Australian scientists have found that babies born to women who take folic acid late in their pregnancy are at an increased risk for having asthma.

According to new research, sperm itself–and not just semen–may play a leading role in transmitting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

“The Pill” may help reduce the dramatic hormone shifts women experience during the month, shifts that scientists say can increase airway inflammation and worsen asthma symptoms.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug called Lysteda for the treatment of menorrhagia, a condition characterized by heavy menstrual bleeding.

Experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that one in every four teen girls has a sexually transmitted disease (STD).

Doctors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have opened an inpatient psychiatric unit for mothers suffering from perinatal and postpartum depression.

Results from a new study suggest that hospital patients who suffer a side effect from treatment are more likely to give high ratings to their care when hospital staff are forthcoming with information about what went wrong with the treatment.

New guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) say women in the United States should not begin having Pap smears to screen for cervical cancer until age 21, and that annual Pap exams are not necessary for most women.

A spray used to treat premature ejaculation was shown to be effective in a second clinical trial, researchers say.

New research suggests that exposure to traces of phthalates–a chemical found in everyday foods, plastics, soaps and lotions–may make young boys less interested in stereotypically ‘masculine’ types of play such as trucks and playful fighting.