http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/gonorrhea-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2013. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:02:51 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/wedding-gown-made-with-condoms-120335-1.htm A wedding dress, made entirely of condoms was created to raise awareness for the alarming raise in chlamydia, a sexually transmitted infection. According to Australia's Illawarra Mercury, the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Area Health Service HIV and Related Programs Unit made the gown, which was on display at the Shoalhaven City Council's Entertainment Centre over the weekend, the Huffington Post reported. In 2006, another designer had come up with a wedding dress made of purple condoms to commemorate World AIDS Day....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/wedding-gown-made-with-condoms-120335-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/chinese-authorities-bust-fake-condom-ring-119047-1.htm Chinese authorities have busted a ring of workshops producing millions of counterfeit condoms of some of the biggest brand names in the central and eastern parts of the country. Around 4.65 million packaged condoms of some of the biggest names, including Durex, Contex and Jissbon, were seized by the police along with 1,100 pounds of unpackaged condoms in southeast province of Fujian. The crackdown was made after a cop found that an online store, Taobao.com, was selling condoms at ridiculously cheap prices....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chinese-authorities-bust-fake-condom-ring-119047-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/st-jude-medical-receives-ce-mark-for-next-gen-icds-118851-1.htm American medical device company St Jude Medical revealed that it has received the CE Mark approval for its next generation portfolio of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds), Ellipse and SJM Assura. Both the devices will feature the DynamicTx Over-Current Detection Algorithm which will ensure the delivery of high-voltage therapy, in case of an electrical short in one portion of the system, by automatically adjusting shocking configurations within the device....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/st-jude-medical-receives-ce-mark-for-next-gen-icds-118851-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/120-million-faulty-chinese-condoms-recalled-117834-1.htm Ghana has recalled a shipment of million Chinese-made condoms distributed to charities in the country. The condoms after testing showed that they were riddled with holes and prone to breaking, says official. Twenty million of the condoms have already been given out and Ghana's Food and Drug Authority is trying to get them back, said the agency's head of enforcement, Thomas Amedzro. "We asked the NGOs that distributed them to bring them back, so they are responding," Amedzro said. "They have holes and they break easily....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/120-million-faulty-chinese-condoms-recalled-117834-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/condom-snorting-could-lead-to-health-issues-117619-1.htm With condom snorting emerging as the latest viral video craze in Britain and the US, health experts have slammed the practice as 'remarkably stupid' and warned that it may lead to dangerous and embarrassing consequences. 'The Condom Challenge' took off following a video uploaded on YouTube by teenager Amber-Lynn Strong in April 2013 and though the video was later taken down by the video sharing site, a number of similar videos have since been uploaded, including one where a mother in US expressed her horrified disapproval at the practice....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/condom-snorting-could-lead-to-health-issues-117619-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pope-francis-visits-john-paul-iis-tomb-at-st-peters-basilica-116802-1.htm The Vatican said that Pope Francis visited the tomb of John Paul II at St Peter's Basilica, exactly eight years after the former pope's death. "(...) The pope kneeled for a long time praying in front of Blessed John Paul II in the Chapel of St. Sebastian," it said in a statement, adding he also made brief stops in front of the tombs of John XXII and St. Pius X. Hugely popular John Paul II led the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005 and was succeeded by Benedict XVI, who stunned ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pope-francis-visits-john-paul-iis-tomb-at-st-peters-basilica-116802-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/increase-observed-in-the-number-of-dating-sites-for-people-with-stds-116606-1.htm Dating websites cater to almost every section of the society and a new survey reveals that such websites for people with sexually transmitted diseases are rising in popularity. According to New York Daily News, some of the more popular websites include STD Soulmates, STDMatch and Positive Singles which allows people with STDs to perform basic functions such as filtering potential dates by age, gender and location. But another special menu also allows the user to specify if they are suffering ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/increase-observed-in-the-number-of-dating-sites-for-people-with-stds-116606-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/jds-foods-introduces-bacon-flavored-condoms-116605-1.htm Having come out with bacon flavored shaving cream; J (and) D's Foods are now taking their love for bacon to another level, by offering bacon flavored condoms. Writing in a statement, the American food company claimed that it was the 'most anticipated product of the summer', citing a study which showed '10 out of 10 people prefer the smell of Bacon to coconut.' The company added that there are also plans to bring out bacon flavored sunscreen, lip balm, envelopes and even a bacon-themed coffin. "Truly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/jds-foods-introduces-bacon-flavored-condoms-116605-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/inventor-of-next-generation-condom-to-get-100k-from-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-116322-1.htm Microsoft inventor Bill Gates announced that the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation will award (Dollor) 100,000 for anyone who is able to come up with a next generation condom. The task has been placed through the Grand Challenges in Global Health Program with the main aim of improving the uptake and regular use of condoms. While male condoms are inexpensive, easy to use and the safest among available contraceptives, many people do not use them due to a male perception of decreased pleasure. The foundation ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/inventor-of-next-generation-condom-to-get-100k-from-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-116322-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/give-needles-condoms-to-inmates-to-curb-hiv-115128-1.htm Statistics show that 15 to 25 percent of Europe's inmates were convicted of drug-related offences and one prisoner in six is a drug user. Giving inmates drug substitution treatment, needles and condoms are key ways to help curb addiction and HIV infection in European jails, experts say, calling on authorities to change their approach to prison health care. "We support opioid substitution treatment and harm reduction measures, including needle exchange programmes. These measures are crucial, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/give-needles-condoms-to-inmates-to-curb-hiv-115128-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/rise-in-gonorrhea-cases-in-england-and-wales-115067-1.htm There has been a 25% increase in the number of cases of gonorrhea and experts are of the opinion that it is becoming more resistant to treatment. Incidentally, gonorrhea is the second most common bacterial STI in England. A new initiative has begun in England and Wales which seek to bring some control to the growing threat of STI. It is hoped that the first phase of the Gonorrhea Resistance Action Plan will step-up awareness of the disease. Developed by the Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/rise-in-gonorrhea-cases-in-england-and-wales-115067-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-use-of-increased-use-of-condoms-andor-oral-contraception-among-teenage-girls-114924-1.htm A new report reveals that use of condoms and oral contraception, or both, was more prevalent in a group of teenage girls who were part of a youth development intervention to reduce the risk of pregnancies among high risk adolescents. The United States continues to have the highest rates of teen pregnancy and childbearing among the industrialized nations and each year more than 750,000 young women ages of 15 and 19 years become pregnant, resulting in more than 400,000 births, according to the study background....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-use-of-increased-use-of-condoms-andor-oral-contraception-among-teenage-girls-114924-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/catholic-church-bans-condom-distribution-in-schools-built-on-their-south-african-property-114864-1.htm The Catholic Church in South Africa has banned the distribution of condoms in schools that have been built on church property in the country. According to the Sunday Times, Cardinal Wilfred Napier, head of the church in South Africa, has dismissed the plan by the KwaZulu-Natal education department as "short-sighted" and "immoral". Napier voiced his dissatisfaction about the move to curb teen pregnancies in a letter to Education MEC Senzo Mchunu, News 24 reported. Mchunu's decision followed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/catholic-church-bans-condom-distribution-in-schools-built-on-their-south-african-property-114864-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cdc-report-highlights-issue-of-antibiotic-resistant-gonorrhea-114359-1.htm A new report released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that gonorrhea causing bacteria, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, has become resistant to a large number of antibiotics that have been used to treat the sexually transmitted disease since the 1930s. Physicians are currently using a class of antibiotics known as cephalsporins to treat gonorrhea but in 2011 two cases in Norway were found to be untreatable with the antibiotics while a new form of antibiotic-resistant bacteria was found in a female sex worker in Japan....