- Impotence – Curing it Naturally By : Sabrina Andrews147 Sabrina Andrews147
Impotence – Curing it Naturally
What can be more embarrassing for a man than to tell his wife that he can’t exercise his masculinity or that he cannot satisfy her? There can be many causes for impotency; some of them physical and some of them psychological. As there is a very close relationship between the mind and the body, both physical and psychological causes contribute and boith can be cured naturally. - Why Do I Feel This Way? By : Roland23 Huster32
Do I Have a Problem?
If you find yourself wondering if you have a sexual problem, then the odds are probably in your favor that you do. Millions of people struggle with addiction, and not all addiction is drug or alcohol related. Addiction can be related to gambling and other compulsive activities, including sex. - Cheap, yet effective Viagra, Levitra or Cialis By : Jeffrey Royer
Erectile dysfunction is not often talked about. Basically it is a medical term, describing problems with getting or maintaining an erection long enough for sex. It happens because of poor blood flow to the penis, but every case is individual. Some men have problems from time to time, others more frequently, but they all should understand that ED is a medical condition and usually does not improve without treatment. - What Causes Premature Ejaculation? By : Steve Armstrong
Although premature ejaculation is a common male sexual problem that has been around for generations, medical science still can't tell us with absolute certainty what causes premature ejaculation. - What Causes Premature Ejaculation? By : Steve Armstrong
It's a common male problem and has afflicted many men over the years - Premature Ejaculation. The medical community have yet to establish an exact cause of this problem. - Enlast - world NO.1 male sexual enhancement formula By : Thomas Geter
The famously popular Carroll Brothers sang this song in the late fifties about a young lady who was always ready "to go". Are you? What has changed over the years between the two of you? Nothing? She's still lookin' good and lookin' for you? Then you'd better be ready. - Tea: Origins, Flavors and Health Benefits By : Gambling Portal
Here you can read about the difference between black tea, green tea, oolong tea and white tea. Individual health benefits are mentioned too. - How to Play Texas Holdem By : Gambling Portal
learn to play texas Holdem starting with the names of the rounds and extending into some basic betting stratagies. texas Holdem can be learned in minutes but takes years to master. - Revisions To Rhode Island Abstinence Curriculum Approved For Use In High Schools, State Education Co By : STDs News
Revisions To Rhode Island Abstinence Curriculum Approved For Use In High Schools, State Education Commissioner Says - Improved Contraceptive Use Results In US Teen Pregnancy Rates Decline By : STDs News
Eighty-six percent of the recent decline in U.S. teen pregnancy rates is the result of improved contraceptive use, while a small proportion of the decline (14%) can be attributed to teens waiting longer to start having sex, according to a report by John Santelli, MD, MPH, department chair and professor of Clinical Population and Family Health at the Mailman School of Public Health and published in the January issue of the American Journal of Public Health - Enjoy your Sex Life Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow By : OliviaAndrews
Sex plays a very important role in every couple's life. Sexual life helps couples to understand each other as sex is the way to express the intimate of romance and love in their life and every couple try to keep their sexual life evergreen for healthy relationship, good communication, and respect for the feelings of both individual. - Abstinence Only Policy Not The Answer To Preventing Teenage Pregnancy By : STDs News
A new study has showed that the falling teenage pregnancy rate in the United States is not due to young people abstaining from sex, but as a result of a wider and better uptake of contraceptives and condoms. - Australian Government To Fund Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gardasil By : STDs News
As from the beginning of 2007 the Commonwealth Government (Australia) will pay for the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, for females aged 12-26. The vaccine will be on the National Immunisation Program on an ongoing basis for 12-13 year-old girls - to be given at school. A two-year catch-up program will also be publicly funded for 13-18 year-old girls (at school). Women aged 18-26 will be vaccinated, free-of-charge, by their GPs. - Lawmakers From 103 Countries Vow Greater Support For Safe Motherhood, Family Planning And HIV Preven By : STDs News
"Quality reproductive health care saves lives, and reduces poverty," lawmakers from 103 countries have agreed, pledging to step up efforts to ensure that everyone has access to family planning, services for safe pregnancy and childbirth, and the means to prevent sexually transmitted diseases including HIV. - Finding Has Implications For Treating Herpes By : STDs News
Yale School of Medicine researchers have determined how the body's immune system springs into action when invaded by the herpes simplex virus, which can lead to fatal sporadic encephalitis in infants and children. - Reproductive Health Agendas Hampered By Global Focus On HIV/AIDS Programs, Controversies By : STDs News
