Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Sexual Health - Award-Winning Every Woman Magazine Hits Newsstands November 29


Award-Winning Every Woman Magazine Hits Newsstands November 29
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Nov 28, 2005 Every Woman and Toda Mujer are the only consumer magazines with content written and reviewed by members of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and

Seven UW doctors named among the best in America for women's
uwnews.org, WA - 9 hours ago asked more than 260 department chairs and section chiefs at major medical centers across the country to nominate the top specialists in women's health.

A Formula For Hospitals
New York Sun, NY - Nov 29, 2005 industry include the American Medical Association, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and

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Killer's lawyers turn to (Sexual Health) doctors


Killer's lawyers turn to doctors
St. Petersburg Times - SARASOTA - Testimony today in the trial of Joseph P. Smith could prove pivotal in determining whether he is executed or sentenced to life in prison. 39-year-old mechanic and father of three of first-degree murder, sexual battery and kidnapping evidence records documenting Smith's mental health and substance abuse problems in the

San Living Conditions 'Shocking' - Amathila
AllAfrica.com - health facilities and drug and alcohol abuse. It was further claimed that some law enforcement agents and officials in top positions become involved in sexual having sexual affairs

Groups protest cannibalism in video games
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer - They can be dangerous to your children's health.' Hal Halpin, head of Interactive Entertainment Merchants to buy M-rated games with sexual and violent content intended for those

Betty Bond was a noted public health expert
Star Tribune - Betty Bond was a noted public health expert The former nurse, who lived to 101, depended on education to advance her career and enrich her life. sexual harassment, Strusinski said. She used education to take control of her life and to escape harassment, he said.Bond earned a master's degree in public health

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Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Health students establish free community (Sexual Health) clinic Professional health schools provide personnel and funding for community


Health students establish free community clinic Professional health schools provide personnel and funding for community
Yale Daily News - Nov 28 10:40 PM
While some Yale students were savoring their last few days of Thanksgiving break at home, others spent this past Saturday hard at work in the New Haven community.Save to My Web

Fast-tracked sexual health screening offered with morning after pill
EurekAlert! - Nov 29 6:30 AM
Young women asking for the morning-after pill at pharmacies will be offered fast-tracked screening for Chlamydia, the UK's most common sexually transmitted infection, in a University of Manchester study.Save to My Web

Authorities say syphilis cases rising
The Lufkin Daily News - Nov 28 10:41 PM
There have been 16 reported syphilis cases in Angelina County in the last three months, according to local health authorities. That brings the county's number of reported cases of the sexually-transmitted disease this year to 41.Save to My Web

Creativity linked to active sex lives
MSNBC - Nov 29 4:18 PM
Professional artists and poets have about twice as many sexual partners as other people, British researchers find.Save to My Web

Terrence Higgins Trust calls on local NHS to rise to the challenge of HIV and sexual ill health in light of record new
Medical News Today - Nov 24 12:07 PM
"This is yet another significant increase in the number of people living with HIV in the UK, particularly among gay men and African people. "It will be the same story year after year unless the recent Government funding to improve sexual health services is spent wisely.Save to My Web

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Sexual Health - Flushing out bullies


Flushing out bullies
Law Society Gazette - Nov 28 3:54 AM
Trainee solicitors report that bullying from being expected to perform menial tasks, such as cleaning lavatories, to outright sexual harassment is on the increase.Save to My Web

Woman pleads guilty to running sex 'spas'
WFSB 3 - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
NEW HAVEN (AP) -- The U.S. Attorney's office says those health clubs were actually houses of ill repute. Patricia Gougelmann, 66, is pleading guilty Tuesday to promoting prostitution at her spas in Bridgeport, Danbury and Waterbury.Save to My Web

Terrence Higgins Trust calls on local NHS to rise to the challenge of HIV and sexual ill health in light of record new
Medical News Today - Nov 24 12:09 PM
"This is yet another significant increase in the number of people living with HIV in the UK, particularly among gay men and African people. "It will be the same story year after year unless the recent Government funding to improve sexual health services is spent wisely.Save to My Web

UF may OK health care for partners of employees
Gainesville Sun - Nov 29 3:12 AM
omestic partners of gay and lesbian employees at the University of Florida will receive health insurance benefits if trustees approve the plan Friday.Save to My Web

Amy Dickinson
Newsday - Nov 29 12:48 AM
Amy Dickinson joined Newsday in November 2003 as the newspaper's general advice columnist, following in the tradition of the legendary Ann Landers.Save to My Web

Safety awareness at Chennai Port
News Today - Nov 29 3:57 AM
A safety awareness programme on health was held at Chennai Port Trust hospital, yesterday.Save to My Web

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Monday, November 28, 2005

Sexual Health - Local News


Local News
Linton Daily Citizen - Nov 28 11:26 AM
The new Linton library will better serve the community by offering a variety of things the current library cannot offer. Mary Beth Jerrells, who sits on the Margaret Cooper Public Library Board, said the new library will have more than twice as much space as the current library.Save to My Web

People in business -- Nov. 27, 2005
Tennessean - Nov 27 12:09 AM
Troy Fricke , certified public accountant, has joined as tax manager. Fricke most recently worked at Mullins, Clemmons and Mayes PLLC, where he was involved in all aspects of tax compliance and consulting for individuals and business entities.Save to My Web

News briefs for November 25
The Advocate Messenger - Nov 25 8:57 AM
The 15-member Centre Men's Voices will present a concert 7 p.m. Dec. 5 from different times, different countries, and very different styles.Save to My Web

If you're sun-kissed, you're skin-damaged: A tanned body may look good, but deep down all you've done is destroy your
Southern Illinoisan - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
Don't let your own vanity harm your health. While the flattering glow of a dark tan lures millions of Americans into tanning beds each year, tanning is a dangerous health risk, medical professionals say.Save to My Web

