ABC: The Health Report, Monday 27 July 2015 5:50PM For people diagnosed with HIV, an effective vaccine is something of a holy grail. It would allow serodiscordant couples to manage the possibility of transmission, and improve outcomes for millions of HIV-positive cases, many of which are in sub-Saharan Africa. Vaccines have been tried before: two different HIV vaccines were tested in Thailand...
Let’s talk about sex over 60: condoms, casual partners and the ageing body
The Conversation, July 29, 2015 6.06am AEST Over the past few years we’ve seen a dramatic rise in the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among Australians aged 60 years and older. To understand why STIs are on the rise, we need to know more about older people’s sexual and romantic relationships, their knowledge of STIs and safe sex, and the safe sex practices that they use. Read more...
PrEP demo project finds the people at highest HIV risk generally take PrEP most consistently
nam, 27 July 2015
An open-label demonstration project of Truvada pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the United States has found generally high retention and adherence rates, with the highest adherence among those at the highest risk of HIV.
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‘Gay genes’: science is on the right track, we’re born this way. Let’s deal with it.
Guardian: Science, Friday 24 July 2015 In a recent Guardian article , Simon Copland argued that it is very unlikely people are born gay (or presumably any other sexual orientation). Scientific evidence says otherwise. It points strongly to a biological origin for our sexualities. Finding evidence for a biological basis should not scare us or undermine gay, lesbian and bisexual (LGB) rights. Read...
Learn the Effects of Hepatitis C on the Body
Healthline, 2015
Hepatitis C is a viral disease that primarily causes inflammation of the liver, but the effects can be felt throughout the body.
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Sex, Love and Other Stuff: Respectful relationships for young men
Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV), 2011 Sex, Love and Other Stuff is a booklet developed for young men, with young men, that talks about sex, relationships, power and respect. It has been specifically developed from what young men told DVRCV they wanted to know — stuff like, what a ‘relationship’ is, how to talk to girls, and about sex. There’s quite a bit of information about...