Sep. 5: OraQuick Results Are Less Accurate than Label Suggests
According to a new study, Orasure Technologies Inc.’s OraQuick HIV rapid test is 10 times less accurate than the product’s label describes, Bloomberg reports.

Sep. 5: Positive Couples Paired for Marriage to Prevent Spread of HIV in Nigeria
A northern Nigerian state is encouraging couples living with HIV to get married in an effort to curb the virus from spreading, BBC News reports. The state, Bauchi, operates under Islamic laws that discourage condom use. 

Sep. 5: Housing for Orlando’s HIV-Positive Transgendered Community
Orlando’s first transitional home specifically servicing transgendered people living with the virus opened its doors July 1, The Orlando Sentinel reports.

Sep. 4: HIV Vulnerability Linked to Spread of Roman Empire
People living in countries once ruled by the Roman Empire may be more susceptible to HIV infection, New Scientist reports. 

Sep. 4: STD Risk Not Limited to Sexual Intercourse
Doctors are being urged to inform patients that sexual activities other than intercourse—such as oral sex——carry some degree of risk for transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, Reuters reports. Researchers from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently published their findings in the journal, Obstetrics & Gynecology.


Sep. 4: Fergie Funds HIV Prevention for Young Adults
Pop star and M·A·C spokesperson Fergie announced 11 new grants yesterday from the M·A·C AIDS Fund, which will be geared toward HIV prevention among people ages 15 to 24, a group that accounts for half of new infections worldwide, MarketWatch reports. The $2.3 million M·A·C AIDS Fund Global Youth Prevention Initiative is funded solely from sales of the singer’s VIVA GLAM VI Special Edition Lipglass. 

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