http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/safe-sex-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 07:09:35 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/infidelity-linked-to-increased-risk-of-heart-attacks-101685-1.htm A new study conducted by Italian researchers warns that cheating on your partners is not only bad for your relationship, but also for your health as it increased the risk of fatal heart attacks. Researchers from University of Florence collected data from a number of studies involving the words "infidelity", "unfaithfulness", "men" and "extramarital affairs" and found that sudden coital death was common among men who were having sex with their mistresses compared to men who were with their wives....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/infidelity-linked-to-increased-risk-of-heart-attacks-101685-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/gene-therapy-aids-kids-with-rare-untreatable-brain-disease-for-the-better-101550-1.htm Employing gene transfer methods initiated by University of Florida faculty, Taiwanese doctors have restored some mobility in four children confined to bed with a rare, critical neurological disease. The first-in-humans achievement may also be helpful for more common diseases such as Parkinson's that involve nerve cell damage caused by lack of a crucial molecule in brain tissue. The results are reported today (May 16) in the journal iScience Translational Medicine/i. The children in the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/gene-therapy-aids-kids-with-rare-untreatable-brain-disease-for-the-better-101550-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/irish-fantasize-most-about-sex-than-other-european-counterparts-101480-1.htm A new survey has found that the Irish fantasize the most about sex compared to other European countries and it is the Irish men, rather than women, who do the most fantasizing. Our saucy citizens dream about rumpy pumpy an average of 3.68 times a day. This is well ahead of the European average of 2.86, The Sun reported Wednesday. "We're streets ahead of the amorous French, who contemplate sex 2.23 times daily, while Italian stallions have lustful thoughts 2.19 times every day." The poll, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/irish-fantasize-most-about-sex-than-other-european-counterparts-101480-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/misuse-of-erection-drug-may-put-mens-sex-lives-at-risk-101465-1.htm Intake of erection pills just for fun may put young men's sex lives into risk, warns a new study. Nearly 6 percent of the sexually active college men involved in the study reported taking drugs for erectile dysfunction (ED) without a prescription. Yet an analysis of these students' sex lives unveiled a paradox: The more ED drugs men took, the worse they felt. "Using ED drugs recreationally has the potential to negatively influence one's confidence," said Christopher Harte, lead author of the study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/misuse-of-erection-drug-may-put-mens-sex-lives-at-risk-101465-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/commonly-used-chemo-drug-could-aid-the-spread-of-cancer-cells-into-bones-by-fertilizing-bone-marrow-101405-1.htm A new study conducted by researchers at University of Michigan School of Dentistry has found that instead of preventing the spread of cancer, a commonly used chemotherapy drug fertilizes the bone marrow, allowing cancer cells to multiply and spread easily, if it is administered before bone tumors took root. The findings provide valuable insight as to why some cancers metastasize to bone, and could eventually result in new metastasis-prevention drugs, said Laurie McCauley, professor in the Department ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/commonly-used-chemo-drug-could-aid-the-spread-of-cancer-cells-into-bones-by-fertilizing-bone-marrow-101405-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/740000-lives-rescued-with-us-aids-relief-program-study-101370-1.htm A US aid program with the goal of helping foreign countries to fight the AIDS epidemic saved 740,000 lives from 2004-2008, states a US study published on Tuesday. The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, was started by former president George W. Bush in 2003 with a five-year, (Dollor) 15 billion investment in global AIDS in 15 countries. The analysis by scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine in California examined health and survival information for 1.5 million adults in 27 African countries....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/740000-lives-rescued-with-us-aids-relief-program-study-101370-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/domestic-funding-sufficient-to-move-on-with-aids-programme-101316-1.htm The chief of the coveted Gates Foundation-led Avahan project said India is competent in taking the programme forward through domestic funding, as global fund donors withdrawing from India's next AIDS control programme (2012-2017). "Avahan had long ago taken the task of reaching out to highly vulnerable communities affected by HIV-AIDS in India. But now, over a transition phase, the Indian government will take it on its shoulders," said Ashok Alexander, Director of Avahan's country office here....