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Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 tips to reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease
Exercise, mental stimulation and diet may be helpful in reducing Alzheimer's disease risk.
Living wills and advance directives for medical decisions
Living wills and other advance directives describe your treatment preferences in end-of-life situations when you can't speak for yourself.
Latex allergy
This allergy is a reaction to proteins in natural rubber latex — found in medical gloves, balloons and more. Find out how to avoid many common triggers.
Incompetent cervix
Sometimes the cervix opens and thins early, putting a pregnancy at risk. Learn more about this hard-to-diagnose condition.
High-protein diets: Are they safe?
Considering a high-protein diet for weight loss? Understand the precautions first.
High cholesterol in children: How is it treated?
High cholesterol in children can lead to narrowed and hardened arteries, increasing the risk of heart disease later in life.
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of this blood vessel disease, also called IgA vasculitis, that causes a purplish rash on the lower legs.
Heart disease in women: Understand symptoms and risk factors
Heart disease and heart attack symptoms may be different in woman than in men. Know the warning signs and learn ways to protect your heart.
HPV infection: A cause of cancer in men?
Learn what types of cancer human papillomavirus can cause and how you can lower your risk.
Family planning: Get the facts about pregnancy spacing
Consider the risks of timing pregnancies too close together or too far apart.
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