HIV & AIDS
Don't believe the hype – we are a long way from an HIV cure
HIV has infected over seventy million people but only one of them has been cured: Timothy Ray Brown.
Dec 16, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Love matters: Internet hookups for men don't always mean unsafe sex
If a gay or bisexual man seeks sex or dating online, the type of partner or relationship he wants is a good indicator of whether he'll engage in safe sex, a new study suggests.
May 23, 2011
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Behavioral interventions can increase condom use, reduce sexually transmitted infections
Behavioral interventions aimed at reducing sexual risk behaviors, such as unprotected sex, are effective at both promoting condom use and reducing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) long after the initial intervention, ...
Dec 15, 2011
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HIV & AIDS
Fighting HIV in South Africa should focus on couples, study finds
A new study of sexual risk behaviors within long-term couples in South Africa finds that HIV-positive people take almost as much risk in their sexual behavior when they know their partner is HIV-negative or don't know their ...
Apr 25, 2011
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HIV & AIDS
Young black gay men have vastly higher HIV rates yet fewer partners
Young black men who have sex with men (MSM) are 16 times more likely to have an HIV infection than their white peers despite more frequent testing for HIV and being less likely to have unsafe sex, reports a new Northwestern ...
Dec 4, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
Awareness, use of PrEP on rise among men who have sex with men
(HealthDay)—There has been a recent increase in the awareness and use of HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men (MSM), according to research published in the July 12 issue of the U.S. Centers ...
Jul 12, 2019
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CDC offers guidelines for schools' sex education topics
The federal Centers for Disease Control has identified 16 topics which it says should be included in sex education classes offered to high school students in the U.S. Fewer than half of high schools and only a fifth of middle ...
Jan 18, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
Women and HIV: A story of racial and ethnic health disparities
The history of women with HIV/AIDS in the United States is really a story of racial and ethnic health disparities.
Jul 3, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Less than 40 percent of all U.S. adults have ever had HIV testing
(HealthDay)—The percentage of U.S. adults undergoing HIV testing nationwide is less than 40 percent, according to a study published online June 27 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Jun 28, 2019
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Risky sex, drug acts decline in US: survey
High-risk sexual behaviors and drug habits that can increase a person's likelihood of getting HIV/AIDS are on the decline in the United States, according to a government survey released Thursday.
Jan 19, 2012
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