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cdc-report-highlights-issue-of-antibiotic-resistant-gonorrhea-114359-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/expectation-of-condom-use-during-sexual-encounter-is-very-less-among-african-american-women-113832-1.htm A new study published in the journal Health Education (and) Behavior sheds more light on the increased risk of sexually transmitted infections among African American women with researchers findings that the expectation of condom use was less than 50 percent among African American women for all types of sexual encounters, including the riskiest type. Researchers Julianna Deardorff et. al used a combination of interviews and focus groups to conduct the study. Participants were African American women with low incomes who had had an average of 1....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/expectation-of-condom-use-during-sexual-encounter-is-very-less-among-african-american-women-113832-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/durex-launches-emergency-condom-delivery-service-in-dubai-113661-1.htm British condom company Durex has announced the launch of an emergency condom delivery service in Dubai that will deliver condoms straight to your house within an hour. The delivery service is part of Durex's SOS iPhone app using which people can order condoms between 4 pm and 4 am. And for those who are concerned about their neighbors or other people, the delivery man will be dressed as a tourist or a pizza man so that privacy is maintained. While the delivery service is currently limited to Dubai, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/durex-launches-emergency-condom-delivery-service-in-dubai-113661-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/condoms-do-not-reduce-pleasure-from-sex-113384-1.htm Using condoms or lubricants does not reduce the pleasure derived from sex according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Indiana University. The researchers conducted a survey in more than 1,600 adults between 18 and 59 years of age and found that majority of the participants enjoyed sex regardless of whether condoms and lubricants were used. According to the study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, around 28 percent of the men and 22 percent of women revealed that they ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/condoms-do-not-reduce-pleasure-from-sex-113384-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/failure-rate-of-antibiotic-treatment-for-gonorrhea-shown-in-study-documents-112692-1.htm According to a preliminary study published in the January 9 issue of iJAMA/i, in an examination of the effectiveness of cefixime, the only oral cephalosporin antimicrobial recommended for treatment of iNeisseria gonorrhoeae /i(gonorrhea) infections, researchers found a clinical treatment failure rate of nearly 7 percent for patients treated at a clinic in Toronto. "Because of iNeisseria gonorrhoeae/i resistance to all prior first-line antimicrobial agents, cephalosporin [antibiotic] ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/failure-rate-of-antibiotic-treatment-for-gonorrhea-shown-in-study-documents-112692-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/argentina-to-provide-free-condoms-to-curb-stds-112441-1.htm Argentina plans to launch nationwide free condom campaign in 2013 to tackle sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. Around 82 million condoms will be handed out at health centers, schools, prisons, bars and nightclubs, as well as through a network of nearly 3,000 fixed spots at public agencies. The free distribution of condoms -- and of 17 million lubricating gels -- aims to "ensure access to preventative methods against sexually transmitted diseases," the ministry said in a statement....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/argentina-to-provide-free-condoms-to-curb-stds-112441-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/free-condoms-to-be-given-in-philadelphias-high-schools-112041-1.htm Twenty two Philadelphia high schools with the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases among students will now have free condom dispensers placed in their campus. Donald F. Schwarz, Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity said that this exercise should bring control to what is perhaps an epidemic of sexually transmitted disease among adolescents in Philadelphia. According to statistics, 25 percent of new HIV infections in Philadelphia are among the teenagers. Philadelphia School District Assistant Superintendent Dennis W....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/free-condoms-to-be-given-in-philadelphias-high-schools-112041-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/female-condom-to-protect-against-std-111353-1.htm A female condom developed by researchers not only provides contraception but also wards off sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) developed the condom from tiny microfibres through a method called 'electrospinning'. They are then designed to dissolve after use, either within minutes or over several days. Not only would the condom block sperm, it could time-release a potent mix of anti-HIV drugs and hormonal contraceptives, the Daily Mail reported....