| Counseling on alcohol key to teens' sexual health(By Anne Harding Anne Harding 2008-11-19 04:51) | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When health care providers are talking with adolescents about sexual health, alcohol must be a part of the conversation, conclude two researchers from the UK based on a survey of boys' and girls' attitudes about sexual re... |
| UK-Odd Summary( 2008-11-19 04:51) | | Podgiest pets compete in slimming contest LONDON (Reuters) – Eight of Britain's fattest pets are to embark on a 100-day diet and fitness regime in a bid to crowned this year's pet fit club champion. The seven dogs and one cat, who are all more than... |
| Pelvic Inflammation Puts Girls at Risk for Repeat STIs( 2008-11-15 08:19) | | THURSDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Teenage girls treated for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) become highly vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), sometimes just weeks or months after treatment, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children'... |
| Male hormone patch increases libido in women( 2008-11-15 08:19) | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Postmenopausal women with low sexual desire levels reported improved sexual function after they were treated with a patch in which the male hormone testosterone was applied through the skin, a clinical study has found. Ho... |
| Cialis May Help Ease Pulmonary Hypertension(By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter by Steven Reinberghealthday Reporter 2008-11-15 08:19) | | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Cialis (tadalafil), a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction, appears effective in treating pulmonary hypertension, researchers report. Pulmonary hypertension is caused by high blood pressure in the arteries that su... |
| Mich. ad likens stem-cell work to Tuskegee study(By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press Writer David Eggert, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-15 08:19) | | LANSING, Mich. – A television ad created by opponents of a ballot measure that would allow embryonic stem-cell research in Michigan likens such work to the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study. The ad, which began running Tuesday in the Detroit, Flint,... |
| "E-cards" may aid in STD notification(By Amy Norton Amy Norton 2008-11-15 08:19) | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Electronic "postcards" may offer a new way to alert the partners of patients with sexually transmitted diseases that they may have been exposed, according to a new report. Partner notification has long been a co... |
| Sex education to be taught in all primary schools( 2008-11-15 08:19) | | LONDON (AFP) – Millions of children in England aged from five to 16 in state-funded schools will receive compulsory lessons about subjects including sex and drug use, a minister said on Thursday. Acknowledging, however, that the announcement raises... |
| Sex Partners Get STD Alerts by E-mail(By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter by Randy Dotingahealthday Reporter 2008-11-15 08:19) | | TUESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Letting someone you've slept with know that you have inadvertently exposed them to a sexually transmitted disease can now be done with the click of a computer mouse. A new report says 30,000 people have used an Int... |
| Scouts to get advice on safe sex( 2008-11-15 08:19) | | LONDON (AFP) – The Scouts, the youth movement best known for its focus on bracing outdoor activities such as camping, hiking and fishing, is to arm its teenage members with practical advice about sex. The movement, whose motto is Be Prepared, has is... |
| Early teen drug, alcohol use ups sex and behaviour risks( 2008-11-15 08:19) | | WASHINGTON (AFP) – Children who try drugs or alcohol before age 15 run a greater risk of being substance-dependent as adults, contracting sexually transmitted diseases, dropping out of school or being convicted of a crime, a study showed. And girls... |
| HIV infections up sharply among Hong Kong gay men(By Tan Ee Lyn Tan Ee Lyn 2008-11-15 08:19) | | HONG KONG (Reuters) – Up to a third of gay and bisexual men in Hong Kong may be infected with HIV by 2020 if prevention programs to reduce new infections and promote safe sex fail to work, experts warned. HIV is primarily passed from person to perso... |
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