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| 10/09/2008 01:51 PM |
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About one in four teen girls last year got the groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, federal health officials reported Thursday.
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| 09/25/2008 07:27 AM |
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| 09/15/2008 07:34 AM |
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| 09/12/2008 05:05 PM |
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The Food and Drug Administration has updated the label of Merck's cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, adding new information about its protective effects against two other gynecological cancers.
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| 09/11/2008 07:35 AM |
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| 09/10/2008 05:02 PM |
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| 08/28/2008 07:36 AM |
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| 08/14/2008 07:34 AM |
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| 08/14/2008 04:12 PM |
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| 08/13/2008 12:17 PM |
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Birth control pills could screw up a woman's ability to sniff out a compatible mate, a new study finds.
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| 08/13/2008 07:50 AM |
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| 07/31/2008 08:58 AM |
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| 07/23/2008 10:45 AM |
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Merck & Co’s Gardasil vaccine remains safe and effective for protecting women and girls from a virus that causes cervical cancer, U.S. officials said after reviewing thousands of reports.
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| 07/22/2008 06:38 PM |
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| 07/20/2008 11:55 AM |
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| 07/16/2008 10:13 AM |
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Young sexually active people should get themselves tested annually for the infection chlamydia and again every time they change partner, the Health Protection Agency said.
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| 07/08/2008 06:34 PM |
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| 07/03/2008 08:45 AM |
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U.S. researchers reported they may have found a way to flush out herpes viruses from hiding -- offering a potential way to cure pesky and painful conditions from cold sores to shingles.
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| 07/03/2008 07:56 AM |
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| 06/25/2008 01:11 PM |
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U.S. regulators have told Merck & Co they cannot yet approve Merck's application to expand marketing of its cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to an older group of women, the drugmaker said on Wednesday.
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| 06/20/2008 04:23 PM |
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| 10/10/2008 01:00 PM |
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Although many "[s]ympathetic" politicians and commentators concur with Republican vice presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's reference to her 17-year-old daughter Bristol's pregnancy as a "normal 'up and down' of family life," teen pregnancy is "far from inevitable" and a "result in part from our inability to talk honestly and wisely about teen sexuality," Amy Schalet, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, writes in a
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| 10/10/2008 12:00 PM |
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The recent announcement by the Bush administration that U.S.-financed contraceptive supplies no longer can be distributed by six African countries through the British aid organization Marie Stopes International is the "latest bout of reproductive health madness," according to
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| 10/10/2008 10:00 AM |
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Earlier this week, the pharmaceutical company Bayer agreed to stop airing commercials for the oral contraceptive YAZ in response to an Oct. 3 warning letter from FDA telling the company that the advertisements overstate the benefits of the drug. According to the FDA letter, the commercials "broaden the drug's indication, overstate the efficacy of YAZ and minimize serious risks associated with the use of the drug.
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| 10/10/2008 04:00 AM |
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Herpes simplex virus type I can cause bouts of cold sores, blindness and potentially lethal encephalitis when it reawakens from a quiescent state in the nerve cells it infects. To prevent these consequences, the stealthy virus is kept under constant guard by the immune system, say University of Pittsburgh scientists. Their research challenges the once common notion that latent HSV-1 in sensory neurons is invisible to the immune system.
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| 10/10/2008 02:00 AM |
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For the first time in Europe a study is being conducted among men to gain information about the fit and feel of condoms. The American Center for Sexual Health Promotion of Indiana University, urges men to participate in this survey and answer questions about their experiences using condoms. The study is supported by Condomerie, the world´s first specialized condom shop, in Amsterdam. On its website
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| 10/09/2008 12:00 PM |
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Despite research showing circumcision can reduce a man's risk of HIV during heterosexual intercourse, a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the procedure offers little protection against the virus for men who have sex with men, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.
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| 10/09/2008 08:00 AM |
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The number of teen health clinics in New York City offering same-day pick up of emergency contraception dropped by 13% from 2007 to 2008, according to a report released Monday by New York City Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, the New York Daily News reports.
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| 10/09/2008 08:00 AM |
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An increasing number of men from tribes in Uganda and other parts of East Africa that traditionally do not practice circumcision have undergone the procedure, prompting the government to begin developing a plan to promote male circumcision as a method of curbing the spread of HIV, AFP/Mail & Guardian reports.
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| 10/09/2008 04:00 AM |
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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has launched a new online learning activity designed to support general practitioners and other members of the practice team in boosting their skills to fulfil the various contraceptive needs of women. The activity, reviewed by Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia, is now available through the RACGP's online education portal gplearning at
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| 10/09/2008 03:00 AM |
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Students and football fans were the first to be offered 'Something 4 the Weekend' by the NHS in Portsmouth. Portsmouth City teaching Primary Care Trust is running the sexual health campaign with Portsmouth-based events company Avantii to raise awareness of safe sex and find out more about the city's bedroom habits. The 'Something 4 the Weekend' team headed for the Freshers Fayre last week.
