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HIV: Male circumcision does not shield women
Circumcision of men with HIV does not reduce the risk of infection for women, according to a study published on Friday by The Lancet.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Male circumcision reduces HIV risk: No further evidence needed
Three recent African trials support male circumcision for reducing the risk of contracting HIV in heterosexual men. After including new data from these trials in their review, Cochrane Researchers have changed their previous ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Gay, bisexual men who have social anxiety tend to engage in risky sex
A Ryerson University HIV researcher has found a link between social anxiety and unsafe sexual activities among gay and bisexual men, some of whom are HIV-positive.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 01, 2009 |
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1 in 22 blacks will get HIV, CDC report says
(AP) -- Health officials estimate that 1 in 22 black Americans will be diagnosed with the AIDS virus in their lifetime - more than twice the risk for Hispanics and eight times that of whites.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Young people happy with their sexual experiences but many take risks
Youngsters are, on average, 16 years old and sober when they make their sexual debut with somebody they have known for a while. However, condoms feature in just half of sexual encounters with new or casual partners, reveals ...
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Circumcising gay men would have limited impact on preventing HIV
Adult circumcision has been proposed as a possible HIV prevention strategy for gay men, but a new study by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health presented at the XVIII International AIDS Conference ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 22, 2010 |
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Continuing racial differences in HIV prevalence in US
HIV prevalence among African Americans is ten times greater than the prevalence among whites. This racial disparity in HIV prevalence has persisted in the face of both governmental and private actions, involving many billions ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 06, 2009 |
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44 pct of gay, bisexual men with HIV don't know it
(AP) -- One in five sexually active gay and bisexual men has the AIDS virus, and nearly half of those don't know they are infected, a federal study of 21 U.S. cities shows.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Red Cross scolds 'failed' HIV policy among nations
(AP) -- The spread of HIV and AIDS among millions of people could be slowed if addicts who inject drugs were treated as medical patients rather than as criminals, the International Federation of the Red Cross ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 26, 2010 |
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New report provides women's perspectives on medical male circumcision for HIV prevention
A new report from the Women's HIV Prevention Tracking Project (WHiPT), a collaborative initiative of AVAC and the ATHENA Network, features an unprecedented collection of voices from Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 13, 2010 |
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UN summit adopts AIDS targets amid condom storm
A UN summit on Friday ordered a huge expansion in AIDS treatment, but sparked protests by the Vatican and some Muslim nations over its endorsement of condoms and calls to help prostitutes, gays and drug users.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 11, 2011 |
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HIV's march around Europe mapped
Those travelling abroad should take seriously advice to pack their condoms and keep their needles to themselves: research published today in the open access journal Retrovirology shows that tourists, travel ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 20, 2009 |
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UN chief calls for global action to end AIDS
(AP) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for global action Wednesday to put an end to AIDS by 2020 and relegate the killer disease to the history books.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 09, 2011 |
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