Health Rewind: Darren Sharper May Have Penis Monitored as Part of Probation

Plus, another Ebola patient released from U.S. hospital.

Darren Sharper May Have His Penis Monitored as Part of Probation for Rape - Former NFL player Darren Sharper may have to have his penis monitored as part of his probation after he serves nine years in jail, the Huffington Post reported. When released, Sharper, who plead guilty to a range of accounts including rape, will also have to wear a GPS monitor, cannot drink liquor, visit any bars and needs permission to travel 50 miles or more away from his home. —Kellee Terrell(Photo: Liz O. Baylen-Pool/Getty Images)

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Darren Sharper May Have His Penis Monitored as Part of Probation for Rape - Former NFL player Darren Sharper may have to have his penis monitored as part of his probation after he serves nine years in jail, the Huffington Post reported. When released, Sharper, who plead guilty to a range of accounts including rape, will also have to wear a GPS monitor, cannot drink liquor, visit any bars and needs permission to travel 50 miles or more away from his home. —Kellee Terrell(Photo: Liz O. Baylen-Pool/Getty Images)

More Teen Girls Opting for IUDs as Contraception, But Rates Still Low - While more teen girls are relying on IUDs, the numbers are still really low (7 percent in 2013, up from 1 percent in 2005), says a recent CDC study. Access barriers and education stand in the way of young women using this form of hormonal contraception, Time reported. FYI: While birth control can delay pregnancy, they don’t protect you from STDs/HIV.  (Photo: Kevin Dodge/Masterfile/Corbis)

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More Teen Girls Opting for IUDs as Contraception, But Rates Still Low - While more teen girls are relying on IUDs, the numbers are still really low (7 percent in 2013, up from 1 percent in 2005), says a recent CDC study. Access barriers and education stand in the way of young women using this form of hormonal contraception, Time reported. FYI: While birth control can delay pregnancy, they don’t protect you from STDs/HIV.  (Photo: Kevin Dodge/Masterfile/Corbis)

Food Safety: Ice Cream and Hummus Recalled for Listeria - Listeria, a fatal bacteria, is behind the recent recall of certain products from Blue Bell ice cream and Sabra Dipping Co., Health Day reported. The bacteria has been linked to five illnesses and three deaths in Texas and Kansas, the CDC confirmed last week. Listeria can also cause meningitis, blood poisoning, still born babies and miscarriages in women.  (Photo: AP Photo/The Progress-Index, Patrick Kane, File)

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Food Safety: Ice Cream and Hummus Recalled for Listeria - Listeria, a fatal bacteria, is behind the recent recall of certain products from Blue Bell ice cream and Sabra Dipping Co., Health Day reported. The bacteria has been linked to five illnesses and three deaths in Texas and Kansas, the CDC confirmed last week. Listeria can also cause meningitis, blood poisoning, still born babies and miscarriages in women.  (Photo: AP Photo/The Progress-Index, Patrick Kane, File)

Black Infant Mortality Is High in the South - A recent report from Georgia Public Broadcast highlights why Black infant mortality is disproportionately high in the U.S. South. Currently, infant mortality is 2.5 times higher for Black mothers compared to white and Latina women. But in the South, poverty is much higher and seeing a doctor for prenatal care is much harder.  (Photo: Corbis)

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Black Infant Mortality Is High in the South - A recent report from Georgia Public Broadcast highlights why Black infant mortality is disproportionately high in the U.S. South. Currently, infant mortality is 2.5 times higher for Black mothers compared to white and Latina women. But in the South, poverty is much higher and seeing a doctor for prenatal care is much harder.  (Photo: Corbis)

Ebola Patient Released From NIH Hospital - A patient who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone has been released from a National Institutes of Health hospital, USA Today reported. The man, who remains anonymous, is one of eight other Americans who have been treated and cured of the deadly virus in the past year. More than 25,000 people have been infected with Ebola in West African and 10,445 have died.  (Photo: Joern Pollex/Getty Images)

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Ebola Patient Released From NIH Hospital - A patient who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone has been released from a National Institutes of Health hospital, USA Today reported. The man, who remains anonymous, is one of eight other Americans who have been treated and cured of the deadly virus in the past year. More than 25,000 people have been infected with Ebola in West African and 10,445 have died.  (Photo: Joern Pollex/Getty Images)