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| 10/08/2008 02:00 PM |
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The Gaya Dewata Foundation -- a group focused on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infection education, support and treatment in Bali -- recently called for increased STI testing among male sex workers who have sex with both men and women, the Jakarta Post/Asia News Network reports.
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| 10/08/2008 01:00 PM |
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Recent statistics from Fiji's Health Ministry on Sexually Transmitted Infections are a cause for concern, and the high rate of STIs among people ages 20 to 29 put them at an increased risk for contracting HIV/AIDS, Fiji's Director of Public Health Josaia Samuela said recently, the Fiji Times reports.
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| 10/08/2008 12:00 PM |
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"When it comes to sexuality and a myriad of other transitional health issues," it is "important" that "developing teens ... see their pediatrician as their personal doctor -- not their mother's or father's," Victoria McEvoy, chief of pediatrics of the Massachusetts General West Medical Group and assistant professor at
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| 10/08/2008 11:00 AM |
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The federal government's demand that California change the way it calculates the number of undocumented immigrants in its Medicaid-funded family planning program, called Family PACT, or lose federal funding is "wasteful," a Los Angeles Times editorial says.
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| 10/08/2008 05:00 AM |
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In a new analysis of previous research, investigators from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said they found insufficient evidence that circumcision reduced the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among gay and bisexual men (men who have sex with men). The study is published in the October 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA.
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| 10/07/2008 01:00 PM |
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The Bush administration on Sept. 3 issued a letter to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) that said the state must change the system it uses to determine the number of undocumented immigrants in the state's Family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment Program or risk losing federal funding for the program, the
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| 10/07/2008 12:00 PM |
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HIV/AIDS awareness messages targeted at the gold mining communities of Nyatike in Kenya's Migori district are having little impact, Tom Rakewa, Migori district's HIV/AIDS officer, said recently, IRIN/PlusNews reports. Many women and girls turn to commercial sex work to make money from miners, sometimes offering sex for as little as $1, according to IRIN/PlusNews.
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| 10/07/2008 11:00 AM |
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A group of women in Namibia recently called for efforts to improve their sexual rights in an effort to curb the spread of HIV in the country, the New Era reports.
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| 10/07/2008 11:00 AM |
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1. Doctors Urged to Counsel Patients at Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections The CDC estimates that 19 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur each year, almost half of which occur among persons 15 to 24 years of age. In an effort to decrease the spread of STIs, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends high-intensity behavioral counseling for all sexually active individuals at increased risk for STIs.
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| 10/07/2008 10:00 AM |
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Pope Benedict XVI on Friday reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church's condemnation of contraception, a position that has led "millions" to abandon the church, AFP/Google.com reports. In a message to a seminar marking the 40th anniversary of Pope Paul VI's 1968
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| 10/07/2008 08:00 AM |
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Several liberal Catholic groups and Democrats this year are "waging a fight within" the Roman Catholic Church over the presidential election, and the "intrachurch election debate is increasingly spilling into public view," the New York Times reports.
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| 10/07/2008 07:00 AM |
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A new book by a Rutgers University-Camden criminologist reveals the profound impact of shoplifting and prostitution on both a region and the lives of the women who depend on these illegal acts. Out in the Storm - Drug-Addicted Women Living as Shoplifters and Sex Workers by Gail A. Caputo, an associate professor of criminal justice at Rutgers-Camden, offers vivid insights from 100 hours of interviews with 38 women who sold themselves and the merchandise they shoplifted.
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| 10/06/2008 12:00 PM |
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The following summarizes recent women's health-related blog entries.~ "Women's Health: Yet Another Issue Sarah Palin Is Out of Touch On," Cecile Richards, Huffington Post: In the blog entry, Richards, president of the
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| 10/06/2008 10:00 AM |
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The number of HIV/AIDS cases among men who have sex with men has increased eightfold during the past few years in areas of China, according to a study published recently in the journal Nature, Reuters reports. The study also found that the proportion of women in their reproductive years who are HIV-positive has doubled during the past 10 years.
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| 10/06/2008 09:00 AM |
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The Anchorage Daily News on Wednesday examined efforts by college and high school students in Alaska to reform the way sex education is taught in the state. The students argued that mandatory comprehensive sex education is needed in Alaska high schools.
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Erectile Dysfunction News
| 10/10/2008 01:00 AM |
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The rapidity of ejaculation in men is genetically determined. Neuropsychiatrists studied 89 Dutch men with premature ejaculation and will publish results in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
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| 09/30/2008 01:00 PM |
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Move over, Viagra! Researchers in report that an ancient Chinese herbal remedy known as "horny goat weed" shows potential in lab studies as source for new future drugs to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). The study, which provides scientific evidence supporting the herb's well-known use as a natural aphrodisiac.
