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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.
Child abuse
Child abuse includes physical, sexual, emotional and medical abuse, as well as neglect. Learn about signs, risk factors, how to get help and prevention.
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.
Cancer
Find out the basics about cancer, including symptoms, causes and treatments. Learn steps you can take to prevent cancer.
Caffeine: How does it affect blood pressure?
Caffeinated drinks can raise blood pressure in the short term. But the long-term effects on blood pressure aren't clear.
COPD
This chronic inflammatory lung disease causes obstructed airflow from the lungs, resulting in breathing difficulty, cough, mucus production and wheezing.
Brain tumor
Find out more about the different types, signs, symptoms and causes of brain tumors, which are growths of cells in the brain.
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