Consumer Health

March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn about your nutritional needs during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. During pregnancy, the basic principles ...

MS Awareness Week will be observed March 12–19, which makes this a good time to learn about who might be at risk of developing this potentially ...

For much of the U.S. and many places around the world, daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 12, when clocks are turned forward one hour. Sleep provides the foundation ...

March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn about using the Nutrition Facts label to make healthy choices. Most people in the ...

March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders — kidney cysts and polycystic ...

February is American Heart Month, which makes this a good time to learn about how your diet affects your heart health. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men ...

World Encephalitis Day will be observed Wednesday, Feb. 22, which makes this a good time to learn more about this potentially life-threatening disease. Encephalitis affects nearly 500,000 ...

Pregnancy can be an exciting, happy time. It also can be an anxious time, especially if you have an underlying health problem, such as heart ...

February is National Cancer Prevention Month, which makes this a good time to learn what you can do to reduce your risk of the top ...

February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and Saturday, Feb. 4, is World Cancer Day, which is a global initiative to raise awareness, improve education and promote ...

Vascular dementia is a general term describing problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory and other thought processes caused by brain damage from impaired blood flow ...

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the connection between HPV and cervical cancer. Approximately 13,000 new cases of cervical ...