http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Gonorrhea-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 05:48:57 GMT 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/how-to-block-bodys-response-to-cold-decoded-by-st-josephs-trauma-researchers-98269-1.htm A way to block the body's response to cold has been identified by researchers at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, in collaboration with Amgen Inc. and several academic institutions This finding could have significant implications in treating conditions such as stroke and cardiac arrest. The research, led by Andrej Romanovsky, MD, PhD, Director of the Systemic Inflammation Laboratory (FeverLab), which is a part of St. Joseph's Trauma Research program, was published in the Feb....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/how-to-block-bodys-response-to-cold-decoded-by-st-josephs-trauma-researchers-98269-1.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/app-to-direct-new-yorkers-to-free-condoms-97718-1.htm A new app that tells smart phone users where they can get free Lifestyles condoms will be launched by the New York Health Department. Using GPS, the NYC Condom Finder Services app directs randy New Yorkers to one of the 1,000 centers across the five boroughs where lubricated Lifestyles brand condoms are handed out for free. "New Yorkers are mobile, so we need to reach them both with sexual health information and easy access to service information wherever they are," the New York Daily News quoted city Health Commissioner Dr....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/app-to-direct-new-yorkers-to-free-condoms-97718-1.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/newly-divorced-women-more-prone-to-stds-97068-1.htm A new study has warned that newly divorced middle-aged women are more at risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. According to Christopher Coleman, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, these women tend to let their guard down with new sexual partners and avoid using protection since they are unafraid of getting pregnant. Additionally, as aging occurs, physiological changes due to menopause such as the thinning of vaginal walls ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/newly-divorced-women-more-prone-to-stds-97068-1.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 http://www.medindia.net/news/Sexually-Transmitted-Disease-Among-FIFO-Workers-is-on-the-Rise-90393-1.htm There has been an alarming increase in sexually transmitted diseases in Western Australia in the last three years caused mainly by the FIFO (fly-in and fly-out) workers and the lure of inexpensive vacation in South-East Asia. This obviously means that the workers are indulging in unprotected sex which also raises concern about the next bigger challenge- AIDS. Young and single male FIFO workers in the mining as well as oil and gas industries are paid very well. Since they work under tough conditions ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sexually-Transmitted-Disease-Among-FIFO-Workers-is-on-the-Rise-90393-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Credit-Card-sized-Chip-Can-Accurately-Detect-HIV-STDs-In-15-Minutes-88775-1.htm Researchers at the University of Columbia in New York have developed a new plastic chip that can detect STDs with just one pinprick of blood within 15 minutes and will cost only one dollar. The test is being hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against HIV and AIDS in the developing world. Roughly the size of a credit card, the mChip has proved almost 100 percent accurate in testing for HIV in Rwanda. "The idea is to make a large class of diagnostic tests accessible to patients in any ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Credit-Card-sized-Chip-Can-Accurately-Detect-HIV-STDs-In-15-Minutes-88775-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Condom-Use-Not-Mandatory-for-Porn-Actors-Says-LA-Court-87879-1.htm The Los Angeles County public health officials do not need to require porn actors to wear condoms to protect against the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, an appeals court has confirmed. The Second District Court of Appeals upheld an earlier ruling that dismissed a petition from AIDS activists to force the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to mandate condoms during the filming of hardcore pornography, reports the LA Times. AIDS Healthcare Foundation had ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Condom-Use-Not-Mandatory-for-Porn-Actors-Says-LA-Court-87879-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sexually-Transmitted-Disease-Rate-Higher-in-Older-Women-US-Study-87677-1.htm US doctors have revealed that a sexually transmitted disease known as Trichomonas vaginalis is twice as common as previously thought, and is particularly prevalent in women over 40. Using new genetic assay technologies for testing, the research led by Johns Hopkins University found that the overall infection rate among US women was 8.7 percent, compared to previous findings of about four percent. Analyzing data from 7,593 American women