Voters in Maine appeared to have overturned a law allowing same-sex marriage enacted by the state's legislature, according to early results of Tuesday's vote gathered by local media.
When she goes on an assignment as a "celebrity", it means the workload for her day job is accumulated so that after she returns she has to make up for the days lost.
Pregnant women and other people at high risk should be vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu virus as the cold weather begins to bite in the northern hemisphere.
The more television that a three-year-old watches, the more likely he or she is to behave aggressively, according to a U.S. study.
Women have come a long way in the workplace, helped by legislation and the recognition by many companies that diversity and gender is something they should "get."
Some of the antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of several birth defects if a woman uses them early in pregnancy, a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine shows.
Getting a patient's family history is widely regarded as a standard element of good medical care.
What's in a name? A lot if you're seeking a legal career, with a U.S. study finding that women with male names are more successful lawyers and judges than those with more traditional, feminine names.
Could high blood pressure-related complications during pregnancy be tied to thinking skills in children years later?
Most obese women gain more weight than is recommended during pregnancy, and may find those pounds tough to shed in the long run, a new study suggests.
When pregnant women get vaccinated against flu, their babies are bigger, healthier and less likely to be premature, researchers reported on Thursday.
Malaysian legislators in the poor conservative Muslim northeastern state of Kelantan should marry single mothers to help care for their children, a state representative suggested.
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