Family Health Articles

Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases and it is caused by the bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. It causes damage to a woman's reproductive organs.

Chlamydia is a bacterium that causes one of the most common sexually transmitted infections or STDs in people worldwide. About four million cases of Chlamydia occur in the United States alone each year.

Postpartum weight is a problem for all the women out there that want to keep their body figure after pregnancy.

You will hardly find a woman who has not suffered from vaginal infection at some point in her life. The symptoms may vary but can be pretty embarrassing. Let’s try to understand about the various vaginal discharges and diseases and how to deal with them.

Death rates from cervical cancer have been declining because of successful screening for the disease in recent decades. How often should women get a Pap test?

Recent findings suggest that teenagers whose mothers were depressed during their younger years are more likely to display violent and nonviolent behaviors compared to other teens.

Any mother who entertains suicidal thoughts after she just had a baby — whether actively or vaguely — is in crisis and needs help right away. How do suicidal thoughts fit into the clinical picture of postpartum depression?

Are you hoping that natural and herbal remedies can improve the symptoms of your child's anxiety disorder? Let's take a look at what works, what might work, what doesn't work, and the role placebos can play in relieving childhood anxiety.

Children with autism spectrum disorders are more likely to suffer from anxiety disorders, but diagnosing this anxiety can be harder — and treatment options are not as well studied in this population. What should you do if your autistic child is anxious?

There's no single medication, vitamin, diet, or medical treatment that will cure autism. A very simple vitamin supplementation intervention for autistic people who have the MTHFR mutation, however, may be very helpful.