Archive for the ‘Sexual Health / STDs’ Category
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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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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Monday, June 30th, 2008
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be distributing 2000 condom packs to revellers at this year's Rainbowfest in Aberdeen. THT will be at The Main Event on Saturday 5th July from 12 noon - 7pm at Queens Links, Beach Boulevard, Aberdeen giving out lots of limited ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Scored, a project run by the Birmingham Young People's Health Project which uses football to educate young people about sexual health and relationships is the winner of the 2008 Pamela Sheridan Award for excellence in sex and relationships education (SRE). The project will receive ￡1,000 and five years membership with ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
On Wednesday the 16th of July, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is launching a group for gay men who feel they behave compulsively or addictively when it comes to sex. The group will take place weekly for 10 weeks from 6.30 - 9pm in Central London. The group aims to help ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
About one-third of HIV-positive men who have sex with men in the United Kingdom who are aware of their status are still engaging in risky sexual behavior, according to a study recently released by the Medical Research Council, BBC News reports. According to the study -- which included 3,500 ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
A surge in teen pregnancy at a high school in Gloucester, Mass., has sparked a debate over whether to provide students access to comprehensive sex education and confidential distribution of contraception, the New York Times reports (Zezima, New York Times, 6/20). At least 17 girls at Gloucester High School are ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Some Planned Parenthood Federation of America affiliates nationwide are "rebranding" their clinics to expand their appeal beyond the teens and low-income women who have traditionally constituted the majority of patients to more "affluent" clients in an effort to increase both revenue and "political clout," the Wall Street Journal reports. Planned ...
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