November 6th, 2009 by std
The Wisconsin Assembly on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a bill (AB 458) that would require schools that teach sex education to include instruction on contraception, the AP/Sheboygan Press reports.
November 6th, 2009 by std
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that Stiff Nights, a product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure and is illegal. Over the past several years, the FDA has found
November 6th, 2009 by std
Voters in Revere, Mass., on Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative that would have overturned a policy allowing the high school's health clinic to make contraception available, including condoms and emergency contraception, the Boston Globe reports.
November 6th, 2009 by std
Responding to today's announcement by Ed Balls MP on statutory personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education and the SRE Review group recommendation that parental right to withdraw maintained and lowered to 15, Dr Peter Carter of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) praised the 'common-sense' approach which would improve opportunities for sex education and ultimately help tackle the spread of sexually transmitted infections.
November 6th, 2009 by std
Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX, FSE: "HBP" / OTCQX: HXBPF) announced that its Phase II trial of Topical Interferon Alpha-2b for the treatment of ano-genital warts (AGW) has completed patient enrollment, with the required 120th patient randomized to enter the trial. The double-blind and placebo-controlled Phase II trial is underway at multiple centers in Germany and Sweden.