Sexual Health News

Malaysia considers teaching sex to graduates

AP - Wed May 14, 2:58 AM ET

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's government is worried that high school graduates may not know enough about sex.

  • Viagra May Protect Hearts of Some Muscular Dystrophy Patients HealthDay - Mon May 12, 11:47 PM ET

    MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy often suffer from heart failure, but Viagra might prevent or delay the onset of this condition, a new Canadian study finds.

  • Viagra may help heart in muscular dystrophy: study Reuters - Mon May 12, 6:16 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Canadian study involving mice shows that anti-impotence pills might protect the hearts of people with a common form of muscular dystrophy, researchers said on Monday.

  • Pelvic floor maladies can impact women's sex life Reuters - Thu May 8, 12:15 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Incontinence and other disorders of the pelvic organs can take a toll on a woman's sex life, a new study suggests.

  • UK-Odd Summary Reuters - Sat May 3, 10:04 AM ET

    Kentucky Derby champion loses his libido

    TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese owners of former Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem are struggling to explain why the American thoroughbred has lost his libido. Even a private harem and a limitless supply of Viagra have failed to pep up the love life of a stallion his handlers freely admit has some personal issues.

  • Kentucky Derby champion loses his libido Reuters - Thu May 1, 7:20 AM ET

    TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese owners of former Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem are struggling to explain why the American thoroughbred has lost his libido.

  • A young couple walking hand-in-hand cast a late afternoon shadow on a city street December 29, 2007. (Tim Wimborne/Reuters)
    Experts say sex abstinence program doesn't work Reuters - Thu Apr 24, 10:52 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Programs teaching U.S. schoolchildren to abstain from sex have not cut teen pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases or delayed the age at which sex begins, health groups told Congress on Wednesday.

  • A package of Viagra pills. A businessman who sold Viagra-laced chocolate as a food supplement called "Boom" was indicted Wednesday for mail fraud by a federal judge, and faces 20 years in jail if found guilty.(AFP/File/OFF)
    Seller of viagra chocolate faces stiff sentence for mail fraud AFP - Wed Apr 23, 6:22 PM ET

    NEW YORK (AFP) - A businessman who sold Viagra-laced chocolate as a food supplement called "Boom" was indicted Wednesday for mail fraud by a federal judge, and faces 20 years in jail if found guilty.

  • A box of Viagra is seen in a pharmacy in Toronto January 31, 2008. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)
    FDA objects to online ad for Pfizer's Viagra Reuters - Mon Apr 21, 5:41 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An online advertisement with men praising Viagra to the tune of an Elvis Presley song has drawn objections from U.S. regulators, who said drugmaker Pfizer Inc failed to list the impotence drug's risks.

  • One-day valacyclovir effective for genital herpes Reuters - Wed Apr 16, 4:39 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Recurrent outbreaks of herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV2), or "genital herpes," can be effectively treated with a one-day course of valacyclovir (sold under the trade name Valtrex), according to results of a pilot study published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases.