Your mother probably told you not to discuss politics, sex or religion. Now a psychologist suggests adding people's weight to the list of conversational no-no's during the holidays. Although you might be concerned that a loved one's ...
Violent movie characters are also likely to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes and engage in sexual behavior in films rated appropriate for children over 12, according to a new study. "Parents should be aware that youth who watch PG-13 ...
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Strong state alcohol control policies make a difference in efforts to help prevent binge drinking, a new study finds. Binge drinking -- generally defined as having more than four to five alcoholic drinks in a two-hour period -- is ...
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Should people in danger of contracting HIV because they have risky sex take a pill to prevent infection, or will the medication encourage them to take even more sexual risks? After years of debate on this question, a new international ...
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Exercise might help treat sexual problems in women taking antidepressants, especially if their workouts occur right before sex, new research reveals. The study included 52 women who had reduced desire and other sexual side effects while ...
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Women bothered by hot flashes or other effects of menopause have a number of treatment options -- hormonal or not, according to updated guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It's estimated that anywhere ...
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Ariosa Diagnostics, maker of the Harmony prenatal test, has announced the publication of two clinical studies involving twin pregnancies in Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. The two studies provide information on how to consider use of ...
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Natera, a genetic testing company, has announced that DiagCor, a manufacturer of in-vitro diagnostic products and service provider of clinical diagnostic tests, has signed an agreement to launch Natera’s Panorama non-invasive prenatal ...
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Controlling dietary acid intake by increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables could help improve kidney health, according to three new studies from the US and Japan. The studies were presented at the ASN Kidney Week 2013 held at the ...
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Retail shoppers in New York City will find display of “Customers’ Bill of Rights” when they visit Macy’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gap, Barneys, and Lord & Taylor stores this holiday season. The Bill has been drafted ...
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U.S. researchers developed a more successful online dating formula that performed best with men with "athletic" body types matching with "fit" females. Kang Zhao, assistant professor of management sciences in the Tippie College of ...
The influence of peers on adolescents' reward-seeking behavior may be a hardwired, evolutionarily conserved process, U.S. researchers say. Laurence Steinberg, a professor of psychology at Temple University and Jason Chein found an ...
Males that expect sex -- and don't get it -- experience serious health consequences and age faster, at least in fruit flies, U.S. researchers say. Senior author Scott D. Pletcher, a professor at the University of Michigan Medical School ...
Risky sexual behavior is less prevalent among gay and bisexual men who know their HIV status than among those who don't, U.S. health statistics indicate. The Centers for Disease Control Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, issued ...
A direct test indicated a partner's physical attractiveness played a larger role in predicting husbands' satisfaction than wives', U.S. researchers say. Andrea L. Meltzer of Southern Methodist University in Dallas and colleagues analyzed ...