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White patch on skin: A cause for concern?
A small white patch on skin may have several causes, including eczema, psoriasis and vitiligo.
Whiplash
This common neck injury often is from a car crash. But other trauma can cause it too. Know the symptoms and how to treat it.
Wheezing
Wheezing: Symptom — Overview covers definition, possible causes of this symptom.
Water breaking: Understand this sign of labor
Learn how to tell this sign of labor and what do next.
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.
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.
Video: The epidural block
Understand this anesthesia for labor and birth.
Video: Migraine aura
A migraine aura is usually visual, but can also be a sensory, motor or verbal disturbance. This animation shows what happens when you have a migraine aura.
Video: An asthma attack
What happens to your airways during an asthma attack?
Vaginal tears in childbirth
Vaginal tears during childbirth are common. Learn about different kinds of vaginal tears and how they can be treated.
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