The global focus on HIV/AIDS initiatives and "ideological controversies" surrounding issues such as abortion have "marginalized" reproductive and sexual health in the global health agenda, according to a panel of public health experts said on Friday at a news conference on Friday, CQ HealthBeat reports. - Knowledge Gap Restricts Women's Contraceptive Choice By : STDs News
Women's lack of contraceptive knowledge is narrowing their contraceptive choice, according to an international survey presented today at the FIGO congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. - Condom Promotion Campaigns In Sub-Saharan Africa Have Been Successful By : STDs News
There has been a substantial rise in the use of condoms reported by young, sexually active, single women in sub-Saharan Africa, according to an Article in this week's issue of The Lancet. The study found that most women who reported using a condom stated pregnancy avoidance as their reason. - Women's Health Advocates: More Education Needed About Role Of Cervical Cancer Screening And HPV Vacc By : STDs News
As a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) -- the virus that causes cervical cancer -- becomes more widely available, women need to understand the role of the vaccine and the need for continued screening in order to maximize cervical cancer prevention - Newly Identified Strains Of Chlamydia Trachomatis Could Produce New Diseases By : STDs News
A new study led by a scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) is the first to conclude that Chlamydia trachomatis is evolving at a rate faster than scientists first thought or imagined. - Decreased Genital Sensation In Competitive Women Cyclists By : STDs News
Women who participated in prolonged, frequent bicycling had decreased genital sensation and were more likely to have a history of genital pain than women runners, researchers in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine and The Albert Einstein College of Medicine report in the current issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. - End The Politics Of Labels And Sex Education, Urges International Abstinence Association By : STDs News
What do Americans really want adolescents to learn about sex? - U.S. Conference Of Catholic Bishops Adopt Document Explaining Position Against Contraception By : STDs News
U.S. Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday in Baltimore at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' semiannual meeting voted "overwhelmingly" to adopt a draft document explaining the church's position on contraception and family planning - Sosei Announces Initiation Of Phase I Trial For NorLevo(R) By : STDs News
Sosei Group Corporation ("Sosei"; TSE Mothers Index: 4565), the biopharmaceutical company, today announced the initiation of a Phase I clinical trial for the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) SOH-075 (NorLevo(R)). - What Does The Public Really Know About HPV? By : STDs News
Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the most common sexually transmitted infections in the United States, and certain "high risk" types have been shown to cause cervical cancer. Despite recent advances in the detection and prevention of HPV, the link between the virus and cervical cancer is not well known to the public. In June 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first vaccine to prevent infection of two high risk types of HPV, and two types that cause genital warts. - China Urges Couples From One-Child Families To Have Two Children To Counter Aging Population By : STDs News
Officials in Guangzhou, China, and in other regions of the country are urging couples who both have no siblings to have two children in an attempt to address issues raised by the increasingly aging population in the country, Duan Jianhua, deputy director of family planning in Guangzhou, said recently, the China Daily reports (Qiu, China Daily, 11/10). - Most U.S. Adults Support Comprehensive Sex Education, About Half Oppose Abstinence-Only Education By : STDs News
Eighty-two percent of U.S. adults support sex education programs that discuss abstinence as well as methods to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and about half of adults oppose abstinence-only education, according to a study published in the November 2006 issue of the journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Reuters Health reports (Norton, Reuters Health, 11/6). - Common Ancestry Of Bacterium And Plants Could Be Key To An Effective New Treatment For Chlamydia By : STDs News
Rutgers researchers have discovered that the Chlamydia bacterium, which causes a sexually transmitted disease (STD), shares an evolutionary heritage with plants. That shared evolutionary heritage, which is not found in most other bacteria, points to a prime target for development of an effective cure for Chlamydia infections. - RCGP Urges Caution On Prosecution Of GBH Cases Causing STIs By : STDs News
Caution should be exercised in the prosecution of cases where sexually transmitted infections cause grievous bodily harm, says the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). - Male Contraception: One Door Opens, Another Closes By : STDs News
We have often heard that a new male contraceptive is "five to ten years" away. But are we getting any closer? The answer may finally be "yes." This week marked the announcement of one hot new lead and one dead end. - China's One-Child-Per-Family Policy Prevents 400 Million Births, Official Says By : STDs News
