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Anxiety: A cause of high blood pressure?
Anxiety can cause dramatic, temporary increases in blood pressure.
Did the definition of Alzheimer's disease change?
What the change in the research definition of Alzheimer's disease means for you.
Ebola transmission: Can Ebola spread through the air?
Ebola virus: A Mayo Clinic expert explains how the virus spreads
Enlarged prostate: Does diet play a role?
Lifestyle factors such as diet appear to play a role in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). See what lifestyle changes may help with symptoms.
Frontal fibrosing alopecia
This type of receding hairline, which primarily affects older women, is treatable. The earlier you talk with your doctor about it, the better your chance of preventing permanent baldness.
Fainting during urination (micturition syncope): What causes it?
Fainting during or immediately after urination, called micturition syncope, is a rare occurrence in healthy individuals.
Can vitamin D protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)?
Find out what the research says about links between this key vitamin and the widespread viral infection.
Blighted ovum: What causes it?
A Mayo Clinic specialist explains what's behind this type of early pregnancy loss.
Sleep deprivation: A cause of high blood pressure?
Too little sleep affects not only energy levels but also heart health.
Coronary artery spasm: Cause for concern?
This sudden, temporary squeezing of an artery reduces blood flow to the heart. Know the causes and treatment.
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