Vice UK, Oct 21 2014
While the world might have made all sorts of other huge leaps, the teaching of young people about the fundamental aspects of human existence – sex and relationships – seems to have remained in the dark ages.
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Launch of the CALD Youth Census 2014
Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (Australia)
Using the latest Australian Census data, the CALD Youth Census Report provides data and comparative analysis to identify key issues for the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) youth population.
A state by state analysis is included.
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HIV infection associated with an increased risk of the diseases of ageing
nam, 24 September 2014
HIV infection is associated with an increased risk of several diseases of old age, according to Dutch research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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Free birth control cuts teen pregnancy, abortions
Yahoo News, October 1, 2014
Giving teens free birth control encourages them to use long-acting methods and greatly cuts the chances they will become pregnant or have an abortion, a new study finds.
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Family Support Tied to Safer Sex for Young Gay Males: Study
Oct. 15, 2014
Young gay and bisexual males are less likely to engage in riskier sex if their families are supportive of the way they live, a small new study reveals.
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High effectiveness seen in English PrEP trial
nam, Published: 16 October 2014
The Steering Committee* of the PROUD trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in gay men in England announced today that participants currently on the deferred arm of the study, who have not yet started PrEP, will be recalled to their clinics and offered the opportunity to begin PrEP ahead of schedule.
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