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/domestic-funding-sufficient-to-move-on-with-aids-programme-101316-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sex-workers-health-and-safety-may-be-affected-by-olympic-2012-clean-up-101259-1.htm Concerns have been raised about the safety and health of sex worked even as raids on brothels and tough action against street prostitutes in parts of London hosting the Olympics continue. Following dozens of raids on flats used by sex workers over the past 18 months, police have focused on vulnerable women working the streets of the Olympic zones' most impoverished areas who are least likely to benefit from any summer Games boom, say groups working with the women. Strict bail conditions ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sex-workers-health-and-safety-may-be-affected-by-olympic-2012-clean-up-101259-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/women-prone-to-risky-sex-if-they-witness-violence-101256-1.htm A new study has said that witnessing crimes makes women more prone to having "risky" sex with a high number of sexual partners. Women who have been abused themselves were more likely to have unprotected sex, and use drugs or alcohol before having sex, said the study by the Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine in the US. According to the Daily Mail, the findings offer a new insight on the link between exposure to violence and HIV risk behaviour, particularly among low-income, urban women....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/women-prone-to-risky-sex-if-they-witness-violence-101256-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/facebook-food-sex-gratifying-study-101237-1.htm Voicing opinions on Facebook and other social media sites convey a powerful reward to the brain akin to the pleasure from food and sex, concludes a Harvard study. The study led by two neuroscientists and published this week concluded that "self disclosure" produces a response in the region of the brain associated with dopamine, a chemical associated with pleasure or the anticipation of a reward. The researchers said most people devote 30 to 40 percent of their speech to "informing others ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/facebook-food-sex-gratifying-study-101237-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/its-safe-to-have-sex-after-heart-attack-study-101182-1.htm Patients who have suffered heart attack can return to a healthy sex life if they receive medical counsel before leaving the hospital, reveals a new study. Current guidelines developed by groups of leading cardiologists state that stable heart patients without complications can resume sexual activity with their usual partner within one week to 10 days. In January, the American Heart Association (AHA) put more weight behind those recommendations with its most comprehensive review to date of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/its-safe-to-have-sex-after-heart-attack-study-101182-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sex-chromosomes-are-here-for-the-long-haul-research-101176-1.htm The way in which genes on sex-linked chromosomes are passed down generations and linked to fertility has been clarified by researchers who used a specific example of the W chromosome in female chickens. The results confirm that although these chromosomes have shrunk over millions of years, and have lost many of their original genes, those that remain are extremely important in predicting fertility and are, therefore, unlikely to become extinct. "Y chromosomes are here to stay, and are not ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sex-chromosomes-are-here-for-the-long-haul-research-101176-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-rearing-system-may-aid-sterile-insect-technique-against-mosquitoes-research-101042-1.htm One of the major obstacles preventing the large scale application of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) against mosquitoes is the requirement for efficient mosquito mass-rearing technology. However, according to a new article in the next issue of the iJournal of Medical Entomology/i, scientists at the Untited Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have developed a larval rearing unit based on the use of a stainless steel rack that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-rearing-system-may-aid-sterile-insect-technique-against-mosquitoes-research-101042-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/opposite-sex-friend-could-sway-your-relationship-101008-1.htm Friendships with the opposite sex are normal and in spite of most folks avowing their bond is platonic a new study suggests almost always there exists an attraction between male and female friends. And, the most common cost of these friendships could be dissatisfaction with current romantic partners, the study has suggested. Researchers from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire also found that in a test group of 400 adults, if there were feelings of attraction expressed from only one member ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/opposite-sex-friend-could-sway-your-relationship-101008-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/online-crowd-sourcing-game-allows-public-to-aid-in-malaria-diagnosis-100962-1.htm