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Pope Benedict Calls for Sex Without Condoms in Africa

The United States African Chamber of Commerce (USACC) has expressed concern recently following Pope Benedict’s visit to Africa last month, a visit which has caused outrage among health agencies and others who are on the front line in the fight against AIDS. Washin...

South African policy on adolescents' rights to access condoms is causing confusion

In 2007, South Africa's new Children's Act came into effect, granting children 12 years and older a host of rights relating to reproductive health, including the right to access condoms. But current policies allow individual schools to decide whether or not to give out condomspolicies that two re...

Cheap Condoms for a Safer Sex Industry

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, October 31 /PRNewswire/ -- - Safe4now Foundation Allows Prostitutes to Prevent Aids or STD Infection Though condom prices are decreasing rapidly all over the world, prostitutes and other women working in the sex industry still have to pay enormous costs to guara...

Teens' failure to use condoms linked to partner disapproval, fear of less sexual pleasure

PROVIDENCE, R.I. Approximately one in four teens in the United States will contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts believe a major contributing factor is the failure of many teens to use condoms consistently and routinely...

Spanish prostitutes least likely to use condoms

The Centre for Epidemiological Studies into Sexually-Transmitted Diseases and AIDS in Catalonia (CEEISCAT) started a pioneering study in Spain in 2005 to look into the prevalence of sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) among female sex workers (SWs). The objective was to monitor the rates of infec...

The Female Health Company / HLL Lifecare Limited Receive National AIDS Control Organization of India Order for 1.5 Million FC2 Female Condoms

CHICAGO, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Female Health Company (NYSE Alternext: FHC) which manufactures and markets the FC1 and FC2 Female Condoms(R), today announces that its technical collaboration with HLL Lifecare Limited (HLL) (formerly Hindustan Latex Limited) has been successful in w...

Pope Not Infallible on Condoms

WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Vatican has yet again been forced to revise statements made by Pope Benedict XVI as he embarked on a foreign trip. En route to Cameroon on March 17, the pope claimed that condom use would "aggravate the problem" of HIV. A transcript of the ...

The Pope is Wrong on Condoms

WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, issued a response to Pope Benedict's statement on condom use. "As the pope traveled to Africa, he chose this moment to make what appears to be his first unequivocal statement opposing condom use. I...

Most Single Adults Not Using Condoms

British study finds less than half of people in 30s, 40s use them when with a new partner TUESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Six out of every 10 middle-aged Britons do not use a condom during a first-time sexual encounter, a new study shows. Those numbers might be similar for Ame...

Catholics at International AIDS Conference XVII Tell Pope: End Ban on Condoms

MEXICO CITY, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As thousands gather in Mexico City for the 17th International AIDS Conference August 3-8, 2008, Catholics for Choice and its Latin American sister organizations, Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir, will be highlighting Catholic opposition to the ...

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Veto of California's Condoms in Prisons Bill: "Politics Over Public Health," Says AHF

AB 1334, (Swanson, D, Oakland), Sponsored by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), and the Southern California HIV/AIDS Coalition (SCHAC) Could Have Helped Reduce Spread of HIV and Other STDs Among California Inmates Governor Instructs Department of Corrections to...

Female Health Company Receives Brazilian Order: Four Million FC Female Condoms

CHICAGO, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Female Health Company (Amex: FHC ) today announced that it has received an order for four million FC Female Condoms from the Brazilian Ministry of Health. It is anticipated that shipments will begin in early calendar 2008. Brazil is recognized b...

Indevus Pharmaceuticals Announces PRO 2000 Found to Show Promise in Large HIV Prevention Study

...women participating in the study were offered free condoms and safer-sex counseling. This is the first trial...able. Although correct and consistent use of male condoms has been shown to prevent HIV infection, women oft... approach for many women who cannot simply rely on condoms or abstinence as methods for protecting themselves...

Indevus Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion of Enrollment in Phase III Trial of PRO 2000

...ections including herpes, chlamydia and gonorrhea. All participants receive condoms and risk-reduction counseling. The trial opened in October 2005, and is cur...ted in comparison with a placebo and no treatment. All participants receive condoms and risk-reduction counseling. The trial involves seven clinical centers in...

NYC Department of Health's 'Get Some NYC Condoms' Sends Wrong Message and Misuses Tax Dollars, says MIM President Bob Peters

...id further that "street teams" would hand out free condoms at "busy crossroads," that the campaign would incl...and adults whose religion teaches them that use of condoms is sinful, with the message, 'Get Some' NYC condoms and, presumably, use and enjoy them while engaging...

Trojan(R) and the National Sexuality Resource Center's Campaign for Sexual Literacy Recognize Outstanding College Reporting on Sexual Health

...swire-USNewswire/ -- The makers of Trojan(R) brand condoms and the NSRC's Campaign for Sexual Literacy are no...ww.trojanevolve.com . The makers of Trojan brand condoms believe society's attitudes, policies, and ways of thinking about sexual health and condoms need to evolve -- from the idea that sex is unheal...

Male Birth Control Pill, Blackberry Extract for Gingivitis, Skin Cancer and Digestive Health Top List of New Medical Discoveries

...s similar to birth control pills currently available for women. To date, effective male contraception has been restricted to physical methods, namely condoms and vasectomy. However, the research conducted by scientists at GTx, Inc., the Ohio State University, and the University of Tennessee provides the fir...

