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March 26, 2008
Study Examines Diaphragm Use, Acceptability for STI Prevention
Public Release Date: 20-March-2008
Abstract of "Evidence-Based Planning of a Randomized Controlled Trial on Diaphragm Use for Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections," Behets et al. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, March 2008.
Frieda Behets of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and colleagues examined whether commercial sex workers in Madagascar would accept and use a diaphragm to prevent sexually transmitted infections in an effort to determine potential obstacles in future research on the effectiveness of a diaphragm for use in STI prevention.
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January 16, 2008
FemCap's HIV Prevention Presentation
Alfred Shihata of FemCap gave a presentation at the HIV Prevention Conference in Atlana last month, and was kind enough to share it with us!
Click here to see the presentation!
July 31, 2007
Synova Launches Advertising Campaign for Today Sponge Contraceptive
Public Release Date: 31-July-2007
Synova Healthcare recently launched a new Web site and an advertising campaign to market the Today Sponge female contraceptive in the U.S., the New York Times reports (Levere, New York Times, 7/30).
The sponge, which is constructed of soft polyurethane foam and is inserted into the vagina for up to 24 hours, provides barrier protection and the spermicide nonoxynol-9 to prevent pregnancy. The device is 89% to 91% effective in preventing pregnancy but does not protect against sexually transmitted infections.
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April 16, 2007
Health Disparities in Access to Healthcare
Public Release Date: 16-April-2007
Minority individuals are much more likely to develop and die from cancer than the general U.S. population.
Previous research points to lack of health insurance, poverty, language and cultural barriers, and inadequate access to early detection services and good medical care as causes. Research reported today at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) suggests that genetics, in addition to socioeconomic status, are important factors accounting for the disparity of cancer incidence and mortality between African-Americans, Hispanics and Caucasians.
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