State sued over adopted son's sex-assignment surgery
A South Carolina couple sued doctors and state social workers on Tuesday for subjecting a 16-month-old child born with both...
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Bidet toilets not tied to pregnancy risks: study
Pregnant women can be reassured that cleaning with a bidet after using the toilet will not throw off their vaginal bacteria...
U. of Montana agrees to reform rape handling: Gov't.
The University of Montana has agreed to reform how the school responds to rape accusations after a U.S. probe into complaints...
HPV-related cancers rose before vaccines hit market
The number of some cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) increased throughout the U.S. before vaccines against...
Sex supplements often contain Viagra ingredients
Herbal supplements aimed at improving men's sexual abilities often contain the active ingredients in erectile dysfunction...
White House, lawmakers to meet on military sex crime
The White House has invited about a dozen lawmakers to a meeting on Thursday to discuss how to combat the sharp increase...
Cervical cancer shot price cut for poor countries
Drugmakers Merck and GlaxoSmithKline have cut the price of cervical cancer shots in a deal that will deliver them to poor...
Lawmakers voice anger at latest military sex scandal
U.S. lawmakers voiced outrage on Tuesday that the officer in charge of the Air Force anti-sexual assault office was himself...
Most women back over-the-counter birth control pill
Close to two-thirds of women favor making contraceptive pills available over the counter, according to a new nationally-representative...
USPSTF calls for routine HIV testing for all adults
An influential panel is calling for HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, regardless of whether they are considered...
U.S.-backed HIV vaccine fails; study halted
The National Institutes of Health on Thursday halted a study testing an experimental HIV vaccine after an independent review...
Sickle cell disease accounts for many priapism cases
Thanks to commercials for erectile dysfunction drugs, men know to seek medical attention for "erections lasting more than...
U.S. justices conflicted over AIDS funding case
Supreme Court justices appeared divided on Monday as they considered a challenge to a law requiring non-profit organizations...
South Africa seeks to close drug patent loophole
South Africa plans to overhaul its intellectual property laws to improve access to cheaper medicines by making it harder...
Dozens of Oklahoma dentist's patients test positive for hepatitis
Blood tests conducted on patients treated at an Oklahoma oral surgery practice that has been closed over health concerns...
Prostitution policy splits NGOs in court AIDS case
A Supreme Court case that challenges a law requiring anti-prostitution policies for HIV/AIDS programs seeking federal money...
Lack of evidence on oral cancer screening: panel
There is not enough evidence to recommend for or against screening for oral cancer, a government-backed panel said today,...
Lawyer defends record of dentist in HIV scare
A lawyer for an Oklahoma oral surgeon accused of using improper sterilization procedures and rusty surgical tools that may...
About 1,200 Tulsa dental patients screened for HIV
About 1,200 patients have been screened for exposure to HIV and hepatitis in Oklahoma after authorities found a Tulsa dentist...
Oklahoma warns 7,000 dental patients of HIV, hepatitis risk
Health officials are notifying some 7,000 people to warn they may have been exposed to HIV and other infectious diseases...
Anal cancer may be on the rise in the U.S.
The number of people in the U.S. with anal cancer has tripled since the 1970s, according to a new study that suggests rates...
Swiss court jails "healer" for infecting 16 with HIV
A self-styled healer was sentenced to 12 years and nine months in jail on Friday after a Swiss court found the acupuncturist...
Biogen wins EU backing for big new MS drug hope
European regulators have recommended approval of two new multiple sclerosis pills from Biogen Idec and Sanofi, both of which...
Vaginal products popular, some linked to infections
Two thirds of women in a new U.S. study reported regularly using cleansers, lubricants or petroleum jelly intravaginally...
Cardinal sorry for saying paedophilia not a crime
A South African cardinal on Monday apologized for offending victims of child abuse when he described paedophilia as an illness...
Despite evidence, parents' fears of HPV vaccine grow
More parents of teen girls not fully vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) are intending to forgo the shots altogether...
Rapid HIV treatment points to "functional cure" for AIDS
Treating people with HIV rapidly after they have become infected with the virus that causes AIDS may be enough to achieve...
Many poor heterosexuals in U.S. cities at risk for HIV infection
Some 2.3 percent of 8,500 poor heterosexuals living in cities with high rates of HIV infection tested positive for the virus...
Lawmakers angered at U.S. military's handling of sex assault problem
Lawmakers expressed outrage on Wednesday over the military justice system's failure to deal effectively with rape and sexual...
Thailand struggles to curb high teen pregnancy rate
When Mallika told her parents she was pregnant at 17, they pulled her out of school and ordered her to marry the baby's father....
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