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The terms 'Alzheimer's disease' and 'dementia' are often used to mean the same thing — but here's the real difference between them.
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Cataracts
Are things starting to look fuzzy or blurry? Find out about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for this common eye condition.
Cataract surgery
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Encephalitis
Learn about this potentially fatal condition associated with inflammation of the brain and what you can do to prevent it.
Episiotomy: When it's needed, when it's not
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Auditory processing disorder (APD)
This type of hearing loss involves the brain. Learn about ways that can help people with the condition hear better.
Fainting during urination (micturition syncope): What causes it?
Fainting during or immediately after urination, called micturition syncope, is a rare occurrence in healthy individuals.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Is tinnitus causing that ringing in your ear?
Learn about a condition that causes ringing in your ear.
Inducing labor: When to wait, when to induce
Find out who can benefit from getting the uterus to contract to start labor and why.
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