China's one-child-per-family policy has prevented 400 million births, Zhang Weiqing, director of China's National Population and Family Planning Commission, said on Wednesday, Xinhua/China Daily reports (Xinhua/China Daily, 11/9). The one-child policy seeks to keep China's population, now 1.3 billion, at around 1.7 billion by 2050. - Fpa Supports Government's New Sexual Health Campaign "Condom Essential Wear", UK By : STDs News
"Using a condom is a very normal and completely essential part of any sexual relationship. The benefits of empowering young people through Condom Essential Wear, not only to know this fact but to act on it, cannot be overestimated. This is why fpa supports the Government's new sexual health campaign." - Most US Adults In Favor Of More Balanced Approach To Sex Education In Schools By : STDs News
The majority of U.S. adults, regardless of political affiliation, support a more balanced approach to sex education in schools, including teaching children about both abstinence and other methods of preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, according to the results of a national survey published in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. - Brook Welcomes New UK Condom Campaign By : STDs News
The Government's new sexual health campaign has an important role to play in changing British attitudes towards condom use Simon Blake, Chief Executive of Brook, the sexual health charity for young people, said today. He also called for the campaign to be backed up with comprehensive sex and relationships education in schools and investment in sexual health services. - Bush Should Promote Expanded Access To Contraception, Comprehensive Sex Education, Opinion Piece Say By : STDs News
The "trend line" of a falling abortion rate established in the U.S. during the administration of President Clinton has "flattened out" during the Bush administration, in part because of a lack of family planning spending, an increase in the number of people without health insurance and an increasing poverty rate, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof writes in a Times opinion piece. - First Global Analysis Of Sexual Behavior By : STDs News
A groundbreaking study, which provides the first ever comprehensive analysis of sexual behaviour around the world, is published today in the Lancet, as part of a major series on sexual and reproductive health. - Former U.S. Surgeons General Satcher, Elders Join Researchers, Teachers To Discuss Abstinence-Only By : STDs News
Former U.S. Surgeons General David Satcher and Joycelyn Elders on Thursday joined researchers and teachers in San Francisco to discuss abstinence-only sex education, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. According to the Chronicle, abstinence-only curricula teach students that premarital sex is "never appropriate" and that besides abstinence, there is no effective way to completely protect oneself against sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies. - Palatin Technologies And King Pharmaceuticals Report Results For Two Phase 2B Clinical Trials By : Premature Ejaculation News
Palatin Technologies, Inc. (Amex: PTN) and King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: KG) announced today positive results from two Phase 2B trials evaluating bremelanotide for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction (ED). The two Phase 2B clinical trials were double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel dose trials that included a one month run-in period and a three-month treatment period. - Call For Europe To Lead In Revitalizing Family Planning Agenda In World's Poorest Countries By : STDs News
A leading population expert will today make a plea for a revitalisation of the family planning agenda in the world's poorest countries, cautioning that soaring population rates are now a bigger threat to achieving the MDGs than HIV/AIDS. - Study On Sexual Behavior In Young People Will Help Inform Safer Sex Campaigns By : STDs News
An Article in this week's issue of The Lancet reveals the social and cultural factors that shape young people's sexual behaviour. The results could help make safer sex campaigns more effective, state the authors. - Condom, Erection-loss Study Identifies Possible Path To Risky Behavior By : STDs News
The loss of an erection during sex is more than disheartening. If associated with condom use, it can contribute to risky sexual behavior that could potentially harm both partners by exposing them to sexually transmitted infections. - Health Canada Advises Consumers Not To Use Unauthorized Products For Sexual Enhancement By : Premature Ejaculation News
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the unauthorized natural health products Zimaxx, Actra-Rx, 4Everon, Vigor-25 and Nasutra because they are adulterated with pharmaceutical ingredients that should only be used under medical supervision. The use of these products could pose a serious health risk, especially for patients with existing medical conditions such as heart problems, those who are taking heart medications, or those who may be at risk for strokes. - Safety against Genital Herpes By : OliviaAndrews
Medicines such as acyclovir, Val acyclovir helps reducing the effect of herpes virus and provides relief from the disease. - Treat Herpes Effectively By : OliviaAndrews
Herpes virus causes infection of the genitals or shingles and this could be effectively treated with approved medicines and treatments. - More People Screened For Chlamydia In The Community By : STDs News
