The Number-One Reason You Should Care About World AIDS Day
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost three out of four people in the U.S. with HIV do not have their condition under control.
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost three out of four people in the U.S. with HIV do not have their condition under control.
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As a part of MTV's Staying Alive campaign, the network has launched iCondom, an app through which users can locate the nearest store that sells rubbers through a GPS navigator.
Two separate studies released Wednesday have found that taking a daily pill containing AIDS drugs can help keep an uninfected person from catching the virus. "This is an extremely exciting day for HIV prevention," said Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of AIDS prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Condoms that remind us safe sex can be fun, in honor of June 27, National HIV Testing Day.
30 years ago AIDS was the "Gay Disease"... today, it affects every sex, every culture, and every age 30 years ago a doctor was confounded by symptoms he had never seen before. Cutting to the chase, he is credited with labeling the first AIDS case in America for what it was: a horrifyingly carnivorous disease that took thousands of lives, initially mostly homosexuals, and started a revolution. Not only did AIDS research begin in earnest and result in life-saving gains, but same-sex partners pioneered health care breakthroughs that benefited a nation.
Whether it's a one-night stand or a man you've been with for years, having frank discussion about sexual health with a partner is never easy. But a new study suggest that snuggling up for an evening of TV may make the talk a little less painful—as long as you're watching Sex and the City
Researchers are on their way to preventing one of the world's most deadly epidemics, HIV, and giving couples affected by the virus a sense of hope. A new study watched 1,800 couples in nine countries, and showed that administering antiretroviral drugs to HIV-positive men and women reduced the transmission of the virus by 96 percent.
Could foul odors help stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases? Researchers at the University of New Mexico used a comical method to take a serious look at the operation of the so-called “Behavioral Immune System.” Their paper, just released in the APS journal Psychological Science is titled: “Smells Like Safe Sex : Olfactory Pathogen Primes Increase Intentions to Use Condoms.” And their creative research methodology incorporates a “novelty odor liquid” called Liquid ASS!
Could foul odors help stop the spread of sexually transmitted diseases? Researchers at the University of New Mexico used a comical method to take a serious look at the operation of the so-called “Behavioral Immune System.” Their paper, just released in the APS journal Psychological Science is titled: “Smells Like Safe Sex : Olfactory Pathogen Primes Increase Intentions to Use Condoms.” And their creative research methodology incorporates a “novelty odor liquid” called Liquid ASS!
The city of New York has a major STD awareness campaign in full swing. And any responsible STD awareness campaign also includes solutions. In this case, the city is giving away free condoms. In addition the city is giving away a treasure map to these free condoms in the form of a smart phone app that leads safe sex-conscious folks to the free condom distribution centers. Will free condoms help? What about an app for finding them? Are these places open all night?