Understanding basic health information — in other words, health literacy — can help patients make the right health decisions and take their medications correctly.

Women have to be especially careful about which medications they take during pregnancy. Many medications are fine, but others may pose a risk to the developing baby.

Once a woman enters the stages of labor, there is no telling how long it might be before the baby arrives. If her labor lasts a long time, is it safe for the woman to eat or drink?

Normal body tissue needs oxygen to function. And when tissues are injured, they need extra oxygen to heal. A type of therapy that provides this extra oxygen has become popular in recent years.

In certain parts of the country, having mosquitos around is just a part of summer. Unfortunately, that means that West Nile virus might be a part of summer too.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently gave an estimate of how many Americans are infected with Lyme disease annually.

For some prostate cancers, taking a wait-and-see approach is the best option. That’s because many of these cancers won’t ever become life-threatening. This same approach may be appropriate for and preferred by women with a specific type of breast tumor.

The rate of infection from the parasite Cyclospora (called cyclosporiasis) has been growing across the US this summer. In the past, the parasite has usually been associated with fresh produce, but officials are still investigating specific sources in the current outbreak.

Is bronzed skin worth putting yourself in danger of skin cancer? According to recent research, a shocking number of women are taking that risk.

Measles is no longer a common problem in the US, but it still causes plenty of infections around the world. Americans who are travelling abroad can become infected and bring the disease back to the US, which seems to be the case in a measles outbreak in Texas.