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1HIV Testing Can Save Thousands Of Lives, CDC Official Says 1 Citation "Although HIV/AIDS continues to pose a serious threat to the nation's health, HIV testing is a powerful weapon against the disease," Kevin Fenton, director of CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, writes in a CNN.com opinion piece. Fenton writes that every 9 1/2 minutes someone in the U.S. becomes infected with HIV. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today), technorati.com
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1 Citation University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Iris Borowsky, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues found that one in seven adolescents believe that it is highly likely that they will die before age 35, and this belief predicted that the adolescents' would engage in risky behaviors., technorati.com
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The Silent STD That Can Cause Infertility 1 Citation Though it has become easier to test for and treat, Chlamydia is still frighteningly common. And while the CDC recommends that all sexually active women under age 26 be tested annually for the potentially dangerous infection, efforts to screen for the STD have run into obstacles. (Source: WSJ.com: Health), technorati.com
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N.C. Bill Gives Students ?Vital Access? To Accurate Sex Education Instruction, Editorial States 1 Citation A bill (S. 221) approved by the North Carolina Legislature that would require a public school sex education curriculum covering abstinence, contraception and sexually transmitted infections "will be the most comprehensive and science-based approach the state has used" for sex education, a, technorati.com
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Researchers Find Vibrator Use To Be Common, Linked To Sexual Health 1 Citation Two Indiana University studies conducted among nationally representative samples of adult American men and women show that vibrator use during sexual interactions is common, with use being reported by approximately 53 percent of women and 45 percent of men ages 18 to 60. Not only is vibrator use common, but the two studies also show that vibrator use is associated with more positive sexual function and being more proactive in caring for one's sexual health., technorati.com
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What Is Gonorrhea? What Causes Gonorrhea? 1 Citation Gonorrhea (from Late Latin gonorrhoia where gonos means ?seed? and rhoe means ?flow?) is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that tends to attack the mucous membranes of the body. It is the second most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S.; the first being Chlamydia. The bacteria reside in the warm and moist body cavities of both men and women and are highly contagious. Source: What Is Gonorrhea? What Causes Gonorrhea?, technorati.com
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Partner Issues Significantly Influence Women?s Sexual Activity In Later Years, UCSF Study Shows 1 Citation As a woman gets older, physical problems are less likely to influence whether she is sexually active than her partner's health or interest in sex, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente. The study also showed significant differences in the frequency of sexual activity, as well as sexual desire and satisfaction, among racial groups of middle-aged and elderly women., technorati.com
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Medical History, 99th Infantry Division World War Two 1 Citation HEADQUARTERS, 99TH INFANTRY DIVISION Office of the Division Surgeon A.P.O. 449, c/o Postmaster New York, New York 28 January 1945 SUBJECT : Medical History, 99th Infantry Division. TO : The Surgeon General, US Army, Washington, DC (Through Technical Channels). The Medical History of the 99th Infantry Division for the calendar year 1944 is submitted in compliance with instructions in paragraph 6, AR 40-1005, , technorati.com
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What Is Gonorrhea? What Causes Gonorrhea? 1 Citation Gonorrhea (from Late Latin gonorrhoia where gonos means "seed" and rhoe means "flow") is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that tends to attack the mucous membranes of the body. It is the second most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S.; the first being Chlamydia. The bacteria reside in the warm and moist body cavities of both men and women and are highly contagious., technorati.com
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A Silent STD That Can Cause Infertility 1 Citation Though it has become easier to test for and treat, Chlamydia is still common, and efforts to screen for the STD have run into obstacles. (Source: WSJ.com: Health), technorati.com
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