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Sex between monogamous heterosexuals rarely source of hepatitis C infection

Individuals infected by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have nothing to fear from sex in a monogamous, heterosexual relationship. Transmission of HCV from an infected partner during sex is rare according to new research published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Australian safe sex to save African lives

A new condom company, founded by a recent University of Sydney Business School graduate, is offering Australians the opportunity to help "save a life" in Africa each time they have safe sex.

Health created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Condom drive stirs S.African worries

A drive that would put more condoms in South Africa's classrooms has critics warning it will only stimulate sexual activity, a charge the country's health minister tells AFP is unfounded.

Health created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Outreach through social media can encourage condom use in young adults, study shows

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention messages delivered by Facebook can be effective in promoting condom use among young adults in the short term, a new study has found. Few students and young adults receive comprehensive ...

Health created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

UN agency launches action plan against 'hidden' hepatitis

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday measures to fight the "hidden epidemic" of hepatitis which kills more than one million people a year.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For gay couples, condom decision-making and condom use varies by race

Black gay couples tend to practice safe sex but don't talk about it, while white gay couples discuss safety but are less likely to use condoms, according to new findings presented at the 19th International AIDS Conference.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social entrepreneurship for sexual health

In this week's PLoS Medicine, Joseph Tucker from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA and colleagues lay out a social entrepreneurship for sexual health (SESH) approach that focuses on decent ...

Health created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exposure to sexual content in popular movies predicts sexual behavior in adolescence

Intuitively it simply makes sense: exposure to sexual content in movies at an early age probably influences adolescents' sexual behavior. And yet, even though a great deal of research has shown that adolescents who watch ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Secret love cheats pose a greater infection risk than those in open sexual relationships

People who were sexually unfaithful without their partner's knowledge were less likely to practice safe sex than those who had other sexual relationships with their partner's consent. They were also more likely to be under ...

Health created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Advocates: HIV prevention pill could save lives

(AP) -- A pill to prevent HIV infection is already being given to some healthy people, but without government approval, it remains out of reach and too costly for many who need it.

HIV & AIDS created May 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sexually transmitted infections double in older population in 10 years

Sexually active adults aged 45 and over are being encouraged to pay more thought to safe sex in line with recent figures showing that STIs in 50-90 year olds have doubled in the past ten years.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Young people having more unprotected sex: study

The number of young people having unprotected sex in the West has risen sharply over the past two years, a survey said Monday, with health professionals concerned the safe sex message is falling on deaf ears.

Health created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rise of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea needs urgent action

Gonorrhea is evolving into a scourge resistant to most antibiotics, and urgent action is needed to combat this public health threat, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older women lack important information about sexual health

Many women over 50 years old date and are sexually active and thereby face many possible health risks. Yet, most educational campaigns designed to prevent sexually transmitted diseases target younger generations. Older women ...

Health created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Learning lessons from an HIV cure

For doctors confronting the AIDS epidemic, past ambitions always boiled down to two main goals: prevention, or finding ways to protect people not yet exposed to HIV, through vaccines, safe sex education or other means; and ...

HIV & AIDS created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3