between the ages of 18 and 89, women 50 and older showed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sexually-Transmitted-Disease-Rate-Higher-in-Older-Women-US-Study-87677-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Antibiotic-Resistant-Strain-of-Gonorrhea-Identified-87589-1.htm A group of international researchers led by Magnus Unemo from the Swedish Reference Laboratory for Pathogenic Neisseria have identified an antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhea. Until now the sexually transmitted disease has been treated with antibiotics and the researchers said that they expected to find a strain of the disease that is resistant to antibiotics. Presenting the study at the 19th conference of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research in Quebec City, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Antibiotic-Resistant-Strain-of-Gonorrhea-Identified-87589-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Experts-Blame-Facebook-For-Spike-in-Teen-STD-Rates-85279-1.htm Social networking sites like Facebook blamed for the recent rise in sexually transmitted diseases among teens and young adults in America. Health experts said users letting their guards down before meeting someone in person may be the cause of the rise. Experts also said online social networking can make it easier to move on to multiple partners before learning about their sexual history. According to Florida's Seminole County Health Department (SCHD), there has been a 200 per cent rise in Syphilis cases within the last year....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Experts-Blame-Facebook-For-Spike-in-Teen-STD-Rates-85279-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Youngsters-Turn-Sexually-Active-BY-16-But-Condom-Use-is-Still-Ignored-84109-1.htm A study has found that most youngsters make their sexual debut at the average age of 16, but only half use condoms. The survey on the sexual habits, attitudes and knowledge of young people, was carried out by the University of Gothenburg on behalf of the Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control. "We have to get young people to view condoms as an essential part of having sex," Ronny Heikki Tikkanen, one of the researchers behind the study which polled 15,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 29 right across Sweden, said....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Youngsters-Turn-Sexually-Active-BY-16-But-Condom-Use-is-Still-Ignored-84109-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Viagra-Condoms-Soon-to-Hit-Shelves-84036-1.htm The European market will soon promote Viagra Condoms called CSD500 by the end of this year, which will help men to maintain erection. This innovative product is developed by UK biotechnology firm Futura Medical PLC and is licensed to Durex's owner, SSL International. Reckitt Benckiser has signed a deal with Futura Medical for launching the Viagra condoms. The Viagra condoms have been injected with a liquid gel (Zanifil) which is a vasodilator (agent to boost blood flow). This ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Viagra-Condoms-Soon-to-Hit-Shelves-84036-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Swedish-Teens-Indifferent-To-Need-for-Condoms-83874-1.htm Swedish teens seem to be indifferent to the need for safe sex. Youngsters there could be just 16 years old when they make their sexual debut. They tend to be sober too at the time, and it is also usually with somebody they have known for a while. However, condoms feature in just half of sexual encounters with new or casual partners. "We have to get young people to view condoms as an essential part of having sex," says Ronny Heikki Tikkanen, one of the researchers behind a study by the University ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Swedish-Teens-Indifferent-To-Need-for-Condoms-83874-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Barely-11-and-They-Get-Condoms-83683-1.htm ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Barely-11-and-They-Get-Condoms-83683-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/AIDS-Battling-Kenya-Grappling-With-Condom-Shortage-82708-1.htm Health authorities in Kenya said Wednesday the country was facing a condom shortage due to high demand and procurement bottlenecks, and made an emergency order of 45 million condoms. A January consignment of 19 million condoms lasted for around six weeks. The emergency supply from the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is expected on April 10. "The demand was eight million per month, then it went to 12 million and currently stands at around 20 million. That gives you the number ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/AIDS-Battling-Kenya-Grappling-With-Condom-Shortage-82708-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Smartphone-App-for-Free-Condoms-Launched-in-New-York-City-80921-1.htm A smartphone application which will help users find the nearest location where condoms are available for free , has been launched on Valentine's day by The New York City Health Department Monica Sweeney, the city's assistant health commissioner, said, "We want New York City to be the safest city in the world to have sex.A lot of people come here for that, so we want them to practice safer sex." Using the database of more than 1000 areas in the city, the application employs the GPS technology to locate the address....