Chlamydia screening levels have increased by more than a third in the past year with nearly 100,000 young people being tested for the sexually transmitted infection through the National Chlamydia Screening Programme, Public Health Minister Caroline Flint has announced. - The Effect Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy On Erectile Function Recovery In The Rat Cavernous Nerve By : Premature Ejaculation News
UroToday.com - Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, conventionally used to promote healing for destructive injury or metabolic disease tissue damage, has been explored to have a role in treating erectile dysfunction. - Conservative Forces Hampering Progress In Sexual And Reproductive Health By : STDs News
The increasing influence of conservative political, religious, and cultural forces around the world threatens to undermine progress in sexual and reproductive health (SRH), according to the first article in The Lancet's Sexual and Reproductive Health Online/Series published today November 1, 2006. - Making Good Sexual And Reproductive Health A Reality For All By : STDs News
The final paper in the Online/Series represents a call to action and focuses on what needs to be done to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health services by 2015. - First Global Study Of Sexual Behavior By : STDs News
The second paper in the Lancet Online/Series presents the results of the first global analysis of sexual behaviour data. - Europe Should Lead In Promoting Family Planning In Poor Countries By : STDs News
Europe, rather than the US, should take the lead in revitalising global commitment to family planning, according to the third paper in the Online/Series published 31-Oct-2006. - STIs Other Than HIV Are Important Global Health Issues By : STDs News
While HIV prevention must remain a major public health priority globally, the control of other sexually transmitted infections must not be neglected, state the authors of the fifth paper in the Online/Series published 31-Oct-2006. - Federal Guidelines Expand Scope Of Abstinence Education Funds To Include People Up To Age 29 By : STDs News
Newly revised federal guidelines have expanded the scope of the $50 million Title V abstinence education grant program to include unmarried adults up to age 29, USA Today reports (Jayson, USA Today, 10/31). - Abstinence-Education For Young Adults Is Well Targeted, Affirms Medical Institute For Sexual Health By : STDs News
"Sex on college campuses is often unhealthy, and is too often, even violent. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is meeting an urgent public health need by making it possible for federally funded abstinence-education dollars to reach a population that includes those of college age. Not only do people in this age group have the highest STD rates, but they also have the highest non-marital pregnancy rates," said Gary L. Rose, M.D., President of The Medical Institute for Sexual Health. - New Jersey Rejects Federal Abstinence Education Funds By : STDs News
New Jersey health and education officials on Tuesday sent a letter to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt saying that the state will not accept about $800,000 in federal abstinence education funds because requirements tied to the money violate the standards of the state's sex education and HIV/AIDS education programs, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. - HIV/STI Risk Among Young Expectant Fathers Focus Of $2.5 Million NIH Grant, UK By : STDs News
A $2.5 million five-year National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) grant to Yale School of Medicine researchers will be used to study the role male partners play in the health and sexual decisions of young couples. - Over $8 Million Research Grant To Reduce HIV, Other STIs Among Pregnant Teens By : STDs News
Reducing risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during and after pregnancy among adolescents in underserved communities is the focus of a grant totaling over $8 million to Yale School of Medicine and the Clinical Directors Network, Inc., in collaboration with the Centering Pregnancy and Parenting Association. - Increased Access To Contraception Not Linked To Decrease In Numbers Of Unplanned Pregnancies By : STDs News
The belief that increased access to contraception will "reduce rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion" has "intuitive appeal, but the data prove otherwise," Susan Wills, associate director for education for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, writes in a Washington Post letter to the editor in response to a Post opinion piece by William Saletan, science and technology reporter for Slate magazine. - What Do Doctors Know And Women Don't? By : STDs News
Intrauterine contraception (IUC) is very effective, with a failure rate of less than one percent (similar to that of sterilization), which is one reason why many female ob/gyns choose this method of birth control for themselves. In fact, research shows that female ob/gyns are nine times more likely to choose an IUC for themselves compared with women in general.(1) Misinformation and misperceptions about the IUC may have contributed to its limited use among women in the U.S. to date. - The Pill Does Not Cause In Situ Breast Cancer By : STDs News
More than 80 percent of sexually active women in the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 44 use oral contraceptives. Researchers are now investigating to see if increased levels of hormones from oral contraceptives, such as estrogen, have any direct effects on breast cell growth and development.
