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• Losing Uncles to AIDS Tragic for Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson

  When Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson was born two of his uncles died from HIV/AIDS.  Both uncles were gay and died during the height of the AIDS epidemic.  Hutcherson said both uncles were in their early thirties and in great physical shape but they “were taken away from us too Read more →

• Pittsburgh Swim Team Practice Turns Sexual

  A former Burrell High School swim coach, Raymond Novak, charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and statutory sexual assault, is finally standing trial at the Westmoreland County Courthouse.  Novak allegedly had sexual relations with a 15-year-old female swimmer while he was employed as Burrell’s assistant coach, with sexual encounters occurring Read more →

• Sexting and Protecting our Kids from STDs

  Everyday, people sext one another.  College girls sext their boyfriends.  Congressman sext their interns.  And yes, high school students are sexting too.  Sexting is a relatively new phenomenon with many people who are still unsure of its exact definition.  While sexting definitions vary, sexual intent is the key. For some, Read more →

• A Brief Overview of Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Sexually Transmitted Infections

  Sexually transmitted infections (otherwise known as STIs or more commonly, STDs) are passed during sexual contact from person to person. Some of these infections can also be passed by other means, such as through a blood transfusion or from mother to baby during pregnancy or childbirth. Sexually transmitted diseases include Read more →