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Doctor invents female condoms with 'teeth' to fight rape



From CNN:

The woman inserts the latex condom like a tampon. Jagged rows of teeth-like hooks line its inside and attach on a man's penis during penetration. Once it lodges, only a doctor can remove it. The doctor inventor says: "It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it's on. If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter. Yes, my device may be a medieval, but it's for a medieval deed that has been around for decades."

Critics say the female condom is not a long-term solution and makes women vulnerable to more violence from men trapped by the device.

References:

South African doctor invents female condoms with 'teeth' to fight rape. CNN.

Comments from Twitter:

@Skepticscalpel: Great idea. The rapist would likely kill the victim.

@medical__news: I don't know, but old times chastity belts sound more promosing than this invention.

@DrJerath: Wow - interesting.

Can hot peppers fight cancer? CBS video

Super hot peppers can make you sweat and tear up, but CBS News reports how they also may fight cancer:

Osteoporosis Drug Lasofoxifene May "Fight" Several Diseases But Increases Risk of Blood Clots

Lasofoxifene is a part of a class of drugs known as nonsteroidal selective estrogen-receptor modulators (SERMs). It has already been shown to decrease the bone loss associated with osteoporosis, like other SERMs, including tamoxifen and raloxifene. But until now its effect on other health conditions commonly experienced by postmenopausal women was unknown.

The women who took lasofoxifene had an 81% lower risk of estrogen-receptor (ER) positive breast cancer, a 32% lower risk of heart-related events like heart attack, and a 36% lower risk of stroke. "This is the first SERM that reduces the risk of all of these conditions at once."

However, not all the results were positive. As with other SERMs, women taking lasofoxifene had double to nearly three times the risk of experiencing a serious blot clot of the deep veins.

References:
Osteoporosis Drug May Fight Several Diseases. WebMD, 2010.
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