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Research indicates pregnant same-sex couples are facing systemic challenges with maternal healthcare because of policies, procedures and practices that assume parents are heterosexual couples. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-nursing-explores-pregnant-same-sex-couples.html Other Tue, 07 May 2013 08:52:23 EST news287135537 An HIV prevention strategy in which people at risk of becoming exposed to HIV take antiretroviral drugs to reduce their chance of becoming infected (often referred to as pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP), may be a cost-effective method of preventing HIV in some settings, according to a study by international researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-hiv-infection-anti-hiv-drugs-people.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:00:08 EST news282323068 (Medical Xpress)—When modern-day crooner Trey Songz sings, "Cause girl, my heart beats for you," in his romantic ballad, "Flatline," his lyrics could be telling a tale that's as much physiological as it is emotional, according to a University of California, Davis, study that found lovers' hearts indeed beat for each other, or at least at the same rate. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-lovers-hearts-sync.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:30:29 EST news279786615 New research suggests that heterosexual couples in long-term relationships who have sexual encounters outside their established partnership (extra-couple relationships) are one of the main drivers of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-extra-couple-hiv-transmission-major-driver.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:30:04 EST news279198611 (HealthDay)—As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to enter the debate about gay marriage, a new study suggests that being in a legally recognized relationship of any kind may reduce feelings of nervousness, hopelessness and depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-legal-unions-marriage-boost-mental.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:20:02 EST news274643648 Everyone knows that men and women tend to hold different views on certain things. However, new research by scientists from the University of Bristol and published in PLoS ONE indicates that this may literally be the case. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-men-women-explore-visual-world.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:38:17 EST news273523084 (Medical Xpress)—University of Cincinnati research is examining the effectiveness of a relationship education program that was created to specifically address the needs of male same-sex couples. Details on the program and the study, led by Sarah Whitton, a UC assistant professor of psychology, will be presented Nov. 17, at the 46th annual convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) in National Harbor, Md. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-explores-relationship-building-male-same-sex-couples.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:35:13 EST news272111699 (Medical Xpress)—Communication can be challenging for any married couple, but a personality trait called alexithymia that keeps people from sharing or even understanding their own emotions can further impede marital bliss. University of Missouri interpersonal communication researchers found when one spouse suffers from alexithymia, the partners can experience loneliness and a lack of intimate communication that lead to poor marital quality. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-emotional-disconnection-disorder-threatens-marriages.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:34:23 EST news271956841 Various trials examining the use of anti-retroviral drugs in healthy heterosexuals as a way to prevent HIV have shown drastically different results, research showed Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-pills-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:28:07 EST news261250077 Gay parents face many of the same challenges as straight parents when it comes to sex and intimacy after having children, according to a new study of gay fathers published in the journal Couple and Family Psychology. The findings suggest that gay male couples who are raising children may experience lifestyle changes that could reduce their HIV risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-parenthood-affects-gay-couples-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:36:53 EST news260030205 The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thursday, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30-year fight against the virus that causes AIDS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-fda-panel-pill-block-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Fri, 11 May 2012 04:35:14 EST news255929707 (AP) -- A pill that has long been used to treat HIV has moved one step closer to becoming the first drug approved to prevent healthy people from becoming infected with the virus that causes AIDS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-fda-favors-drug-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 08 May 2012 14:48:15 EST news255707287 Men like to know when their wife or girlfriend is happy while women really want the man in their life to know when they are upset, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-women-happier-relationships-men-pain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:49:38 EST news250170568 The level of HIV-1 in the blood of an HIV-infected partner is the single most important factor influencing risk of sexual transmission to an uninfected partner, according to a multinational study of heterosexual couples in sub-Saharan Africa. The study, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, calculated the risk of HIV-1 transmission per act of sexual intercourse and found the average rate of infection to be about 1 per 900 coital acts. The findings also confirmed that condoms are highly protective and reduce HIV infectivity by 78 percent. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-viral-major-factor-affecting-sexually.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:58:39 EST news245559499 Providing support to a loved one offers benefits to the giver, not just the recipient, a new brain-imaging study by UCLA life scientists reveals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-tis.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:23:35 EST news240074541 Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is considered rare. But a new study by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provides substantial evidence that men with HIV who have sex with other men (MSM) are at increased risk for contracting HCV through sex. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-hepatitis-transmitted-unprotected-sex-hiv-infected.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:53:03 EST news230478701 A global medical forum on AIDS got down to business on Sunday for four days of debate on powerful new weapons to combat a pandemic that in 30 years has claimed as many lives as a World War. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-major-aids-forum-surge-good.html HIV & AIDS Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:50:03 EST news230127604 Heterosexuals who take daily AIDS drugs reduce the risk of being infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by nearly two-thirds, ground-breaking studies said on Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-aids-hiv-drugs-boost.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:46:25 EST news229779969 Cuddling and caressing are important ingredients for long-term relationship satisfaction, according to an international study that looks at relationship and sexual satisfaction throughout committed relationships, but contrary to stereotypes, tenderness was more important to the men than to the women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-couples-gender-differences-relationship-sexual.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:15:39 EST news229054522 Interventions to promote healthy behaviors, including eating more fruits and vegetables, increasing physical activity, and participating in cancer screenings, as well as prevention of HIV/sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), appear beneficial for African-American couples who are at high risk for chronic diseases, especially if one of the individuals is living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). The report is published in the April 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-interventions-multiple-health-related-behaviors-african.html Health Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:24:23 EST news222967446