The general public can now help diagnose malaria after researchers at UCLA revealed that they have developed a new crowd-sourcing online game that allows people to differentiate between infected and healthy red blood cells. In the game players distinguish malaria-infected red blood cells from healthy ones by viewing digital images obtained from microscopes. Online crowd-sourcing - in which a task is presented to the public, who respond, for free, with various solutions and suggestions - ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/online-crowd-sourcing-game-allows-public-to-aid-in-malaria-diagnosis-100962-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-more-us-teens-postponing-sex-100864-1.htm More US teenagers postpone sex, while others use effective birth control methods, say US authorities. However, disparities in safe sex practices remain, with white teenagers more likely to regularly use contraception than African-Americans or Hispanics, said the report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data came from the National Survey of Family Growth collected for 1995, 2002, and the period of 2006-2010, described as a nationally representative survey. Over ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-more-us-teens-postponing-sex-100864-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/slash-in-over-100-jobs-by-global-fund-to-fight-aids-100860-1.htm The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Wednesday that it is cutting over 100 jobs. The decision came in an overhaul after a rough financial period and a scandal in which millions of dollars went missing. "The reorganisation process is nearing completion and we estimate that between 110 and 120 people will leave the Global Fund," said spokeswoman Veronique Taveau. "Some of them decided to leave, while others were unsuccessful in finding new positions within the organisation....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/slash-in-over-100-jobs-by-global-fund-to-fight-aids-100860-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/rigging-heart-specific-gene-pathway-perhaps-aids-in-treating-obesity-diabetes-100721-1.htm Premiering a demonstration by scientists of a heart that can regulate energy balance throughout the body, a result that may lead to effective treatments for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Using mice fed a high-fat diet, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found that manipulating a heart-specific genetic pathway prevents obesity and protects against harmful blood-sugar changes associated with type 2 diabetes. "Obesity, diabetes, and coronary artery disease are major causes ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/rigging-heart-specific-gene-pathway-perhaps-aids-in-treating-obesity-diabetes-100721-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/computers-may-aid-to-assess-teens-with-stis-risk-100667-1.htm Millions of youths aged between 15-24 who are affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are unaware of their infection because they have not been tested. Technology can change that, according to preliminary data from a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston. The study showed that adolescents visiting a pediatric emergency department (ED) are willing to disclose information about their sexual activity when filling out a computerized questionnaire, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/computers-may-aid-to-assess-teens-with-stis-risk-100667-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/music-therapy-aids-psychological-counselling-100557-1.htm Music has the power to go deep into the mind and heal abused children, victims of domestic violence and give palliative care to patients, says a music therapy counsellor. From rock to world beat, pop to blues, music has the power to do much beyond causing the toe to tap. It can inspire, transport, educate, entertain - and in the right hands, it can even bring about healing. For Concordia University's Sandra Curtis, a professor in the Department of Creative Arts Therapies, music is akin to medicine....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/music-therapy-aids-psychological-counselling-100557-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/administration-of-second-generation-drug-for-hypertension-aids-heart-function-independent-of-blood-pressure-effect-100494-1.htm All over the world heart failure is the frequent cause of death, typically the result of chronic high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. As a result, research efforts have focused on an array of approaches aimed at preventing and treating high blood pressure. Recently, Japanese researchers examined the utility of an anti-hypertensive drug, moxonidine, which acts on the imidazoline receptors in the cardiovascular center of the brainstem. They found, using an animal model, that the drug ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/administration-of-second-generation-drug-for-hypertension-aids-heart-function-independent-of-blood-pressure-effect-100494-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/probable-halve-need-for-cd4-tests-with-new-aids-math-after-art-in-developing-countries-100406-1.htm Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has modified AIDS into