Chinese official: Syphilis boom driven by economy (AP) AP - China has seen a tenfold increase in syphilis cases over the past decade, as migrant workers made enough money in the country's economic boom to hire more prostitutes, a senior Chinese health official was quoted as saying Tuesday. China's economy powering syphilis spread (Reuters) Reuters - China is experiencing an epidemic of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease that the country virtually wiped out in the 1960s, a senior public health official was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Guidelines Urge Use of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors should prescribe oral phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor drugs, such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, for men with erectile dysfunction, unless the patient is on nitrate therapy, according to a clinical practice guideline issued by the American College of Physicians. Risque British backpackers live riskily Down Under (Reuters) Reuters - British backpackers holidaying in Australia are returning home with much more than a suntan, and could be driving the spread Down Under of sexually transmitted diseases with their risky behaviour, a study has found. Hardness is the way to happiness: sex survey (AFP)
Impotence, Incontinence Risk Casts Doubt on High-Tech Prostate Surgery (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Heightened risks for post-operative incontinence and impotence may outweigh any benefits from minimally invasive "keyhole" surgery for prostate cancer, a new study suggests. New prostate surgery not necessarily better: study (Reuters) Reuters - Men who have less invasive prostate cancer surgery -- often done robotically -- are more likely to be incontinent and have erectile dysfunction than men who have conventional open surgery, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Robotic prostate surgery may mean big trade-off (AP)
Women's Empowerment: 'Men Are Interested' (OneWorld.net) OneWorld.net - ENTEBBE, Oct 12 (IPS) - A trident of gender legislation will be debated in Uganda's parliament in November: the Marriage and Divorce Bill, the Domestic Violence Bill and the Female Genital Mutilation Bill. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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AFP - The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.
AFP - Men's confidence in their erections varies widely across Europe with Spanish men most worried and Germans the happiest, a survey for the makers of Viagra has shown.
AP - A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery.