Seniors make crafts for Merrill shop
Wausau Daily Herald - Nov 28 2:23 AM
By Joy Marquardt For the Wausau Daily Herald If you're looking for a special gift this holiday season, Lorri Vandre, activity assistant and manager of the Craft Shop at the Merrill Senior Center, has a lot of suggestions.Save to My Web

MediSys Corporation President/CEO Is A featured Guest On WPBR Radio
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 28 12:00 AM
MediSys Corporation today announced its President and CEO Mr. Joshua Konigsberg was a featured guest on the Dick Farrell show WPBR 134OAM in West Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Konigsberg joined one of the shows regular guests, Dr.Save to My Web

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Old habits die hard for Team Canada


Old habits die hard for Team Canada
SLAM! Sports, Canada - Nov 27, 2005 The Canadian men's Olympic hockey team suffered a long stretch of "always the bridesmaid decision is still up in the air -- he claims that his health and the

Nestle apologizes to Italian minister
BusinessWeek - Nov 25, 2005 In a statement Thursday, Italy's Health Ministry said it had learned of the presence of ITX in 1 of Men's Journal's 100 Greatest Adventures in the world.

Marblehead/Swampscott news in brief
Salem News, USA - 5 hours ago keyboarding lessons for all levels; monthly blood pressure check and health clinics, and The Marblehead Men's Singing Club meets every Tuesday from 7 to 9 pm

TWO men died yesterday in an accident at a grain merchant's yard.
Glasgow Sunday Mail, UK - Nov 26, 2005 happened around 10am as the two men worked together in the firm's yard. A police spokesman said the accident was under investigation and the Health and Safety

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Sunday, November 27, 2005

Why do so many (Sexual Health) women think rape is a woman's fault?


Why do so many women think rape is a woman's fault?
Independent - Nov 26 4:10 PM
Amid the furore over whether women "ask" to be raped, two questions stand out. The first is to ponder why - in these days of men's magazines offering one hundred tips to become a perfect lover - some men would wish to have sex with a comatose, unresponsive woman.Save to My Web

Helping Others
Winston-Salem Journal - Nov 25 10:29 AM
The holidays aren't a happy time for the poor, the homeless, the forgotten. It doesn't have to be that way. You can help. The local agencies listed below need your help to care for the needy this season:Save to My Web

Click to view larger picture
The Buffalo News - Nov 25 6:07 AM
The slim tunics and velvet blazers on Wal-Mart's clothing racks this holiday season are more than the latest trendy fashions - they're a sign that the intense competition between the world's largest retailer and Target, its upscale discount rival, is ratcheting higher.Save to My Web

Angelia Allen
Austin American-Statesman - Nov 25 8:30 AM
When Angelia Allen got the diagnosis, she felt as if "a ton of bricks had fallen off" her shoulders. Suddenly, her extreme mood swings had an explanation. It made sense that she sometimes goes four or five days in a row without sleeping, then suddenly feels so depressed that all she does is sleep.Save to My Web

Rio Restricts Sale of Sexy Postcards
AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 25 10:04 AM
Visitors to Rio can gape at the girls from Ipanema wearing thong bikinis on the beach _ or even less at carnival celebrations.Save to My Web

At A Glance
The News-Messenger - Nov 26 10:10 AM
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 500 S. Brentwood Drive, Gibsonburg, observes the First Sunday of Advent Sunday, Nov. 27 and welcomes all to attend worship services at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. During the Sunday school hour from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., there are fellowship and study opportunities for people of all ages.Save to My Web

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IUDs, though deemed safe, stigmatized (Sexual Health) in U.S.


IUDs, though deemed safe, stigmatized in U.S.
The Charlotte Observer - Nov 26 4:46 PM
Rings made of nickel, gold or stainless steel. Plastic shaped like squiggles, hearts or pretzels. Little 7s and Ts that release copper or a hormone.Save to My Web

$4.3 billion fund planned to assist disadvantaged Canadian aboriginals
The Buffalo News - Nov 27 6:03 AM
KELOWNA, British Columbia - Canada on Friday pledged $4.3 billion in a landmark deal with Indian and northern Inuit communities to help lift them from the poverty and disease that have plagued their neglected reserves for more than a century.Save to My Web

Army Plan to Track Sex Assaults Faces Critics
Fox News - Nov 25 12:22 PM
15 congressmen pen privacy concerns over an Army plan designed to track sexual assaults.Save to My Web

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Saturday, November 26, 2005

3 L.A. Hospitals Take Patients to Skid Row (Sexual Health)


3 L.A. Hospitals Take Patients to Skid Row
KTLA 5 - Nov 26 12:09 AM
The disclosures come as the city grapples with 'dumping' of the indigent downtown.Save to My Web

OWU wins pair; Home tonight
Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise - Nov 22 1:59 PM
Oklahoma Wesleyan University's women's team grabbed a couple off impressive victories during a road stint last week. The Lady Eagles return home tonight to take on Baptist Bible College in a 5:30 p.m. contest, followed by the men's game.Save to My Web

Fundraiser for barber points out need for better health insurance plan
Austin American-Statesman - Nov 21 9:47 AM
Can we get sorta serious for just one day here? My friend and barber Jana Spangler runs a little one-chair barbershop out of her house at West Avenue and 29th Street called the Banana Moon Hair Saloon. She's a prime example of why this country could use a better health insurance plan.Save to My Web

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Keeping the Promise - World AIDS Day Dec. 1


Keeping the Promise - World AIDS Day Dec. 1
pride source.com, MI - Nov 25, 2005 of silence followed by a performance of the Greater Lansing Gay Men's Chorus and In addition, Michigan State University's Olin Health Center is hosting a Red

Students Get Answers at Health Fair
McLean Connection, VA - Nov 23, 2005 The men's goal was to beat Officer Vincent Jones' score of 106 pounds that he set in the morning. The women had to beat 60 pounds. However, the health fair is

