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Male Circumcision and the HIV/AIDS Myth

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Lancet Study, Research, Penis, Abraham, Men's Health, Fgm, Kellogg, HIV/AIDS, God, World Health Organization, Female Genital Mutilation, Africa, Circumcision, Foreskin, Medicaid, Health Care, Condoms, Penile Cancer, Female Circumcision, HIV/AIDS Africa, Healthy Living News
Ali A. Rizvi

The best way to prevent HIV and other STIs -- whether you're circumcised, uncircumcised, gay, straight, male or female -- is through education and condom use.

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How Green Is Your Birth Control? (POLL)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Vegan Condoms, Iud, Safe-Sex, Eco-Friendly Birth Control, Diaphragm, Vegan-Condoms, Green Sex, Birth Control Pill, Green-Sex, Intrauterine Device, Copper IUD, Sex, How Green Is Your Birth Control, Copper-Iud, Safe Sex, Birth Control, Condoms, Green Lifestyle, Green, Green Living, Eco-Friendly Advice, Poll, Green News

With the abundance of contraceptive products available, many have begun to examine the environmental ramifications of their birth control. The fear of...

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Swedish Sex Ed Angers Muslim Immigrants

GlobalPost | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Condom, Sweden, Sex Ed, Foreign Affairs, Sex, Muslim Immigrants, Muslims, Swedish Sex Ed, Muslim, Condoms, Sex Education, Advocacy, Muslim Sex, Swedish Sex, Sex Sweden, Sweden Sex, Swedish Sex Ed Angers Muslim Immigrants, Muslima Sweden, Sex Angers, World News

Proper condom use, sex positions and same-sex relationships are all part of the curriculum for 14-year-old students in Swedish high schools....

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Federal Government Spends Half A Million Dollars For Study On Why Men Hate Condoms

ABC News | EMILY FRIEDMAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: US Condom Study, Why Do Some Men Hate Wearing Condoms, National Institutes of Health, Health, National Institutes of Health Condom Study, Condoms, Style News

The federal government has spent nearly half a million dollars to fund a study to find out why some men would prefer not to wear condoms during sex. ...

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Why I Don't Volunteer

Daniel Cubias | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Catholic Church, Latinos, Population Growth, Cultural Norms, Volunteering, Charity, Immigration, Birth Control, Hispanics, Condoms, Barrio, Politics News
Daniel Cubias

Among my numerous flaws is the fact that I'm not very charitable. Yes, I give money to worthy causes, but I'm stingy with my time. My wife does volunt...

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Kids For Condoms

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Aids, Youth Radio, Hiv, Sex Ed, Youthradio, Condoms, Cuba, Rachel Krantz, Castro, Fidel Castro, Healthcare, World News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

With one of the lowest rates of HIV infection (.1%), Cuba is proud to be open and realistic about the issues that surround sex, and the younger the kids are educated, the better.

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China Distributing Condoms To 150M Migrant Workers

TNN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Condom Distribution, Chinese Migrant Workers, Foreign Affairs, Condoms, China Contraception, China, Advocacy, China Hiv, China Sex, Sex, China Hiv Aids, Migrant Workers, World News

China has decided to distribute free contraceptives to its vast migrant population living in major cities far from their rural homes. Migrants are al...

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Pope Condom Controversy: Vatican Decries Criticisms Of Pope

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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VATICAN CITY — Critics of the Catholic Church's social teachings are trying to intimidate Pope Benedict XVI into silence, the Vatican charged Fr...

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NO ANGELS: HIV-Positive German Pop Star Arrested For Having Unprotected Sex

Deutsche Welle | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Nadja Benaiss, Germany, Foreign Affairs, No Angels, Unprotected Sex, Aids, Hiv, Condoms, Advocacy, World News

A member of hit German girl group No Angels has been arrested for allegedly having unprotected sex although she knew she was HIV positive....

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Simon Berry Live From G-20: Bob Geldof On Condoms, The Pope And ColaLife Gel (VIDEO)

G20Voice | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Simon Berry, Bob-Geldof, g20, Condoms, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, g20voice, Video, World News
G20Voice

Thanks to Nick Booth's podnosh journalistic instincts, I was able to get in front of Bob Geldof and, rather nervously, explain the ColaLife campaign to him.

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Condoms, Witches and the Pope

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Witchcraft Africa, HIV/AIDS Africa, Pope Condoms, Condoms, Pope Benedict XVI, Witchcraft, World News
Christopher Brauchli

The Church and witchcraft have one thing in common: neither believes condoms will prevent the spread of AIDS.

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Taking the Wraps Off Condoms

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Women's Sexuality, Journal of the American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, Birth Control, Sexual Health, Dr. Stuart Berman, Chlamydia, Women's Health, HIV Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Teenage Pregnancy, Cecile Richards, Gonorrhea, Condoms, Healthy Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

Just in Case looks to be a simple and attractive makeup accessory, but serves a greater purpose. A hidden well contains two 2" x 2" condom foils.

