The fact is, a lot of nasty stuff happens to your body when you’re pregnant — stuff your friends may be embarrassed to tell you about, and your doctor may gloss over because they’re not big health concerns.

Age, obesity, hypertension and alcohol consumption have been linked to gout in women.

Migraine is commonly misdiagnosed as sinus headache. Most “sinus headache” is migraine with sinus symptoms. Knowing this can help with getting the right diagnosis and treatment.

When babies are teething, they’re generally miserable from the pain, swelling and tenderness in their gums.

A new study has revealed that age and gender play a major role in how people respond to stress. Men and women react to stress differently.

The H1N1 swine flu virus is still circulating in the United States, and health officials have noted a troubling uptick in the number of cases in several southeastern states, particularly Georgia.

Fear of the dentist keeps many people from getting the dental care they need, but new research suggests that an ancient Chinese treatment, acupuncture, may provide quick relief.

Messages about the health-boosting powers of breast-feeding aren’t reaching black American women as well as their Hispanic or white counterparts, a new study from CDC suggests.

For many people, driving equals independence. So the decision to hand over the car keys for good can be a difficult one.

Long known for its antioxidants, immune boosting and, most recently, antihypertensive properties, black tea could have another health benefit. Black tea may be used to control diabetes.

Cholesterol molecules travel through the blood attached to proteins. These packages of cholesterol and protein are called lipoproteins. These lipoproteins are either high- or low-density. That difference is how we distinguish what we consider “good” cholesterol from “bad.”

An analysis of data from 2004 to 2008 found that 44.3 percent of blacks aged 18 and older drink alcohol, compared with that national average of 55.2 percent.

Combined treatment with the antidepressant Zoloft (sertraline) and the alcoholism drug naltrexone may prove an important advance in the treatment of alcoholic depressed patients.

The belief that healthy older brains are substantially smaller than younger brains may stem, from studies.

Bulimia is an eating disorder that can have a serious negative impact on a person’s health. Major characteristic is bingeing on large amounts of food and then purging – usually by being sick.

Early bonds that are warm and close contribute to positive values and positive adult behavior, less disease and mental illness, and more ability to give and to relate to others in a healthy way.