Sexual Health News

HPV infection rates similar in men and women

Reuters - Fri Oct 10, 5:43 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although men are at high risk of acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, most last no more than a year, about the same time this sexually transmitted disease persists in women, researchers report in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

  • President Bush, right, and Rep. Kenny Hulshof, R-Mo., wave after arriving in St. Louis Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. Bush is attending a fund raising dinner for Hulshof who is running for Missouri governor. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)
    Economy is overriding issue in governors' races AP - Fri Oct 10, 3:06 PM ET

    In his bid to become the next governor of Missouri, Rep. Kenny Hulshof survived a bitter primary that at one point saw the candidates bashing each other for supporting public funding for drugs such as Viagra.

  • Man's 'Viva Viagra' missile misfires in NYC court AP - Wed Oct 8, 10:52 PM ET

    NEW YORK - A court says a man's escapade in New York with a decommissioned missile emblazoned with "Viva Viagra" is a dud.

  • NYC man sued over 25-foot Viagra rocket AP - Wed Oct 8, 3:51 PM ET

    NEW YORK - A New York man is being sued for trademark infringement after he towed a 25-foot-long fake missile around Manhattan with the words "Viva Viagra" printed in blue on its sides.

  • Could Chinese Herb Be a Natural Viagra? HealthDay - Sat Oct 4, 1:47 AM ET

    FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A Chinese herbal remedy known as "horny goat weed" may indeed live up to its name as a natural version of Viagra.

  • A box of Viagra, typically used to treat erectile dysfunction, is seen in a pharmacy in Toronto January 31, 2008. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)
    Horny Goat Weed may offer Viagra alternative: study Reuters - Tue Sep 30, 3:31 PM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - A Chinese herbal remedy called horny goat weed is a promising alternative to Viagra for impotent men, Italian researchers said on Monday.

  • UK-Odd Summary Reuters - Mon Sep 29, 5:07 PM ET

    Briton wins prize for "Mickey Mouse" Venice idea

    VENICE (Reuters) - A proposal to turn the lagoon city of Venice into a Disney-style theme park has won a prize from a famed Venetian academy, even though it rejected the idea. The venerable Istituto Veneto described the scheme by British economist John Kay as a thought-provoking critique of the Italian city's unwieldy tourist economy.

  • Horny Goat Weed may offer Viagra alternative Reuters - Mon Sep 29, 10:23 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - A Chinese herbal remedy called horny goat weed is a promising alternative to Viagra for impotent men, Italian researchers said on Monday.

  • Online-mediated syphilis testing shows promise Reuters - Tue Sep 16, 1:46 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a study suggest that online-mediated syphilis testing is helpful in detecting syphilis in gay men.

  • Sleep Apnea May Cause Erectile Dysfunction HealthDay - Fri Sep 12, 11:46 PM ET

    FRIDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Men with sleep apnea may suffer from a treatable form of erectile dysfunction caused by regular deprivation of oxygen experienced during these episodes of obstructed breathing, a new report says.

  • "Condom" ring-tone a hit in India Reuters - Thu Sep 11, 12:40 PM ET

    CHENNAI, India (Reuters Health) - A ring-tone that sings "condom, condom, condom" has attracted over 270,000 downloads since its launch last month and has spread the message of safe sex to many more mobile phone users in India and abroad.