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15 smart and funny safe sex adverts that don't (really) mention sex - Daily Telegraph 22nd October 2009
"Most modern safe sex campaigns - like the recent Hitler AIDS adverts - use provocative or sexualised images to get attention. But there are other ways to get the message across. "
Over-50s sex book is 'misguided' - BBC Health News 1stOctober 2009
"A sex-guide for the over-50s, created by Manchester City Council, has been condemned for being a "waste of money".
The booklet contains advice about male potency, watching a "sexy movie" and states that sex every night can burn 970 calories in a week. "
Council launches guide to sexual health for over 50s - Daily Telegraph 1st October 2009
"A council has produced an illustrated guide to sexual intercourse for the over-50s "
Town hall publishes sex and dating guide for the over-50s as mature lovers ignore warnings over STDs - Daily Mail 1st October 2009
"When it comes to making love, most people like to think they've got the hang of things by the time they hit 50.
But such experienced individuals are apparently in urgent need of guidance in the bedroom. "
Sexual health fear over recession - BBC Health News 22nd September 2009
The recession could lead to an explosion in sexual health problems and unplanned pregnancies, the head of the Family Planning Association has warned.
Julie Bentley said cuts to clinics could mean fewer people getting the advice and treatment they need.
Children as young as five to learn about masturbation and abortion under new UN guidelines - Daily Mail 10th September 2009
Children as young as five should be taught about explicit sex acts, according to guidelines from the United Nations.
The advice also calls for youngsters to learn about abortion, same-sex relationships and sexually transmitted diseases.
Pupils told: Sex every day keeps the GP away - The Sunday Times 12th July 2009
A National Health Service leaflet is advising school pupils that they have a "right" to an enjoyable sex life and that regular intercourse can be good for their cardiovascular health.
Sexualised primary pupils worry Ofsted - The Guardian 23rd June 2009
Ofsted inspectors investigating an increase in exclusions from primary schools have discovered "worrying" levels of sexual behaviour among very young children.
An inquiry into schools that have repeatedly suspended pupils as young as four has unearthed high incidences of children touching other children inappropriately and using sexually graphic language as well as swearing, attacking staff and throwing furniture.
Boys to get credit card for condoms - The Sunday Times 7th June 2009
BOYS as young as 12 are to be issued with condom “credit cards” allowing them to pick up free contraception at football grounds, barber’s shops and scout huts.
Condoms will be distributed at places where boys congregate, to spare them the embarrassment of visiting sexual health clinics or GPs’ surgeries or facing a shop assistant at a chemist’s counter.
Concern over young people's risky sex - The Guardian 4th June 2009
Sexual health survey shows HIV/Aids awareness in decline among 16- to 24-year-olds, while fewer use condoms
Young people 'less aware of HIV/Aids dangers - The Guardian 4th June 2009
Awareness of the dangers of HIV/Aids is decreasing among young people at a time when fewer are practising safe sex, a survey has revealed. Nearly 60% of 16- to 24-year-olds questioned thought they were not at risk of contracting the infection after having unprotected sex and 8% believed taking a contraceptive pill offered protection against infection.
Safe sex campaign 'wasted money' - BBC Health News 29th May 2009
A government safer sex campaign aimed at teenagers has been branded a "gimmicky" waste of taxpayers' money.
"Want respect? Use a condom" campaign included a specially-made drama series, called "Thmbnls" which cost £250,000.
Internet 'turning teenagers into pornography copycats' - Daily Mail 31st March 2009
Teenagers are developing a twisted view of sex from pornography they view on the internet, researchers warn.
Previous generations tended to learn about the facts of life from their parents and teachers in a respectful and moral way.
But a third of children surveyed said they had learned about sex from pornography and regarded the soulless images they saw as normal.
Teenage abortions hit record as under 16 pregnancy rate soars - The Telegraph 27th February 2009
The number of girls having abortions has hit record levels as figures show how teenage pregnancies have risen for the first time in five years.
Teenage pregnancy rates rise - The Guardian 26th February 2009
Government promises £20m to cut teen pregnancy after first increase in conception rates in five years
Peer advisor: 'It's a lack of good experience' - The Guardian 26th February 2009
Genevieve Hart, 26, advises young teenagers on the pitfalls of getting pregnant for the peer education group, Straight Talking
I fell pregnant when I was 19 and it was a huge shock. I gave birth to a little girl. Being naive I suppose I thought I would be okay. I thought I was in a good relationship which in hindsight I wasn't, and was not at all prepared for having a child. It was nothing like I expected.
Teenage mothers: 'My advice? Just don't get pregnant' - The Guardian 26th February 2009
Zoe, 16, Pontypridd, south Wales
Zoe Davies admits that she really should have known better than to become pregnant at the age of 15. After all, her mother, Ann-Marie had her first child at 17 and in turn Zoe's grandmother, Susan, had Ann-Marie when she was just 15.
Madeleine Bunting: Sex education doesn't fuel promiscuity, it prevents teen pregnancy - The Guardian 26th February 2009
The success of Hackney and Blackburn's sex education scheme disproves the link between deprivation and teen mums
Pregnancies among teens on the rise - The Independent 27th February 2009
Attempts to halve teenage pregnancy rates by next year look on course to fail after figures yesterday showed a rise for the first time in five years. The number of pregnancies in girls under 16 increased from 7,826 in 2006 to 8,196 in 2007. Nearly three-quarters of these pregnancies were in 15-year-old girls.
Shock rise in teenage pregnancies hits government strategy - The Times 27th February 2009
The latest study of pregnancy in Britain has shown that the rate of conception among girls under 18 has risen for the first time in five years.
The gloomy report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests that the Government's teenage pregnancy strategy is going to miss its latest target to halve the rate of pregnancies among girls under 18.
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