Sexual Health - Man gets jail time for videotaping sex acts

Man gets jail time for videotaping sex acts
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 42 minutes ago years as a sexual offender, and may be deemed a violent sexual predator who hearing yesterday that his client has been receiving mental health counseling since

State ranks 23rd in preventing unintended pregnancy, study says
The Capital Times, WI - 11 hours ago The ranking was released today by the New York-based Alan Guttmacher Institute, an organization that works to advance sexual and reproductive health worldwide.

Sexual health: Teenage pregnancy rates linked to GCSE pass levels
Young People Now, UK - 12 hours ago By Dipika Ghose and Emily Rogers - 01/03/06. Low teenage pregnancy rates tend to go hand-in-hand with above-average GCSE pass rates

HIV testing for the non-specialist
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine - 3 hours ago British Association for Sexual Health and HIV [www.bashh.org] for a list of genitourinary medicine clinics, guidelines and details of Sexually Transmitted

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Sex culture museum opens in NW China province (Sexual Health)

Sex culture museum opens in NW China province
Xinhua, China - Feb 26, 2006 The museum will provide visitors information and knowledge on sexual health to help them prevent sexually transmitted diseases.

Benefits for all
Asbury Park Press, NJ - 21 hours ago sexual orientation to their employers, so they don't participate. Additionally, employers can lawfully have a two-tiered system in which they pay the health-

Now we are all fashion victims
The Herald, UK - Feb 26, 2006 A sexual-health nurse from Glasgow, who does not wish to be named, says: "We see people coming to us with thrush, skin rashes and minor infections, some of

HIV groups say sexual health services are failing
PinkNews.co.uk, UK - Feb 23, 2006 A report published today suggests that local sexual health services are still in a bad state despite additional funding. paints

The Doctor is In (the Closet)
AlterNet, CA - 14 hours ago blood from any male donor "who has had sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977.". Despite repeated objections from both health officials and gay

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Sexual Health - NGO launches economic empowerment events ahead of Women's Day

NGO launches economic empowerment events ahead of Women's Day
The Pakistan Link - Feb 24 7:51 AM
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 : An Islamabad-based civil society group, the Society for the Advancement of Community, Health, Education and Training (SACHET), has launched a series of events over the next two weeks to promote gender harmony and empowerment through enhanced income generation opportunities for women.Save to My Web

Abortion battle: Boone legislator in eye of controversy
Community Press & Recorder - Feb 24 9:16 AM
Before Addia Wuchner was elected to the Kentucky House two years ago, she already had a full career in the health care field. Some of that time was spent working with pregnant women. She's also studied women's health issues and bioethics.Save to My Web

Portland Chapter of Women's Transportation Seminar Gains Momentum, Legislative Influence
RedNova - Feb 24 7:20 PM
By Libby Tucker As the Portland chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar grows, so does the organization's influence among the city and state's top officials.Save to My Web

Newspapers Examine Results From Recent Women's Health Initiative Studies
Medical News Today - Feb 23 3:05 AM
The 15-year, $725 million NIH-funded Women's Health Initiative has "wrapped up" with recent studies that examine benefits of hormone replacement therapy, reduced-fat diets and calcium and vitamin D supplements for post-menopausal women, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. WHI enrolled 161,000 women ages 50 to 79 at 40 clinics nationwide for the studies and asked the participants to fill out Save to My Web

Vitamin & Nutraceutical Information Service (VNIS) Launches New Online Resource for Health-Conscious Consumers and
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 51 minutes ago
Dashing through the web in search of the latest information on vitamins and nutrition? This year you need look no further than http://www.VNIS.org -- a new one-stop web site offering in-depth information on all 13 vitamins and a host of important nutrients, including lycopene, omega-3 fatty acids, and green tea extract.Save to My Web

What's awomanto do?
Duluth News Tribune - Feb 26 12:22 PM
PHILADELPHIA -- In the wake of the mixed results from the most ambitious, definitive study of postmenopausal women's health ever conducted, researchers still are unable to provide reliable advice in the fight against serious illnesses.Save to My Web

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Sexual Health - Attention News/Health/Social Affairs/Assignment Editors:

Attention News/Health/Social Affairs/Assignment Editors:
CNW Telbec (Communiqu s de presse), Canada - Feb 21, 2006 "The goal of this major study was to help the CAAH determine if teenagers need more information on sex and sexual health, to identify exactly what they need

State investigates more center violations
Charlottesville Daily Progress, VA - 12 hours ago Facing a shortage of nurses and charges of sexual assault from Charlottesville police, the Whisper Ridge Behavioral Health System is also being investigated

Governor waltzes with pro-lifers
Rutland Herald, VT - 7 hours ago What we need in this culture is more talk about sexual health, not less.". "Sexual health?" Egad! The Douglas administration shut down the entire site on Dec.

