ASHA is sponsoring free testing for several sexually transmitted infections; testing will becompleted by staff from the State Health Department. Tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia and HIV will be offered. 
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009
Time: 11:00am to 2:00pm
Location: Eclectic 
If you miss this, you can contact Health Services at 860.685.2470 regarding their testing services. 
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The 5th Annual Sexual Health Expo is this Friday! 
Friday, March 27, 2009
12:00 to 5:00pm
Exley Science Center Lobby
Convened each year by WesWELL, the goal of the Sexual Health Expo to promote sexual health and responsibility and increase student knowledge of campus health resources. A variety of issues are addressed, including promoting healthy relationships, disease and pregnancy [...]

The staff of WesWELL is deep in the throes of planning our annual Sexual Health Expo, being held this year on Friday, March 27 in Exley Science Center Lobby from 12pm to 5pm. This is a free event open to the Wesleyan community. 
The Sexual Health Art Show is a new addition this year and is [...]

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has designated Saturday, February 7, 2009 as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. As they state: 
Of all racial and ethnic groups in the United States, HIV and AIDS have hit African Americans the hardest. The reasons are not directly related to race or ethnicity, but rather some of the barriers faced [...]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data today on the percentage of Americans 18 years of age and older who have ever been tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. They stated: 
In 2007, overall, 36.6% of adults aged >18 years reported ever being tested for HIV. For both men and women, [...]

Sadie Magazine has a great article called “What We Talk About When We Talk About Sex” up on their website about the importance of talking with your sexual partner(s). In fairly frank terms they talk about the need to do this, even if it’s uncomfortable and awkward, in order to protect your health and enhance [...]

The WebMD column Sex Matters shared an interesting item recently — televison shows can effectively be used to educate on health issues. Read on…
The Kaiser Family Foundation, in collaboration with the writers and producers of Grey’s Anatomy, conducted a study of how information about health could affect the accuracy of knowledge of the show’s viewers. They [...]

Ever wonder why researchers haven’t managed to find a vaccine to combat AIDS yet? After 25 years, there hasn’t been much progress in spite of initial optimism in 1984, when the virus was first identified. Scientific American has the details…
Not long after the virus that causes AIDS was identified, Margaret Heckler, then the U.S. secretary [...]

Preventing prostate cancer can be fun? Huh?  Well, it seems that regular masturbation and ejaculation provides a protective effect from prostate cancer. (Who knew?) Here’s the scoop from New Scientist:
A team in Australia led by Graham Giles of The Cancer Council Victoria in Melbourne asked 1079 men with prostate cancer to fill in a questionnaire detailing their sexual [...]

If you haven’t had the pleasure of watching the podcasts for the Midwest Teen Sex Show, now’s your chance. Their latest installment is on Sex, Drugs & Alcohol.

or view it here.