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White coat hypertension: When blood pressure rises in a medical setting
Blood pressure that measures high during a health checkup could be a risk factor for high blood pressure. Find out more.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Arteriovenous malformation or AVM
Learn more about the symptoms of a brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM), and the treatments available for these tangled blood vessels.
Poppy seed tea: Beneficial or dangerous?
Poppy seed tea may be used as a natural pain reliever. The key is the opioids in the seed coating, which may be dangerous.
Clinical depression: What does that mean?
The term "clinical depression" means severe, persistent depression. It's also called major depression or major depressive disorder.
Reactive hypoglycemia: What can I do?
Reactive hypoglycemia is low blood sugar that happens after eating.
Cigar smoking: Safer than cigarette smoking?
Despite what you might think, cigars aren't that different from cigarettes. Like cigarettes, cigars contain nicotine, tobacco and cancer-causing chemicals.
Foot swelling during air travel: A concern?
Swelling of the leg or foot while flying is common and usually harmless.
Hookah smoking: Is it safer than cigarette smoking?
This habit isn't safer than smoking cigarettes. Find out why.
Heart rate: What's normal?
A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute. A heart rate above or below that may signal a problem.
Ocular migraine: When to seek help
Flashes of light, zigzagging patterns and temporary blindness — what does it all mean?
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