An injectable drug called Xiaflex may help men who suffer from Peyronie’s disease, a condition that causes the penis to be permanently bent.

New research suggests that women who are exposed to common flame retardant chemicals called PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl ethers) may take longer to conceive than women who haven’t been exposed to them.

Researchers have found that a program designed to teach pregnant women with abusive partners safety behaviors and the use of preventative options such as restraining orders is effective in reducing the rates of premature birth and repeat episodes of domestic violence.

In a new study, scientists found that babies who died from SIDS had significantly lower levels of the brain chemical than babies who died of other causes.

Results from a new study in Stockholm suggest that newborns of women who smoked have blood pressure problems that persist in the first year of life.

According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, scientists have found a gene mutation in pregnant mice that may cause changes in the uterus that can lead to premature birth and, on occasion, fetal death.

Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are warning users of the HIV drugs Videx and Videx EC that the medications can cause a rare but potentially life-threatening liver complication.

A new birth control pill called Ellaone that allows women to use it up to five days after having intercourse is being tested in Britain.

Researchers say teens who attend abstinence-only sex education courses are more likely to delay having sex.

U.S. researchers have found that genital herpes often reactivates throughout the genital tract, a finding that they say may one day help improve prevention and treatment for the condition.