Donning woolies, employees brace for a chilly winter
Joongang Ilbo, South Korea - Nov 25, 2005 of the men's wear purchasing team at Lotte. Aside from obvious benefits of saving money ? and at times earning it ? there are also health advantages to

Japan leads the way in men's all-around Olympics qualifying
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Nov 22, 2005 Virginia, is suing the Jockeys' Guild and two former officials for $10 million because the guild allowed his health insurance to Both men were ousted last week

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Friday, November 25, 2005

Sexual Health - Wired.com columnist on high-tech love


Wired.com columnist on high-tech love
MSNBC - 23, 2005 - Is the Internet transforming our sex lives as much as the birth control pill did? Yes, says Regina Lynn, Wired.com's 'Sex Drive' columnist and the author of a new book about modern sexuality. says Lynn in 'The Sexual Revolution 2.0' (Ulysses Press). And online world changed our sexual behavior as much as the safe to do more sexual exploring online and a shy

Abstinence Includes Sexual Activity Says Maryland Middle School
LifeSite - the eighth-grade health class at Herbert Hoover Middle School identifies two types of sexual intercourse as "abstinence of sex ed, saturation of sexual imagery in the media and the

UN calls for elimination of violence against women
Peoples Daily Online - UN calls for elimination of violence against women The United Nations system in said that UN agencies are committed to fighting all forms of violence against all women and girls as well as sexual minorities. led to the deterioration of health and social services in remote areas

Huge rise in sexual disease cases
BBC - Routine testing for HIV is now being offered New cases of HIV in Scotland have reached the highest level since records began, research has revealed. However, this could be partly due to changes at sexual health clinics which now routinely offer HIV tests been such comprehensive information on the sexual health of the nation.

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Sexual Health - Osteoporosis linked to heart disease


Osteoporosis linked to heart disease
ABCNEWS.com - In fact, osteoporosis is a stronger factor than some traditional risk markers for CAD. ' Reuters Health) - People women with osteoporosis have more strokes and cardiovascular events, such as congestive heart failure and chest pain,' lead author Dr. Pamela A. Marcovitz told Reuters Health

LI women rated healthiest
Newsday - 22, 2005 Among the country's healthiest regions for women, the November issue of Self magazine says Long that in general women here have more money and health insurance than the

UPDATE 1-US FDA taps family doctor for women's health post
Reuters - By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Monday tapped a family doctor to lead its women's health office, replacing the previous director who resigned in down from the Office of Women's Health (OWH) in September after the

Once a C-section, always a C-section?
MSNBC - WASHINGTON - When Karri Rickard moved from Pennsylvania to Maryland, it never occurred to her that she would have a problem finding a hospital to deliver her baby. But she did. and Frederick Memorial Hospital refuses to allow women who have had a surgical delivery to sparked an emotional debate among women's health advocates, hospitals and doctors over

Fighting Violence Against Women
Deutsche Welle - Thursday saw the publication of a report by the World Health Organization based on surveys of 24,000 women in 10 countries showing one in six women have suffered from domestic violence. Fighting Violence Against Women A day after the World Health Organization published a report Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Thursday saw the publication

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Thursday, November 24, 2005

North Shore support groups (Sexual Health)


North Shore support groups
Salem News, USA - Nov 21, 2005 a free program for young mothers, Connecting With Your Moms, on Tuesdays, from 12:30 to 2:30 pm, and Thursdays from 2 to 4 pm at the Women's Health Building at

Hostility increased risk in men with heart disease
Reuters - 14 hours ago He pointed out that while past studies have tied hostility to heart health in women, the participants in these studies were volunteers, and thus perhaps less

Longtime Physician To Head FDA Office Of Women's Health
Washington Post, United States - Nov 20, 2005 Drug Administration has selected a veteran agency official with considerable experience in drug review to head its Office of Women's Health -- a politically

Kathleen Uhl to take over as head of FDA's Office of Women's
Earthtimes.org - Nov 21, 2005 pill Plan B, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Center for Drug Evaluation and Research's Kathleen Uhl to head the Office of Women's Health.

Aspirin Reduces Mortality in Women with Stable Cardiovascular
DG News - Nov 21, 2005 The results, from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, were presented by Jeffrey Berger, MD, Cardiology Fellow, Duke University Medical Center

Biden: Chances for Alito Filibuster Have Increased
Feminist Majority Foundation - Nov 21, 2005 11/21/2005 FDA Appoints New Head of Office of Women's Health - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced its appointment of Kathleen Uhl, MD, to

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FOOL'S EYE VIEW (Sexual Health)


FOOL'S EYE VIEW
Motley Fool UK, UK - 9 hours ago And 8-10 in Clubcard vouchers will buy one year's subscription to Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping or Men's Health magazine. And

More to be done to end violence against women
Shanghai Daily, China - 5 hours ago is the largest global effort of men working to end men's violence against women new research from the National Center for Women and Children's Health shows that

Going to Pot
Westword, CO - 17 hours ago Last fall, Denver was toasted as "The Drunkest Big City in America" by Men's Health magazine, and while the stated reasons for that honor did not cite Rich

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Wednesday, November 23, 2005

The Debate Over Plan B (Sexual Health)


The Debate Over Plan B
CBS News - Nov 23 9:30 AM
A scientist who left the FDA in protest of its policy on the contraceptive ?Plan B? tells Lesley Stahl the case is a ?poster child? for concerns of politics interfering with science.Save to My Web

U.N. Tribunal Weighs Milosevic Case Split
AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 22 1:39 PM
The U.N. war crimes tribunal said Tuesday it will consider next week splitting the case of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic into separate trials.Save to My Web