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Smartphone-App-for-Free-Condoms-Launched-in-New-York-City-80921-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Gonorrhea-Bacterium-Has-Picked-Up-Fragment-of-Human-DNA-Says-Research-80859-1.htm Researchers from the Northwestern Medicine University have revealed that the bacterium that causes Gonorrhea has picked up a fragment of the human DNA. While there have been cases of bacteria and viruses exchanging genetic materials, this is the first time that scientists have found evidence that bacteria have picked up human genes. The researchers are certain that this exchange is a recent one since there are no signs of human genes in bacteria that cause bacterial meningitis. "This has evolutionary ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Gonorrhea-Bacterium-Has-Picked-Up-Fragment-of-Human-DNA-Says-Research-80859-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Prescriptions-for-Pills-and-Condoms-to-be-Distributed-to-Brit-Pupils-During-Sex-Education-Lessons-80651-1.htm A school in Britain could hand out condoms and prescriptions for the pill to its pupils during "sexual health and family planning" lessons, said a doctor who came up with the idea. Pupils at Sir Henry Cooper School in Hull could be prescribed contraception between classes under plans to open the country's first GP surgery in a school. Dr Mike Holmes of Haxby Group, said the idea behind the scheme was that young people were much more likely to seek medical advice for a range of problems if it was "convenient for them"....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Prescriptions-for-Pills-and-Condoms-to-be-Distributed-to-Brit-Pupils-During-Sex-Education-Lessons-80651-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Latest-Technology-Can-Track-Sexual-Offenders-With-Fingerprints-Containing-Condom-Lubricants-80264-1.htm Identifying sexual offenders may now get easier with the help of a new method that can detect fingerprints containing condom lubricants left behind. British researchers have developed a technique that could be used to prove suspects had contact with a condom, thus placing them at the scene of the crime, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. It may also be able to identify the unique ridge pattern of offenders' fingerprints. Assailants were becoming increasingly aware of forensic issues, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Latest-Technology-Can-Track-Sexual-Offenders-With-Fingerprints-Containing-Condom-Lubricants-80264-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Royal-Wedding-Helps-Condom-Firm-Cash-In-Real-Big-80219-1.htm A company selling royal wedding condoms has been slammed for making money out of the big day. Crown Jewels Condoms of Distinction have been branded 'tasteless' by royal commentators. The souvenir sheaths are sold in royal purple packs of three with a picture of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Blurb on the box urges users to "lie back and think of England" and promises "a better class of lovemaking". It cheekily adds, "Like a Royal Wedding, intercourse with a loved one is an unforgettable occasion," reports the Sun....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Royal-Wedding-Helps-Condom-Firm-Cash-In-Real-Big-80219-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Young-People-With-STDs-May-Not-Be-Honest-Enough-to-Admit-They-Had-Sex-79049-1.htm Many young people suffering sexually transmitted diseases may not be speaking the truth about their sex lives. Data on 14,012 young adults in their early 20s, were analyzed by researchers at Emory University in Atlanta . The young adults had answered a computer-assisted interviewing survey and also provided a urine specimen to ascertain the presence of three common STDs: chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis. The analysis revealed that more than 10% of the young people diagnosed with at least ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Young-People-With-STDs-May-Not-Be-Honest-Enough-to-Admit-They-Had-Sex-79049-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Teens-Getting-Sexually-Bold-With-Condom-Cell-Phone-Charms-78713-1.htm High school students in the Nanning region of China have been carrying sexy cell phone charms - individually wrapped condoms. According to China Hush, the charms are doing brisk business, and the students say they are "fresh" and most importantly, useful for emergency use. The older generation of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Province in southern China, were shocked to see young people brazenly showing off their sexuality. But educators see it as an opportunity for parents and children to talk about sex and not be embarrassed....