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  • July 2008

    • Miley Offered $1M Condom Deal

      New York Daily News  |  Jul 28, 08 11:21 AM CDT

      Miley Offered $1M Condom Deal

      (Newser) - Miley Cyrus has said publicly she’ll wait until marriage to have sex, but that isn't stopping a condom company from offering the 15-year-old a lucrative endorsement deal and a lifetime supply of protection. Reps for the tween sensation tell the New York Daily News they haven't been approached but would never consider LifeStyles Condoms' $1 million pitch. More »

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      celebrity  • endorsement  • Miley Cyrus  • condom  • teen sex

    • Vasectomy Is Young Man's Pill

      Details  |  Jul 15, 08 11:44 AM CDT

      Vasectomy Is Young Man's Pill

      (Newser) - Once exclusive to the over-40 crowd, vasectomies are increasingly popular among young men who want condom-free sex and no fears of Daddydom. But there's also a control component, writes Richard Morgan in Details : These men are taking charge of birth control, not leaving it up to the woman. "I don't have to worry about being tricked," says one snipped man. More »

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      pregnancy  • sex  • birth control  • contraception  • condom  • birth control pill  • vasectomy

  • June 2008

    • With 16K Condoms, Antarctic Base Ready for Winter

      The Press  |  Jun 11, 08 7:13 AM CDT

      With 16K Condoms, Antarctic Base Ready for Winter

      (Newser) - The McMurdo Antarctic station got a vital shipment last month just before the southern winter descended—a year's supply of condoms. Some 16,500 condoms were delivered to the base's 125 staff. Supply flights won't resume until after the sun rises again in August, when the polar station's population begins to swell to more than 1,000, reports New Zealand's Press . More »

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      Antarctica  • birth control  • condom  • winter  • polar region

    • Teen Sex Rate Stops Dropping

      Washington Post  |  Jun 5, 08 8:45 AM CDT

      Teen Sex Rate Stops Dropping

      (Newser) - A decade-long drop in the teen sex rate leveled off between 2001-2007 and it may now be slowly rising again, the Washington Post reports. The government survey of thousands of high school students also found that an increase in condom use flattened out in 2003. The numbers have alarmed public health workers and revived debate about the effectiveness of abstinence-focused sex-ed programs. More »

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      teen pregnancy  • birth control  • condom  • abstinence  • teenager  • abstinence education  • teen sex

  • April 2008

    • Teen Pregnancy Down in US, Feds Say

      Reuters  |  Apr 14, 08 6:48 PM CDT

      Teen Pregnancy Down in US, Feds Say

      (Newser) - Teen pregnancy is down and more unmarried 20-somethings are getting pregnant in America, Reuters reports. A 2004 federal study also shows that more unmarried women are keeping their babies, except among blacks. Why the drop in teen pregnancies? "There is some evidence that contraceptive use was increasing among teenagers through 2002," one researcher said. More »

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      abortion  • teen pregnancy  • contraception  • condom  • conception  • single parenting  • single women

    • Brazil's Condoms Go Tropical

      BBC  |  Apr 8, 08 6:55 PM CDT

      Brazil's Condoms Go Tropical

      (Newser) - Brazil buys more condoms and boasts more rainforest than any other country; now officials hope to connect the dots, the BBC reports. The government will use rubber from Amazon trees to make 100 million condoms a year, given out freely as part of the country's anti-AIDS program. Rubber can be obtained without destroying trees and is widely available. More »

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      Brazil  • condom  • Amazon rainforest  • AIDS prevention  • sustainability

  • February 2008

    • 'Get Some' Condoms Free in NY

      MyFox New York  |  Feb 14, 08 1:49 PM CST

      'Get Some' Condoms Free in NY

      (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 can help bring condoms out of the closet,” the man behind the new look tells MyFox New York. More »

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

  • January 2008
  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • Bank Gives Shy Thais Condoms

      Reuters  |  Oct 2, 07 11:10 AM CDT

      Bank Gives Shy Thais Condoms

      (Newser) - Some unusual withdrawals will be taking place later this month as Thailand's Kasikorn Bank begins giving away free condoms, branded with the bank's logo, at its 600 branches.  Called "Condoms for Confidence," the campaign to combat the spread of AIDS  seeks to alleviate embarrassment felt by many in conservative Thailand. “Women who buy condoms from convenience stores always get a strange look,” a health official told Reuters. More »

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      marketing  • AIDS  • Thailand  • banking  • HIV  • condom

  • September 2007

    • Catholic Leader: Condoms in Africa Carry HIV

      BBC  |  Sep 27, 07 12:19 PM CDT

      Catholic Leader: Condoms in Africa Carry HIV

      (Newser) - Catholic opposition to condom use as an AIDS preventive in Africa took a bizarre turn yesterday when a respected archbishop in Mozambique charged that condoms imported from Europe had been deliberately infected with HIV. Maputo Archbishop Francisco Chimoio made his comments at an Independence Day celebration and reiterated them to the BBC. More »

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      Catholic Church  • AIDS  • HIV  • condom  • abstinence  • Mozambique

  • August 2007

    • Syphilis Surges in Surprise Comeback

      New York Times  |  Aug 12, 07 9:22 AM CDT

      Syphilis Surges in Surprise Comeback

      (Newser) - Just two years after it was almost eradicated, syphilis is experiencing a stunning comeback across the nation, health officials report. Nearly twice as many cases were reported in New York City in the first three months of this year, compared to the same time last year, the New York Times reports. The rate more than doubled nationally in 2005, according to the most recent statistics available. More »

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      health  • sex  • disease  • women's health  • HIV  • infection  • condom  • STD  • syphilis

  • July 2007
  • June 2007

    • Fox, CBS Block Condom Ad

      New York Times  |  Jun 19, 07 7:08 AM CDT

      Fox, CBS Block Condom Ad

      (Newser) - Trojan says it's conceived of a new ad to promote condom use—but has hit a big rubber wall at two of the four major networks. Fox and CBS turned away the "Evolve" spot, set to premiere tonight, in which anthropomorphic pigs fail to tempt the interest of a female barfly, until one buys a rubber and becomes a prince. Tagline: "Evolve. Use a condom every time." More »

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      advertising  • sex  • CBS  • marketing  • Fox  • condom  • Trojans

  • March 2007

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