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China giving migrant workers condoms BEIJING (UPI) -- Fearing unsafe sex could lead to venereal diseases and other social problems, Chinese officials say they will keep giving condoms to migrant workers. Migrant workers often ask for "help" from sex workers during long periods away from their spouses, Xinhua reported Saturday. "Sexually transmitted diseases are spreading faster among migrant workers, whose sex lives have long been neglected," said Zhang Feng, director of Guangdong provincial commission of population and family planning. A survey by the Guangdong Sexology Association on the sex habits and health of Guangdong's migrant laborers showed up to 36 percent of married men have experienced severe sexual repression, Xinhua said. The survey showed 30 percent of married men hire prostitutes for sex and another 30 percent said they have had many sexual partners because of unhappy marriages or separation from their wives. Last year, the Guangdong commission distributed about 100 million condoms to migrant workers to help promote safe sex and it says it hopes to pass out more in 2010. Guangdong is China's top economic powerhouse and home to about 30 million migrant workers, the most in the country, Xinhua reported. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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Ginkgo: Risk of seizures in epileptics BONN, Germany (UPI) -- An herbal remedy may raise the risk of seizures in people with epilepsy, German researchers warn. Eckhard Leistner and Christel Drewke of Institut fur Pharmazeutische Biologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat, say the remedy -- pills or teas from the leaves or raw or roasted seeds of Ginkgo biloba used to treat an array of maladies including Alzheimer's disease and blood vessel blockages -- contains potentially toxic ginkgotoxin that may affect a chemical signaling pathway in ways that trigger epileptic seizures. The researchers reviewed 10 studies and they say there is evidence Ginkgo can interact with anti-seizure medications and reduce their effectiveness. The researchers urge restrictions be placed on the use of the top-selling remedy. "It is therefore important that the large number of G. biloba product users and their healthcare providers be made aware of these risks, in order to enable them to make informed decisions about the use of these preparations," the study says. The review is published in the Journal of Natural Products. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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Vitamin D may fight Crohn's disease MONTREAL (UPI) -- Canadian researchers say vitamin D can counter the effects of Crohn's disease. Researchers at Montreal's McGill University Health Center and University of Montreal found vitamin D acts directly on the beta defensin 2 gene, which encodes an anti-microbial peptide and the NOD2 gene that alerts cells to the presence of invading microbes. Both Beta-defensin and NOD2 have been linked to Crohn's disease -- an autoimmune disorder in which a defect in innate immune handling of intestinal bacteria leads to inflammatory bowel disease. "Our data suggests, for the first time, that vitamin D deficiency can contribute to Crohn's disease," study leader Dr. John White of McGill says in a statement. White suggests siblings of patients with Crohn's disease who have not as yet developed the disease make sure they are vitamin D sufficient. "It's something that's easy to do, because they can simply go to a pharmacy and buy vitamin D supplements," he says. The study findings are published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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Some pained by Obama's root canal remark CHICAGO (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's reference to a root canal in his State of the Union address has some dental specialists who do root canals feeling some pain. In the address, Obama commented that the bank bailout was "about as popular as a root canal." "If there's one thing that has unified Democrats and Republicans, and everybody in between, it's that we all hated the bank bailout," Obama said. "I hated it. I hated it. You hated it." The American Association of Endodontists, which represents root canal specialists, said Obama unintentionally reinforced a myth and outdated misconception about the "unpopular" nature of root canal procedures. The group said root canal procedures should not be feared and hopes the president and all Americans become better informed for the sake of their dental and total body health. "While we certainly understand the president's intent, people need to know that root canals don't cause pain, they relieve it," Dr. Gerald N. Glickman, president of the American Association of Endodontists, said in a statement. "Root canals may sound daunting, but endodontists can do this procedure quickly, efficiently and with virtually no pain involved. The result is a restored natural tooth that can last a lifetime." Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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