Safe sex

Safe sex means taking precautions during sex that can keep you from getting a sexually transmitted infection (STI), or from giving an STI to your partner.
STIs are also referred to as sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs. These diseases include genital herpes, genital warts, HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, and others.

Information

A sexually transmitted illness (STI) is a contagious disease that can be transferred to another person through sexual intercourse or other sexual contact. Many of the organisms that cause STIs live on the penis, vagina, anus, mouth, and the skin of surrounding areas.

Most of the diseases are transferred by direct contact with a sore on the genitals or mouth. However, some organisms can be transferred in body fluids without causing a visible sore. They can be transferred to another person during oral, vaginal, or anal intercourse.

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Allianz

	As an insurance broker we are able to provide rates from many insurers which guarantees you the best rate and coverage options. Our prices are exactly the same as the insurer so you never pay more for using us. Allianz Worldwide Care was established in 2000 as the international medical insurance specialist of the Allianz Group. Allianz Worldwide Care is dedicated to providing superior health insurance policies to expatriates and their families all over the world. Headquartered in Ireland, this insurer has regional offices in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, serving to provide their clients with the most comprehensive support network available. Rated by Standard and Poor's as ‘A-‘, Allianz Worldwide Care is currently experiencing an annual growth rate of approximately 29.8%, making this provider one of the fastest growing insurance companies in the world. With an expert staff of 178,000 employees, 75 million clients in over 70 countries, and an expert in-house support team, Allianz has proven that it is one of the best providers of medical insurance in the world.

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Massage, Yoga, Acupuncture and Meditation for Veterans

Veterans face a variety of stress-inducing situations while deployed and many of them walk away from service still suffering from stress and anxiety, sometimes severe enough to be considered Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Soldiers also encounter situations that result in injuries that cause chronic life-long pain, and musculoskeletal problems are also quite common for those who've served in the military, both in combat situations and outside of combat. Still others have developed life-threatening illnesses like mesothelioma.

While prescription medications often work in reducing both stress/anxiety and pain, doctors or therapists often suggest complementary or alternative treatments for these problems. Many of these therapies have been used literally for centuries and have their roots in the ancient medicines of other cultures. Others are more modern. Nevertheless, most of them have proven to be quite advantageous in addressing common complaints voiced by veterans, promoting a feeling of calm and balance, especially after a particularly difficult deployment.

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15 Ways to Use Leftover Halloween Candy

Once you have a couple of Halloweens under your belt, you start to know the deal. Like which of your neighbors give out oversized chocolate bars and which ones greet you with toothbrushes.

But you also start to realize something else: That even though it's fun to own a mountain of candy, it's probably not the best idea to eat it all. (Well, at least not all at once.)

So this year, after sorting through your favorites, why not find something else to do with the rest? We've got 15 awesome ideas — from selfless to the silly. Give them a try and your teeth (and your dentist!) will thank you.

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Cancer Cells Accelerate Aging And Inflammation In The Body To Drive Tumor Growth

Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have shed new light on the longstanding conundrum about what makes a tumor grow and how to make it stop. Interestingly, cancer cells accelerate the aging of nearby connective tissue cells to cause inflammation, which ultimately provides "fuel" for the tumor to grow and even metastasize.

This revealing symbiotic process, which is similar to how muscle and brain cells communicate with the body, could prove useful for developing new drugs to prevent and treat cancers. In this simple model, our bodies provide nourishment for the cancer cells, via chronic inflammation.

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Combination Niacin Does Not Improve Heart Attack And Stroke Risk

Niacin, also known as vitamin B3, when combined with statin only therapy for patients with heart and vascular disease does not lower heart attack and stroke risk - a finding which made the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and Abbott Laboratories end a clinical trial 18 months early.

The trial, called AIM-HIGH, was aimed to see whether individuals with heart and vascular disease might have better outcomes if they added niacin to their statin treatment.

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Smoking during pregnancy increases children's heart disease risk factors

University of Sydney researchers have discovered that children whose mothers smoke during pregnancy had lower levels of the type of cholesterol known to protect against heart disease in later life - high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.

By the age of eight children born to mothers who smoked while they were pregnant had HDL cholesterol levels of about 1.3 millimoles per litre (mmol/L) compared to the more normal level of 1.5 mmol/L in children whose mothers had not smoked.

This effect was independent of whether children were exposed to cigarette smoke after birth, suggesting prenatal exposure had the most impact on subsequent development. The research, published online in the European Heart Journal, was led by David Celermajer, Scandrett Professor of Cardiology at the University of Sydney.

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