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SEXUAL ISSUES & NEWS OF SEXUALITY
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| Saturday, 11-Oct-2008 15:26 EDT |
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Cervical cancer shot gains acceptance
ATLANTA, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- One in four teenage girls received at least one dose of a relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, U.S. health officials said.
Shark's pup called 'virgin birth'
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A female shark in a Virginia aquarium without any male companionship of her kind is responsible for a "virgin birth," a scientific journal reported Friday.
N.Y. eatery bosses accused of sex crimes
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Supervisors at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone in New York allegedly forced female employees to have sex with them, a sexual misconduct suit claims.
Student charged with sending nude pix
NEWARK, Ohio, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Investigators are trying to determine how many teenagers received nude photos that an Ohio high school student allegedly transmitted via her cell phone.
Circumcision may not protect gay men
ATLANTA, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- An analysis of studies indicates a lack of sufficient evidence that circumcision reduces the risk of HIV in men who have sex with men, U.S. researchers said.
ACLU challenges sex-offender residency law
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A civil rights group is suing the western Pennsylvania county that includes Pittsburgh, claiming a new law keeps sex offenders from living almost anywhere.
Lawyer: David Duchovny is out of rehab
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- David Duchovny's lawyer said the U.S. film and television actor has left the rehabilitation facility where he spent two months being treated for sex addiction.
Gay marriage opponents target court in ads
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Opponents of same-sex marriage in California are targeting state judges rather than gay couples in a ballot initiative ad campaign, observers say.
Risky TV sexual behavior may be modeled
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- For those who have not had a one-night stand, viewing this behavior on TV significantly increases expectations of having one, U.S. researchers suggest.
Expert: Media pressures teens to have sex
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The media puts a lot of pressure on teens to have sex and teens need adults to help clear up the media message, a U.S. researcher said.
Men 'on the down low' fear disclosure
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A study of 30 black New York City men who have sex with men and women found they feared the consequences of disclosing their bisexuality, researchers say.
Survey: Boomers want sex, many less able
MONTVALE, N.J., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Boomer generation women are less prepared than men for the physical changes associated with menopause that can affect sex, a U.S. survey indicates.
Hormones affect how females react to males
ATLANTA, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Hormones can make the difference to whether a mate's rendition of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On" is sexy or annoying, U.S. researchers said.
Teen behavior changes may signal abuse
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Teen dating violence can be physical, emotional or sexual and occur in either casual and long-term relationships, a U.S. researcher said.
Researchers pan abstinence-only sex ed
NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Abstinence-until-marriage sex education programs fail to change sexual behavior in teens and provide inaccurate condom information, U.S. researchers say.
Bushnell to pen 'Carrie Diaries' for teens
NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- HarperCollins Publishers announced Wednesday it has acquired world rights to "The Carrie Diaries," a young adult novel by U.S. author Candace Bushnell.
Marcus Vick settles teen sex suit
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Marcus Vick, a former Virginia Tech quarterback and younger brother of Michael Vick, has settled a lawsuit over a sexual relationship with a teenager.
New, more precise prostate cancer therapy
TORONTO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A novel therapy for prostate cancer may offer patients a faster, more precise treatment with fewer side effects, Canadian clinicians said.
35-year-old woman has stroke after sex
CHICAGO, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. physicians have described the unusual case of a 35-year-old woman who suffered a stroke minutes after having sexual intercourse.
Ford-Monroe sex sofa up for auction
DALLAS, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The couch on which Hollywood film star Glenn Ford said he had sex with Marilyn Monroe is to go up for sale next month, Heritage Auction Galleries said.
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