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- Varicose Veins
  - Health Tip: Preventing Varicose Veins (10/01/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Varicose Veins
- Vascular Diseases
  - The Mummies' Curse: Heart Disease (11/17/2009, HealthDay)
  - For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better (11/11/2009, HealthDay)
  - Your Health: A Recap of the Week's Top Stories (10/24/2009, HealthDay)
  - Benefits of Chocolate (10/23/2009, HealthDay)
  - Your Health: A Recap of the Week's Top Stories (10/17/2009, HealthDay)
  - Artery Health (10/15/2009, HealthDay)
  - FDA Approves Berinert to Treat Abdominal Attacks, Facial Swelling Associated with Hereditary Angioedema (10/09/2009, Food and Drug Administration)
  - Statins Before Vascular Surgery Cut Deaths, Complications (09/02/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Vascular Diseases
- Vasculitis
  - Treatment for Vasculitis Breaks Away from Decades-Old Standard (10/17/2009, American College of Rheumatology)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Vasculitis
- Veterans and Military Family Health
  - Combat Exposure Tied to Chronic High Blood Pressure (09/14/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Veterans and Military Family Health
- Veterans and Military Health
  - Errors in Surgical Procedures Persist (11/19/2009, HealthDay)
  - Female Veterans Have Fewer Pain Complaints Than Men (10/27/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Post-Traumatic Stress May Raise Death Risks (10/17/2009, HealthDay)
  - Heart Attack Deaths Declining for Veterans Affairs Patients (09/16/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Study Sheds Light on Post-Combat Mental Problems (09/08/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Service Dogs Help Traumatized Veterans Heal (09/03/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Veterans and Military Health
- Viral Infections
  - Common Infections May Contribute to Strokes (11/10/2009, HealthDay)
  - Antibiotics -- Yes or No? (10/09/2009, HealthDay)
  - Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away (09/23/2009, HealthDay)
  - Virus May Drive Some Prostate Cancers (09/08/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Viral Infections
- Vision Impairment and Blindness
  - Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Severe Hereditary Eye Disease (10/24/2009, HealthDay)
  - Could Vision Problems Be Linked to Earlier Death? (10/12/2009, Reuters Health)
  - World Sight Day, Oct. 8, 2009 (10/08/2009, National Eye Institute)
  - Laser Treatment for Vision Loss from Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion is Safer than Corticosteroid Injections and Equally Effective (09/14/2009, National Eye Institute)
  - New Treatment Found to Reduce Vision Loss from Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (09/14/2009, National Eye Institute)
  - Is Eye Exam on Your Back-to-School List? (08/31/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Vision Impairment and Blindness
- Vitamins
  - Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients (11/18/2009, HealthDay)
  - Dermatologists Can Help Separate Fact from Fiction for Sun Exposure, Sunscreen and Vitamin D (11/10/2009, American Academy of Dermatology)
  - Low Vitamin D Tied to Heart, Stroke Deaths (10/29/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Short-Term, High-Dose Vitamin D2 May Ease Deficiency (10/27/2009, HealthDay)
  - 6 Million U.S. Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D (10/26/2009, HealthDay)
  - Health Tip: You Need Vitamin B-12 (10/21/2009, HealthDay)
  - Vitamin D Good for Breast Cancer Patients (10/09/2009, HealthDay)
  - Over 65? Take Lots of Vitamin D to Prevent a Fall (10/02/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Vitamin D May Improve Melanoma Survival (09/27/2009, HealthDay)
  - Your Health: A Recap of the Week's Top Stories (09/26/2009, HealthDay)
  - Hypertension and Vitamin D (09/25/2009, HealthDay)
  - Low Vitamin D Raises Blood Pressure in Women (09/23/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Vitamins
- Voice Disorders
  - Health Tip: What's Causing My Laryngitis? (10/05/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Voice Disorders
- Volcanoes
  - Thyroid Cancer Higher in Volcanic Areas (11/06/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Volcanoes
- Vulvar Cancer
  - New HPV Vaccine Might Stop Vulvar Cancer in Its Tracks (11/04/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Vulvar Cancer

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