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Medicalising sex damages relationships
Overly medical approaches to sex ignore the social and interpersonal dynamics of relationships, argue researchers in this week's BMJ. The medicalisation of sex has resulted in surgery and drugs being used to enhance sexual pleasure, write Graham Hart and Kaye Wellings. Viagra (sildenafil citrate) has become the world's most popular drug ever, and... view more... (2002-04-10)
Men experience sexual dysfunction during hepatitis C therapy
Sexual impairment is common among men with chronic hepatitis C undergoing antiviral therapy, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. view more (2009-09-01)
Sexual dissatisfaction in postmenopausal women not linked to cardiovascular disease
Although sexual dysfunction in some men is predictive of cardiovascular disease, this association has never been examined in women. view more (2008-04-03)
Workplace woe: Are abusive bosses or inferior employees to blame?
Considerable attention, both in blogs and in popular media, has been given to abusive bosses over the past few years. (See the Web sites http://HateBoss.com and http://WorkRant.com, for example.) Less discussed are employees' responses to such behavior. How do employees react to abusive supervisors" Do they simply take what is dished out, or... view more... (2007-10-08)
Police, not social workers, should protect children from criminal abuse
Following Lord Laming's report on the life and death of Victoria Climbie, paediatricians experienced in managing life threatening abuse suggest in this week's BMJ that police, rather than social workers, should take responsibility for protecting children from criminal abuse. Professor David Southall and colleagues believe that most perpetrators,... view more... (2003-02-05)
Women are diagnosed with PTSD more than men, says research
Males experience more traumatic events on average than do females, yet females are more likely to meet diagnostic criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), according to a review of 25 years of research reported in the November issue of Psychological Bulletin, published by the American Psychological Association (APA). view more (2006-11-20)
Children's memory of long-ago events may be more accurate than previously thought
Children's memories of events that occurred long ago may be more accurate than their recollections of events that took place recently. view more (2007-07-20)
Small birthweight and premature births associated with higher risk of child abuse
Small birthweight and premature birth may be associated with a higher risk of child abuse and neglect, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. view more (2006-03-15)
Plays promote prevention of drug abuse
A new study finds that theatrical drama is an educational tool in the fight against drug addiction and abuse. Research published today in Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention and Policy, shows that after watching the play Tunnels - a series of six vignettes depicting the effects of alcohol and drug abuse - over half of the audience left the... view more... (2007-04-05)
Hormone patch may provide some increase in sexual desire in menopausal women
A testosterone patch may produce modest increases in sexual desire and frequency of satisfying sexual experiences in women who develop distressful, low sexual desire following hysterectomy and removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries, according to a study in the July 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2005-07-26)
Pregnant women with bulimia have more anxiety and depression
Women who have bulimia in pregnancy have more symptoms of anxiety and depression compared to pregnant women without eating disorders. view more (2008-09-18)
Is relationship health more important than sexual health for young women?
Young women's desire for trust in a relationship may be a contributory factor to more risky sexual practices on their part according to research by psychologists. view more (2004-08-23)
England facing “public health crisis” over worsening sexual health
England is facing a public health crisis in terms of the ongoing worsening of the nation’s sexual health, claims the architect of the government’s sexual health strategy. And it is set to become much worse. view more (2003-04-11)
Women in India abused by husbands at far greater risk for HIV infection
India is home to the third-largest number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the world and, as in the U.S. and many African nations, the rate of infection among women continues to rise faster than that among men. view more (2008-08-13)
Sexual harassment at school - more harmful than bullying
Schools' current focus on bullying prevention may be masking the serious and underestimated health consequences of sexual harassment, according to James Gruber from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Susan Fineran from the University of Southern Maine in the US. view more (2008-04-24)
Increased HIV risk for women with violent male partners (pp 1410, 1415)
South African research published in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how women with physically violent and controlling male partners are at an increased risk of HIV-1 infection. HIV/AIDS is more widespread among women in sub-Saharan Africa than any other population. Although violence from a male partner and relationship inequalities are... view more... (2004-04-28)
Survey of Marine Corps military recruits reveals risk factors for alcohol disorders in young adults
Young men age 18 to 20 are significantly more likely to be risky drinkers if they start drinking alcohol at a young age, according to a large survey of male Marine Corps recruits, the results of which are published in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. view more (2006-12-05)
Thirty per cent of school children have sex before they're sixteen
A survey of 931 school children has found that 31 per cent had reported that they had had sex at least once before they were 16. 'Half of these children had not used any form of contraception during these sexual encounters,' said Professor Louise Wallace at the joint British Psychological Society's Division of Health Psychology and European... view more... (2001-08-30)
Manchester academic to tell conferences: Child abuse can cause schizophrenia
University of Manchester researcher Paul Hammersley is to tell two international conferences, in London and Madrid on 14 June 2006, that child abuse can cause schizophrenia. view more (2006-06-14)
Telemedicine can dramatically improve child sexual assault examinations in rural areas
The use of telemedicine can dramatically improve the quality of child sexual assault examinations in rural communities where rates of abuse and neglect are highest - sometimes more than double the statewide rate - a study published in the January issue of the medical journal Pediatrics has found. view more (2009-01-26)
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