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CHICAGO, Oct. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Female Health Company (NASDAQ-CM: FHCO), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share. The dividend is payable November 9, 2011 to stockholders of record as of November 2, 2011. This will be the eighth consecutive quarterly dividend paid since the Company announced the initiation of a cash dividend program in January, 2010. "The Company's Board of Directors and Management team believes that...
Tastee’s Condoms announce its plan to provide 100,000 condoms to developing countries by the end of 2012. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 01, 2011 San Francisco’s best condom company, Tastee's Condoms has recently changed ownership and new owner, David Ashforth, plans to donate 100,000 condoms to developing countries by the end of next year and spread awareness of the benefits of condom use. Tastee's Condoms has started the "Condom for Condom" campaign to help raise the...
CHICAGO, Sep. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Female Health Company (NASDAQ-CM: FHCO) today announced that its exclusive distributor in the Republic of South Africa (RSA), Sekunjalo Investments Corporation (PTY) Ltd., was awarded a contract to supply the Ministry of Health (MOH) up to 11 million FC2 Female Condoms. The contract is valid through August 31, 2012. The tender quantity of 11 million units is a significant increase from the RSA's last tender (4 million units), evidencing the...
Single-size diaphragm expands women's protection options CONRAD, a leading reproductive health research organization, will announce results of the SILCS Diaphragm contraceptive effectiveness study September 17th at the Reproductive Health 2011 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two-year study of 450 U.S. women implemented at six clinical sites in the U.S. showed that effectiveness rates of the new single size, contoured diaphragm are similar to traditional diaphragms. In addition, SILCS...
Partner abuse leads to HIV infection, and black women are most at risk. A new study at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that 46 percent of African-American adolescent girls report that their partner did not use a condom the last time they had sex -- often because of partner abuse. The girls described physical and sexual abuse and threats as preventing them from having their partner use condoms. The relationship between HIV and partner abuse is significant: In the...
CHICAGO, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Female Health Company (NASDAQ-CM: FHCO), which manufactures and markets the FC2 Female Condom®, today announced that the Company's CEO, O.B. Parrish, and its CFO, Donna Felch, are scheduled to make a presentation at Rodman & Renshaw's Global Investment Conference at 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, in the Empire Room (lobby level). The Conference will be held September 11-13, 2011 at the New York Waldorf-Astoria in New York City....
CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Female Health Company (NASDAQ- FHCO - News) announced today that Lucie van Mens has been appointed Director of Program Development and Support. Dr. van Mens has significant experience in the field of HIV/AIDS prevention. She most recently held the position as Coordinator of Universal Access to Female Condoms (UAFC), a partnership between Oxfam Novib, i+solutions, Rutgers WPF and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with social...
CHICAGO, July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Female Health Company (Nasdaq: FHCO) today announced that it will host an investor conference call to discuss its operating results for the third quarter and first nine months of FY2011 on Friday, August 5, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (EDT). The Company expects to report its operating results earlier the same day. Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 1-877-374-8416 (international...
CHICAGO, July 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Female Health Company (NASDAQ-CM: FHCO), today provided information regarding its financial expectations for the third quarter of FY2011. The Company announced that, while it should report a modest profit and higher unit shipments for the third quarter of FY2011 than in the prior-year quarter, unit shipments, revenues and net income will be adversely affected by bureaucratic delays and other timing issues involving the receipt and shipment of...
LOS ANGELES, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Condom technology has taken a major leap forward with radical design concepts for the 21st century and the most significant structural changes since latex condoms were first introduced in 1920. Three patent-pending prototypes that begin US clinical research this summer could reshape the future landscape of the latex-dominated condom industry worldwide. According to Danny Resnic, the Los Angeles based inventor, "The new ORIGAMI Condoms(TM) could...
