Health
When cocaine's in the mix, safe sex may not be
(HealthDay)—The long list of health woes linked to cocaine abuse includes risky sexual behavior, a small, new study suggests.
Feb 16, 2017
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News tagged with sexually transmitted disease
HIV & AIDS
HIV hijacks common cells to spread infection
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), together with collaborators in Europe, discovered that a common type of cell within the human reproductive and intestinal tracts ...
Feb 16, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
2.5 million U.S. women have condition that can cause infertility
(HealthDay)—About 2.5 million American women have had pelvic inflammatory disease, an often-symptomless infection of the reproductive tract that can cause infertility and lasting abdominal pain, a new U.S. government report ...
Feb 3, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Patient infected with HIV despite long-term adherence to PrEP
(HealthDay)—In a letter to the editor published in the Feb. 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, authors present the case of a Canadian man infected with HIV despite long-term adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis ...
Feb 2, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study affirms that cocaine makes users more likely to risk unsafe sex
Cocaine use has long been tied anecdotally to higher-than-usual rates of impulsive behavior, including risky sex, but the tie-in has been difficult to study with any scientifically controlled rigor.
Feb 2, 2017
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Health
Does 'juvy' confinement jeopardize long-term health?
(HealthDay)—Young people in juvenile detention or jail may suffer health effects that last well into adulthood, a pair of new studies suggests.
Jan 23, 2017
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Medical research
Why some girls grow breasts early—and how new findings could cut cancer risks
When a girl's breasts start growing early, it can be a sign she will develop certain diseases later in life. There is evidence of early puberty leading to increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer ...
Jan 4, 2017
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Health
Privacy concerns keep some young Americans from sexual health services
(HealthDay)—Young people may abstain from seeking sexual and reproductive health care because they fear their parents will find out, a U.S. government report suggests.
Dec 16, 2016
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Health
S. Carolina agency suspends changes to abortion regulations
South Carolina's public health agency is holding off on recommending any changes to abortion clinic regulations after being inundated with responses to its drafted proposal.
Nov 15, 2016
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Health
School-based interventions for preventing HIV, STIs and pregnancy in adolescents
Do school-based interventions prevent HIV, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy? This is the question asked by researchers from the University of York, South African Medical Research Council and Stellenbosch University ...
Nov 8, 2016
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