Americans' futile fight
Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL - Feb 24, 2006 of the unreliable rhythm method, where women abstain from sex during the times of peak fertility) puts birth control -- even basic sexual health care -- out of

Teenagers ignorant about oral sex risk
Toronto Star, Canada - Feb 22, 2006 Parents, the survey said, are actually considered the most useful and valuable source of information on sexual health for 43 per cent of teens; yet 38 per cent

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Abortion foes rally to S.D. ban (Sexual Health)

Abortion foes rally to S.D. ban
Pioneer Press - Feb 25 8:20 AM
PIERRE, S.D. Abortion opponents are so ready to make South Dakota the nation's Roe v. Wade battleground that they've started funding the legal battle before it has officially begun.Save to My Web

S. Dakota bans most abortions
The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 25 4:27 AM
PIERRE, S.D. South Dakota lawmakers approved a ban on nearly all abortions yesterday, setting up a deliberate frontal assault on Roe v. Wade at a time when some activists see the U.S. Supreme Court as more willing than ever to overturn the 33-year-old decision.Save to My Web

Planned Parenthood pioneer retires after 40 years
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Feb 25 5:07 AM
SANTA CRUZ When Cynthia Mathews started volunteering for Planned Parenthood in San Diego in 1965, she was fresh out of college and newly married. At the time, The Beatles were the rage, the country was mired in Vietnam and abortion was a crime.Save to My Web

Extra!, February 25
Rocky Mountain News - Feb 25 12:14 AM
Judging by the e-mails he's received this month, House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, above, a Denver Democrat, joked he can sum up the legislature's work in a single proposal:Save to My Web

Up Next And Recaps
CBS News - Feb 24 7:05 PM
TOO MANY CHOICES Can too much choice be a bad thing? Whether it's electronics or cereals or 401k funds, we are being bombarded by a great many choices, and Martha Teichner examines the consequences.Save to My Web

Cut Bank barber sentenced to Montana State Prison on felony sexual assault charge.
Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Feb 23 8:06 AM
The Court believes this sentence...will assure Larry Bomar will not be released to any community until he has received sexual offender treatment and/or is physically unable to offend, reasoned District Court Judge Marc Buyske in sentencing Bomar for felony sexual assault.Save to My Web

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Sexual Health - Conspiracy of Silence Over HIV/AIDS

Conspiracy of Silence Over HIV/AIDS
Institute for War and Peace Reporting, UK - 16 hours ago Two years ago, I was having illicit sexual relations with Huseynova, who heads the HIV/AIDS section at the Kabul Office of the World Health Organisation, WHO

Father, son are guilty
San Angelo Standard-Times, TX - 3 hours ago A jury found two San Angelo men guilty of sexual assault of a child Friday younger Robertson, and a short sentence for the elder man, whose health is failing

TANZANIA: Govt stresses awareness on reproductive health
African News Dimension, South Africa - 44 minutes ago The Tanzania Family Planning Association (UMATI) has been asked to step up public youth awareness and education on sexual and reproductive health.

Americans' futile fight
Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL - 5 hours ago of the unreliable rhythm method, where women abstain from sex during the times of peak fertility) puts birth control -- even basic sexual health care -- out of

Award bring joy to Carlos
Fiji Times, Fiji - Feb 21, 2006 Mosese Vuli, the sexual health officer who helped run the HIV/AIDS peer education pilot project last year, said five peer educators were trained for HIV

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Sexual health 'must (Sexual Health) be priority'

Sexual health 'must be priority'
BBC News - Feb 21 1:44 PM
Sexual health campaigners urge local NHS trusts to make more provision to tackle what they say is a crisis.Save to My Web

Good health in any language
Craig Daily Press - Feb 22 10:28 PM
Nancy Rocha knows how hard getting health care in Craig can be. After a recent accident, the Colombia native struggled to communicate with her English-speaking doctors.Save to My Web

'Government Must Consistently Educate Youth on STIs'
AllAfrica.com - Feb 21 7:46 AM
North West health MEC Nomonde Rasmeni says government needs to consistently educate young people about their sexual health to prevent the contracting of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs).Save to My Web

Suspect named in sexual assault
News 14 Charlotte - Feb 22 11:50 AM
Cleveland County deputies said theyre close to finding the man accused in a recent break-in and sexual assault. Investigators found a car parked near the location of the assault.Save to My Web

New centre to tackle child abuse
BBC News - Feb 23 4:33 AM
A unit to help National Health Service staff tackle child abuse and neglect opens in Glasgow.Save to My Web

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The Animal in You (Sexual Health)

The Animal in You
TheStranger.com, WA - 1 hour ago which will become the 37th state to prohibit human-animal sexual relations, one much bigger problems to worry about wars, poverty, earthquakes, health care

MP s Ask for Reduction of VAT on Condoms, Essential Health Item
MedIndia, India - Feb 19, 2006 MP s have said that "Over 7m is currently paid in VAT on condoms each year whilst, according to the Independent Advisory Group for Sexual Health and HIV

Know signs of relationship abuse
Red and Black, GA - 23 hours ago The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention program or RSVP conducted through the University Health Center, defines IPV as physical, sexual, physiological

Hormone replacement therapy: Benefits and alternatives
MayoClinic.com - 5 hours ago didn't provide meaningful improvement in such quality-of-life measures as sleep, emotional health, general health, physical functioning and sexual satisfaction

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Professional liability: Guard your career with low-cost legal (Sexual Health) protection

Professional liability: Guard your career with low-cost legal protection
Federal Times - Feb 20 1:18 PM
When most people think of insurance, they think of health, life and homeowners insurance, but should federal executives, managers and employees also buy coverage to protect their careers and their pocketbooks in case they are sued by a disgruntled citizen or subordinate?Save to My Web

DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
Sabah Daily Express - Feb 22 5:32 AM
Kota Kinabalu : Sabah detected 541 HIV cases from 1991 up to October last year, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin. Of the figure, 63 HIV sufferers have died.Save to My Web

Owners of home talk about staff member's murder
The Salt Lake Tribune - Feb 20 11:57 PM
CLEARFIELD - The owners of a home for troubled youths talked Monday about what led to the Wednesday murder of a staff member and whether the victim broke any rules by giving a ride to her alleged killer. Murder suspect Robert Cameron Houston, 17, had been playing basketball Wednesday night at a group home for teenagers operated by Youth Health Associates in Clearfield, the owners said.Save to My Web

DMCH will soon be furnished with all modern facilities
Financial Express - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
Health and Family Welfare Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) will soon be furnished with all modern facilities for better service to the patients, reports UNB.Save to My Web

Health Department Enlists Drag Queen For New Campaign
The Kansas City Channel - Feb 20 6:42 AM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A sharp increase in syphilis cases in Kansas City, particularly among gay men, has prompted the city's health department to begin a new kind of public health campaign.Save to My Web

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Use of Statins Shows Improvement in Erectile Performance of Some Men (Sexual Health)

Use of Statins Shows Improvement in Erectile Performance of Some Men
Newswise - Feb 21 10:21 AM
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine say preliminary results of a small study show promise in improving erectile dysfunction (ED) in men who had shown minimal reaction to Viagra.Save to My Web

Pastoralist Conflicts a Scandal That Has Been Overlooked
AllAfrica.com - Feb 21 12:28 PM
As Kenyans grapple with the shocking revelations of the twin Anglo Leasing and Goldenberg scandals, the so-called official corruption perpetrated by the Kanu and Narc regimes, a large part of the country is silently succumbing to another mega sleaze - the natural resource and cattle-related pastoral conflicts.Save to My Web

BioSante Pharmaceuticals Comments on New Data from Women's Health Initiative Study Showing No Increased Coronary Heart
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 21 5:00 AM
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.----Feb. 21, 2006--BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today offered comment on new data from the Women's Health Initiative study, published in the February volume of the Archives of Internal Medicine, demonstrating that estrogen-alone (conjugated equine estrogen at a 0.625 mg once-daily dose) did not increase the risk of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women aged 50 to 79 Save to My Web

Industry rejects mandatory reporting of elder abuse
ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News - Feb 20 6:15 PM
The umbrella body for the not-for-profit nursing home sector says there is not a major problem with physical and sexual abuse in nursing homes.Save to My Web

ISO M8 4 2NITE :) (Jim Walsh)
City Pages - Feb 21 2:58 PM
Can you aim that webcam a little lower? Kelly Rued and the birth of 'Rapture Online.'Save to My Web

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Peterson Only U.S. Qualifier in Aerials (Sexual Health)

Peterson Only U.S. Qualifier in Aerials
The Enid News & Eagle - Feb 20 12:20 PM
Jeret "Speedy" Peterson was the lone American of four to advance to finals in men's aerials Monday, a disappointing effort for a U.S. freestyle team considered one of the best in the world.Save to My Web

Alcoholics Anonymous/Self-help listings
Petoskey News-Register - Feb 20 2:16 PM
6:30 p.m. Augustine Center (Sacramentine), 2798 U.S. 31 North, Conway. 7 p.m. Alano Club, 104 Mason, Charlevoix, women's, non-smoking, closed meeting.Save to My Web

Thorpe's Games chances sinking with virus scare
Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 20 5:21 AM
STRUCK down by illness less than a month out from the Commonwealth Games, Ian Thorpe's preparations have been thrown into disarray and coach Tracey Menzies yesterday conceded the loss of precious training time would make it difficult for him to perform at his peak in Melbourne. -Save to My Web

Parents don't think teen is suspect
Peoria Journal Star - Feb 20 1:12 AM
Complete local and regional news, local business directory including restaurants, local classifieds and Central Illinois information.Save to My Web

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Sexual harassment of students underreported (Sexual Health)

Sexual harassment of students underreported
Chicago Flame Online (subscription), IL - 49 minutes ago in Public Health Leadership and the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Women Academic Professional Subcommittee. For more information about the UIC sexual

Safe sex programs offer fun, condoms
Lehigh University The Brown and White, PA - Feb 16, 2006 The Sexperts peer education group and the Health and Wellness Center held programs promoting sexual health as part of Lehigh s Sexual Responsibility Week and

Oledan: Power relations
Sun.Star, Philippines - Feb 17, 2006 to the infected sector, which should primarily include high quality reproductive health services to address the biological risks to women's sexual health.

