Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1413 health Sexual Health News en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:45:26 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1413 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/hl_afp/ugandahealthwomenpolitics afp/20090703/ugandahealthwomenpolitics AFP health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:45:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/hl_afp/ugandahealthwomenpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1224071924862-1-0.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=jjl621aDSycrjkrv228Tkw--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="A woman who performs genital cutting displays a knife she uses to perform the procedure. Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist tribes in the country's eastern region.(AFP/File/Kambou Sia)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist tribes in the country's eastern region, the president said in a statement Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/hl_afp/ugandahealthwomenpolitics"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1224071924862-1-0.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=jjl621aDSycrjkrv228Tkw--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="photo" title="A woman who performs genital cutting displays a knife she uses to perform the procedure. Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist tribes in the country's eastern region.(AFP/File/Kambou Sia)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_he_me/us_med_fawcett_anal_cancer ap/20090702/us_med_fawcett_anal_cancer AP health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:07:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_he_me/us_med_fawcett_anal_cancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246416281036-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=hdmaHugqb7xzFaEHdIoL2Q--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Hundreds of mourners paid tribute to Farrah Fawcett as the "Charlie's Angels" star was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Los Angeles. The 62-year-old actress and pin-up girl died last Thursday after a three-year battle with anal cancer, news that was quickly overshadowed by the death of King of Pop Michael Jackson later that day.(AFP/Getty Images/Jason Merritt)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_he_me/us_med_fawcett_anal_cancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246416281036-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=hdmaHugqb7xzFaEHdIoL2Q--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Hundreds of mourners paid tribute to Farrah Fawcett as the "Charlie's Angels" star was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Los Angeles. The 62-year-old actress and pin-up girl died last Thursday after a three-year battle with anal cancer, news that was quickly overshadowed by the death of King of Pop Michael Jackson later that day.(AFP/Getty Images/Jason Merritt)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090626/hl_hsn/womenssexualhealthissueshithome hsn/20090626/womenssexualhealthissueshithome HealthDay health Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:49:01 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that 70 percent of American women have experienced a sexual health issue, and 22 percent felt very or extremely concerned about it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/hl_afp/germanyindiatraffickingmedicineinternet afp/20090624/germanyindiatraffickingmedicineinternet AFP health Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:12:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/hl_afp/germanyindiatraffickingmedicineinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090624/capt.photo_1245870598925-1-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=jUF_VWCZdwTWfOU6Gf63Mw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Viagra pills. German customs authorities said Wednesday they had smashed a ring selling millions of counterfeit male potency tablets online from India and other Asian countries after raids in five cities.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - German customs authorities said Wednesday they had smashed a ring selling millions of counterfeit male potency tablets online from India and other Asian countries after raids in five cities.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090624/hl_afp/germanyindiatraffickingmedicineinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090624/capt.photo_1245870598925-1-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=jUF_VWCZdwTWfOU6Gf63Mw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="Viagra pills. German customs authorities said Wednesday they had smashed a ring selling millions of counterfeit male potency tablets online from India and other Asian countries after raids in five cities.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090623/wl_time/08599190642200 time/20090623/08599190642200 Time.com health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:40:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090623/wl_time/08599190642200"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090623/i/ra2308162686.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=QHkxcTul.1ALJukaxqlMJw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran Iranian security personnel ride past burning debris on the streets in Tehran June 20, 2009. REUTERS via Your View" border="0" /></a>Time.com - For years, opinion polls have found Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be the most popular leader among ordinary Arabs who decry their own rulers' authoritarianism. Iran's election debacle could dim his appeal.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090623/wl_time/08599190642200"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090623/i/ra2308162686.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=QHkxcTul.1ALJukaxqlMJw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran Iranian security personnel ride past burning debris on the streets in Tehran June 20, 2009. REUTERS via Your View" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090619/wl_uk_afp/britainhealthviagraretail afp/20090619/britainhealthviagraretail AFP health Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:16:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090619/wl_uk_afp/britainhealthviagraretail"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090619/capt.photo_1245413700130-1-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=vicWxQFZ4wrWA6ThBzZY4A--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="A file photo of Viagra pills made by Pfizer. Men will be able to buy Viagra on the High Street for the first time instead of going to a doctor after Boots launched a nationwide scheme on Friday.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Men will be able to buy Viagra on the High Street for the first time instead of going to a doctor after Boots launched a nationwide scheme on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090619/wl_uk_afp/britainhealthviagraretail"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090619/capt.photo_1245413700130-1-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=vicWxQFZ4wrWA6ThBzZY4A--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="A file photo of Viagra pills made by Pfizer. Men will be able to buy Viagra on the High Street for the first time instead of going to a doctor after Boots launched a nationwide scheme on Friday.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090618/us_nm/us_porn_hiv nm/20090618/us_porn_hiv Reuters health Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:46:15 GMT Reuters - California health officials are investigating the Los Angeles clinic where a pornographic film actress recently tested positive for HIV, saying it has failed to alert local authorities to cases of sexually transmitted disease in the adult film industry. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090618/hl_afp/canadapharmacourtviagra afp/20090618/canadapharmacourtviagra AFP health Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:51:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090618/hl_afp/canadapharmacourtviagra"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090618/capt.photo_1245351012501-1-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=NS.u310dBY4tq69gdjk9ow--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Viagra pills. A Canadian federal court upheld pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's patent for Viagra, dashing generic drug maker Novopharm's longing for sales of cheaper erection drugs.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Canadian federal court on Thursday upheld pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's patent for Viagra, dashing generic drug maker Novopharm's longing for sales of cheaper erection drugs.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090618/hl_afp/canadapharmacourtviagra"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090618/capt.photo_1245351012501-1-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=NS.u310dBY4tq69gdjk9ow--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="Viagra pills. A Canadian federal court upheld pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's patent for Viagra, dashing generic drug maker Novopharm's longing for sales of cheaper erection drugs.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090618/hl_nm/us_viagra_canada nm/20090618/us_viagra_canada Reuters health Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:17:40 GMT Reuters - The Federal Court of Canada rejected on Thursday a bid by generic drugmaker Novapharm Ltd to be allowed to market a generic version of Pfizer Inc's erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sexualhealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_us/us_std_kits ap/20090611/us_std_kits AP health Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:15:40 GMT AP - Los Angeles county health officials are offering a free, at-home program to test for sexually transmitted diseases.