Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer (AP)
Women's Sexual Health Issues Hit Home (HealthDay) 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. Germany smashes fake Viagra ring: customs (AFP)
Iran's Crisis Posing a Problem for Its Mideast Allies (Time.com)
Viagra sold at local chemists (AFP)
U.S. porn industry HIV cases prompt investigation (Reuters) 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. Canadian court quashes bid for generic Viagra (AFP)
Canada court rejects bid for generic Viagra (Reuters) 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. LA County says it will pass out mail-in STD tests (AP) AP - Los Angeles county health officials are offering a free, at-home program to test for sexually transmitted diseases. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
