Venereology

'Dozens' of under-16s have STIs

A total of 281 children under the age of 16 contracted a sexually transmitted infection (STI) last year, according to new figures obtained by BBC Scotland. At the clinic in Paisley, Renfrewshire, two 14-year-old girls...

Sex ed in schools: Little connection between what's taught, teen behavior

GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin holds her son, Trig, as her pregnant daughter, Bristol,17, and Bristol?s boyfriend, Levi Johnston join her on at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday....

UA health center offers STD testing

One in four Americans has a sexually transmitted disease. An estimated $13 billion is added to the nation's health care costs each year because of STDs. Nineteen million new infections occur each year, and nearly half of...

Society Paying for Its Lax Attitude Towards Sex

Posted to the web 7 September 2008 Nairobi At the turn of the last century, the African traditional society crumbled under the twin assault of Christianity and colonialism. With it went the collective moral values that...

Women who binge drink indulge more in unsafe sexual practices

Women, who binge drink are more likely to indulge in unsafe sexual practices, and so are at an increased risk of having sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), according to a new study. The researchers found that women, who...

Polartechnics Limited To Launch CerviScreen With Genera Biosystems Limited And Healthscope

Polartechnics Limited announced it had reached a strategic agreement with its preferred business partners, Genera Biosystems and Healthscope, for the commercialisation of CerviScreen, which is a new device to identify...

A stark choice on abortion

DURING a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania last March, Senator Barack Obama was asked about teenagers and sexually transmitted diseases. He replied that "the most important prevention is education," including "information...

Schoolgirls to get vaccinated against cervical cancer

Girls as young as 12 will be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, in a Government sponsored nationwide campaign being rolled out today. Social networking sites have already been...

Martin: Keep politics out of Bristol Palin issue

It didn't take Republicans long -- and even some Democrats -- to try to dissuade the media from focusing on the news that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter is five months pregnant and plans on marrying the...

All types of sexual activity carry some STD risk

Sexual activity other than intercourse carries some risk of sexually transmitted disease, and doctors should make sure their patients understand that, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...

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