condoms http://www.npr.org condoms en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:26:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif condoms http://www.npr.org Gates Foundation Says It's Time For A Snazzier Condom Condoms have evolved little since latex ones were first manufactured in the 1920s. Bill Gates is hoping to change that. His foundation is giving $100,000 to anyone who can come up with a condom that men or women actually want to wear. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:26:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/25/175258772/gates-foundation-says-its-time-for-a-snazzier-condom?ft=1&f=141320549 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/25/175258772/gates-foundation-says-its-time-for-a-snazzier-condom?ft=1&f=141320549 Condoms have evolved little since latex ones were first manufactured in the 1920s. Bill Gates is hoping to change that. His foundation is giving $100,000 to anyone who can come up with a condom that men or women actually want to wear.

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]]> Prevention Programs Curb New HIV Infections In South Africa More than half a million South Africans were infected with HIV in 2000. Efforts to stem the virus since then have produced marked results in the number of new infections. But the total number of people with HIV in South Africa still isn't going down. Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:54:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/25/157297530/prevention-programs-curb-new-hiv-infections-in-south-africa?ft=1&f=141320549 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/25/157297530/prevention-programs-curb-new-hiv-infections-in-south-africa?ft=1&f=141320549 More than half a million South Africans were infected with HIV in 2000. Efforts to stem the virus since then have produced marked results in the number of new infections. But the total number of people with HIV in South Africa still isn't going down.

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]]> How To Make Condoms For Women Fashionable How do you get women to rethink condoms made for them? Advocates are trying a fashion show and the world's longest chain of paper dolls at the international AIDS meeting in Washington. Female condoms are the only contraceptive initiated by woman that protects against HIV infection. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:21:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/23/157261732/how-to-make-condoms-for-women-fashionable?ft=1&f=141320549 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/23/157261732/how-to-make-condoms-for-women-fashionable?ft=1&f=141320549 How do you get women to rethink condoms made for them? Advocates are trying a fashion show and the world's longest chain of paper dolls at the international AIDS meeting in Washington. Female condoms are the only contraceptive initiated by woman that protects against HIV infection.

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]]> Is HIV Still A Death Sentence? Young People Weigh In Young Americans who came of age in a world with AIDS say worrying about HIV in 2012 isn't much different from worrying about other sexually transmitted diseases. But others say there isn't much discussion about the risks of the disease in their community. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:25:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/16/156750389/is-hiv-still-a-death-sentence-young-people-weigh-in?ft=1&f=141320549 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/16/156750389/is-hiv-still-a-death-sentence-young-people-weigh-in?ft=1&f=141320549 Young Americans who came of age in a world with AIDS say worrying about HIV in 2012 isn't much different from worrying about other sexually transmitted diseases. But others say there isn't much discussion about the risks of the disease in their community.

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]]> Study Finds Female Condoms Are Cost-Effective For HIV Prevention When researchers compared the cost of condoms for women with the cost of HIV infections it prevented, they found the relatively new condoms saved between $15 and $20 for every dollar spent on distributing them in Washington. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:15:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/03/26/149391961/study-finds-female-condoms-are-cost-effective-for-hiv-prevention?ft=1&f=141320549 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/03/26/149391961/study-finds-female-condoms-are-cost-effective-for-hiv-prevention?ft=1&f=141320549 When researchers compared the cost of condoms for women with the cost of HIV infections it prevented, they found the relatively new condoms saved between $15 and $20 for every dollar spent on distributing them in Washington.

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]]> More Than A Million Condoms Recalled In South Africa The affected condoms — a government brand called Choice — were distributed early this month as part of the festivities marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the African National Congress. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:36:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/01/31/146133683/more-than-a-million-condoms-recalled-in-south-africa?ft=1&f=141320549 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/01/31/146133683/more-than-a-million-condoms-recalled-in-south-africa?ft=1&f=141320549 The affected condoms — a government brand called Choice — were distributed early this month as part of the festivities marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the African National Congress.

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]]> L.A. Mayor Makes Condom Use The Law In Porn Films Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed the controversial ordinance into law this week. After the city clerk posts the rule, it would take effect in 41 days. Some makers of adult films have said they would shoot elsewhere rather than comply. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:54:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/01/25/145843258/l-a-mayor-makes-condom-use-the-law-in-porn-films?ft=1&f=141320549 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/01/25/145843258/l-a-mayor-makes-condom-use-the-law-in-porn-films?ft=1&f=141320549 Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed the controversial ordinance into law this week. After the city clerk posts the rule, it would take effect in 41 days. Some makers of adult films have said they would shoot elsewhere rather than comply.

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]]> Porn Industry Faces Condom Requirement In Los Angeles Under the rule, filmmakers would only get a permit to make a porn film if they require condoms on the set. The measure aims to reduce the transmission of disease. But some in the industry say the rule goes too far. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:53:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/01/18/145392287/porn-industry-faces-condom-requirement-in-los-angeles?ft=1&f=141320549 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/01/18/145392287/porn-industry-faces-condom-requirement-in-los-angeles?ft=1&f=141320549 Under the rule, filmmakers would only get a permit to make a porn film if they require condoms on the set. The measure aims to reduce the transmission of disease. But some in the industry say the rule goes too far.

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]]> Teens Use Condoms More Often During First Sex Some 8 in 10 sexually active teen boys reported using a condom the first time they had sex, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/10/13/141314481/teens-use-condoms-more-often-during-first-sex?ft=1&f=141320549 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/10/13/141314481/teens-use-condoms-more-often-during-first-sex?ft=1&f=141320549 Some 8 in 10 sexually active teen boys reported using a condom the first time they had sex, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds.

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