Study finds sexual health services for rural Latino men could be improved
(Medical Xpress)—A new study based on in-depth interviews of rural Latino men in western Oregon finds that these men need sexual health services designed for their needs, including more male health providers, more convenient ...
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Mar 07, 2013 |
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Hong Kong sees 17-percent rise in HIV cases
Hong Kong saw a 17-percent jump in the number of new HIV infections in 2012, driven mainly by sexual transmission, data showed Wednesday, bucking a regional trend of decline.
HIV & AIDS
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Better estrogen-testing methods needed to improve patient care
In a Position Statement unveiled today, The Endocrine Society advocates that all methods for measuring estrogens, which play a crucial role in human biology, be made traceable to a common standard.
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Mar 05, 2013 |
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Man who got smallpox vaccine passes milder infection to sex partner
(HealthDay)—A man recently vaccinated for smallpox under a U.S. Defense Department program passed a milder, related form of the disease on to a man he had sex with, and that man then passed it on to yet ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Most first-time mothers wait until after six weeks before resuming sex following childbirth
Most first-time mothers wait until after 6 weeks postpartum to resume vaginal sex following childbirth and women who have an operative vaginal birth, caesarean section, perineal tear or episiotomy appear to wait longer, suggests ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feb 26, 2013 |
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People with disabilities at greater risk of violence and subsequent mental ill-health
People with disabilities are at a greater risk of being the victims of violence and of suffering mental ill health when victimized, according to research published February 20 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Hind K ...
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Feb 20, 2013 |
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Researchers find crime drama viewers more likely to aid sexual assault victims
(Medical Xpress)—Viewers of primetime crime dramas, like NCIS, CSI or Law & Order, are more inclined than non-viewers to see themselves intervening on behalf of the victim of a sexual assault, according to recent research ...
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Feb 20, 2013 |
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Parents of teen girls more accepting of birth control pills than other contraceptive methods
Parents are more accepting of their teenage daughters using birth control pills than any other form of contraception, including condoms, according to a recent study from UC San Francisco (UCSF).
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Feb 12, 2013 |
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Guidelines updated for young CA survivors' fertility follow-up
(HealthDay)—Current recommendations for the assessment and management of female reproductive complications following treatment of cancers in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood have been updated, ...
Cancer
Feb 05, 2013 |
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Army seeks better mental health coordination
(AP)—Army leadership is looking to improve coordination between its mental health programs and other soldier-resilience efforts.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Effort to enforce HIV 'health threat' law raises questions
(Medical Xpress)—Michigan health officials are using HIV surveillance technologies to assist in enforcing a "health threat" law that makes it illegal for HIV-positive people to have sex without disclosing their status.
HIV & AIDS
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Active duty military women may have higher STI risk
As the number of women in the military increases, so does the need for improved gynecologic care. Military women may be more likely to engage in high-risk sexual practices, be less likely to consistently use barrier contraception, ...
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Jan 28, 2013 |
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Abuse during childhood linked to uterine fibroids in African-American women
According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported sexual or physical abuse before age 11 had a greater risk of uterine fibroids in adulthood compared ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Adolescent sexual and reproductive health priorities identified
Quality sexual and reproductive health care is an essential component of public health. However, there are insufficient evidence-based policies related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income ...
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Jan 24, 2013 |
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New study reveals sex to be pleasurable with or without use of a condom or lubricant
A new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals that within a nationally representative study of American men and women, sex was rated as highly arousing and pleasurable whether or not condoms and/or lubric ...
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Jan 23, 2013 |
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