February 19, 2016 UN says Zika virus will be 'way down' before Rio hosts Olympics GENEVA (AP) -- The head of the World Health Organization's Zika response team is predicting that Brazil will host a "fantastic Olympics" and that the mosquito-borne virus will be "way down" by the time the Summer Games begin in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5.
February 19, 2016 Asexual marriage: What it's really like As told to Anna Davies There's a moment I always dread whenever I'm with a group of women.
February 18, 2016 California workplace safety board rejects mandatory condoms for porn actors California officials in charge of workplace safety voted down a proposal Thursday that would have put condoms on porn actors, heeding the call of scores of industry officials who said doing so would force them to make films nobody would watch.
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 Wounded US soldier soon to receive first US penis transplant A U.S. soldier wounded in an explosion will be the first person in the United States to receive a penis transplant, doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital said, which could open the way for about 60 other servicemen with genital injuries to have this surgery.
February 18, 2016 More young breast cancer patients having genetic tests In recent years, more than 95 percent of U.S. women diagnosed with cancer at age 40 or younger got tested for mutations that raise their risk of future cancers, according to a new study.
February 17, 2016 For vaginal repair, benefits of mesh must be weighed against harms Synthetic mesh is more effective for correcting vaginal prolapse than using a woman's own tissue, but the overall benefit is small, according to a fresh look at some past research.
February 17, 2016 WHO issues $56M plan to combat Zika virus The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that $56 million is needed to combat the Zika virus through June, including fast-tracking vaccines and diagnostics.
February 16, 2016 Zika virus in semen provides more evidence of sexual spread The case of a man in the United Kingdom who had Zika virus a few years ago provides even more evidence that the virus can be transmitted through sex, according to a new report