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Melanoma, Excision of

Melanoma, Lymphadenectomy (Lymph Node Removal) for

Melanoma, Malignant

Melanoma, Radiation Therapy for

Melanoma, Surgical Excision of

Melitensis Septicemia

Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome

Melkersson Syndrome

Melnick Needles Syndrome

Melnick-Fraser Syndrome

Melnick-Needles Osteodysplasty

Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Type II

Mendes Da Costa Syndrome

Menetrier Disease

Menicus Repair Surgery, Deciding About

Meniere Disease

Ménière's Disease

Ménière's disease: Eating a low-salt diet

Meningeal Capillary Angiomatosis

Meningeal Fibroblastoma

Meningitis, Bacterial

Meningitis, Meningococcal

Meningitis, Tuberculous

Meningococcal Disease

Meningococcal Meningitis

Meningococcemia

Meningococcemia-Meningitis

Meniscectomy for a meniscus tear

Meniscus repair

Meniscus Tear, Deciding about Arthroscopy for Diagnosis

Meniscus Tear, Deciding about MRI

Meniscus Tear, Meniscectomy for

Meniscus Tear, Meniscus Repair for

Meniscus tear: Rehabilitation exercises

Meniscus tear: Should I have a diagnostic test (MRI or arthroscopy)?

Meniscus tear: Should I have surgery?

Menopausal Bleeding, D&C (Dilation and Curettage) for

Menopausal Bleeding, Dilation and Curettage (D&C) for

Menopause and Perimenopause

Menopause: Managing hot flashes

Menopause: Should I use hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?

Menstrual Cramps

Menstrual Cycle

Menstrual cycle: Dealing with cramps

Menstrual Pain Relief

Menstrual Periods, Missed or Irregular

Mental Health Problems and Mind-Body Wellness

Mental Health Problems and Stigma

mental retardation

Mental Retardation with Hypoplastic 5th Fingernails and Toenails

Mental Retardation with Osteocartilaginous Abnormalities

Mental Retardation, Aphasia, Shuffling Gait, Adducted Thumbs (MASA)

Mental Retardation, X-Linked, Associated With Mar Xq28

Mental Retardation-Deafness-Skeletal Abnormalit.-Coarse Face with Full Lips

Mental Retradation, X-linked with Growth Delay, Deafness, Microgenitalism

Mercury in Fish

Merkel Cell Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Merkel Cell Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Mermaid Syndrome

Merten-Singleton Syndrome

Mesangial IGA Nephropathy

Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma

mesenchymal cystic hamartoma

Mesenteric Panniculitis

Mesenteritis, Retractile

Mesiodens-Cataract Syndrome

mesodermal dysmorphodystrophy, congenital

Mesoectodermal Dysplasia

Mesomelic Dwarfism-Madelung Deformity

Metabolic Panel, Basic

Metabolic Panel, Comprehensive

Metabolic Syndrome

Metachromatic Form of Diffuse Cerebral

Metachromatic Leukoencephalopathy

Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia, Schmid Type

Metastatic Breast Cancer

Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Metatarsus Varus

Metatropic Dwarfism

Metatropic Dwarfism Syndrome

Metatropic dwarfism, type II

Metatropic Dysplasia

Metatropic Dysplasia I

Metatropic dysplasia, type II

Metered-dose inhaler and mask spacer, Helping a child with asthma use a

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Methylmalonic Aciduria

Meulengracht's Disease

Meyenburg-Altherr-Uehlinger Syndrome

MG

Michail-Matsoukas-Theodorou-Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome

Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia

Microcephalic Primordial Dwarfism

Microcephaly-Hiatal Hernia-Nephrosis, Galloway Type

Microcephaly-Hiatal Hernia-Nephrotic Syndrome

Microphthalmia or Anophthalmos with Associated Anomalies (obsolete)

Micropolygyria With Muscular Dystrophy

Microscopic Colitis, Collagenous Type

Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein Deficiency

Microtia, Absent Patellae, Micrognathia Syndrome

Microvillus Inclusion Disease

Middle Ear Infection

Middle interhemispheric fusion

Midline granulomatosis

Migrain Headache Prevention, Should I take Medication?

