Sexuality

Online health programs promote safe-sex skills in teen girls

Washington D.C. [USA], December 7 (ANI): Turns out that just a 45-minute online sexual health program may improve the ability of teenage girls to become confident and effectively communicate about safe sex, a recent study suggests.

2017-12-07T01:39:10.305732+00:00 IST

HPV increases reinfection risk to 20 times in men

Washington D.C. [USA], December 6 (ANI): Vaccinating boys against human papilloma virus (HPV) before they become sexually active may be highly effective, as according to a study males who are infected once with HPV16, a type responsible for most HPV-related cancers, are at 20 times higher risk of reinfection after an year.

2017-12-06T01:04:02.258466+00:00 IST

Women are naturally more fit than men: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], December 5 (ANI): Contradicting the assumption that men are more athletic than women, a study has recently found that females are more fit naturally as they can process oxygen more quickly than males, when they start to exercise.

2017-12-05T01:59:32.234845+00:00 IST

Early baldness, greying of hair ups heart disease risk in men

Washington DC [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): Male-pattern baldness and premature greying of hair is linked to more than five-fold risk of heart disease before the age of 40 years than obesity, warns a recent study.

2017-11-30T06:06:18.475973+00:00 IST

Women's health worsened, while men's improved over time

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 26 (ANI): A study of health trends among women and men aged 25-34 from 1990-2014 has showed that women's health has worsened, while men's health has improved.

2017-11-26T00:51:13.632053+00:00 IST

This weight-loss surgery lowers women's booze tolerance

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 21 (ANI): Ladies, if you are opting for gastric sleeve surgery to shed those extra kilos, then you may want to consider cutting back on the amount of booze you consume post-surgery.

2017-11-21T00:19:41.356023+00:00 IST

Sexual harassment at work ups risk of anxiety, depression in women

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 17 (ANI): A study has recently revealed that women who experience sexual harassment at work are more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, eating disorders and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

2017-11-18T04:56:07.215361+00:00 IST

Bisexual women face higher rates of sexual violence

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 16 (ANI): Sexual harassment and sexual violence may have been pervasive problems for women over the course of history, but according to a recent study, bisexual women specifically experience them more often than straight and lesbian women.

2017-11-16T00:35:17.775722+00:00 IST

Why testicular cancer is so responsive to chemo

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Why is testicular cancer so responsive to chemotherapy, even after it metastasizes? It's because of the stem cells, according to a recent study.

2017-11-15T01:50:46.297704+00:00 IST

Continued counseling essential as women with HIV age

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): A new study recently compared HIV-positive women over 50 years of age with their younger HIV-infected cohorts.

2017-11-14T23:13:00.197266+00:00 IST

Power imbalance between male, female characters in Hollywood

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): Strong female characters appear in movies less often than males - but when they are included, how are they depicted?

2017-11-13T19:50:56.407863+00:00 IST

Many women lose out on lifesaving bystander CPR

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 12 (ANI): When it comes to cardiac arrest in a public setting, hang-ups over gender is putting women's lives at risk, a recent study has suggested.

2017-11-11T23:37:44.984326+00:00 IST

The more girls in class, the better is boys' performance

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): Having more girls in the school could help boost boys' educational performance, according to a recent study.

2017-11-10T22:24:02.917237+00:00 IST

Boozer? High estrogen levels could be to blame

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 7 (ANI): Turns out, when estrogen levels are higher, alcohol is much more rewarding.

2017-11-07T00:38:29.034655+00:00 IST

PCOS increases risk of mental health disorders in women

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 6 (ANI): Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) may negatively affect women's mental health, according to a study.

2017-11-06T07:09:44.983776+00:00 IST

The future of sex ed is here

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 4 (ANI): A team of "pleasure professionals" is all set to bring sex-related wisdom straight to your laptop or smartphone via livestream.

2017-11-03T23:19:59.700896+00:00 IST

Bowel cancer patients with no emotional support to have poorer health

Washington D.C. [U.S.A], November 3 (ANI): Bowel cancer patients who lack social support are more than twice as likely to experience poorer health and quality of life, according to a new research.

2017-11-03T16:53:58.118164+00:00 IST

Men tend to do fake tan in riskier ways than women

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): A recent study has linked tanning beds and risky behaviour in men.

2017-11-03T00:00:32.030587+00:00 IST

Why women need more 'guts' than men to 'kick the cigarette butt'

Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 2 (ANI): Women tend to find it harder to quit smoking than men and a recent study suggests why.

2017-11-01T23:58:02.738546+00:00 IST

Men with depression need better approach

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 30 (ANI): According to a recent study, the approach to treating men with depression needs to change if their increased uptake of mental health services is to be successful.

2017-10-30T02:40:22.755049+00:00 IST

Women at high risk of breast cancer decline screening: Study

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 28 (ANI): Beware women! A study has recently warned that more than 80 per cent of women with a high risk of breast cancer are declining screening, even when it's free.

2017-10-28T10:40:40.696720+00:00 IST