News and Features Related to Sexual Health

1. Isentress Fights Drug-Resistant HIV
   

   July 23, 2008 -- A new HIV drug called Isentress has proved successful in lowering levels of the virus even when other drugs have failed. New research in The New England Journal of Medicine details the results of two studies of Isentress. It's the first of a new class of HIV drugs that targets an en

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2. Viagra for Her
   

   July 22, 2008 -- Viagra, often prescribed to help men's erectile dysfunction, also helps women who experience sexual problems from antidepressant use, according to a new study. Sexual dysfunction is a well-known side effect of some antidepressants, with up to 70% of men and women on antidepressants

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3. Early Sex Doesn't Predict HPV Infection
   

   July 7, 2008 -- Teenage girls who are sexually active and those who are not eventually all have the same risk for infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV), new research suggests. The finding that early sexual activity is not predictive of future HPV infection suggests that using risk factors a

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4. Erections: Use 'Em or Lose 'Em
   

   July 3, 2008 -- Men who don't use their erections lose them, Finnish researchers find. Aging men who have sex at least once a week have only half the risk of developing erectile dysfunction as do men who have sex less often. But once-a-weekers shouldn't gloat. More sex means even less ED risk. Men w

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5. HIV Death Gap Closing
   

   July 1, 2008 -- HIV infection no longer has to mean AIDS or even early death. There's still a death gap. People with HIV die sooner than people not infected with the AIDS virus. But that gap is closing for people who start medical care very soon after HIV infection and who get state-of-the-art HIV t

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6. Watermelon: A Natural Viagra?
   

   July 1, 2008 -- Men hoping for some fireworks in their love life this Fourth of July may want to skip the burgers and beer at the barbecue and eat plenty of watermelon. Watermelon may be a natural Viagra, says a researcher. That's because the popular summer fruit is richer than experts believed in a

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7. Troubling Trend in HIV/AIDS Diagnoses
   

   June 26, 2008 -- HIV diagnoses in the U.S. are on the rise among men who have sex with men, especially among males aged 13-24. That news comes from the CDC, which tracked HIV/AIDS diagnoses reported by 33 states from 2001 to 2006. During that time, those states had 214,379 HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Men wh

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8. Levitra to Add Amnesia to Label
   

   May 29, 2008 -- The erectile dysfunction drug Levitra is getting a label change noting rare reports of transient global amnesia in men taking the drug. Transient global amnesia, or TGA, is a brief bout of amnesia, not lasting longer than a day, without causing other problems. Levitra's label change

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9. FDA Orders ED Supplement Recall
   

   May 27, 2008 -- Due to a risky ingredient, the FDA has ordered a recall of certain lots of Xiadafil VIP Tabs, an illegally marketed "all-natural" dietary supplement touted for sexual enhancement and erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment. FDA lab tests show that the recalled supplements contain hydroxy

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10. Gene Therapy for ED Appears Safe
    

    May 20, 2008 -- Gene therapy treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) appears safe in early tests, scientists announced today at the American Urological Association's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. No safety problems were seen in the 11 men with ED who got the gene therapy treatment two years ago, n

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