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| 09/22/2008 11:00 PM |
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Researchers have determined exactly how much breathing affects prostate movement during radiation treatment.
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| 09/14/2008 01:00 PM |
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For sufferers of sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction is often part of the package. New research indicates that ED in cases of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome may be linked to the chronic intermittent hypoxia -- oxygen deprivation -- that patients with OSAS experience during episodes of obstructed breathing.
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| 08/25/2008 11:00 PM |
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A new study shows for the first time that vardenafil, a PDE5 inhibitor, is more efficacious when used on-demand in men with erectile dysfunction, supporting a shift towards on-demand dosing with PDE5 inhibitors in this patient group.
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| 08/19/2008 04:00 PM |
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Men with signs of benign prostatic hyperplasia can be helped with a daily dose of erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil (marketed as Cialis) to relieve associated lower urinary tract symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Northwestern University and Lilly Research Laboratories report on a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of over 1,000 men in 10 countries.
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| 08/14/2008 01:00 PM |
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Sexual dysfunction is not an inevitable part of aging, but it is strongly related a number of factors, such as mental and physical health, demographics and lifetime experiences, many of which are interrelated. People who had an STD are also more likely to have had sexual experiences over their lifetimes that included more risks and multiple sex partners.
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| 08/11/2008 11:00 PM |
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Men and women who experienced sexual violence while fighting in Liberian civil wars report higher rates of symptoms of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and thoughts of suicide than noncombatants or other former combatants who were not exposed to sexual violence, according to a study in the August 13 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights.
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| 08/11/2008 11:00 PM |
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Researchers have compared the relative safety of two systems -- an online prescribing service versus traditional physician consultation -- for patients seeking medication to treat erectile dysfunction.
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| 08/08/2008 10:00 AM |
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A new study examines if no-nose bike seats would be effective in alleviating the harm caused by using a traditional seat.
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| 08/06/2008 10:00 PM |
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With millions of lives at stake over the next two decades, researchers and advocates at the AIDS 2008 Conference today called on the global health community to ramp up male circumcision to significantly reduce risk of HIV infection in Africa, and to move quickly to integrate the life-saving procedure into other comprehensive efforts to prevent transmission of the disease in the vulnerable nations of eastern and southern Africa.
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| 07/29/2008 01:00 PM |
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In a study using laboratory animals, researchers found that medications commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction opened a mechanism called the blood-brain tumor barrier and increased delivery of cancer-fighting drugs to malignant brain tumors.
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| 07/23/2008 01:00 PM |
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Women with sexual dysfunction caused by the use of antidepressants experienced a reduction in adverse sexual effects with use of sildenafil, commonly known as the erectile dysfunction medication Viagra.
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| 07/09/2008 10:00 AM |
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An increasing number of 70 year olds are having good sex and more often, and women in this age group are particularly satisfied with their sex lives, according to a new study. Knowledge about sexual behavior in older people (70 year olds) is limited and mainly focuses on sexual problems, less is known about "normal" sexual behavior in this age group.
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| 07/03/2008 01:00 AM |
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Having intercourse more often may help prevent the development of erectile dysfunction. Researchers have found that men who had intercourse more often were less likely to develop ED.
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| 06/20/2008 07:00 AM |
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Men with erectile dysfunction should be examined for testosterone deficiency and the metabolic syndrome, because these conditions commonly occur together, a new study shows.
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| 06/12/2008 07:00 PM |
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When it comes to sex, a female rat knows how to avoid a communication breakdown. To announce her sexual readiness, she will automatically arch her back, deflect her tail and stand rigid to allow an aroused male to mount. Now, researchers have figured out the precise chemical and physical mechanism in a group of brain cells that controls this swayback posture, a reflex called lordosis that signals one of life's most complex yet primitive instincts -- the need for sex. The team also found that when female rats are treated with the sex hormone estradiol before the experiment, the number of cells that respond to norepinephrine soar, making the impulse to mate stronger.
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| 05/20/2008 07:00 PM |
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Erectile dysfunction is always a matter of the heart, but new research shows that more than romance is at stake. Two new studies of men with type 2 diabetes found that erectile dysfunction was a powerful early warning sign for serious heart disease, including heart attack and death.
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| 05/17/2008 01:00 PM |
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Losing weight may help resolve erectile dysfunction in obese men. Morbid obesity can cause sexual dysfunction independent of other common confounders, including diabetes, hypertension and smoking.
