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More at-risk teens and young adults engaging in anal intercourse
Nov 19, 2008 |
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A new study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center suggests that the incidence of heterosexual anal sex is increasing among teens and young adults – particularly those who have recently had unprotected ...
Online intervention paramount for reducing HIV in high-risk population
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Young Internet-using men who have sex with men AND who meet their sexual partners both online and offline have greater numbers of partners, appear more likely to contract HIV, and report higher substance use rates than those ...
Different HIV rates among gay men and straight people not fully explained by sexual behavior
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Differences in sexual behaviours do not fully explain why the US HIV epidemic affects gay men so much more than straight men and women, claims research published ahead of print in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
High HIV infection rate among Soweto Township gays
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 31, 2009 |
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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.
Cancer-causing virus associated with higher risk of new HIV infection
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Infection with anal human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that can cause anal and cervical cancers, is associated with a higher risk of new HIV infection in previously HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM), according ...
Middle school youth as young as 12 engaging in risky sexual activity
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Middle school youth are engaging in sexual intercourse as early as age 12, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health.
Circumcision doesn't protect gays from AIDS virus
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Circumcision, which has helped prevent AIDS among heterosexual men in Africa, doesn't help protect gay men from the virus, according to the largest U.S. study to look at the question.
Gene in male fish lures females into sex
Biology /
Nov 15, 2007 |
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A gene has been found in male cichlid fish that evolved to lure female fish so that male cichlids can deposit sperm in the females mouths. A study in the online open access journal BMC Biology reveals that ...
Study offers new insight on HIV transmission risk of men who have sex with men
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 07, 2008 |
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Approximately half of all new HIV infections in the United States result from the sexual risk behaviors of men who have sex with men. Now, a new study led by a researcher at The Miriam Hospital provides additional insight ...
Certain cancers more common among HIV patients than non-HIV patients
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that non-AIDS-defining malignancies such as anal and lung cancer have become more prevalent among HIV-infected patients than non-HIV patients since ...
Condoms associated with moderate protection against herpes simplex virus 2
Jul 13, 2009 |
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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.
Is rubber band ligation an effective method to treat symptomatic hemorrhoids?
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Haemorrhoids are considered one of the most frequent diseases of the anal region with high prevalence (nearly 50% of proctological visits in a colorectal unit), involving any age and affecting both sexes. Numerous modalities ...
Laparoscopic approach to retrorectal cyst
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Retrorectal cystic hamartoma (hindgut cyst) is a rare developmental lesion arising from the vestiges of the embryonic hind gut. Other developmental cysts can occur in retrorectal space. Anal gland cysts can develop near the ...
Video doc helps HIV-positive patients reduce risky behaviors
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 09, 2008 |
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A computer-based interactive risk assessment and risk reduction counseling program using a video doctor sharply reduces sexual and drug risk behaviors by HIV-positive patients, according to UCSF researchers who developed ...
Older African-American men with HIV often have sex without condoms
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 15, 2007 |
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As many as four out of ten HIV positive African-American men could be putting their partners at risk by not using condoms, according to research in the latest UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing.
