We often use words like stressed or depressed to describe our mood, but when does a normal period of the blues or one too many drinks become a serious problem and what can you do about it? If you’re worried about your mental health explore our easy-to-use questionnaires.
Bipolar Disorder is a mental health condition featuring [...]
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have published a study showing that the degree of internalised homonegativity (negative attitude towards homosexuality) among homosexual men is what predicts poor mental and sexual health – not the act of being homosexual.
As part of attending an HIV prevention seminar, 422 Midwestern gay and bisexual men completed surveys assessing [...]
Grade point averages may be taboo on Brown’s campus, but this year the University has a 3.31 according to a decidedly non-academic source - the makers of Trojan condoms.
Brown ranks 17th out of 139 U.S. colleges and universities in the third annual Trojan Sexual Health Report Card, which surveys resources and services available to students. [...]
A national campaign to teach parents how to protect kids from skin infections caused by dangerous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria was launched this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
MRSA, a type of staph bacteria that’s resistant to certain antibiotics, can cause severe infections in people in hospitals and other [...]
Of the more than 1 million Americans diagnosed with cancer each year, roughly 700,000 can blame their condition at least in part on their high-fat, low-fiber diets. But a growing body of research suggests it’s never too late to change that. In fact, more and more studies show that eating a healthy diet that’s packed [...]
Remember when we thought slathering on baby oil to promote tanning was doing something good for our skin?
These days, a dizzying number of sunscreens and sunblocks cram stores’ shelves, promising protection from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays. If you don’t have a PhD in chemistry, reading and understanding the ingredients lists on those bottles is [...]
Researchers have identified a “bonding” gene involved in the relationship behavior of men and their partners.
Researchers, led by Hasse Walum of the Karolinkska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, looked at pairs of Swedish twins.
Five hundred fifty-two twins and their partners of at least five years were studied. Most (82%) were married. Eighteen percent were living together [...]
The Health Minister praised Royal Berkshire Hospital for potentially saving 13,000 women’s lives a year when he opened its sexual health and breast-screening clinic.
Secretary of State for Health The Rt Hon Alan Johnson praised the hard work of staff and said it was a monumental achievement for Reading to get 82 per cent of its [...]
Chairman, Igbo-Eze North Local Government, Hon Chijioke Ugwu has said efforts were on by the council to partner with the state government on rehabilitating bad rural roads in the area.
Noting that the state of dilapidation of the roads have made transportation difficult for the rural dwellers in the area, Ugwu said his administration was determined [...]
An understanding of sexuality is a vital pre-requisite for any professional who interacts with people on a day-to-day basis, according to Dr Patricia Weerakoon.
The coordinator of the University of Sydney’s sexual health Master’s program, Dr Weerakoon says there is currently an acute shortage of people qualified to offer much-needed sexual health guidance and counselling within [...]
