Do You Believe in Miracles?
10 Exercises to Stay Spiritually Fit
20 Scriptures That Bring Hope to Any Situation
5 Ways to Revive Your Dream!
7 Ways to Plant Seeds of Greatness in Your Life
20 Powerful Declarations to Fight Discouragement
5 Ways to Stay Healthy This Summer
5 Tips for Better Sleep
7 Top Health Issues Facing Today’s Women
Celebrities Who Won't Back Down
A Conversation with Minnesota Wild Center Matt Cullen
Yes, Gratitude Works!
10 Ways to To Handle Life Changes With Courage
The Fruits of Desire
Nurturing a Healthy Marriage
10 Ways to Get Over a Hurtful Past
Ten Things Every Dad Should Tell His Son
Virus that causes cervical cancer most common, government study finds
CHICAGO — Startling government research on teenage girls and sexually transmitted diseases sends a blunt message to kids who think they’re immune: It’s liable to happen to you or someone you know.
In the first study of its kind, researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found at least one in 4 teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease.
The most common one is a virus that can cause cervical cancer, and the second most common can cause infertility. Nearly half the black teens in the study had at least one sexually transmitted infection, versus 20 percent among both whites and Mexican-American teens.
The study, released Tuesday at an STD prevention conference, has adolescent-health specialists pointing to possible reasons and offering potential solutions.
Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23574940/ns/health-childrens_health/t/teen-girls-has-sexually-transmitted-disease/#.TlQj612iTSE
posted August 23, 2011 at 9:20 pm
I also read in this story that the lib intelligentsia was convinced that the problem stems from NOT ENOUGH SEX EDUCATION. Planned Parenthood agrees. Its good for business. More sex ed equals more sex equals more abortions.
posted August 23, 2011 at 7:31 pm
This is disturbing in the extreme. If the girls have these STD’s, so do the boys. The lack of basic Christian morality is disturbing in a nation where 85%+ claim to believe in God. The church has failed in its role, largely by not talking about sin.