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| 05/15/2008 10:00 AM |
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Women who commit sexual offenses are just as likely to have mental problems or drug addictions as other violent female criminals. This according to the largest study ever conducted of women convicted of sexual offenses in Sweden.
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| 05/14/2008 11:00 PM |
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Despite the fact that it has long been a major concern for men, an evidence-based definition for premature ejaculation has not existed until now.
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| 05/14/2008 11:00 PM |
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Maxi-K gene therapy may be a safe and effective future option for men whose erectile dysfunction is not treatable with oral therapy. Maxi-K therapy is a unique, locally administrated gene-transfer technology to treat erectile dysfunction.
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| 04/21/2008 11:00 PM |
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The production of the sex hormones testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen is controlled by two other hormones, which are known as luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). Disturbances in the levels of either LH or FSH affect the production of sex hormones and can cause either premature or delayed puberty as well as infertility.
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| 04/02/2008 07:00 PM |
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Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual activity, according to a survey of US and Canadian sex therapists.
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| 03/29/2008 07:00 PM |
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Decreased sexual satisfaction in postmenopausal women, is not clearly associated with cardiovascular disease. Female sexual dysfunction is a common condition and has been linked to a higher burden of medical illnesses that can cause cardiovascular disease.
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| 03/12/2008 11:00 PM |
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Priapism (prolonged penile erection in the absence of sexual interest) is common in male individuals with sickle cell disease, a blood disorder characterized by abnormally shaped red blood cells.
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| 03/02/2008 01:00 PM |
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Children who are spanked or victims of other corporal punishment are more likely to have sexual problems as a teen or adult, according to new research. Researchers analyzed the results of four studies and found that spanking and other corporal punishment by parents is associated with an increased probability of three sexual problems as a teen or adult.
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| 01/31/2008 10:00 PM |
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Men with prostate cancer who have their prostate removed cite sexual dysfunction as the most common side effect after surgery, but urinary dysfunction troubles these patients most. What's more, many aren't emotionally prepared to face these complications. A new study underscores the need for health care practitioners to educate their patients about the physical and psychological effects of prostate removal.
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| 11/27/2007 04:00 AM |
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More than a third of men with early prostate cancer who participated in a study analyzing treatment choice received therapies that might not be appropriate, based on pre-existing problems with urinary, bowel or sexual function. The prevalence of these treatment "mismatches" could reflect patient unwillingness to discuss such problems with their physicians.
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| 10/31/2007 10:00 PM |
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Recent advances in the delivery of radiation therapy for prostate cancer are fueling a new trend of providing higher radiation doses over shorter periods of time. But does the daily increase in radiation lead to more sexual dysfunction than the conventional dose? New research says it does not.
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| 10/29/2007 07:00 AM |
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The use of antiepileptic drugs can lead to decreased fertility and increased incidence of reproductive endocrine disorders in both men and women. The study finds that reproductive endocrine dysfunction resulting from AED use is reversible, even after years of treatment.
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| 10/05/2007 04:00 PM |
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Although medication can help extend the lives of men with chronic heart failure, several factors associated with this disease can interfere with a person's ability to engage in and enjoy sexual activities.
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| 09/21/2007 10:00 AM |
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A long-term study found that a type of stem cell transplant used for patients with life-threatening diseases results in decreased sexual function and activity for recipients. Further, males are likely to recover from these changes over time, while the sexuality of female patients remains compromised. In addition, neither male nor female long-term cancer survivors regained levels of sexual activity and function equal to those of their peers who have not had cancer.
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| 09/20/2007 10:00 AM |
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A new study has found that a third of all spam messages advertise health products such as drugs and natural health products and that it is easy to purchase prescription drugs and controlled substances advertised in these messages. Scientists studied e-mail messages sent to three accounts over a one month period. The three accounts received 4,153 spam messages (82% of the total messages received), and a third of this spam was health-related.
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| 09/17/2007 10:00 PM |
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Significant sexual problems often are an unexpected -- and unwelcome -- side effect of the treatment of early-stage cervical and endometrial cancer for many women following hysterectomy. A targeted therapeutic approach involving mindfulness training has been found to improve desire, orgasm, arousal and other aspects of sexual satisfaction in just three one-hour sessions.
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| 09/14/2007 01:00 AM |
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The drug tadalafil appears to improve erectile function in men with spinal cord injuries, according to a new article. Between 10.4 and 83 individuals per million worldwide experience spinal cord injuries every year, according to background information in the article. Only 25 percent of men with spinal cord injuries are able to have erections that are adequate for having intercourse.
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| 08/26/2007 04:00 PM |
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The little blue pill may do more than get the blood pumping. Sildenafil -- the generic name for Viagra -- also increases release of a reproductive hormone in rats, according to a new study.
