HIV-infected Canada woman charged with sex assault (Reuters)
TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian woman who had sex with men she met in bars, without using a condom and without telling them she was HIV-positive, has been charged with sexual assault, police said on Friday.
yahoo.com 9h and 17m ago

Union Pacific Railroad Policy On Contraceptive Coverage 'Fiscally Irresponsible,' Letter To Editor Says
Although a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled that Union Pacific Railroad's policy of not providing coverage for contraceptives "is not discriminatory," the company "is likely to spend significantly more for unintended pregnancies than it would have spent on contraceptive coverage," Wayne Shields, president and CEO of the
Medicalnewstoday.com 10h and 29m ago

Emotions Play Large Part In Teen Condom Use, New Study Shows
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), adolescents and young adults currently account for fifty percent of new HIV infections on an annual basis. As a result, ongoing research and information on HIV prevention has become a high priority for this age group.
Medicalnewstoday.com 13h and 29m ago

Improve School Ethos And Reduce Substance Abuse And Teenage Pregnancies
If you improve the ethos (institutional culture) of schools in the United Kingdom you could help lower rates of substance abuse and teenage pregnancies, say researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Centre for Research on Drugs and Health Behaviour. You can read about this study in today's issue of the
Medicalnewstoday.com Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Washington Post Examines Reaction To Book On Fertility Charting For Teens
A recently published book about fertility charting for teens has "sparked controversy" among some abstinence-only education supporters and some comprehensive sex education supporters, but reactions among experts on the issue "tend to track political views" on sex education, the Washington Post reports.
Medicalnewstoday.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:00:00 PDT

Colorado, Oregon Take Action On EC, Contraceptive Coverage
The following highlights recent actions on emergency contraception, which can prevent pregnancy if taken up to 72 hours after sexual intercourse, and contraceptive coverage in Colorado and Oregon.Colorado: Gov. Bill Ritter (D) on Thursday signed into law a bill (
Medicalnewstoday.com Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:00:00 PDT

Gonorrhea Cases Increase In Western U.S., Could Signify Rise In HIV Cases, MMWR Study Says
The number of gonorrhea cases has increased in eight Western U.S. states, and an increase in the sexually transmitted infection often is associated with a rise in other STIs, including HIV, according to a study published in the March 15 edition of CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the
Medicalnewstoday.com Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:00:00 PDT

India Launches Program To Distribute Female Condoms To Sex Workers
The Indian government, in collaboration with the National AIDS Control Organization and Hindustan Latex, on Wednesday launched a program to provide female condoms to commercial sex workers nationwide, IANS/India eNews reports.
Medicalnewstoday.com Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:00:00 PDT

Postnatal Health And Sexual Problems Persist At 12 Months, But Races Experience Different Levels
Nearly one in three women still experience painful sexual intercourse a year after their baby is born and more than half have at least one sex-related health problem, according to research in the March issue of Journal of Clinical Nursing. 482 women who had attended maternity units in Birmingham, UK, took part in a self-administered questionnaire at least a year after their most recent birth.
Medicalnewstoday.com Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Viagra to Help Lung Conditions
Viagra Seems To Be The New Wonder Drug. There's Yet Another Medical Condition The Little Blue Pill.. Can Help.
viagrapunch.com Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:25:00 GMT

Call To End FDA User Fees And Improve Drug Safety
Opposition to current drug safety legislation is growing, as a group of 22 experts on drug safety and regulation and a coalition of 12 patient, consumer, science, and public health organizations issue two separate open letters to lawmakers. The letter from FDA experts asks the lawmakers to not reauthorize the user fees system that finances the review of new drugs by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Medicalnewstoday.com Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:00:00 PDT

Local STD Controllers Call For Boosting Statewide Efforts To Address Increases In Sexually Transmitted Diseases
In response to today's report by the CDC calling attention to 50% increase in gonorrhea rates in California, the California STD Controllers Association is calling for a statewide summit and an immediate increase in state and federal resources to support expanded screening and treatment efforts. Those gonorrhea increases are particularly concerning because untreated gonorrhea can cause infertility and increase the spread of HIV infection.
Medicalnewstoday.com Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

