People in homosexual relationships are routinely excluded from clinical trials, especially those related to sexual health, according to a new study. An analysis of US clinical trials by researchers from the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia searched for trials involving the terms “couples”, “erectile dysfunction” or “hypoactive”. Of the 243 studies they found, 37 explicitly excluded lesbians and gay men, they report in the New England Journal of Medicine

I know you’ve all heard this before, and likely from many sources. But I’m not sure you’ve heard it put quite like I’m going to put it here.

Staff photo by Matt Fields-Johnson/Chattanooga Times Free Press Dana Wilbourn, 57 of East Brainerd, has been battling prostate cancer with surgery, chemotherapy and hormone therapy since 2004. He retired from TVA and now babysits his grandchildren Gabi Fernandes, 2, and Noah Fernandes, 10 months, spending the better part of his time left with his family, he said.

State budget leaves mixed bag for city THURSDAY, MARCH 18 2010 By David Sachs Depending on whom you ask, Gov. Bob McDonnell’s (R) first and last hack at Virginia’s budget, which passed Sunday, is either a bright light amid a dark economic landscape or a dim attempt with misplaced priorities that will prove detrimental to Alexandria. But one thing the city’s elected representatives seem to agree on — not that it was a secret — is that cuts are an inevitable element to this year’s $4.2 billion state deficit that Alexandria will have to reconcile with its own $44 million gap.

One of the s I frequent is Stillettos in the Sand , where the author, Sabra, sometimes cross-links my posts ( like I have anything important to say?). You should take awalk over there sometimes, and see just what she’s up to over there in Muslim Sand Flea Heaven. Anyways, there was a discussion begun on one of her threads that was prompted by a post of mine

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - BOSTON—Contrary to what some people may assume, sex therapy doesn’t involve being physically intimate in front of a therapist. But what really happens during sex therapy sessions? Sexuality in Midlife and Beyond, a newly updated Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School, explains what to expect from sex therapy