Local Health

Ovulation, also known as the third phase of menstruation, usually happens in the middle of your menstrual cycle. So, if you have a 28-day cycle, you should ovulate on day 14.

Even if you don't smoke, you or your children can be endangered by breathing other people's cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoke. Research is continuing to show that passive smoking-- also called 'E-T-S,' 'Environmental Tobacco Smoke'-- kills millions each year from lung cancer, heart disease, and other ailments.

The quality of water in public supplies varies from place to place, so you may want to have your water tested for impurities. Some chemicals in the water are naturally-occurring, while others are added by local water companies.

The shock of an electric current entering and leaving the body can knock someone down, cause unconsciousness, affect respiration, interrupt the heartbeat, and inflict severe burns.

While a variety of effective birth control methods exist today, only abstinence can be guaranteed 100 percent effective and reversible, with no side effects.