Panel: Minimal benefits to same-sex couples
The Union Leader and NewHampshire Sunday News - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
CONCORD The states gay marriage panel will recommend that New Hampshires same sex couples be denied legal status, and be allowed only a minimum of the benefits available to married heterosexual couples, according to a draft report.Save to My Web

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Working for families at Child and Family Services (Sexual Health)


Working for families at Child and Family Services
Royal Gazette, Bermuda - 4 hours ago handled 429 cases in 2004 75 of the referrals involved sexual abuse and 77 But a new interagency initiative announced by the Minister of Health and Family

Call for independent inquiry into Milton Hanson treatment
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - Nov 20, 2005 A sexual health nurse for 35 years, the 56-year-old Hanson was sacked two years ago after claiming racism and mis-diagnosis of black sexual health patients in

City opens East End Sexual Health Clinic
Stoney Creek News, Canada - Nov 18, 2005 The new clinic, at 2255 Barton St. E, at Nash Road, replaces the Stoney Creek Sexual Health Clinic. The clinic provides services

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Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Sexual Health - Bottle-fed at 12 - with a dash of recklessness


Bottle-fed at 12 - with a dash of recklessness
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription), Australia - 16 hours ago Youth drinking had also been taken less seriously by health professionals, perhaps it could also put young people at risk of unwanted sexual encounters and

Doctors warn on carcinogenic virus
Taipei Times, Taiwan - 1 hour ago Citing Department Of Health statistics, the head of the association, Yang Yu-cheng Tseng said that with sexual intercourse being the most likely cause of

Health Briefs
The News Journal, DE - 20 hours ago to young people in the child welfare, juvenile justice and mental health/substance abuse systems who have been traumatized by physical and/or sexual abuse or

Sentencing Date Adjourned For Convicted Psychiatrist
OfficialWire, NY - 11 hours ago CCHR), a psychiatric watchdog group said, Psychiatric sexual assault is a Over 300 psychiatrists, psychologists and mental health professionals worldwide

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Sexual Health - Diego scores with beauty London:


Diego scores with beauty London:
The Telegraph - Nov 20 1:49 PM
Football legend Diego Maradona, in a slimmer version of himself after getting his stomach stapled, has caught the attention of a beautiful model.Save to My Web

Mens anger may mask anguish
Newsday - Nov 22 1:05 AM
You might call it melancholy on steroids - a muscular mixture of fast-driving, heavy-drinking, hard-charging cussedness. For perhaps 3 million American men yearly, that's the plotline for depression.Save to My Web

United Nations Orders Guantanamo Abuse Inquiry By Hannah K. Strange UPI UK Correspondent London (UPI) Nov 18, 2005
Space War - Nov 20 5:33 PM
The United States government was roundly condemned by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Friday for refusing to allow it full access to its detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "The writ of international human rights does not stop at the gates of Guantanamo Bay," said the U.N. special rapporteur on the right to health, Paul Hunt, announcing a full investigation into the human rights Save to My Web

Bravely cheering those losing Kings
University of Washington Daily - Nov 17 12:16 AM
I can't cheer for the Huskies this year. The men's basketball team jumpstarted its season this weekend with a 118-51 rout of poor little Morgan State and initially, I was excited. What better way to start a season than with a 67-point victory?Save to My Web

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Monday, November 21, 2005

U.N.: HIV epidemic (Sexual Health) continues to spread


U.N.: HIV epidemic continues to spread
Seattle Post Intelligencer - AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized in 1981, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in history. People are starting later with their first sexual intercourse, they are having fewer partners, there's more condom use

Betty Bond was a noted public health expert
Star Tribune - Betty Bond was a noted public health expert The former nurse, who lived to 101, depended on education to advance her career and enrich her life. sexual harassment, Strusinski said. She used education to take control of her life and to escape harassment, he said.Bond earned a master's degree in public health

Drinking on campus
USA Today - The rules for one of the most famous and socially celebrated rivalries in college football have changed, at least outside the stadium. or falling behind in schoolwork to vandalism and sexual violence, the Harvard School of Public Health found in 2002

Cervical cancer shots win some conservative favor
ABCNEWS.com - The makers of the still-experimental vaccines, Merck & Co. Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline Plc, have been meeting with advocacy groups to dispel any concerns that giving the shots might promote sexual activity by young girls. instance of ideology trumping the health and well-being of the American

Police: Sexual Assault Victim Likely Drugged
The Hoya - A female Georgetown student was sexually assaulted this weekend after she was exposed to a predatory drug, the Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday. a moment to become a victim." Sexual Assault and Health Education coordinator Shannon Hunnicutt said that predatory be a predatory drug. Health Education Services is in the midst of

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Sunday, November 20, 2005

Sexual Health - Sex worker's fear for foreigners


Sex worker's fear for foreigners
BBC News, UK - Nov 18, 2005 into the sex trade by pimps. She said many of the women forced to prostitute faced sexual health risks. "It was something I felt I

Singapore keeps sex exhibition tame
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 14 hours ago Instead the three-day Sexpo 2005 offered pole dancers, condoms, vibrators, sexy lingerie and sexual health seminars to titillate crowds and excite the libido

Mental Health Association of Macon County celebrates 50 years
Herald & Review, IL - 23 hours ago care providers and public counseling services, advocates for mental health care and updated annually, a "Little Bear" play designed to prevent sexual abuse for

Jekabsons leaves Latvia's First
Baltic Times, Latvia - Nov 18, 2005 League reported. Sexual minority parades held in Latvia and Estonia earlier this year were strongly opposed by the public. A protest

Dentists debate cosmetic system
York Daily Record, PA - 23 hours ago a new procedure to treat pelvic organ prolapse, a female health problem. to protrude into the vagina, which can lead to discomfort, affect sexual activity and

Many raped women 'bring it on themselves'
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 5 hours ago is partly to blame if it is known she has many sexual partners, while alarming, and the charity Victim Support urged criminal justice and health-care workers

