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Love Bytes: New Anti-HIV Gel Also Protects Against Other STDs

Plus, 50 ways to tell someone you want to be more than friends.

A new gel may help prevent herpes. A Seattle pastor says masturbation makes one gay. How to tell a guy is more than just a friend. What if your boyfriend hates cuddling or even sharing a bed? Reasons why hotel sex is the best thing ever. How to say "I like you more than a friend" without coming out and saying it.

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Daily Pill Can Prevent HIV Infection

Two recent studies confirm that a pill could protect an uninfected person from the virus.

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.

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How To Live And Love With An STD [VIDEO]

Having an STD doesn't mean you have to sacrifice a healthy love life with your partner.

Millions of Americans each year are diagnosed with an STD. For most people, finding out that you have an STD may seem like devastating news, but it doesn't have to be. As this video proves, maintaining a healthy relationship with your partner while treating your STD does not have to be mutually exclusive.

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The Week's Best Article, Comment, Question & More!

If you weren't paying attention, here's the week's best from YourTango.

YourTango this week was just like the perfect man: powerful, sexy and bold. In case your liquid lunch did a number on your memory, here's what you missed.

If We Stop Kissing Then Swine Flu Wins

If We Stop Kissing Then Swine Flu Wins

Cleanliness and common sense should help combat the virus.

The Health Minister of Lebanon, echoing sentiments from the CDC, has advised that his citizens stop the traditional "hello" kiss. The Swine Flu passes via human contact, primarily the nose and mouth, and it would be best to avoid contact with infected individuals, primarily by their noses and mouths. Ideally, this information will not turn us into a country of Howard Hugheses.

HIV Older Than Once Thought

HIV Older Than Once Thought

The deadly virus dates back to 1900.

The HIV virus, which becomes AIDS, possibly dates back to 1900, which is 30 years earlier than researchers originally thought. The Los Angeles Times reports that University of Arizona researchers studied biopsy samples in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scientists say the virus was first found in chimpanzees but they were unsure when it made the leap from monkeys to human. The first humans were diagnosed in 1981, but the oldest evidence of the disease in man dates back to 1959.

HIV Older Than Once Thought

HIV Older Than Once Thought

The deadly virus dates back to 1900.

The HIV virus, which becomes AIDS, possibly dates back to 1900, which is 30 years earlier than researchers originally thought. The Los Angeles Times reports that University of Arizona researchers studied biopsy samples in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scientists say the virus was first found in chimpanzees but they were unsure when it made the leap from monkeys to human. The first humans were diagnosed in 1981, but the oldest evidence of the disease in man dates back to 1959.