LiveScience.com - A new drug that can prevent pregnancy after unprotected intercourse or the failure of other contraception was approved on Friday by the FDA.

LiveScience.com - With smaller families all the rage these days, some parents may worry over the consequences of having just one child.

AFP - Six million children are suffering from Pakistan's devastating floods: lost, orphaned or stricken with diarrhoea, they are the most vulnerable victims of the nation's worst-ever natural disaster.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the ella (ulipristal acetate) emergency contraceptive pill, which prevents pregnancy if taken within five days of unprotected intercourse or contraceptive failure.

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Walking to school may help reduce children's stress throughout the day, the results of a new study suggest.

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Adults who experienced abuse, poverty, or social isolation in childhood are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease as a result of heightened "reactivity," warns an expert from the University of Pittsburgh.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the ella (ulipristal acetate) emergency contraceptive pill, which prevents pregnancy if taken within five days of unprotected intercourse or contraceptive failure.

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Walking to school may help reduce children's stress throughout the day, the results of a new study suggest.

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Adults who experienced abuse, poverty, or social isolation in childhood are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease as a result of heightened "reactivity," warns an expert from the University of Pittsburgh.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Pertussis, commonly called "whooping cough," is a bacterial infection with symptoms that are similar to those of a common cold. In children, bouts of coughing often end with a "whoop" sound.

Reuters - Health officials on Friday approved a new, longer-lasting "morning-after" pill to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex.

AFP - A US regulatory agency on Friday approved an emergency contraceptive pill that can prevent pregnancy if taken up to five days after unprotected sex.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Pertussis, commonly called "whooping cough," is a bacterial infection with symptoms that are similar to those of a common cold. In children, bouts of coughing often end with a "whoop" sound.

LiveScience.com - SAN DIEGO - Problem children can be a psychological burden for parents well after the youngsters have left the nest.

Reuters - A pair of studies suggests that the common painkiller acetaminophen -- better known as Tylenol in the U.S. -- may be fueling a worldwide increase in asthma.

Reuters - Bats infected with rabies have attacked more than 500 indigenous people in Peru's Amazon and four children likely lost their lives in an outbreak of the disease, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Spanking and other forms of corporal punishment are still common worldwide even though 24 countries have adopted bans on physical punishment since 1979, according to recent studies.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- It may be a cliché, but it's true: Parents never stop worrying about their children's troubles, even when they're all grown up.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Spanking and other forms of corporal punishment are still common worldwide even though 24 countries have adopted bans on physical punishment since 1979, according to recent studies.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- It may be a cliché, but it's true: Parents never stop worrying about their children's troubles, even when they're all grown up.