Archive: Teens Believe Oral Sex is Safer, More Acceptable to Peers
Teens believe that oral sex is less risky to their health and emotions than vaginal sex, more prevalent among teens their age and more acceptable among their peers.

University of California San Francisco
Teens believe that oral sex is less risky to their health and emotions than vaginal sex, more prevalent among teens their age and more acceptable among their peers.
A strong University of California is essential to the state's economic future, UC President Robert C. Dynes told the Commonwealth Club of California in a March 30 speech in San Francisco.
Young adolescents believe that oral sex is less risky to their health and emotions than vaginal sex, more prevalent among teens their age and more acceptable among their peers. They are also more likely to try oral sex, according to a UCSF study published in the April 2005 issue of Pediatrics.
UCSF's schools of pharmacy and medicine again rank among the country's top graduate schools in the annual survey conducted and published by U.S. News & World Report.
Amid unrelenting rain, sculptor Richard Serra's latest public artwork -- titled "Ballast" – was anchored into place in the puddle-filled future plaza at UCSF Mission Bay on March 22. (See video.)
The new J. David Gladstone Institutes research facility, located at Mission Bay in San Francisco and dedicated in December, is the recipient of the San Francisco Business Times 2004 Real Estate Deal of the Year Award as Best New Office R&D Development/San Francisco.
Integrating specialized depression care into primary care medicine can improve the mental health of African American and Latino seniors, according to a study by UCSF researchers.
Tracy B. Fulton, PhD, and Martin S. Bogetz, MD, will be honored on April 28 for winning the 2004-2005 UCSF Distinction in Teaching Awards.
The Center for BioEntrepreneurship (CBE) celebrated one of UCSF's most unique courses, Idea to IPO…and Beyond, on March 14 in the atrium of Genentech Hall.
Greta W. Schnetzler, a San Francisco attorney who specializes in representing institutions of higher learning, has been named the new Deputy Campus Counsel in the UCSF Office of Legal Affairs.
Integrating specialized depression care into primary care medicine can improve the mental health of African American and Latino seniors, according to a study by UCSF researchers.
UCSF will host the 7th Annual International Health Conference, "Health Care for the Poor" at its Parnassus campus on Saturday, April 2.
Kicking a soccer ball and kicking HIV/AIDS may seem worlds apart. But for Scottish-born, African-raised, and American-educated Tommy Clark, both goals have converged into a breakaway success story.
For the 11th consecutive year, the University of California is the leader among the nation's universities in developing new patents, according to a report announced last week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Bay Area native Barbara French, a seasoned journalist and communications consultant, has been named associate vice chancellor of University Relations at UCSF.
UCSF Magazine, produced by the department of public affairs, has been awarded the gold medal for college and university general interest magazines in a national contest sponsored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
UCSF is offering a free oral cancer screening clinic on Friday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Mount Zion, 2380 Sutter St., on the second floor.
Two more UCSF professors were named March 21 as Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators, giving UCSF among the highest number of any institution.
Two UCSF professors were named today (March 21) as Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators, a highly prized honor that carries significant, long-term research support.
UCSF passed another hurdle this week when UC Regents approved ambitious plans to add patient care facilities to the mix of health sciences buildings at San Francisco's Mission Bay by 2012.
While the hazards of sun exposure are real, the sun may not be entirely the enemy some people think it is, UCSF researchers say.
UC has revised three sections in the Academic Personnel Manual (APM) to implement the University's commitment to diversity and equal opportunity.
The University of California is seeking applications for the Larry L. Sautter Award for Innovation in Information Technology.
Prize-winning scientist Elizabeth H. Blackburn, a founder of the field of telomere biology and telomerase research, recently packed a 150-seat auditorium at Mission Bay during the Gladstone Distinguished Lecture.
UCSF Magazine has won a silver medal in a national periodical writing contest, sponsored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Part two of the Reg Kelly interview.
UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop, MD, today (March 14) received the 2003 National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony. The medal is the nation' s highest honor for science and technology.
President George W. Bush will present UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop with the 2003 National Medal of Science -- the nation's highest honor for science and technology -- at a White House ceremony on Monday.
UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop is one of three Bay Area scientists who will receive the 2003 National Medal of Science in a ceremony at the White House on Monday, March 14, beginning at 10:20 AM (ET).
Broadway stars Bernadette Peters and Tommy Tune will headline the gala "Raising Hope," which benefits the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, next Monday, March 14.