Sexual Health
- [Diseases/Conditions]Bush signals flexibility on AIDS strategy
- US President George W. Bush signalled Wednesday that he might drop his anti-HIV/AIDS strategy's insistence on sexual abstinence if he finds it is ineffective -- but not now, because the program is working. I monitor the results. And if it looks like...
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- [Diseases/Conditions]Asian Development Bank helps Vietnam youths fight HIV
- Nam isn't sure how he caught the HIV virus -- he says he is a former heroin addict and often had unprotected sex -- but now he is committed to helping other Vietnamese youths avoid the same fate. Aged 28, he works for a project to educate young peop...
- Author:Frank ZellerDate:02/26/08Click:7673 Full Story »
- [Diseases/Conditions]China to set new AIDS prevention policy
- China will set policies aimed at stopping the spread of AIDS among gay men as the country seeks to stem growing numbers of HIV infections contracted through sex, state media reported. The Chinese Ministry of Health announced it would formulate polic...
- Author:Chris BuckleyDate:02/26/08Click:7669 Full Story »
- [Diseases/Conditions]Kenya, UN warn crisis risks incubating new AIDS infections
- Kenya's crisis, which has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, risks sparking a new wave of HIV/AIDS infections that could wipe out progress achieved so far, Kenyan and UN officials warned Thursday. Of some 300,000 people displaced across the...
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- [Diseases/Conditions]$65M for gay rights, HIV/AIDS groups
- SEATTLE - The estate of Ric Weiland, a high school classmate of Microsoft Corp. founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen and one of the first five people to work at the software giant, has left $65 million to gay rights and HIV/AIDS organizations. The beq...
- Author:ELIZABETH M. GILLESPIEDate:02/26/08Click:7669 Full Story »
- Acupuncture May Aid In Vitro Fertilization
- Women undergoing in vitro fertilization can increase their chances of becoming pregnant by up to 65 percent if they also have acupuncture, a preliminary study suggests. About 10 percent to 15 percent of couples have difficulty conceiving, and many o...
- Author:Steven ReinbergDate:02/26/08Click:7669 Full Story »
- Biannual Antibiotics May Cut Major Cause of Blindness in Africa
- Increasing the administration of antibiotics from annually to twice a year in rural African villages could help reduce serious eye infections that can lead to blindness, a new study suggests. An ocular strain of the sexual transmitted disease chlamy...
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- Stimulating Thymus Reactivates T-Cell Production
- It's possible to stimulate the thymus gland to produce new immune system T-cells in adults infected with HIV, U.S. researchers say. HIV infection destroys T-cells, which leads to the collapse of the immune system and severe infection. The thymus gla...
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- Can I Make My Breasts Larger?
- Although many products (from special creams to exercise techniques) claim to boost breast size, you should save your money: They don't work. The truth is that the only way to permanently change breast size is cosmetic surgery. Most doctors won't per...
- Author:RelaxDate:02/26/08Click:7670 Full Story »
- Breast and Pelvic Exams
- Your mom just made an appointment for your first gynecologic exam and you're feeling: Totally panicked. You start praying for an avalanche, four flat tires on the car, anything to avoid that appointment. Pretty calm. You don't really mind going to t...
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- Are Changes in My Vaginal Discharge OK?
- Normal vaginal discharge has several purposes: cleaning and moistening the vagina, and helping to prevent and fight infections. Although it's normal for the color, texture, and amount of vaginal fluids to vary throughout a girl's menstrual cycle, so...
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- Am I still a virgin if I use a tampon?
- Some girls worry that if they use tampons, they will no longer be virgins. The truth is, a virgin is someone who has never had sexual intercourse. Inserting a tampon is definitely not the same as having sex! So why do girls ask this question so ofte...
- Author:RelaxDate:02/26/08Click:7669 Full Story »
- All About Menstruation
- Menstruation (a period) is a major stage of puberty in girls; it's one of the many physical signs that a girl is turning into a woman. And like a lot of the other changes associated with puberty, menstruation can be confusing. Some girls can't wait...
- Author:RelaxDate:02/26/08Click:7669 Full Story »
- Safe sex the message as Rio launches into Carnival
- Wearing nuns' veils, condom-shaped hats and all kinds of silly headgear, Brazilians partied in the beer-slicked streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday as its Carnival started in earnest. Crowds gathered in the historic hilltop district of Santa Teresa...
- Author:Angus MacSwanDate:02/26/08Click:7670 Full Story »
- Many sex ed teachers may lack training
- A sizable minority of sex education teachers does not cover all of the basics, and many lack training to teach sex ed at all, a survey of teachers in one state suggests. In a study of sex ed teachers at 201 Illinois schools, researchers found that o...
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