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Pain in the chest has many possible causes — and some are serious. Here's why it's so important to see a healthcare professional about chest pain.

Questions about sex during pregnancy? Here's what you need to know.

Planning a vaginal delivery? Find out when an incision between the vagina and anus might be needed during childbirth.

Learn about what is typical digestive system gas, what contributes to gas, and what you can do to lessen gas or gas pains.

Medications can lower a fever, but sometimes it's better left untreated. Fever may play a role in helping your body fight off infections.

This condition, also called halitosis, most often is caused by certain foods, health conditions and habits. Learn how to treat and prevent it.

Learn more about symptoms, causes, treatment and vaccine prevention of this painful condition affecting the nerves.

Find out more about the symptoms and treatment of this viral illness and how vaccines can prevent it.

Learn about symptoms and treatment for this debilitating, but treatable, digestive condition.

Learn about the unexplained death of a young baby who seems healthy.

Learn more about the causes, prevention and home remedies for this common condition that irritates skin under diapers.

Learn about symptoms, treatment and prevention of this common infection among older adults that causes nails to discolor and crumble.

This type of arthritis can cause sudden, severe attacks of pain, swelling, redness and tenderness — often in the big toe.

Many women have ovarian cysts at some time. Most are harmless, but some can cause serious symptoms. Know what symptoms to watch for.

Ice can ease symptoms of this painful condition. It affects the small, fluid-filled sacs that cushion the bones, tendons and muscles near the joints.

The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes the most common of sexually transmitted infections. Vaccines can help protect against the HPV strains that cause genital warts.

Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this common tick-borne illness.

In this condition, a finger gets stuck in a bent position and may straighten suddenly with a snap. It happens most often in women over the age of 50.

This condition, often called stomach flu, is usually harmless, except for infants and people with immunosuppression. Symptoms can usually be managed.

Learn more about the symptoms, causes and prevention of this potentially deadly viral infection that attacks the respiratory system.