Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
STDs on the rise in Miami area
Rates of both chlamydia and syphilis in Miami-Dade have nearly doubled since 2006, according to new statistics from the Florida Department of Health.
Aug 1, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Statewide bans on marriage, adoptions affect mental health of gay men
Young gay men who hope one day to be fathers experience psychological distress brought on by policies that ban same-sex marriage and adoption, say researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Nov 21, 2013
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Health
Workplace discrimination compromises health of sexual minorities
As Congress debates a bill that would end employment discrimination based on sexual orientation—perhaps as early as this week—University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers offer further evidence of workplace ...
Nov 7, 2013
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Dirty jokes the best medicine
When it comes to men's sexual health, dirty jokes may just be the best medicine. A QUT researcher is helping Family Planning Queensland (FPQ) use comedy and YouTube to deliver sexuality education to young Australian men.
May 21, 2013
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Philippine president approves contraceptives law
(AP)—The Philippine president has signed a law that will promote contraception, sexual education and family planning programs vigorously opposed by the country's Roman Catholic Church.
Dec 29, 2012
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Researchers to debate the call for sexual abstinence education in schools
Introducing abstinence education into UK schools could be a less effective substitute for comprehensive Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) aimed at children and young adults, say a research team led by Sheffield Hallam ...
Oct 30, 2012
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New research focuses on teen sexual health in Northern Ireland
Sex education at school is young people's preferred source of information about sex, according to a new report from Queen's University and the University of Ulster.
Jun 11, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
40 percent of youths attempting suicide make first attempt before high school
Thoughts about killing oneself and engaging in suicidal behavior may begin much younger than previously thought. While about one of nine youths attempt suicide by the time they graduate from high school, new findings reveal ...
Nov 28, 2011
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Black churches teach kids about safe sex, disease prevention
When 10th-grader Quintin Scott learned that only physicians could diagnose AIDS, he wasn't in sex education class and he wasn't overhearing locker room talk: Scott was in church.
Apr 28, 2011
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