NEW YORK — A standard brain scanning technique is showing promise for helping doctors distinguish between patients in a vegetative state and those with hidden signs of consciousness.
NEW YORK — The number of pregnant women in the United States infected with Zika virus is suddenly tripling, due to a change in how the government is counting cases.
LONDON — The rate of abortions in the developed world has dropped to an all-time low while remaining steady in poorer regions, where nearly 90 per cent of the abortions worldwide occur, researchers say in a new study published Wednesday in the journal Lancet.
The test could potentially aid efforts to control Zika, which is mainly carried by mosquitoes, as it is expected to spread further into North America in the coming months.
If you are calorie conscious and have kept your meals to the healthier side to shed those extra kilos, cheer as there is another, bigger reason to do so - better action between the sheets.
Countering a common perception that more sex can improve relationships, a study has found that couples are at their happiest when they hop into bed just once a week.
