June 23, 2016 Abortion pill requests spike in Zika outbreak countries NEW YORK (AP) -- Online requests for abortion pills spiked dramatically this year in Brazil, Ecuador and some other Latin American countries that ban abortions, an indication that women may be choosing to end pregnancies rather than risk birth defects stemming from a Zika virus outbreak.
June 23, 2016 Brazil budget crisis slows supercomputer from studying Zika Scientists will have to do without an ally in the race to combat the Zika virus.
June 22, 2016 Does heart disease mean a less active sex life? Middle-aged adults with recently diagnosed heart disease may be less sexually active than their healthier peers, a recent U.K. study suggests.
June 22, 2016 NYC lawmakers pass a novel requirement for free tampons NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City is on track to become the nation's first city to require free tampons and sanitary pads in public schools, homeless shelters and jails after lawmakers approved the idea Tuesday amid a national discussion of the costs of having a period.
June 22, 2016 Soy supplements, herbal remedies may reduce hot flashes Soy isoflavones in foods or supplements, and some herbal remedies may help reduce menopause symptoms like hot flashes and vaginal dryness, according to a review of 62 studies.
June 22, 2016 From cleaning corpses to sex with strangers, widow rituals fuel disease in Africa DOUALA/DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Clarisse's husband died of malaria last year in the Cameroonian city of Douala, she was kicked out of their home by his family and forced to marry his brother.
June 22, 2016 6 roadblocks keeping you from having great sex In a perfect world, knocking boots would always be a volcano-erupting, headboard-breaking experience that leaves us giddy for days.
June 22, 2016 Trying to conceive? Do this workout to strengthen sperm Mental stress can torpedo your sperm quality.
June 21, 2016 NIH begins large study of pregnant women in Zika-hit areas WASHINGTON (AP) -- Researchers are beginning a study of up to 10,000 pregnant women in Puerto Rico, Brazil and other Zika-hit parts of Latin America and the Caribbean, to better understand the virus' threat.
June 21, 2016 Charlie Sheen says he kept HIV status from partners ahead of new documentary Charlie Sheen admitted on Tuesday that he didn’t always disclose his HIV positive status to his sexual partners.