A recent study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC suggests there is no association between oral contraceptive use and risk of in situ breast cancer. - HHS Should Ensure Abstinence Education Material Used By Federal Grantees Contains Accurate By : STDs News
The Government Accountability Office's general council office on Wednesday released a legal opinion saying that under the Public Health Service Act, HHS should ensure abstinence education material prepared and used by groups receiving federal funding includes accurate information on sexually transmitted infections and the effectiveness of condoms, CQ HealthBeat reports. - Sexual Dysfunction in Women - Topic Overview By : Annie williams
Sexual dysfunction in women may be due to physical disorder, psychological disorder, age factor or certain medication. You can ask your medical professional about the things that can affect your sex. - Learning the Proper Way to Put a Condom On By : Annie williams
It is very essential to know the proper use of condom e.g., right way to put it on, use during intercourse and the correct way to put the condom off.
Since condom is a very effective measure to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and reduces the risk of AIDS. - People Treated For Sexually Transmitted Infections Are At High Risk For Reinfection By : STDs News
A study of 2,419 people treated for chlamydia, gonorrhea, or vaginosis (women only) at three urban STD clinics found that 25.8 percent of women and 14.7 percent of men became reinfected with one or more of the sexually transmitted infections within a year (Article, p. 564). - New York Times Examines Contraceptive Options In U.S. By : STDs News
The New York Times on Tuesday examined contraceptive options in the U.S., where 60% of unplanned pregnancies occur among women who use contraception. Some contraceptive devices -- such as cervical caps, condoms, diaphragms, sponges, and spermicidal jellies and creams -- often are not effective because they need to be applied at times of sexual activity, the Times reports. - Gen-Probe Receives FDA Clearance To Run Standalone APTIMA(R) Tests For Chlamydia And Gonorrhea By : STDs News
Gen-Probe (Nasdaq: GPRO) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing clearance to run the Company's standalone APTIMA(R) assays for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) on the high-throughput, fully automated TIGRIS(R) system. - Loestrin Birth Control Pill By : Annie williams
Loestrin Birth Control Pill works like other birth control pill, and prevents pregnancy by stopping the release of egg. It is a type of oral contraceptive. Start a new pack just from the next day of end of the first pack i.e., after 28 days. - Nuva Ring Birth Control By : Annie williams
Nuva Ring has very low failure rate. It is almost 99% effective in preventing pregnancy. The function of Nuva Ring is to prevent pregnancy by not releasing the eggs by ovary. It has fast action. It provides consistent medication in blood through vaginal wall membrane. - Effects of Birth Control Pills against Acne By : Annie williams
Taking low dosage birth control pills can be an effective and safe treatment for moderate acne. They are often prescribed for hormonal acne. - What 'girls' should know? By : Annie williams
Girls believe, or better say, perceive many things about reproductive health that is simply not true. They are nothing more than mere myths. This is one of the most common perceptions in girls that they will not get pregnant if they have unprotected sex during menstruation period or during the first or last part of their menstrual cycle. - How Effective Are the Implants? By : Annie williams
Contraceptive implants are quite attractive and effective method for women. They consist of six small capsules that are inserted under the skin of a woman’s upper arm. It acts fast, as it starts working within 24 hours of insertion. IT mainly works to prevent pregnancy only, and does not effectively protect against STIs and HIV. - How Effective Is the Pill? By : Annie williams
The Pill is one of the methods for birth control. It comes in the form of tablets and taken by mouth. It is of two types. The pills that contain only progestin (synthetic form of progesterone) are called “mini pills”. Although all the contraceptives have some side effects, it has also. But there is very low incidence of side effects. - How Hormonal Methods Work By : Annie williams
There are various hormonal methods for birth control, which work by changing the chemistry of a woman’s body. Sperm cannot fertilize if there is no egg released. Women naturally produce two types of hormones namely, estrogen and progestin. All the contraceptives that are based on hormones contain artificial estrogen and progestin as their ingredient. - Increased Levels Of Antibiotic Resistance In Gonorrhoea, UK By : STDs News
New figures released today by the Health Protection Agency (UK) show that levels of antibiotic resistance in gonorrhoea, the second most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection, continue to increase. - Next-Generation Contraceptive Patch Now In Development By : STDs News
Agile Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical development company focused on innovative transdermal products, is developing the next generation of contraceptive patches, one that is designed to deliver low doses of birth control hormones over a seven-day period. - Canadian Cervical Cancer Breakthrough - 2006 By : Margaret Mathews
Recently a new breakthrough vacinne has been released in Canada for the treatment of cervical cancer in woment.
