Family Health Articles

One of the latest uses of mammogram is the detection of calcium deposits in the plaques that build up in the blood vessels supplying the breast. In this way, mammogram helps assess and stratify the risk of heart diseases in women.

We all have an intuitive feel for the effects of what mothers eat and drink on fetal survival, but it turns out the father's caffeine intake can also affect rates of miscarriages.

Men generally don't like going to the doctor, especially to male doctors. But why?

Annual immunizations for influenza really only reduce the risk of getting the flu by about half, but they may also reduce the risk of stillbirth by half.

Do your kid's grandparents disagree with the way you're raising them? Don't you understand why your child and their spouse are making the parenting choices they are? Parent-grandparent strife is a challenge, but also damaging to all.

What are you expecting to happen during your labor and birth? Out of all the words you are expecting to hear from your healthcare provider, "PUSH, PUSH!" is probably at the top of your list.

Read manuals for new mothers published in the 1970s, and you'll see lots of stuff about washing your nipples with soap and water with a rough cloth during pregnancy to harden your nipples.

Menstruation may be the most obvious event during a menstrual cycle, but a lot happens during the rest of the month as well. Are you trying to get pregnant? Are you hoping to avoid conception?

Finding out what the underlying cause of a couple's infertility is can sometimes be tricky, and infertility testing can be a lengthy process.

Are you still feeling bad about your post-cesarean body? Here are some tips on how to cope and feel happy with your body and confident again.