February 19, 2016 Children breast-feeding after first birthday should take vitamin D Children who breastfeed, especially those living far from the equator, may get too little vitamin D, according to a new study in Canada.
February 19, 2016 Experts question assumption that Zika sickens just 1 out of 5 Since the beginning of the Zika outbreak in Brazil that is now spreading rapidly in the Americas, public health authorities have cited a statistic that only about one in five people infected by the virus develops any symptoms.
February 19, 2016 US, Brazil researchers join forces to battle Zika virus Top U.S. and Brazilian medical experts met on Thursday to launch a research partnership to find a vaccine against the Zika virus that has spread rapidly since it first appeared in the Americas last year.
February 19, 2016 Can scientists prove Zika virus is causing birth defects? Scientists suspect an outbreak of the Zika virus is behind a surge in a rare birth defect in Brazil.
February 19, 2016 7 things that can make birth control pills fail The Pill is the most commonly used form of birth control in the U.S. When taken exactly as directed, it’s 99.7 percent effective, making it a smart choice for many women.
February 18, 2016 World Bank offers $150M to countries affected by Zika The World Bank said on Thursday it is making $150 million in financing immediately available to help combat the Zika virus outbreak in affected Latin American and Caribbean countries.
February 18, 2016 Heartbreaking sonogram image depicts dying twin holding sister's hand Doctors expect only one of Brittani McIntire’s twins to survive, but the Kansas mom said she is grateful her baby won’t pass away without someone holding his hand.
February 18, 2016 Study suggests Zika can cross placenta, adds to microcephaly link In what experts describe as another piece of evidence linking Zika with the risk of birth defects, researchers on Wednesday reported finding the virus in the amniotic fluid of two pregnant women whose fetuses were diagnosed with microcephaly.
February 18, 2016 Colombia's forecast on Zika-linked birth defect may be too high, health minister says Colombia, seen as a key test case for the impacts of a Zika outbreak, is reconsidering its own forecast of babies likely to be born with a rare birth defect linked to the mosquito-borne virus, indicating that it may be too high.
February 18, 2016 FDA likely underestimated fetal deaths from Essure: analyst The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may have greatly underestimated the number of fetal deaths among women who became pregnant after using Bayer AG's Essure contraceptive device, according to a private analyst who combed through the agency's public database.