April 5, 2016 Gay men follow HIV prevention regimen, if MDs prescribe it Gay and bisexual men who take a Truvada pill daily to prevent infection with HIV did better than researchers expected at sticking to their medication schedule, according to a new report.
April 5, 2016 Reproductive technology tied to higher risk of birth defects Women who use in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other reproductive technologies may be more likely to have children with certain birth defects than their peers who conceive the old-fashioned way, a U.S. study suggests.
April 4, 2016 Targeting social media may increase HIV testing among gay men Promoting HIV testing on some of the same social media sites that men who have sex with men and transgender people use to meet friends and sex partners can raise testing rates in these communities, according to results of a U.S. trial.
April 4, 2016 Zika mosquito's habits force new strategy by US cities, states U.S. states and cities need to adopt a different mosquito-fighting strategy to battle the species carrying the Zika virus as an outbreak that started in Brazil heads north with warmer weather in the coming weeks, health officials said on Friday.
April 1, 2016 Menopause hormone clot risk lower for vaginal creams and skin patches Women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to ease menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats may have a lower risk of blood clots if they use estrogens applied vaginally or via skin patches, a Swedish study suggests.
April 1, 2016 'Strong scientific consensus' emerges on Zika link to disorders: WHO Researchers are now convinced that the Zika virus is linked to microcephaly in babies and to Guillain-Barre, a rare neurological disorder that can weaken the muscles and cause paralysis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
March 31, 2016 Even when women aren't obese, PCOS can mean pregnancy problems Women who suffer from a leading cause of infertility that can be made worse by obesity may not be able to escape pregnancy problems just by maintaining a normal weight, a recent study suggests.
March 31, 2016 Early ultrasounds may not detect microcephaly in mothers with Zika: study Three ultrasounds done in the early weeks of pregnancy in a Finnish woman living in the United States infected by Zika failed to show signs of brain damage in a fetus later diagnosed with the birth defect microcephaly, U.S. researchers said in a study published on Wednesday.
March 31, 2016 8 things every woman should know about her libido Here today, gone tomorrow—your libido can be puzzling, to say the least.
March 30, 2016 Painful uterus condition may boost risk for heart disease Women with an excess growth of uterine lining tissue may also be at higher risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study.