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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Sexually Transmitted Infections
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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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
Limited HIV testing access for Baltimore youth
A new survey of 51 youth-serving, nonclinical, community-based organizations in Baltimore, Maryland, found that the majority did not offer HIV testing, nor did they have established links to refer youth to testing. Organizations ...
Jan 26, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
HIV treatment might boost susceptibility to syphilis, say researchers
The antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV infection might inadvertently be boosting gay/bisexual men's susceptibility to the bacteria responsible for syphilis, Treponema pallidum, conclude researchers in the journal Sexually ...
Jan 16, 2017
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Health
Study identifies barriers to sexual health among male teens and young men
Johns Hopkins researchers who conducted a dozen focus groups with 70 straight and gay/bisexual Hispanic and African-American males ages 15 to 24 report that gaining a better understanding of the context in which young men ...
Jan 9, 2017
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Health
Researcher explores the barriers stopping men seeking information on sexually transmitted infections
A researcher at Birmingham City University is undertaking research into the social and cognitive barriers hindering men who have sex with other men (MSM) from finding out more information about sexually transmitted infections ...
Dec 15, 2016
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Medications
The pill won't kill your sexual desire, researchers say
Taking the pill doesn't lower your sexual desire, contrary to popular belief, according to research published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The authors of the research, from the University of Kentucky and Indiana University ...
Dec 15, 2016
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Health
More are positive about HPV vaccine on Twitter than not, study finds
Like it or not, social media has become a driving force in the way many people get information on health topics.
Dec 12, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pubic hair grooming linked to heightened sexually transmitted infection risk
Pubic hair grooming is linked to a heightened risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted infection, finds research published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Dec 5, 2016
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