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Walking: Trim your waistline, improve your health
Walking can be an ideal low-impact exercise. Get the most from your walking routine.
Walking: Make it count with activity trackers
If walking is your main form of physical activity, see how activity trackers can help you set and achieve your fitness goals.
Walking: Is it enough for weight loss?
Walking and a healthy diet can put you on the path to weight management.
Walking with ankle weights? Stop!
A well-rounded fitness program includes both aerobic exercise and strength training. But skip the ankle weights. Ankle weights may strain your ankle joint and leg muscles, which could increase your risk of injury. To get more out of your walking routine, simply pick up the pace. If you're in good shape, add short bursts of jogging into your regular brisk walks. If you're less fit, alternate leisurely walking with periods of faster walking.
Walking pneumonia: What does it mean?
Walking pneumonia is a mild bacterial infection that resembles a cold. It usually does not require bed rest or a hospital stay.
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Learn about this rare type of white blood cell cancer. Treatments include chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy and bone marrow transplant.
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.
Von Willebrand disease
Learn more about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment of this inherited bleeding disorder in which blood doesn't clot well.
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