January 18, 2012
A whopping 90 percent of U.S. erotic films are made in Los Angeles (mainly concentrated in the San Fernando Valley), but this may be about to change. This Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted 9 to 1 that performers must wear condoms. But the policy, which will go into effect in 90 days, is ...
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Tabitha Stevens
December 30, 2011
The Porn Industry is about fantasy. Most of the women act and look far differently than those you would find in the real world. The men have larger than average penis size. And no one uses condoms. The fantasy aspect is a big part of the appeal. Because of this, many members of the porn ...
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ballot,
birth control,
condoms,
fantasy,
HIV,
law,
Los Angeles,
porn industry,
protection,
sex,
Sexual Health,
sexually transmitted infections
December 20, 2011
Researchers at the University of Western Ontario in London have been given the go-ahead by the FDA to conduct human trials on an HIV vaccine. They have been working on this vaccine for the last ten years and it has finally reached the stage where it’s ready for human trials. There are three more stages ...
December 1, 2011
Today is World AIDS Day, but what does today mean for those of us living in Canada? HIV seems to be a thing of the past…at least for those of us living comfortable, middle-class lives. In the 1980s, testing HIV-positive was a devastating diagnosis. Today, with the help of advanced medication, you probably won’t even ...
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Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network,
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HIV in the aboriginal community,
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infection rates,
injecting drug users,
native women,
prostitution,
rape,
rural women,
sex work,
urban migration,
WAD,
World AIDS Day
October 20, 2011
Not all gay men are (anal) sex fiends. If you ask any Tom, Dick or Harry what they think gay men do in bed, the reply will probably involve an asshole, but a new study from Indiana University and George Mason University is set to challenge this widespread misconception. Apparently, anal sex is the least ...
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anal sex,
Australia,
bias,
blood donation,
Canada,
discrimination,
gay men,
gay sex,
HIV,
HIV transmission,
homosexual sex,
homosexuals,
infection,
oral sex,
UK,
what do gay men do in bed,
women and anal sex
October 17, 2011
Imagine hearing on the news that people in your city might have been exposed to HIV or hepatitis but you don’t know when or how it happened and you don’t know if you are one of them. This is what’s happening in Ottawa after health officials notified the press that over 7,000 people have been ...
September 18, 2011
Have you ever witnessed a guy suffering from a condom that is too tight? I have. And it looks like a wedding ring was attempted to be pushed down on their dick. And then it breaks. Legal drama has begun over this exact issue. Apparently, condoms made in China are not big enough for the ...
Tags: big penis,
China,
condoms,
HIV,
HIV transmission,
penis,
penis size,
safer sex,
size matters,
size of condoms,
small condoms,
South Africa,
World Health Organization
September 1, 2011
More effort is needed to prevent HIV transmission and the current response is “woefully inadequate” in the UK, according to a government report released today. They are concerned that the number of people living with HIV will be more than 100,000 in 2012 and that too many people are ignorant of how to protect themselves. ...
August 10, 2011
Hepatitis C patients in Britain have to fear no more as a wonder drug is now available that will rid them of the virus completely. There have been products before to suppress the symptoms, but now Victrelis has the potential to clear the virus for those with genotype 1, the most common form of the ...
August 8, 2011
Child birth is supposed to be the miracle of life, but the women who have gone through it know that it’s only a miracle once the pain-relieving hormones have kicked in after the baby is out. Before that, it’s pretty painful and can be dangerous, so special care needs to be put in ensuring a ...
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Agnes Odhiambo,
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discrimination against HIV positive women,
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HIV,
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mistreated women,
pregnancy,
South Africa,
Stop Making Excuses: Accountability for Maternal Health Care in South Africa,
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