Health Tip: When Babies Spit Up
Spitting up, medically called reflux, is common in babies after a feeding.
It's not vomiting, and occurs when food or liquid from the baby's stomach comes back up through the esophagus. It tends to happens after they've eaten too much, or when being burped.
Here are suggestions to help reduce spitting up, courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians:
* Feed your baby in an upright position.
* When bottle feeding, stop to burp the infant every three to five minutes.
* Don't lay your baby down right after a feeding.
* Try feeding less milk more often.
Health Tip: Common Causes of Male Infertility
Infertility -- defined by the American Academy of Family Physicians as the inability of a couple to become pregnant after one year of trying -- affects about 15 percent of the population.
The academy offers this list of common causes of male infertility:
* The most common cause is varicocele, when the veins in the scrotum become enlarged. This can affect sperm production by heating the inside of the scrotum.
* A blockage in the reproductive system.
* Low sperm count.
* Abnormally shaped sperm, or sperm that move abnormally.
* An undescended testicle.
* Certain medications.
* Another medical problem.
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