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Nov. 20: Survey: 1 in 3 U.K. Respondents Never Discuss Sexual Health With Partner | |
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There is a widespread lack of knowledge regarding safer sex and sexual health in the United Kingdom, BBC News reports. Results of a survey of 2,000 people ages 16 to 50 by the U.K. Department of Health and Department for Children, Schools and Families reveal many misconceptions.
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Nov. 20: Death, Poorer Treatments for HIV/TB Coinfections Higher in Eastern Europe | |
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Coinfection with HIV and tuberculosis (TB) results in poor medical outcomes in Eastern Europe, according to a study published in the November 27 issue of AIDS and reported by aidsmap. TB is the leading cause of illness and death in people with HIV worldwide.
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Nov. 20: World Cup to Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness in South Africa | |
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South Africa will raise awareness of HIV/AIDS before millions of local and visiting soccer fans while hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup next June and July, IRIN reports. Health officials and activists met November 18 in Johannesburg to craft a plan.
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Nov. 19: British Red Cross Web Campaign Debunks Fears About Kissing and HIV | |
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An online web video created by the British Red Cross takes on misperceptions that many young people have about HIV transmission, The Guardian reports. In the 60-second ad, British television personality Konnie Huq asks viewers, “If I had HIV, what would it take to get you to kiss me?”(Watch video.) |
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Nov. 19: AIDS Activist Edward Zold Dies at 38 | |
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Edward Zold, an HIV-positive AIDS activist known for his tireless work with Ryan White funds, ACT UP and teen programs, died in his home in San Francisco November 4, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. He was 38.
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Nov. 19: Study: Few Canadian Seniors Vacationing in Florida Get Tested for HIV, STIs | |
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Fewer than one in five so-called “snowbirds,” or Canadians older than 50 who spent at least one month in the past year vacationing in Florida, have been tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, according to researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, as reported by Canwest News Service.
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