Uterine fibroids are common benign tumors of the uterus. They are made up of the same tissue as the uterus itself. They are three to five times more common in African-American women than in women of other racial groups. Many women with fibroids have no symptoms, but about 30 percent will experience abnormal bleeding or symptoms of pelvic pressure, as well as pressure on the bladder or rectum. ...more

November 22, 2008

A new drugstore at a Virginia strip mall is putting its faith in an unconventional business plan: No candy. No sodas. And no birth control. ...more

October 22, 2008

A Bush administration proposal aimed at protecting health care workers who object to abortion and birth control methods they consider tantamount to abortion has escalated a bitter debate over the balance between religious freedom and patients' rights. ...more

July 31, 2008

not a successful career as an etiquette expert, not being named a finalist in the Mrs. Florida pageant, not a supportive husband - could change the diagnosis of cervical cancer. ...more

June 6, 2008

A man accused by police of offering medical advice and writing prescriptions, despite the lack of a medical license, is back in Tampa, being held at Orient Road Jail without bail. ...more

June 5, 2008

TAMPA - A man accused by police of offering medical advice and writing prescriptions, despite the lack of a medical license, is back in Tampa, being held at Orient Road Jail without bail. ...more

June 4, 2008

A man awaiting trial on charges that he impersonated a doctor is in trouble again and might have victimized others, police say. ...more

June 3, 2008

A consumer advocacy group petitioned the government Thursday to pull the birth-control patch off the market, calling it far riskier than the pill. ...more

May 9, 2008

In health centers at hundreds of colleges and universities around the country, young women are paying sharply higher prices for prescription contraceptives because of a change in federal law. ...more

November 23, 2007

School officials on Thursday defended a decision to allow children as young as 11 to obtain birth-control pills at a middle school health center, saying the new policy is aimed at a tiny number of sexually active students. ...more

October 19, 2007