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[Johannesburg, 25 May 2005] -
HIV home test kits ruled outSupermarket chain Pick ‘n' Pay has stopped selling an HIV home self-test kit after the South African Medical Association (SAMA) emphasised emphasised the dangers of performing an HIV home test without counselling before and afterwards.Pick ‘n' Pay says it will stop selling the kits until guidelines are given, according to BBC Health News.With more than five million South Africans HIV positive, SAMA chairman Dr Kgosi Letlape says: “Proper counselling is essential to assist patients in understanding exactly what the test entails, as well as the test results.”He also says there is a possibility that institutions could abuse home test kits, including employers, insurance companies, and immigration control, who could perform the test forcibly without keeping the information confidential.Another ‘staying power' drugResearchers claim to have developed a drug to treat premature ejaculation by delaying climax while also increasing sexual satisfaction, Reuters reports.The drug, depatoxine, is reported to have helped men delay their orgasm significantly.“Premature ejaculation is a really common problem, affecting between 10% and 30% of men, and here is something for the first time that works,” says Dr John Pryor, chairman of the urologic surgery department at the University of Minnesota.He adds that the drug works effectively and quickly with very few side effects. “It gets in rapidly and gets out rapidly. You can take it one to three hours before intercourse,” he says.‘Masculine' job produces baby sonsScientists claim that couples desperate to produce a bouncing baby son could boost their chances if a woman switches to a “masculine” job such as engineering or accounting, IOL reports.The same goes for couples looking for a baby daughter – chances are if the men go for more “feminine” jobs, like teaching or nursing, their wishes may come true.A London School of Economics survey of 3 000 people from various professions found that male nurses and the like produce 135 girls for every 100 boys, and that in Britain roughly 105 boys are born for every 100 girls.The study did not say why this observable experience occurred but an evolutionary psychologist said it could be because the children of “systemiser” parents appeared to encounter more testosterone in the womb, making the gender more likely to be male.More TV less sleep, a danger to kidsIf you let your children sit for too long in front of the TV and get too little sleep, then it is time to replace some of their leisure time with slumber time.A study has shown that kids who get less sleep and more TV have a greater risk of obesity.Reuters reports that scientists say that more than eight hours of TV a week or less than 10 hours of sleep a night for a three-year-old child significantly increases the risk of piling on the pounds.“By the tender age of three, children are developing habits that will mean they are more likely to be overweight or obese,” says Dr John Reilly, an expert of child obesity at the University of Glasgow.“If you are big early on and you grow rapidly, it seems to predict risk of obesity later on. There is something about size and growth, even in the womb, that seems to have an effect.”Injection drug to reduce binge drinkingA drug company has developed a new tool to help people overcome alcohol dependency.An injection of Vivitrex, developed by Alkermes, is reported to reduce heavy drinking. The monthly injection, when combined with counselling, reportedly helps heavy drinkers to reduce their intake of booze.Alkemes says a recent study showed that injection of Vivitrex was effective in helping heavy drinkers stop craving the next drink. It also reduces the chances of missing or skipping treatment when given as a daily pill.
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