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Sexually transmitted infection

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Sex workers in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to medical abuses. Cheryl Overs

HIV drugs for prevention: a game changer for sex workers?

By Cheryl Overs, Monash University

It’s been known for some time that antiretroviral medicines could have a role in preventing HIV as well as treating it. Now, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of an antiretroviral…
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One in five people over 80 are sexually active but not all protect themselves against STIs. Flickr/adwriter

A ripe old age: the joy of sex later in life (just don’t forget the condoms)

By Victor Minichiello, University of New England and Gail Hawkes, University of New England

Why is it that when we combine the words “sex” and “older people” there’s a reaction of surprise, unease and awkwardness? Is it because we believe older people don’t have sex? Or don’t have sexual fantasies…

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Infections cause one in six cancers

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Fondation Innovations en Infectiologie

One in six cancers are caused by largely treatable or preventable infections, according to new research. The research looked…

New molecule blocks chlamydia

Duke University

A new therapy could soon limit the the damage caused by chlamydia, according to US university researchers. Researchers have…