This year’s influenza outbreak is already the most widespread on record since health officials began keeping track about a dozen years ago, with millions of people being infected by emerging and current strains such as the dominant H3N2.

The rich foods, alcohol and the amount consumed on any day can trigger digestive issues including heartburn, acid reflux and irritable bowel syndrome.

Exercise can reverse damage to sedentary, aging hearts and help prevent risk of future heart failure – if it’s enough exercise, and if it’s begun in time, according to a new study by cardiologists at UT Southwestern and Texas Health Resources.

Skin damage from unprotected exposure to the sun can occur any time of year, even during the winter.

Your grandmother’s insistence that you receive more bug bites because you’re ‘sweeter’ may not be that far-fetched after all, according to pioneering research from Virginia Tech scientists.

A Michigan State University researcher is providing new insight into how certain types of stress interact with immune cells and can regulate how these cells respond to allergens, ultimately causing physical symptoms and disease.