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Linknet-Columns.com features articles and weekly syndicated columns in specific areas of interest such as Marketing, Travel, Health, Business Opportunities, Product Features, Golf. Advertise with Linknet. Get links and create a powerful online presence. Apr 13, 2006 - Linknet Health News Locked Up Condoms Contributes to HIV Problem in Washington D.C. Apr 13, 2006 - Linknet Health News - Health officials in the Washington D.C. area say that by locking up condoms so customers have to ask for them, drugs stores are harming the fight against HIV/AIDS.== Forget about drugstores - Get UK Condoms Online == The CSV chain of drugstores had the highest proportion of locked-up condoms -- 22 out of 50 stores -- and most in poorer areas. Officials say there is a higher incidence of HIV/AIDS in these poorer areas, and making condoms more difficult to get just adds to the problem. At the same time, conservative and religious groups think barriers to condom purchase are a good thing. The Citizens for Community Values is in favor of the restrictions, and would like them to be even more stringent. The HIV rate in the Washington district is 10 times the national average, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Estimates are that 5% of the district’s 500,000 residents are HIV-positive, and about 2% have been diagnosed with AIDS. Fight Breast Cancer - Articles about Breast Cancer Linknet Health News provides daily health news summaries in article and RSS format. |
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