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| 08/13/2007 01:00 PM |
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Erectile dysfunction after surgery to remove the prostate (radical prostatectomy) has traditionally been attributed to nerve damage that theoretically should heal over time. But it can take as long as two years for the nerves to recover enough for a man to have an erection without the aid of drugs or devices. By that time, other damage may have occurred, according to an article in the latest issue of Perspectives on Prostate Disease.
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| 08/01/2007 04:00 AM |
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Men who smoke cigarettes run an increased risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction, and the more cigarettes smoked, the greater the risk, according to a new study.
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| 07/30/2007 04:00 PM |
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Viagra is now being used to treat not only erectile dysfunction (ED) but also pulmonary hypertension. And the drug may have potential for treating several other conditions, according to a recent report. The three ED medications currently on the market--Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis--all work by the same means, and they have similar side effects.
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| 07/27/2007 07:00 AM |
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Sexual sensation in circumcised and uncircumcised men may not be so different after all. New research consisted of genital sensory testing conducted on circumcised and uncircumcised men during states of sexual arousal and non-arousal. Results showed that no difference between the two groups was found in sensitivity to touch or pain.
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| 07/26/2007 04:00 PM |
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Three clinical trials in Africa found that adult male circumcision reduced the risk of men acquiring HIV infection from heterosexual sex by 51-60 percent. While adult male circumcision may also have a role to play in preventing HIV transmission in the US, say scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control "the extent of this role on a population basis is unknown."
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| 07/23/2007 04:00 AM |
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Men taking finasteride reported on average a slight decrease in sexual function that diminished during a seven-year study with 17,000 participants. The drug, used to treat enlarged prostate, has been proven effective at preventing prostate cancer.
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| 07/18/2007 01:00 AM |
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Taking part in group psychotherapy can help men who have erectile dysfunction to overcome their problem, and adding sildenafil to group therapy was more effective that sildenafil alone. In addition, group psychotherapy was more effective than taking sildenafil on its own, a Cochrane systematic review has found.
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| 07/12/2007 01:00 PM |
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Researchers have shown that Viagra, the popular drug prescribed for erectile dysfunction, can improve heart function and potentially save the lives of people with specific heart problems. Viagra's unexpected benefit has led the researchers to encourage doctors to consider the drug when a patient has a failing right ventricle of the heart, a dire condition for which there are currently no treatments available.
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| 07/12/2007 04:00 AM |
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Medications are not quite a magic pill to improve the sex lives of men with erectile problems, a new study has found. Researchers found that while oral medications, known as PDE5 inhibitors, may restore a man's 'sexual function' they don't necessarily restore a man's 'sexual health'.
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| 06/28/2007 04:00 PM |
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Scientists at the University of Granada have studied how some psychological variables such as erotophilia (positive attitude towards sexuality), sexual fantasies and anxiety are related to sexual desire in human beings.
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| 06/28/2007 01:00 PM |
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The most common medical procedure in the US is infant male circumcision. The long-term-health impact of neo-natal circumcision has received little study while the consequences of circumcision on sexual function in the adult male have received even less attention.
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| 10/10/2008 09:01 PM |
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Sleeping at your place: Most men believe they can control the situation when in familiar surroundings, but that confidence can be both a blessing and a curse.
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| 10/10/2008 09:01 PM |
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You reeled him in and now you want to keep him around. Check out four basic rules to keep him coming back- to bed- for more!
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| 10/10/2008 09:01 PM |
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Just as we have our types of men to steer clear of, men have women they'd rather not date. Find out which types make them want to run for cover.
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| 10/10/2008 09:01 PM |
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When it comes to sex positions, after a while it's only natural to fall back on your old favorites. And there's nothing really wrong with that ‑- except that, well, it's kind of dull. So mix things up! Experiment! Surprise your guy with something unexpected! After all, making even subtle changes to your current go-to list can mean the difference between a sex life that's fine ‑- and one that's on fire.
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| 10/10/2008 09:01 PM |
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We asked men to reveal their favorite "handy" techniques they'd love you to use--read about them all right here!
