Diseases and Conditions

Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your body doesn’t make or use the hormone insulin properly.

Ulcers are sores on the lining of your stomach or small intestine.

Testicles are part of the male body. They usually move from inside the body to the scrotum at birth. If…

Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control. This means that you can’t always control when you urinate.

Learn about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and complications of urinary tract infections (sometimes called UTIs or bladder…

Fibroids are benign growths (not cancer) in the muscular wall of the uterus.

Vaginal discharge is the small amount of fluid produced by glands inside your vagina and cervix and released through the…

Vaginitis is a medical term to describe inflammation of the vagina.

Varicose veins are veins that swell above the surface of the skin. They can be treated with compression stockings, surgery…

Vibrio vulnificus is a type of bacteria found in warm seawater and contaminated shellfish. It can cause flu-like symptoms and…

Vision loss is losing your ability to see well without vision correction tools, such as eyeglasses or contact lenses. It…

Vitiligo is a skin-coloring disorder. It produces white patches on your skin. It mostly occurs in areas of the skin…

Information for parents about vomiting and diarrhea in children from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Vulvar cancer is not very common. If found early, vulvar cancer has a high cure rate and the treatment options…

Vulvodynia is pain and discomfort in a woman’s external genital area known as the vulva.

Warts are small skin growths caused by the human papillomavirus. You can develop warts on your face, hands, feet, and…

West Nile virus is an infectious disease that can cause flu-like symptoms. It’s usually spread by infected mosquitos.

Whooping cough is a respiratory infection. It is also known as pertussis. Whooping cough is highly contagious and is most…

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a heart condition where people are born with an extra electrical pathway in their heart. This changes…

Vaginal yeast infections are caused by a fungus called Candida. If the vagina isn’t acidic enough, too many yeast can…