Kiss o'death

A 15-year-old Canadian girl with a peanut allergy died after kissing a boy who had just eaten "a peanut butter snack."

Got braces? Better think twice about giving that blow job. Metal braces can cause microscopic tears in both condoms and flesh, according to a Boston dentist's own press release. I wonder just how she transmits that message to her teenage patients. Does she counsel just the girls? How about the boys who get braces -- does she provide equal opportuntiy counseling? Can you see being a teenage boy with braces -- you're probably totally mortified that you have to have them... and then to top it all off your attractive female dentist tells you, "By the way, just in case you're giving blow jobs, better think twice." Yikes!

Speaking of condoms, a Brazilian singer who promoted the use of condoms to stem AIDS has been disinvited to perform at a concert at the Vatican intended to raise money for Jesuit missions. The performer, Daniela Mercury, reprotedly has worked with UNICEF and the UN-sponsored anti-AIDS program.