This has been hailed as a breakthrough.
Always remember that regular pap smears for women remain the best and first line of prevention and defence. - Of Men Who Pay For Sex, Almost Half Already Have A Partner By : STDs News
Almost half of men who pay for sex already have a partner, reveals a small survey reported in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. - Arousal Gender Gap Myth Shattered By Thermal Imaging By : STDs News
A new McGill University study that used thermal imaging technology for the first time ever to measure sexual arousal rates has turned the conventional wisdom that women become aroused more slowly than men on its head. - Warner Chilcott Waives Exclusivity Agreement On Oral Contraceptive Ovcon 35 By : STDs News
Hamilton, Bermuda-based pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott on Monday waived an exclusivity agreement that required Barr Pharmaceuticals to supply only to Warner the oral contraceptive Ovcon 35, and Barr on Tuesday announced its subsidiary Barr Laboratories would produce a generic version of the drug to sell in the U.S., the AP/MSN Money reports. Barr plans to begin selling the generic version of Ovcon 35, called Balziva, next month (AP/MSN Money, 9/26). - Chilean Appeals Court Panel Overturns Ruling Suspending Government Plan To Distribute By : STDs News
A panel of the Santiago, Chile, Appeals Court on Thursday overturned a temporary injunction issued by the court earlier this month that suspended the government's plan to distribute emergency contraceptive pills in public clinics to girls ages 14 and older at no cost and without parental consent Reuters AlertNet reports (Reuters AlertNet, 9/22). - Attendees At Conference Say Contraception Promotes Promiscuity, Harms Relationships By : STDs News
About 250 people last weekend attended a two-day conference titled "Contraception Is Not The Answer" in Rosemont, Ill., hosted by the Pro-Life Action League, the Chicago Tribune reports. - CQ's Carey Discusses Sen. DeMint's Hold On Approval Of Von Eschenbach To Head FDA By : STDs News
Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ Healthbeat, discusses obstacles to approving acting FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach's nomination to permanently head FDA in this week's "Health on the Hill from kaisernetwork.org and CQ." - Companies Push Condom Use, STI Messages On College Campuses To Promote Safer-Sex Practices By : STDs News
The New York Times on Sunday examined the campaigns conducted by the condom industry on college campuses nationwide that aim to promote condom use and safer-sex messages in an effort to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. - Oxoid Offers Convenient Tests For The Confirmation Of Syphilis Infection By : STDs News
Amidst the increasing incidence of syphilis in the UK* Oxoid Limited offers clinical laboratories convenient tools for the reliable diagnosis of syphilis infection. - Natural Sex Enhancer Libidus' Potential Health Risks By : Medical News
Health Canada is warning consumers not to use the natural health product Libidus because it contains an undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient, a modified form of vardenafil, which is similar to the active pharmaceutical ingredient found in the prescription drug Levitra. The use of Libidus could pose serious health risks, especially for patients with existing medical conditions such as heart problems, those taking heart medications, or those at risk for stroke. - Contraceptive Patch And Blood Clot Risk Warning By : STDs News
Users of the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch have twice the risk of developing clots in their legs and lungs, when compared to women who do use traditional contraceptive pills, according to a new study commissioned by the drug's makers, Johnson & Johnson. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) announced yesterday that it has updated the label on the patch with a warning. - Sexual Health Feature On Health Site Guide Suggests Long Life Link By : STDs News
Considering all the jokes about prescription drugs that help to improve sexual performance, some would consider the topic of sexual health funny. For millions of people it's no laughing matter, and with research suggesting a link between regular sex and long life, it's an issue worth studying. - House Democrats Introduce Bill That Aims To Reduce Number Of Unintended Pregnancies, Abortions By : STDs News
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), who opposes abortion rights, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), who supports abortion rights, and other House Democrats on Thursday at a press conference announced the introduction of legislation (HR 6067) that aims to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions, Copley/Canton Repository reports (Krawzak, Copley/Canton Repository, 9/15). - Depression, Risky Sex Behavior Linked In African-American Youth By : STDs News
A new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center and Brown Medical School reveals that African American teens with symptoms of depression are more than four times likely to engage in risky sexual behavior (i.e. not wear condoms). - Washington State Pharmacy Board Adopts Proposal Concerning Dispensation Of EC By : STDs News
