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Limits on birth control pills may be costly

Letting women have a year's supply of birth control pills might help prevent more unwanted pregnancies, a new study suggests.

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Fear battles fatalism in Africa's AIDS fight

At least 5.6 million of South Africa's 50 million people are infected with the AIDS virus, but new studies show that here and elsewhere on the continent fear of the disease and knowledge about how to ...

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New sex survey pulls back curtain on U.S. sex lives

The federal government's latest survey on sexual behaviour in the United States contains evidence for just about every theory, supposition, and hope that people hold about the secret world of Americans...

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Vitamin S: It turns out that (safe) sex (in a monogamous relationship) can do your body good

Perhaps Marvin Gaye had the right idea when he declared musically his need for sexual healing. According to research, sex can release a series of hormones that do everything from relieve pain to help ...

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Half of men may have HPV infections: Study

Half of men in the general population may be infected with human papillomavirus or HPV, the human wart virus that causes cervical and other cancers, strengthening the case for vaccinating boys against...

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AIDS gel shown to protect anal tissue from HIV

An experimental gel containing a prescription HIV drug has been shown for the first time to protect rectal tissue against the virus that causes AIDS, according to new research.

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Swaziland looks to cut HIV with circumcision drive

Clinical trials have suggested circumcision could halve men's chances of contracting HIV. Three studies on the practice have been so successful they were stopped early because researchers considered it...

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Study seeks to dispel stress myth in IVF treatment

Women trying to get pregnant via IVF or other assisted reproduction techniques do not reduce their chances of success if they are emotionally distressed, according to a large scale analysis published ...

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Oral sex linked to cancer risk

U.S. scientists have said there is strong evidence linking oral sex to cancer, and urged more study of how human papillomaviruses may be to blame for a rise in oral cancer among white men.

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China aims to bring AIDS spread under control by 2020

China hopes to more or less bring the spread of AIDS under control by 2020, but faces an uphill task do to so due in part to ignorance and poor policy coordination, the government said on Wednesday.

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New York City launches app for free condoms

Need a condom? There's an app for that.

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Stigma hampers Afghan fight against AIDS

Shrouded in ignorance and taboo, HIV and AIDS have crept up almost unnoticed to join the long list of misfortunes visited on Afghanistan over the past several decades.

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