THE RECENT alarming events at Gloucester High School should be a wake-up call about the precarious sexual health of our nation’s youth. Despite our country’s wealth and educational resources, the United States leads all industrialized Western nations in rates of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
This epidemic is fueled by inaccurate sexual information, lack of [...]
Kristofer Goldsmith was so distressed about the prospect of returning to Iraq that he decided he was willing to kill himself to avoid serving a second tour.
The Army had mandated an extension of his three-year contract, which had been set to expire, as his unit was set to deploy to Baghdad as part of the [...]
Alberta parents are being warned to do their homework when it comes to deciding whether they should have their daughters vaccinated against the virus that causes some cervical cancers.
More than 20,000 Alberta girls in Grade 5 will qualify for the province’s free human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine come September, with Grade 9 girls becoming eligible [...]
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, [...]
A question might crop up your mind while you hear about Student Health Insurance, why do I need a student health insurance? But you should keep in mind that that no one is invincible. You cannot foresee illness or any other mishaps that might happen to you.
Student health insurance is a must for students especially [...]
A resident of a halfway house for psychiatric patients is accused of severely beating a staff counselor he’d been dating, holding her captive in a car until the woman’s parents reached her cell phone, police said today.
Hearing her terrified voice, the parents called 911, and police later discovered the bloody couple parked a quarter mile [...]
As college and high school seniors graduate from schools across the state this spring, lawmakers are reminding them to take advantage of a new law that will allow many to stay on their parents’ health insurance plan until they turn 25.
The new law, which passed in the General Assembly last year and went into effect [...]
At a time when San Bernardino County has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the state, several area school districts are not offering enough lessons in sexual health education in the classroom, according to a report released Wednesday.
Sexual Health Education in Public Schools, a Guide for Parents, issued by Planned Parenthood of Orange [...]
