If you’re pregnant, getting a flu shot is a good idea. Not only can it help you ward off the seasonal flu, it also will help protect your baby from infection - and it won’t cause miscarriage, say studies that will be released this week.

In case men aren't confused enough with all the recommendations flying around about PSA tests, another point of view adds one more bit of conflicting advice.

African Americans and Caucasian are not always affected by diseases in the same way. For example, as new research shows, African Americans may have a different experience with arthritis.

As with so many medications, controversy swirls around long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). A new study says it's a life-saving practice for some.

Pregnant women who take high blood pressure medications in the first trimester are not putting their baby at risk of birth defects.  But not managing high blood pressure itself can increase many risks.

A patient's own stem cells may be the key to repairing the heart after a heart attack. Though the cells might be scarce, in a twist that sounds like science fiction, they can be grown using stem cells from umbilical cord blood.

With all the controversy about mammogram screenings, one of the most important tools a woman has in the detection of breast cancer isn't receiving the attention it needs. Breast self-exams are still vitally important for all women.

A critical protein has been found to have a serious impact on lungs exposed to air pollution or smoking. Blocking that protein may be an effective way to prevent narrowed blood vessels and pulmonary hypertension.

Boosting your own self-esteem is generally thought of as a good thing, but apparently it can be too much of a good thing.

Doctors generally monitor how well cholesterol lowering drugs are working through simple blood tests. A high tech method that uses MRI scanning may let them peek inside the arteries to evaluate drug effectiveness.