Health: News Flash: Teens Are Having Sex
Promises can be hard to keep, especially when it comes to sex. U.S. teens who pledged to remain virgins until marriage had a bit of trouble keeping their word, according to a study of 12,000 adolescents by researchers at Columbia and Yale. In fact, 88% of them went ahead and had premarital sex anyway. What's more, those who made a vow of chastity were less likely to use condoms than other teens, contracted sexually transmitted diseases just as often and were less likely to know they were infected. It's difficult for teens to learn safe sex while saying they're not going to have sex, says study co-author Peter Bearman. --S.S.
Most Popular »
- Did a Time-Traveling Bird Sabotage the Collider?
- Former Nazi Hitman, 88, Finally Stands Trial
- Volunteer Vets: Returning Troops Still Want to Serve
- Obama's Fort Hood Speech: Lost in Translation
- FBI Fights Claims It Ignored Intel on Hasan
- Michael Jackson's $1 Million Funeral: The Breakdown
- 21-Year-Old Wins World Series of Poker
- I Love Local Commercials
- After the Recession, an Energy Crisis Could Loom
- Maclaren's Stroller Recall: A Stumbling Response Online
- Did a Time-Traveling Bird Sabotage the Collider?
- Michael Jackson's $1 Million Funeral: The Breakdown
- Maclaren's Stroller Recall: A Stumbling Response Online
- After the Recession, an Energy Crisis Could Loom
- I Love Local Commercials
- Are You Getting Scammed by Facebook Games?
- FBI Fights Claims It Ignored Intel on Hasan
- Former Nazi Hitman, 88, Finally Stands Trial
- Does Obama Have a Plan B for the Middle East?
- Priests Spar Over What It Means to Be Catholic
Quotes of the Day »
LEONA AGLUKKAQ, Canadian Health Minister, on reports that Afghan detainees in Canadian custody are being offered swine flu vaccinations while there is a shortage of the vaccine in Canada







RSS