June 21, 2016 Google says its engineers working with UNICEF to map Zika Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday that its engineers were working with U.N. child agency UNICEF to analyze data in an effort to map and anticipate the spread of the Zika virus, linked to birth defects among children in Brazil.
June 21, 2016 For more children, puberty signs start at 8 When Frank Biro walks into to a class of second- or third-graders these days, there are almost always a couple of girls who look different than the rest.
June 20, 2016 US to help fund technology to eliminate Zika in blood supply The U.S. government said on Monday it has agreed to help fund two pathogen reduction technologies to help reduce the risk of Zika virus and other infections from being transmitted through the blood supply.
June 20, 2016 Many travelers from Britain find new sexual partners abroad One in 10 men and one in 20 women who travel internationally from Great Britain find new sexual partners abroad, according to two new studies.
June 20, 2016 Many U.S. veterans may face sexual health problems Many U.S. veterans returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan may encounter sexual health problems, a new study suggests.
June 20, 2016 Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas.
June 20, 2016 Zika's origin and global spread The following timeline charts the origin and spread of the Zika virus from its discovery nearly 70 years ago: 1947: Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda's Zika Forest identify the virus in a rhesus monkey 1948: Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in Zika Forest 1952: First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 1954: Virus found in Nigeria 1960s-80s: Zika detected in mosquitoes and monkeys across equatorial Africa 1969-83: Zika found in equatorial Asia, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan 2007: Zika spreads from Africa and Asia, first large outbreak on Pacific island of Yap 2012: Researchers identify two distinct lineages of the virus, African and Asian 2013-14: Zika outbreaks in French Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands and New Caledonia.
June 18, 2016 7 things people in long-term relationships know about great sex Anybody who's been in a long-term relationship remembers how exciting it was in the beginning—the butterflies, the racing heartbeat, the constant sex.
June 17, 2016 Price, stigma may keep patients from using insurance for STDs Barriers to getting tested or treated for sexually transmitted disease (STD) need to be lowered, a U.S. study concludes.
June 17, 2016 Apps perform poorly to find best time for conceiving Women who turn to the internet and mobile apps to sort out the best time of the month to try getting pregnant may receive bad advice, a study suggests.