Explainer: what is vaginal seeding?

Feb 24, 2016 07:38 am UTC| Health

It is well known that babies born naturally read that as vaginally are exposed to lots of beneficial bacteria known as microbiota when they travel down the birth canal. Included in the mix are bacteria which help babies...

'Time is short': Global Health NGO Urges Congress to Fund President's Zika Request

Feb 23, 2016 23:47 pm UTC| Health

MILLWOOD, Va., Feb. 23, 2016 -- The head of the global health NGO, Project HOPE, is calling on Congress to act swiftly to fulfill President Barack Obamas $1.9 billion funding request to stem the spread of the Zika...

What happens to your brain when you're pregnant – clumsiness, food cravings, and moodiness?

Feb 23, 2016 14:38 pm UTC| Health

My forgetful friend the subject of my original article gave birth to a baby girl on Thanksgiving Day. Shes a beauty, and I know her mum agrees that the morning sickness, crazy sense of smell and forgetfulness were worth...

Can organs have a sexual identity?

Feb 23, 2016 11:05 am UTC| Health

A new study published in Nature suggests that the stem cells that allow our organs to grow know their own sexual identity, and this influences how they function. These findings could explain why the prevalence of some...

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Using birth control to combat Zika virus could affect future generations

Feb 22, 2016 15:50 pm UTC| Health

In a recent article, Oxford Universitys director of medical ethics, Dominic Wilkinson, argued that birth control was a key way of tackling the Zika viruss apparently devastating effects on unborn children a strategy that...

Contraception is essential for the health of mothers, babies and future generations

Feb 22, 2016 15:48 pm UTC| Health

This week the Pope made headlines with his comments about the use of contraception to prevent pregnancy in regions affected by the Zika virus, most quotably saying that avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil. Pope...

Health Check: do we crave the food our bodies need?

Feb 22, 2016 15:16 pm UTC| Health

Food craving is an intense desire to consume a particular food that is difficult to resist. This is different from hunger, as consumption of any number of foods satisfies hunger. Food cravings are very common. One study...