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Sex: unwilling or unable?

Lust and libido ebb and flow. What can you do if your man’s too tired for sex, while you’re longing for action?
What causes a man to become too tired for sex? Initial brainstorming with several women yielded these gems:
“He’s a chronic masturbator”; “He’s secretly gay”; “He has performance anxiety”; “Run, girl – the sexual starvation [...]

May 28, 2009 | Posted in Sexuality | Read More »

Six reasons we have bad dreams

No one likes being jolted awake from a deep sleep, especially when what riled you up was an assailant, a snake in the bed, or being engulfed by flames. Bad dreams—or worse, nightmares—aren’t just annoying; when reoccurring, they can disrupt a good night’s sleep, and sometimes, life.
On the spectrum of dreams, missing an important exam [...]

January 13, 2009 | Posted in Mental Health | Read More »

Health department report links heavy drinking to increased risk of HIV and other STDs

January 5, 2009 - New Yorkers who binge drink tend to have many more sex partners putting themselves at an increased risk for sexually transmitted diseases compared with those who drink less or don’t drink at all. According to the Health Department report released today - Alcohol Use and Risky Sex in New York City [...]

January 11, 2009 | Posted in Sexual Health | Read More »

The top medical myths

HAVING SEX CAN CAUSE A HEART ATTACK IN MEN
How wrong is this? Fairly. The risk is hugely exaggerated by the familiar portrayals of men in books, films and dramas gasping their last in flagrante.
What are the facts? Research shows that the chances of a 50-year-old non-smoking male suffering a heart attack is about one in [...]