an often-manageable chronic condition in affluent countries, as patients can obtain both the therapeutics and the constant watch ensuring that the therapies remain effective. Developing nations, however, frequently need to balance expansion of treatment access versus the economic resources to sustain the routine blood testing that ART requires. At a time when global funding commitments for AIDS therapy programs are being cut, there is a great need ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/probable-halve-need-for-cd4-tests-with-new-aids-math-after-art-in-developing-countries-100406-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pre-marital-sex-results-in-caning-of-indonesian-punks-100377-1.htm A homeless "punk" couple was caned nine times by the Sharia police in Aceh after they were caught having pre-marital sex in public. Around 100 people in the town of Langsa watched and cheered when sharia police in green-and-black hoods caned the 21-year-old woman and her 23-year-old boyfriend, along with 11 others convicted of gambling. "Those kids are punks. They were caught having sex by the public and were arrested by sharia police," Langsa prosecutor's office head Putra Masduri told AFP....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pre-marital-sex-results-in-caning-of-indonesian-punks-100377-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/resource-use-in-aids-treatment-in-poor-nations-may-be-improved-by-biostatistics-research-100368-1.htm The limited availability of laboratories and trained medical staff to conduct blood tests of immune system CD-4 T-cell levels that indicate when to start ART is one of the major problems that has slowed progress toward universal access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to treat AIDS in developing nations. Now, biostatistician Andrea Foulkes at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at Philadelphia's Wistar Institute and elsewhere, propose a tool for prioritizing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/resource-use-in-aids-treatment-in-poor-nations-may-be-improved-by-biostatistics-research-100368-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/improve-aids-treatment-in-impoverished-nations-via-biostats-tool-100306-1.htm Among the major problems retarding progress of global access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to treat AIDS in developing nations has been restricted availability of laboratories and trained medical staff to perform blood tests of immune system CD-4 T-cell levels that indicate when to start ART. Now, biostatistician Andrea Foulkes at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at Philadelphia''s Wistar Institute and elsewhere, propose a tool for prioritizing laboratory-based ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/improve-aids-treatment-in-impoverished-nations-via-biostats-tool-100306-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/what-reduces-unprotected-sex-among-cocaine-heroin-users-100245-1.htm Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found voluntary testing and counseling (VT/C) for HIV or sexually transmitted infections (STI) among cocaine and heroin users who were treated in the emergency department (ED), accompanied by referral to drug treatment, was associated with reduction in unprotected sex acts and fewer sex acts while high on drugs. These findings currently appear on-line in iAcademic Emergency Medicine/i. In the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/what-reduces-unprotected-sex-among-cocaine-heroin-users-100245-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/in-essence-25000-brit-men-are-the-fair-sex-100142-1.htm Mistaken NHS statistics accounts to tens of thousands of 'male mums' in Britain. The finding, far from being a one-off, is just one of a range of bizarre results discovered by doctors who have examined NHS hospital data. They discovered that 17,000 men were recorded as having been admitted to hospital for obstetric services - a specialisation for pregnant women and their babies - and 8,000 to see a gynaecologist; while another 20,000 apparently needed to see a midwife. They also identified ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/in-essence-25000-brit-men-are-the-fair-sex-100142-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/frequent-sex-makes-one-healthier-and-more-beautiful-100113-1.htm Kendra Wilkinson has urged people to have as much sex as possible because it makes one healthier and more beautiful. The former Playboy model insists that regular bedroom activity has lots of benefits including improving your natural attractiveness. "Sure sex is fun, but did you know it's also good for you? Sex Makes You Beautiful. It's true! Sex makes your lips and cheeks flush and your skin glow," Contactmusic quoted her as writing on her blog. "It also increases your blood flow, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/frequent-sex-makes-one-healthier-and-more-beautiful-100113-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/70-percent-chinese-indulge-in-premarital-sex-100110-1.htm Premarital sex becoming more common in China, as a survey finds that more than 70 percent indulge in sexual intercourse before the marriage. Data from 1994 showed that only 40 percent of people had premarital sex then, while the