January A wonder drug – the new one A good month for women in Malawi as misoprostol – a crucial drug to treat post-partum hemorrhage and other reproductive health issues – was registered in the country for the first time.…
Once again, the headlines have jumped all over the sexting behavior of teens, implying that they are irresponsible, that sexting is some kind of gateway drug to sexuality intercourse, and that parents should be afraid—very afraid. The latest headlines included:…
In late July, the XIX International AIDS conference was held in Washington, D.C. It had been 22 years since the conference was last held in the United States, largely due to the unwillingness of the United States to grant visas…
Not long after going through menopause, Denise Roberts (not her real name) began to feel severe pain during sexual intercourse with her husband. Penetration, she says, “felt like a knife inside me.” The estrogen and vaginal lubricants recommended by the…
MONDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) — It’s rare for children in the United States aged 10 to 12 to be sexually active, especially on a voluntary basis, a new study finds. However, almost one in five teens has had sex…
Forty may be the new 30, but considering the misconceptions about women’s sexuality and desirability after a “certain age,” you’d think 40 was the new 80! Whether you blame advertising portrayals of what’s “sexy” (Victoria’s Secret models, anyone?), or the…
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – About 1,200 patients have been screened for exposure to HIV and hepatitis in Oklahoma after authorities found a Tulsa dentist using improper sterilization proceduresand rusty surgical tools, a public health official said on Tuesday. More than 6,000 patients have…
A former employee of the Oklahoma dentist accused of exposing thousands of patients to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C told ABCNews.com that he sent her to Dallas for an anesthesia training program to learn more about intravenous anesthesia. What…
By Tim Gaynor BISBEE, Arizona (Reuters) – A former Arizona copper mining town reborn as an artists’ community defied the threat of legal action on Tuesday and became the first city in the conservative southwestern state to allow civil unions between same-sex couples. The city…
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