That Happened!

New York - Men suffering from erectile dysfunction have a new therapy to help improve their performance: gardening. The Medical University of Vienna recently conducted a study about the relationship between exercise and the ability to have and maintain a healthy erection. The research involved a group of 700 men between the ages of 45 and 60, and noted that just thirty minutes per week in the garden can reduce the likelihood of impotence by nearly thirty-eight percent. Men who are able ... Read More

New York - The number of people infected with Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are on the rise. The most significant increase is among gays, bisexuals, and African Americans, according to an annual report from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The report found that there were more than 1.1 million chlamydia cases reported in 2007, up from about 1 million in 2006. Also, more than 300,000 gonorrhea cases were reported in 2007, which hasn't changed from 2006. Some believe that the reason numbers are ... Read More

New York - Mississippi, as a result of its conservative ideology in governmental leadership, proves beyond a doubt that gaps between rich and poor create a culturally divisive environment. This is true of many states where poverty is the mark of distinction. Mississippi has the highest teen birth rate as a result of a larger population of poor versus the wealthy. Poverty is the common denominator in creating a crisis in health care as well as education. However, when the division between rich ... Read More

Washington  - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report revealing that Mississippi has the highest teen birth rate in the entire country. The new report is based on a review of all the birth certificates in 2006. in the year 2006 to see which states had the highest levels.  26 states saw an increase. "It's pretty much across the board" nationally, said Brady Hamilton, a CDC statistician who worked on the report. The CDC found that the state of ... Read More

New York - Several online social websites have become very popular during the past several years -- especially for teenagers, who use them for their private life. It has been noticed that many teenagers use social networking websites such as MySpace or FaceBook, as an example, to post very personal and sometimes even intimate information. Adult users know well, that all the information posted online even on social networking websites will be then accessible by their future employers, colleagues and friends, and think ... Read More

According to a recently released federal study, teenagers who take a pledge of abstinence until marriage are just as likely to engage in premarital sex as their peers who make no such promise, and are also much less likely to engage in protected sex when they do so. Published in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the study was conducted by researcher Janet E. Rosenbaum of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and surveyed nearly 1,000 high ... Read More

New York - Recently there has been a boost in the popularity of abstinence rings, also known as promise rings. Today’s youth have made gregarious efforts in making vows of abstinence. They show off their gleaming rings with a pride to their peers and whoever will listen. One teen speaking to That Happened! said she decided to commit to abstinence after two of her friends made the decision last year. "Me and my friends made the decision that sex is something we want to save ... Read More

New York - When it comes to the Internet, more women would rather hug their computer than spend a little "quality time" with their significant other, a survey recently showed. According to an Intel Corp. survey done in November, out of 2,119 adults 46 percent of women and 30 percent of men would rather give up sex than go without the Internet for two weeks. The survey shows the one thing many Americans have already known--the Internet has become a permanent fixture in the ... Read More

New York - Have you heard the news? There is possibly new hope for those who have lost their sex drive with a new testosterone patch. This patch is driven towards women and their lack of libido. It is proven that after a woman goes through menopause, either naturally or surgically, they experience a decrease in their libido. It is thought that the decrease in hormone levels are the cause of this decreased sex drive; therefore, much research has been placed on what hormone ... Read More

New York - The Use of testosterone patches in postmenopausal women offers some benefit in improving sexual function, notes a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The product, called Intrinsa is currently available in Europe, but not the US or Canada. According to the study, a dose of 300 milligrams of testosterone a day can improve on sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women. “There was an increase in desire, arousal organisms and a reduction in distress, making it a meaningful treatment for women,” ... Read More