Paper soliciting residents for its new reader panel
This is such a great idea! (Wednesday Jul 16 | post #1)
HPV Causing More Oral Cancer in Men
Hey thanks cancerguy! I had not idea about that website! (Jun 23, 2008 | post #9)
CDC: At Least 1 in 4 Teen Girls Has an STD
Woah, haven't you ever heard of penicillin? They've been using that to treat syph since the 30's (Jun 16, 2008 | post #22)
Yeah, competing with the media is quite the tall order... (Jun 12, 2008 | post #21)
Australian world first could halt HIV
LOL--that is a great prevention method, but we Americans seem to think that the only reason people would get tested is if they are "dirty" to begin with. (Jun 12, 2008 | post #4)
This makes sense, since most of the kids who were in school when the abstinence-only effort took over had previously received some information on safer sex, which they could use to make education decisions. Now, the rise is probably among the kids who are too young to have received any sex ed because they've only been in school during the abstinence-only years. (Jun 8, 2008 | post #4)
Australian world first could halt HIV
This is a pretty amazing advancement, but unfortunately, most new HIV infections are not aqquired through the penis, but vaginally or anally. In any event, horay Aussies! (Jun 4, 2008 | post #1)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prevalence of Obesity Among U.S. Children and Teens Does Not In...
Awesome, we're finally not getting fatter! Maybe taking pop machines out of schools is working... (May 31, 2008 | post #1)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
C-Sections a Critical Factor in Preterm Birth Increase
This is really confusing me. This article seems to be saying that C-Sections are Causing pre-term deliveries. How can that be, unless women are demanding that they have an elective C-section at 30 or 32 or 34 weeks, etc.? Pregnancy complications inherently come before delivery--or else they are post-partum complications, and thus cannot have any bearing on the outcome of the delivery. Babies are born early due to these Pre-delivery complications--such as Preeclampsia, or placental abruption, or a drop in the fetal heartrate. These high risk pregnancies are often delivered by C-section since this way is faster than trying to induce labor for a vaginal delevery. It's true that there is an increasing rate of elective C-Sections, but I don't understand how this could be driving the increase in pre-term delivery unless women (or their doctors) are making rational desicions before anything goes wrong with the pregnancy to delver the baby before it is to term, thereby significantly and purposely raising it's morbidity once it's born. That would go against the hypocratic oath. (May 31, 2008 | post #1)
Gardasil shot's pain is worth it, doctors say
I'm not sure exactly how severe the side effects were for you, but I do know that having a chunk of my cervix surgically removed hurt a hell of a lot more than getting those three shots did. You'll just have to weigh the risks (i.e. how many partners you have, whether or not you use condoms-which have been shown to reduce the trnsmission rate by about 25% or so, Whether cervical cancer runs in your family, whether you get regular checks ups to catch abnormal cells early, whether you have insurance to cover any procedures to remove pre-cancerous/cancerous cells, etc. against the pain and side effects and cost of the vaccine. I hope you find a balance! Good luck to you. If your in a long-term monogamous relationship, you're probably not at that high of risk, so there's always that to consider, too. (May 31, 2008 | post #8)
I should make a correction: Ignore it or BAN it and it doesn't exist... (May 21, 2008 | post #2)
Wow. The ignorance of people never ceases to amaze me. That school is better off with one less bigoted jackass on it's payroll. Ignore it and it doesn't exist--I swear, South Carolinians invented that slogan! I'm so glad I don't have to live there anymore. (May 21, 2008 | post #1)
Drugs and drink lead to unsafe sex, study says
I know--they think this is new? People have been practising this for centuries!! (May 11, 2008 | post #3)
When Doctors Shouldn't Ask About Sex
I think this is a great idea, but I'm kind of disappointed that the focus is on females. More females already get screened for chlamydia and gonorrhea beacause they get their paps regularly in order to get birth control, etc. It's men who should really be screened when they visit their GP, for whatever reason. (May 9, 2008 | post #1)
Men & Their Fascination With Chubby Woman
I'm just trying to figure out how being self-concious about yourself would make someone more sexually agressive... (May 9, 2008 | post #8)