number was much lower in 1989 at 15 percent, the People's Daily reported citing a study by sexologist Li Yinhe. The study titled "Report on the Health of Chinese People's Sex Life", jointly released by Media Survey Lab and Insight China magazine, however showed that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/70-percent-chinese-indulge-in-premarital-sex-100110-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/food-insecurity-linked-to-reduced-condom-use-among-brazilian-women-100064-1.htm Food insecurity with hunger has been associated with symptoms potentially indicative of sexually transmitted infection and with reduced odds of condoms use among Brazilian women. The authors say: "Our findings suggest that interventions targeting food insecurity may have beneficial implications for HIV prevention. Individual-level cognitive and/or behavioral interventions targeting HIV risk avoidance or risk reduction behaviors are likely to be less than optimally effective if these structural factors are not also taken into account....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/food-insecurity-linked-to-reduced-condom-use-among-brazilian-women-100064-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/women-can-experience-orgasm-through-vagina-alone-says-study-100037-1.htm A new study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine suggests that women are able to experience orgasm through vaginal intercourse alone and said that such an orgasm was different from those achieved through clitoral stimulation. The suggestion that a woman's orgasm was linked to clitoral stimulation was backed by an essay written by French gynecologist Odile Buisson who said that vaginal stimulation was not possible without clitoral stimulation. However recent study conducted by researchers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/women-can-experience-orgasm-through-vagina-alone-says-study-100037-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fair-sex-get-a-kick-out-of-warm-weather-not-shopping-99933-1.htm A regular sunny day can do cheery wonders on a woman instead of a cliched shopping trip, states a new survey. The survey of 1,000 British women aged from 25 to 45 was conducted by the soft drinks company appletiser, the Daily Express reported. Sixty-four per cent of women rate sunshine as providing the best feelgood factor, while 47 per cent said the same of a trip to the hairdresser. Compliments like "you look nice today" also work wonders for 41 per cent of women, while a pleasant text message gave 35 per cent a boost....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fair-sex-get-a-kick-out-of-warm-weather-not-shopping-99933-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ocular-tremors-aid-early-diagnosis-of-parkinsons-disease-99924-1.htm Persistent ocular tremors appear to be common among patients with Parkinson's disease, suggesting that oculomotor testing could provide an early biomarker for diagnosing PD, shows study published in Archives of Neurology. "Although a number of studies describe various oculomotor abnormalities in subjects with PD, conflicts about the specific deficits remain," writes George T. Gitchel, M.S., of the Southeast Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Va....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ocular-tremors-aid-early-diagnosis-of-parkinsons-disease-99924-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-diabetes-therapies-could-get-aid-from-sugar-production-switch-in-liver-99901-1.htm An over-the-top quest to decode human metabolism, a pair of molecules that regulates the liver's production of glucose, the simple sugar that is the source of energy in human cells and the key player in diabetes has been discovered by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. br / br / In a paper published April 8 in iNature/i, the scientists say that controlling the activity of these two molecules---- which work together to allow more or less glucose production---- could ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-diabetes-therapies-could-get-aid-from-sugar-production-switch-in-liver-99901-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/will-good-sex-helps-girls-score-good-grades-99834-1.htm Does sex help to improve your grades? Yes, say three German students who have claimed to help female students to beat stress and improve their grades by offering them free sex. The three students, from University of Mannheim in south-western Germany, are offering their services for free and claim they are champions of female sexual emancipation, the Daily Mail reported. "We are focusing on female students in particular, because they generally come out badly after one-night stands," said Christopher, 21, to Der Spiegel....