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Kaiser Daily (Sexual Health) Women's Health Policy Report Summarizes Opinion Pieces Discussing Plan B Emergency Contraceptive, USA


Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report Summarizes Opinion Pieces Discussing Plan B Emergency Contraceptive, USA
Medical News Today - Nov 19 12:09 AM
A Government Accountability Office report released on Monday found many "unusual" aspects regarding FDA 's 2004 rejection of Barr Laborartories ' application to allow nonprescription sales of the emergency contraceptive Plan B, including atypical involvement of senior staff and a "novel" rationale for rejection of the application .Save to My Web

Calendar: Healthy happenings
The State - Nov 20 6:10 AM
Coping With the Darker Days, workshop on managing (or overcoming) seasonal depression, 1-4 p.m. Dec. 3 at The Grand Goddess, 540 Meeting St., West Columbia. (803) 926-0340.Save to My Web

Hile-Nepfel back on Dons' bench
San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 17 8:52 AM
When the doctors told USF women's basketball coach Mary Hile-Nepfel in December that it would take several months for her to recover from the bacterial pneumonia that had infiltrated both of her lungs, she didn't really believe it.Save to My Web

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Saturday, November 19, 2005

PMS Researcher Looks To Change (Sexual Health) FDA's Mind


PMS Researcher Looks To Change FDA's Mind
16 WAPT - By FDAUPDATED: 9:27 am CST November 18, 2005LYNDHURST, Ohio -- Many women report feeling physical and emotional changes connected to their menstrual cycles. But some people still don't think premenstrual syndrome exists.Even the U.S. It's kind of disillusioning to women to be told the condition doesn't

Plan B aborted from the start
Chicago Sun-Times - BY Susan Wood spent 15 years as a civil servant. That's plenty of time to figure out how things work in government. So she understood exactly what officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration really were saying on Aug. open for public comment a proposal to allow women 17 and older to purchase emergency contraception without a resigned as head of the FDA's Office of Women's Health in protest

Woman, 38, wins cancer drug fight
BBC - Kasia Boddy takes a cocktail of drugs and has chemotherapy A woman with breast cancer has been given hope after a drug that might help save her life was made available by her local health care trust. is usually only used by women in the late stages of the

The slimming solution
US News - Ignore the scale More from Best Health Slentz oversees clinical trials using exercise to reduce overweight, sedentary men and women with health problems associated with waist size

Suicide attack kills at least 36 in funeral procession
USA Today - The funeral was attacked at sunset while dozens of people were offering condolences to Raad Majid, the head of the municipal council in Abu Saida, for the death of his uncle, police officials said. The dead included five women. Iraqi police and U.S

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Talent on roster for ISU men's (Sexual Health) basketball


Talent on roster for ISU men's basketball
Terre Haute Tribune Star - Nov 16 5:31 AM
Indiana State swingman David Moss thinks he deserves better. He thinks his teammates deserve better. He thinks he'll get his wish during his senior season.Save to My Web

FOUND: Men's Holyoke '98 Class Ring. Initials "RV. Found in Lake Perris, near Riverside, CA. (951) 506-2045 or (951)
Brush News Tribune - Nov 16 3:15 PM
LOST: 9 year old, Red tick coon hound, weighing approximately 60 pounds. Last seen in Snyder area. Please call John Fesler 303-573-5290 or 303-437-3530Save to My Web

Hawks win an odd one
The Union Leader and NewHampshire Sunday News - Nov 16 9:19 PM
MANCHESTER With his players slipping all over the offensive end, Queens College mens basketball coach Kyrk Peponakis pulled his team from the court with 5:54 left in the game, forfeiting an 84-61 decision to St. Anselm College at stuffy Stoutenburgh Gym last night.Save to My Web

Workplace Affairs Often Begin During The Holiday Office Party
[Press Release] PR Web - Nov 18 12:09 AM
The typical office Christmas party is when many extramaratial affairs begin. [PRWEB Nov 18, 2005]Save to My Web

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Friday, November 18, 2005

Women and Heart Disease (Sexual Health)


Women and Heart Disease
WZZM 13 - MUSKEGON, MI - More women than ever know the dangers they face from heart disease Chad Uptigrove of Mercy General Health Partners says women need to recognize these symptoms as

Mixing politics with science
St. Petersburg Times - So poisonous is the atmosphere surrounding pregnancy and abortion that even emergency contraception now must pass a political test in a federal agency created to examine science. division directors who normally sign such recommendations refused, and the women's health chief resigned in protest

Lifestyle Changes May Help Prevent One-Third of All Cancers
ABCNEWS.com - Lifestyle Changes May Help Prevent One-Third of All Cancers Eric Sabo Nov. Majid Ezzati, a researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health who lead the study Ezzati, adding that with more and more women taking up these habits in wealthier regions

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Sexual Health - New Research Shows that Teens with Religious Parents and Friends More Likely to Delay Sexual Activity; New Gui


New Research Shows that Teens with Religious Parents and Friends More Likely to Delay Sexual Activity; New Gui
U.S. Newswire - Newswire/ -- Research has long connected teens' own religious beliefs with their sexual attitudes and behavior. Sexual Activity; New Guide Outlining How Latino Faith Communities Can Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy Also Released To: National Desk, Religion and Health

Editorials: Courting disaster with dirty dozen
New York Daily News - gave 12 sexual predators new sexual urges. Sixteen states now have such civil confinement laws. Blocked by Silver, Pataki hit upon the strategy of using New York's mental health

Ten aphrodisiacs that really work
MSNBC - sexual desire - be it your own, or the object of your desire's. In reality, however, aphrodisiacs are folklore at best and hazardous to your health treat sexual dysfunction,' while

