RSS Feeds | Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices Are Safe But Underused In Developed Countries
August 31, 2007 07:00:00IUDs (intrauterine contraceptive devices) are underused in developed countries even though they are safe and effective for contraception. IUDs are suitable for the majority of women, and offer health benefits beyond contraception, says Sally Rose, Research Fellow, University College, Otago, New Zealand. You can read about this in this weeks issue of the British Medical Journal. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| HPV Vaccination Needs Careful Long Term Planning
August 30, 2007 09:00:00A successful HPV vaccination program requires more than just a series of injections, says a public health expert in this weeks BMJ. Careful planning, adequate education, and long term monitoring will be needed, argues Angela Raffle, a consultant in public health at Bristol Primary Care Trust. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection seen most often in young women and adolescents. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| New fpa Course For Professionals Working With Teenage Parents, UK
August 30, 2007 08:00:00A New Promoting Choices training course for professionals working with teenage parents from national sexual health charity fpa is being rolled-out across England. As part of the initiative to reduce teenage pregnancy, Positive Choices focuses on reducing repeated unplanned pregnancy in the under 18s. Promoting Choices splits into two separate events. The first is a one-day course for health professionals such as midwives, health visitors and nurses. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Aperts Syndrome Common Even Though Mutation Rate Low
August 29, 2007 23:00:00Aperts syndrome is a condition caused by a mutation that produces fused fingers and toes, and alters cranial development in affected children. It arises spontaneously, but why the mutation that causes this syndrome appears so frequently has been a mystery. In a new study published this week in the open-access journal [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Barrs Portia(R) Generic Oral Contraceptive Approved And Launched In Canada
August 29, 2007 07:00:00Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: BRL) announced that its subsidiary, Barr Laboratories, Inc., has received approval from the Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD) of Health Canada for its Abbreviated New Drug Submission (ANDS) for its Portia(R) generic oral contraceptive as a generic equivalent of Wyeth Laboratories Min-Ovral(R) Tablets. This represents the first approval of a generic oral contraceptive for Canadian consumers. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccines May Decrease Chances Of Oral Cancer
August 29, 2007 07:00:00The Centers for Disease Control report that nearly 25 million women are infected with some form of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Of those, more than three million are thought to have one of the four strains known to cause cases of cervical cancer and genital warts. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Should My Daughter Get The HPV Vaccine?
August 29, 2007 01:00:00Physicals and immunizations are all part of the back-to-school ritual. After a summer of information overload about the new HPV vaccine, many parents are wondering if its necessary for their daughters. According to the doctors at the University of Southern California, you may want to consider adding the HPV vaccine to your daughterĂ‚Â¹s to-do list. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Viagra Increases Release Of Key Reproductive Hormone
August 27, 2007 07:00:00Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison report this month that sildenafil increases the amount of oxytocin released by stimulation of the posterior pituitary gland, a small structure directly underneath the brain that regulates hormone levels in response to neural signals. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| American Seniors Intimacy And Sexual Health Studied
August 26, 2007 19:00:00The first comprehensive, nationally representative survey on the prevalence of sexual activity among older Americans provides a portrait of the intimate lives of people ages 57 to 85.A majority of older Americans are sexually active and view intimacy as an important part of life, despite a high rate of "bothersome" sexual problems, according to a new report in The New England Journal of Medicine. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Most Older Americans Sexually Active Despite Sexual Problems
August 23, 2007 07:00:00Most older Americans are sexually active despite experiencing sexual problems. A new study said to be representative of all older Americans gives a comprehensive and detailed account of their intimate lives.The study is published in the August 23rd issue of the New England Journal of Medicine and is the work of Drs Stacy Tessler Lindau and Linda Waite and colleagues from the University of Chicago. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| First Comprehensive National Survey Charts Sexual Behavior Among Older Adults
August 23, 2007 07:00:00The first comprehensive national survey of sexual attitudes, behaviors and problems among older adults in the United States has found that most people ages 57 to 85 think of sexuality as an important part of life and that the frequency of sexual activity, for those who are active, declines only slightly from the 50s to the early 70s. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
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