Beware! You may be more vulnerable to hepatitis than you think (July 28 is World Hepatitis Day)
July 27th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Casual one-night stands and multiple partners could be the starting points of serious health concerns. Not just for HIV, which most people are now aware ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Infosys to focus on product innovation, double hiring
March 15th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 15 (IANS) Global software major Infosys Ltd would focus on product innovation to accelerate design and development of its offerings for meeting the next generation market needs, the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Early initiation into sex drives risky behaviours - myth undone
May 18th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 18 (IANS) Early initiation into sex seems to drive risky behaviour like promiscuity later in life -- but does delaying such acts help? A new research claims to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Wendy Williams to host ‘Love Triangle’
April 19th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, April 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wendy Williams is set to host a new Game Show Network show titled ‘Love Triangle.’ The 46-year-old says she loves to take the challenge because ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
More women have kids fathered by multiple partners
April 4th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Twenty-eight percent of all US women with two or more children have them fathered by multiple partners, a new study has revealed."I was surprised at the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Rise in number of Aussies seeking treatment for sex addiction
March 2nd, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 2 (ANI): Psychologists have reported that there is a rise in the number of patients referred to them who are seeking treatment for sex addiction.Clinical psychologist and sex therapist ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Male animals can ’smell’ whether a potential partner is a virgin or not
February 13th, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 13 (ANI): Many males are able to 'smell' whether a potential female partner is a virgin, and if not, how many times she has mated, according to a new study ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Polygamous mice ‘have more fertile offspring’
February 5th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 04 (ANI): A new study in mice has suggested that multiple partners may be the key to agile sperm that get the job done.Researchers Renee Firman and Leigh Simmons at ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Men don’t mind girlfriends sleeping with other women
January 28th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Men are more than twice as likely to continue dating a girlfriend who has cheated on them with another woman than one who has cheated with another man, ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Men ‘more likely to continue dating girlfriends who cheat with women’
January 28th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): A new research by a psychologist from University of Texas at Austin has shown that men are more than twice as likely to continue dating a girlfriend who ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Why are female squirrels promiscuous?
December 16th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 16 (IANS) Why do female squirrels entertain as many suitors as available?Canadian researchers say rampant promiscuity among female squirrels in the mammal world is linked to how many males are ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
For ants and trees, multiple partners are a boon: Study
September 22nd, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 22 (ANI): A new study has revealed trees that sequentially partner with multi-species sets of ants produce more offspring than trees that maintain a lifelong association with any single ant.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Early exposure to porn ‘ups STDs risk’
August 29th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Aug 29 (ANI): Pornography online is one of the worst evils of Internet today, and the easy access to explicit material online could raise the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Jennifer Aniston Will Strip Onscreen
August 27th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Jennifer Aniston has always been the lovable "girl-next-door" and now she is trying to break away from that image to explore other types of roles. ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Senior Australians lead risky sex lives
July 12th, 2010 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Melbourne, July 12 (IANS) Senior citizens in Australia's old-age homes and retirement facilities are leading active but "risky" sex lives and most of them have more than one active partner.
A research in ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Parents who devote less time to offspring more prone to homosexuality
July 10th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 10 (ANI): Birds that devote less time to their offspring engage in more same-sex behaviour, according to a new study.The results of the study offer a possible explanation for the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Real Housewife’ star Danielle Staub sex tape set to fly off shelves
June 9th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 9 (ANI): Star of 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' Danielle Staub has been revealed to be the next celebrity to be featured in a sex tape by distributors of the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Gay men should not be banned from donating blood, say AIDS research pioneers
May 26th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Pioneering AIDS researchers have called for a change in policies that ban gay men from donating blood - calling the move unscientific and wrong.Dr. Mark Wainberg and Dr. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Will ‘Kendra and Hank’ Split Over Publicized Controversy?
May 15th, 2010 - 12:30 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It has been less than six months since former Playboy model Kendra Wilson and her hubby Hank Baskett, NFL star celebrated the birth of their son, ... Read more...
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Kendra Wilkinson ‘to lose husband over sex tape revelation’
May 13th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 13 (ANI): Kendra Wilkinson's relationship with husband Hank Baskett is on the rocks after her alleged sex tape with multiple partners emerged, say sources.The former Playmate's spouse is reportedly planning ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Facebook linked to rise in syphilis cases
March 25th, 2010 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
London, March 24 (IANS) Social networking site Facebook has led to a resurgence in the sexually-transmitted disease syphilis, say health experts.
The virus has increased fourfold in Sunderland, Durham and Teesside, ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Renault-Nissan in talks with Ashok Leyland for making cars
March 17th, 2010 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 16 (IANS) Renault-Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn Tuesday confirmed that the alliance is in talks with Indian truck maker Ashok Leyland for making small cars.
"There is a sizeable market for ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Promiscuous females can help save the human race
February 26th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb. 26 (ANI): Women who sleep around could stop humans from becoming extinct, that's the conclusion of a new study.The new research by the Universities of Exeter and Liverpool has been ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Pre-marital sex more common among rural youths: Study
February 20th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Rural youths are more likely than their urban cousins to have pre-marital sex, according to a study released by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad here Saturday.
Overall, 15 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Alcohol, drug abuse test can predict risky teenage sexual behaviour
October 19th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) Alcohol and drug use are known contributors to teenagers engaging in dangerous practices like unprotected sex, multiple partners, unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and drug overdose.
Yet, research ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Scientists shed light on human ancestors’ conflict on monogamy
September 25th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 25 (ANI): Studying the ratio between the index and ring fingers of two Neanderthals and one Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, University of Liverpool researchers have shown that human ancestors conflicted on ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
US Fritzl’s first wife claims he had sick sex fantasies
September 2nd, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 2 (ANI): The first wife of American Fritzl, Philip Garrido, has claimed that he had sick sex fantasies, and beat her, stabbed her in the face and begged her to ... Read more...
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Drug education ‘curbs risky sexual behaviour in teens’
April 30th, 2009 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 30 (ANI): School-based drug education programmes can significantly curb risky behaviour and drug abuse in teenagers, suggests a new study.The researchers found that young adults who had been exposed to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Drug prevention programmes help teens curb risky sex
April 30th, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 30 (IANS) School-based drug education programmes for teens also help curb risky sex, according to a new study.
Young adults exposed to a popular drug abuse prevention programme as adolescents were ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Women three times more likely to catch sexually transmitted diseases
March 30th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 30 (IANS) Women below 21 are three times more likely to catch sexually transmitted diseases (STD) than men of the same age, according to a new study.
The study, based ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Condoms make women sexier, says UK Govt. campaign
March 20th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 20 (ANI): A new Government campaign in the UK to encourage young women in their late teens and early 20s to carry condoms tells them that men are attracted ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Erase HPV, Be Aware!
March 20th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by GD
Human Papillomavirus or HPV, as it is commonly called, is the most common sexually transmitted infection today. Studies today have led us to believe that HPV can lead to cervical cancer. It ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Spring break boosts binge drinking among college students
March 1st, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 1 (ANI): With spring break just round the corner, researchers claim that more college students will indulge in dangerous binge drinking.Scott Walters, Ph.D., associate professor at The University of ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Heres why females prefer polyandry to monogamy
November 21st, 2008 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 21 (ANI): An international study by British and Japanese researchers has shed new light on why females of many species have multiple partners.
The research team comprising of experts from ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Oz female frogs put eggs in eight males nests to increase offsprings survival
September 19th, 2008 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 19 (ANI): Studying the mating and nesting practices of a common Australian frog, Monash University researchers have found that they partner up to eight males sequentially, the highest recorded ... Read more...
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