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Your kid comes home from school talking about STIs. Let’s assume they were discussed in sex ed class (as opposed to being mentioned for more concerning reasons). You know what an STD is, and you can infer that the “I” means “infection,” but why the change? What’s the difference between STI and...

Inspired by reports of a second patient apparently freed of infection with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, scientists are pursuing dozens of ways to cure the disease. But now, researchers must reckon with a longstanding obstacle: the lack of women in clinical trials of potential H.I.V. …...

What happens if your breast cancer spreads to your brain? Sometimes, brain metastases are found when breast cancer is first diagnosed, but the majority of the time, brain metastases occur as a distant recurrence of an early-stage breast cancer that was treated in the past. What symptoms may...

Most people who die from cancer are killed by cells that have spread through their body, but we know relatively little about how they spread. Now a team has genetically sequenced the secondary tumours of 10 women who died from breast cancer, and found … Read more via New Scientist...

Every year, roughly 21,000 people in the United States and 295,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. It’s the eighth-most common cancer for women globally, making up just under 4 percent of all cancer cases diagnosed in 2018. When diagnosed in the early stages, the chances of...

Tramadol is a prescription pain medication that can help with moderate to severe pain. It has a number of side effects, however, including dizziness, nausea, sweating, and heartburn. Less common side effects include confusion and hives. Doctors only prescribe tramadol to people over 12 years...

In a recent study, scientists identified several tropical plants that have anticancer properties. The Bandicoot Berry (shown here) may have anticancer benefits. Researchers from the National University of Singapore, Department of Pharmacy (NUS Pharmacy) spent 3 years investigating the...

If you have been diagnosed with or are worried about breast cancer, you may be wondering how fast it develops, grows, and spreads. In other words, when a cancer is found, you may wonder when it started, how fast will it double in size if not removed, and how … Read more via Verywell Health...

While it can be a scary thing to think about, being aware of the signs and symptoms of heart attacks is really important, not only for you, but for the people you love. The truth of the matter is, some of the ways that heart attacks hint at their arrival … Read more via Bustle...

We don’t have to look far to see evidence of support for women with breast cancer, but what about for men who have breast cancer? Many people, in fact, aren’t even aware there is such as thing as male breast cancer. In some ways, breast cancer in men today … Read more via Verywell Health...

A number of physiological and psychological changes occur as we age, and many studies have shown that our gut microbiome also changes as we grow older. A fascinating new study is suggesting that a shift in gut bacteria in our middle-age could trigger a process that plays a role in cognitive...

The Royal College of Nurses (RCN) is lobbying for the government to change sex work laws in the UK. Women’s lives and wellbeing are being put at risk because of current sex work laws, according to nurses..... Read more via “sexual health” – Google News http://bit.ly/2HPP9EI

Deborah James was 35 when she found out that she had stage 4 bowel cancer. While undergoing treatment, she has written and spoken out about the need for people to be aware of the symptoms of bowel cancer and why we need to pay more attention to our poo.... Read more via BBC News – Health...

Scientists say a new scan technique could identify people at risk of collapsing and dying suddenly from a hidden heart condition. Normally, in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, signs of structural changes … Read more via BBC News – Health https://bbc.in/2Em0yLL

This might be a bit controversial, as it’s not the usual thing we hear often, but I feel a great need to write this. The latest phrase in town, all around social media, is: “Say No to Suicide.” Don’t kill yourself. A lot of people have come out to say … Read more via BellaNaija...

If you were to pick a case to illustrate the abrupt, random, frightening nature of brain tumors, it might be the experience of Maria Menounos. The 40-year-old … Read more via TODAY.com https://on.today.com/2JyBYv6

Artificial intelligence is better than specialist doctors at diagnosing lung cancer, a US study suggests. The researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois and Google hope the technology could boost the effectiveness of cancer screening. Finding tumours at an earlier stage should make...

In this week’s Sex IDK column, Emma McGowan, certified sex educator and writer, answers your questions about HPV. Q: I don’t fully understand HPV. What should I know? Oh, human papillomavirus, aka HPV. Perhaps the most misunderstood STI in a world of extremely misunderstood STIs.... Read...

ADELAIDE, Australia — The act of kissing has been revealed as a previously neglected route for the transmission of gonorrhoea among men who have sex with men (MSM), Cosmos magazine and other outlets report..... Read more via Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights http://bit.ly/2W9RIuF

"A Low-Fat Diet Helps Reduce The Risk of Death From Breast Cancer." Did a headline like this catch your eye this week? Dozens of news organizations, including NPR, reported on a new study that found that a low-fat diet helped women reduce their risk of dying from breast cancer...... Read...