Good news for women considering in vitro fertilization (IVF): Improved technology has increased the likelihood that they ll give birth to a healthy singleton from just one implanted embryo instead of having to navigate the health risks associated with multiple births. IVF currently accounts for 1 percent of U.S. births each year, but it s responsible for 17 percent of twins.

Anti-bisphenol A (BPA) crusaders continue their march, charging that the plastic additive is responsible for a slew of adverse health effects. This, despite overwhelming endorsements of its safety from scientific authorities worldwide and an absence of evidence of adverse health effects in the real world.

We ve previously read some claims that soda consumption is tied to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, but we ve yet to hear one this ridiculous: Drinking lots of soda may increase the risk of violent behavior among teenagers.

New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley took up his Pouring on the Pounds campaign once again yesterday to coincide with the nation s first Food Day, which its organizers purport promotes healthy food and eating habits. Though he was previously accused by his own staff members of exaggerating the adverse health effects associated with consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), Dr.

By Mischa Poppof
Meet the most powerful figure in the global organic industrial complex. No, it s not President Obama. It s Miles McEvoy, Obama s Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program (NOP) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

For twenty years, hepatitis C research mostly followed the HIV cocktail approach, where the gene products of the virus are isolated, and their function determined, thus providing the foundation for a rational drug design or screening-based campaign.

In the midst of the usual scientific lingo and jargon, scientists heard a wow following a report of a new treatment possibility for multiple sclerosis.

As surprising as it is that many parents in the United States still have doubts about vaccines, despite the overwhelming evidence of their efficacy and safety, a recent survey of doctors has discovered a frightening trend: It s not only parents who hold mistaken beliefs about vaccines; it s their doctors, too especially the younger ones.

In a disconcerting trend, there has been an increase in the number of women experiencing precancerous growths on the genitals. As reported in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, the number of women who have had these growths has increased fourfold between 1973 and 2000, with women in their 40s the most affected.

A vaginal gel designed to reduce HIV infection may provide a surprisingly effective protection from genital herpes infection as well, reports a recent study published in Cell Host & Microbe.