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 * Stress can cause chronic fatigue, digestive upsets, headaches, and back pain.


 * Stress can affect the blood cells that help you fight off infection, so you are more likely to get colds and other diseases.


 * Constant stress can increase blood pressure.


 * Stress can increase the danger of heart attacks, particularly if you are often angry and mistrustful.


 * Stress can make an asthma attack worse.


 * Stress triggers behaviors that contribute to death and disability, such as smoking, alcoholism, drug abuse, and overeating.


 * Stress makes it harder to take other steps to improve health, such as giving up smoking or making changes in diet.


 * Stress can lead to a skin disease called eczema.

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