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Study finds impotence risk higher in men taking several drugs (Reuters)

Reuters - Men taking multiple medications for different health conditions may have a higher risk of erectile dysfunction -- a link that doesn't seem to be explained by the health problems themselves, a new study finds.

Guatemala: US syphilis experiments exposed 2,082 (AP)

AP - A Guatemala investigation of a 1940s U.S. experiment that intentionally infected people in the Central American nation with sexually transmitted diseases says the number of victims is higher than previously thought.

UK-Odd Summary (Reuters)

Reuters - Voters in Los Angeles, home to the U.S. porn industry, could soon be asked to decide whether condoms should be required in adult films to reduce sexually transmitted diseases. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation said on Monday it submitted far more than the required number of signatures on a petition for a public ballot that could go before voters in June 2012.

AIDS group seeks LA vote on condoms in porn films (Reuters)

Reuters - Voters in Los Angeles, home to the U.S. porn industry, could soon be asked to decide whether condoms should be required in adult films to reduce sexually transmitted diseases.

AIDS group seeks Los Angeles referendum on porn star condom use (Reuters)

Reuters - Voters in the city of Los Angeles, home to the nation's porn industry, could be asked next year whether condoms should be required in adult film shoots to cut down on sexually transmitted diseases.

Yeast Sex Life Gets Wild, Especially in Hard Times (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Voyeuristic scientists have caught yeast having sex, and lots of it, a finding that questions the assumed chastity of the microscopic fungi that cause yeast infections in humans.

Even in New York City, sex education is controversial (The Lookout)

The Lookout - A group of parents and religious leaders are outraged that New York City will soon require comprehensive sex education in middle school and high school. After The New York Post obtained some workbooks that may be used in the classes, the curriculum has attracted national media attention, with Fox News calling it "shocking." The workbooks ask [...]

Viagra May Help Children With Rare Blood Pressure Disorder (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that the active ingredient in the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, which was initially developed as a treatment for heart disease, could help children with a rare condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Panel: Boys should get HPV vaccine given to girls (AP)

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 28, 2006 file photo, a doctor holds the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardiasil in his hand at his Chicago office. The controversial HPV shot given to girls should also be given to boys, in part to help prevent the spread of the virus through sex, a government medical panel said Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - A vaccine against cervical cancer hasn't been all that popular for girls. It may be even a harder sell for boys now that it's been recommended for them too.


Breast Reconstruction Boosts Women's Emotional Well-Being: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Women who had a mastectomy and underwent breast reconstruction using tissue from their own abdomen showed rapid improvements in psychological, social and sexual health after the procedure, a new, small study says.

UK-Odd Summary (Reuters)

Reuters - An event organised by a city to school its older residents in the arts of safe sex has been cancelled due to lack of interest. The "Generation Sex" workshop was part of an annual over-60s festival in Portsmouth and billed as a "frank, fun and factual" way for older people to talk about sex in later life.

No sex please, we're British and over 60 (Reuters)

Reuters - An event organized by British city to school its older residents in the arts of safe sex has been canceled due to lack of interest.

More Teen Males Using Condoms When They First Have Sex: Survey (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new national survey finds that significantly more teenaged males are using condoms when they have sex for the first time.

CDC says condom use increasing among teens (Reuters)

Reuters - Safe sex may be catching on with teens.

FDA OKs Impotence Drug Cialis to Treat Enlarged Prostate (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced late Thursday that it had approved using the erectile dysfunction drug Cialis as a treatment for enlarged prostate.

Cialis Approved to Treat Enlarged Prostate (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The erectile dysfunction drug Cialis (tadalafil) has received new approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the medical term for an enlarged prostate.

FDA OKs Eli Lilly's Cialis for enlarged prostate (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. drug regulators approved Eli Lilly's Cialis drug to treat enlargement of the prostate on Thursday, expanding use of the blockbuster impotence medicine.

Cervical cancer virus fuels oral cancer type, too (AP)

AP - A prolonged sore throat once was considered a cancer worry mainly for smokers and drinkers. Today there's another risk: A sexually transmitted virus is fueling a rise in oral cancer.

HPV-Linked Oral Cancers on the Rise, Study Finds (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- The rate of oral cancers linked to the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) rose dramatically over two decades, according to new government research.

Utah man indicted over Viagra-like supplements (AP)

AP - A Utah man faces federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering for his role in manufacturing and selling Viagra-like erectile dysfunction supplements that were marketed as "100 percent natural."

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