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Sexuality and Spirituality: Using art and contraceptives to teach sexual health

On September 22, 2011 By

aRt-H: USING ART AND CONTRACEPTIVES TO TEACH SEXUAL HEALTH IN UP DILIMAN

 

(Quezon City, Philippines—September 22, 2011) Sex and Sensibilities (SAS), in partnership with DKT Reproductive Health (Frenzy [...]

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Sex in Switzerland: How the Swiss do it

On August 8, 2011 By

SWITZERLAND — On a recent trip to Switzerland, I stayed at a friend’s apartment which was a welcome respite from having to stay in another box of a hotel room.  It also allowed me another benefit:  watching “regular” TV and not being limited to channels that are pre-screened [...]

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What are the odds of surviving Cancer?

On July 31, 2011 By


Comic credit: “Lanes”, by XKCD

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‘How common is thyroid cancer?’

On June 9, 2011 By

Q: A female friend of mine was diagnosed with papillary cancer of the thyroid last week. She underwent an operation also last week and the doctor said the cancer has not spread yet. How common is thyroid cancer? What is the outlook for thyroid cancer victims?  –Mary S., [...]

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First Man cured from HIV, is the End of AIDS near?

On June 6, 2011 By

American Timothy Ray Brown both had leukemia and Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In 2007, Brown received a bone marrow transplant from a man, immune to HIV. Then his HIV went away. This stunned scientists. He became known as “The Berlin Man”, and scientists hope he becomes [...]

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MSG linked to weight gain

On May 30, 2011 By

The flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG), most often associated with Chinese food and after-dinner headaches, may also be enhancing waistlines, a new study finds.

Researchers found that people who eat more MSG are more likely to be overweight or obese. And the increased risk wasn’t simply because people [...]

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BREAKING: House appropriations committee passes RH Bill, 20-3

On February 16, 2011 By

Pro-RH Bill proponent, Carlos Celdran tweeted that the House of Representatives appropriations committee passed the Reproductive Health Bill, 20 to 3.

Carlos Celdran: “is pleased the RHBill has PASSED the appropriations committee in record time. 20 to 3. Yahoo! That was worth the 14 year wait.”

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Contraception and Catholicism–Posner

On December 2, 2010 By

Contraception and Catholicism

by Richard Posner

It is always difficult to decide whether a religious tenet of a hierarchical religion, such as Roman Catholicism, reflects religious belief or institutional strategy. The Roman Catholic Church is a huge “corporation,” one that reached its present size, wealth, and influence [...]

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Daily Pill Greatly lowers AIDS risk, study finds

On November 28, 2010 By

Donald McNeil Jr., for the New York Times wrote:

In the study, published Tuesday by the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that the men taking Truvada, a common combination of two antiretroviral drugs, were 44 percent less likely to [...]

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Nicholas Negroponte wants to give laptops to third world countries (video)

On October 26, 2010 By

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