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July 10, 2016

Media Not the Scapegoat When It Comes to Teen Sex

June 30, 2016 — Parents and society shouldn't shift the blame for young people's sexual behavior on what teens supposedly see and read in the media about intimate encounters. So says a researcher who led a ... read more

Sexual Transmission of Ebola Likely to Impact Course of Outbreaks

June 7, 2016 — Sexual transmission of the Ebola virus could have a major impact on the dynamics of the disease, potentially reigniting an outbreak that has been contained by public health interventions, according ... read more

Attitudes Toward Women Key in Higher Rates of Sexual Assault by Athletes, Study Finds

June 2, 2016 — An online study of male undergraduates shows that more than half of study participants on intercollegiate and recreational athletic teams -- and more than a third of non-athletes -- reported engaging ... read more

Europe Sees Constant Increase in Gonorrhea Infections

May 31, 2016 — Since 2008, the overall rate of reported gonorrhea infections has more than doubled across Europe, going up from 8 per 100,000 population to 20 cases per 100,000 persons in ... read more

Underestimated Burden: Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Impair Sexuality

May 29, 2016 — Neurological disorders can impair sexuality on a much more massive scale than frequently assumed, leaving loss of desire, erection problems and infertility in their wake. Both men and women are ... read more

Mothers' Parenting Stress Impacts Both Parents' Sexual Satisfaction

May 26, 2016 — First-time parents are only somewhat satisfied with their sex lives according to health researchers who checked in with parents regularly after their baby was born. And one factor that appears to be ... read more

DIY Sampling Kits Accessed Through Gay Men's Social Media Unearth New HIV Cases

May 24, 2016 — Offering DIY sampling kits for HIV using online dating apps and social media targeting gay men, successfully unearths previously undiagnosed cases of the infection, reveals an evaluation of the first ... read more

Low to Moderate Risk of Locally Transmitted Cases of Zika in Parts of Europe

May 24, 2016 — ECDC has updated its rapid risk assessment on the Zika epidemic that continues to evolve in the Americas and the ... read more

How Antibodies Access Neurons to Fight Infection

May 18, 2016 — Scientists have solved a puzzle of the immune system -- how antibodies enter the nervous system to control viral infections. Their finding may have implications for the prevention and treatment of a ... read more

Syphilis Infections on the Rise in Europe

May 18, 2016 — New data released in ECDC's Annual Epidemiological report show that since 2010, the overall syphilis rates have been going up across Europe, particularly among men. In 2014, the reported ... read more

HIV Testing During Early Infection May Reduce New Cases in High-Risk Communities

May 12, 2016 — Detecting HIV earlier, through screening programs that can identify the virus shortly after infection, may lead to lower rates of HIV transmission in local epidemics, suggest findings from a new ... read more

A Brief History of Syphilis Points to a Neglected Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa

May 11, 2016 — It is known that syphilis rates have varied much between different countries and populations over the past 100 years. A new study collates a history of the disease and finds that while rates dropped ... read more

Modern Family Planning in India

May 11, 2016 — Family planning is a major health issue in India, the world's second most populous country. Researchers describe a novel program that involves increased male engagement and gender-equity ... read more

Unsafe Sex Is Fastest-Growing Risk for Ill Health in Teens

May 10, 2016 — A new groundbreaking report finds that years of neglect have had detrimental effects on adolescent health. Two-thirds of young people are growing up in countries where preventable and treatable ... read more

How a Female Sex Hormone May Protect Against STIs

May 5, 2016 — Research reveals for the first time how estradiol, a female sex hormone present during the menstrual cycle and found in oral contraceptives, may work to protect women against sexually transmitted ... read more

Number of HIV Infections Falling in United States, but Fails to Meet Reduction Goals

May 3, 2016 — The number of new HIV infections occurring annually in the United States decreased by an estimated 11 percent from 2010 to 2015, while the HIV transmission rate decreased by an estimated 17 percent ... read more

Promoting Abstinence, Fidelity for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective, Study Finds

May 2, 2016 — The US government has invested $1.4 billion in HIV prevention programs that promote sexual abstinence and marital fidelity, but there is no evidence that these programs have been effective at ... read more

Nanoparticles Hold Promise as Double-Edged Sword Against Genital Herpes

Apr. 27, 2016 — An effective vaccine against the virus that causes genital herpes has evaded researchers for decades. But now, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago working with scientists from ... read more

Young Gay, Bisexual Men Six Times More Likely to Attempt Suicide Than Older Counterparts

Apr. 26, 2016 — Young gay and bisexual men are at significantly greater risk of poor mental health than older men in that group, according to new research. The study is the first to examine the mental health ... read more

Child Homicide: Speaking of the Unspeakable

Apr. 26, 2016 — New estimates suggest that homicide could be responsible for just over 1 percent of all neonatal deaths in South Africa. Together with other studies reporting on child homicide from other countries, ... read more
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