Kansas City Sees Spike In Syphilis Among Gays
365Gay.com - 15 hours ago She said easier communication for possible sexual partners through the Internet, as Dennis said she expected other health departments in Missouri to adopt at

AMA happy with abortion counselling services
ABC Online, Australia - Feb 16, 2006 "It's certainly adequate, but if there are concerns about numbers of abortions and certainly women's health issues, including sexual health and fertility, then

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Casey, speaking at gay rights event, (Sexual Health) vows to fight discrimination

Casey, speaking at gay rights event, vows to fight discrimination
phillyburbs.com - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA - State treasurer Bob Casey, Sen. Rick Santorum's leading Democratic challenger, told an audience at an event sponsored by a gay rights organization that if elected he would fight discrimination "wherever I find it."Save to My Web

County health chief resigns
San Jose Mercury News - Feb 15 10:28 AM
Santa Clara County health czar Bob Sillen abruptly announced Friday that he was resigning after 26 years on the job, stunning everyone in county government, from supervisors to secretaries.Save to My Web

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
The Washington Examiner - Feb 19 1:33 AM
Crime spree? Takoma Park police reported several incidents of gangs of young people stealing cars and robbing people along the Montgomery, Prince George's and District boundaries this week, and cautioned residents not to leave cars running unattended.Save to My Web

'Abrupt' doctor faces disciplinary action
Independent Online - Feb 18 4:30 AM
The Western Cape department of health has decided to institute disciplinary action against a Somerset Hospital doctor who has been accused of an "insensitive and rude" manner when dealing with survivors of rape and sexual assault.Save to My Web

St. Albans Observer: News: Local News
St Albans Observer - Feb 17 2:45 AM
AN engineering graduate is preparing to leave the comfort of his office to help children in impoverished colonies in Mexico. SEXUAL health promotion services in Hertfordshire are being slashed despite massive increases in sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV.Save to My Web

Billboards aim to hike sex crimes awareness
The Clarion-Ledger - Feb 19 3:07 AM
Photographs of sex offenders, specifically those convicted of statutory rape, soon could look down from billboards throughout Mississippi in an effort to raise public awareness about the crime.Save to My Web

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Study Finds No Colon Cancer Protection for Women from Calcium (Sexual Health)

Study Finds No Colon Cancer Protection for Women from Calcium
ACS News Center, GA - 17 hours ago measure. Taking calcium and vitamin D doesn't appear to help either, researchers from the Women's Health Initiative reported Thursday.

Women's Health - Why Do Men Quote Caddyshack? Sex and Satisfaction
Business Wire (press release), CA - Feb 14, 2006 74) - With 73% of over-the-counter medications purchased by women and 66% of women ages 18 to 34 using prescription drugs, Women's Health felt it was time to

P&G cuts Mason scientists
Kentucky Post, KY - 19 hours ago Women's health products, especially post-menopausal drugs, including products such as Enablex, a treatment for overactive bladder that P&G is co-developing

Roth Capital Partners 18th Annual Growth Stock Conference
Genetic Engineering News, NY - Feb 17, 2006 Presentation: Feb. 21, 2006 at 9:00 am PT Adeza designs, manufactures and markets innovative products for women's health. Adeza's initial

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Sexual Health - Baby blues: Big dilemma?

Baby blues: Big dilemma?
myDNA.com, TX - 11 hours ago Pamela R. Yoder, MD, Ph.D., chair of the Women's Health, and Healthy Living Channel for Revolution Health Group's Medical Advisory Board, said that given the

New family practice physician
Barron News-Shield, WI - 23 hours ago Wisconsin. Her professional interests include obstetrics, c-sections, women's health, wilderness medicine, and pediatrics. She and

15 Botika ng Barangay in Biliran established
Philippine Information Agency, Philippines - 23 hours ago town -- BnB Julita (Hemedina Escoton), BnB Canila (Elmie Palconit); Cabucgayan -- BnB Salawad (Leonora Masibag/ Salawad Women's Health Organization), BnB

Australian Parliament Transfers Authority To Regulate Access to
Kaiser network.org, DC - 12 hours ago of his Liberal Party of Australia to vote their conscience on the measure rather than vote on the party line ( Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report , 2/10

Health calendar
Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - Feb 13, 2006 Call Susan at 213-4670. BABY LOVE: Service also known as Maternity Care Coordination at the Buncombe County Health Center and MAHEC Women's Health Center.

Women's Health - Why Do Men Quote Caddyshack? Sex and Satisfaction
Business Wire (press release), CA - Feb 14, 2006 74) - With 73% of over-the-counter medications purchased by women and 66% of women ages 18 to 34 using prescription drugs, Women's Health felt it was time to

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Can Pizza Actually Be Healthy For You?

Can Pizza Actually Be Healthy For You?
DailyIndia.com, NY - Feb 16, 2006 Now there s good news for pizza lovers. According to Men's Health magazine, research concludes that pizza can be good for you.

New Gay Youth Group for Shropshire
UK Gay News (press release), UK - Feb 15, 2006 so we re really pleased to be launching the youth group here, commented Paul Gruffudd, Terrence Higgins Trust's Gay Men's Health Promotion Officer in

OSU coach Sutton to seek treatment for alcohol abuse
AllSports.com, CA - 18 hours ago The Oklahoma State men's basketball coach, who is on medical leave due to Documenting his recent health troubles with back and hip pain, Sutton stated that the

Count Them In -- Probably
Los Angeles Times, CA - 7 hours ago Kostelic, the defending Olympic champion in the event, has had health issues. this week to catch her brother Ivica, who won a silver in Tuesday's men's combined

Trofholz earns magazine, CoSIDA All-America honor
Vermillion Plain Talk, SD - 17 hours ago Senior All-American Turner Trofholz of the South Dakota men's basketball team 9. Trofholz, who carries a 3.48 grade point average in health, physical education

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Don't ignore heart attack warning signs

Don't ignore heart attack warning signs
Saturday Evening Post, IN - 15 hours ago lead is mobilized from bone back into the blood. This new study indicates that reexposure may be significant for women's health.".