Migraine Headaches

Migraines: Identifying and avoiding triggers

Mikulicz Syndrome

Mikulicz-Radecki Syndrome

Mikulicz-Sjogren Syndrome

Military Sexual Trauma

Milk Intolerance

Milk Thistle (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Milk Thistle (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI]

Miller Syndrome

Mind-Body Wellness

minimal pigment oculocutaneous albinism

Mirror-Image Dextrocardia

Miscarriage: Should I have treatment to complete a miscarriage?

Missed or Irregular Periods

Mistletoe Extracts (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Mistletoe Extracts (PDQ®): Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI]

Mitchell Disease

Mitochondrial Cytopathy, Kearn-Sayre Type

Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic Acidosis, Stroke-Like Episod

Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy

Mitral Valve Prolapse

Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome

Mitral Valve Prolapse, Valve Repair or Replacement for

Mitral Valve Regurgitation

Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Valve Repair or Replacement for

Mitral Valve Stenosis

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)

Mixed Hepatic Porphyria

ML Disorder III

ML Disorder, Type II

Mobius Syndrome

Moderate Diets for Weight Loss

Moebius Sequence

Moebius Syndrome

Moersch-Woltmann Syndrome

Mohs micrographic surgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer

Molar Pregnancy

Molluscum Contagiosum

Mono (Infectious Mononucleosis)

monomodal visual amnesia

Mononeuritis Multiplex

Mononeuritis, Peripheral

Mononeuropathym Peripheral

Monosaccharide Malabsorption

Monosomy 11q, Partial

Monosomy 13q, Partial

Monosomy 18p Syndrome

Monosomy 18q Syndrome

Monosomy 9p, Partial

Moravcsik-Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome

Morbus Gorham-Stout Disease

Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome

Morgagni-Turner-Albright Syndrome

Morning after pill (contraception)

Morning Sickness, Managing

Morquio Disease

Morquio Syndrome

Morton's Neuroma

Mosaic Tetrasomy 9p

Moschowitz Disease

Motion Sickness

Motoneuron Disease

Motoneurone Disease

Motor Neuron Disease

Motor Neuron Syndrome

Motor Neurone Disease

Mountain Sickness, Acute

Mountain Tick Fever

Mouth (Oral) Cancer

Mouth and Dental Injuries

Mouth Problems, Noninjury

Mouth, Inability To Open Completely, And Short Finger-Flexor Tendons

Mowat-Wilson Syndrome

Moya-moya Disease

Moyamoya Syndrome

MPS Disorder II

MPS disorder III

MPS Disorder VI

MPS Disorder, type VII

MS (Multiple Sclerosis)

Mucha Habermann Disease

Mucinous Cyst Adenocarcinoma

Mucinous Cystadenoma

Muckle-Wells Syndrome

Mucolipidosis I

Mucolipidosis II

Mucolipidosis III

Mucolipidosis IV

mucopolysaccharide storage disease type III

Mucopolysaccharidoses

Mucopolysaccharidosis IV

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type III

mucopolysaccharidosis type VII

Mucopolysaccharidosis VI

Mucopolysaccharidosis VII

Mucosulfatidosis

Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid

Mulibrey Nanism

Mullerian Aplasia

Mullerian Duct and Renal Agenesis with Upper Limb and Rib Anomalies

Mullerian Duct Aplasia

Mullerian Duct Aplasia-Renal Aplasia-Cervicothoracic Somite Dysplasia

Mullerian Duct Failure

Mullerian Duct-Renal-Cervicothoracic-Upper Limb Defects

Mullerian-Renal-Cervicothoracic Somite Abnormalities

Multi-infarct Dementia, Binswanger's Type

Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction, Deciding About

Multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy

Multiple Acyl-Co-A Dehydrogenation Deficiency

Multiple Angiomas and Endochondromas

Multiple carboxylase deficiency, due to biotinidase deficiency

Multiple Cartilaginous Enchondroses

Multiple Cartilaginous Exostoses

Multiple congenital contractures

Multiple Enchondromatosis

Multiple Endocrine Adenomatosis

Multiple Endocrine Deficiency Syndrome, Type II

Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia

Multiple Exostoses

Multiple Exostoses Syndrome

Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Neoplasms Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Neoplasms Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Multiple Osteochondromatosis

