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Compound Discovered That Boosts Effect of Vaccines Against HIV and Flu
August 26, 2012 Scientists have discovered a compound that greatly boosts the effect of vaccines against viruses like flu, HIV and herpes in ... > full story -
Declining Rates of U.S. Infant Male Circumcision Could Add Billions to Health Care Costs, Experts Warn
August 20, 2012 A team of disease experts and health economists warns that steadily declining rates of U.S. infant male circumcision could add more than $4.4 billion in avoidable health care costs if rates over ... > full story -
HIV Home Testing Kits Prove Their Worth
August 20, 2012 Thirty years into the HIV epidemic, many people who are at high risk of HIV infection cannot or will not adopt safer sexual practices, such as abstinence and condom use. This means there is room in ... > full story -
Binge Drinking College Students Are Happier Than Their Non-Binge Drinking Peers, Study Suggests
August 20, 2012 Why do some colleges have persistently high levels of binge drinking? It may be because, at these schools, binge drinking is associated with high status and binge drinkers are happier with their ... > full story -
Finally, the Promise of Male Birth Control in a Pill: Compound Makes Mice Reversibly Infertile
August 16, 2012 Researchers have finally found a compound that may offer the first effective and hormone-free birth control pill for men. The study shows that the small molecule makes male mice reversibly infertile ... > full storyMore: -
Beetle Mating Requires Strong Grip as Defensive Behavior
August 15, 2012 Sexual selection in the forked fungus beetle favors larger body and horn size, and a new study investigates the relationship between these traits and the beetles' grip ... > full story -
Continuous Oral Contraceptive Pills Offer Women Earlier Pain Relief
August 15, 2012 Taking oral contraceptives continuously, rather than as traditionally prescribed for each cycle, provides earlier relief for moderate to severe menstrual cramps -- dysmenorrhea -- according to ... > full story -
Should Young Men Be Vaccinated Against Human Papilloma Virus?
August 7, 2012 Vaccination against human papilloma virus (HPV) is recommended for young women to protect them from HPV infection and cervical cancer. Male HPV immunization is increasingly a topic of debate in the ... > full story -
Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Thoughts Found in Former Finasteride Users
August 7, 2012 Men who developed persistent sexual side effects while on finasteride (Propecia), a drug commonly used for male pattern hair loss, have a high prevalence of depressive symptoms and suicidal ... > full story -
Pupil Dilation Reveals Sexual Orientation in New Study
August 6, 2012 For the first time, researchers used a specialized infrared lens to measure pupillary changes to participants watching erotic videos. Pupils were highly telling: they widened most to videos of people ... > full story
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