According to new research, starting HIV antiviral treatment as soon as possible after diagnosis should be the standard of care for treating the condition–even for people in poorer countries where cost is a barrier to treatment.
A reader asks experts if it’s normal for her and her boyfriend’s “makeup sex” to be so satisfying.
Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say recent trends suggest teens are reversing the positive changes in sexual behavior seen in previous studies.
A study of HIV-infected men in Uganda has found that circumcision doesn’t protect their female partners from contracting the virus.
New research suggests that depression during pregnancy can be risky for the mother’s unborn baby.
Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a bacterial
pathogen that causes sepsis and meningitis in newborn infants, is
able to shut down immune cells in order to promote its own
survival, according to researchers at the University of California,
San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the Skaggs School of
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Their study offers insight
that may lead to new [...]
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives want to define health care as a right and a responsibility for all Americans.
Scientists say they have found a way to create viable sperm from stem cells, a discovery that could offer hope to men who suffer from infertility.
Researchers say people who use condoms regularly reduce their risk of contracting genital herpes by 30 percent.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a single-dose version of the Plan B emergency contraceptive medication.