Condoms

BBC News: EU Criticises Vatican's Condom 'Bigotry' BBC News: EU Criticises Vatican's Condom 'Bigotry'- The European Union criticised the Catholic Church for its stand on the use of condoms to fight HIV. BBC Panorama: Condoms at Carnaval BBC Panorama: Condoms at Carnaval- About promotion of safe sex at Rio carnival in 2004, where Samba music played while huge spiky HIV viruses danced next to oversized condoms. BBC Panorama: Condoms - The Science BBC Panorama: Condoms - The Science- Scientific background and review of claims and counter-claims on condom effectiveness and safety. BBC Panorama: Vatican - Condoms Don't Stop HIV BBC Panorama: Vatican - Condoms Don't Stop HIV- About the Catholic Church's effort to tell people in countries stricken by AIDS not to use condoms because they have tiny holes in … BBC News: Vatican in HIV Condom Row BBC News: Vatican in HIV Condom Row- Reports on criticism of the Catholic Church for telling countries with high HIV rates that condoms are permeable to the virus. BBC News: Church Rejects Plea on Condoms BBC News: Church Rejects Plea on Condoms- News report on announcement of the Catholic Church in southern Africa that condoms are a misguided and immoral weapon in the fight agains… Seattle Catholic - The Wisdom of Bishop Cawcutt Seattle Catholic - The Wisdom of Bishop Cawcutt- Essay of support for the South African bishop who made statements directly opposed to the Roman Catholic Church's teaching on cont… SmokEnders SmokEnders- Self-study course that includes online videos. Smokerlyzer Smokerlyzer- Product is a carbon monoxide tester and a quit plan. Online Hypnosis Online Hypnosis- Interactive online audio/video quit smoking program. Makes no quit effectiveness claim. Fibre shake Fibre shake- Drink claimed to remove nicotine from the body. Makes no quit effectiveness claim. PhaseOut PhaseOut- Pokes holes in the filter, which is claimed to reduce nicotine. Effectiveness: the company "disclaims all warranties, including fitness for a particular purpose." Personal Perforator Personal Perforator- Product pokes holes in the filter which is claimed to help tapering down. No effectiveness measurements presented. Stop Smoking for Good Stop Smoking for Good- Offers a 10 piece educational audio stop smoking kit. Joelle Publishing Joelle Publishing- Sells a quit-smoking book and on-site training courses. NicoBloc NicoBloc- Product is corn syrup drops claimed to block nicotine when dropped on the cigarette. Smokexit Smokexit- Product is a manual or workbook. SelfHelpWorks SelfHelpWorks- Video-based online programs for treating smoking, obesity, alcohol, physical inactivity, diabetes, or stress management. Quit Smart Stop Smoking Resources, Inc. Quit Smart Stop Smoking Resources, Inc.- Offering a kit, hypnosis cds and tapes. Includes information on local classes. Smoke Free, Inc. Smoke Free, Inc.- Cigarettes made from the cocoa bean don't contain nicotine. Makes no quit effectiveness claim or safety claim. Stopring Stopring- A ring that you put on your finger is said to make smoking awkward. No quit effectiveness claim made. Stop Smoking Now Stop Smoking Now- Laser pointer claimed to be a quit smoking, quit drinking, quit drugs, and lose weight product. Mint Snuff Mint Snuff- Non-tobacco chew made of mint claimed to be an alternative to, or way of quitting, chewing tobacco or smoking. Makes a safety claim (safe to eat) but not a quitting ef… Ciganot Inc. Ciganot Inc.- Offering a smokeless cigarette to address the hand-to-mouth portion of the addiction. Stop Smoking Recovery Programs Stop Smoking Recovery Programs- Quit smoking program, including books, tapes, and videos, videos with closed-captioning for the hearing impaired, cessation treatment, sobriety. No… Cigamint Cigamint- Mint inhaler shaped like a cigarette. No quit effectiveness claim made. Hypnotist M. Vance Romane Hypnotist M. Vance Romane- Romane promotes his seminars, tapes, and videos, for weight loss and quitting smoking. The usual testimonials; no measurements of effectiveness provided. Butt It Out Butt It Out- Claims to have Health Canada and FDA approval. Product is herbs, in pills or spray form. No effectiveness measurements presented.