Sexual Health News

Use of vibrators common, surveys show
Reuters – Mon Jul 6, 1:26 pm ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two Indiana University surveys suggest that vibrator use during sexual encounters is common among American men and women and is linked to better sexual health.
Uganda to outlaw female circumcision
AFP – Fri Jul 3, 7:45 am ET

KAMPALA (AFP) - Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist tribes in the country's eastern region, the president said in a statement Friday.
Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer
AP – Wed Jul 1, 8:07 pm ET

ATLANTA - In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus.
Women's Sexual Health Issues Hit Home
HealthDay – Thu Jun 25, 11:49 pm ET

THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that 70 percent of American women have experienced a sexual health issue, and 22 percent felt very or extremely concerned about it.
Germany smashes fake Viagra ring: customs
AFP – Wed Jun 24, 3:12 pm ET

BERLIN (AFP) - German customs authorities said Wednesday they had smashed a ring selling millions of counterfeit male potency tablets online from India and other Asian countries after raids in five cities.
Iran's Crisis Posing a Problem for Its Mideast Allies
Time.com – Tue Jun 23, 4:40 pm ET

For years, opinion polls have found Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be the most popular leader among ordinary Arabs who decry their own rulers' authoritarianism. Iran's election debacle could dim his appeal.
Viagra sold at local chemists
AFP – Fri Jun 19, 8:16 am ET

LONDON (AFP) - Men will be able to buy Viagra on the High Street for the first time instead of going to a doctor after Boots launched a nationwide scheme on Friday.
U.S. porn industry HIV cases prompt investigation
Reuters – Thu Jun 18, 4:46 pm ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California health officials are investigating the Los Angeles clinic where a pornographic film actress recently tested positive for HIV, saying it has failed to alert local authorities to cases of sexually transmitted disease in the adult film industry.
Canadian court quashes bid for generic Viagra
AFP – Thu Jun 18, 2:51 pm ET

OTTAWA (AFP) - A Canadian federal court on Thursday upheld pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's patent for Viagra, dashing generic drug maker Novopharm's longing for sales of cheaper erection drugs.
Canada court rejects bid for generic Viagra
Reuters – Thu Jun 18, 2:17 pm ET

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Federal Court of Canada rejected on Thursday a bid by generic drugmaker Novapharm Ltd to be allowed to market a generic version of Pfizer Inc's erectile dysfunction drug Viagra.
LA County says it will pass out mail-in STD tests
AP – Wed Jun 10, 10:15 pm ET

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles county health officials are offering a free, at-home program to test for sexually transmitted diseases.