Women's Health Tests
KCRG, IA - 8 hours ago To prevent breast cancer, Dr. Laurie Fajardo says most women should have a mammogram For a complete list of health tests everyone needs, go to our News Links

The EC Plan B?
TomPaine.com, D.C. - Feb 14, 2006 With the FDA's decision on whether to make emergency contraception (EC) available over the counter now stalled indefinitely, women's health organizations that

Amesbury Women's health fair
Merrimack River Current, MA - Feb 10, 2006 Journey to Wellness, Saturday, Feb.11, 10 am to 1 pm at the Amesbury Health Center, 24 Morrill Place, Amesbury. Explore Reiki, heart

Estrogen Therapy of No Value to Heart Health
Forbes - Feb 13, 2006 According to the latest results from the mammoth Women's Health Initiative (WHI), the hormone did not diminish or increase the risk for coronary heart disease.

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Battle of the Sexperts teams to entertain, educate

Battle of the Sexperts teams to entertain, educate
Kansas State Collegian, KS - 12 hours ago Battle of the Sexperts, hosted by the Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators (SHAPE) and Lafene Health Center, will take place at 8 pm in the Union Courtyard.

Lesbian gay and bisexual support for Shropshire
PinkNews.co.uk, UK - Feb 14, 2006 The Terrence Higgins Trust, an HIV and sexual health charity, has started an organisation for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) young people.

Free condoms at Tate help put a lid on STI outbreaks
Red and Black, GA - 10 hours ago Though it is not a government-recognized holiday, Michelle Cohen, sexual health coordinator for the Health Center, said other schools such as Emory, Georgia

Sex Test in School for Every Child at the Age of Five
Black Enterprise, NY - Feb 11, 2006 But the sexual health and teenage pregnancy advisory groups behind the report want the lessons to be a 'statutory foundation subject' in the National Curriculum

Santa Ana Unified to finalize sex education curriculum
OCRegister, CA - Feb 13, 2006 The California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Act of 2004 mandates an all-or-nothing approach to sex education in public schools.

SCIENCE&HEALTH: Study finds Latina health care lacking
The UCLA Daily Bruin, CA - Feb 14, 2006 The total number of published reproductive and sexual health articles about Latina women is 18 percent, versus 35 percent for blacks and 41 percent for whites

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Relationship survey makes a case for cuddling

Relationship survey makes a case for cuddling
Newsweek - 13 hours ago In the "Intimacy Index," conducted by the Berman Center for Women's Health in Chicago, an estimated 3,000 randomly selected adults in New York, Chicago and Los

Maryland Lt. Governor Apologizes for Comparing Stem Cell Research
Kaiser network.org, DC - Feb 13, 2006 year 2008 for embryonic stem cell research projects through the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ( Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report , 2

MATTERSOFTHE HEART It's deadly, mysterious and far more common
The Free Lance-Star, VA - Feb 12, 2006 of good heart health, many tend to be so busy taking care of families and relationships that they neglect their own health, women's health advocates say.

Young: Look where our family planning money went
Lufkin Daily News, TX - Feb 13, 2006 abortion politics. In question are two moves by the Texas Legislature that foolishly impair vital women's health services. The first

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Sexual Health - Cross-country skiing-Eight suspended

Cross-country skiing-Eight suspended
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 1:27 AM
Eight cross-country skiers including an Olympic gold medallist have been suspended for five days after tests showed they had an abnormally high red blood cell count on the day the Turin Winter Olympics open.Save to My Web

Mulling the future in Muprhysboro: Business owners in downtown district face uncertainty
Southern Illinoisan - Feb 11 10:37 PM
MURPHYSBORO - Carolyn Gallegly's survival tactic has been service. For Shirley Summers it's been patience. And For Russ Breading it's been about size and width.Save to My Web

Pomp and Unsettling Circumstances Open Games
New York Times - Feb 10 7:07 PM
Four cross-country skiers were suspended and the world's top-ranked skeleton racer was banned from the Winter Games.Save to My Web

Germans appeal suspension
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 10 7:45 AM
Eight cross-country skiers, including an Olympic gold medallist from Germany, have been suspended for five days on health grounds.Save to My Web

Is there a doctor in the house?
The San Luis Obispo Tribune - 54 minutes ago
For years, Dr. Charles Sturgeon and his family thought moving to San Luis Obispo County was all but impossible. Years ago, the job market for physicians on the scenic Central Coast was tight, he said.Save to My Web

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Sexual Health - Winter Olympics day two preview

Winter Olympics day two preview
BBC Sport, UK - 2 hours ago surrounds the cross-country skiing, with the fields for both the men's and women's said the suspensions from the tough endurance event were "on health grounds

Russians set for historic figure skating sweep
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - 12 hours ago If Slutskaya's health holds up she is unlikely to be beaten in Turin since her the groin injury that wrecked his chances of claiming a fourth men's world crown

Researchers Address Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Nonelite
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription), IL - Feb 9, 2006 "We found that boys who were reading men's magazines and fashion and health and fitness magazines were twice as likely as their peers to use supplements to

Olympics: 8 skiers suspended after blood tests
International Herald Tribune, France - Feb 10, 2006 said the suspensions were not disciplinary, but to "protect the health of the athlete.". The athletes will miss the women's 15-kilometer and men's 30-kilometer

Kosmix Frees Users From Tyranny of Standard Search, Launches New
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Feb 7, 2006 For "weight loss" these categories would include causes, treatments, case studies, babies and kids, men's health, women's health, etc., as well as blogs

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Sexual Health - Group to sell condom roses to encourage sexual safety

Group to sell condom roses to encourage sexual safety
Kansas State Collegian, KS - Feb 6, 2006 For the third consecutive year, the Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators (SHAPE) are helping K-State students celebrate Valentine s Day in a safe manner.