CULTURE DIGEST: Sex scenes on TV double since '98; New poll says children of divorce have more problems
SBC Baptist News - BP)--The number of sexual scenes on television has issues of sexual risk and responsibility to life in a way that no sex ed class or public health brochure really

Child protection will destroy teenagers' trust and undermine their sexual health
Pharmaceutical Journal - In 120 pages of well meaning, detailed and rational recommendations, this document sets out how all the agencies and professionals should work together to promote childrens welfare and protect them from abuse and neglect. a concerted effort by the Department of Health, the Home Office and the Department for Education 18s believed to be in sexual relationships, to share information about these

VIVUS, Inc. (VVUS) Appoints Wesley W. Day, Ph.D. As Vice President Of Clinical Development
BioSpace - and development of compounds designed to treat women's health issues including sexual dysfunction. Dr patents for a variety of women's health treatments. Most recently, he served

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Thursday, November 17, 2005

Binge drinking and tobacco makes a less healthy place (Sexual Health)


Binge drinking and tobacco makes a less healthy place
Online La Crosse Tribune - But we fall down on two important lifestyle issues: the high percentage of smokers and the amount of binge drinking.Twenty-seven percent of county residents are smokers. well in a recent health rating survey of all of young men drinking too much and drowning in the Mississippi River.But the results of this latest health survey tell

Gay men spur HIV rise in Hong Kong
Gay.com - Hong Kong announced a record increase in HIV infections for the third quarter of 2005, with over a third of the cases reported among gay men. Openly gay men accounted for 32 of the cases, up 17 percent

Aaron Wodash, Albertville bartender: Ease the restrictions
Star Tribune - Minneapolis Institute of Arts has $75 million in hand, seeks $25 million more. Trial of two men in 1970 slaying of cop is delayed until February For three years, Wodash has been a bartender at Duffy's, a bar in Osseo. concerned not only about his health, but about the health of others

Health chief not clear on smoking ban stance
Chicago Sun-Times - Mayor Daley on Thursday to be Chicago's new $164,100-a-year public health commissioner. The mayor praised Dr of obesity that has prompted Men's Health magazine to name Chicago one

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Act to Stop Child Sexual Abuse (Sexual Health)


Act to Stop Child Sexual Abuse
AllAfrica.com - Nov 17 11:44 AM
GIRL child sexual abuse is now a growing problem in this country, which has to be nipped in the bud before it gets out of control.Save to My Web

New Research Shows that Teens with Religious Parents and Friends More Likely to Delay Sexual Activity
[Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 7:10 AM
Research has long connected teens' own religious beliefs with their sexual attitudes and behavior. New research released by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy indicates that teens' from religious families and those with friends who regularly attend religious services tend to have sex at later ages compared to teens whose parents have religious beliefs that are not as Save to My Web

Misawa doubles its number of sexual assault victim advocates
Stars and Stripes - Nov 15 6:58 AM
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan The woman sits hunched in the chair, covering her face and sobbing. Stephanie Colon, a staff sergeant, tries to comfort her, find out what happened and inform the woman of her reporting options.Save to My Web

At FDA, religion tops science
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 5:07 AM
Last year, when the Food and Drug Administration rejected an application to let the "morning-after pill" be sold without a prescription, eyebrows were raised.Save to My Web

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Wednesday, November 16, 2005

New president a milestone for women (Sexual Health)


New president a milestone for women
Times Leader - 16, 2005 R E L A T E D C O N T E N T By winning the presidency of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has made history as Africa's first elected female head of state. a continent where women suffer in nearly every measure of health and welfare, Ellen in African politics: the era of women. ' It's a breakthrough for African women,' said Florence

Catholic doctors urge continued ban on 'human pesticide'
CathNews - But it's not the solution,' she says. ' A drug which ends a new human life and endangers a woman's health is never a 'safe and effective' solution.' warning of the health risks, such as uncontrolled haemorrhaging, and the added dangers to women living in areas the ethical and potential health problems the drug poses, despite

Panel talks healthcare
Yale Daily News - Professors from both Yale and Columbia Universities spoke to a Rosenfeld Hall audience made up of mostly other faculty members about the complexities of domestic and global health care. flu season (Wednesday, November 9, 2005) Yale's Women Faculty Forum hosted a panel Wednesday evening of domestic and global health care. Although the forum -- 'How Health Works Out

Arthritis Patients Missing Out on Aspirin Therapy
ABCNEWS.com - to do with rheumatologists and primary-care doctors failing to consider a patient's overall health, said Dr arthritis, is most common among women, and often begins when people are

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Sexual Health - Guest Column: Enjoy holiday dining, without crippling your health: Good game plan, coupled with sensible choic


Guest Column: Enjoy holiday dining, without crippling your health: Good game plan, coupled with sensible choic
Business First of Louisville - Healthy dining during the holidays -- no, it's not an oxymoron -- is definitely achievable with careful planning, goal-setting and determination. You will feel better for it and maybe even extend your life! Health System joined together in the Portland area to sponsor the Go Red For Women campaign to raise awareness about the No. 1 killer of men a holiday from health

Group plans march on British High Commission
Jamaica Observer - lost pension and house A sexual health nurse for 35 years, the 56-year-old Hanson was sacked two years ago after exposing racism and mis-diagnosis of black sexual health patients in London, England. late Jamaica-born public health nurse who blew the cover black sexual health patients in London, England. Hanson told the London-based Power Jam Radio that black men had their

Health Tip: Males With Enlarged Breasts
FOX Carolina - in which above average amounts of breast tissue form in men. The American Academy of Family Physicians says causes

Gophers men's basketball: Boone appea
Star Tribune - men's basketball: Boone appears good to go MINNEAPOLIS - ST answered about the Gophers men's basketball team. It is, after all, still November.The health of sixth-year point guard

