February 11, 2016 Zika mosquitoes not guaranteed to lie low for Rio Olympics Alarmed by the growing global scare about the spread of the Zika virus, Brazilian officials and Olympic organizers are telling would-be visitors to the Games to fear not.
February 11, 2016 4 things to think about before you get a breast reduction In a recent interview with People, Modern Family star Ariel Winter called her breast reduction surgery last year “an instant weight lifted off my chest—both literally and figuratively.”
February 10, 2016 Debate on whether tampons should be tax-free arrives in Utah International debate over whether tampons and other feminine hygiene products should be tax-free has made its way to conservative Utah, where a bill is set to be heard by a committee made up of only men.
February 10, 2016 US to study Zika link to Guillain-Barre in Puerto Rico Experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are heading to Puerto Rico this week to study whether the mosquito-borne Zika virus will cause an increase in cases of a rare neurological disorder known as Guillain-Barre syndrome as the outbreak intensifies in this U.S. territory.
February 10, 2016 Zika, disease of the poor, may not change abortion in Brazil Six months pregnant with her first child, Eritania Maria has a rash and a mild fever, symptoms of the Zika virus linked to brain deformities in newborn children in Brazil.
February 10, 2016 Olympic medals prospect Kenya causes stir in weighing Zika and Rio Kenya, with its stellar medal prospects for the Rio Games, caused a stir on Tuesday when the head of its Olympics committee said the team might withdraw because of Zika, but officials said later it was too soon to decide on the impact of the virus.
February 9, 2016 China confirms first imported Zika case: Xinhua China has confirmed its first case of imported Zika virus, the country's state news agency Xinhua reported.
February 9, 2016 Replace female genital mutilation with new rites of passage, UN chief says NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - New, unharmful rites of passage should replace female genital mutilation, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said on Monday after new data showed there were more victims of the custom than previously estimated.
February 9, 2016 Brazilian studies aim to unravel Zika's link to birth defects At Roberto Santos General Hospital in Salvador, Brazil, Dr. Antonio Almeida and a team of specialists are closely following two groups of women: Those who deliver babies with abnormally small heads and those who deliver apparently normal babies.