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07/20/2010 10:47 PM
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New Study Finds HPV Vaccine Protects Against Genital Warts
(HealthDay)
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that the
human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine protects not only against the sexually
transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, but also helps prevent
genital warts and low-grade cervical growths.
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07/20/2010 02:38 AM
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Rights group urge Cambodia to end sex worker abuse
(AFP)
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 AFP - Sex workers in Cambodia are routinely unlawfully arrested and taken by police to government detention centres where they face beatings, rape and extortion, a rights group said Tuesday.
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07/18/2010 02:43 PM
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Cash payments reduce HIV risk: World Bank studies
(AFP)
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 AFP - The World Bank released two studies Sunday linking cash payments to Malawian and Tanzanian youths with "significantly lower" rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
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07/14/2010 05:40 PM
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Helena school board gets earful on sex ed proposal
(AP)
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AP - A proposed sex education program that teaches fifth-graders the different ways people have intercourse and first-graders about gay love has infuriated parents and forced the school board to take a closer look at the issue.
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07/07/2010 04:21 PM
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Viagra-popping seniors lead the pack for STDs
(Reuters)
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Reuters - Even if you're past your prime and have a hard time getting an erection, you might still need to worry about unprotected sex, according to U.S. doctors.
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07/07/2010 01:31 AM
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Bangladesh sex workers plump up on cow steroids
(AFP)
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 AFP - Whenever Bangladeshi brothel owner Rokeya, 50, signs up a new sex worker she gives them a course of steroid drugs often used to fatten cattle.
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07/06/2010 10:49 PM
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Drugs Like Viagra Linked to Higher Rates of STDs
(HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged and older men who take
erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra are more likely to have sexually
transmitted diseases, a new study of more than 1.4 million men finds.
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07/05/2010 04:01 PM
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Men taking drugs for sex function risk sex diseases
(Reuters)
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Reuters - Men who took erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra were more likely to become infected with sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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07/04/2010 01:37 AM
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Pakistan urchins swap streets for art
(AFP)
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 AFP - Tanvir Ahmed was 11 years old when he ran away from home and got drawn into life as a sex worker on the streets of Karachi. Now he takes art lessons and dreams of a better future.
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