Doctors say sexually transmitted diseases among senior citizens are running rampant at many Florida retirement communities, as first reported by Local 6 News.

A gynecologist at The Villages community near Orlando, Fla., said she treats more cases of herpes and the human papilloma virus in the retirement community than she did in the city of Miami.

Wow, getting old might not be as bad as I thought. I better stay in shape.  Now they need to come out with a special condom for the elderly, I bet they do.

 Spiders on Drugs!

Late last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a nicotine free drug to aid folks in kicking the smoking habit.

With new statistics coming out daily from around the world showing the huge health impact smoking is having on society it is welcome news.

The new drug named Chantix acts at the same part of the brain as nicotine and may have a superior rate of smoking cessation compared to the most widely approved smoking cessation product,  Zyban.

In 12-week clinical trials, 44 percent of patients taking Chantix had quit smoking after four weeks, compared with 30 percent taking Zyban and 17 percent taking a placebo, said Dr. Curt Rosebraugh, the FDA’s deputy director for the Office of Drug Evaluation.

Just a few days ago news of a 63 year old woman becoming pregnant, figures from the Human Fertility and Embryology Authority support the fact that many older women are taking the plunge into latter life pregnancy.

Doctors have noted that older mothers are at increased risk of stroke, heart attack, diabetes, pre-eclampsia, high blood pressure and multiple births all which put the mother and child in potential life-threatening situations.

FYI, the oldest mother in the UK is Liz Buttle, from Wales who was 60 years old when she gave birth to a son, Joseph, in 1997. 

Some older woman also experience a relaxed vaginal muscle. A kegel exercise can tighten their vaginal muscle with just a few minute everyday.  For those who are busy and would like the see results fast, use kegel exerciser, it can help strengthen your vagina in a shorter time.

Personally I hope the health community does continued research into helping older women have successful, healthy births later in life.

The Leicester couple has a daughter, Charlotte Mariethoz that has a rare blood condition called diamond blackfan anaemia and doctors say she needs a stem cell transplant from a genetic match to survive.

Her parents will now use IVF to attempt to have a “designer baby” to save her.

Tissue testing involves taking one or two cells from an embryo when it is around three days old.

If there is a match for the existing child, that embryo will be implanted in the mother’s womb so it can develop.

Once a baby is born, stem cells are removed from the umbilical cord and stored for four to six months when the transplant to the sick child can take place.

This entire proccess is called having a “saviour sibling”.

A New Jersey company is accused of failing to gain consent to take tissues from cadavers.  So far, over two dozen lawsuits have been filed in federal courts across the country.

The most famous example involved the body of Alistair Cooke, the longtime host of the PBS series “Masterpiece Theater.” Cooke died of cancer at age 95, and his leg bones were removed and shipped to tissue processors for use in medical procedures.

The Associated Press talked to lawyers representing clients who say medical tests show they have the AIDS or hepatitis virus or syphilis bacteria — all of which can be acquired from infected tissue.  This is very scary and needs to be addressed immediately.