Contacts better than permanent lenses for babies after cataract surgery
A child wearing a contact lens. A green dye is used to evaluate the fit of hard lenses.
WHO issues new guidance on how to provide contraceptive information and service
In advance of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2014, WHO is launching new guidance to help countries ensure human rights are respected in providing more girls, women, and couples with the information and services they need to avoid unwanted...
High plasticizer levels in males linked to delayed pregnancy for female partners
Women whose male partners have high concentrations of three common forms of phthalates, chemicals found in a wide range of consumer products, take longer to become pregnant than women in couples in which the male does not have high concentrations of...
Twins Study May Give Some Insight Into Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's May Kill Far More Americans Than Thought
3-D changes in DNA may lead to a genetic form of Lou Gehrig’s disease
Nucleolin (green) is scattered throughout the nucleus (blue) in a motor neuron obtained from induced pluripotent stem cells...
2-Mile Daily Walk Might Help Fight COPD
Central African Republic: Drinking water restored to over 183,000 people ahead of the rainy season
Just ahead of the onset of the rainy season, which increases the risk of water-borne diseases like cholera, UNICEF and its partners have restored safe and chlorinated drinking water for more than 183,000 displaced people across the Central African...
Warfarin Safe for Kidney Patients With Irregular Heartbeat: Study
Yoga May Help Breast Cancer Patients During Radiation Therapy