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chinese-Teens-Getting-Sexually-Bold-With-Condom-Cell-Phone-Charms-78713-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Social-Networking-Sites-Can-Help-Curb-HIV-STDs-Among-Youth-77726-1.htm In a recent research it has been pointed out that online social networking sites could help to control the rise in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections by providing knowledge on these diseases to youth. But on the other hand these sites also increase the risk of meeting new sex partners online. This study was conducted among homeless youth in Los Angeles. According to new research by Sean Young from UCLA and Eric Rice from USC in the US, online social networking - and the topics discussed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Social-Networking-Sites-Can-Help-Curb-HIV-STDs-Among-Youth-77726-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Microbicide-Gel-That-Helps-Prevent-HIV-STDs-in-the-Offing-77365-1.htm At the forthcoming Biennial Conference of the Irish Forum for Global Health (IFGH) in Maynooth, Ireland, one of the two keynote guest lectures - The John Kevany Memorial lecture - will be delivered by Dr Zeda Rosenberg, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) on "New Science, New Hope: Giving Women Power over HIV/AIDS." The microbicides refer to a new type of product being developed that people could use vaginally or rectally to protect themselves ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Microbicide-Gel-That-Helps-Prevent-HIV-STDs-in-the-Offing-77365-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Review-Ordered-by-Obama-After-Guatemala-STD-Study-77221-1.htm A review of human protection in medical research in the wake of a polemic over a newly revealed US study that infected hundreds Guatemalans with sexually transmitted diseases from 1946-1948 has been ordered by President Barack Obama. Obama sent a letter to Amy Gutmann, director of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, asking her to convene a panel in January to determine "if federal regulations and international standards adequately guard the health and well-being of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Review-Ordered-by-Obama-After-Guatemala-STD-Study-77221-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Pope-Urged-To-Strongly-Support-Condom-Use-77160-1.htm Following Pope's comments that condom use could, in specific circumstances, be acceptable, the International AIDS Society (IAS) has urged him and the Catholic Church to come out clearly and strongly in support of all evidence-based methods of HIV prevention, including condom use. By implying that there can only be some exceptional circumstances that could allow for condom usage, such as that of male prostitutes, the Pope is ignoring scientific evidence that shows that both male and female condoms, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Pope-Urged-To-Strongly-Support-Condom-Use-77160-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Condoms-To-Reduce-Risk-Of-HIV-Infection-OK-Says-Pope-77002-1.htm Pope Benedict XVI says that condom use is acceptable "in certain cases," say to reduce the risk of HIV infection, in a book due out Tuesday, apparently softening his once hardline stance. In a series of interviews published in his native German, the 83-year-old Benedict is asked whether "the Catholic Church is not fundamentally against the use of condoms." "It of course does not see it as a real and moral solution," the pope replies. "In certain cases, where the intention is to reduce the risk of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Condoms-To-Reduce-Risk-Of-HIV-Infection-OK-Says-Pope-77002-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Condoms-Cost-Australian-Taxpayers-50000-76890-1.htm Condom packets designed by artists in a safe sex project in Australia has cost taxpayers 50,000 dollars and been abandoned. The project, known as the Free Condom Project - The Art of Being Smart, will distribute 75,000 condoms in stand-out designed packets for free in selected shops. Ratepayers Victoria president Jack Davis said the use of public monies for such a project was "ridiculous". "It's a joke ... I consider this an absolute waste of taxpayers' money, which can be better ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Condoms-Cost-Australian-Taxpayers-50000-76890-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/STD-may-be-Easily-Diagnosed-With-the-Help-of-A-Pee-on-Mobile-Chip-76592-1.htm It may be simpler for people to diagnose sexually-transmitted diseases (STD) by urinating on a computer chip and connecting it to their mobile phones or computers. The can also know the results almost immediately However, Australia's foremost sexual health expert has raised concerns about the idea, saying it may be a long time before such a product is consumer-ready. British experts are developing small devices, similar to pregnancy testing kits, that will tell people if they have caught an infection through sexual contact....