Keep an ear and an eye on the news and you'd most likely pick up a thing or two about some drug or other going horribly, horribly wrong. The side effects of modern medicine are becoming a major concern among some of the more conscious membe...

Pharmaceutical contraceptives, such as hormonal control pills, are among the more commonly used means to prevent pregnancy. Another popular tactic would be the use of "blocking" contraceptives, such as condoms and diaphragms. Among the more...

Every so often, someone decided to try out an alternative form of medicine, rather than sticking to the Western way of dealing with illnesses. The reasons for this can vary from case to case, with some having lost confidence in the ability ...

Wine, drinking, and alcohol have always been associated with a variety of negative effects, particularly on pregnant women and the fetuses they carry. The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy has been linked to a number of unwanted side ...

For centuries, alcoholic beverages have been linked to a temporary decrease in male sexual inhibitions. Nobody's really been sure of why this was the case, other than the alcohol having an effect on the parts and biochemicals in the brain t...

Starting from around Thanksgiving to roughly the end of Christmas, people eat more than they usually do at any other time of year. This period of time is sometimes nicknamed the "season of gluttony," where even the most health and weight-co...