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Sexually transmitted infection researchers have potentially reached a milestone in vaccine treatment for genital herpes, according to a report. ...

The pain and itching associated with shingles and herpes may be due to the virus causing a "short circuit" in the nerve cells that reach the skin. ...

A UN study of 10,000 men in Asia and the Pacific found that overall nearly half of those men interviewed reported using physical and/or sexual violence against a female partner, ranging from 26 percent to 80 percent across the sites studied. ...

A new study demonstrates that an approach that combines behavioral science with social media and online communities can lead to increased AIDS testing and improved health behaviors among men at risk of HIV infection. The approach is also applicable across a variety of diseases. ...

BMJ 2013;347:f5086 Published online 4 September 2013 Authors: Tim R H Read, Jane S Hocking, Catriona S Bradshaw, Andrea Morrow, Andrew E Grulich, Christopher K Fairley, Marcus Y Chen “Abstract Objective To determine if the provision of rapid HIV testing to men who have sex with men attending a health service would increase their frequency [...]...

MJA InSight Published online 2 September 2013 Author: Cate Swannell “INFORMED choice rather than cost-effectiveness or moral judgements should be the driving force behind women’s options for the management of missed miscarriages, says a leading consumer advocate. Carol Bennett, chief executive officer of Consumers Health Forum of Australia, told MJA InSight that the decision by [...]...

Roll-out of voluntary male circumcision services into the community of Orange Farm, South Africa is linked to substantial reductions in HIV infection levels, according to a new study. Researchers also reported that substantial uptake of voluntary male circumcision in one community was not linked to changes in sexual behavior that might affect HIV infection rates. ...

A precisely designed macromolecule that mimics the binding of HIV to immune system cells could be used to stop the virus from physically entering the body, according to a new study. ...

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (5): 317-318. 2 September 2013 Authors: Kirsten I Black, Deborah Bateson and Caroline Harvey “In November 2012, an emergent theme at the first National Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference, convened by the Public Health Association of Australia and Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia, was the need to increase access [...]...

AIHW 1 August 2013 “This report is the third in a series on the health of Australia’s males, and focuses on health conditions and risk factors that are age-specific (such as congenital anomalies) and those where large sex differences are observed (such as injury). Findings include: – Male babies born in 2009-2011 can expect to [...]...

Young people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual are twice as likely to have smoked than their heterosexual peers, according to new research. Lesbian and gay young people were also more likely to drink alcohol frequently and more hazardously. ...

Hypnotic relaxation therapy improves sexual health in women who have hot flashes, according new research. ...

Canadian high schools with anti-homophobia policies or gay-straight alliances that have been in place for three years or more have a positive effect on both gay and straight students' problem alcohol use. ...