Informational Health Articles

Permanent birth control options have become more varied and more reliable in recent decades, but vasectomies and tubal ligations are still very popular options for couples who want to make...

Are you planning to try to get pregnant in the near future? Looking into your menstrual cycle, assessing how suitable your house is for a baby, and trying to figure...

Potassium is a very important mineral, but it's certainly less thought about than calcium or iron. Potassium maintains fluid balance, helps regulate blood pressure, plays a role in the release...

Have you thought about assigning guardians for your child or children in the event that you suddenly passed away? Some parents don't want to consider this, thinking it is very...

Have you ever been in charge of your friend's kids, and wanted to pull their hair out after they hit your child? To discipline other kids or not to discipline...

Ovarian cysts are relatively common, and most women will know that they are possible. But can you get a cyst in the fallopian tube too? Although paraovarian cysts, a variation...

It's almost inevitable that your baby will catch a cold, complete with a blocked nose, at some point during the first year. Colds are not (generally) dangerous to babies, but...

Your Tooth Decay May Be Deadly If you happen to have abscessed or decayed teeth which you are ignoring, you may want to think about this and visit the dentist...

Imagine you're an overweight child. You are probably made to feel bad by peers and others quite regularly. Now, imagine your picture appears in an ad campaign against child obesity...

Does your child need speech therapy, for articulation, to learn to pronounce certain sounds, or for stuttering? Speech therapy can be a little daunting, for both child and parent. It...