Although the recently released “Hotshot” condom in Switzerland “has already launched a thousand jokes,” the condom designed specifically for sexually active boys ages 12 to 14 “could become part of the sex-education toolbox,” Washington Times columnist Cheryl Wetzstein writes…
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Women who take the birth control pill are more likely to live longer than women who have never taken the pill, according to a study published Friday in the British medical journal BMJ, the AP/Boston Globe reports. Researchers in the United Kingdom followed more than 46,000 women who took the pill and then compared the [...]
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In an effort to part from typically “euphemistic” advertisements for feminine products, Kotex has launched a marketing campaign for its new “U by Kotex” line that parodies conventional menstrual product ads, the New York Times reports…
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NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Friday examined a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis showing that roughly 16% of U.S. residents ages 14 through 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the nation’s most common sexually transmitted infections…
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A vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer also may protect females from post-surgical recurrence of the disease, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)…
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UroToday.com - For years, bladder pain syndrome series have reported apparently high numbers of BPS patients with a history of hysterectomy and other pelvic surgeries. No study has compared cases with controls prior to onset of BPS symptoms…
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An Indiana University School of Medicine study provides a better understanding of why sexually experienced girls resume sexual activity after periods of abstinence, information key to dealing with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and pregnancy in high school girls and beyond…
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Hirsutism (from the Latin “hirsutus” meaning shaggy, hairy) is a condition of unwanted, male-pattern hair growth in women. It is excessive hairiness on female humans. It may arise from excess male hormones called androgens, the major hormone being testosterone, or it may be due to an ethnic or family trait. The amount of body [...]
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ATLANTA (MedPage Today) — A red dress jauntily displayed on cans of Diet Coke has become the latest symbol in the ongoing debate about pharmaceutical company support of research or CME. The American Heart Association says it’s “not our red dress,” even as leading pharma critic Steven Nissen, MD, claims that it is.
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Despite continued progress, the battle against cancer is far from over, according to two cancer researchers.
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