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Measles Infections Up Due to Autism Fears
Authorities (other than Amanda Peet) are blaming parents' fear of autism for a recent surge in measles. The rate of measle infections this year beats every other year since 1996.
Parents increasingly opt out of vaccination because they believe vaccines cause autism.
British Baby to Be Breast Cancer Gene Free
A British woman will soon give birth to a baby guaranteed to be free of hereditary breast cancer. Out of 11 embryos, five were free of the breast cancer gene, and two were implanted in the mother.
The father had the gene, and his sister, mother, grandmother, and cousin all had cancer.
Expert: Worms and Parasites Can Perpetuate US Poverty
Disease caused by worms and parasites, which negatively impact child development and contribute to heart disease, disproportionately infect America's poor.
Dr. Peter Hotez, who works for George Washington University and the Sabin Vaccine Institute, studied nine parasitic diseases affecting 10 million Americans.
Risk of Heterosexual Global AIDS Pandemic Decreased
The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that the risk of a global AIDS pandemic among heterosexuals has decreased. Of course this assessment does not apply to Africa.
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US Lifts HIV/AIDS Travel Ban
For the last 22 years, foreign citizens living with HIV or AIDS have been forbidden to legally enter the US. As of Monday, that ban will be a thing of the past. On Friday, President Obama announced the decision to overturn the policy he called "rooted in fear rather than fact."
Some Doctors Object to the Pill on Moral Grounds
In the very first episode of Mad Men, Peggy Olson goes to the gynecologist seeking a prescription for the pill. Watching the scene, I cringed as the doctor grills Peggy about why she would want the contraceptive pills if she were not married. He says: "As a doctor we'd like to think that putting a woman in this situation isn't going to turn her into some sort of strumpet."
Rape Victim Denied Healthcare For Taking Anti-AIDS Drug
I'll admit that I didn't know anything about the anti-AIDS medication given to rape victims until someone I know had to take it. The preventative drug cocktail, which must be started within 72 hours of exposure and taken over 28 days, is given as emergency treatment to people who might have been exposed to the HIV virus, often victims of rape.
Thanks to the debate raging over healthcare reform, it has come out that health insurance companies deny patients health insurance because they took the medication.
Hump Day: Is My Cold Sore Contagious?
Welcome to Hump Day, TrèsSugar's sex advice column! Are you confused about sex? Do you have trouble having an orgasm?
Clash of Cultures Puts Latina Teens in Danger of Suicide
According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, one out of seven Latina teenagers attempts suicide.
Psychologist Dr. Luis Zayas of Washington University, who has spent the last 25 years studying Latina teens, believes that this rate is so high because of the teens' troubled relationships with their mothers.
eCards From the CDC — Hilarious or Horrifying?
When you can't find the words for those friends with hyperactive kids or sores on their private parts, the Centers for Disease Control is here to help. The CDC offers a library of over 100 unintentionally passive-aggressive eCards.
Other examples include:
- For your friends with a nicotine addiction: a friendly lung cancer reminder.
- For your friends who don't work out: a reminder that fashion and fitness go hand in hand.
- For your friends with bad hygiene: a reminder to wash your hands!
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