Archive for the ‘Sexual Health / STDs’ Category
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
The antiabortion group Operation Rescue/Operation Save America is holding its national convention this week in Atlanta and protesting at several local churches, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The group also plans to protest at several clinics that perform abortions around the city this week, according to its Web site. According to ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
The Washington Post on Sunday examined a proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution that would define a "person" to "include any human being from the moment of fertilization." According to the Post, Colorado is the first state to succeed in placing such an amendment on a statewide ballot (Surdin, Washington ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
The Bush administration is developing a regulation that would define abortion as "any of the various procedures -- including the prescription, dispensing and administration of any drug or the performance of any procedure or any other action -- that results in the termination of the life of a human being ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is looking at behavioural approaches for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in young people. Rates of STIs have doubled in the UK during the last decade, with over 1 million ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Commenting on the STI data released by the Health Protection Agency Julie Bentley, Chief Executive, fpa said: "Driving home the safer sex message is as relevant as ever. Education, information, accessible services and widespread STI testing are imperative in improving the sexual health of the population and especially the ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
In response to research by the British Medical Journal on American research evaluating the outcomes of Talking Parents, Healthy Teens concerning parents talking to their children about sexual health, Julie Bentley, Chief Executive of fpa said: "This is very similar to the positive effects we see from our parents ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
According to a study published on bmj.com,the number of 70 year olds that are having sex - and saying it is goodsex - is increasing. Further, more older women are indicating specificsatisfaction with their sex lives.Much of the research on sexual activity concerns younger people, andour objective knowledge about sexual ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
A collaborative study which included researchers from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) West Midlands and is published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), shows an increasing rate of sexual infections in people over 45 years in the West Midlands.The study examined episodes of infection between 1996 and 2003 and ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Speaking about the launch of Lord Darzi's Report High Quality Care for All, Julie Bentley, Chief Executive, fpa said: "We are delighted that Lord Darzi's report has recognised the importance of sexual health and included it as one of six key goals for the NHS, as part of the ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Julie Bentley, Chief Executive, fpa said:"We've also noticed a rise in the numbers of over 45's phoning our helpline. Tragically, the sexual health of men and women of this age group is largely neglected and it's something fpa is increasingly concerned about. Services are geared towards young people, campaigns are ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Congress should "recognize" the "growing body of research" that affirms the efficacy of abstinence-only sex education when debating funding levels for sex education programs, Valerie Huber, executive director of the National Abstinence Education Association, writes in a Manchester Union-Leader opinion piece. According to Huber, recent data from CDC's 2007 Youth ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Many people who know their sexual partners well consider themselves to be at a low risk of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, according to a study published in the June issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Reuters reports.For the study, Cindy Masaro of the University of British Columbia and colleagues distributed ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault, in collaboration with Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Center for Youth Violence Prevention, announced the results of a three-year, comprehensive research project on sexual and dating violence among New York City high school students, and the health impact of that ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
The Scottish government plans to provide no-cost emergency contraception at most of the country's 1,200 community pharmacies, Scottish Public Health Minister Shona Robison announced Wednesday, the Scotsman reports. Robison said that she hopes by making the services part of the national contract with pharmacies, women will receive increased access to ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Homosexual behaviour is largely shaped by genetics and random environmental factors, according to findings from the world's largest study of twins.Writing in the scientific journal Archives of Sexual Behavior, researchers from Queen Mary's School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, and Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm report that genetics and environmental factors ...
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