Most sexually active students know the potential consequences of not using a condom when having sex - possible pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV and AIDS - but when it comes to oral sex, it seems the condom consideration is often left out.
Whether it’s that the rubber protection is unappealing or it’s just not […]
Tribune Staff
In a move indicating a possible significant policy change, the Vatican is reviewing its stance on condom usage in hopes of stopping the spread of AIDS between married couples.
According to Bill Ryan, spokesman for the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops, the Vatican is considering allowing the use of condoms, but only between married couples […]
Barbara Lee says she wants to break the silence about sex in prisons and address sex-related diseases.
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, unveiled legislation Saturday aimed at putting condoms in the hands of federal inmates, a move she said she hopes will help “break the silence” about sex in prison and the disproportionate toll of HIV and […]
The urinary catheter is one of the least popular aspects of a hospital stay for men. And the devices are often pathways for urinary-tract infections.
But there is an alternative for many men – an external, or sheath-type, device. A recent study comparing outcomes between patients using the different types of catheter at a Veterans Affairs […]
TORONTO (NNPA) - Researchers and radio personalities do agree with what un-cool parents have been saying all along about today’s hip hop music—it does influence young people when it comes to their choices about sex.
But parents shouldn’t be so quick to pat themselves on the back.
Both the researchers and experts in the […]
AIDS is taking lives and burying communities. In sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 20 million people have died, and the number of infected people is growing daily.
“Three of our patients were found dead on the floor in the shack this morning. We can’t bear this anymore. You must find a place,” Bishop Kevin Dowling said.
Bishop Dowling was […]
For the first time, scientists have proof that condoms offer women impressive protection against the virus that causes cervical cancer.
A three-year study of female college students - all virgins at the start - found that women whose partners always wore a condom during sex were 70 percent less likely to become infected with the human […]
Efforts intended to resolve a contentious sex-education debate in Maryland have instead created new problems.
The revised Montgomery County Public School curriculum — unveiled last month after months of revision work — has elicited new complaints from evaluators. Among the criticisms are concerns that gay students receive no specific information from a video on condom usage.
“It’s […]
SHALMOLI KUNDU
Buladi: Safety drive
The success of the Buladi campaign has encouraged the state health department to take up a novel HIV intervention programme.
The plans for the first phase of the scheme include installation of condom-vending machines in 50 hotels in central Calcutta. Workshops and seminars will also be organised at these hotels as part of […]
A study shows that condoms, when used effectively, help prevent the spread of HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancer. (Photodisc)
College junior Kelsey Innis knows the facts about sexually transmitted diseases but finds that many students don’t.
“There’s an attitude of real fear out there that doesn’t breed knowledge,” said Innis, who is also a […]
