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NEWS ABOUT: safe sex

safe sex stories: 16 news summaries

Bruni Blasts Pope Over Condom Stance 

French first lady says church's teachings should 'evolve'

May 19, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Carla Bruni laid into the pope in a recent interview, saying his opposition to condoms left her feeling "profoundly secular," the Telegraph reports. The French first lady, who has campaigned against the spread of AIDS in Africa, said the disconnect between religious charities and the Vatican is frustrating.... More »

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contraception • Pope Benedict XVI • condom • safe sex • Carla Bruni • AIDS epidemic

 Chinese Raze Sex Theme Park 

Officials rip 'vulgar' park

May 18, 09 4:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - China's revolutionary sex theme park has been crushed before it could even get off the ground, reports the BBC. Just as the world press was touting "Love Land" and its giant plastic genitalia and sexual technique workshops, outraged Chinese officials were demolishing the park that had been slated to... More »

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China • sex • theme park • safe sex • sex aid • extreme sex

(Newser) - Bristol Palin's former fiancé says the couple shared a room at Sarah Palin’s home, and  the governor was wise to what was going on, Us reports. “I'm pretty sure she probably knew,” Levi Johnston tells Tyra Banks in an interview. “Moms are pretty smart.”... More »

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Tyra Banks • safe sex • engagement • teen pregnancy • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

 HIV Soars in People Over 50 


Mar 4, 09 4:06 PM CST
(Newser) - The number of people over the age of 50 with HIV is growing swiftly worldwide, AFP reports. In America, the percentage of those infected with the virus in that age group rose from 20% to 25% between 2003 and 2006, says a WHO report. In Brazil, the over-50 infection rate... More »

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AIDS • HIV • safe sex • World Health Organization • older men • medical study • older women • infection rate

 New Regs to Prep 
 UK Scouts for Sex 

Guidelines will encourage counselors to promote safe sex

Oct 20, 08 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's Boy Scouts may soon be as prepared for healthy sex as they are for camping and woodworking, reports the Guardian. Counselors will discuss sexual health with Scouts, may even hand out condoms to prevent unprotected sex, and take their boys on visits to clinics under new guidelines to be... More »

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contraception • health • sexual health • safe sex • Britain • Scouts • condoms

 Ten Steps to Greener Sex 

From recycled bikinis to fair trade condoms

Jun 26, 08 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eco-conscious sex certainly doesn't have too enticing a ring to it, but don't discount the enjoyable ways to spice things up while doing your part to save the Earth, says Greendaily.com. From the reasonable to the wacky, they've got you, er, covered:
  • Grab French Letter condoms, the world's
... More »

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green energy • safe sex • green technology • sex toys • sexy costumes • sexual revolution • green products • Heidi Fleiss

Sex in the
City: 26% of 
New Yorkers
Have Herpes

City well above
national average

Jun 10, 08 4:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sex in the Big Apple comes with a higher risk of herpes than the national average, the New York Post reports. A full 26% of the city's inhabitants carry the virus that causes genital herpes. The condition only manifests itself in 15% of carriers but health officials warn that herpes... More »

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AIDS • New York City • New York • HIV • STD • safe sex • herpes • AIDS prevention

 Sex Please, We're Drunk 

Hooking up is the aim of booze and alcohol binging: study

May 11, 08 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Young people intentionally binge on booze and drugs to improve their sex lives, according to new research. A third of European men under the age of 36 and a quarter of women said they drank to increase their chance of sex—and were more likely to engage in unsafe sex... More »

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drugs • alcohol • alcohol abuse • safe sex • premarital sex • alcohol consumption

 Scientists Warn Doctors
 of Syphilis Comeback 

Cases are on the rise, doctors not spotting the symptoms

Mar 18, 08 4:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health researchers have warned that syphilis is making a comeback, and doctors may not be recognizing the symptoms. Developed countries came closing to wiping out the disease in the '90s, Reuters reports, but infection rates in the US went up last year for the seventh year in a row. A... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • public health • epidemic • sex education • syphilis • STD • safe sex

China Strips Down Sexual Mores

Sex education hasn't caught up

Mar 3, 08 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - After years of Maoist repression, during which sex was considered bourgeois and hand-holding was a major taboo, Beijing is alive with seedy clubs and no-tell motels catering to one-night stands. Most Chinese—60% to 70%—have indulged in premarital sex, compared with just 15% in 1989. But lingering disapproval has... More »

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China • sex • sex education • safe sex • premarital sex • Maoism

Spanked Kids May Become Sex Aggressors: Study

Heavy corporal punishment increases likelihood of masochism, rape

Feb 29, 08 10:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Though some 90% of American parents do it, spanking remains highly controversial, and research being released today will probably fan the flames, Newsweek reports. Heavily spanking kids has a major effect on their eventual sex lives, a new study finds, making them more likely to coerce a partner into having... More »

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parenting • sex • child abuse • sexual behavior • safe sex • spanking • sado-masochism

'Get Some' Condoms Free in NY

City hopes hipper packaging, dispensers encourage residents to 'get some'

Feb 14, 08 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Last Valentine’s Day, New York City unveiled the “NYC Condom,” a free prophylactic designed to make safe sex cool. Today, the program gets a facelift with new packing for the condom—and an ad campaign that urges New Yorkers to "get some." “Good design... More »

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New York City • condom • safe sex • advertising campaign • Valentine's Day • Yves Behar • New Yorkers

Brazil Govt. Targets Carnival Debauchery

Sex-crazed partygoers get free condoms, morning-after pills

Jan 29, 08 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - As Brazil prepares to indulge in the 5-day party known as Carnival, the president is spearheading a campaign to get samba-crazed revelers to practice safe sex and drink in moderation. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Brazilians to have fun in his weekly radio address, AFP reports, but reminded them... More »

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contraception • AIDS • Catholic Church • Brazil • condom • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • safe sex • samba • Carnival • morning after pill • Recife

Abstinence Ed. Isn't Slowing Teen Sex

Celibacy-only programs have little 'positive impact,' study argues

Nov 7, 07 1:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Abstinence-only sex-education courses funded by the federal government are no match for teenage libido, according to a new study from a non-partisan group seeking to reduce teen pregnancy. The study found such programs had less “positive impact” than more comprehensive curricula, the AP reports, and dismissed as myth the... More »

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pregnancy • sex education • abstinence education • safe sex • abstinence • teenager

Online Daters Get Hotter on First Night

Women take more sexual risks with men they've 'met' online

Aug 30, 07 6:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - A third of women have sex on the first date with men they've previously met online, and 77% of those don't use condoms, a new study reports. "They may not think of it as being risky sex," the survey's author tells the Houston Chronicle, citing "virtual intimacy"... More »

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Internet • public health • safe sex • online dating

Sex Is Most Common Cause of HIV in China

Society struggles with openness as virus spreads beyond IV-drug users

Aug 20, 07 8:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Unsafe sex has become the most common means of transmission of HIV in China, edging out IV-drug use and blood transfusions, the BBC reports. That points to the need to focus prevention efforts on mainstream sexual practices—not just those of high-risk groups—which poses a daunting challenge in a... More »

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China • AIDS • HIV • sex • sexual behavior • safe sex • prostitute

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