September is the time to get your family ready for this year's flu season. When should children start getting vaccinated against flu?

What’s the best way to get the word out about major health issues? For certain groups, a short story on the radio can reach and educate a lot of people easily and successfully.

Vaccines may be one of medicine's greatest inventions, but they're not perfect. Some can lose effectiveness over time, like the DTaP that protects against whooping cough.

It may seem like a hassle to get all those vaccinations out of the way as school starts up. But it's more of a hassle to get exemptions — and that's a good thing.

Sometimes medicine is kind of like a game of whack-a-mole. You whack down one thing, and then another pops up. Some scientists have been worried that could happen with HPV.

While some vaccines can be given once and offer protection for life, others require booster shots and still may wear off over time.

Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol are two vices that can take a toll on your health in a variety of ways. More specifically, these habits may worsen certain types of arthritis.

Insufficient sleep can make it harder for your body to fight illnesses, but it can also make it easier for your body to get sick in the first place.

When California had the highest number of pertussis cases in six decades in 2010, public health officials took notice. Pertussis (whooping cough) is especially dangerous for babies.

In 2007, Australia began including the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for girls in its National Immunization Program. Now, it has expanded the program to include boys.