The Washington state Board of Pharmacy on Thursday adopted a proposal concerning the statewide dispensation of emergency contraception, which can prevent pregnancy if taken up to 72 hours after sexual intercourse, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports (Rowe, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 9/1). - Sen. Santorum, Opponent Casey Differ In Opinion Of FDA Approval Of Nonprescription Plan B Sales By : STDs News
Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and Pennsylvania Treasurer Bob Casey (D), who is running against Santorum in the November election, on Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press showed "sharp" disagreement over FDA's recent approval of nonprescription sales of Barr Laboratories' emergency contraceptive Plan B -- which can prevent pregnancy if taken up to 72 hours after sexual intercourse -- to people ages 18 and older, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. - High Levels Of Pollutants May Decrease Sexual Organ Size By : STDs News
Exposure to high levels of environmental pollutants called organohalogen compounds (OHCs) seems to reduce the size of sexual organs in male and female polar bears, researchers report in an article scheduled for the Sept. 15 issue of the ACS journal, Environmental Science & Technology. OHCs include dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls and some pesticides. - STIs Cause Infertility, Social Stigma In Sub-Saharan Africa, Researcher Says By : STDs News
Sexually transmitted infections are the main cause of infertility in sub-Saharan Africa, where the condition often brings stigma and social consequences to women who do not have children, according to Helen Pilcher, author of a article published in the Aug. 31 issue of the journal Nature, PRI's "The World" -- a production of BBC World Service, PRI and WGBH Boston -- reports. - Ortho-McNeil To Lower Price Of Contraceptive Pills, Patches; West Virginia To Purchase Three-Month By : STDs News
Ortho-McNeil -- which supplies contraceptives to the majority of family planning clinics nationwide -- on Thursday announced it will lower the price of its contraceptive pills and patches, according to officials, the Chicago Tribune reports (Napolitano, Chicago Tribune, 8/26). - Young People More Likely To Use Condoms With Casual Partners Than With Main Partner, Study Says By : STDs News
Young people are more likely to use condoms with a casual sex partner than with their main partner, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, the New York Times reports (Nagourney, New York Times, 8/29). - DH To Stage More Exhibitions On Cervical Screening And Men's Health By : STDs News
To enhance the public's awareness on cervical screening and men's health, the Department of Health will stage a new series of roving exhibitions in various districts from September to October this year. The exhibitions will be open to public free of charge - FDA Scheme For "Plan B" Is Medically And Legally Questionable, Christian Medical Association By : STDs News
The nation's largest faith-based association of doctors today issued a statement opposing the FDA's decision to allow "emergency contraception" to be purchased without a physician's prescription and oversight, with the intended exception of purchases by minors. - Bush Believes Plan B Should Have Prescription For Minors By : STDs News
George Bush said he supports the idea that Plan B, otherwise known as ‘the morning after pill', should require a doctor's prescription for minors. This is his first direct public statement on the controversial contraceptive. His statement was not welcomed by some who see Plan B as an early form of abortion. - 9-year-old Girls In UK To Get HPV Vaccine To Protect Against Cervical Cancer By : STDs News
The UK Department of Health is to authorize a nationwide vaccination for girls to protect from HPV (human papillomavirus), starting at the age of 9, according to an article in today's Scotland on Sunday. Most of the UK's medical community support this move. - Teen Attitudes Toward Condom Use Vary By Partner Type, "Casual" Versus "Main" By : STDs News
One of the main outcomes from the world AIDS conference in Toronto this month was the push for better HIV intervention methods. This week, a new study from researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center and Brown Medical School, finds that teen attitudes toward condom use with whom they perceive as casual sexual partners versus main partners is crucial in developing effective HIV intervention programs. - Decreasing Prevalence Of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 In US By : STDs News
It appears the recent trend in the increasing prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 2 in the U.S. has been reversed, with a reported decrease in the number of people with the virus in recent years, according to a study in the August issue of JAMA. The prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 also decreased, but the incidence of genital herpes caused by this virus may be increasing.
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