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First condom designed to kill HIV 'could be available to buy within months'
. The VivaGel condom is the brainchild of Australian bio-tech firm Starpharma
. Gel in lubricant found to be 99.9% effective at deactivating HIV, herpes and human papilloma virus cases
. Received approval by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration - similar to a CE mark in Europe
. Firms behind the condom say it could be available within months

A new condom designed to kill the HIV virus could be available to buy within months, after key regulatory approval. Tests have shown the VivaGel condom is effective in deactivating 99.9 per cent of HIV, herpes and human papilloma virus cases.

Australian bio-tech firm Starpharma has developed the antiviral Viva Gel, the active ingredient designed to tackle sexually transmitted infections, in the condom's lubricant.

The product has now received a receipt of Conformity of Assessment Certification by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration - a similar certificate to the CE mark in Europe - paving the way for mass production.

A new condom, designed by the Australian bio-technic firm Starpharma, to kill the HIV virus could be available to buy within months after it received vital approval.
It means the condom, the first of its kind, should be available to buy in the coming months.

The condoms are lubricated with VivaGel, which contains 0.5 per cent astodrimer sodium - a non-antibiotic, antimicrobial drug designed specifically as a compound against HIV. It is hoped the gel will help reduce the transmission of HIV and other STIs, while also reducing the risk of pregnancy.


It is hoped the VivaGel will help reduce the transmission of HIV and other STIs, while also reducing the risk of pregnancy

It is being produced by Australian bio-tech firm Starpharma in partnership with another firm called Ansell, which is responsible for around 70 per cent of Australia's condom market.

The recent TGA approval came after the condom was assessed in line with a set of requirements relating to safety and performance.

In Australia the prevalence of STIs continues to rise.
Genital herpes, caused by the herpes simplex virus, is estimated to affect one in eight Australians aged 25 years and over, although many are unaware they are carrying the infection and pass it on without knowing.

The rate of newly diagnosed HIV infections rose 10 per cent in the 12 months to the end of 2012 - the largest increase in Australia in the last 20 years.

And figures reveal the number of infections diagnosed in 2013 remains at a 20-year high, representing a 70 per cent increase on the number detected in 1999, when cases were at their lowest level.

Ansell president and general manager of the sexual wellness global business unit, Peter Carroll, said consumers could expect to see the 'ground-breaking new sexual health' product on the shelves soon. 'Ansell looks forward to rolling out its marketing and sales campaign to support the launch of LifeStyles Dual Protect over the coming months with the first product expected to be available on shelves soon,' he said.

By LIZZIE PARRY
DailyMail

As Nigerians, both home and abroad, continue to wait anxiously for the 2015 general elections, the Witches & Wizards Association of Nigeria (WITZAN) has predicted what would happen after the polls.

According to a communique signed by Dr Okhue Iboi, President WITZAN, the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will be betrayed in 2015 by his close aides.

“Tinubu will be betrayed. He will be sold out by those he trusted. This betrayal will affect his political empire. Tinubu’s political dynasty is under threat of crumbling.
“Tinubu is a good man, but the bitter truth he must swallow today is that APC is going nowhere. Many top notchers of PDP that are in APC now will go back to PDP. Witches said so in November last year and it happened.

“I’m telling the whole world again today that many former PDP leaders that are now in APC will betray Tinubu and other APC leaders, they will go back to PDP this year, and before 2015 general elections,” the communique read.

Commenting on why they decided to hold the meeting, Iboi said the association had a meeting following a distress call by witches in Yobe, Adamawa and Borno.
He added that the issue of Boko Haram insurgency was the highlight of their discussions.
“Witches and Wizards in Nigeria are deeply worried by what is going on in the country especially Boko Haram insurgency. As stakeholders in the Nigerian project, we can no longer afford to fold our hands while the nation burns. Enough is enough,” he said.

The 55-year-old wizard also stated that President Goodluck Jonathan will win the presidential elections come 2015.

“Jonathan will win re-election. Although there will be pockets of violence, Jonathan will win.

“I will also have to appeal to Buhari and Tinubu, they should not waste their money, time and energy on the poll. They should go home and rest. They should forget about becoming President or Vice President of Nigeria. APC will still lose more governors to PDP before this year runs out,” Iboi said.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that the 2015 Election would start in February.
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Source. Www.informationng.com

This is hilarious...Even them are becoming political

Can't connect to my Facebook account thoughy hotspot is on

CODE-EATER:
turn on your hot spot

Thks.....d welcome page opened BT still I can't log in my account

Pls Facebook isn't opening on my l3
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Keeps telling me error

is this tears..... .....Rip

the aberration called ADAM & STEVE...
The end is near......

what am i still doing in NIGERIA...im relocating my practice to Germany......

this thread shld be renamed 'WHO IS JIM IYKE'...
I see more responses to this....

.....this reminnds me of the adulterous woman who came to Jesus right from the LovePeddler house, and asked for mercy...The pharisees threathened to stone her...
The same question i ask ye NLANDERS..
He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone.
Anybody can be forgiven,..so dont judge..
Man looks at the outward appearance but God looks at the heart..

I have to duff my hat for NL..u made me laugh despite being very angry with d okada man who just jammed my Burgudy brown Lexus SUV 2013...

Ramcie: A guy sent me a MSG on Facebook and it went thus ( baby, I saw ur profile and I liked u immediately . Plz can u correspond me ur number. Luv u) . I screamed after reading it had to show my mum who sat by my side cos she was scared cos of d ways screamed.

lololololol..........

I thought usually is the captain that abandons d ship when in troubled waters and not d crew..Well, Mr President. Hope d 'cabal' whom u are protecting hv not abandoned u...Nigerians seek for a New Messiah...nigerians are to hungry to fight for or with u...U ARE THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES SIR...or hv u forgotten..

1st trimester....nausea , frequent episodes of vomiting, chei!...Rubbing her back while wondering why i put her to this....
......threw away all my expensive perfumes
......learnt how to cook whatever she had to eat
......remembered hw i came back from work thru a hectic traffic and as i arrived she said she wanted chicken and chips taht night. I had to go thru d same traffic and came back 3hrs later...food cold of course rejected...


2nd trimester.....d story continues...

18 months to become a Marine Engineer? ....which kind of school is that...is it a diploma or degree...i smell a sham!

wisepluto: If pastor chris isnt of God, i bet you He would have been dealt with seriously by God and mysteriously by demons(that he frquently chases out of people). The truth is: the head can never carry out the role of the hand, so is the leg and the waist.S then is Christ Embassy different from Deeper Life, Winners, Redeemed and others. Everyone has gotten a unique responsibility. My suggestion is that people just can't understand his trail blazing success records! with rhapsody being the second most translated book in the world, international t.v audience, committed members! it only occurs by the power of the Holy Spirit. If you want a similar success attitude; Stick to the Holy Spirit, GBAM! The ministry is over 30yrs still doing the same thing, on the same course.
THERE IS JUST NO NEED TO CRITISIZE WHAT'S GOOD MY DEAR!

GBAM






Gba

Thanks Yogun

Hi all, i got married in June and ave been tryin to conceive, i went to c a gynae n did a hormonal test n d result showed dat ave got low level of LH n FSH(i avnt been ovulating properly bt my menses is regular), am a bit worried because ave been pregnant on 2 diff occassions btw 2001-2009. Pls can a doc kindly explain dis whole thing to me? Am confused.