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HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is probably the most feared sexually transmitted disease and with good reason. With infection rates in the U.S. on the rise, awareness and prevention programs are seeking new ways to reach those at risk. Some would...
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A fight between two neighbors in Macomb County, Michigan, and the resulting criminal charges have led to necessary if belated soul-searching among the state's legislators and legal experts. On October 18, a quarrel between Daniel Allen and Winfred...
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Sexy Biz: Durex, Lifestyles, and Trojan lead in Consumer Reports condom test | Examiner.com – Consumer Reports tested 15,000 condoms for its most recent report, representing 20 models from different brands. The most reliable? While all of the...
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Among those who shared comments with me about body fluids and spirituality since my last column, they spoke more of issues that are central to daily life than about sacred sex practices or rituals. Sharing body fluids can mean sharing disease or...
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A majority of people have oral herpes, which is usually acquired during childhood. Though not as ubiquitous, genital herpes is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, and one of the hardest to prevent.
"Cold sores" or...
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Under the current system of health care, getting raped is a good reason for insurance companies to deny you coverage. That seems to be the lesson of this piece by Danielle Ivory of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund. Ivory writes about the case...
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CarnalNation provides not only current, consistent, and uncensored content and event listings related to all aspects of human sexuality but also advocates for the sexual health and well being of all people, regardless of their gender,...
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The late director Jim Holliday narrated a 1988 compilation called "Only the Best of Breasts" that should make anyone fall in love with Desiree Cousteau all over again."She had gravity-defying tits," Holliday said.But, like all porn (and science...
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An African organization that advocates for people with disabilities is demanding that condom packages include instructions and other information in Braille, the system of raised characters that enables the blind to read and write. During a workshop...
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Legendary rocker and party animal Ozzy Osbourne got tested for HIV and received some bad news. His test came back positive for the virus that causes AIDS. "I went to the doctor and had an AIDS test and he told me it was positive. That was one...
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Canadian Kyle Freeman is gay, and he doesn't believe that his sexual orientation should prevent him from donating blood. Between 1998 and 2002, Freeman, who is HIV negative, made 18 blood donations to Canadian Blood Services (CBS), but in doing so,...
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Has anyone ever told you how beautiful your HIV is? Have you ever wanted to cuddle up with herpes? Sexually transmitted diseases are never pleasant, causing great anxiety and social stigma in addition to their physical symptoms. It should come as no...
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The Associated Press reports that an experimental vaccine has prevented HIV infection. This is the first major breakthrough in the search for a vaccine against the virus that causes AIDS since the epidemic began in 1981. In the world's largest...
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AIDS awareness and prevention campaigns are supposed to be provocative. Last week, a German AIDS organization made Hitler and other despots the faces of AIDS with a poster and video campaign. However, such a campaign is only effective if people can...
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - 12:33pm By Chris Hall
The brass ring of immunology research these days is finding a vaccine for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. That breakthrough is probably still years away, but researchers have just taken a giant step closer. A team at the Scripps Research Institute...