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/STD-may-be-Easily-Diagnosed-With-the-Help-of-A-Pee-on-Mobile-Chip-76592-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Condom-Use-Common-Among-US-Teens-but-Not-So-Common-Among-Old-Folk-Study-74999-1.htm A survey on sexual behaviour in the US has revealed that while Americans enjoy sex well into old age, it is only the teens who use condoms during sexual activity. Most teens don't have sex, but when they do, condom use has become "normative" behavior, found the study, published in a special edition of the Journal of Sexual Health. Teenage boys reported using a condom use 79 percent of the time during the last 10 times they had intercourse with a girl, while teen girls reported using a condom ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Condom-Use-Common-Among-US-Teens-but-Not-So-Common-Among-Old-Folk-Study-74999-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Range-of-Condoms-to-Promote-Safe-Sex-Unveiled-by-JLS-73923-1.htm A safe sex crusade has been launched by British boyband JLS, Jack the Lad Swing, who has unveiled a range of condoms to persuade young people that safe sex is cool. Each condom packet features a different member of the band, and they are already placing bets on whose will sell out quickest. "If we can change one person's outlook on sexual health in this country then we will have succeeded," Sky News quoted band member Marvin Humes as saying. "Hopefully we will have changed thousands of people's outlook," he stated....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Range-of-Condoms-to-Promote-Safe-Sex-Unveiled-by-JLS-73923-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/To-Promote-Safe-Sex-Among-Migrants-Shanghai-Sets-Up-3600-Condom-Outlets-73623-1.htm The Shanghai administration has set up over 3,600 condom outlets in areas having high concentrations of migrant workers for distributing free contraceptives in a bid to promote safe sex in China's business capital. Condoms and other contraceptives were previously only dispensed for free to locals holding a 'hukou', a permanent residency permit, through outlets in residential communities and hospitals. Migrant workers had to pay for them either at stores or from condom vending machines installed on the city's streets....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/To-Promote-Safe-Sex-Among-Migrants-Shanghai-Sets-Up-3600-Condom-Outlets-73623-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Pornography-at-Early-Age-Increases-STD-Risk-Later-On-73321-1.htm Early exposure to the easily accessible pornographic material online could increase the risk of being infected with sexually transmitted diseases later on, states a new study. "Children are becoming exposed to sex at an earlier age," The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Dr Patricia Weerakoon, co-ordinator of the University of Sydney's graduate program in sexual health, as saying. The average age of first sexual intercourse for men and women has dropped from 19 in the 1960s to 16 today. And ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Pornography-at-Early-Age-Increases-STD-Risk-Later-On-73321-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/AIDS-Activists-Sue-Porn-King-For-Not-Using-Condom-in-Films-73251-1.htm An AIDS activist group has filed a workplace safety complaint against porn king Larry Flynt, accusing him of creating an unsafe environment for his sex stars by not requiring them to use condoms. The AIDS Health Foundation delivered 100 DVDs of hardcore Flynt films to the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health's Los Angeles office to prove its point. Its spokesman Ged Kenslea said only a single scene in one of the films shows a performer using a condom. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/AIDS-Activists-Sue-Porn-King-For-Not-Using-Condom-in-Films-73251-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/STD-Vaccine-Viewed-Positively-by-American-Women-73128-1.htm Authors of a recent article in the journal ISexual Health/I say that cost but not convenience plays a significant role in attitudes about vaccination for common human papillomaviruses for women over the age of 26. Currently, the two vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the primary cause of cervical cancer, are U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved for females from 9 to 26 years of age. The vaccines, Gardasil (Merck and Co.) and Cervarix (GlaxoSmithKline) are under review by the FDA for an older population of women....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/STD-Vaccine-Viewed-Positively-by-American-Women-73128-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Victoria-Government-Hopes-Free-Condoms-Will-Discourage-Teen-Pregnancies-72414-1.htm Family planning has an added aspect to it as Family Planning Victoria prepares to provide free condoms to 12-year-old students in school, hoping to counter teen pregnancies. The taxpayer-financed group said they should be kept in student common rooms, or distributed by machines. "We do know that there are some very young people having sex," News.com.au quoted Family Planning chief executive Lynne Jordan as saying. "If a younger person who is sexually active gets the condom, I would think ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Victoria-Government-Hopes-Free-Condoms-Will-Discourage-Teen-Pregnancies-72414-1.htm