GTx sells 825,000 extra shares
Wichita Business Journal - 825,000 extra shares, on top of 5.5 million offered in mid-October. The markets responded to the news pushing GTx shares up 20 cents on early trading, before settling back around $9 a share at midday. GTx is a biopharmaceutical company focused on men's health issues, including prostate cancer

Quit smoking tomorrow
Western Courier - According to the American Heart Association, an estimated 26.3 million men and 21.2 million women smoke in the United States. Beu Health Center's health education men and 21.2 million women smoke in the United States. In an age where Americans continue to focus more intensely on the ideas of health

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Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Sexual Health - C-Sections in U.S. Are at All-Time High


C-Sections in U.S. Are at All-Time High
AP via Daily Press - By MIKE STOBBE Associated Press Writer November 15, 2005, 4:48 PM EST ATLANTA -- The rate of Caesarean sections in the U.S. an all-time high, despite efforts by public health authorities to bring down the number of such deliveries surgery: A doctor cuts open a women's abdomen to retrieve the baby

Americans relying on drugs to lower cholesterol
MSNBC - Obesity is often accompanied by high cholesterol levels, and both factors raise the risk of a heart attack or a stroke. 2002, average total cholesterol levels for men and women ages 20 to 74 dropped from 222 milligrams per from 263 to 223 in women (down 15 percent). Below 200 is

Audit faults FDA on Morning-after pill
Seattle Post Intelligencer - The FDA's mission is to improve our health, not play to a political base, and right now it's it can be difficult for women to get a prescription in time

New mothers should walk to cut risk of blood clots, study finds
Star Tribune - where data has been gathered for a long-term health project. Nearly all of the women in the study were white, so researchers said findings might not apply to other races. , rare, they are four times greater for pregnant women and new mothers, a large 30-year study

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Sunday, November 13, 2005

Erectile dysfunction woes

Question : I AM 43 years of age with no major health problems. Each time I have sex with my wife, it only lasts three minutes or less. Please advise.
Answer : YOU may be experiencing erectile dysfunction (ED). It is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficiently rigid for sexual intercourse, ejaculation or both.
Sexual drive and the ability to have an orgasm are not necessarily affected. Any disorder that causes injury to the nerves or impairs blood flow in the penis has the potential to cause ED.
ED may be the side-effect of certain medications such as blood pressure drugs, antihistamines, antidepressants, tranquillisers, appetite suppressants, and cimetidine (an ulcer drug).
Surgery and injury to the penis, spinal cord, prostate, bladder and pelvis may also lead to ED. Stress and work pressure may aggravate erectile dysfunction. Herbs that improve blood circulation to the penis may enhance sexual performance.
Horny goat weed, puncture vine, ginkgo, muira puama, withania, ginseng and damiana invigorate vital energy and improve the general well-being of men and women.
A combination of these helps improve libido and enhance sexual performance by increasing blood flow and oxygen to the genital areas, improving the release of nitric oxide in men, relaxing the spongy tissue in the penis and promoting blood flow.
You should exercise regularly, have adequate rest and avoid alcohol and smoking.
Stress management is very important. Some of the relaxation techniques such as aromatherapy, yoga and meditation may be beneficial. Eat a healthy diet high in fibre but less in refined carbohydrates and red meat.

by Anonymous
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Friday, November 11, 2005

A Tantric Perspective on Premature Ejaculation. Part 1 of a Radio Interview with Mukee Okan.

(Mukee Okan, acclaimed sexual healer and champion of sexual fulfillment is interviewed about her work curing premature ejaculation.)
D: Welcome. I'm Dr. Jeanette Case, and we're going to be talking tonight with Mukee Okan.
Mukee describes herself as a transformation agent and mentor to all dedicated to enhancing their intimate relationships and experiencing their sexual energy as a whole new level of positive experience.
Her focus is sex for more pleasure, creativity, energy, and abundance in your life every day. Originally from Australia, Mukee is a Sacred Sexuality teacher.
Her foundation is Tantra, a philosophy that encourages an acceptance of sex as natural and life affirming. She is also highly trained as a sexual surrogate partner therapist in the Western medical model.
Mukee has guided many individuals and couples for many years in simple ways to have more balance, happiness and fulfillment in their sex lives.
She claims that she can guide any man to transform premature ejaculation forever, so that you can last longer every single time. She says this is essential to a better sex life. So welcome, Mukee.
M: Thank you, Jeanette.
D: Let's go ahead and get started with some of these questions. You know, tell me about the basis of the claim that you make that you can help someone overcome the problem of premature ejaculation, especially since you're a woman.
M: Well, as you know, I'm absolutely dedicated to the upliftment of the sexual well-being of humanity - that is my work -and so the most frequent sexual concern that I'm asked to help with is premature ejaculation.
So all of the techniques that I teach, the controlling premature ejaculation and lasting longer, now I've been using them very successfully with male clients for at least the last ten years. So I know they work.
D: Well now, why is there such a focus on lasting longer?
M: Well, to focus on lasting longer, we really need to look at a bigger perspective. So that would involve seeing that sexual energy is our life force energy.
You know, it's not just a stress release thing, you know, when we have sex with our partner. There is a much bigger perspective.
So it's the same energy that makes everything possible that's in existence, from the sun and the planets and the oceans to human beings and the plants and the animals; the driving force is our sexual energy. So that in a way is our will to live.
And so the birthright of every human being is to fully experience their infinite capacity for pleasure, for orgasm and for intimacy. And so number one, most people don't realize that your sexual energy is for your health.
Your health physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and sexually. So when a man learns how to increase his capacity to first of all experience pleasure by lasting longer, they're able to experience longer periods of arousal and his sex life has a totally different quality.
So rather than just being a stress release mechanism, it can become a rich, fulfilling experience for a man, and his partner of course.
D: Wow, that just puts a totally new light on it. So now why do men experience premature ejaculation?
M: I would say the number one reason that men experience it is anxiety of, "Oh my god, it's gonna happen again," or simply being totally back in the past and stressed out and in a state of tension because that is what happens near pretty much all of the time or all of the time.
And so in a way the cause of premature ejaculation, or why men experience it, is psychological. It's to do with the way that they're thinking, rather than being present in their body.
And I'd actually like to define what premature ejaculation is, because a lot of men ask me, "Well, my natural sexual response, you know, I seem to come very very quickly.Is that normal? How long should it be?"
And so really the definition of premature ejaculation is an inability to delay ejaculation to the point where it's mutually desirable for both partners.
And so you see the definition is quite subjective. So you can't put, you know, a timed thing on what premature ejaculation is. The crucial thing is that if a man and his partner is satisfied with their sexual interaction or not.
And so, when we go back to the psychological causes of why a man might experience that, let's look first of all at anxiety and concern, usually about sexual performance.
So a man might have incredible anxiety about pleasing his partner, he might have so much tension in his body that he's not even really aware of the sensations in his body.
So that seems to be one of the key things that happens for a man who's experiencing sex like this.
D: Well now, is there anything that a man can do to change all of this?
M: There is a lot that a man can do to change this, and really the basis of what I've found that works over and over again for a man is to be able to experience more relaxation.
Simple relaxation and letting go of any kind of outcome or specific outcome of what it should look like and what's meant to happen and how long he's meant to last for.
And so there are two key pieces, but also when you look at the bigger perspective again, if a man can reframe sex as a natural healing act, that can change his entire outlook on letting go of the performance and what it should look like.
Then another key piece is actually educating himself about his body first of all, and then obviously about his partner's.
But the more that a man learns about his own physical body and his own sexual response as intimately as he can, then he's naturally going to have a lot more confidence in how he has his sex life.
(In Part 2 of this interview Mukee Okan describes what steps a woman can take to help her partner last longer in bed. She also describes some straightforward techniques for a man to practice in order to delay ejaculation.)