Victims' advocates call on Legislature to do more
Hutchinson News, KS - 14 hours ago Also, non-profit centers face rising health insurance costs that cut into operating budgets, said Candace Anderson Dixon from the Sexual Assault and Domestic

COMMENTARY: PIAF Condemns Fiji's HIV Criminalization
Pacific Magazine, HI - 5 hours ago In regards to creating amendments to the Public Health Act what will lead to also disregards the reality that when engaging in high risk sexual behaviour (like

Bill calling for castration of sex predators is tabled
Daily Press, VA - 16 hours ago and Health Committee will ask the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the proposal. Hanger's bill was aimed at a small percentage of sexual predators

Levitra has mental health benefits, study suggests
Reuters.uk, UK - 6 hours ago studies have not investigated the potential mental health benefits of in intercourse satisfaction, orgasmic function, overall satisfaction, and sexual desire.

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Sexual Health - Civil Confinement of Sexual Predators Sparks Partisan Fireworks in

Civil Confinement of Sexual Predators Sparks Partisan Fireworks in
New York Sun, NY - 22 hours ago as burglary, arson, and robbery, so suspects could become eligible for sexual confinement of the Bronx who heads the Assembly's committee on mental health, said

Sexy Grandma
College Times, Arizona - 15 hours ago In 1970, she set up the first North American sexual-health clinic in Toronto s Don Mills Collegiate, where she gave out free birth control to kids.

More girls than boys smoke and pop pills, survey finds
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 16 hours ago because substance abuse often goes hand-in-hand with risky sexual behavior, they is based on the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which interviewed

Yes, but abortion pill fight isn't over
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 17 hours ago will decide next week whether to strip the Minister for Health of his access and increased availability of publicly funded counselling in sexual matters, and

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Civil Confinement of Sexual Predators Sparks Partisan Fireworks in (Sexual Health)

Civil Confinement of Sexual Predators Sparks Partisan Fireworks in
New York Sun, NY - 4 hours ago as burglary, arson, and robbery, so suspects could become eligible for sexual confinement of the Bronx who heads the Assembly's committee on mental health, said

Md. board suspends doctor's license
Baltimore Sun, United States - 4 hours ago In 2002, Hendler pressured the woman for sexual favors, according to the complaint. Hendler allegedly said her health insurance was "insufficient to compensate

Kilgore announces support for sexual predator legislation
Kingsport Times News, TN - 9 hours ago be under 13 years of age to qualify as aggravated sexual battery Bell's legislation, HB 1359, authorizes the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and

Is your son aged 11 to 19? There sa fair chance he s already
Newindpress, India - 6 hours ago Conducted by the National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH), a part of villages Jawhar and Wada found the pattern of sexual activity to

Group to sell condom roses to encourage sexual safety
Kansas State Collegian, KS - Feb 6, 2006 For the third consecutive year, the Sexual Health Awareness Peer Educators (SHAPE) are helping K-State students celebrate Valentine s Day in a safe manner.

Goldfields Indigenous community may get condom scheme
ABC Online, Australia - Feb 7, 2006 Regional sexual health team coordinator Keeley Armstrong says the project could have similar results in the goldfields. "I think

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Sexual Health - Health Beat

Health Beat
Salem News, USA - Feb 6, 2006 Tuesdays and Fridays from 6 to 7 pm at the Doctor's Conference Room at Beverly Hospital, Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 pm at the Women's Health Center at

A low-fat diet is no shield for women
Detroit Free Press, United States - 9 hours ago What it is: The largest, most comprehensive research study of women's health at midlife in the United States. The research program started in 1992.

Women's health: Show heart, go red today
Ithaca Journal, NY - Feb 3, 2006 The American Heart Association created the Go Red for Women campaign in 2004 to raise awareness about the most dangerous health threat women face.

Convicted Murderer Kopp Agrees to Allow Motion To Suppress
Kaiser network.org, DC - Feb 7, 2006 Kopp also has been charged with the federal crime of using a firearm to commit a crime of violence ( Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report , 12/12/05).

AMA stands firm on RU486
ABC Online, Australia - Feb 5, 2006 Meanwhile, a New South Wales women's health group has accused the Senate inquiry into RU486 of failing to stick to its terms of reference.

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Early puberty ups kids' risk of victimization (Sexual Health)

Early puberty ups kids' risk of victimization
NewKerala.com, India - 20 hours ago Dr. Alex Piquero, a criminologist at the University of Florida, told Reuters Health. be a lot like marriage -- females are really good for men,'' Piquero said.

Dr Moses Galukande
The Monitor, Uganda, Uganda - Feb 4, 2006 Is there a solution? You are stating a very sensitive issue as far as men's health is concerned. Pain in the testicles can be caused by a host of factors.

