http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A federal judge, asked by the U.S. government on Tuesday to freeze his plan giving teenage girls broader access to morning-after birth control, instead seized the chance to accuse health officials of taking steps that would end up hurting poor people by making it harder for them to get the contraceptive. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-nyc-rips-opposition.html Health Tue, 07 May 2013 17:00:08 EST news287164206 (AP)—President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill to help prevent unwanted pregnancies. But fighting that battle in court, after a new decision makes the pill available without a prescription, comes with its own set of risks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-obama-choice-morning-after-pill-limits.html Health Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:53:09 EST news284442780 New York City this week marked the fifth anniversary of a groundbreaking free condom program that has distributed tens of millions free rubbers, under the racy slogan "NYC Condoms—Get Some!" http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-york-years-free-condoms.html Other Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:50:01 EST news280200105 Conscience clauses, which allow pharmacists to opt out of providing the "morning after pill" without a prescription, risk unwanted pregnancies and undermine the principle of universal healthcare in the NHS, say pharmacists in the Journal of Medical Ethics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-unwarranted-pregnancies-morning-pill-conscience.html Medications Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:30:02 EST news278789690 Introducing abstinence education into UK schools could be a less effective substitute for comprehensive Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) aimed at children and young adults, say a research team led by Sheffield Hallam University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-debate-sexual-abstinence-schools.html Health Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:25:19 EST news270811490 A new study led by researchers from the UCLA School of Nursing has found that nursing intervention can significantly decrease substance abuse among homeless youth. Published in the current issue of the American Journal on Addictions, the research also revealed that "art messaging" can have a positive effect on drug and alcohol abuse and other risky behaviors among this population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-nurse-led-intervention-deters-substance-abuse.html Addiction Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:20:03 EST news268489152 Family planning counseling could prove to be a cost-effective way to help minimize the number of children born HIV-positive in sub-Saharan Africa, a new study by School of Medicine researchers suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-birth-aids-transmission-africa.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 26 Jul 2012 06:35:32 EST news262503324 Many youth at risk for unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and HIV do not seek preventive health care services at traditional health clinics. A new research review finds that if reproductive health services were more easily accessible, youth would be more likely to use them. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-non-traditional-reproductive-health-resources-at-risk.html Health Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:10:02 EST news251534872 The number of young people having unprotected sex in the West has risen sharply over the past two years, a survey said Monday, with health professionals concerned the safe sex message is falling on deaf ears. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-young-people-unprotected-sex.html Health Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:18:28 EST news236247497