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| 10/10/2008 01:40 AM |
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Admit it, you're curious. A Or, better yet, you're downright experienced in the joys of plundering booty! A Either way, you're ready for an anal adventure. |
| 10/10/2008 12:23 AM |
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There is not enough evidence to say circumcision protects men from getting the AIDS virus during sex with other men even as studies show it protects them when having sex with women, U.S. researchers said on ... |
| 10/09/2008 08:07 PM |
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"Through healthy food to better sex. Anybody who doesn't believe me should come here and try the food, then tell me later how the experience was." VIDEO: Menu said to boast sexuality Chef Ljubomir Erovic is ... |
| 10/08/2008 12:09 PM |
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DelectableDiva brings her years of professional experience in the beauty industry to this post on making a great first impression. |
| 10/07/2008 01:22 PM |
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An attorney for David Duchovny says the actor has checked out of a rehabilitation facility for treatment of sex addiction. |
| 10/06/2008 11:05 PM |
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This week I'm honored to bring you an interview with ShadowWolf, who deeply enjoys the consensual and sensual use of knives, tasting his partners' blood, and controlled bleeding. |
| 10/06/2008 08:28 PM |
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Based on feedback from customers and employees, Delta has decided to filter adult content from the free wi-fi service it plans to offer on select flights beginning next month. |
| 10/06/2008 05:10 PM |
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Contemporary singer John Barrowman 's newest video for What About Us comes out in the states on November 17, but has already been released in the UK, which means we all get to watch it now... |
| 10/06/2008 12:22 AM |
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Look at her, winking at you in the photo above. Her name is Lily, and she can nestle in the palm of your hand with room to spare, although that isn't her favorite place to be... |
| 10/05/2008 10:51 PM |
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Calling out the wrong woman's name during sex is the absolute, ultimate, no-going-back romance killer. |
| 10/05/2008 12:02 AM |
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Manuel Uribe Gaza , formerly the world's fattest man, and Claudia Solis are engaged!A The date is set for this for the 26th of this month. Manuel, who is 43, topped out at around 1,235 lbs, according ... |
| 10/04/2008 08:08 PM |
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Kolkata: As West Bengal gears up to celebrate the mega festival of Durga Puja, health authorities and some NGOs are cautioning youth about the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases like HIV/AIDS ... |
| 10/03/2008 11:55 AM |
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Just one spark; I'm not greedy. But until that day comes, I will continue to take risks and enjoy the internet because lets face it... how can you really meet someone at a bar and expect to have really intriguing and/or stimulating conversation? |
| 10/03/2008 08:31 AM |
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Discussions on sex is a major concern of couples in India where it ranks seventh in priorities for men and near the bottom for women, a survey of sexual habits of people in the Asia Pacific region has revealed. |
| 10/03/2008 04:09 AM |
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I'm a father who accidentally discovered my son-in-law is into BDSM sex as a "dominant." A few weeks ago he was holding one of my dog's leashes and tried to stop my dog from running up to another dog by ... |
| 10/02/2008 11:42 PM |
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A new estimate of how many Americans have the AIDS virus puts the number at about 1.1 million, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. |
| 10/02/2008 07:23 PM |
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Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss told reporters in Delhi that he would take up the issue of gay rights with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, after the Union Home Ministry went against Ramadoss' views on ... |
| 10/02/2008 03:06 PM |
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While sexual intercourse throughout a healthy pregnancy is usually safe, it may not be recommended for women who are a higher risk for complications. |
| 10/02/2008 10:43 AM |
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South Africans are among the top in the world when it comes to having orgasms, the Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey has found. |
| 10/10/2008 01:00 AM |
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The rapidity of ejaculation in men is genetically determined. Neuropsychiatrists studied 89 Dutch men with premature ejaculation and will publish results in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
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| 10/06/2008 11:00 PM |
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An analysis of previous research indicates there is a lack of sufficient evidence that circumcision reduces the risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection or other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men, according to a new article.
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| 10/03/2008 07:00 AM |
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After improving the sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance, researchers actually watched the HIV-1 protease mature from an inactive form into an active infection. This process has never been directly visualized before.
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| 10/01/2008 11:00 PM |
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Blogs allow African Americans to discuss HIV and AIDS in an unfiltered way that is both public and private, according to a Penn State researcher, and this exploration may lead to another way to distribute health messages to the African-American community.
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| 09/30/2008 01:00 PM |
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Move over, Viagra! Researchers in report that an ancient Chinese herbal remedy known as "horny goat weed" shows potential in lab studies as source for new future drugs to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). The study, which provides scientific evidence supporting the herb's well-known use as a natural aphrodisiac.
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| 09/26/2008 01:00 PM |
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Exposure to an excess of sexual steroids, like testosterone, during fetal development may be a potential risk factor for low sperm count and motility, according to a new study.
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| 09/22/2008 01:00 AM |
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New research sheds light on the mental health of bisexual people in Ontario by looking at the context of mental health issues in this group. The Bisexuality, Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Research Project evaluated the experiences of bisexual people based on three main determinants of health, and the results demonstrated that social biphobia and stereotypes about bisexuals have far reaching negative effects on the mental health and well-being of bisexual people.
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| 09/19/2008 10:00 AM |
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Studies published in the journal Sexuality Research and Social Policy reveal that abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education programs fail to change sexual behavior in teenagers, provide inaccurate information about condoms and violate human rights principles.
