Young people are more likely to use sexual health services if they can access them at schools, according to research by the University of the West of England. A pilot scheme offering drop-in sexual health clinics in Bristol schools has successfully accessed ‘hard to reach’ groups including boys and vulnerable young people who would not [...]
Young people are more likely to use sexual health services if they can access them at schools, according to research by the University of the West of England. A pilot scheme offering drop-in sexual health clinics in Bristol schools has successfully accessed ‘hard to reach’ groups including boys and vulnerable young people who would not [...]
Tina Armenta’s car broke down the day she and her 13-year-old daughter planned to attend a sex education class at Planned Parenthood last week.
As if that would stop her. Armenta has already rescheduled.
“Parents need to open their eyes and stop being naive about what they think their child may or may not know,” she said.
Armenta, [...]
provides prescription drug news for consumers. It does this in the form of a bunch of email newsletters (and online as well) on various topics within the field, and aggregates across these topics. The company is based in NYC, and raised a million dollars in angel funding. One of the co-founders was Ted Smith, who [...]
The average rate of increase for Indiana health insurance premiums is declining, according to a recent survey.
The survey of 404 Hoosier employers, released by Compdata Surveys, stated the average premium increase was 7 percent for all plan types in 2008.
The survey indicated that while health insurance premiums are rising, they have been increasing at a [...]
Gov. Bob Riley is scheduled to sign a law Tuesday that provides tax incentives to help small businesses afford health insurance for employees.
The incentive is part of the governor’s Plan 2010 agenda that was passed by the Alabama Legislature during the special session in May.
Under the legislation, owners of small businesses with fewer than 25 [...]
Lisa Power: It would be reassuring to know in a way, since we seem to get a lot of complaints from gay men that we don’t deal with them enough, that we are giving too much time to somebody else.
We deal with HIV and sexual health, and HIV will always be central to our work, [...]
Planet Organic Health Corp. (TSXV:POH) says it no longer plans to acquire California-based organic food retailer, New Leaf Community Markets, due to the impact of tighter capital markets.
That’s an about-face for the Edmonton-based company, which said last month that previously announced expansion plans would continue, despite the decision to cancel a stock offering that had [...]
The Vermont Department of Health is warning people about a nationwide outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to certain raw, red tomatoes.
The Health Department says no illnesses have been reported in Vermont.
Since mid-April, there have been 145 reported cases of salmonella poisoning across the country caused by the rare Salmonella Saintpaul. At least 23 people have [...]
According to a new warning released from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, mercury that is used in dental fillings poses a major health risk.
Mercury is commonly used in amalgam dental fillings and poses the greatest health risk to children, as well as pregnant mothers and their fetus.
The FDA, following pressure from many health groups, [...]
