August 1, 2016 Planned home birth still carries risks Although women who plan to give birth at home end up with fewer medical interventions during labor, their babies have a higher risk of death and seizure soon after birth, experts warn.
July 29, 2016 Ovarian cancer risk nearly doubles in women who douche Women who reported douching almost doubled their risk of developing ovarian cancer, a national U.S. study shows.
July 29, 2016 Tesaro's ovarian cancer drug shows benefit in late-stage trial Tesaro Inc said its ovarian cancer drug met the main goal of prolonging survival in patients, without the disease worsening, in a late-stage trial, sending its shares up 69 percent in premarket trading.
July 29, 2016 Homegrown Zika raises more questions about the evolving risk Homegrown mosquitoes apparently have infected four people in the Miami area with Zika and now it's up to tried-and-true public health measures to stamp out the birth defect-causing virus before it spreads.
July 29, 2016 CDC investigating first 'mosquito-borne' Zika cases on US mainland Federal disease detectives are investigating what they believe to be are the first Zika infections transmitted by local mosquitoes in the continental United States.
July 29, 2016 Zika mosquito: thrives in hot water, hard to wipe out Behind the spread of the Zika virus is a tiny menace that just won't go away.
July 29, 2016 Health risks for female sex workers and their children Many female sex workers and their children have unmet needs for medical care, which puts them at risk for serious and potentially fatal health problems, some researchers argue.
July 29, 2016 Induced labor not linked to higher autism risk Inducing labor doesn't appear to increase the baby's odds of autism, a new study suggests.
July 29, 2016 Smaller babies may need special car seat harnesses Restraints in infant car seats fit most newborns poorly, and low-birthweight infants in particular may not be well protected, Australian researchers say.
July 29, 2016 Are Swedes having less sex? The government wants to know Worried that Swedes aren't having enough sex, the government wants to analyze the bedroom activities of its citizens in a major new study.