Sexual Health - Biotech, Pharma and Life Science Channel
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of sexual health; "the state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being related to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction and infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive, respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the sexual rights of all persons must be respected, protected and fulfilled."
To achieve good sexual health, there needs to be awareness of STI's, clinics to treat them, as well as education in the society to make sexuality accepted. It involves social workers, medical health professionals and police.
Source; WHO
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AUA To Deliver Testimony On Urotrauma Before House VA Subcommittee On Health
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LifeStyles® Newest Condom Creates Ultimate Stimulation With 25% Larger Studs
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What can leaders within the NHS learn from the voluntary sector?
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New Survey Results from 3,000 Postmenopausal Women Living with Vulvar and Vaginal Atrophy
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Inmates With Mental Health Problems Reported High Rates Of Sexual Victimization In 2011-12
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Screening Events Promote Hepatitis Testing and Prevention during National Hepatitis Awareness Month
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We-Vibe Advances Sexual Health Awareness for Women's Health Month
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Events
Digitial Health Forum for Investors and Industry 2013
Taking place at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. DHF13 is an invitation only showcase for ‘transaction-ready’ digital health companies.
Companies
Working closely with payers nationwide, including Blues plans, regional payers, and national carriers, RxEOB allows health plans to maximize the value of their pharmacy programs--reducing costs while...
The Vitality Group is a member of Discovery Ltd., offering the incentive-based wellness program to employers as part of their benefits program. With a foundation based on a...
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SunLink Health Systems, Inc. currently operates seven community hospitals, three hospital-based nursing homes, and one hospital-based home care business in the Southeast and Midwe...
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Castlight Health enables employers, their employees, and health plans to take control of health care costs and improve care. Named #1 on The Wall Street Journalâs list of â...
Clinical Trials
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Retinoblastoma Survivor Study: Assessment of General Health and Quality of Life
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Autoimmunity in Sisters of Lupus Patients
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Evaluation of the Healthy Families Alaska Program
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Can Screening People Registering With Primary Care Improve the Detection of Tuberculosis?
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Safety and Acceptability of Carraguard™ Among HIV-Negative Couples in Thailand
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Evaluation of TEACH (Training Early Achievers for Careers in Health) Research
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PubMed Articles
Of marsupials and men: "Backdoor" dihydrotestosterone synthesis in male sexual differentiation.
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Potential Unintended Consequences of Health Information Exchange.
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The 14-item health literacy scale for Japanese adults (HLS-14).
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ENTRY INTO MOTHERHOOD AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN TWO INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN NAIROBI, KENYA.
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Duty To Recontact
The ethical and/or legal obligation of a health provider or researcher to communicate with a former patient or research subject about advances in research relevant to a treatment or to a genetic or other diagnostic test provided earlier, or about proposed new uses of blood or tissue samples taken in the past for another purpose.
Interdisciplinary Communication
Communication, in the sense of cross-fertilization of ideas, involving two or more academic disciplines (such as the disciplines that comprise the cross-disciplinary field of bioethics, including the health and biological sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences and law). Also includes problems in communication stemming from differences in patterns of language usage in different academic or medical disciplines.
Patient Access To Records
The freedom of patients to review their own medical, genetic, or other health-related records.
Reproductive Health Services
Health care services related to human REPRODUCTION and diseases of the reproductive system. Services are provided to both sexes and usually by physicians in the medical or the surgical specialities such as REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; ANDROLOGY; GYNECOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; and PERINATOLOGY.
Dissent And Disputes
Differences of opinion or disagreements that may arise, for example, between health professionals and patients or their families, or against a political regime.