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Pope's Condom Controversy Further Reveals His Message Problem

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Pope Aids, Religion, Pope Africa, Pope Condoms, Pope, Condoms, Pope Holocaust Bishop, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Controversy, The Pope, World News

VATICAN CITY — From the Gospel to Google, the church has been seeking ways to announce the word of Christ for 2,000 years. Pope Benedict XVI ha...

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Can Chinese Condoms Stimulate the Economy?

Bret Caldwell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Fired, Workers, Africa, Disease, Safe Sex, US-Agency-for-International-Development, China, Teamsters, Condoms, Buy American, Unfair Trade, Foreign Goods, Business News
Bret Caldwell

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Pope Condom Quote Undermines Credibility

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Catholic Church, The O'Reilly Factor, Hiv, Africa, Raymond Arroyo, Condoms, Aids, Wayne Besen, Pope, Politics News
Wayne Besen

"You can't resolve HIV with the distribution of condoms," the Pope told reporters aboard the Alitalia plane headed to Yaounde, Cameroon. "On the contrary, it increases the problem."

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Talkin' About the Pope...and Hope

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Abortion, Naral, Reproductive Rights, Africa, Pro-Life, Vatican, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Choice, Condoms, Pope Benedict XVI, World News
Tamar Abrams

Is it too much to hope that Pope Benedict XVI might see the light?

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The Pope Reiterates Stance on Condoms and Loses Another Lapsed Catholic

Marcia DeSanctis | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Population, Easter, HIV/AIDS Africa, Pope Condoms, Catholicism, Condoms, Pope Benedict XVI, Africa, World News
Marcia DeSanctis

How nice it would have been for those of us who can't help the fact that we were born Catholic, to see the church listen and respond to the world we inhabit.

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Palestine, Al-Qaeda, Recinciliation Talks, Sarkozy, Moussavi, Choudhry, France, Netanyahu, Iran, Sadc, Hamas, Zardari, Choudry, S-300, Detains, Pyongyang, Cheney, Nato, Madagascar, Aids, South Korea, Israel, Water Forum, Gilad Shalit, Ravalomanana, Yemen, Bush, Pakistan, North Korea, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Rearmament, US, Khatami, Pope Benedict, Gilani, Rice, Medvedev, Rajoelina, Moscow, Condoms, Foreign Affairs Roundup, Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup, Sana'A, World News
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Quagmire of the year: Hamas-Israel There is an endless amount of news this week dealing with Israelis and P...

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Message to the Pope: Leave Africa Alone and Go Back to Italy ASAP

Lola Adesioye | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Pope Condoms Africa Aids, Pope Condoms, Condoms, Sex, Pope Benedict XVI, Africa, World News
Lola Adesioye

Preaching abstinence is one thing, but demonizing condoms is another. To claim that condoms actually increase the problem of HIV is irresponsible and dangerous.

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The Pope Can't Get Away With This

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Pope and AIDS, Cutbirth, Pope's Trip to Africa, Joe Cutbirth, Pope and Condoms, Ratzinger, Aids, Condoms, Pope, Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, Media News
Joe Cutbirth

If Ratzinger wants to stay in Italy and scare school kids by telling them God is watching when they French kiss or masturbate, that is his sexual silliness. But this is a matter of life and death.

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The Pope Explains Why Condoms Suck

Duncan Quirk | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Pope Africa, Pope Condoms Africa Aids, Pope Aids, Condoms, Africa, Sex, Foreign Affairs, Pope Condoms, The Pope Condoms, Pope Comments and Aids, Pope Benedict XVI, The Pope, Pope, Comedy News
Duncan Quirk

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Pope: Condoms Not The Answer To AIDS

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Pope Benedict XVI said condoms are not the answer to the AIDS epidemic in Africa and can make the problem worse, setting off...

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Condom Credit Cards To Be Given To British Teens

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Stds, Teen Sex Education, Teen Stds, Sex Awareness, England, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Teen Sex, Europe, Condoms, Condom Credit Cards, Sex Education, Sex, World News

Teenagers in a Berkshire town will soon get access to a card which they can use to get free condoms if they go for regular sex advice sessions. The C...

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Asia Sees Growing HIV Rates Among Gay, Bisexual Men

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Asia Aids Rates, HIV/AIDS, World Health Organization, Asia Gay Men, Asia Hiv/Aids, Asia Hiv, Safe Sex, Asia Condom Use, Asia, Gay Men, Condoms, Bisexual Men, World News

HONG KONG — The AIDS virus is spreading rapidly among gay and bisexual men in Asia as younger people shun condoms and authorities fail to increa...

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Playing Games with Women's Lives

Alex Horne | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Abortion, Foreign Aid, Family Planning, Hiv, Ethiopia, Global Democracy Promotion Act, Zambia, Abortion Rights, President Obama, Mexico City Policy, Family Guidance Association, Planned Parenthood, US Congress, Womens Rights, Abortion Laws, Obama Abortion, Global Gag Rule, Condoms, Politics News
Alex Horne

The Global Gag Rule restricts U.S. foreign aid to non-US-based organizations that provide legal voluntary abortion services or advocate for less restrictive abortion laws within their country.

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