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/female-condom-to-protect-against-std-111353-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-modified-female-condom-to-be-launched-in-zimbabwe-110350-1.htm An AIDS organization is planning to launch a new and modified female condom in Zimbabwe. Women and AIDS Support Network (WASN) information manager Evince Mugumbate said her organisation will launch the female condom in rural Gokwe, about 300 km west of Harare, to promote higher usage of the product in the fight against HIV. Mugumbate told Xinhua that while the male condom was more popular, the female one would empower women to negotiate for safe sex. The group will distribute ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-modified-female-condom-to-be-launched-in-zimbabwe-110350-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/std-high-among-la-porn-stars-than-nevada-prostitutes-109387-1.htm A recent report has outlined that LA porn stars seem to have markedly higher rates of sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) as compared to legal prostitutes in Nevada.Twenty-eight percent of 168 adult industry actors in Los Angeles County tested positive for either gonorrhea or chlamydia or both, the study revealed Quoting the report, "Undiagnosed asymptomatic ... STIs were common and are likely reservoirs for transmission to sexual partners inside and outside the workplace." The study highlighted ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/std-high-among-la-porn-stars-than-nevada-prostitutes-109387-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/concern-in-south-africa-over-condoms-in-classrooms-108804-1.htm The South African health minister has defended a government programme to put more condoms in classrooms even as critics are warning it will only stimulate sexual activity. After much planning, the wide-ranging Integrated School Health Programme (ISHP) was launched last week to give children from pre-school through pre-university a better chance of staying healthy as they begin to engage in sex. Few would argue it is unwarranted. The country, with a population of around 50 million recorded ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/concern-in-south-africa-over-condoms-in-classrooms-108804-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/social-media-can-encourage-safe-sex-by-promoting-condom-use-in-young-adults-108255-1.htm A new study has found that using social media websites such as Facebook to educate people over ways to prevent sexually transmitted infection can promote use of condoms among young adults. The study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine said that social media might provide a viable alternative to promote safe sex using online networks of friends. "The use of social media to influence sexual risk behavior in the short term is novel. It is a first step ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/social-media-can-encourage-safe-sex-by-promoting-condom-use-in-young-adults-108255-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/condom-producer-adopts-kerala-village-107793-1.htm ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/condom-producer-adopts-kerala-village-107793-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/gap-in-treatment-of-sexually-transmitted-diseases-among-teens-study-107100-1.htm According to a recent research pediatricians-in-training are not adequately educated about the methods to prevent recurrent sexually transmitted infections in teenagers. That's the conclusion of a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital examining pediatric residents' knowledge of laws governing treatment of their patients' sexual partners. "Unless you treat the partner, your patient gets re-infected," Neville Golden, MD, an adolescent ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/gap-in-treatment-of-sexually-transmitted-diseases-among-teens-study-107100-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/observing-global-female-condom-day-in-india-106895-1.htm In view of curbing venereal diseases, especially among communities facing high risk of contracting AIDS, HIV or STIs, an initiative to educate, address and promote safe sex was highlighted by encouraging the use of female condom. The intention was honored on Global Female Condom Day observedon12supth/supSeptember 2012 at Indian Community Welfare Organisation(ICWO), Chennai, South India. The organization organized 'biPink Umbrella Campaign to Popularize Female Condom among High Risk Groups in Chennai/i/b'....