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  1. Unexplained weight loss Causes - Mayo Clinic

    Unexplained weight loss has many causes — some serious. Find out when losing weight without trying calls for a medical evaluation.

  2. Heart disease prevention: Strategies to keep your heart healthy - Mayo Clinic

    A healthy diet can help protect the heart, improve blood pressure and cholesterol, and lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. A heart-healthy eating plan includes:.

  3. Mayo Clinic Minute: Why it's important for kids to be vaccinated for flu

    Flu season typically starts in the U.S. in November, December. That's why it's important to get your flu shot now. Mayo Clinic health experts say it's the best ...

  4. This weakens them. Age-related bone changes also might cause you to become a bit shorter. Muscles tend to lose strength, endurance and flexibility. That in turn ...

  5. Dry skin - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    If you have a serious skin disease, a doctor may want to treat it with a prescription cream or ointment. If your dry skin becomes itchy, you may use a lotion ...

  6. Age spots (liver spots) - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Learn more about the harmless dark spots on your skin that tend to appear as you age, especially in areas exposed to the sun. Treatment is available.

  7. Movement disorders - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    For example, dystonia causes muscle contractions that lead to twisting of the body. Another movement disorder called chorea causes brief periods of quick ...

  8. Mayo Clinic Q and A: For adults with scoliosis, treatment based on severity of symptoms

    For some who suffer from an overly tilted or arthritic spine, though, surgery can be very effective at relieving symptoms. The surgery is a complex procedure ...

  9. Vertebroplasty - Mayo Clinic

    This treatment involves injecting cement into broken spinal bones. Osteoporosis is the most common cause of fractures in the spine.

  10. Solifenacin (oral route) - Side effects & dosage - Mayo Clinic

    Solifenacin is used to treat bladder problems, including neurogenic detrusor overactivity and symptoms of an overactive bladder, such as incontinence (loss of ...