by Mukee Okan
Copyright 2005 Mukee Okan
About the Author
Mukee Okan's mission is to educate and inspire sexual freedom, so people can open and surrender to self-love and self-awareness and experience full presence and intimate connection. Receive the rest of this interview and other inspirational sex tips by signing up at http://www.erectilejaculation.com

Thursday, November 10, 2005

Daily Planner: Thursday


Daily Planner: Thursday
Enterprise-Record, CA - Nov 9, 2005 BUTTE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DROP-IN CENTER: Noon-2 pm Open computer lab (also on NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Noon, 6 pm (men's) and 8 pm 740 Flume St., Chico.

Harvard Medical School Expands Relationship with StayWell to
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 15 hours ago consumer health newsletters that reach 640,000 subscribers: the Harvard Health Letter, the Harvard Women's Health Watch, the Harvard Men's Health Watch, the

Gophers men's basketball: Boone appears good to go
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - 6 hours ago By no means has every question been answered about the Gophers men's basketball team. It is, after all, still November. The health of sixth-year point guard

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Insider Racing News * November 10, 2005


Insider Racing News * November 10, 2005
Insider Racing News - 12 hours ago The family had been trying to downplay Unser's health out of concerns for his events as The Masters, The Kentucky Derby, the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

Sunk by the hunk
Tonight, South Africa - Nov 6, 2005 bought this month's GQ featuring the 50 Best Dressed Men of the Year, or who happens to be watching M-Net this Wednesday evening when The Men's Health Look is

Jenkins and Mbanjwa take Vaal title in style
Independent Online, South Africa - Nov 7, 2005 Len Jenkins and Michael Mbjanwa announced their arrival as a class K2 crew by winning the Remax/Men's Health Vaal Marathon at the weekend.

Bowie Community Calendar
Business Gazette, MD - Nov 9, 2005 be held from 11 am to 1 pm at Bowie Senior Center, 14900 Health Center Drive Men's and women's clothes are welcome, but no dresses or skirts will be accepted.

Longtime resident makes community appeal for new kidney
Lawrence Ledger, NJ - 21 hours ago Paul Lazovick looks like the veritable picture of health. Main Street's board of directors, and he also served as the treasurer of 55Plus, a men's club in

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Duramed Completes Acquisition of FEI Women's Health and ParaGard(R


Duramed Completes Acquisition of FEI Women's Health and ParaGard(R
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 13 hours ago Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: BRL), today announced that it has completed the acquisition of FEI Women's Health, LLC. The closing

Chicago Tribune Examines Digene Ad Urging Women To Request HPV
Kaiser network.org, DC - 11 hours ago cases -- received FDA approval in March 2003 as a primary screening tool for cervical cancer for women over age 30 ( Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report

Lt. Gov. Kaine Wins Virginia Gubernatorial Election; Abortion
Kaiser network.org, DC - Nov 9, 2005 parental consent and notification laws for minors seeking abortion and a ban on so-called "partial-birth" abortion ( Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report

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Sexual Health - Syphilis on the rise in U.S. - high risk sex among men to blame


Syphilis on the rise in U.S. - high risk sex among men to blame
News-Medical.Net - Syphilis on the rise in U.S. - high risk sex among men to blame Published: Wednesday, 9-Nov-2005 According to an annual report on sexually transmitted diseases (STD), by the , the number of U.S. increase was mainly among men. Meanwhile federal health researchers say the gonorrhea

Cancer claims rejected for tomato products
MSNBC - Heinz Co.American Longevity contends the lycopene in tomatoes reduces the risk of a number of cancers, including prostate, colon and breast cancer. said it will allow only a few limited health claims to appear on packages of tomatoes and tomato risk.About 232,000 U.S. men will be diagnosed with prostate

Cancer survivors often in dark after treatment ends
Houston Chronicle - given a 'survivorship care plan' to guide future health care: • A summary: That plan should summarize their every patient's future health care. Half of all men and one-third

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