According to a new study at Stanford University, a once-a-day pill to prevent HIV infection could significantly reduce the spread of the AIDS-causing virus, but would only be cost-effective if limited to men at very high risk for HIV infection.
Researchers created an economic model to analyze the use of the combination drug tenofovir-emtricitabine (brand name […]

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New research at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, reports that the incidence of head and neck cancer has risen at sites associated with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection, with the greatest increase among middle-aged white men. At the same time, younger, Non-Hispanic blacks experienced a substantial decrease in these cancers. They also found that […]

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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have found that highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) does not completely suppress HIV in the semen of sexually active HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM).
The findings, which currently appear on-line in AIDS, could indicate a potential transmission risk in MSM, who are highly susceptible to HIV […]

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A new analysis of earlier research at the University of New South Wales in Australia shows anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and precancerous lesions are common among gay and bisexual men, but most of these cases will not progress to anal cancer.
The researchers also found that the rate of progression from anal lesions to anal […]

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A new study at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Ontario, Canada, confirms drinking too much alcohol can lead to unsafe sex.
The more alcohol the participants drank, the more willing they were to engage in unsafe sex, the study authors said. Alcohol use has long been associated with HIV incidence. However, it hasn’t […]

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Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., say early circumcision in males may be a positive step in slowing the spread of both HIV and the human papillomavirus (HPV) In South Africa.
They also concluded male circumcision is important for reduction of not only HIV infection but also HPV infection in HIV-negative men and their […]

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A new study at Northwestern University in Chicago finds methamphetamine abuse by young adult gay and bisexual males raises their risk of HIV exposure and infection.
Prior research has suggested that up to 43 percent of gay or bisexual males age 18 or older have used methamphetamine, which increases the likelihood of sexual behaviors that boost […]

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An international study led at the University of North Carolina shows that among Kenyan men, circumcision is associated with a lower prevalence of human papillomavirus-associated precancerous lesions of the penis.
Human papillomavirus - HPV - is a sexually transmitted virus that plays an important role in genital cancers in men and women, including cancers of the […]

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Three years after the start of the male circumcision roll-out in the South African township of Orange Farm (110 000 adults), a study conducted at University of Versailles has concluded that circumcision has led to a reduction in HIV prevalence and incidence.
The findings demonstrate for the first time that male circumcision roll-out is effective at community level […]

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A new study on HIV transmission in Australia reveals an alarming culture shift in which younger gay men appear more willing to take sexual risks and so become infected with the virus earlier. When comparing older men who have sex with men (MSM) with those aged under 35, the younger ones were found to be […]

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