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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 ...

Healthy Weight Week will be observed Jan. 15–21, so this is a good time for a reminder of the connection between weight and health during ...

January is Thyroid Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more how important it is that your thyroid functions properly. The thyroid is a ...

January is National Blood Donor Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about blood types and the need for blood donation. Nearly 16 ...

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating this group of eye conditions. About 3 million people in ...

During the holiday season, it may seem like opportunities to celebrate are everywhere, and alcohol is often part of the festivities. When it comes to ...

The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) All of Us Research Program has begun returning personalized health-related DNA results to more than 155,000 participants. The reports detail whether participants ...