Problem outlined... Health care spending in the United States surpasses other developed nations, but the United States lags on infant mortality, life expectancy and other areas, according to the head of the American College of Physicians.

Washington, Sept 12 : Kids whose mothers are exposed to violence grow less, according to a new study. The study found that violence against women in a family has serious consequences for the children's growth, health, and survival.

5 May 2008 - Paying tribute to the work of midwives in saving the lives of women around the world, the head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for greater investments to train these critical health workers and get them into the commu

It’s an election year (gee, had you noticed?), and one of the hot-button topics off and on through the campaigns has been the state of health care in the U.S. Add to that the first woman to have a serious shot at the White House, and time is ripe for an

Knowledge about human health outgrew the size of a single textbook long ago. Today our understanding of prenatal health alone could fill a small library, from fetal wound healing to the effects of air pollution, X-rays, even methamphetamines on fetal grow