Archive for May, 2008

Good Sexual Health Must Be A Priority

Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey has welcomed a paper published by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) about sexual health.
The NICCY report highlights the need to develop appropriate sexual health services for young people and calls for the implementation of a sexual health strategy.
Commenting on the report, the Minister said: “There is […]

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Successful Community-Driven Efforts Against HIV/AIDS Highlighted in Conference Panel

‘Total Control of the Epidemic’ has reached Eight Million People in Africa and Asia WASHINGTON, May 27
“‘Only the People can Liberate Themselves from AIDS’ — this is what reality has taught us and it represents the building block of our model to fight HIV & AIDS,” says Marie Lichtenberg, Director of International Partnerships, of the […]

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Oakland woman dedicates 545-mile AIDS/LifeCycle ride to HIV-positive daughter

It’ is within the winks and the friendly touches that an outsider can see the love Oakland resident Shannon Wentworth has for her 16-year-old adopted daughter, Lexi Gibson.
Two years ago, Lexi never knew such love. She was born HIV-positive and grew up in an abusive home. She was teased, tormented and assaulted by schoolmates. When […]

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetic Men May Signal Heart Trouble

Two new studies indicate that erectile dysfunction in men with type 2 diabetes may be a precursor to future heart disease and death.
In the first study, researchers from Hong Kong recruited 2,306 men with type 2 diabetes. At the start of the study, just over one-quarter of the participants had E.D. None of the participants […]

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Premature Ejaculation: International Consensus Will Aid Future Diagnosis, Treatment And Research

International experts from ten countries have teamed up to develop the first ever evidence-based definition of lifelong premature ejaculation (PE) in the hope that it will aid future diagnosis, treatment and research.
The results of their in-depth study, conducted by the Standards Committee of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, have just been published online by […]

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Erectile Dysfunction May Signal A Broken Heart

Erectile dysfunction is always a matter of the heart, but new research shows that more than romance is at stake. Two new studies of men with type 2 diabetes found that erectile dysfunction (ED) was a powerful early warning sign for serious heart disease, including heart attack and death.
One of the studies also showed that […]

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Poor Sexual Health Must Be Addressed

Helping people making informed choices about their sexual health and reducing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases will be the key focus of a new strategy.
Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey, said that the draft Sexual Health Promotion Strategy, which was presented to the Assembly Health Committee today, pointed to the need for everyone in society to […]

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Experts Define Premature Ejaculation

International Society For Sexual Medicine Issues Its Definition Of Male Sexual Dysfunction
The International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) has written a definition for premature ejaculation.
An international panel of 21 premature ejaculation experts wrote the definition after reviewing research on the topic and meeting in Amsterdam in October 2007 to discuss the issue. Here is their […]

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

New Study Links Erectile Dysfunction With Obesity

Obesity is the name of overly excessive weight gain which gives birth to many diseases. Obesity is caused due to inactive life style and eating disorder. Sedentary lifestyle makes a man lazy and he avoids healthy activities like sports, games, camping, swinging etc.
Obesity is the name of overly excessive weight gain which gives birth to […]

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

Chilean town giving free Viagra to senior citizens

A working class suburb of Chile’s capital began handing out free Viagra to senior citizens on Wednesday. Lo Prado Mayor Gonzalo Navarrete said he launched the program because “an active sexuality improves the overall quality of life.”
About 1,500 residents of the working-class area are eligible to receive as many as four pills of the erectile […]

Thursday, May 1st, 2008