Honor Society of Nursing Recognizes Researcher of HIV Risk Prevention for Poor and Underserved

...into primary care clinical practices by nurses and other health care providers. The one-on-one skill-building exercises stress the importance of using condoms to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections and HIV. Jemott's multifaceted research integrates reasoned action, planned behaviors and socia...

Statement From The National Conclave on HIV/AIDS Policy for Black Clergy

...he ABC/D model as a behavioral guideline for prevention initiatives: A ---- Abstain B ---- Be Faithful C ---- Use condoms D ---- Don't Engage In Risky Behavior To ensure that we are jointly using our resources to influence and impact public policy, our propose...

The Female Health Company Receives USAID DELIVER PROJECT Order for 5 Million Units

...R PROJECT, for the delivery of five million female condoms (FC) for United States Agency for International De...ommodity Fund to centrally finance male and female condoms for HIV/AIDS programs and to ensure their expedite...hich began in 2002, USAID provides male and female condoms to Missions for HIV/AIDS prevention. O. B. Parris...

Condoms in Medical Dictionary

Condoms

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Female condoms

A female condom is a device that is used during sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy and reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections . Invented by Danish MD Lasse Hessel, it is worn internally by the receptive... Makers of the Reality female condom , the only woman-controll...

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Condoms in Biological News

New lab test offers better prediction of HIV microbicide safety

...icide for preventing transmission of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. A safe and effective microbicide would help protect women in settings where male condoms are not used a common situation in many cultures. The need for an HIV microbicide is especially urgent in Africa, where AIDS is the leading cause of ...

Gene discovery could lead to male contraceptive

...suggest that men would be willing to use a pharmacological contraceptive if one was available. Presently the only contraceptives available for men are condoms or a vasectomy. "We have identified CATSPER1 as a gene that is involved in non-syndromic male infertility in humans, a finding which could lead to ...

Contraception: progress brings hope for new methods for men

...e all men interested, but attitudes have really changed-- studies consistenly show a majority of men would consider it. You have to remember, between condoms and vasectomy, men in the U.S. are already taking care of a third of contraception. Just imagine if they had another non-permanent option." Kirste...

Africa's first large-scale HIV vaccine study launches

...ticipants will receive extensive, state-of-the-art risk-reduction counseling on a regular basis throughout the study, and high-quality male and female condoms will be provided to participants. Participants also will be provided access to treatment for any sexually transmitted infection acquired during the st...

Circumcision: A proven strategy to prevent HIV

...ised for two years. Participants received free HIV testing and counseling, medical care, tests and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, condoms and behavioral risk counseling during periodic assessments throughout the study. The clinical trial found that 47 of the 1,391 uncircumcised men ...

UCSF study will test new vaginal microbicide for herpes and HIV

...fety trial is important because earlier spermicidal microbicides like nonoxynol 9, which was an ingredient in a variety of contraceptive products from condoms to contraceptive creams and gels, was eventually found to increase rather than decrease HIV infection rates. "Nonoxynol 9 was used commonly and w...

Male circumcision reduces HIV risk, study stopped early

...ing, medical care, tests and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, condoms and behavioral risk counseling for 24 months. Study results show that ... HIV infections, such as treating sexual transmitted diseases and providing condoms and behavioral counseling," Bailey said. "We can't expect to just cut off a...

New HIV statistics indicate increasing toll of AIDS on African American community

...ors among prisoners while incarcerated and after their release. Providing routine, voluntary HIV testing for prisoners upon entry and release; making condoms available in correctional facilities; expanding re-entry programs to help prisoners transition back into society; and ensuring that their HIV preventi...

Anti-HIV drug has potential to prevent transmission in women

...he majority of new HIV infections occur via heterosexual intercourse, there is a need for new ways to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV. Although condoms can offer protection from HIV, in many societies women's legal and social status is subordinate to men's and they may not be able to negotiate their e...

New male contraceptive clears hurdle

...of my own future, instead of leaving it to someone else," says Dunlap. "Being in a committed long-term relationship means that I don't want to rely on condoms for birth control. I'm not ready for a vasectomy, though. This new procedure could be the answer that gives men the decisive control we lack with curr...

Condoms in Biological Technology

The Female Health Company Reports Record Results for Fiscal Year 2008, at High End of Guidance

...e People's Republic of China, South Korea and Japan. Patents are pending for FC2. FHC is the sole manufacturer and marketer of the FC1 and FC2 female condoms in the world. The Female Health Company and its partners currently market the Female Condom under FC Female Condom(R), FC2 Female Condom(R), R...

The Female Health Company to Present at Rodman & Renshaw 10th Annual Global Investment Conference

...he People's Republic of China, South Korea and Japan. Patents are pending for FC2. FHC is the sole manufacturer and marketer of the FC1 and FC2 female condoms in the world. The Female Health Company and its partners currently market the Female Condom under FC Female Condom(R), FC2 Female Condom(R), Reality(R...

Integrated Prevention Demonstration Campaign Launched in Western Kenya to Fight HIV, Malaria and Diarrhoeal Disease

...asting insecticide-treated bed net, a LifeStraw(R) water purification tool, condoms and educational materials as encouragement for residents to participate in ...d testing. By using PermaNet(R) bed nets, LifeStraw(R) water purifiers, and condoms as encouragement for an HIV test benefiting both HIV positives and negative...