March 2, 2016 Type 1 diabetes tied to risk for a wide range of cancers People with type 1 diabetes are more likely than the general population to develop cancers of gastric organs and the kidneys, as well as endometrium and ovaries for women, according to a large new analysis.
March 2, 2016 Doctors remove 26 tumors from woman's womb After a patient complained of stomach pains, surgeons were shocked to find the source— 26 different tumors in her womb.
March 2, 2016 British company offers 'period leave' for women In a new initiative aiming to sync up with female staff’s “natural rhythms,” a British social community group is allowing women to take time off of work during their monthly cycles.
March 2, 2016 FDA steps in to cut Zika transmission risk through surgeries The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued new recommendations to reduce the risk of potential transmission of the mosquito-borne Zika virus from human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps).
March 2, 2016 Cuba reports first case of Zika, imported via Venezuelan woman Cuba reported its first case of Zika on Wednesday, with official media saying it was diagnosed in a 28-year-old Venezuelan woman whose husband and brother-in-law previously contracted the virus in Venezuela.
March 2, 2016 Never ask a woman this after sex For men, sex is all about the grand finale: the orgasm.
March 1, 2016 Analysis questions benefit of female libido drug Women may experience small benefits with a drug approved last year in the U.S. to treat low sexual desire in women, but at a high risk of experiencing unpleasant side effects, according to a new analysis.
March 1, 2016 One-third of US women seeking abortions get misleading information, study claims Women in many U.S. states are given misleading information in state-issued brochures when they seek abortions, such as characterizations of fetal and embryonic development, according to a study released on Monday.
March 1, 2016 Zika scare prompts Philippines to advise women to postpone pregnancy A minister in the Philippines has urged women to delay pregnancy until more is known about the mosquito-borne Zika virus raging in Latin America, even though the Asian country's only reported case of zika was four years ago.
February 29, 2016 FDA asks for more studies on Bayer's Essure contraceptive implant The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it had asked German drugmaker Bayer AG to conduct further studies on its implantable sterilization device, Essure, following thousands of complaints and calls for its withdrawal.