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/observing-global-female-condom-day-in-india-106895-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/thailand-gifts-nagaland-condom-vending-machine-106345-1.htm Nagaland Health Minister Kuzholuzo Nienu says that the Thailand government has donated a condom vending machine to Nagaland government for easy access condoms at controlled prices by people. Thailand Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri gifted the vending machine to members of Nagaland's Legislative Forum on AIDS during their recent visit to Bangkok. "The objective of the visit was to meet with the Thai health minister to discuss Thailand's success with condom promotion in Thailand ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/thailand-gifts-nagaland-condom-vending-machine-106345-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/620000-condoms-recalled-in-brazil-106023-1.htm Olla, one of the largest condom manufacturers in Brazil, recalled 620,000 condoms from the market due to possible defect in quality control that could compromise their security. "The recall is a preventive measure since a possible lapse in quality has been identified that could make the product unfit for use," Olla, one of the biggest condom manufacturers in the country, said in a communique. The manufacturer said that the items with possible defects belong to five different lots of lubricated ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/620000-condoms-recalled-in-brazil-106023-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/olympic-village-70000-condoms-already-used-105387-1.htm A newspaper report has revealed that some 70,000 condoms have been used so far in the behind the scenes romps at the 2012 Olympic Games. Organizers packed a record number of free contraceptives into dispensers around venues to satisfy the Olympians' notorious sex drives but even that stockpile has started to run out. "70,000 have gone. Some dispensers were filled daily," the Daily Star quoted an Olympic Village worker as saying. "The Games have been such a success maybe they got carried away....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/olympic-village-70000-condoms-already-used-105387-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/150000-condoms-supplied-to-london-olympics-104309-1.htm It has been revealed that organizers have arranged for a record 150,000 free condoms to be packed into dispensers around Games' venues this year. The number of condoms is 50,000 more than Beijing Olympics. Women's football goalkeeper Hope Solo, who won gold with the US team in China, reckons that randy athletes will turn London 2012 into the Sex Olympics and condoms will be an essential part of the athletes' kit. She revealed there was wall-to-wall sex at the Beijing Games, and the action is set to be even wilder in the less-stuffy UK....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/150000-condoms-supplied-to-london-olympics-104309-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/los-angeles-county-to-decide-mandatory-condom-use-in-porn-films-103733-1.htm Los Angeles County voters are to decide in November's election, if porn actors should wear condoms during filming, after AIDS campaigners claimed to have collected enough signatures to qualify for a ballot. The campaigners submitted more than 360,000 signatures to support enforcing condom use in the US porn movie industry, which is based in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles. Michael Weinstein, president of AIDS Healthcare Foundation -- one of five groups which spearheaded the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/los-angeles-county-to-decide-mandatory-condom-use-in-porn-films-103733-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/nirodh-the-subsidised-condom-to-be-repositioned-and-promoted-in-smaller-cities-in-india-103440-1.htm Intense marketing of the well known subsidised condom, deluxe Nirodh, is all set to begin in a bid to reposition the product and save the brand from fading out. The move came after it was found that costlier condoms are cornering a major market share. This triggered the government's AIDS control department to go in for a major re-branding. This meant re-launching the two-decade old brand with customised features, attractive packaging and easy accessibility. "The department found ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/nirodh-the-subsidised-condom-to-be-repositioned-and-promoted-in-smaller-cities-in-india-103440-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/gonorrhea-cases-in-england-rise-by-25-percent-in-12-months-102148-1.htm Health experts in England are increasingly getting worried that gonorrhea infections are becoming untreatable after new cases of the sexually transmitted disease rose by more than 25 percent last year. There have been instances in Japan and Europe of infections that resist first-choice therapies. The Health Protection Agency insisted that the threat of gonorrhoea was 'very concerning'. It said that there was a 2 percent overall increase in the number of new sexually transmitted infections diagnosed in 2011....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/gonorrhea-cases-in-england-rise-by-25-percent-in-12-months-102148-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/food-insecurity-linked-to-reduced-condom-use-among-brazilian-women-100064-1.htm Food insecurity with hunger has been associated with symptoms potentially indicative of sexually transmitted infection and with reduced odds of condoms use among Brazilian women. The authors say: "Our findings suggest that interventions targeting food insecurity may have beneficial implications for HIV prevention. Individual-level cognitive and/or behavioral interventions targeting HIV risk avoidance or risk reduction behaviors are likely to be less than optimally effective if these structural factors are not also taken into account....