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3 big developments make AIDS outlook more hopeful
(AP) -- In the nearly 30 years the AIDS epidemic has raged, there has never been a more hopeful day than this. Three striking developments took place Tuesday: U.N. officials said new HIV cases are dropping ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Vatican: Everyone can use condoms to prevent HIV
(AP) -- Using a condom is a lesser evil than transmitting HIV to a sexual partner - even if that means a woman averts a possible pregnancy, the Vatican said Tuesday, signaling a seismic shift in papal teaching ...
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Nov 23, 2010 |
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Analysis: Pope's comments add to debate on condoms
(AP) -- With his striking comment on condoms and AIDS, Pope Benedict XVI has started a new chapter in the complex church debate about morality and preventing the spread of HIV.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 21, 2010 |
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Depression linked to HIV risk among South African young people, study shows
University of Alberta research has discovered a strong link between depression and risky sexual behaviours such as improper condom use, transactional sex and relationship violence among young people in South Africa.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Even on decline, US teen births still highest in developed world
Teen birth rates in the United States are still 33 percent higher than in New Zealand, the developed country with the next highest incidence — even though U.S. rates have fallen from a high of 62 per 1,000 teens in the early ...
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Sexual health: Computer-based approaches increase knowledge
Interactive computer packages are effective in improving knowledge about sexual health, according to a new study by Cochrane researchers. Computer-based approaches could help to tackle problems such as sexually transmitted ...
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Alcohol: The forgotten drug in HIV/AIDS
A Comment The Lancet Series on HIV highlights the forgotten drug in the HIV/AIDS epidemic: alcohol. The Comment, by Dr Katherine Fritz, International Center for Research on Women, Washington, DC, USA, and colleagues, says ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 20, 2010 |
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In US cities, HIV linked more to poverty than race
(AP) -- Poverty is perhaps the most important factor in whether inner-city heterosexuals are infected with the AIDS virus, according to the first government study of its kind.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 19, 2010 |
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Sweden pushes condom use as study hints risky sex common
Only 56 percent of young Swedes always use a condom when having casual sex, a study published Monday showed, as health authorities launched a campaign to promote condom use in an attempt to halve new HIV infections.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 10, 2010 |
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Scientists identify chemical in bananas as potent inhibitor of HIV infection
A potent new inhibitor of HIV, derived from bananas, may open the door to new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of HIV, according to a University of Michigan Medical School study published this week.
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Condom or no condom? It's not what you say, it's how you say it
Whether it's the man or the woman who suggests using a condom makes no difference to how he or she is viewed. However, how the woman suggests it makes a difference. If she highlights her sexuality by incorporating condoms ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2010 |
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High HIV infection rate among Soweto Township gays
New research from UCSF examining HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the township of Soweto in South Africa has found that a third of gay-identified men are infected with HIV.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 31, 2009 |
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School-based program helps prevent dating violence among teens, especially boys
A school-based program that integrates information about healthy relationships into the existing ninth-grade curriculum appears to reduce adolescent dating violence and increase condom use two and a half years later, according ...
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Condoms associated with moderate protection against herpes simplex virus 2
Condom use is associated with a reduced risk of contracting herpes simplex virus 2, according to a report based on pooled analysis of data from previous studies in the July 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Partner behavior better predicts STD risks
Risky behaviors such as not using condoms or having sex with multiple people put young adults at risk for contracting sexually transmitted diseases, but perhaps not as much as the characteristics of their sexual partners, ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 04, 2009 |
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