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Abortions hit 30-year low in United States: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The abortion rate in the United States has hit a 30-year low, with the decline particularly marked among teens, who once had the highest rate of abortion, a report showed Wednesday.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AFP)
2008-09-24
Parents learn at work to talk to teens about sex
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new program helped parents learn to talk frankly with their teens about sex -- and they learned it at work, U.S. researchers said on Thursday
Nations:U.S.
2008-07-11
Experts say sex abstinence program doesn't work
Programs teaching U.S. schoolchildren to abstain from sex have not cut teen pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases or delayed the age at which sex begins, health groups told Congress on Wednesday.
Nations:U.S.
2008-04-23
Comprehensive sex ed may cut teen pregnancies
Comprehensive sex education that includes discussion of birth control may help reduce teen pregnancies, while abstinence-only programs seem to fall short, the results of a U.S. survey suggest.
Nations:U.S.
2008-03-24
Study finds 1 in 4 US teens has a STD
At least one in four teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease, suggests a first-of-its-kind federal study that startled some adolescent-health experts.
Nations:U.S.
2008-03-11
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