Among teens in the USA, the percentage who have had sexual i
tercourse or say they'd be pleased if they or their partner were to get pregnant hasn't changed much since early in the decade, and there appears to be a growing acceptance of having babies outside marriage, a government report
said Wednesday.
From 1995 to 2002, "it was pretty much across-the-board improvements in those risk factors," says lead author Joyce Abma, a statistician at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics. "It is a source of concern to see that forward movement kind of stalling
Based on in-person interviews with 1,381 girls and 1,386 boys ages 15 to 19 in 2006-2008, more than four in 10 never-married teens in the USA have had intercourse at least once, Abma and her co-authors estimate. That's a slight drop from 2002, the last time the National Survey of Family Growth was conducted, but it was not statistically significan
“I love it,” said Esslinger from Vienna, where he teaches “convergent industrial design” at the University of Applied Arts. “The iPad is the beginning of a new category — one that is hyper-convergent and humanistic.”
For a device to be compelling as a “casual computer” it has to have both the right user interface and the right “form factor,” designer lingo for a manageable and easy-to-use industrial design.
“The iPad is merging humanistic innovation with a culture of design and interaction that reaches the levels of high art,” says Esslinger. “In a digital world mostly deprived of any truly inspired product and experience culture, Apple stands out even more. The nearly forgotten American Dream of excellence and success is alive thanks to Steve Jobs!”
Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually
transmitted disease in the United States. In 2008, 1,210,523 chlamydial infections were reported to CDC from 50
states and the District of Columbia. Under-reporting is substantial
because most people with chlamydia are not aware of their infections
and do not seek testing. Also, testing is not often done if patients
are treated for their symptoms. An estimated 2,291,000 non-institutionalized
U.S. civilians ages 14-39 are infected with C. trachomatis based on the
U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Women
are frequently re-infected if their sex partners are not tre
Chlamydia is known as a "silent" disease because the
majority of infected people have no symptoms.
If symptoms do occur, they usually appear within 1 to 3 weeks after
exposure.
To help prevent the serious consequences of chlamydia, screening at
least annually for chlamydia is recommended for all sexually active
women age 25 years and younger. An annual screening test also is recommended
for older women with risk factors for chlamydia (a new sex partner
or multiple sex partners). All pregnant women should have a screening
test for chlamydia.