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NEWS ABOUT: condoms

condoms stories: 10 news summaries

(Newser) - A green approach to sex, sexual aids, and protection is not only environmentally conscious but also healthy and prescient, the New York Post reports. “It’s really good to know you can power something up with your own body!” says the purveyor of a hand-cranked sex-toy. “It... More »

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environment • sex • sex toys • apocalypse • condoms • vibrator • dildo

OPINION

 Pope May Be Right 
 About Condoms 
 in Africa 

Study shows that monogamy is the best weapon against AIDS in Africa

Mar 29, 09 6:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict's controversial statements that condoms aren't helping in Africa may be unpopular, but evidence shows that he might be right, a public heath researcher argues in the Washington Post. It's a divisive topic in part because the condom has become such a potent symbol of sexual freedom and... More »

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Africa • contraception • Pope Benedict XVI • HIV/AIDS • AIDS prevention • condoms • Howard Stern Grid

 Facebook Users to Deluge 
 Pope With Condoms 


Thousands protest pontiff's claim that contraceptives don't halt HIV

Mar 28, 09 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The pope’s recent remark that condoms not only don’t prevent the spread of HIV but make it worse hasn’t earned him many friends on Facebook, CNN reports. Almost a dozen groups have sprung up in protest of the pontiff’s scientifically inaccurate statement, with thousands of Facebookers—... More »

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Africa • Pope Benedict XVI • AIDS • Catholic Church • HIV • Facebook • protests • AIDS prevention • condoms • Howard Stern Grid

(Newser) - The UK's most prestigious medical journal has joined the condemnation of Pope Benedict’s comments on contraception, the Financial Times reports. “By saying that condoms exacerbate the problem of HIV/AIDS, the Pope has publicly distorted scientific evidence to promote Catholic doctrine on this issue," says an... More »

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Africa • contraception • Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican • editorial • The Lancet • HIV/AIDS • Roman Catholic Church • condoms • Howard Stern Grid

(Newser) - The sole supplier of condoms to Washington's overseas AIDS campaign is likely going out of business thanks to Asian competition, the Kansas City Star reports. The feds are close to signing contracts with companies in South Korea and China, which charge 2 cents per condom; Alabama-based Alatech charges five.... More »

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China • South Korea • Alabama • manufacturing • job cuts • HIV/AIDS • condoms • USAID

opinion

 Let's Impeach the Pope 


Mar 18, 09 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - In his short reign, Pope Benedict has managed to insult Muslims, women, and Holocaust survivors, writes Robert S. McElvaine, a professor at Millsaps College in Mississippi. But his latest controversy, telling Africans that condoms increase the spread of AIDS, is the last straw. "I am a Catholic and the... More »

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Africa • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic • pontiff • condoms

 For Valentine's Day: E-Condoms 

NYC unveils safe sex Facebook page

Feb 12, 09 2:47 AM CST
(Newser) - New York is turning to social networking to promote safe sex, reports the New York Times. The city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has introduced—just in time for Valentine's Day—a Facebook page and Facebook application promoting condom use with "e-condoms." They're not actually condoms, but... More »

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New York City • HIV/AIDS • Valentine's Day • condoms • Dr. Monica Sweeney • e-condoms

Abstinence Vows Don't Work: Study

Teens who pledge purity still do it, and they use protection less

Dec 29, 08 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Taking an abstinence pledge made teenagers no less likely to have sex before marriage but significantly less likely to use contraceptives when they did have sex, the Washington Post reports. “Previous studies would compare a mixture of apples and oranges,” said Janet Rosenbaum, the author of a new... More »

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contraception • study • sex • research • abstinence education • abstinence • premarital sex • condoms

Dog Poop DNA, Sean Avery Rule 2008 Ideas

NYT assembles hodgepodge of year's memorable concepts

Dec 13, 08 2:42 PM CST
(Newser) - For the eighth straight year, the New York Times Magazine has compiled the best—and worst—ideas that influenced the past 12 months:
  • Can’t get enough of popping bubble wrap? A Japanese, battery-operated key chain now simulates your favorite mindless activity.
  • Sean Avery not only made his
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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • moon • dog • Sean Avery • condoms • bubble wrap • Best of 2008

 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

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