Marblehead/Swampscott news in brief
Salem News, USA - 8 hours ago The Marblehead Men's Singing Club meets every Tuesday from 7 to 9 pm at the levels at a discounted fee; bi-weekly blood pressure check and health clinics, and

United With Health, Harmony To Begin Preseason
Mid-Atlantic Soccer Report, DC - Feb 6, 2006 back in preseason training for a week now, and "everything's cool" between coach Peter Nowak and Freddy Adu, freshly returned from the US men's national team

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News, tips and trends for parents (Sexual Health)

News, tips and trends for parents
Sun-Sentinel - Feb 05 3:52 AM
So how can a parent talk to a son or daughter about drinking? Virginia Molgaard, founder of the Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14, would start by saying: "I wish I'd told you this before, but I didn't know what to say because I didn't want to be a hypocrite.Save to My Web

Butler becomes fifth to apply for council vacancy
Benton Courier - Feb 06 7:23 AM
Brian A. Butler, an attorney, has become the fifth person to apply for the Ward 3 vacancy on the Benton City Council. Butler, 26, submitted his application to Mayor Rick Holland on Thursday.Save to My Web

Living Well: 'New Rules of Lifting' simplifies working out
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Feb 05 9:55 AM
Lou Schuler's new book, "The New Rules of Lifting" identifies six basic moves for fat loss, muscle gain and strength improvement.Save to My Web

[Opinion] The other feminine mystique
The Minnesota Daily - Feb 06 12:27 AM
On her 85th birthday Saturday, feminists lost one of the most pivotal figures in the feminist movement. Betty Friedan died of congestive heart failure, but left behind inspiration for women everywhere to be bold and explore all aspects of a life one chooses, free of limitations and stereotypes based on gender.Save to My Web

Eclipse at Sun Valley
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Feb 06 8:59 PM
When Union Pacific Railroad baron Averell Harriman created Sun Valley in 1936, it was the first destination ski resort in America, an outpost of luxury, glamour and impeccable service.Save to My Web

JACK DIES AFTER LAST SUPPER
Daily Record - Feb 06 1:13 AM
A 50-STONE giant dubbed the fattest man in Britain has died after enjoying his final fish supper. Jack Taylor, 60, tucked into the jumbo special fish treat before going to bed.Save to My Web

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By KATHERINE McDONALD (Sexual Health)

By KATHERINE McDONALD
The Sanford Herald - Feb 05 9:13 AM
mcdonald@sanfordherald.com SANFORD - Women gathered at a Central Carolina Hospital seminar Friday were seeing red. They weren't angry; they were taking part in the hospital's Go Red for Women heart health awareness seminar.Save to My Web

Women's roundup: Utah upends No. 16 New Mexico
The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 05 4:05 AM
Fast. Relevant. Local. In the Spotlight: Health , OSU Plus 7 Days of News. Utah 75, No . 16 New Mexico 62 Shona Thorburn scored 28 points and Kim Smith reached 2,000 career points to help Utah beat New Mexico yesterday in a Mountain West Conference game in Salt Lake City.Save to My Web

Minimally invasive surgeries help treat variety of female conditions
BizJournals - Feb 05 10:09 PM
Cutting-edge surgical procedures being performed at local hospitals allow physicians to treat women's medical problems in a minimally invasive manner that results in less pain and faster recovery.Save to My Web

Not too late to sign up for women's basketball
Tennessean - Feb 01 12:07 AM
Basketball season is well underway, but it's not too late for women to sign up for a local league, which bounces into action next week. The Nashville Sports League's women's five-on-five, which plays on Mondays through April, is still accepting applications.Save to My Web

SNM Provides $75,000 In 2005 Grants, Awards For Molecular Imaging/nuclear Medicine Researchers
Medical News Today - Feb 05 4:18 PM
SNM recently awarded $75,000 in grants and awards, funded by its Education and Research Foundation, for molecular imaging/nuclear medicine researchers.Meixang Yu, Ph.D., associate professor and chief PET radiochemist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, was named the first recipient of the SNM/Mallinckrodt Seed Grant in Molecular Imaging/Nuclear Medicine Research... Save to My Web

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Olympics: Gold medal hope Kato leaves for Turin (Sexual Health)

Olympics: Gold medal hope Kato leaves for Turin
Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 01 1:11 AM
_ Speed skater Joji Kato, a gold medal favorite in the men's 500 meters, left Japan for Italy for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games with renewed confidence Wednesday.Save to My Web

Men's basketball results
The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 02 4:40 AM
Fast. Relevant. Local. In the Spotlight: Health , OSU Plus 7 Days of News. Introducing Dispatch Extra seven great new benefits for subscribers. Did you know?Save to My Web

Allen: Still an alderman'
Benton Courier - Feb 04 2:35 PM
Leroy Allen said today he is still an alderman. Allen announced his plans to leave the Benton City Council in October, but later said he was temporarily withdrawing his letter of resignation to give the council's Community Services Committee more time to review the applicants for his position.Save to My Web

Mike Harden Commentary: Ohio Patriot Act reaches too far after many fought so hard
The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 02 4:20 AM
Fast. Relevant. Local. In the Spotlight: Health , OSU Plus 7 Days of News. Ben Franklin, whose 300 th birth anniversary was celebrated a few weeks ago, once said, "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."Save to My Web

