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AIDS Health Workers and Anti-Trafficking Activists -- Is There a Conflict?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Obama Presidency, HIV/AIDS, Doctors Without Borders, Prostitution, Violence Against Women, Ngos, Brothels, Condoms, U.S.State Department, Human Trafficking, Sexual Slavery, World News
Marcia G. Yerman

In March of 2008, I interviewed a senior State Department Official who discussed efforts to highlight awareness of the link between sex trafficking and HIV/AIDS.

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The Young and The Unprotected

Crystal Smith | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Teen Sex, Sex, Communication, Family Planning, Talking Points, Pregnant, Unprotected Sex, Teen Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Condoms, Sexually Active Teens, Healthy Living News
Crystal Smith

Some young teens believe having a baby will allow them to love someone the way they weren't. That baby is like a security blanket to them. So, what do we do?

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Goat "Condoms" Save Kenyan Herds

BBC | Ruth Nesoba | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Right to Privacy, Goat Condoms, Contraception, Goats, Animals, Condoms, Green News

Maasai herdsmen in Kenya have turned to an age-old contraceptive device, the "olor", to protect their precious goat herds from an ongoing drought. Th...

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Things That Make You Go Hmmm

Rep. Lois Capps | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Abstinence Education, John McCain, HIV/AIDS Africa, Senator McCain, Women's Health, Condoms, Politics News
Rep. Lois Capps

American women and families deserve to know how McCain feels on matters such as public funding for contraception, abstinence-only education, and the effectiveness of condoms in preventing STDs.

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Another Gaffe: McCain Unsure Whether Condoms Prevent STDs

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Abortion, Women's Rights, John McCain, Women's Health, Women Voters, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Condoms, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

If the media, which remains ga-ga over McCain would do some research (God forbid), they'd find other very disturbing examples of McCain not having a clue where he stands on similar issues.

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Obama's Coming Battle With Conscience

Angela Bonavoglia | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Catholic Church, Foster Care, Conscience Exceptions, Faith-Based Initiatives, Homosexual Parents, Prescription Drugs, Safe Sex, Hospitals, Condoms, Aids, Barack Obama, Adoption, Politics News
Angela Bonavoglia

Faith-based institutions have done an enormous amount to improve people's lives, but determining how to support that work in a country that values the separation of church and state is no easy matter.

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Gender Apartheid

Amy Coen | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Corruption, Foreign Aid, Women's Rights, Fgm, Apartheid, Foreign Assistance, Ethiopia, Violation, Prenatal, Conflict, Prevention, Africa, Aids, Racism, Female, Development, Developing Countries, Public Health, Hiv, Gender, Ngo, Contraceptives, Female Genital Mutilation, Health, Sex, Health Programs, Hospitals, Communities, Sexual Education, Condoms, Healthy Living News
Amy Coen

Boge explained her biggest challenge decades earlier was to convince the first mother that her 'uncut' daughter would have a good life; she would be an acceptable wife, bear children and be healthy.

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The Best Worst Commercials You've Never Seen

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Ads, Bill Clinton, Ikea, Worst Commercials, Sperm, Guns, Levis, Banned Commercials, Commercials, Xbox 360, Advertising, The Matrix, Lorenzo Lamas, Marketing, Condoms, Hitchhiker, Scream, 7-Up, Durex, Media News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

7-Up. Condoms. Levis. Condoms. XBOX 360. More Condoms. Beer. And... Viagra. No, this isn't Bill Clinton's shopping list. These are just some of the products whose commercials have been recently banned -- And I have no idea why.

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Condom Industry Told Size Matters

AP | BURT HERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Condoms, Home News

As the world's top condom experts convene this week to update international standards, one American entrepreneur has a simple message: Size matters. I...

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