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Electrically Spun Fabric Offers Dual Defense Against Pregnancy, HIV
November 30, 2012 Electrically spun cloth with nanometer-sized fibers show promise as a cheap, versatile platform to simultaneously offer contraception and prevent ... > full story -
IUDs Don't Cause Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Women, Experts Say
November 20, 2012 The risk of developing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) following insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) is very low, whether or not women have been screened beforehand for gonorrhea and ... > full story -
Novel HIV Vaccine Strategy Developed
November 19, 2012 Scientists have developed a genetically-engineered vaccine strategy to prevent HIV infection that targets the outer layers of body structures that are the first sites of contact with the ... > full story -
Military Should Reassess Reproductive Health Care for Women, Researcher Argues
November 14, 2012 Noting that active-duty servicewomen have higher rates of unintended pregnancy than the general population and lower reported contraception use, one researcher is suggesting the answer might be a ... > full story -
Are 'Hookups' Replacing Romantic Relationships on College Campuses?
November 8, 2012 "Hooking up" has become such a trend on college campuses that some believe these casual, no-strings-attached sexual encounters may be replacing traditional romantic relationships. However, a new ... > full story -
Interventions Needed to Promote Healthy Behaviors Among Perinatally HIV-Infected Youth
November 8, 2012 As youth infected at birth with HIV reach adolescence and young adulthood, a new study underscores the need to promote healthy behaviors as some of these young people become sexually ... > full story -
Cell Damage Caused by Use of Certain Personal Lubricants Does Not Increase HIV Risk, Lab Study Finds
November 7, 2012 The use of certain water-based, over-the-counter personal lubricants can dry out and irritate vaginal and rectal tissue, but does not appear to increase susceptibility to HIV, according to a ... > full story -
Republicans and Democrats Can Agree on Some Moral Issues, Study Suggests
November 6, 2012 A new study that asked U.S. conservatives and liberals to rate the most influential historical figures of the 20th Century finds that the two sides of America's "culture wars" share a surprising ... > full story -
We're More Passive Than We Predict When Sexually Harassed, New Study Shows
November 5, 2012 Sexual harassment is devastating in and of itself for its victims, but new research shows there can be an even more insidious and troubling consequence that goes along with ... > full story -
Unexpected Bottleneck Identified in Spread of Herpes Simplex Virus
November 5, 2012 New research suggests that just one or two individual herpes virus particles attack a skin cell in the first stage of an outbreak, resulting in a bottleneck in which the infection may be vulnerable ... > full story
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