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| 09/15/2008 04:00 AM |
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Binge drinking (5 or more alcoholic beverages at one time) is associated with risky sexual behaviors. A new study examined this association by gender at a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases. Binge drinking increased the risk of unsafe sexual behaviors and having an STD for women patients.
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| 09/14/2008 01:00 PM |
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For sufferers of sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction is often part of the package. New research indicates that ED in cases of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome may be linked to the chronic intermittent hypoxia -- oxygen deprivation -- that patients with OSAS experience during episodes of obstructed breathing.
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| 09/12/2008 07:00 PM |
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Approximately one in four teens in the United States will contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts believe a major contributing factor is the failure of many teens to use condoms consistently and routinely. Now a new study provides some insight into some of the factors that influence condom use among teenagers.
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| 09/11/2008 10:00 AM |
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A surprising interaction may enable development of new HIV treatment strategies by exploiting infection with multiple pathogens. The research demonstrates that a drug commonly used to treat herpes directly suppresses HIV in coinfected tissues and thus may be beneficial for patients infected with both viruses.
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| 09/10/2008 11:00 PM |
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HIV care providers in rural Indiana report significant stigma and discrimination in the rural medical referral system surrounding issues of HIV and substance abuse. Providers felt that these factors impeded their ability to offer quality care to their patients.
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| 09/08/2008 01:00 AM |
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Individuals who have a sexually transmitted disease and women with yeast and bacterial vaginal infections have an increased risk of becoming infected with HIV if exposed to the virus through sexual contact. New research has provided a new explanation as to how and why STDs have this effect.
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| 09/07/2008 07:00 PM |
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A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman's history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks.
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| 09/02/2008 10:00 PM |
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Researchers in Canada report discovery of unusual proteins in a small group of Kenyan sex workers that appear to be associated with resistance to infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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| 08/29/2008 11:00 PM |
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The opinions of women about sexual matters do not play a significant role in their decisions about whether girls in their care should receive a vaccine against a sexually transmitted virus, according to a new survey.
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| 08/29/2008 01:00 AM |
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Events of the past year in HIV vaccine research have led some to question whether an effective HIV vaccine will ever be developed. In the Aug. 28 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, officials from NIAID examine the extraordinarily challenging properties of the virus that have made a vaccine elusive and outline the scientific questions that, if answered, could lead to an effective HIV vaccine.
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| 08/28/2008 10:00 PM |
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HIV-infected patients have a higher prevalence of fractures than non HIV-infected patients, across both genders and critical fracture sites according to a new study accepted for publication in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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| 08/28/2008 04:00 PM |
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Most college students understand how they can prevent the transmission of HIV but are less knowledgeable about HIV testing, according to a new University of Georgia study.
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| 08/28/2008 10:00 AM |
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Latest research into dual-purpose contraceptives and non-hormonal contraception will be presented at a major scientific conference in Melbourne.
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| 08/25/2008 11:00 PM |
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A new study shows for the first time that vardenafil, a PDE5 inhibitor, is more efficacious when used on-demand in men with erectile dysfunction, supporting a shift towards on-demand dosing with PDE5 inhibitors in this patient group.
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| 08/21/2008 07:00 AM |
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Alcohol use can cause reproductive dysfunctions for both teenage and adult females. A new study is the first to examine alcohol's effects on childbearing onset across reproductive development. Findings show that, for women, alcoholism is linked with delayed childbearing.
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| 08/21/2008 01:00 AM |
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Targeted health education may help urban, minority adolescent women better understand how the emergency contraception pill works and eliminate some misconceptions about side effects, confidentiality and accessibility, according to a study by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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| 08/19/2008 04:00 PM |
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Men with signs of benign prostatic hyperplasia can be helped with a daily dose of erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil (marketed as Cialis) to relieve associated lower urinary tract symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Northwestern University and Lilly Research Laboratories report on a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of over 1,000 men in 10 countries.
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| 08/14/2008 01:00 PM |
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Sexual dysfunction is not an inevitable part of aging, but it is strongly related a number of factors, such as mental and physical health, demographics and lifetime experiences, many of which are interrelated. People who had an STD are also more likely to have had sexual experiences over their lifetimes that included more risks and multiple sex partners.
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| 08/11/2008 11:00 PM |
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Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health have found that married Indian women who experienced physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their husbands were approximately four times more likely to become infected with HIV than married women who were not abused.
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| 08/11/2008 11:00 PM |
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Men and women who experienced sexual violence while fighting in Liberian civil wars report higher rates of symptoms of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and thoughts of suicide than noncombatants or other former combatants who were not exposed to sexual violence, according to a study in the August 13 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights.
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| 08/11/2008 01:00 PM |
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A cure for the virus that causes AIDS may still be beyond our grasp, but researchers have developed a predictive software system for HIV that could help extend the lives of victims of the killer disease.
