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The only safe sex is no sex, most doctors say. But certain precautions and safe behaviors can reduce a person's risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease.

Urinary incontinence is the loss of urine control. It may be a short-term problem caused by another health issue or a long-term problem that you’ll have to manage. Learn more about this condition, including what causes it, who is at risk, what the symptoms are, and how it's diagnosed and treated.

The skin is the body's largest organ. It serves as a protective shield against heat, light, injury, and infection.

Most pituitary tumors are not cancer (benign). But they can cause the pituitary to make too few or too many hormones, causing problems in the body. Here's what you should know.

Herpangina is a very common illness in children. It causes small blisterlike bumps or sores (ulcers) in the mouth.

Obesity is when a teen has too much body fat. Obesity is a serious, long-term disease.

Girls experience puberty as a sequence of events, and their pubertal changes usually begin before boys of the same age. The first pubertal change in girls usually is breast development.

During puberty, a teen boy will grow taller and heavier, and hormones will lead to sexual maturity. Read on to learn what to expect.

A helpful look at age-appropriate hearing milestones for babies and toddlers.