NEW YORK (AP) -- The male-female orgasm gap. The sex lives of 14-year-olds. An intriguing breakdown of condom usage rates, by age and ethnicity, with teens emerging as more safe-sex-conscious than boomers. Read the complete article
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators have issued warnings to the makers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Lipton tea for making unsubstantiated nutritional claims about their green tea-flavored beverages. Read the complete article
In my youth I was a boxer. So this year, after a couple of rounds with cancer, I knew one thing for sure. As any boxer will tell you, when you’re knocked down, you have to take that full eight count and then get back up and carry on fighting. Fighting to get your health back, however, doesn’t have to hurt. It’s all about having a good time. Eating good food, exercising as much as you are able, relaxing and laughing at the funny side of life, are all part of the prescription. How painful is that? ...
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Out at the big event at Fortysecond: the cars and the photos
Read the complete articleWASHINGTON – A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked government rules expanding stem cell research, a blow to the Obama administration that could stall potentially lifesaving research. Read the complete article
The African American Health Coalition held the 8th Annual Wellness Walk this weekend, Aug. 21. Read the complete article
GENEVA — The World Health Organization declared the swine flu pandemic officially over Tuesday, months after many national authorities started canceling vaccine orders and shutting down hot lines as the disease ebbed from the headlines. Read the complete article
Former Portland Trail Blazer Brian Grant is concluding a two-day fund-raising event for Parkinson’s research Monday, Aug. 2 at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains, Ore. Read the complete article
A medical marijuana organization is holding a protest against The Oregonian’s editorial board for calling into question the legitimacy of cannabis’ medical benefits and questioning the motivation of those using cannabis to alleviate pain.
Oregon Green Free is leading the protest on Thursday, July 29 at 10:30 a.m. at 1320 SW Broadway in Downtown. Read the complete article
President Barack Obama said Tuesday a new strategy for combating HIV and AIDS fulfills America's obligation to stop the spread of the virus and rooting out the inequities and attitudes on which it thrives.
The strategy sets a goal of reducing new infections by 25 percent during the next five years; getting treatment for 85 percent of patients within three months of their diagnosis; and increasing education about the virus, even in communities with low rates of infection.
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