A cup of coffee a day during pregnancy probably won’t increase a woman’s Caffeine During Pregnancy risk of miscarriage or premature birth, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said today. Until recently, studies have had conflicting findings about the effect of moderate caffeine consumption on pregnancy complications. But, “I think it’s time to comfortably... 

A vaginal gel has significantly cut the rate of women contracting HIV from Aids Vaccine infected partners in an experiment in South Africa, researchers said. They said the gel, containing Aids drug tenofovir, cut infection rates among 889 women by 50% after one year of use, and by 39% after two and a half years. If the results are confirmed it would be the first time that a microbicidal gel has... 

World Cup Fan Doctors are advising football fans who went to the World Cup in South Africa to check their HIV status if they had unprotected sex on their trip. Up to 25,000 England fans recently returned from South Africa, where about six million people have HIV. More than two-thirds of heterosexual men and a quarter of women who contract HIV do so through holiday sex. An awareness campaign is... 

The first potential U.S. prescription weight-loss pill in more than a decade could move closer to market on Thursday if it can overcome safety hurdles that have plagued diet drugs for years and led to tepid sales despite the growing number of obese Americans. Vivus Inc is seeking Food and Drug Administration support to sell its drug, Qnexa, to adults to use once-a-day along with exercise and... 

Scientists were able to measure the rate of penetration of alcohol in the Effects of Alcohol human brain Researcher found that six minutes is enough to alcohol reached the brain and disrupted the activities of brain cells. Reported by RBC. The payments were made by German scientists from the University of Heidelberg. They conducted an experiment that involved 8 men and 7 women. All volunteers were... 

Kids Health Tens of thousands of kids may benefit from cholesterol-lowering medication, but no one would know because screening guidelines exclude too many children, U.S. doctors said Monday. In a report published in the journal Pediatrics, they call for screening of all children, expanding one set of current recommendations that target only those whose parents or grandparents have heart disease... 

Teen Pregnant Pregnant teenagers are more likely to give birth prematurely and have a small baby than women in their 20s, says an Irish research team. Fourteen to 17-year-olds were also more likely to give birth early if they were having a second child, a study of more than 50,000 women in England found. The findings, reported in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, highlighted the importance of routine... 

Kids who grow up with a dog in the house may be at higher risk of developing Kids asthma if they’re also exposed to secondhand smoke or nitrogen dioxide, new research shows. Children exposed to the toxic gas and to dog allergen during their first year of life were nearly five times as likely to have asthma at age 7 compared to kids with neither exposure, while dog allergen plus secondhand smoke nearly... 

People with plenty of a B-vitamin in their blood appear to be at a reduced risk of lung cancer, even if they smoke, a European study suggests. High levels of Vitamin B6 and the amino acid methionine cut the risk by half, a study of 400,000 people suggested. These occur naturally in nuts, fish and meat or can be taken as supplements. But experts told the Journal of the American Medical Association... 

Quit Smoking President Barack Obama telephoned Philippine President-elect Benigno Aquino to pass on his congratulations — and offer advice on how to quit smoking. Aquino said he had a 15-20 minute conversation with Obama, who praised the May 10 elections as a model of transparency and a testament to the strength of democracy in the Philippines. “At some point, I attempted some humor,”...