Report: US abstinence programs mislead
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A US congressional staff analysis has determined many federally funded abstinence programs for teenagers offer false and misleading information.
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A US study finds significant numbers of people in their 70s and 80s say they are having sex regularly.
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NEW YORK  - It takes more than just passing along good information to stop the spread of HIV, a new US-government-backed study on HIV/AIDS prevention programs has found.
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Providing women with easy access to the emergency contraceptive Plan B did not lead them to engage in more risky sexual behavior, a study of more than 2,000 women says.
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The public health burden related to unsafe sexual activity is three times higher in the U.S. than in other developed nations, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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In an Oct. 11 story about a study examining global abortion trends from 1995 to 2003, The Associated Press erroneously reported that nine out of 10 women will have an abortion before age 45.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday that the government should review federally funded sexual abstinence programs, under fire from Democrats who say they contain false and misleading medical information.
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Many American youngsters participating in federally funded abstinence-only programs have been taught over the past three years that abortion can lead to sterility and suicide, that half the
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PHILADELPHIA - US health officials are warning of flawed research in two major studies that recently suggested birth control pills can reduce the risk of heart disease and have no effect on rates of breast cancer.
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Sex education in school may  encourage teenagers to put off having sexual intercourse, the  results of a U.S. government study suggests.
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BITTER PILL: Federal officials say research was flawed in two major studies showing oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease and carried no increased risk of breast cancer &#151; results contrary to many previous findings.
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More older people are risking sexually transmitted infections because they are not using condoms, research suggests.
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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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LONDON -- Organizations concerned with reproductive health and sex education sharply criticized the Bush administration yesterday, saying that its policies are contributing to the worldwide AIDS pandemic and the deaths of women during childbirth and from unsafe abortions.
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Fewer American teenagers are having sex, and those who do are using contraceptives more often, according to a new survey from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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Federal officials say there&#39;s no evidence birth control pills cut the risk of heart disease, and that two major studies showing such a benefit were flawed.
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Abstinence-only sex education programs,  a major plank in President Bush's education plan, have had no  impact on teenagers' behavior in his home state of Texas,  according to a new study.