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January 20, 2016

Suspected microcephaly cases in Brazil rise to 3,893

The suspected number of cases of microcephaly, a rare brain defect in babies, continues to rise in Brazil, reaching 3,893 since authorities began investigating the surge in October, HealthMinistry officials said Wednesday.

January 20, 2016

Melanoma may be deadlier in pregnant women, study finds

Pregnant women with the skin cancer melanoma may be more likely to die from it than women with melanoma who are not pregnant, according to a new study.

January 20, 2016

High fish consumption in pregnancy tied to brain benefits for kids

When mothers eat three sizeable servings of fish each week during pregnancy it may benefit children's brains for years to come, according to a large study in Spain.

January 20, 2016

CDC advises doctors to ask pregnant women about trips to Zika outbreak countries

U.S. health officials issued new guidance Tuesday for doctors whose pregnant patients may have traveled to regions with a tropical illness linked to birth defects.

January 20, 2016

Transgenic mosquito ready to join Brazil's war on Zika virus

A genetically modified mosquito has helped reduce the proliferation of mosquitoes spreading Zika and other dangerous viruses in Brazil, its developers said on Tuesday.

January 19, 2016

CDC issues guidelines for pregnant women during Zika outbreak

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued guidelines for doctors caring for pregnant women during the Zika outbreak, a mosquito-borne illness linked with microcephaly marked by unusually small head size and brain damage.

January 19, 2016

Jamaica advises women to delay pregnancy due to Zika virus

Jamaica's health minister is advising women to delay plans to become pregnant for the next six to 12 months due to the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

January 18, 2016

Woman gives birth to baby boy on board Queen Mary 2

The world’s largest ocean liner docked in Brooklyn on Sunday with precious cargo — an infant born aboard.

January 18, 2016

House opens inquiry into deaths of drug-dependent newborns

The chairman of a U.S. House committee that oversees child abuse issues opened an inquiry Friday into whether the federal government is failing to enforce a law meant to protect thousands of babies born dependent on drugs each year.

January 18, 2016

Air pollution and traffic fumes tied to infertility risk

Women who live close to major highways where the air is polluted by traffic exhaust fumes may be slightly more likely to have fertility problems than women who live further away where the air is cleaner, a U.S. study suggests.