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The Health and Illness channel will help you learn about diseases, medical treatments and overall wellness including natural medicine and physical fitness. From head to toe, the health and illness channel has the information you need.

Diseases & Conditions

Know how to prevent, treat and control the symptoms of various diseases and medical conditions. We explain what's happening in your body when disease strikes, and what you can do to feel better faster. See more »

Medical Treatment

The Medical Treatment channel covers first aid to major surgeries and procedures plus the tests and medications that diagnose and prevent medical conditions. Also covered is information about the healthcare system that is in place to help you receive the care you need. See more »

Wellness

There are many approaches and countless factors that make up a persons overall wellness. The Wellness Channel has extensive coverage on the different types of natural medicine such as home remedies and traditional Chinese medicine and includes information on hygiene, physical fitness and sleep. See more »

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How Emergency Rooms Work

Movies and TV shows depict emergency rooms as insanely intense places. But do you want to know what an emergency department in a hospital is really like? Learn all about what goes on in a real-life ER.

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How Sleepwalking Works

Sleepwalking is an intriguing phenomenon. How can a person be unconscious but still coordinate his or her limbs? And how do we know when we're really awake?