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Volume 1, Number 28
15 October 2001
FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW AND POLICY
Nepal Parliament Takes First Steps Towards Safer Abortion
US Doctors Say Sex Selection Acceptable for Non-Medical Reasons
FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH
Ion Channels: Swimming With Sperm
Related News Story:Sperm Protein
Could Lead to Unisex Contraceptive
FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWS
Britain's First 'Designer Baby'
Norplant: Hottest New Family Planning Method
Uganda: House Pushes for Local Production of Condoms
South Africa Census Staff Carry Condoms
HIV / AIDS RESEARCH
Experimental Compound Shows Promise in Halting Spread of HIV in Cells
Hyperattenuated
Recombinant Influenza A Virus Nonstructural-Protein-Encoding
Vectors Induce Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
Nef-Specific Systemic and Mucosal Immune Responses
in Mice
Related News Story: Austrian Researchers
Test Flu Vaccine Against HIV
Sexual Transmission During the Incubation Period of Primary HIV Infection
HIV / AIDS NEWS
Australia Says Pandemic Threatens To Mire Asia-Pacific In Poverty
Expert Predicts AIDS Vaccine in 10 Years
Trinidad & Tobago to Host Global AIDS Conference
GlaxoSmithKline Licenses Production of Generic AIDS Drugs in South Africa
South Africa: Porridge Helps People With AIDS
Zambia: Lusaka Gets New AIDS Drugs
Kenya: WTO Rules Block Cheaper HIV/AIDS Imports
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH
Natural Limits of Pregnancy Testing in Relation to the Expected Menstrual Period
High Stress Levels Associated with Decreased Rates of Success in Fertility Treatments
Evidence Based Well Child Care
'Master' Stress Hormone Prevents Mother From Rejecting Embryo
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NEWS
UK Advises Pregnant Women on Caffeine Intake
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization Introduces Multi-Purpose Vaccine for Deadly Diseases
Amniotic Fluid Could Be Source of Fetal Cells
Uganda: Maternal Mortality Drops
Italian Woman Becomes Pregnant With Triplets While Already Expecting a Child
MEN'S HEALTH NEWS
UNAIDS' 2001 World AIDS Campaign Focuses on Male Role in HIV Prevention
Crystal Meth's Popularity Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men May Lead to Higher Risk of HIV
POPULATION NEWS
Rwanda Population to Double to 16 million by 2020
Uganda: Multiply, Baganda Told
US Life Expectancy Reaches New High
WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH
Douching Raises Infection Risk, but Only for Women Without Bacterial Vaginosis
Communication About Sexual Problems and Sexual Concerns in Ovarian Cancer: Qualitative Study
Multiple Factors, Including Genetic and Environmental Components, Influence When Menopause Begins
Epidermal Clitoral Inclusion Cyst after Type I Female Genital Mutilation
WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS
US: Many Women Avoid Routine Gynecologic Care
FDA Approves NovaSure Device to Treat Excessive Menstrual Bleeding Without Hysterectomy
Sex Trafficking: Korea Hosts Forum to Address Problem
YOUTH RESEARCH
YOUTH NEWS
Uganda: Government Improves Adolescent Reproductive Health
Southern Africa: Region Moves to Protect Girls From Prostitution
PROFILES / SPECIAL REPORTS
Injecting Drug Users Need Harm Reduction
and HIV/AIDS Prevention
At the Sixth International Congress on AIDS in Asia
and the Pacific, several sessions focused on Harm
Reduction for injection drug users and interventions
required to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS for this marginalized
section of society. This Web page provides an interview
with a chairperson of the Asian Harm Reduction Netowrk
and Program Manager for Sharan, an NGO based in New
Delhi, India about injection drug users and HIV.
HIV/AIDS
and STI Prevalence: Updated UNAIDS/WHO Epidemiological
Fact Sheets
The 2000 update UNAIDS/WHO Epidemiological Fact Sheets
contain the most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS
and STI prevalence and incidence, a short assessment
of the country epidemiological situation, and information
on knowledge and behaviors that can spur or stem the
transmission of HIV. The Epidemiological Fact Sheets
are compilations of the available serological and
behavioral data in a country. These data are necessary
for a better understanding of the current status and
trends of the epidemic, and are essential for informed
decision-making and planning at national, regional
and global levels.
Additional
Vasectomy Techniques Recommended
Preliminary results from a vasectomy study in seven
countries show conclusively that a surgical technique
known as fascial interposition leads to a more rapid
decrease in sperm counts, which may improve the effectiveness
of some methods of vasectomy for male sterilization.
The lower sperm counts occurred when fascial interposition
was used with simple ligation and excision. The study
was conducted by Family Health International and EngenderHealth.
Details of the study will be presented at the annual
meeting of the Association of Reproductive Health
Professionals, originally scheduled for September
12-15, but now postponed to December 12-15, 2001.
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