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Weekly News Roundup
May 24, 2016
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Dennis J. Barbour, JD, Editor
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PrePex - the ONLY non-surgical male circumcision device - was specially designed to scale-up Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) programs for HIV/AIDS prevention in 14 priority countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) expanded the Intended Use of the currently-prequalified PrePex device to include adolescents aged 13 years, and above. Effective immediately, the PrePex device, manufactured by Circ MedTech, can be offered for adult and adolescent males in the 14 priority countries in Southern and Eastern Africa. PrePex was the first male circumcision device to receive WHO Prequalification on 31 May 2013.
PR Newswire, May 23, 2016
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Frat Brothers Keep Chugging Despite Anti-Booze Efforts
What works for other college students doesn't work for those in Greek organizations, study finds.
The boys of "Animal House" and "Neighbors" may be immune to anti-boozing programs that curb drinking for other college kids, new research suggests. As Brown University researcher Lori Scott-Sheldon put it: "Current intervention methods appear to have limited effectiveness in reducing alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among fraternity and possibly sorority members." Scott-Sheldon's team reviewed data on more than 6,000 fraternity and sorority members. The information came from 15 studies done over 25 years. Overall, the researchers looked at 21 different interventions aimed at reducing on-campus drinking. The investigators found no differences in drinking behaviors between those who had received some kind of anti-drinking intervention, and those who had not.
Healthfinder, May 20, 2016
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High HIV Rates for Gay Men in Some Southern Cities
In Jackson, Miss., Columbia, S.C., and El Paso, Texas, rates now exceed or approach 30 percent, report finds.
Rates of HIV infection among gay and bisexual men are approaching 30 percent to 40 percent in some southern U.S. cities, a new report finds.
According to the study, about 39.5 percent of gay and bisexual men in Jackson, Miss., are now HIV-positive, as are about 29 percent of gay/bisexual men living in El Paso, Texas, or Columbia, S.C. Other southern cities -- Augusta, Ga., Baton Rouge, La., Little Rock, Ark. -- also have rates of HIV infection for gay and bisexual men around 25 percent, the report found. Of the 25 U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest rates, 21 were in southern states, the researchers said. Their analysis of 2012 data identified six states where more than 15 percent of gay/bisexual men had HIV, and all of those states were in the South. Overall, about 15 percent of gay/bisexual men in the United States have HIV.
Healthfinder, May 18, 2016
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| Uniformity in male HPV vaccinations encouraged in Canada
A recent Canadian analysis published in
CMAJ
reported that male vaccination programs are necessary in order to ensure equality in protection from HPV-associated diseases for men. "Including boys in school-based HPV vaccination programs across all Canadian jurisdictions is important to ensure that protection from HPV-associated diseases is not dependent on a child's gender or province of residence,"
Gilla Shapiro, MPA, MPP, in the department of psychology at McGill University in Montreal, told
Infectious Diseases in Children.
Helio, May 18, 2016
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In the new proposal, published to
Biological Reviews
, Kanazawa explains that sexuality differs between men and women. People of both genders have been known to be sexually fluid, meaning they may not adhere to particular sexual identity, and can switch between homosexual, bisexual, and heterosexual identities. But, studies have found that this is more common in women. 'The theory suggests that women may not have sexual orientations in the same sense as men do,' said Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa. 'Rather than being straight or gay, to whom women are sexually attracted may depend largely on the particular partner, their reproductive status, and other circumstances.'
Daily Mail, May 16, 2016
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| Adolescent males, females with eating disorders display differences in depression
A significantly higher percentage of adolescent males with eating disorders had comorbid depression compared with adolescent females with eating disorders, according to research presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting. "These are early findings, but they do suggest that there is a greater psychiatric comorbidity load in the male adolescent patients," researcher Samuel J. Ridout, MD, PhD,
of Brown University School of Medicine, reported at a press conference. "And they suggest that males, as is the case across medicine, present later. They don't go to the doctor when they should.
"This of particular significance, because males complete suicide at much higher rates, about three to one compared to females," Ridout said. "If you have a population that is presenting later, the risk of that later presentation and identification can be a very serious consequence for them."
Helio, May 16, 2016
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| AAFP Immunization Resources Aim to Keep FPs Up to Speed
According to Jennifer Frost, M.D., medical director for the AAFP Health of the Public and Science Division, changes to the
2016 recommendations
did not signal any dramatic changes in care, but rather added clarity to existing vaccine guidance. The most significant changes involved HPV vaccination, serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccine and pneumoccocal vaccination. For instance, Merck's nine-valent HPV vaccine (HPV9; Gardasil 9)
is now recommended
as one of three options to vaccinate males and females ages 9-26. The HPV vaccine is routinely recommended at age 11 or 12, but it can be administered as early as age 9. It is also included in catch-up schedules for women through age 26 and men through age 21. It's worth noting, however, that men at high risk for HPV (e.g., men who have sex with men or those who are immunocompromised or have HIV infection) can be given the vaccine through age 26.
AAFP, May 16, 2016
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The Weekly News Roundup is produced by The Partnership for Male Youth and is released every Monday.
For more information contact Dennis J. Barbour, JD. News Roundup editor and President/CEO of the Partnership, at [email protected].
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