February 2014 Biology News

MRI study on Clitoral Complex and Orgasm

An interesting study that suggests a relationship between the size of the clitoral complex and its distance from the vagina, and orgasmic ability during intercourse.

CCLX Houston

 

Marijuana Might Reduce Spread of HIV

The science is beginning to look good, with a new study in the journal AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, but our archaic drug laws making doing the research very difficult

HuffingtonPost

 

Promising Approach to HPV

An HIV drug shows promise in wiping out HPV infections before they become cancerous.

DailyMail

 

Third Chance for Female Libido Drug

Flibanserin gets a new round of testing in hopes of being the first libido enhancing drug for women on the market

USNews

 

The Mammogram Conundrum

The British Journal of Medicine makes it even more complicated to decide how often  women should get mammograms, or if they are even effective at preventing deaths.

BMJ

 

New York Times Wrong on EC

New York Times publishes blatantly false information about emergency contraception.

RH Reality Check

 

CDC Changes Terminology

Unprotected Sex no longer means sex without a condom.

RH Reality Check

 

Medicaid Policy Challenged

There is no medical reason for a 30 day waiting period for women on Medicaid seeking a tubal ligation, and yet that policy has been in place since the 70s. Critics are now challenging it.

Medical Press

 

 

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