You are not going to believe
these numbers.
We wouldn't quite call this our "cool
list." Rather, it is
list of sites that are dedicated to promoting safer sex, AIDS awareness,
education, and a positive sexuality. And that, we think, is
cool!
Reuters reports that
Astroglide Personal Lubricant has been found to block the replication of
the human immunodeficiency virus in lab tests. The
lubricants killed HIV-infected white blood cells and HIV in
seminal fluid, according to researchers from the University
of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
Dr. Samuel Baron and colleagues conducted the study to examine over-the-counter
vaginal preparations for their ability to inhibit HIV production.
While
the spermicide nonoxynol-9 has been found in lab tests to fight HIV, it doesn't
prevent the virus from spreading, probably because it causes
genital irritation, the authors note in the July 20th issue
of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. For this reason,
the researchers only looked at non-irritating lubricants.
