Family Health Articles

SIDS, the most common cause of infant mortality is defined as the unexpected and sudden death of a child under one year of age, occurring during sleep, that remains unexplained after a careful examination of the circumstances.

It probably wouldn’t surprise most people that the older women get, the harder it may be to get pregnant, stay pregnant and deliver a healthy baby while maintaining your own health.

Many of us are unhappy with our body and would like to change our appearance. Weight training is one way to sculpt your body into the body you’ve always wanted to have. Sometimes diet and exercise, although important to a healthy lifestyle, are not enough

Why do men, particularly middle-aged men, cheat on their spouses? Some recent scientific research has found that just talking with a woman (or for a gay man, with a man) raises testosterone levels.

The surprising reality of chronic fatigue for millions of people around the world is that it is the only symptom of metabolic syndrome, the combination of risk factors known to lead to type 2 diabetes and heart disease, that is noticeable without a blood

If you think there's something fishy about eating right to grow healthy and shiny hair, you are absolutely right. One of the best foods for healthy and shiny hair is tuna fish, an inexpensive source of the omega-3 essential fatty acids.

Many people turn to home remedies to ease their fibromyalgia symptoms. They may choose to use supplements and herbs in conjunction with traditional medical therapy, or they may choose to use supplements and herbs as their sole therapy.

Following the lead of France and Germany, Austria recently became the third country to ban the use popular tanning sun beds by children under the age of 18. The legislation, passed in Austria's Parliament last November, comes into effect September 1.

The US National Institutes of Health tell us that over one million people suffer aphasia, the inability to understand or use language. About 1 in 5 people who suffer a stroke loses language skills, and the ability to understand spoken and written words.

For a number of very good reasons, psychological research examining women's rape fantasies is very seldom publicized. Responsible writers usually do not report on these studies for fear of creating a rationale for a horrific, criminal act.