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Viagra-popping seniors lead the pack for STDs

Even if you're past your prime and have a hard time getting an erection, you might still need to worry about unprotected sex, according to U.S. doctors. ...

Story - editor - 07/08/2010 - 06:00 - 0 comments

Drugs Like Viagra Linked to Higher Rates of STDs

MONDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged and older men who take erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra are more likely to have sexually transmitted diseases, a new study of more than 1.4 million men finds. ...

Story - editor - 07/06/2010 - 11:00 - 0 comments

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

... contact such as vaginal or anal intercourse or oral sex. STDs are now commonly being called STIs, or sexually transmitted infections. In ... were known as veneral diseases or VDs. Some common STDs include genital herpes, HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and genital warts. ...

Story - editor - 09/02/2010 - 03:30 - 2 comments

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Breakthrough test gives fast diagnosis of drug-resistant TB

A groundbreaking new test can accurately diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in as little as two hours, researchers wrote in a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

More than 49 million Americans 'food insecure': study

More than 49 million people in the United States do not have regular access to nutritious meals, putting them at risk of a raft of physical, psychological and social problems, a report said Thursday.

Groups of friends key to changing health behaviors

When it comes to changing health behaviors, it takes more than a far-flung network of friends on Facebook egging you on. It takes a jostling herd, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban

A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.

Summary Box: Workers pick up growing insurance tab

2010 COSTS: Total premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance climbed only 3 percent for family coverage and 5 percent for single coverage, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust report.

Response Team Reduces Rate of Cardiac Arrests: Hospital

THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Having a rapid response
team manage hospital patients whose condition is rapidly deteriorating
sharply reduced the rate of cardiac arrests at a U.S. hospital, a new
study found.

East Coast Residents Should Prepare for Hurricane Earl: FEMA

THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- As Hurricane Earl, packing
145 mph winds, crept closer to the U.S. east coast Thursday, federal
officials urged residents to take steps to protect themselves and their
property.

Health Care Reform Helps Small Businesses Offer Coverage: Report

THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- As the provisions of the
Affordable Care Act begin to be implemented, many small businesses in the
United States will be able to take advantage of new tax credits, a new
report shows.

Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?

Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?

Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer risk

People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British study found on Friday.