(HealthDay News) — “Sexting” refers to sending a text message with pictures that are inappropriate, especially involving nudity. According to a recent survey by the American Academy of Pediatrics, about 20 percent of teen boys and girls have acknowledged sending such messages. The AAP suggests how to talk about sextingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2017 (HealthDay News) — More stringent gun laws might spur a decline n domestic violence murders, new research suggests. Thirteen states and federal law prohibit people convicted of domestic violence from buying guns. But the study found that states that extended this ban to people convicted ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2017 (HealthDay News) — A program that includes male circumcision and antiviral drug treatment led to a sharp drop in HIV infection rates in a high-risk region of Uganda, researchers report. Their study of a U.S.-funded HIV prevention program in the rural Rakai District on the shoreContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Using marijuana when you have HIV could lead to problems with brain function if you also abuse alcohol or drugs, a new study finds. “People with HIV infection have many reasons to have cognitive dysfunction, from the virus itself to medications for HIVContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Teens who abuse prescription drugs, like opioid painkillers, are prone to initiating or being victims of dating violence, a new study finds. In a nationwide survey of more than 10,000 teenagers who had dated in the past year, the researchers found that non-medicalContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Nov. 12, 2017 (HealthDay News) — It’s a common Hollywood trope — an older guy is having enthusiastic sex with a gal half his age when he suddenly flops over dead. But in real life, sexual activity very rarely causes cardiac arrest, a new study reassuringly reports. Sex wasContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2017 (HealthDay News) — The old image of the “pothead” who’s too blissed out to make it in the bedroom may need revising. New research contends that folks who frequently indulge in marijuana actually have better sex lives. People who report daily pot use have sex moreContinue Reading
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Risk of head and neck tumors tied to HPV infection jumps to 15 percent for this group, study findsContinue Reading
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Actually, there’s little difference in patient outcomes, study finds
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There’s wide range of ‘normal’ growth and development for kids, pediatricians group saysContinue Reading
Women with greater amounts of a type of Lactobacillus may be more likely to get the STD, research showsContinue Reading
Most rely on condoms, but use of another method has doubled, study findsContinue Reading