It's cervical health awareness month, and one of the best ways to protect your cervix is to get regular pap smears, and to know about HPV.

Studies have shown that women often lose 3 to 5 percent of their bone mass during breastfeeding, although it is rapidly recovered after wean...

A new survey by Thomson Reuters has found that 1 in 5 Americans are delaying or postponing medical care.

The effects of mercury on unborn children have been documented in cases of accidental poisonings and in scientific studies.

Men can make a big difference in promoting good preconception health.

Fat around the thighs, hips and bottom protects the body from disease, according to new research at Oxford University.

How you approach new year's resolutions can make the difference between just making them and actually keeping them

A new study from the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG} warns that, unless cost-cutting measures are put into effect soon, Americans coul...

Use the interconception period to provide additional intensive interventions to women who have had a previous pregnancy that ended in an adv...

As a component of maternity care, couples and persons planning pregnancy should schedule at least one prepregnancy visit.