June 17, 2016 Exactly 2 premarital sex partners ups divorce rate A new study out of the University of Utah finds that women with either no sexual partners or one—most typically, her future spouse—before marriage are the least likely to get divorced within five years; women with 10 or more are the most.
June 17, 2016 Single motherhood tied to slightly raised heart disease risk Working single mothers may have a higher risk of heart disease and stroke than their married peers, a study suggests.
June 17, 2016 Price, stigma may keep patients from using insurance for STDs Barriers to getting tested or treated for sexually transmitted disease (STD) need to be lowered, a U.S. study concludes.
June 17, 2016 Apps perform poorly to find best time for conceiving Women who turn to the internet and mobile apps to sort out the best time of the month to try getting pregnant may receive bad advice, a study suggests.
June 17, 2016 WHO says $122M needed for global response to Zika virus Almost $122 million is needed to prevent and manage the medical complications of the Zika virus spreading throughout the Americas and causing birth defects in babies, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
June 16, 2016 People can choose their colon cancer screening method, US panel advises U.S. adults should choose the type of colon cancer screening they feel most comfortable with, the government-backed U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now advises.
June 15, 2016 El Salvador confirms first case of microcephaly linked to Zika El Salvador confirmed on Tuesday its first case of microcephaly in a baby linked to the Zika virus, the health ministry said.
June 14, 2016 WHO sees 'very low' risk of further Zika spread due to Olympics GENEVA (Reuters) -- There is a "very low risk" of further international spread of Zika virus as result of the Olympic Games to be held in Brazil, the heart of the current outbreak, World Health Organization experts said on Tuesday.
June 14, 2016 Most women with pregnancy-related diabetes don't get timely screening later Three-quarters of women who develop diabetes during pregnancy are not screened for diabetes again within one year after giving birth, according to a new study.
June 14, 2016 Marriage quality has differing effects on diabetes risks for men and women Marriage has been linked to health benefits, especially happy marriage, but when it comes to developing or controlling type 2 diabetes, marriage quality seems to have opposite effects on men and women, according to a U.S. study.