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/food-insecurity-linked-to-reduced-condom-use-among-brazilian-women-100064-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/bacterial-std-boosts-hiv-risk-98710-1.htm In women, sexually transmitted bacterial infection ups HIV risk, shows study. The study by researchers at RTI International found that women with the "emerging" sexually transmitted disease Mycoplasma genitalium are more likely to acquire HIV infection. "Further research will be required to confirm a causal relationship and to identify risk factors for M. genitalium infection in African populations," said Sue Napierala Mavedzenge, Ph.D., a research investigator with the Women's Global ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/bacterial-std-boosts-hiv-risk-98710-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/women-reduce-condom-use-in-freshman-year-of-college-study-observes-98179-1.htm Women steadily decrease the frequency of condom use in their first year of college, states new study by researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine.This was particularly true for women who binge drink, have lower grade point averages or come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. The findings, published online in the IJournal of Sex Research/I, offer some of the first clues to how condom use changes during the college years - a time when young people ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/women-reduce-condom-use-in-freshman-year-of-college-study-observes-98179-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fresh-pathway-liable-for-infection-of-a-common-std-pathogen-keyed-98170-1.htm Novel pathway that is vital for infection to occur with the pathogen iNeisseria gonorrhoeae/i, which is accountable for the second most common infectious disease globally, gonorrhea has been identified for the first time by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). The study, which was recently published online in the iJournal of Bacteriology/i, may lead to new treatment methods for this sexually transmitted disease. iN. gonorrhoeae/i is a pathogenic bacterium ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fresh-pathway-liable-for-infection-of-a-common-std-pathogen-keyed-98170-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/rio-to-distribute-3-million-free-condoms-during-carnival-97611-1.htm Rio de Janeiro state officials have planned to give away some 3 million condoms free of charge during the five-day carnival that beings on Friday. State health officials said their "using a condom rates 10 in harmony" campaign aims to prevent AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs, particularly among the young. The prophylactics will be handed out to revelers who will pack the Sambodrome to watch the dazzling parades of leading samba schools Sunday night and Monday night as ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/rio-to-distribute-3-million-free-condoms-during-carnival-97611-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Condom-Market-Shrinks-in-Poland-for-First-Time-96248-1.htm For the first time sales of condoms and birth control in Poland shrank by 10 percent and 3.2 percent respectively over a year as of October 2011, fresh market surveys showed Tuesday. Further studies of the data compiled by the Nielsen and IMS Health pharmaceutical market analysts due out in February are expected to pinpoint the causes behind this unprecedented contraction in the contraceptives sector. But leading Polish sexologists already have theories on the reasons behind the shrinking ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Condom-Market-Shrinks-in-Poland-for-First-Time-96248-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Malaysia-Predicted-To-Emerge-Worlds-Top-Condom-Maker-96120-1.htm A leading rubber industry agency has predicted Malaysia will emerge as the world's top condom producer this year, dethroning Thailand as the market leader. The Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council said Malaysia has captured at least one-third of the world's production, surpassing the one billion mark. "We can be the world's No. 1 this year due to flood woes in Thailand. Our last year's production figures would have easily crossed a billion condoms," said Low Yoke Kiew, the council's marketing and development director....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Malaysia-Predicted-To-Emerge-Worlds-Top-Condom-Maker-96120-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Porn-Actors-Must-Wear-Condoms-On-Set-LA-Votes-95993-1.htm In the the latest move in a battle between AIDS activists and the California-based US adult film industry Los Angeles city lawmakers voted porn actors should wear condoms on set. In a vote which must be confirmed next week, the City Council approved by 11 to 1 an ordinance to enforce the condom requirement and make companies pay a fee for a film permit to finance inspections. The vote came after the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which has long campaigned for condom use on porn sets, collected ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Porn-Actors-Must-Wear-Condoms-On-Set-LA-Votes-95993-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/LA-to-Decide-If-Porn-Actors-Should-Wear-Condoms-in-Films-95451-1.htm