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Strength training: OK for kids?
It's good for kids to build strength as long as form and safety come first.
Stereotactic body radiotherapy
This type of radiotherapy uses highly targeted radiation beams to treat tumors in all parts of the body.
Staying healthy in school: Kid-friendly tips
Consider these tips for keeping your kids healthy in school.
Stages of labor and birth: Baby, it's time!
Find out what happens during the different stages of labor and birth.
Spirometry
This common test shows how well your lungs work and helps diagnose conditions that affect the ability to breathe.
Spina bifida
Learn about this condition in which an unborn baby's spine and spinal cord don't form properly. Surgery during pregnancy may be a treatment option.
Spider bites
Learn more about prevention, symptoms, complications and treatment of spider bites, which are usually harmless.
Spermicide
Learn how to use this type of birth control that prevents pregnancy by killing or immobilizing sperm so that the sperm can't fertilize an egg.
Sperm: How long do they live after ejaculation?
After ejaculation, the life span of sperm depends on the circumstances.
Sore throat
Find out what causes this common affliction, when to see a doctor and what you can do to get relief from a sore throat.
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