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Like it or not, your vagina has a certain scent. It’s slightly sweet, and it indicates that you have good lactobacillus — in other words, you have plenty of the good bacteria that keep the area healthy.

It’s natural to feel a bit nervous when heading into bladder, kidney or prostate surgery – about the procedure and how you will control the pain you might have afterward.

With more than 600 muscles in your body, it’s virtually impossible to work on strengthening each of them. But as you age, building or at least maintaining muscle mass can play a key role in a long, healthy life.

Planning to have bariatric surgery? Be prepared to go through a psychological evaluation before taking that step. The goal: to increase your chances of achieving long-term weight-loss success.

Headaches come in dozens of varieties, and, fortunately, most resolve themselves in a few hours with or without an over-the-counter pain remedy. But a recurring headache that causes blurred vision – or even temporary blindness – should not be ignored.

Nutrition plays a big role in our health, with hard evidence that fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean protein fight a range of diseases. But did you know that making good food choices might also help prevent or slow dementia?

Pregnancy can feel like being a rollercoaster as you experience the highs and lows of physical and emotional changes. The biggest culprit? Fluctuating hormones. And you might be surprised at the long list of ways they can affect you.

Following a cancer diagnosis, you’ll be grappling with all the ways your life will be affected. One of your first questions might be how the cancer and its treatment will impact your ability to work.

The magnificent human nervous system carries electrical signals from the brain to every corner of the body and back, so if something goes wrong, it could happen anywhere on that neural highway. The symptoms of the malfunction vary greatly depending on the locale, and so does the treatment.

Pancreatitis hits most people like a sledgehammer — and without warning. The upper abdominal pain is so intense, you’ll need to go to the emergency room for relief.