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‘Comprehensive Sex Education’ Favored Against ‘Abstinence-Only’ Progams

...ute towards bringing down the frequency of sex and unprotected sex, and even reduce the number of sexual partners. The researchers concluded, "Our results indicate that U.S. adults, regardless of political ideology, favor a more balanced approach to sex education compared with the abstinence only programs fund...

Risk of STD Lowered with Circumcision

...confounders, such as number of sexual partners and unprotected sex. According to the authors’ estimations if routine neonatal circumcision been in place, the rate of sexually transmitted infections in the current cohort would have been reduced by roughly 48 percent. The authors conclude that this analysis sh...

Adolescents With A History Of Arrest Are At Greater Risk For HIV Infection

... alcohol and drug use, substance abuse during sex, unprotected sex acts, sexually transmitted infection diagnoses, attitudes about substance use and unprotected sex, suicide attempts and psychiatric hospitalizations. "We found that adolescents with a history ...

Smoking in Public Places Banned, In Texas

...still have a large population of Texans who remain unprotected from secondhand smoke," Ellis said. Ellis is encouraging Texas cities to implement smoke-free policies without waiting for the Legislature. Forty-seven Texas cities have already passed ordinances that had smoke-free provisions, and 14 cities have c...

More then Four Million New HIV Infections in 2006: UNAIDS

...bulk of HIV infections in the country occur during unprotected heterosexual intercourse. Consequently, women account for a growing proportion of people living with HIV (some 38 percent in 2005), especially in rural areas. A large proportion of women in India with HIV appear to have acquired the virus from reg...

Homosexuality, drug abuse increasing HIV in India: study

...smitted, and a large proportion of them engaged in unprotected sex with other men," says the UNAIDS/WHO 2006 AIDS Epidemic Update. India has about 5.2 million HIV infected people, according to estimates by the state-run National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO). The UN report, however, puts the number of infec...

WHO Alerts Governments to Step Up Action to Curb AIDS

...acific Region of the WHO highlighted the fact that unprotected sex accounts for about 50% of the new infections i...V whilst injecting drugs. Unprotected paid sex and unprotected sex between men are also seen as potential causes for the spread of the virus. A worrying trend a...

Unsafe Sex, HIV Infected Transfusion Spreading AIDS in Madhya Pradesh

...hile 53 percent of the cases have their genesis in unprotected sex, 23 percent were caused by transfusion of infected blood giving rise to fears of the state moving towards moderate category. While states having less than one percent population inflicted with HIV/AIDS are said to be 'low prevalence', the mode...

Mental Disorders Strike First Time Moms More

...ave children. 'Men who become fathers are, also unprotected from developing mental illnesses following parenthood and its related stress. But only 0.37 of 1000 report mental illness after becoming fathers. The first three weeks after delivery, seems to be the time when a woman is prone to fall prey to men...

Prevention of AIDS in Armed Forces

...wn which include use of condoms, non indulgence in unprotected sex etc. This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy in Rajya Sabha today. Source-PIB...

Free Plan B Faces Controversy

...ned. It is to be taken, only after an incidence of unprotected sex, sexual assault or following contraceptive failure. Planned Parenthood Clinics across the U.S buys ECP from Barr Laboratories, the manufacturer of Plan B, at preferentially discounted rates. Planned Parenthood then distributes these ECP for fre...

When Teens Actually Want to Become Mothers

...ter stage many actually propel these teens towards unprotected sex, in a bid to test their infertility. More such surveys are needed according to White and colleagues as these fears can seriously influence decisions made on contraception....

Hong Kong - HIV Test Shock Sparks Warning

... Department of Health urges people with history of unprotected sex to have an HIV test, as they fear a rapid loca...so far revealed that these cases may be linked and unprotected sex is the likely cause. The first cluster of HIV infection comprised 34 men aged 22 to 54. Of th...

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Offered to School Girls

...me fear the vaccines could encourage girls to have unprotected sex at a very young age. Other parents have expressed concerns that children are being overburdened with vaccines. HPV: Human Papilloma Virus is of 100 different types; some of them cause warts on the hands and feet, 30 of them could be transmitted...

HIV Awareness Hazy in 73% of Youth

...are unable to stand for themselves and firmly deny unprotected sex, often are mute subjects to HIV and sexually transmitted infections, in contrast with their unmarried counter parts. The other vulnerable lot includes street children, adolescent sex workers, orphans and migrants, who are not in a position to a...

Violence Against Women Fueling Spread of HIV Worldwide

...he woman then has no choice but to continue having unprotected sex with her spouse." Violence against commercial ... knowing their HIV status and thus continue having unprotected sex with their spouses," Mary Watiti -- a counselor at a testing clinic in Kibera, Kenya -- said. ...

New HIV Threat Found in King County

...partment. Health officials urge gay men who have unprotected sex with multiple partners, use methamphetamines or have another sexually transmitted disease to get tested for HIV every three months. Source-Bio-Bio Technology SR...

Foul Play- Football Hero Convicted of Aggravated Sexual Assault

...ing the fact that he was HIV positive while having unprotected sex with them had brought Smith to court. Smith was tested positive for HIV in November 2003 and both women said he had sex with them after that date without disclosing the information. He was charged once in October 2005, and again several week...

Family Planning Method is as Effective as the Contraceptive Pill

...ho took part in the study, including those who had unprotected sex during their fertile period, 1.8 per 100 becam...ir fertile period. For cycles in which couples had unprotected sex during the fertile phase, the pregnancy rates rose to 7.5 per 100 women and 13 cycles. The drop-...

Disturbing Trend in AIDS Cases In US

...r a recent study 47% of gay population indulges in unprotected anal sex and 11% of them are totally unaware of the HIV status of their partner. Jaffe says that 50% of people who are affected with AIDS are the gay population in US. On the positive side, there is a decline of AIDS cases among injecting drug us...

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