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Emergency health information: Keep your personal and family records within reach
Emergency preparedness includes making sure you can quickly access critical health information for you and your family.
Ebola transmission: Can Ebola spread through the air?
Ebola virus: A Mayo Clinic expert explains how the virus spreads
E. coli
Most strains of E. coli bacteria are harmless, but some can cause severe symptoms. Learn about symptoms and treatment of this common foodborne illness.
Drug allergy
Learn which drugs are more likely to cause an allergic reaction, what symptoms look like and what treatments can calm such a reaction.
Diabetes and depression: Coping with the two conditions
Diabetes and depression can occur together. Here's what you need to know.
Cushing syndrome
High levels of the hormone cortisol in your body cause this endocrine disorder. Learn about symptoms, causes and treatment.
Coronary artery spasm: Cause for concern?
This sudden, temporary squeezing of an artery reduces blood flow to the heart. Know the causes and treatment.
Cluster headache
These painful headaches cause severe pain on one side of the head and tend to occur in bouts called cluster periods.
Chickenpox
Learn more about preventing this once-common childhood illness. Also, find out how to recognize and manage it.
Cancer causes: Popular myths about the causes of cancer
Get the facts and find out why these popular myths about cancer causes are wrong.
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