Multiple Peripheral Neuritis

Multiple Polyposis of the Colon

Multiple pregnancy: Should I consider a multifetal pregnancy reduction?

Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More

multiple pterygium syndrome

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Multiple Sclerosis, Deciding About Disease-Modifying Therapy

Multiple sclerosis: Rehabilitation programs

Multiple sclerosis: Should I start taking medicines for MS?

Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency

Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency (DOC 13)

Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency Syndrome

Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis

Multiple System Atrophy

Multisynostotic Osteodysgenesis with Long Bone Fractures

Mulvihill Smith Syndrome

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

MURCS Association

Murk Jansen Type Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia

Muscle Carnitine Deficiency

Muscle Core Disease

Muscle Phosphofructokinase Deficiency

Muscle-liver-brain Nanism

Muscular Central Core Disease

Muscular Dystrophies, Limb Girdle

Muscular Dystrophy Fukuyama Type

Muscular Dystrophy, Becker

Muscular Dystrophy, Classic X-linked Recessive

Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital Progressive with Mental Retardation

Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital With Central Nervous System Involvement

Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Fukuyama Type

Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne

Muscular Dystrophy, Emery Dreifuss

Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral

Muscular Dystrophy, Landouzy Dejerine

muscular dystrophy, oculogastrointestinal

Muscular Dystrophy, Oculopharyngeal

Muscular Rigidity - Progressive Spasm

Musculoaponeurotic fibromatosis

Mutism, Elective (obsolete)

Mutism, Selective

Myasthenia Gravis

Myasthenia Gravis Pseudoparalytica

Myasthenic Syndrome of Lambert-Eaton

Mycosis Fungoides

Mycosis Fungoides and the Sézary Syndrome Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Mycosis Fungoides and the Sézary Syndrome Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI]

Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Diseases Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI]

Myelofibrosis and Myeloid Metaplasia

Myelofibrosis with Myeloid Metaplasia

Myeloma, Multiple

Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)

Myoclonic Encephalopathy, Kinsbourne Type

Myoclonic Epilepsy

Myoclonic Progressive Familial Epilepsy

Myoclonus Epilepsy

Myoclonus Epilepsy Associated with Ragged Red Fibers

Myoclonus, General

Myoencephalopathy Ragged-Red Fiber Disease

Myofascial Pain Syndrome

myoneurogastrointestinal encephalopathy syndrome

Myopathy of Congenital Fiber Type Disproportion

Myopathy with Sarcoplasmic Bodies and Intermediate Filaments

Myopathy, Central Core

Myopathy, Central Fibrillar

Myopathy, Congenital, Batten Turner Type

Myopathy, Congenital, With Fiber-Type Disproportion

Myopathy, Desmin Storage

Myopathy, Mitochondrial-Encephalopathy-Lactic Acidosis-Stroke

Myopathy, Myotubular

Myopathy, Scapuloperoneal

Myopathy-Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome

Myophosphorylase Deficiency

Myopia (Nearsightedness)

Myopia, Corneal Ring Implants for

Myositis Ossificans Progressiva

Myositis, Inclusion Body

myotonia atrophica

Myotonia Congenita

Myotonia Congenita Intermittens

Myotonic Myopathy, Dwarfism, Chondrodystrophy, Ocular and Facial Anomalies

Myotubular Myopathy

Myotubular Myopathy Type 1 (MTM1)

Myotubular Myopathy, X-linked

Myproic Acid, Fetal Effects From

Myriachit (Observed in Siberia)

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