February, believe it or not, is National Safe Sex Awareness Month. (Who knew? Maybe it’s the Valentine’s Day connection.)
And the makers of NuVo Condoms are getting in the spirit, and piggy-backing on the NBA with a promotion.
Per an email from the company:
“The NBA player with the most blocks every week will be receiving a condom care package from NuVo to honor their protection efforts. NuVo Condoms is a strong supporter of staying protected and wants to reward the NBA player that is keeping their team safe with a free supply …

Events in over 30 cities in 15 countries around the world set stage for free condom distribution, HIV testing and safer sex awareness events by AIDS Healthcare Foundation and global partners; groups to distribute over one million of AHF’s ‘LOVE Condoms’ as well as locally-sourced condoms during events starting February 13th–International Condom Day
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization which currently provides medical care and services to more than 125,000 individuals in 26 countries worldwide, will mark International Condom Day (ICD)–an informal holiday observed on February 13th in …

Coca-Cola, maker of Minute Maid and Simply Orange, said on January 12 that it was the company that originally alerted U.S. regulators to the issues surrounding Brazilian orange juice after it found a fungicide in some of its products.
The Atlanta-based beverage giant notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 28 after detecting low levels of carbendazim in its own and in competitors’ finished orange juice and in juice concentrates that were not yet on the market.
While the fungicide is legal in Brazil, where it is used to combat …

The United States has temporarily halted shipments of imported orange juice from all countries while they are tested, and said it will destroy or ban products containing even low levels from a banned fungicide.
If levels of the chemical, carbendazim, are found to be below trace amounts, the products may be released and sold, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Initial tests on shipments from Canada did not turn up the chemical, the agency said.
The fungicide, linked in studies to higher risk of liver tumors in animals, was found in …

Poisoned cat-meat stew is suspected to have been used to kill a billionaire in southern China.
Police have detained a local official in Guangdong province in connection with the sudden death of Long Liyuan on 23 December.
The official, Huang Guang, is suspected of adding a toxic plant to the stew at a restaurant where they were eating.
A police statement said the two were involved in a dispute after Mr Huang allegedly embezzled money from Mr Long.
Mr Huang, an agriculture official in Bajia, took Mr Long, who ran a forestry company, to …