Health

Women who need a C-section should get antibiotics before, not after, they're cut -- preferably within an hour of the start of surgery, says a new guideline for the nation's Read more »

A stunning number of teens have lost a little bit of their hearing -- nearly one in five -- and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found. Some experts are urging teenagers to turn down the volume on their digital music players, suggesting loud music through earbuds may be to blame -- although hard evidence is lacking. Read more »

Federal health officials on Friday approved a new type of morning-after contraceptive that works longer than the current leading drug on the market. Read more »

            The family pet keeps us company and can help children learn the importance of responsibility.  Read more »

 A new study again debunks the idea of "eating for two" when you're pregnant. Researchers say women who gain a lot of weight when they're pregnant, are more likely to have a high birth weight baby, and those babies are more likely to be come obese later in life. Read more »

For years the only permanent birth control for women involved an invasive operation.
But now, there is a new type of contraception that can be done in minutes under local anesthesia.
 It's called Adiana.
 Doctors put a tiny insert, about the size of a grain of rice, into each fallopian tube. Read more »

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests. Read more »

By LAURAN NEERGAARD -- Most women who've had a C-section, and many
who've had two, should be allowed to try labor with their next
baby, say new guidelines -- a step toward reversing the "once a
cesarean, always a cesarean" policies taking root in many
hospitals.
Wednesday's announcement by the American College of Read more »