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C-sections tied to child obesity

More babies born via cesarean section grow up to be heavy kids and teens than those delivered vaginally, according to a new...

Errors in cloning study cast doubt on publication process

A headline-making paper last week announcing that scientists had, for the first time, cloned human embryos and harvested...

Nebraska attorney general wants abortion clinic nurse's license revoked

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning on Wednesday filed a petition to revoke the license of the only nurse at a controversial...

Court strikes down 20-week Arizona abortion ban

A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Tuesday that bans abortions from 20 weeks gestation, saying it violated...

UK tries new model for cancer gene testing

Britain launched a research program on Monday that should eventually allow all cancer patients to have access to the kind...

Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later

Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow...

Judge blocks Arkansas law banning abortions after 12 weeks

A federal judge on Friday blocked a new Arkansas law that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, one of the...

Virginia governor's race to test Tea Party Republicans' allure

The most nail-biting U.S. governor's race this year is centering on whether a Tea Party Republican can win Virginia, the...

Endometriosis more common in lean women: study

Heavy women are less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis than their slimmer peers, according to a new study. Researchers...

British team hails new embryo selection method for IVF

British fertility experts have devised a new IVF technique that takes thousands of snapshots of a developing embryo that...

Niger villagers vow to end female genital mutilation

About 14,000 villagers from 20 communities in Niger took a public vow to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced under-age...

MRI scans could make baby autopsies more acceptable

Bereaved parents who do not want to see their dead babies go through a conventional autopsy could in future be offered a...

New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo

After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their...

Creative arts may ease cancer-related anxiety, pain

Music, art and dance therapy may relieve anxiety and similar symptoms among people with cancer, according to a new analysis...

Scientists create human stem cells through cloning

After more than 15 years of failures by scientists around the world and one outright fraud, biologists have finally created...

Ovarian cancer fall sped up as hormone use dropped

Ovarian cancer rates in the U.S. began to decline faster in 2002 around the time many older women went off hormone replacement...

Philadelphia abortion doctor gets life in prison

A Philadelphia doctor avoided the possbility of the death penalty for murdering babies during late-term abortions by agreeing...

Jolie example of careful weighing of risks: MDs

Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer may have stunned fans of the Oscar-winning...

Number of abused U.S. children unchanged since 2008

The number of U.S. children who were exposed to violence, crime and abuse in 2011 was essentially unchanged from 2008, according...

Hysterectomy not tied to heart risk factors: study

Despite evidence suggesting that women whose uterus has been removed may be more likely to experience heart troubles, a new...

Turkish womb transplant patient loses baby

A woman who was the first to have a successful womb transplant from a dead donor has had her pregnancy terminated after the...

Bed rest no help for women at risk of early delivery

Having a short cervix increases a pregnant woman's chance of delivering prematurely, and a new study suggests going on bed...

Actress has double mastectomy to elude breast cancer

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has had a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer and says she hopes...

Judge denies FDA bid to stay 'morning-after' pill ruling

A federal judge in New York on Friday declined to temporarily halt a court order directing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Bidet toilets not tied to pregnancy risks: study

Pregnant women can be reassured that cleaning with a bidet after using the toilet will not throw off their vaginal bacteria...

HPV-related cancers rose before vaccines hit market

The number of some cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) increased throughout the U.S. before vaccines against...

Cervical cancer shot price cut for poor countries

Drugmakers Merck and GlaxoSmithKline have cut the price of cervical cancer shots in a deal that will deliver them to poor...

Could vaginal delivery be safer for preemies?

Very premature babies have fewer breathing problems when they're born through vaginal delivery compared to cesarean section,...

Judge criticizes FDA move on Plan B

A federal judge criticized the Food and Drug Administration over its refusal to make emergency contraception available to...

Lawmakers voice anger at latest military sex scandal

U.S. lawmakers voiced outrage on Tuesday that the officer in charge of the Air Force anti-sexual assault office was himself...

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