| US offers Viagra to win over Afghan warlords: report( 2008-12-28 19:29) | | WASHINGTON (AFP) – CIA agents are offering the potency drug Viagra and other gifts to win over Afghan warlords in the US-led war against Taliban insurgents, the Washington Post reported on Friday. Paying for information is nothing new for the Centra... |
| Health Tip: Why You May Have Erectile Dysfunction( 2008-12-28 19:29) | | (HealthDay News) -- Erectile dysfunction occurs when a man can't achieve or maintain an erection during sex. The American Academy of Family Physicians says the condition doesn't have to be a natural part of getting older. ED often is attributed to physica... |
| Effectiveness of peer-led sex education questioned(By Joene Hendry Joene Hendry 2008-12-17 06:10) | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among 13 to 14 year-old girls who received either peer-led or teacher-led sex education, abortion rates by the age of 20 were the same -- 5 percent -- regardless of the education method, a study shows. This may "temp... |
| Safe Sex(By M.J. STEPHEY M.j. Stephey 2008-12-15 02:01) | | It's been exactly 15 years since the FDA first approved "female condoms," but it still hasn't found its niche, except perhaps in the sex trade. In fact, while engineers at Apple have already released the next iteration of the 18-month-old iPhone, there ha... |
| Health Tip: Having Sex Despite Illness( 2008-12-11 21:31) | | (HealthDay News) -- People who have a chronic illness -- which may include heart disease, diabetes or asthma -- may have ongoing pain or fatigue that can hinder a healthy sex life. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers suggestions for how to en... |
| FDA panel set to weigh new female condom(By Susan Heavey Susan Heavey 2008-12-11 21:31) | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new, potentially less expensive version of the female condom faces U.S. regulatory review this week when a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel weighs whether they adequately prevent pregnancy, HIV and other sexually... |
| School-Based Program Can Change Kids' Lives( 2008-12-04 06:16) | | WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 HealthDay News) -- Urban kids who took part in a social development program in elementary school had improved mental health, sexual health, and educational and economic success as young adults, a new study finds. Crime, drug use, teen pr... |
| India's hijras spread safe sex message in life or death AIDS fight(by Phil Hazlewood Phil Hazlewood 2008-12-02 10:37) | | MADANAYAKANA HALLI, India (AFP) – Savitha was born a boy but became a girl at the age of 16. Nine years on, she sells cheap sex to lorry drivers at a dusty truck stop outside the southern Indian city of Bangalore. As one of the hijra community -- th... |
| Ant aphrodisiac conman executed( 2008-12-02 10:37) | | BEIJING (Reuters) – China has executed the leader of a bogus scheme for breeding ants to make aphrodisiacs that conned investors out of 3 billion yuan ($439 million), the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. Wang Zhendong was executed o... |
| Pfizer drops bid to sell Viagra over the counter in Europe( 2008-12-02 10:37) | | WASHINGTON (AFP) – Pfizer has dropped its bid to market its potency pill Viagra over the counter in Europe, the US pharmaceutical giant announced Thursday. Pfizer "has withdrawn its application to switch the legal status of the 50 mg tablet str... |
| Counseling on alcohol key to teens' sexual health(By Anne Harding Anne Harding 2008-11-19 04:51) | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When health care providers are talking with adolescents about sexual health, alcohol must be a part of the conversation, conclude two researchers from the UK based on a survey of boys' and girls' attitudes about sexual re... |
| UK-Odd Summary( 2008-11-19 04:51) | | Podgiest pets compete in slimming contest LONDON (Reuters) – Eight of Britain's fattest pets are to embark on a 100-day diet and fitness regime in a bid to crowned this year's pet fit club champion. The seven dogs and one cat, who are all more than... |
| Pelvic Inflammation Puts Girls at Risk for Repeat STIs( 2008-11-15 08:19) | | THURSDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Teenage girls treated for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) become highly vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), sometimes just weeks or months after treatment, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children'... |
| Male hormone patch increases libido in women( 2008-11-15 08:19) | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Postmenopausal women with low sexual desire levels reported improved sexual function after they were treated with a patch in which the male hormone testosterone was applied through the skin, a clinical study has found. Ho... |
| Cialis May Help Ease Pulmonary Hypertension(By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter by Steven Reinberghealthday Reporter 2008-11-15 08:19) | | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Cialis (tadalafil), a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction, appears effective in treating pulmonary hypertension, researchers report. Pulmonary hypertension is caused by high blood pressure in the arteries that su... |
| Mich. ad likens stem-cell work to Tuskegee study(By DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press Writer David Eggert, Associated Press Writer 2008-11-15 08:19) | | LANSING, Mich. – A television ad created by opponents of a ballot measure that would allow embryonic stem-cell research in Michigan likens such work to the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study. The ad, which began running Tuesday in the Detroit, Flint,... |
| "E-cards" may aid in STD notification(By Amy Norton Amy Norton 2008-11-15 08:19) | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Electronic "postcards" may offer a new way to alert the partners of patients with sexually transmitted diseases that they may have been exposed, according to a new report. Partner notification has long been a co... |
| Sex education to be taught in all primary schools( 2008-11-15 08:19) | | LONDON (AFP) – Millions of children in England aged from five to 16 in state-funded schools will receive compulsory lessons about subjects including sex and drug use, a minister said on Thursday. Acknowledging, however, that the announcement raises... |
| Sex Partners Get STD Alerts by E-mail(By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter by Randy Dotingahealthday Reporter 2008-11-15 08:19) | | TUESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Letting someone you've slept with know that you have inadvertently exposed them to a sexually transmitted disease can now be done with the click of a computer mouse. A new report says 30,000 people have used an Int... |
| Scouts to get advice on safe sex( 2008-11-15 08:19) | | LONDON (AFP) – The Scouts, the youth movement best known for its focus on bracing outdoor activities such as camping, hiking and fishing, is to arm its teenage members with practical advice about sex. The movement, whose motto is Be Prepared, has is... |
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