Archive: 02/12/2016
Curbing HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa through political leadership
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is now almost through its fourth decade since becoming established as a major public health concern in the early 1980s. The global health community has made immense progress in understanding the biologic ...
Dec 2, 2016
Cigarette smoke exposure increases scar tissue in the kidney and heart, study finds
Smoking may lead to fibrosis in the heart and kidneys and can worsen existing kidney disease, according to a new study. Fibrosis is tissue scarring that can impair the normal function of vital organs. The research team suggests ...
Dec 2, 2016
New Zealanders need high quality cancer information
There is considerable demand for cancer information resources in New Zealand, with a third of women and a quarter of men deliberately searching for these over the past year, according to a new University of Otago study.
Dec 2, 2016
Men's pornography use and its impact on intimacy
The more frequently men use pornography the less sexually intimate they are with their partners, latest University of Otago, Christchurch, research shows.
Dec 2, 2016
After decades of research, why is AIDS still rampant?
Today is World AIDS Day. More than three decades after the virus was first discovered, 5,753 people will become HIV infected today.
Dec 2, 2016
Researchers evaluate a program for boys to avert sexual violence
Cornell is helping to usher in new, more effective ways to prevent sexual violence.
Dec 2, 2016