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| 08/11/2008 01:00 AM |
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Approximately half of all new HIV infections in the United States result from the sexual risk behaviors of men who have sex with men. Now, a new study provides additional insight into which of these men are most likely to transmit HIV to others, potentially paving the way for the development of more targeted prevention programs.
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| 08/10/2008 01:00 PM |
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The links between HIV transmission and the degree to which people are able to adopt realistic plans to achieve future projects, in other words, hope, have been overlooked in policies to tackle HIV/AIDS. New research argues that hope is a powerful tool in the battle to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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| 08/10/2008 07:00 AM |
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Researchers have released findings on a study of cross-clade neutralization patterns among HIV-1 strains from six major clades in the journal Virology. Broadly neutralizing antibodies are likely to play a key role in any successful global vaccine for HIV.
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| 08/08/2008 10:00 AM |
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A new study examines if no-nose bike seats would be effective in alleviating the harm caused by using a traditional seat.
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| 08/07/2008 07:00 PM |
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A Johns Hopkins expert in HIV and how the AIDS virus hides in the body says antiretroviral drugs have stopped HIV from replicating, the first of three key steps needed to rid people of the virus.
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| 08/07/2008 07:00 AM |
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Abstinence can mean different things to adolescents than to adults. That's one reason why abstinence-only programs do not have strong effects in preventing teenage sexual activity, according to new research.
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| 08/07/2008 01:00 AM |
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Contrary to the belief that HIV-infected injection drug users receive less benefit from highly active antiretroviral therapy, new research finds little difference in the survival rate between IDUs and non-IDUs after 4-5 years of receiving HAART, according to a study in the Aug. 6 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on HIV/AIDS.
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| 08/06/2008 10:00 PM |
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With millions of lives at stake over the next two decades, researchers and advocates at the AIDS 2008 Conference today called on the global health community to ramp up male circumcision to significantly reduce risk of HIV infection in Africa, and to move quickly to integrate the life-saving procedure into other comprehensive efforts to prevent transmission of the disease in the vulnerable nations of eastern and southern Africa.
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| 08/06/2008 04:00 PM |
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A drug commonly used in the developing world to prevent transmission of HIV from mother to child persists in the breast milk and blood of the mothers, putting them and their babies at risk for developing drug-resistant strains of the virus, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
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| 08/06/2008 04:00 PM |
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The HIV drug tenofovir may prevent AIDS transmission when applied rectally as a gel, according to results from a macaque study published in PLoS Medicine.
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| 08/05/2008 11:00 PM |
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African-American girls who abuse alcohol are more likely to have unprotected sex despite having participated in interventions that stressed the importance of consistent condom use according to a study by public health researchers.
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| 08/04/2008 11:00 PM |
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Researchers found that black girls who used marijuana had significantly higher rates of incident STDs than non-marijuana users (32 percent compared to 23 percent). Marijuana users also had more sex partners, riskier sex partners, including a partner just released from jail, and more recent episodes of engaging in vaginal sex while their partner was under the influence.
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| 08/04/2008 04:00 AM |
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With the recent endorsement by the World Health Organization and scientists worldwide of adult male circumcision as an important strategy for HIV prevention, there is increased urgency to develop safe and cost-effective circumcision services. This is especially the case in Africa where HIV/AIDS continues to spread at an epidemic rate.
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| 08/03/2008 07:00 PM |
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A common vaginal infection may make women more susceptible to contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have found.
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| 08/03/2008 01:00 PM |
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One of the major reasons that treatment for HIV/AIDS often doesn't work as well as it should is resistance to the drugs involved. Now, scientists have determined how mutations hidden in previously ignored parts of the HIV genome play an important role in the development of drug resistance in AIDS patients.
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| 08/01/2008 01:00 AM |
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High levels of alcohol and drug consumption by young people in Europe is leading to an increase in unsafe sexual practices and a consequent rise in sexually-transmitted disease infections, according to a recently published study by the European Institute of Studies on Prevention (IREFREA).
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| 07/31/2008 11:00 PM |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected soon to increase the estimate of new HIV infections in the United States by 40 percent. This highlights the need to make HIV testing a routine part of medical care and provide better funding to care for those who test positive, according to the HIV Medicine Association.
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| 07/30/2008 04:00 PM |
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Drug-resistant HIV at levels too low to be detected by standard tests is not unusual and may contribute to treatment failure, according to new research.
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| 07/29/2008 07:00 PM |
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By the age of 18 years, two in every five South African schoolboys report being forced to have sex, mostly by female perpetrators. A new study, reported in BioMed Central's open access journal International Journal for Equity in Health, reveals the shocking truth about endemic sexual abuse of male children that has been suspected but until now only poorly documented.
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