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This liver condition usually runs in families. It causes your body to absorb too much iron from the foods you eat. Learn about symptoms, causes and treatment.

In this rare disease, tumors in the digestive tract cause excess production of a certain hormone. High levels of this hormone increase stomach acid, leading to peptic ulcers.

This burning sensation, without an obvious cause, may affect the tongue, gums, lips, cheeks, roof of your mouth or large areas of your mouth.

Real-life ways to lower your risk of cancer.

Eyes feeling dry and uncomfortable? Inadequate tear production is a common — and very treatable — eye condition. Find out what causes it and how to relieve symptoms.

Learn more about this condition that spreads easily. It causes intense itching, most often where the skin folds, such as around joints.

Women are diagnosed with depression more often than men are. Discover what factors may contribute to that increased risk.

Understand the natural changes that come with getting older.

A common and usually painless condition, flatfeet occurs when the arches of the feet flatten on standing, allowing the entire soles to touch the floor.

Exercise is a medicine-free way to lower blood pressure. Here are tips on getting started.

Older adults who get sudden muscle pain and stiffness, mainly in the shoulders, might have this condition.

Learn about what happens when blood flow to part of the small or large intestine is blocked, and how this serious condition is treated.

Read about what happens when someone is exposed to high doses of radiation, and what you can do to prevent such exposure in an emergency.

Learn about why you might get diarrhea while taking antibiotics and how to treat this uncomfortable and sometimes serious condition.

Learn about this nerve condition that can jolt areas on the face with electric-shock-like pain.

Learn about the causes of and home-care tips for this common viral infection that often affects children by age 2, causing a high fever followed by a rash.

Learn more about the causes and treatment of this heart rhythm disorder that can cause fast, chaotic heartbeats.

Find out more about this potentially serious skin infection and how a few simple skin care tips can help prevent it.

Learn about the causes, treatment and self-care tips for this common, sometimes embarrassing condition.