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A promising technology to prevent HIV and unwanted pregnancy
It has been decades since the last major breakthrough of a popular, easy-to-use and effective form of birth control. The pill has been available since 1960 and the IUD since 1965. Condoms have been around for centuries, although today’s latex...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Family Planning, Health Treatments, National Institutes of Health, Birth Control
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Frequent illness not necessarily worrisome
Q: My daughter is 2 years and 5 months old and keeps getting sick! This is the fifth time in less than a month. I took her to the pulmonologist, and she was prescribed Xopenex. She got better for almost a week, [then] got a 103 fever from out of the...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Childhood Diseases and Illnesses, Diseases and Illnesses, Tylenol (drug), Urinary Tract Infection
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Uncircumcised boys and men may face more UTIs
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infections of the kidney, bladder and urethra happen in uncircumcised baby boys at ten times the rate of circumcised boys, and over a lifetime uncircumcised men are four times more likely to experience one, according to a new...Tags: Dialysis, Medical Research, American Academy of Pediatrics, Colleges and Universities, Urinary System
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Infertility rates haven't changed much in 20 years
It can seem like infertility is on the rise, especially in developed countries as women wait longer to start families. But according to a new analysis of 277 surveys, conducted by researchers at the World Health Organization and other institutions,...Tags: Gonorrhea , Surveys, Health Organizations, Chlamydia , Demographics
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Porn producer: L.A. County condom law violates free-speech rights
L.A. NOWA free-speech debate is headed to court over Los Angeles County's landmark law requiring actors in adult videos to wear condoms during filming. One of the nation's most prominent pornography producers is suing the county in federal court to overturn...... -
Why do orgasms make her so angry?
Q: After I have an orgasm, I get really, really angry. I want my boyfriend to go away and leave me alone. He's the first and only man who has figured out how to make me orgasm, and we've been together for years, so I don't think it is specifically...
Tags: Urinary System, Ruth Westheimer, Advice Columns and Columnists
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Porn industry calls for temporary shutdown after reported syphilis cases
L.A. NOWA Los Angeles-based trade group that represents adult film companies has called for a nationwide moratorium on production while porn performers are tested for syphilis.... -
Newton: Porn, safe sex and Measure B
At first glance, the county's Measure B, which would require the use of condoms in adult films shot in Los Angeles, seems fairly hard to rebut: Other than a few self-interested pornographers, who could be against mandating safe-sex practices? And yet,...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Celebrities, Pornography, Media Industry, Los Angeles Times Columnists
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'Sexting' again linked to risky sex among teens
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One out of every seven Los Angeles high schoolers with a cell phone has sent a sexually-explicit text message or photo, according to results of a 2011 survey that also found "sexters" more likely to engage in risky sex...Tags: University of Southern California, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Women's Health, Symptoms
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Girls may not have riskier sex after HPV vaccination
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Girls who had been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) weren't more likely to get other sexually transmitted infections or to become pregnant, in a new study from Georgia. That goes against worries on the part of...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Drugs and Medicines, Preventative Medicine, Parenting, Pharmaceuticals
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The Kid's Doctor: I say Bravo! to offering emergency contraceptives on campus
Premium Health News Servicehttp://www.kidsdr.com With college students heading off to school, I was reminded of a news story about Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, which now provides students with the emergency contraceptive, Plan B, via a vending machine on campus....Tags: Birth Control, Students, Chemical Industry, Colleges and Universities, CVS Corp.
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Jim Calhoun Timeline: The Career Of A Hall Of Fame Coach
Born: May 10, 1942 in Braintree, Mass. Family: Wife Pat, sons James and Jeffrey, six grandchildren Education: American International College (1968); Braintree High School (1960) Head Coaching Career: Old Lyme (CT) High School – 1968-69 Westport...Tags: Cardiologists, Ater Majok, Hospitals and Clinics, Roscoe Smith, Milwaukee Bucks
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