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Vision, hearing, and speech are an important part of your child's life. When an infant is born, their eyesight is immature. The infant later develops the ability to focus. Hearing appears early as a baby develops in its mother's uterus. Hearing is needed for correct speech and language development. Keeping track of your child's ability to see, hear, and speak is an important part of your growing child's health.

Located almost in the center of the chest, the adult human heart is about the size of a fist.

During an eye exam, an eye healthcare provider looks at your health history and gives you a series of eye tests. The tests are done to check the health of your eyes.

Diabetes affects the cardiovascular system, but many problems aren't apparent until a person has a heart attack or stroke.

Alcohol-induced liver disease is caused by heavy use of alcohol. The liver's job is to break down alcohol. If you drink more than it can process, it can become badly damaged.

Every year, millions of adults fall, leading to injuries and emergency room visits. Many of these falls and injuries can be prevented.

Read on to learn preventive steps to protect children from drowning in homes, pools, and open waters, such as lakes, rivers, and oceans.

Cholecystitis is a redness and swelling (inflammation) of the gallbladder. It happens when a digestive juice called bile gets trapped in your gallbladder.

A food-medicine interaction can happen when the food you eat affects the ingredients in a medicine you are taking. This prevents the medicine from working the way it should.