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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.
Risky sexual behavior among male clients of Tijuana sex workers heightens risk of HIV transmission
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Jul 10, 2009 |
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A study by a bi-national team of global health researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, examining HIV infection among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, has found that over half ...
Education slowing AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 22, 2009 |
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Increased schooling across sub-Saharan Africa may be lowering new HIV infections among younger adults, according to sociologists, suggesting a shift in a decades-long trend where formal education is considered an AIDS risk ...
Home pregnancy tests can lead to better prenatal care
Feb 10, 2009 |
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The simple intervention of providing women who are having unprotected sex with a home pregnancy test could have a substantial impact on the health of potential newborns, according to a Michigan State University study.
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Study: unprotected sex common among teens
Aug 24, 2006 |
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A study by Brown University in Providence, R.I., has suggested that U.S. teenagers use condoms more often with casual partners than with a main partner.
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.
1/3 of sexually active older adults with HIV/AIDs has unprotected sex
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 25, 2007 |
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One out of three sexually active older adults infected with HIV has unprotected sex, according to a study by Ohio University researchers. A survey of 260 HIV-positive older adults found that of those having sex, most were ...
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 ...
Striking shift seen among newly HIV-infected men regarding partners
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 05, 2007 |
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New data from six U.S. sites show a dramatic shift by men acutely infected with HIV to choose to have unprotected intercourse only with other HIV-infected partners.
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 ...
High HIV infection rate among Soweto Township gays
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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.
Inexperienced prostitutes most at risk of sexual infections
Dec 12, 2008 |
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Less experienced prostitutes are more likely to have sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A study of more than a thousand female sex workers in Cambodia, reported in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases, has sh ...
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 ...
ACP recommends routine HIV screening for all patients
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 01, 2008 |
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On World AIDS Day, the American College of Physicians (ACP) is giving doctors a call-to-action to routinely encourage HIV screening to all of their patients older than 13 years. This new practice guideline appears on the ...
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