Senator, groups push to change condom labels Jul 1, 2005
It requires the FDA to change condom labels to give more information on their "effectiveness or lack of the effectiveness in preventing STDs." ... "The labeling should be changed to something like, condoms protect better against some STDs than others,'" Savard said ... It reported that for STDs besides AIDS and gonorrhea, for which condoms cut transmission by 50 percent to 100 percent, the evidence on protection is unclear. (Alameda Times-Star)
Sex oppression of migrant workers voiced Jul 1, 2005
This easily put them at the risk of acquiring STDs or even AIDS, which can destroy their families. It is very harmful to migrant workers' physical and mental health for them to be long restrained from a regular sex life, which is a natural instinct for human beings, said sexologists. (Xinhuanet, China -- China)
Medical Report Jul 1, 2005
Each side has some truth in its argument: Condoms are very effective against the AIDS virus, but data for their effectiveness against some other STDs is surprisingly spotty ... It requires the FDA to change condom labels to give more information on their effectiveness or lack of the effectiveness in preventing STDs. (Washington Blade)
Malaysia Says NO to Internet Porn Jul 1, 2005
These sites offer very useful information related to AIDS and STDs prevention and are very important for the poorly informed Malaysian society. For example, according to what Sonia Randhawa, the Centre's director, told AFP, it looks like up to 10% of the results obtained from searching the expression "safe sex" are blocked, and that by using the most nonrestrictive filters. (Softpedia)
