Nobody wants to fall victim to a sexually transmitted disease. In fact, very few people want to even talk about them, but it pays to keep one’s self educated on how to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and how to spot the signs and symptoms of various ones. Many of…

This morning, I was reading in my local paper about some city officials giving themselves a 12% raise in addition to a bonus that is more than I currently make at my job. Naturally, I began to wonder a) how my boss would react if I had a talk…

For most people, sex is just plain wonderful. It is sensual, it is frisky, it is playful, it is sexy and it is, usually, pure ecstasy. We think about it, we dream about it and most of us fantasize about it. One thing we may not have been aware…

There seems to be a multitude of studies concerning teenage girls and sexually transmitted diseases lately which would be making me very nervous if I had teenagers right about now. A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine recently demonstrated that approximately half of teenaged girls contract…

There has been much controversy surrounding the government-funded abstinence-only programs and determining whether or not they have done anything to curb teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Does promoting abstinence to American youth while holding back on teaching about contraceptives inspire them to remain celibate or does it keep…

It seems that everyday, research in medicine, disease and treatments fluctuates based on new technologies and studies. Billions of dollars are being pumped into research that goes towards initiatives such as these so it is no wonder guidance on treatments gets updated on a weekly, or even daily, basis….

The abuse of drugs and/or alcohol has sent many a person spiraling downwards in terms of money, status, sanity and personality. In the hands of teenagers, the use of drugs and alcohol often leads additionally to extremely risky sexual behavior. This type of behavior has been known to lead…

I am always a tad surprised when I read about some of the studies that researchers devote time, energy and money towards and it makes me wonder what other studies are currently being performed and researched across the globe that I have no idea about. One such study I…

I can fondly remember the first day of kindergarten. I had my backpack packed full of school supplies that I had eagerly shopped for with my mother based on the school supply list sent to us over the summer. I remember picking out my two-pocket folders with the fat…

If you had to think what the number one cause of death in women who are between the ages of 15 and 44 was, what would you answer? With October just having passed, and ribbons of pink cascading all over town, my first thought would be breast cancer. But…