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Disease & Conditions
Head lice are tiny parasites that live on a person's scalp, neck and behind the ears.
Type 2 diabetes can be especially deadly for women. Of the nearly 16 million Americans with diabetes, more than half are female.
Illnesses such as the flu and colds are caused by viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. They’re usually spread from person to person when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
Medication to control high blood pressure only works if you take it.
Here are some common obstacles that you may have encountered and tips for getting beyond them.
If you think that you can’t begin a strength-training program because you have heart disease, think again.
Studies show that long-term stress can damage brain cells, leading to depression. Depression is one of the most dangerous effects of stress in older people.
Strokes occur when something interferes with the normal flow of blood to the central nervous system. Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease and cancer.
A stroke can cause problems with speech, vision, memory, balance or coordination. It can leave part of the body weakened or paralyzed, among other physical problems.
Although their symptoms and effects can be similar, strokes and heart attacks are two different medical problems.
Here are suggestions that can help you to enjoy the summer months while protecting your feet.
Even if you already have atherosclerosis or have had a heart attack, there’s a lot you can do to prevent future heart problems.
A medicated nasal decongestant spray may offer fast relief when your nose is congested and running. It can reduce swelling and clear mucus from your nasal passages quickly.
If they’re not treated, flares can eventually lead to lack of mobility and debilitating pain.
Lyme disease is a tick-borne bacterial infection that most often targets the skin, joints, brain, and heart, although any part of the body can be affected.
At first glance, visiting the pain-reliever section of your drugstore might just give you a headache -- if you don't already have one. After all, there are more than 150 products on the market to choose from.
Athlete's foot usually develops between your toes and on the bottoms of your feet.
Many young people take prescription drugs because they believe they are safer than street drugs, but they can be just as dangerous if taken improperly.
Cluster headaches -- called "cluster" because of their pattern of striking in groups or clusters -- hit at the same time of day for a period of weeks or months, then vanish as suddenly and as mysteriously as they appeared.
If you have COPD, it may be difficult to tell whether you also have heart failure (HF). This is because the two diseases have similar symptoms and common risk factors.
Fibroid tumors may sound like a serious condition, but for many women who have them, they're just a fact of life.
Most stomachaches are nothing more than indigestion or gas. But stomach pain also could be appendicitis, gallstones, or a tubal pregnancy.
When people consider the cost of smoking, they usually focus on the cost of the cigarettes alone. But that's only the first step.
If you have high blood pressure, you need to know, so you can control it. If you don't, you increase your risk for serious illness.
Doctors often consider chronically low blood pressure too low only if it drops suddenly or causes noticeable symptoms.
Anxiety and stress are the most common causes of insomnia. But sleeplessness can also be caused by a variety of medical conditions, medications and environmental factors.
People with more visceral fat or an apple-shaped body—two factors associated with the metabolic syndrome—are more likely to have depression.
Pelvic pain, disabling cramps, extreme fatigue, painful sex, or infertility—all can warn of endometriosis.
The experts say most of us can have whiter teeth. What's more, many of us can do it ourselves with an over-the-counter (OTC) tooth-whitening product.
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