New research into LGBTI people and dementia aims to combat a myth in the aged care sector that LGBTI people with dementia “become straight”.
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HIV in Australia: we’ve come a long way but there’s more to do
In the three decades since the virus was identified, Australia has done well by international standards in keeping HIV infection rates down. But certain aspects of our national approach continue to risk the national prevention strategy, and stigmatise people with HIV.
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Men at high risk for HIV may misjudge their vulnerability
Many gay, bisexual and queer men who are good candidates for a drug that prevents HIV don’t believe their risk of being infected with the virus is high enough to warrant the drug’s use.
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Is monogamy unnatural?
ABC Science Show, Saturday 28 June 2014 12:05PM
Christopher Ryan reviews the enjoyment of sex, evidence from prehistory, and even the charming behaviour of bonobos, to suggest that conventional monogamy is but a blip in human history, and basically, doesn’t work.
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[SA] Sex workers would be free to work the streets if third attempt at legalising prostitution passes
SEX workers would be able to work the streets and not be forced to practise safe sex if a new push to decriminalise prostitution was approved.
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CDC recommends combo HIV test for faster detection of virus
Reuters, Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:30pm EDT
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday it has recommended a new type of HIV testing that utilizes diagnostics that can detect infection up to three to four weeks faster.
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