Sexual Health News

HPV infection rates similar in men and women

Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 5:43 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although men are at high risk of acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, most last no more than a year, about the same time this sexually transmitted disease persists in women, researchers report in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

  • President Bush, right, and Rep. Kenny Hulshof, R-Mo., wave after arriving in St. Louis Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. Bush is attending a fund raising dinner for Hulshof who is running for Missouri governor. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)
    Economy is overriding issue in governors' races AP - Fri Oct 10, 3:06 PM ET

    In his bid to become the next governor of Missouri, Rep. Kenny Hulshof survived a bitter primary that at one point saw the candidates bashing each other for supporting public funding for drugs such as Viagra.

  • Man's 'Viva Viagra' missile misfires in NYC court AP - Wed Oct 8, 10:52 PM ET

    NEW YORK - A court says a man's escapade in New York with a decommissioned missile emblazoned with "Viva Viagra" is a dud.

  • NYC man sued over 25-foot Viagra rocket AP - Wed Oct 8, 3:51 PM ET

    NEW YORK - A New York man is being sued for trademark infringement after he towed a 25-foot-long fake missile around Manhattan with the words "Viva Viagra" printed in blue on its sides.

  • Could Chinese Herb Be a Natural Viagra? HealthDay - Sat Oct 4, 1:47 AM ET

    FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A Chinese herbal remedy known as "horny goat weed" may indeed live up to its name as a natural version of Viagra.

  • A box of Viagra, typically used to treat erectile dysfunction, is seen in a pharmacy in Toronto January 31, 2008. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)
    Horny Goat Weed may offer Viagra alternative: study Reuters - Tue Sep 30, 3:31 PM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - A Chinese herbal remedy called horny goat weed is a promising alternative to Viagra for impotent men, Italian researchers said on Monday.

  • UK-Odd Summary Reuters - Mon Sep 29, 5:07 PM ET

    Briton wins prize for "Mickey Mouse" Venice idea

    VENICE (Reuters) - A proposal to turn the lagoon city of Venice into a Disney-style theme park has won a prize from a famed Venetian academy, even though it rejected the idea. The venerable Istituto Veneto described the scheme by British economist John Kay as a thought-provoking critique of the Italian city's unwieldy tourist economy.

  • Horny Goat Weed may offer Viagra alternative Reuters - Mon Sep 29, 10:23 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - A Chinese herbal remedy called horny goat weed is a promising alternative to Viagra for impotent men, Italian researchers said on Monday.

  • Online-mediated syphilis testing shows promise Reuters - Tue Sep 16, 1:46 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a study suggest that online-mediated syphilis testing is helpful in detecting syphilis in gay men.

  • Sleep Apnea May Cause Erectile Dysfunction HealthDay - Fri Sep 12, 11:46 PM ET

    FRIDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Men with sleep apnea may suffer from a treatable form of erectile dysfunction caused by regular deprivation of oxygen experienced during these episodes of obstructed breathing, a new report says.