Alternative medicine
Learning Center
What is reflexology?
Reflexology is gaining popularity as a stress reliever, but does it work?
What is hot yoga?
Hot yoga, also known as Bikram yoga, is an intense form of yoga performed in a heated studio.
Water retention: Relieve this premenstrual symptom
Find out what's behind premenstrual water retention and what treatments might lessen discomfort.
Water breaking: Understand this sign of labor
Learn how to tell this sign of labor and what do next.
Vulvodynia
Learn about pain, burning and irritation of the vaginal area that doesn’t have a clear cause. Then find out how to get relief.
Vulvar varicosities during pregnancy: What can you do?
Vulvar varicosities can cause discomfort during pregnancy. Understand what causes this form of varicose veins and learn how to get relief.
Vulvar cancer
Learn about this rare cancer that forms on the skin that surrounds the urethra and vagina. Treatments include surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
Vocal cord dysfunction: Is it a type of asthma?
Vocal cord dysfunction and asthma cause similar symptoms, but they're not the same. Find out the difference between the two.
Vitamin D for babies: Are supplements needed?
A Mayo Clinic specialist explains why, when and how to give your baby vitamin D.
Video: Uterine fibroids treatment — Focused ultrasound
Uterine fibroids treatment with MRI and ultrasound — Relief is possible without surgery or drugs.
Refine Your Search
Type
- All
- Answer (128)
- Article (111)
- Disease (95)
- TestProcedure (51)
- Symptom (25)
- Video (13)
- SlideShow (3)
- FirstAid (1)
- HealthTip (1)
Gender
Age
- All
- 19 to 44 younger
- 45 to 64 middle
- 65 to 80 older
- 02 to 15 months infant
- 13 to 18 years teen
- 00 birth to 01 month newborn
- 80 and over
- 06 to 12 years elementary/preteen
- 03 to 5 years preschool
- 02 months to 2 years infant/toddler
- 29 to 40 middle
Focus
- All
- Symptom (reportable)
- Clinical Treatment
- Risk factor
- Prevention
- Test
- Complication
- Causal Risk Factor
- Unproven treatment
- Definition
- Home Treatment