For expectant parents, your first ultrasound is your initial glimpse at your baby. However, for your medical team, it’s their first view at your baby’s...
The early days and weeks of pregnancy can be daunting. You’re experiencing new feelings and symptoms, often while keeping family and friends in the dark...
Although your sex life isn’t anyone else’s business, it’s important to be honest with your doctor. Otherwise, you’re doing yourself, and possibly your...
Is it time for you to have “the talk” about the birds and the bees with your child? For many parents, talking about sex with your teen can be a trepidatious...
Did you know your own immune system is among your best defenses against cancer?
“The body has ‘good cells’ (Lymphocytes) patrolling our bodies looking...
Free-range, dolphin, attachment, tiger, helicopter – there are plenty of parenting labels out there. Now there is a new one to add to the list: lawnmower...
As a parent of a child in contact sports, it’s important for you to be prepared if your child suffers a head injury during play. An estimated 1.6 to 3.8...
[Note of caution: Banner Health does not endorse anyone trying to self-induce labor before 37 weeks, as the baby’s brain is still developing]
You’re tired,...
When you think of a stroke, you’re likely thinking of a cerebral stroke, when either a blood vessel in (or around) the brain bursts or when a blood clot...
While traveling overseas, one small sip or bite could put you in a world of trouble. Traveler’s diarrhea, also jokingly called Montezuma’s Revenge, Delhi...
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