A fever that comes and goes in babies is alarming to parents. Often times, a fever is caused by a virus. However, if your baby’s fever lasts longer than two days, call her doctor.

After discontinuing breastfeeding, it is not uncommon to experience pain in your breasts for several days or longer. Engorgement, plugged ducts and mastitis are painful complications of weaning, especially abrupt weaning.

Causes of a nighttime cough can vary from minor infections like a cold to more serious problems like asthma. A nighttime cough lasting more than 4 weeks is considered chronic and should be evaluated by a doctor.

Men who have trouble fathering children often suffer from low sperm count and poor sperm motility. Sperm count is measured by determining the number of sperm in one milliliter of semen. A sperm count of less than 40 million/mL is regarded as less than normal and will typically result in fertility problems.

Chest congestion in an infant is not an illness in itself but a sign of underlying illness. Chest congestion and runny noses are common in infants, because of the immaturity of their immune systems and exposure to other children with respiratory illnesses.

Venipuncture is a procedure involving the puncture of a vein for the purposes of collecting blood or administering intravenous (IV) therapy and IV drugs. A phlebotomist or other health care provider will apply a tourniquet above the intended area of the venipuncture.

Nursing homes are required to provide nutritious, well-balanced meals and snacks that taste good and meet the specific dietary needs of each resident.

Proper nutrition helps to ensure that older adults stay in good health, remain self-sufficient and maintain a high quality of life, explains the National Resource Center on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Aging at Florida International University.

Helicobacter pylori are bacteria which causes infection in the stomach or the first part of the small intestine. A helicobacter pylori infection usually does not produce any symptoms but can include nausea, vomiting, burning pain in the stomach and bloating.

Trying to get your body to conform to a particular shape can be a losing proposition as body ideals change from decade to decade. Contrast the curvy 1950s with the skinny 1960s, and you can see how the body image that was ideal before suddenly fell out of fashion.

While it might feel awkward and could throw off your balance, bending over in the last three months of pregnancy will not hurt you or your baby in any way. Your baby is well protected by the abdominal wall and muscles, the uterine wall -- which is also composed of muscle -- and the amniotic fluid around him.

Food poisoning from eating undercooked pork often comes from meat that was already infected with parasitic organisms or contaminated with bacteria during slaughter, processing or preparation.