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. Read Summary >
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. Read Summary >
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. Read Summary >
According to a new industry-funded study, an antidepressant called flibanserin that didn't work well to treat depression may have a better use in helping women who have low sexual desire. Read Summary >
In recent testing of 20 condom brands sold on the U.S. market, all met minimum national and international performance standards, according to Consumer Union, the independent nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports. Read Summary >
CDC experts estimate that there are 19 million people newly infected with STDs every year, with about half of these infections occurring in young people ages 15 years to 24 years old. Read Summary >
Scientists at the University of Washington in Seattle found that even when the herpes virus is not causing an outbreak, it is still shedding tiny bits of itself into the genital tract. Read Summary >
