Health
Think teens need the sex talk? Older adults may need it even more
Humans are sexual beings. This urge does not stop when the clock strikes 60. Or even 90.
Dec 13, 2018
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News tagged with sexual activity
Health
62 percent of men and 37 percent of women over the age of 65 are sexually active: Spanish study
A study based on the National Health and Sexuality Survey, involving nearly 2000 people, describes the sexual practices of senior citizens in Spain. The most common are kisses, caresses and vaginal penetration. The main causes ...
Apr 4, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Is the HPV vaccine necessary?
As the school year starts in full swing many parents wonder if their child should receive the HPV vaccine, which is recommended for girls ages 11-26 and boys 11-21. There are a lot of questions and controversy around this ...
Aug 29, 2014
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US sees big declines in teen sex over past 25 years
Less than half of US teenagers today are sexually active, far fewer than in the late 1980s, a US government report said Wednesday.
Jul 22, 2015
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Pediatrics
Sexting leads to increased sexual behavior among teens
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston say that sexting may be the new "normal" part of adolescent sexual development and is not strictly limited to at-risk teens. The findings, published in the ...
Oct 6, 2014
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Pediatrics
Promoting HPV vaccine doesn't prompt risky sex by teens: study
(HealthDay)—Controversial state laws that promote vaccinating kids against the human papillomavirus (HPV) do not increase the likelihood that teens will engage in risky sexual behavior, a new study contends.
Aug 13, 2018
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Cardiology
Sexual activity is safe for most heart, stroke patients
If you have stable cardiovascular disease, it is more than likely that you can safely engage in sexual activity, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement.
Jan 19, 2012
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Medical research
Dopamine found to increase sexual desire in aging male fruit flies
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with affiliations to a large number of institutions in Taiwan has found that increasing dopamine levels in the brains of male fruit flies caused them to find a renewed interest in ...
Health
Gay men are two times more likely to have inflammatory bowel disease, according to new research
Gay men are more than twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than heterosexual men when both populations engage in high-risk sexual activity, according to new research from the Digestive Health Research ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Cardiology
Is it safe to have sex if I have heart failure?
If you're living with heart failure, you know that physical activity may leave you feeling fatigued or short of breath. If exercise makes you feel winded you might wonder—is it safe to have sex?
Feb 27, 2020
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