Los Angeles voters will now get to decide whether to make it mandatory for actors to wear condoms in pornographic films after the AIDS Healthcare Foundation easily managed to get minimum number of signatures for a ballot initiative. According to its president, Michael Weinstein, there are a large number of actors in pornographic industry who are suffering from sexually transmitted diseases though porn movies continue to show actors without wearing any condoms. Weinstein said that his foundation ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/LA-to-Decide-If-Porn-Actors-Should-Wear-Condoms-in-Films-95451-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Behavioral-Interventions-can-Help-Increase-Condom-Use-Reduce-STDs-94875-1.htm Behavioral interventions which is aimed at reducing risky sexual behaviors has been effective even in promoting condom use and reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) long after the initial intervention, according to a report. Lead author Lori A. J. Scott-Sheldon, Ph.D., of The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, and colleagues at the University of Connecticut conducted a meta-analysis of 42 studies evaluating the effectiveness of HIV-related behavioral interventions....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Behavioral-Interventions-can-Help-Increase-Condom-Use-Reduce-STDs-94875-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Durex-to-Launch-Condom-That-Improves-Erection-Increases-Stamina-Boosts-Penis-Size-94601-1.htm The Reckitt Benckiser Group, makers of Durex condoms, will soon launch a condom that promises to improve a man's erection, increase his stamina and even boost his penis size. This new condom by Futura, known as CSD500 is often referred to as 'Viagra in a Condom'. It incorporates an erectogenic compound that boosts blood flow within the penis and helps men maintain a firmer, larger and longer-lasting erection during intercourse whilst wearing a condom. The gel will be licensed under the trademarked brand name of Zanifil....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Durex-to-Launch-Condom-That-Improves-Erection-Increases-Stamina-Boosts-Penis-Size-94601-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Putrid-Smell-Might-Help-Identify-Men-Who-Have-Gonorrhea-94570-1.htm Russian researchers have come up with a new study which suggests that a high percent of men who have unpleasant smell may be suffering from gonorrhea. According to the study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, females may be able to smell out the disease with researchers saying that majority of men with gonorrhea had "putrid smell" according to the females. The study was conducted by researchers at Institute of Cytology and Genetics in Novosibirsk who collected saliva and armpit samples ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Putrid-Smell-Might-Help-Identify-Men-Who-Have-Gonorrhea-94570-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Law-Could-Make-Condom-Use-Mandatory-for-Porn-Actors-94248-1.htm A proposed new law in Los Angeles could make it mandatory for porn actors to wear condoms during film shoots. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation had made a number of unsuccessful efforts to require condoms in adult films - through state legislation, lawsuits and complaints to regulators. Now it has collected more than 64,000 valid voter signatures - about 23,000 more than the law requires - to put the issue to the ballot in Los Angeles. The signature campaign began in August and wound up a month ahead of the December 23 deadline....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Law-Could-Make-Condom-Use-Mandatory-for-Porn-Actors-94248-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Condom-Use-on-Rise-Among-US-Teens-91884-1.htm A recent survey finds that more teenagers in the United States are turning to condoms in recent years. Eighty percent of male teens used a condom the first time they had sex in the 2006-2010 survey period, up from 71 percent in 2002, said the study from the Centers for Disease Control, a US government agency. Sixteen percent used a condom in combination with a female hormonal method, such as the contraceptive pill, up from 10 percent, added the study, which drew on data collected during a wider National Survey of Family Growth....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Condom-Use-on-Rise-Among-US-Teens-91884-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Action-Needed-to-Combat-Widespread-Antibiotic-resistant-STD-Gonorrhea-90908-1.htm Urgent action is needed to combat Gonorrhea, a public health threat that is evolving into a scourge resistant to most antibiotics, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) A HREF="http:www.cmaj.ca/site/embargo/cmaj111393.pdf"http:www.cmaj.ca/site/embargo/cmaj111393.pdf/A. Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that causes pelvic inflammatory disease and urethritis, is evolving into multiresistant bacteria because most treatments are now ineffective....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Action-Needed-to-Combat-Widespread-Antibiotic-resistant-STD-Gonorrhea-90908-1.htm