SUPPORT GROUPS
Saint George Spectrum - Feb 01 4:07 AM
For more information call 652-9434 in the St. George area or 387-2437 in the Cedar City area. 7:30 p.m., LDS Institute of Religion, 943 E. 400 South. 7:30 p.m., Men's Pornography Addiction, LDS Family Services, 2480 E. Red Cliffs Drive.Save to My Web

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Girls on scooters to quiz heartlanders on sex life

Girls on scooters to quiz heartlanders on sex life
Channel News Asia, Singapore - Feb 2, 2006 She's just one of several sexual health investigators who, starting this coming Valentine's Day, will be going deep into the heartlands on Vespa scooters to

AIDS in minority women on rise
Yale University Daily News, CT - Feb 1, 2006 Kershaw's research examines how gender disparity might affect sexual health risks, both in the United States and abroad, in countries including Haiti and South

Over 20,000 children are hooked on heroin
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago gave warning that heroin abuse could cause serious long-term damage to children's health. "Heroin affects the brain, hormonal and sexual development which

STI clinics 'need to triple capacity'
DeHavilland, UK - Feb 2, 2006 Sexual health clinics will need to triple capacity if they are to meet government waiting time targets, a study has said. New government

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New and Improved Just for Men(R) Haircolor Targets the Gray Better than Ever (Sexual Health)

New and Improved Just for Men(R) Haircolor Targets the Gray Better than Ever
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 01 5:00 AM
The world's most trusted brand of men's haircolor is getting a makeover.Save to My Web

Oh, Boys! Oh, Boys!
AllAfrica.com - Feb 03 12:23 PM
South African soccer is in disgrace - and now the country's president, Thabo Mbeki, has compounded the indignities heaped upon the heads of players and administrators in recent days.Save to My Web

Privateers still battling case of motion sickness
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Feb 03 11:41 PM
In due time, UNO coach Monte Towe will be able to pause and reflect on what has been a very moving experience for him and his men's basketball team.Save to My Web

Correction
Cavalier Daily Online - Feb 03 4:01 AM
Yesterday's News article "Honor explores separate deliberation of seriousness clause from act, intent," reported that Honor Committee Commerce School Representative Matt Miller said "It depends on...Save to My Web

Men's basketball results
The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 02 4:40 AM
Fast. Relevant. Local. In the Spotlight: Health , OSU Plus 7 Days of News. Introducing Dispatch Extra seven great new benefits for subscribers. Did you know?Save to My Web

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Sexual Health - Women's Health & Lifestyles Fair

Women's Health & Lifestyles Fair
KWQC-TV, IA - Feb 2, 2006 The 15th annual KWQC-TV6 Women s Health & Lifestyles Fair will be held on Saturday, March 4th and Sunday, March 5th at the Rivercenter in downtown Davenport

Our Lady of Bellefonte hosts free women's health screening
Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV - Feb 2, 2006 RUSSELL -- Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital will host a free Go Red for Women special health screening and information event. The

Harvard study finds black women suffer from discrimination when it
Newstarget.com, Taiwan - 2 hours ago To do this they analyzed responses from over 40,000 African American women across the United States who participated in the Black Women's Health Study of

Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report Summarizes Issues In
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 18 hours ago of embryos solely for research purposes and would not have provided funding for human embryonic stem cell research ( Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report

Preserved in Crystal
Newswise (press release) - 15 minutes ago M. Klutznick Fund for Research; the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation; the Women's Health Research Center; and George Schwartzman, Sarasota, FL.

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No help for people who cited sexual orientation discrimination (Sexual Health)

No help for people who cited sexual orientation discrimination
Sioux City Journal - Feb 01 11:10 PM
Human Rights director Karen Mackey said she was forced to turn away three people in January who sought help for discrimination on their jobs. "We had three people who believed they experienced discrimination in the workplace," she told the council Wednesday during a budget hearing.Save to My Web

Expert Says Law Would Keep Youths Away From Doctors
WIBW-TV Topeka - Jan 31 2:02 PM
A public health researcher testifies that young Kansans would avoid medical care if they knew their sexual activity would be reported to authorities. Doctor Robert Blum is a professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.Save to My Web

Health Business
UPI - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
LONDON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- U.K. sexual health clinics soon must offer an appointment within 48 hours of a call, but experts say that's impossible.Save to My Web

10th Circuit Court Lifts Temporary Injunction Against Kansas Requirement That Doctors, Counselors Report Sexual
Medical News Today - Feb 01 4:18 PM
A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver on Friday voted 2-1 to lift a court order that barred enforcement of Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline's (R) legal opinion that requires health care workers and counseling professionals to report sexual activity among minors ages 16 and younger, the AP/Wichita Eagle reports (AP/Wichita Eagle, 1/28)... click link for more Save to My Web

Health Care on the Web
Washington Post - Jan 31 3:53 AM
Washington Post staff writer January W. Payne answers your questions about Web sites that can help consumers find doctors and other health care providers with specified characteristics, including race, religion and sensitivity to sexual orientation.Save to My Web

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Sexual Health - GTx and Gen-Probe to Study the Ability of Research-Stage Diagnostic Test to Detect High Grade PIN

GTx and Gen-Probe to Study the Ability of Research-Stage Diagn