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Monday, December 21, 2009 - 1:20pm By Megan AndellouxP eople often ask me, with unsettlingly wolfish zeal, to share my "weirdest" stories from working as a Gynecological Teaching Associate. They want to know the most grotesque, pervy, horrorshow experiences I've had while plucky young medical...
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 1:26pm By Megan AndellouxLast night I received a phone call from a dejected and broken medical resident friend of mine. He admitted to me that he was close to tears from having to make life and death decisions for patients on a daily basis. I listened sympathetically to his...
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Friday, November 20, 2009 - 12:37pm By Megan AndellouxThere was a time in my life when I didn't want to have sex… at all. Being a sex educator, this presented some challenges. Was my work a farce? Was I a phony? If I didn't want to screw around, how was I supposed to stand in front of others and...
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Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 2:04pm By Chris HallA new report published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology says that while increasing numbers of women are undergoing cosmetic surgery on their genitals, there is a "shocking" lack of knowledge on just what the risks of...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 2:33pm By Dr. Amy Marsh“I feel...noticed by my lover. Feel his present [sic]. I communicate seldom in speaking words. I communicate in minds and with touchings. Touchings at special hot spots... I feel a short flash of energie [sic] during the touching. If I´m...
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Monday, October 19, 2009 - 3:45pm By Charlie GlickmanAs some of you may know, The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a document produced by the American Psychiatric Association. It serves as the official list of how we define mental health and mental health disorders. In a...
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 - 3:43pm By Megan AndellouxBack when my grandmother was alive, she would occasionally tell me stories about life in the 1930s. I don't quite remember how the topic came up, especially as she had no knowledge of my life as a sex educator, but she revealed to me that back then...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 10:21am By Chris HallGays have been blamed for as many things as the Jews; from disease to hurricanes, there's practically nothing you can't blame on the homos with the right mix of imagination and determination. Not content with bringing on 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina,...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 11:30am By Chris HallA study that tracked 60,000 women for nine years shows that breastfeeding may reduce the risk of breast cancer more than fifty percent for women whose families have a history of the disease. According to the researchers, breastfeeding for three...
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Monday, August 10, 2009 - 5:30pm By John PettittA new analysis of data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association concludes that the stronger the “masculinity beliefs,” the less likely a man is to get preventive...
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Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 11:11am By John PettittHuman phase 1 trials have started on a new antibody therapy that can neutralize the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). The first volunteer received the antibody known as MBL-HCV1 on July 28, 2009, and the study is now proceeding and will eventually involve...
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Monday, August 3, 2009 - 11:55am By Chris HallA 62-year-old Cameroonian woman living in Paris has tested positive for a new strain of HIV that is related to a virus generally found in gorillas. Up until now, there have been three identified variations of HIV, all of which are believed to have...
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Sunday, August 2, 2009 - 9:15pm By John PettittSex without a condom is good for your mental health. So says controversial research conducted by a leading Scottish psychologist. Professor Stuart Brody claims that unprotected penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI) can significantly boost men...
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Sunday, August 2, 2009 - 3:37pm By John PettittDr Hans Rosling, a renowned Swedish health researcher, is know for presenting health data in amazing ways you've not seen before. At the last TED conference, he gave an incredible presentation on HIV in Africa and why the issue is far more complex...
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Sunday, August 2, 2009 - 2:52pm By John PettittNew research helps explain why even an apparently healed Herpes (HSV-2) sore increases the risk of HIV infection. In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, scientists have discovered that an immune-cell environment conducive to HIV...
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