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Sex, drugs hold less allure for today's high schoolers
(HealthDay)—Today's teens are a much tamer lot, a new U.S. government survey finds.
Jun 14, 2018
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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The truth about teenage girls, consent and contraceptive implants
For years now newspapers have been reporting that girls as young as 12 are being given contraceptive implants without parental consent. In April, an article in the Daily Mail reported that more than 10,500 underage girls ...
Jun 14, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
California on front line as STDs run rampant in US
A billboard on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood screams out a stark warning: "drug-resistant gonorrhea alert!"
Jun 4, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A common but little-known condition afflicting women
When Rachel, 25, made an appointment to see her GP, she wasn't surprised by the diagnosis of thrush.
May 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
With 'super gonorrhea' a threat, many still getting wrong antibiotics
(HealthDay)—When an unnamed British man recently contracted a form of "super gonorrhea" resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat it, the news spiked concern in doctors and microbiologists worldwide.
Apr 27, 2018
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Protecting young adults' sexual health
Gilla Shapiro studies clinical psychology at McGill. She earned her BA and MA in Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge and dual degrees in public policy and public administration at the Hertie School ...
Apr 10, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Super drug-resistant gonorrhea coming to U.S., experts say
(HealthDay)—Americans should expect that a super-resistant form of gonorrhea like that found in the United Kingdom will soon reach these shores, health experts say.
Apr 4, 2018
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Health
Risky sexual behavior stems from physical abuse for boys, marijuana use for girls
What leads to risky sexual behavior in adolescence seems to vary by gender, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University.
Apr 2, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows that putting yourself in the position of an observer could be key to overcoming feelings of embarrassment
Feelings of embarrassment can be overcome through mental training. This is the finding of a study published in Springer's journal Motivation and Emotion. By training your mind to be an observer rather than actively participating ...
Mar 27, 2018
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