HHS Counters With Its Own Sex-Ed Critique
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Liberal critics periodically complain that federally funded "abstinence only" sex-education materials are full of false or misleading statements about the effectiveness of condoms and other issues.  Now the Bush administration is firing back, charging that programs that endorse condom use also are...
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When folks in the health-care field start crapping all over a major data collection institute such as the Canadian Institute for Health Information, you know that they&#39;re a little on the defensive.
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Critics of the government's plan say it encourages early sexual activity, undermines parents, and is tantamount to abortion.
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Young people should be encouraged to consider abstaining from sex as one of the options for protecting themselves against the epidemic of sexually transmitted infections sweeping the UK, the Health Protection Agency suggested yesterday.
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A State Board of Education member called on textbook publishers to change the wording in health books being considered for use in Texas schools to clearly state that marriage is between a man and a woman.
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PUNE: Healthcare establishments (HCEs) or doctors denying treatment to HIV/AIDS patients, beware, for the proposed anti-discrimination law that is being readied, if passed, will hold the guilty liable for prosecution.
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It's not the sex they object to. It's the focus on straight males. In Sex Drive Daily.
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The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has accused the health department of trying to undermine public health with its &quot;unscientific, irresponsible and inaccurate statement&quot; on nevirapine after recent US media reports on the safety of the drug.
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The Texas Board of Education on Friday approved four high school health textbooks that promote abstinence-only sex education and make only &quot;passing mention&quot; of contraception, &quot;which critics say violates state regulations and endangers the health of teens
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NEW YORK  - Legislation recently passed in  Texas limits adolescents' ability to obtain confidential  reproductive health care services. Although the goal is to  curtail adolescent sexual activity, these laws are likely to  backfire, according to the authors of a new study.
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President Bush's nominee for surgeon general faces a contentious confirmation hearing because of his writings about homosexuality and health.
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Blog: A new study shows that this well-intentioned advice is not sufficient to protect children from unwanted sexual solicitation and harassment.
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Health care experts are convinced that games can help people get and stay well, but they don't agree on what's the best approach. By Noah Shachtman.
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Teenagers who have had formal sex  education are far more likely to put off having sex,  contradicting earlier studies on the effectiveness of such  programs, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Recent research reveals how boys and girls react differently to having their first sexual experience.
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The president of Harvard University prompted criticism for suggesting that innate differences between the sexes could help explain why fewer women succeed in science and math careers.
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A report released Wednesday by Democratic representative Henry Waxman of California says that federally funded abstinence-only sex education programs present &quot;false and misleading&quot; information about HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases, condom