Health Dimensions of Sex and Reproduction: Global Burden of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV, Maternal Conditions, Perinatal Disorders and Congenital Anomalies (Global burden of disease)
Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
A new report suggests one in four teen girls have at some point been infected with an STD. U.S. (WiredPRNews.com) A new government report reveals a high rate of sexually transmitted diseases among teen girls in the U.S. As reported by HealthDay News, the report states that one in four have had an STD, with a number of infections occurring after a first sexual encounter. Dr. Sami L. Gottlieb, with...
Dante News Wire (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Arianna Huffington: Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina? Purity Balls: Republican Party Proposes Test For Politicians - purity test - Jezebel Obama Administration Decides Not to Sign Treaty Banning Land Mines - FOXNews.com One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs - Drugs.com MedNews Poll: Most Iowa Republicans like Palin for 2012 - USATODAY.com American Thinker: The Wilding of Sarah Palin Girl...
Love Undefiled (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Robert Rector of the heritage foundation in this Research paper makes the clear connection between good academic achievement and abstinence. Those who abstain from sex during high school years are: 60 percent less likely to be expelled from school; 50 percent less likely to drop out of high school; almost twice as likely to graduate from college. For example, teens who abstain from sex are less likely...
VitaBeat (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
As many as one in four U.S. teenage girls have had a sexually transmitted disease (STD), many infected soon after their first sexual encounter, a new government report shows. "The high burden of STDs among teen girls reminds us that we can't ignore this," said study author Dr. Sami L. Gottlieb, from the division of sexually transmitted disease prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease and...
Values Voter News (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Study Data Does Not Show Comp Sex Ed in Schools Increases Condom Use, Reduces Pregnancy or STDs In Dissenting Report Two Consultants to CDC Study Cite Lack of Results for School Programs Contact: Kimberly Martinez, 605-335-3643 SIOUX FALLS, SD, Nov. 6 / Christian Newswire / -- A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study of sex education concluded that comprehensive sex education programs...
ProLifeBlogs (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
SIOUX FALLS, SD, November 6, 2009/Christian Newswire -- A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of sex education concluded that comprehensive sex education programs (CSE programs--those that include condom instruction) are effective. Yet the data showed that in schools, these programs had no significant impact on teen condom use, pregnancy or STDs , according to Irene Ericksen and Danielle...
Causecast - Latest News (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
by CLAIRE GRINTON , Contributing Writer In May, President Obama cut the Title V grant program and all funding for abstinence-only sex education, but the fight for comprehensive sex education isn't over yet. Last month, the Senate Finance Committee accepted an amendment to the health care reform bill sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch that added $50 million in funding for abstinence-only sex education....
Poor Mojo Newswire (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
Senate Committee votes to restore abstinence-only money - Feministing Abstinence-only money is essentially faith-based contraception. It doesn't work at all. STDs and teen pregnancy are up dramatically, due to the abstinence-only policies of the Bush administration. I really hoped Obama would bring some sanity to bear here. A Senate committee voted Tuesday night to restore $50 million a year in federal...
True Blue Texan (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
Hey! It's Tuesday. Grab the button and play along . So, it's Banned Books Week . Mostly, these books that end up on the most challenged lists are worth reading. Grab the list and see how many you've read. And which ones you think should be banned. And then explain the whole idea to me. Cause I don't get it. It's like the people who want certain television programming pulled. There's a simple solution...
jillstanek.com (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
Teen abstinence programs always spotlight this point, and rightfully so. Something to think about. From Breitbart , September 23: The average British man or woman has slept with 2.8 million people - albeit indirectly, according to figures released on Wednesday to promote awareness of sexual health. A British pharmacy chain has launched an online calculator which helps you work out how many partners...
the optimum population trust blog (Free subscription) | 01/09/2009
The sexual health of some young Londoners remains the worst in the country, according to a report from the London Assembly. It found that 16 to 24-year-olds accounted for nearly half of all STIs diagnosed in London’s GUM clinics. Additionally, the capital still also has a poor record on teenage pregnancy rates in many areas, suggests the [...]
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- High school students in Washington, D.C., will be offered tests for sexually transmitted diseases after a program found lots of infected kids, officials said. The pilot program, conducted last year at eight local high schools, found 13 percent of some 3,000 students tested positive for an STD, mostly gonorrhea or chlamydia, the District of Columbia health department said....
James Cleverly (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
The Health & Public Services Committee today publishes a report into the sexual health of young Londoners, and it's not good news. Young Londoners’ sexual health is still among the worst in the country, despite projects and improvements to the way services work. Teenage pregnancy rates in 18 London boroughs are higher than the national average, and in some London boroughs, 1 in 13 young girls...
US Official Tabloid Gossip (Free subscription) | 05/08/2009
South London borough and neighbouring Lambeth have the highest rates of teenage pregnancy anywhere in the UK. SOUTHWARK has been revealed to be the teenage pregnancy capital of the UK. Young girls in the south London borough have a one in 13 chance of falling pregnant in their teens, alarming new figures show. The report for the London Assembly found neighbouring Lambeth had the second-highest teen...
Veggie Chic (Free subscription) | 29/07/2009
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that’s usually mentioned when talking about women and STIs, not men. But, men do get chlamydia and they can pass it on to their partners (Teen Boys Getting More STDs/STIs ). Now, according to a press release from the Wellcome Trust , a urine test has been [...] Post from: Blisstree New Test for Chlamydia in Men
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