May 3, 2016 New mom asks Honda for new car after backseat birth A New York mom’s plea for a new car after unexpectedly giving birth to her daughter in the backseat of her Honda is going viral.
May 2, 2016 The subtle reason women may appear more attractive during ovulation Women's cheeks get redder when they are the most fertile, but this color change is so subtle that it is undetectable by the human eye, a new study finds
May 2, 2016 Why some women are likely to have twins Twins tend to run in families, and now researchers have identified two genes that make women more likely to conceive nonidentical twins.
April 29, 2016 Puerto Rico Zika cases now include 65 pregnant women, one death: CDC Puerto Rico has 683 confirmed cases of the Zika virus, including 65 pregnant women with symptoms of the virus and one death, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
April 29, 2016 Zika's origin and global spread The following timeline charts the origin and spread of the Zika virus from its discovery nearly 70 years ago: 1947: Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda's Zika Forest identify the virus in a rhesus monkey 1948: Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in Zika Forest 1952: First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 1954: Virus found in Nigeria 1960s-80s: Zika detected in mosquitoes and monkeys across equatorial Africa 1969-83: Zika found in equatorial Asia, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan 2007: Zika spreads from Africa and Asia, first large outbreak on Pacific island of Yap 2012: Researchers identify two distinct lineages of the virus, African and Asian 2013-14: Zika outbreaks in French Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands and New Caledonia.
April 28, 2016 CDC: Teen birth rates plunge, but racial disparities persist NEW YORK (AP) -- Birth rates are falling dramatically for blacks and Hispanics teenagers, but they continue to be much higher than the birth rate for white teens.
April 28, 2016 Teen mothers struggle to follow safe infant sleep practices Although most teen mothers know that co-sleeping with their baby or putting the baby to sleep with soft bedding or blankets increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), many do so anyway, a small U.S. study suggests.
April 27, 2016 FDA warns yeast infection drug may cause miscarriage The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned doctors against prescribing an oral yeast infection drug to pregnant women because the medication may increase the risk of miscarriage.
April 26, 2016 Kids' cancer risk might be tied to where mom was born The risk of some childhood cancers might vary depending on where a child's mother was born, a new study suggests.
April 26, 2016 Jury convicts pregnant woman accused of faking cancer to fund late-term abortion An Arizona woman accused of faking a cancer diagnosis to get the state to pay for her late-term abortion was convicted of fraud and other charges Monday.