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Lessons learned from the 'ethical odyssey' of an HIV trial

In the battle against HIV/AIDS conditions on the frontlines are constantly in flux as treatment, research and policy evolve. The landmark HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 052 study, which established that antiretroviral ...

HIV & AIDS created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cyber exercise partners help you go the distance: Motivation gains can double

A new study testing the benefits of a virtual exercise partner shows the presence of a moderately more capable cycling partner can significantly boost the motivation – by as much as 100 percent – ...

Health created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cyber partners help you go the distance

A new study, testing the benefits of a virtual exercise partner, shows that the presence of a moderately more capable cycling partner boosts motivation to stick to an exercise program. The work by Brandon Irwin and colleagues, ...

Health created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sexual orientation has 'in between' groups, study shows

Sexual orientation is best represented as a continuum that has two new categories -- "mostly heterosexual" and "mostly gay/lesbian" -- in addition to heterosexual, bisexual or gay/lesbian, according to a new Cornell study.

Other created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are women with a history of violent experiences more likely to have risky sex?

Women who have experienced multiple forms of violence, from witnessing neighborhood crimes to being abused themselves, are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, according to a new report in the Psychology of Vi ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Screening for intimate partner violence proves beneficial

(HealthDay) -- Screening instruments can be used in the health care setting to accurately identify women who are experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV), with minimal adverse effects, according to a review ...

Health created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study examines role of intimate partner violence in workplace homicides among U.S. women

Researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Injury Control Research Center at West Virginia University (WVU-ICRC) have found that intimate partner violence resulted in 142 homicides ...

Health created May 07, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Phone calls back evolutionary theories of gender

Women speak to their male partners less often as they grow older and turn their attention to a younger generation, according to an unusual study Thursday that tracked nearly two billion phone calls and text ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Women face a higher risk of care home admission due to their partner's age

New research published today in the journal Age and Aging has investigated why women are 40% more likely to be admitted in to a care home than men. The study found that women were often married to older partners who cannot ...

Health created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Employee assistance programs lack a comprehensive approach to addressing intimate partner violence

A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy and RTI International finds employee assistance programs (EAPs), a standard benefit offered to employees at most large companies, are failing ...

Health created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sexually abused boys at risk for more unsafe sex: research

Young males who have been sexually abused are five times more likely to cause teen pregnancy compared to those with no abuse history, according to University of British Columbia research. Sexually abused boys are also three ...

Health created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early life emotional trauma may stunt intellectual development

Early life emotional trauma may stunt intellectual development, indicates the first long term study of its kind, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Health created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Partner aggression in high-risk families affects parenting beginning at birth

Bickering spouses may need to clean up their act. New research at the University of Oregon finds that the level of aggression between partners around the time when a child is born impacts how a mom will be parenting three ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HIV 'superinfection' boosts immune response

Women who have been infected by two different strains of HIV from two different sexual partners – a condition known as HIV superinfection – have more potent antibody responses that block the replication of the virus ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Health experts recommend you set your toddlers free

In response to an urgent call from public health, health care, child care, and fitness practitioners, the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP), with assistance from multiple partners, has developed two important ...

Health created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0