March 21, 2016 Women outlive men but suffer long years of disability Reuters Health - Women may have a longer life expectancy than men, but they are spending more of their golden years living with disabilities, a U.S. study finds.
March 21, 2016 Johnson & Johnson settling cases tied to device that can spread uterine cancer Johnson & Johnson is settling a series of legal claims and lawsuits alleging that its now-discontinued hysterectomy device harmed women by spreading an undetected hidden cancer, according to court documents and plaintiff lawyers with knowledge of the settlements.
March 21, 2016 With cancer in one breast, no survival advantage in removing second one The proportion of breast cancer patients who removed a healthy breast to prevent future cancers more than tripled over 10 years, but the procedure didn't improve their survival odds, a U.S. study finds.
March 21, 2016 WHO backs trials of bacteria, genetic modification to fight Zika mosquitoes The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Friday for pilot projects to test two experimental ways to curb Zika-carrying mosquitoes, including testing the release of genetically modified insects and bacteria that stop their eggs hatching.
March 21, 2016 Barriers to healthcare more common for lesbians, gays, bisexuals Reuters Health - People who are lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are more likely to run into obstacles when trying to get healthcare than their straight peers, according to a number of new studies.
March 21, 2016 Indian company says working on two possible Zika vaccines Indian biotechnology company Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday it was working on two possible vaccines to fight the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil.
March 18, 2016 Lots of people like kinky sex that psychologists call abnormal Lots of ordinary people are into sex with a dash of voyeurism, fetishism and masochism - all habits classified as deviant in the manual doctors use to diagnose mental health disorders, a survey of Quebec residents suggests.
March 18, 2016 Brazil says confirmed and suspected microcephaly cases rise to 5,131 The number of confirmed and suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil associated with the Zika virus has risen to 5,131 from 4,976 a week earlier, the Ministry of Health said on Friday.
March 18, 2016 Cocaine use may increase risk of stroke for young people Adults, even in their 30s and 40s, may raise their risk of stroke by six-fold every time they use cocaine, a recent U.S. study suggests.