A team of researchers from the U.S. showed that men's affinity for children and their hormone levels play a role in determining how attractive they are to women.

The scientists tested the testosterone levels of 39 male undergraduate students from saliva samples. They also determined their affinity for children by asking them to choose between photos of an adult or a baby and to rate their interest

A new study finds that about 20 percent of pregnant women in Florida are not tested for HIV.

The state requires that HIV tests are offered to women multiple times during their pregnancies

British researchers studying childhood obesity say the so-called "baby fat" doesn't go away in teenage years as widely believed, but mostly stays well into adulthood.

According to the Independent newspaper, researchers from University College London say children who are overweight or obese at 11 years old stay that way through adolescence and more often than not into adulthood

Frozen donor eggs can be another approach to helping infertile couples who consider disadvantages of using fresh donated ovum - such as inconvenience, emotional turmoil and availability.

Typically donor egg pregnancies are achieved by using fresh eggs harvested from a donor who are fertilized and implanted in another woman

According to a new study, imprisoned women are much more likely to start using birth control when it is offered to them in prison than through community health services after their release.

Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown Medical School reported their findings in the May issue of the American Journal of Public Health