What’s more important: diet or exercise? Anyone who’s tried to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle has likely asked...

Having clean, uncontaminated water to drink at home and on-the-go is one of the most essential components to keeping your...

Taking care of your heart starts with your diet and making healthy changes. Cutting down on sugar, which experts say...

This year’s spring allergy season could be the worst yet, or at least that is what you might hear. Every...

February 14th was National Donor Day, an annual reminder that organ donation is a life saver. More than 118,000 people...

Many young people engage in sexual risk behaviors that can result in unintended health outcomes. For example, among U.S. high...

Thousands of cheerleaders who attended a national competition last month recently received some not-so-cheery news: They may have been exposed...

With marijuana legalization on the rise, an increasing number of stu-dies are exploring the drug’s potential harms and benefits. Scientists...

World Health Organization’s first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance reveals high levels of resistance to a number of...

For the first time in modern history, the world has the opportunity “to change the very course of the HIV...

Cases of dengue, chikungunya and zika are in decline in Brazil. Data from the latest epidemiological bulletin released by the...

A busy lifestyle and cooler weather can take a toll on the body, especially for those who suffer from chronic...

Only two in five people (42%) are confident about recognizing the changes to their breasts that could be a sign...

A report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) points out that Brazil is one of the world leaders in...

The University of California has been awarded a nearly $14.7 million multi-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to...

According to Human Rights Watch, Brazil has not addressed longstanding human rights problems that allowed the Zika outbreak to escalate,...

Brazil has begun implementing a new method to reduce the risk of transmission of the HIV virus, according to the...

As global life expectancy continues to increase, World Health Organization statistics show that the children of today are likely to...

Brazil became the first country to make commitments as part of the United Nations (UN) Decade of Action on Nutrition...

The Brazilian Health Ministry, Ricardo Barros, announced the end of the National Public Health Emergency caused by the Zika virus...