Drugmaker Starpharma has received a U.S. patent for the use of its VivaGel vaginal microbicide gel as a preventative treatment for genital herpes and HIV. Read Summary >
Eight people share their most embarrassing health confessions, including mishaps with gynecological visits, lactose intolerance, sweat solutions, and hair treatments. Read Summary >
Older men who have recently lost their wives have a higher risk of having sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) than men of the same age who are still married, a new study has found. Read Summary >
Do men really think about sex every seven seconds? Can they have sex anywhere, anytime? Are they only romantic to please their partner? A sex expert discusses these and other sex myths about men. Read Summary >
Researchers in the United States say their discovery of immune system particles that can attack the AIDS virus may have given them insight on how to produce an AIDS vaccine. Read Summary >
A committee of experts that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to approve Gardasil, the vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV), for use in boys as well as girls. Read Summary >