AIDS Healthcare Foundation Calls For Stepped-Up STD Prevention After CDC Reports 50% Increase In Cases Of Gonorrhea In CA
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US' largest provider of HIV/AIDS healthcare, prevention and education and operator of free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, today joined the California STD Controllers Association (CSTDCA) and other public
Medicalnewstoday.com Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Survey: Japanese too stressed for sex
The secret behind Japan's plunging birth rate? A record 39.7 percent of Japanese citizens ages 16-49 have not had sex for over a month  -up 5 percentage points from two years ago  -according to a survey published this week by the Japan Family Planning Association.
MSNBC.com Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:14:51 GMT

When couples are sexually out of sync
What's a guy to do when his partner has an insatiable appetite for sex - or wants to give it up for good? Any advice for a woman stuck in a passionless marriage? Sexploration answers your queries.
MSNBC.com Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:39:55 GMT

Does 'hooking up' hurt young women?
If you're in your 40s, "hooking up" might mean catching a friend downtown for lunch. But to people in their teens or 20s, the phrase often means a casual sexual encounter - anything from kissing onwards - with no strings attached.
MSNBC.com Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:45:19 GMT

Study raises questions about circumcision in AIDS (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Circumcision helps protect men from getting the AIDS virus but may make an already-infected man more likely to infect a woman if he does not let his penis heal completely, researchers said on Tuesday.
yahoo.com Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:46:11 GMT

Chlamydia common in young women
Nearly 30 percent of women in their late teens suffer recurrent infection with chlamydia, a rate higher than previously recognized in this population, new research shows.
MSNBC.com Tue, 6 Mar 2007 02:10:46 GMT

Recurrent Chlamydia common in young women (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly 30 percent of women in their late teens suffer recurrent infection with Chlamydia, a rate higher than previously recognized in this population, new research shows.
yahoo.com Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:55:31 GMT

Erectile dysfunction drugs can help the heart
Drugs for erectile dysfunction protect the heart before and after a heart attack.
viagrapunch.com Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:50:00 GMT

Standard Infertility Treatment Best for Hormone Disorder (HealthDay)
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome who want to have a baby will probably have better luck if they take the fertility drug clomiphene instead of metformin, an insulin-sensitizing medication that helps induce ovulation in women with the disorder.
yahoo.com 8//Feb 2007

Health Tip: Take Prenatal Vitamins (HealthDay)
Prenatal vitamins are designed for women who are pregnant or who are planning to be pregnant. The supplements help ensure that the expectant mother and developing baby have the proper nutrients.
yahoo.com 7//Feb 2007

Condom mishaps common among young men, study shows (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many young men could use a bit more instruction on proper condom use, according to lead author of a new study that found nearly one in three experienced recent condom breakage.
yahoo.com Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:54:28 GMT

Genital pain takes a toll on women's lives (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chronic genital pain may be less common among women than studies have suggested, but the condition has a large impact on these women's quality of life, new research suggests.
yahoo.com Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:45:35 GMT

1 in 4 U.S. women have HPV
One in four U.S. women ages 14 to 59 is infected with the sexually transmitted virus that in some forms can cause cervical cancer, according to the first broad national estimate.
MSNBC.com Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:24:27 GMT

''Down low'' myth distorts HIV research, prevention (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mistaken assumptions about black sexuality are finding their way into scientific research on the spread of HIV, and this could do more to fuel risky behavior than prevent it, authors of a new commentary warn.
yahoo.com Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:23:52 GMT

HPV infections seen in over quarter of U.S. women (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than a quarter of U.S. girls and women ages 14 to 59 are infected with the sexually transmitted human wart virus, which causes most cases of cervical cancer, U.S. health officials estimated on Tuesday.
yahoo.com Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:32:18 GMT

Nerve grafts may restore erectile function
In men who have become impotent following prostate cancer surgery, implantation of nerve grafts into the penis allows some men who were potent before surgery to recover erectile function, researchers report.
MSNBC.com Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:16:00 GMT

Drugmaker stops lobbying for STD shots
Merck & Co. is immediately suspending its lobbying campaign to persuade state legislatures to mandate that adolescent girls get the company's new vaccine against cervical cancer as a requirement for school attendance, the company said late Tuesday.
MSNBC.com Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:32:59 GMT

Sexual dysfunction on the rise
Sexual disorders like erectile dysfunction are increasing among Indian men and such problems are more among BPO professionals, according to sexologist Dr Prakash Kothari.
viagrapunch.com Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:50:00 GMT


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