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Lack of sleep: Can it make you sick?
Lack of sleep can affect your immune system. Here's what you need to know.
High blood pressure dangers: Hypertension's effects on your body
If blood pressure stays high, it can cause other health conditions. Find out more about these complications.
Don't let your tots burn
When you head outside for family fun this summer, be sure to protect small children from burns. Keep sunblock handy and protect against other burn hazards: 1. Keep little ones away from grills, fire pits and campfires. 2. Don't let children play with or near fireworks or sparklers. 3. Check children's car seats for hot straps or buckles. These can heat up quickly in a car parked in direct sunlight.
Do you have a living will?
Life-threatening situations can happen to anyone, so it's important to have a living will or other advance directive. These documents spell out your preferences regarding medical treatments you would or would not want to keep you alive. You can also outline your preferences for other medical decisions, such as pain management or organ donation. By planning ahead, you can get the medical care you want and save your family from having to make tough decisions in a crisis.
Insomnia
This disorder can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep or both, even though you have the chance for enough sleep. It can drain your energy.
Bone and joint problems associated with diabetes
If you have diabetes, you're at increased risk of various bone and joint disorders.
Bipolar disorder and alcoholism: Are they related?
These disorders often occur together, and they can be a dangerous mix. Having both conditions makes mood swings, depression, violence and suicide more likely.
Paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system
This group of conditions affects people who have cancer and occurs when parts of the immune system attack parts of the nervous system.
Hepatitis C: What happens in end-stage liver disease?
End-stage complications of hepatitis C include liver failure and liver cancer.
Canker sore
Canker sore — Learn about the causes, treatment and prevention of this painful mouth sore.
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