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/will-good-sex-helps-girls-score-good-grades-99834-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mechanism-behind-success-of-aids-vaccine-99784-1.htm Researchers have revealed that the success of an AIDS vaccine trial may have been due to varying levels of antibody responses in the patients. This particular vaccine was shown to protect 31 percent of people studied in 2009. Different types of antibody responses were associated with who became infected and who did not, according to an analysis of the results published in the April 5 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. For instance, a type of antibody produced by the body to ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mechanism-behind-success-of-aids-vaccine-99784-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/oz-women-sex-gets-better-with-age-99756-1.htm A new survey has found that about 80 per cent of over 40s Aussie women felt more confident in bed now than in their 20s. The survery also revealed that a third admitted to a cougar experience - having sex with someone at least five years younger thann themselves. The survey of 1000 Aussie women by Prevention magazine found the average 40-something woman has had eight sexual partners, almost a quarter have had sex in a public place and one in 10 fantasize about co-workers. Almost a third ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/oz-women-sex-gets-better-with-age-99756-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fish-oil-mixed-with-yogurt-may-aid-in-meeting-routine-nutritional-requisite-99570-1.htm Lot of consumers crave to increase their heart-healthy n-3 fatty acids intake, found naturally in fish and fish products, but find it hard to consume the suggested levels by the American Heart Association. Scientists at Virginia Tech have demonstrated that it may be possible to achieve the suggested daily intake in a single serving of a savory-flavored yogurt, providing an easily incorporated dietary source for these valuable fatty acids. Their work is detailed in the April issue of the iJournal of Dairy Science/i (Regd) ....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fish-oil-mixed-with-yogurt-may-aid-in-meeting-routine-nutritional-requisite-99570-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/even-consensual-sex-can-cause-vaginal-injuries-as-rape-99558-1.htm A new study has found that even consensual sex can cause vaginal injuries in women as they are in rapes. When police officers around the world investigate rape cases, the presence of lesions inside a woman's vagina is considered as an indicator of whether she has been assaulted. However, an in-depth study comparing rape victims with nursing students at the University of Southern Denmark reveals that vaginal injuries are just as likely to result from consensual sex as rape. "The findings ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/even-consensual-sex-can-cause-vaginal-injuries-as-rape-99558-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/us-court-rules-against-teacher-student-sex-ban-99555-1.htm The Supreme Court of Arkansas has ruled that people aged 18 or older have a constitutional right to engage in consensual sex, striking down the state's law banning sexual relationships between teacher and student. The court sided with 38-year-old David Paschal, an Elkins High School history and psychology teacher who admitted having a five-month consensual sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student. "Regardless of how we feel about Paschal's conduct, which could correctly referred to ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/us-court-rules-against-teacher-student-sex-ban-99555-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fat-lady-seeks-government-aid-for-medical-bill-99506-1.htm In a bizarre development, a British woman wants the government to pay 14,000 pounds for her gastric band surgery as she is too fat to earn. Weighing 33 stone (about 210 kg), Sara Agintas, who once used to splash out 200 pounds a week on takeaways, already receives 17,000 pounds a year in benefits. But she says she now requires the taxpayers' help, the Sun reported. Agintas, 43, of Buckinghamshire's Milton Keynes town, says: "I can't work because I'm too fat to fit in an office chair and can only stand for two minutes at a time....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fat-lady-seeks-government-aid-for-medical-bill-99506-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/multipurpose-aid-center-for-drug-users-in-sao-paulo-99461-1.htm A multipurpose aid center has been opened up in Sao Paulo to provide care for hundreds of drug users and street squatters. The move comes two months after police shut down a thriving downtown crack cocaine market. A little more than two years before Brazil's largest city is due to host the opening game of the 2014 World Cup, authorities made good on a promise to assist a large street population in so-called "Cracolandia," a 10-block central area of dilapidated buildings. Sao Paulo state ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/multipurpose-aid-center-for-drug-users-in-sao-paulo-99461-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sex-change-sought-by-chinese-twins-99460-1.htm A state-backed newspaper has reported that two young Chinese women undergoing sex-change surgery at a Shanghai hospital are hoping to be the first twins in the country to change their gender. The 25-year-old sisters from the southwestern province of Yunnan have already undergone preliminary surgery at a military hospital in the commercial hub, the Shanghai Daily reported. "The operations on both the twins are successful," their surgeon, Zhao Yede, was quoted as saying. "They said they ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sex-change-sought-by-chinese-twins-99460-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sleeping-shortly-past-learning-something-new-aids-in-memory-boost-99360-1.htm Shortly after learning new material, a person going to sleep will find it most beneficial to recall, states new research. Notre Dame Psychologist Jessica Payne and colleagues studied 207 students who habitually slept for at least six hours per night. Participants were randomly assigned to study declarative, semantically related or unrelated word pairs at 9:00 a.m. or 9:00 p.m., and returned for testing 30 minutes, 12 hours or 24 hours later. Declarative memory refers to the ability ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sleeping-shortly-past-learning-something-new-aids-in-memory-boost-99360-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/reining-neurons-in-mouse-brains-aids-partial-control-of-memory-99336-1.htm Scientists have discovered a method to partially control a specific memory in mice by turning neurons in their brains on and off, according to a new study. The work, conducted by researchers from Scripps Research Institute, advances understanding of how memories form and offers new insight into disorders such as schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder Though just an initial step, the researchers hope such work will eventually lead to better understanding of how memories form in the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/reining-neurons-in-mouse-brains-aids-partial-control-of-memory-99336-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/treatment-induced-menopause-symptoms-in-breast-cancer-patients-alleviated-with-aid-of-non-drug-treatments-99331-1.htm The menopausal symptoms induced by giving chemotherapy or hormonal therapy to younger women with breast cancer can be developed greatly by using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)[1] and physical exercise (PE), researchers from The Netherlands have discovered. These interventions can be effective in dealing with such distressing symptoms as hot flushes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, weight gain, urinary incontinence and sexual problems, a researcher will tell the 8th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-8) today (Thursday)....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/treatment-induced-menopause-symptoms-in-breast-cancer-patients-alleviated-with-aid-of-non-drug-treatments-99331-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/husband-who-will-not-have-sex-sought-by-chinese-woman-99285-1.htm A 38-year-old woman is seeking a husband who will agree not to have sex for the first three years of marriage. Tu Shiyou, a 38-year-old single woman runs the website Preserve Virginity that is dedicated to promoting virginity before marriage. She posted a personal ad online to seek a husband, reported China Daily citing rednet.cn. The prospective husband has to meet certain conditions, including no sex before marriage and no sex life during the first three years of marriage. Her message ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/husband-who-will-not-have-sex-sought-by-chinese-woman-99285-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pregnancy-perked-up-jessica-simpson-sex-appetite-99045-1.htm With only a couple of weeks to deliver a baby, Jessica Simpson has revealed that her sex life has been revved during her pregnancy. The Fashion Star mentor, 31, opened up about her steamy sessions with footballer fiance Eric Johnson on radio show 'On Air With Ryan Seacrest'. "I am definitely 'feeling intimate," the Daily Mail quoted her as saying on the show. "I'm kind of unstoppable right now. The Big O is, like, the biggest O ever!" she said. She also explained that former NFL pro Johnson, 32, is : "Always ready....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pregnancy-perked-up-jessica-simpson-sex-appetite-99045-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/male-sex-drive-increased-by-extra-girly-genes-99034-1.htm Research indicates that male mice with an extra "girly" sex chromosome seemed to have an insatiable appetite for sex. In mammals, gender is determined by "sex chromosomes," the X and Y. If you have two X chromosomes, you are a female. If you have one X and one Y, you are a male. (Chromosomes are long strings of DNA that hold many genes; humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent.) The study was done in mice, not humans, but the genes that determine sex are similar ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/male-sex-drive-increased-by-extra-girly-genes-99034-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/state-all-set-to-give-money-to-aids-victims-kin-98992-1.htm A one-time assistance of Rs.1 lakh to the next kin or relatives of those who die of AIDS will be provided by the Assam government. Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Saturday made the announcement and said Assam will be the first state to introduce such a scheme, which will become effective from April 1. "There are still many wrong notions about HIV and AIDS and it is kind of a taboo. Even relatives of those who die are isolated in the society. They face embarrassment for no fault of theirs," Sarma said....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/state-all-set-to-give-money-to-aids-victims-kin-98992-1.htm