US teacher accused of having sex with students
August 21st, 2012 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Houston, Aug 21 (IANS) A high school teacher in Houston, the largest city of the US Texas state, is accused of having sex with his students.Geffrey Guzman, 32, who was ... Read more...
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US air force commander removed amid widening sex scandal
August 11th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Houston, Aug 11 (IANS) The US Air Force removed a top training commander at a Texas base Friday amid a widening sex scandal involving basic training instructors.Col. Glenn Palmer, point ... Read more...
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Hepatitis awareness programme launched for Mumbai slums
July 28th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Marking World Hepatitis Day, National Liver Foundation Saturday launched an awareness and medical care programme on hepatitis-B in the city's slums.The voluntary organisation's pilot project named ... Read more...
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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...
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US military instructor jailed for rape
July 22nd, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 22 (IANS) An air force instructor has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape and sexual assault in a scandal that has rocked one of America's ... Read more...
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Court martial begins in US military base sex scandal
July 17th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Houston, July 17 (IANS) Court martial proceedings began Monday at a US air force base in Texas of a trainer accused of sexually assaulting 10 female trainees, media reported.Staff Sgt. ... Read more...
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To escape rape, Russian woman jumps from fourth floor
July 6th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 27-year-old woman in Russia's Siberia region, who was working as a masseuse, jumped out of a fourth-floor window after being threatened with gang rape, ... Read more...
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Lesbians allowed to donate blood in China
July 3rd, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 3 (IANS) Lesbians in China, banned in 1998 from donating blood as a way to prevent the spread of AIDS, have now been "legally allowed" to donate. However, ... Read more...
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US woman jailed for shooting sex tape with son
June 24th, 2012 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 24 (IANS) A 32-year-old woman from California has been sentenced to over four years in jail for being involved in a sex tape with her son with ... Read more...
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Strauss-Kahn charged in prostitution case
March 27th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) French investigators have charged Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with alleged involvement in a French prostitution ring, a statement ... Read more...
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Five percent rise in Russia’s HIV cases
March 12th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia witnessed a five percent rise in HIV cases in 2011 compared to the previous year, a top medical official said Monday.According to the country's ... Read more...
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Wrong treatment leads to Hepatitis C cases in China
March 3rd, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) Improper diagnosis and treatment in clinics in a Chinese province have lead to over 100 Hepatitis C cases, the health department said.The cases have been reported ... Read more...
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Lesbianism among US teenagers on rise
December 26th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 26 (IANS) Teenage girls in US are indulging in more sexual contact with each other than ever before, a study has found.Sexual activity between young girls is reported ... Read more...
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Russian teacher faces jail over sex with teenagers
December 23rd, 2011 - 7:46 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A woman school teacher in Russia's European exclave of Kaliningrad faces up to four years behind bars for allegedly seducing three male teenaged students during ... Read more...
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College women’s binge drinking tied to sexual assault
December 8th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) Young women who avoid alcohol in high school may go on binge drinking during their college years, exposing themselves to higher risks of sexual assault."This suggests ... Read more...
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Sexually transmitted infections drop in Tamil Nadu: Survey
November 4th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has observed a sharp decline from 25 percent to 6 percent over a period of 8 years in ... Read more...
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Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn released
July 2nd, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 1 (IANS) Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released by a judge in New York Friday on his own recognizance, following serious credibility issues ... Read more...
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Indian-origin US student indicted for Jersey roommate’s suicide
April 21st, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 21(ANI): A US grand jury has handed down a 15-count indictment to a Indian origin student at New Jersey University after he was accused of livestreaming his roommate's ... Read more...
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Just four out of ten patients know they have genital herpes
April 12th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 12 (ANI): A study has found that just four out of ten patients with genital herpes actually knew that they had the disorder.The study, from the University of Gothenburg, ... Read more...
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Sexual assault of American women soldiers on the rise
March 18th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.18 (ANI): In a bid to address sexual crimes within the American defence forces more effectively, the United States Air Force will release a survey later this week in which ... Read more...
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Hindu guru found guilty of molesting girls in US
March 7th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 7 (IANS) The spiritual guru of a Hindu ashram in Texas has been found guilty of molesting two young girls who grew up at one of the largest ... Read more...
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More than quarter of young men, women in US are still virgins
March 5th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 05 (ANI): An official study has found that more than a quarter of young men and women in America are still virgins.Rising numbers of young Americans are abstaining from sex. ... Read more...
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Less than 3 in 10 American youth just too busy for sex
March 5th, 2011 - 9:19 am ICT by ANI
Illinois (US), Mar.5 (ANI): A government survey has revealedthat American youth in the 21st century are just too busy for sex, and according to an Indian-origin health scientist, the decline in sex ... Read more...
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American youth ‘too busy to have sex’
March 4th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, March 04 (ANI): A government survey has shown that fewer American teens and young adults are having sex.The reason, experts say, could be that this generation is more cautious than their ... Read more...
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First evidence of gene transfer from human host to bacterial pathogen
February 14th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 14 (ANI): Northwestern Medicine researchers have discovered the first evidence of a human DNA fragment in a bacterial genome.In this case, the transfer was observed in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium ... Read more...
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Salesman in dock after woman claims yogurt sample tasted of semen
January 28th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 28 (ANI): A supermarket worker in the US has been accused by a woman of handing out a yogurt sample contaminated with semen.Detectives said that the woman, who was shopping ... Read more...
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Woman ‘poses as man’ to trick women into having sex
January 16th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) A British woman has been accused of pretending to be a man to have sexual contact with two female partners over a period of about nine years.Samantha Brooks, ... Read more...
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Woman in UK ‘poses as man for 9 yrs to trick women into having sex’
January 15th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): A woman in the UK tricked two other women into having sexual relations by pretending to be a man for nine years, it has emerged.Samantha Brooks is accused ... Read more...
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US woman, daughter held for sexually abusing same underage boy
January 1st, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 1 (ANI): The daughter and wife of an Arizona county supervisor have been arrested for sexually abusing the same underage boy and the police say they did it without knowing ... Read more...
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Human networking theory explains how infectious diseases spread
December 14th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 14 (ANI): A new study using human-networking theory may explain how infectious diseases such as the common cold, influenza, whooping cough and SARS spread through a closed group of people, ... Read more...
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Everyone knows Travolta is gay, says Carrie Fisher
December 12th, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): Actress Carrie Fisher has fuelled rumours that John Travolta is gay.Travolta has been followed by gay rumors and reports since the late 1980s. He has always denied them ... Read more...
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Frequent sex ‘protects’ neurotic people’s marital happiness
December 8th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): People who are neurotic are less satisfied in romance and relationships, and when they get married they are more likely to divorce. But a new study has revealed ... Read more...
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Sex now the main source of AIDS spread in drug-plagued China province
November 29th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.29 (ANI): Sexual transmission appears to have overtaken drug use as the main cause of the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus in southwest China's Yunnan Province.According to a Xinhua news ... Read more...
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Coming soon: pee-on mobile chip to predict STD
November 9th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 9 (ANI): Doctors and scientists in Britain have claimed that people can soon diagnose sexually-transmitted diseases (STD) by urinating on a computer chip, plugging it into their cell phones or ... Read more...
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Indian-origin US student linked to suicide case never transmitted gay-sex video, says lawyer
November 1st, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 1 (ANI): The lawyer for an Indian origin student in New Jersey university who has been charged with invasion of privacy for secretly filming gay-sex footage of roommate Tyler ... Read more...
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