HIV transmission
Could pre-chewed baby food be a vector for HIV transmission? A report in Pediatrics suggests that it may -- but when thinking about this phenomenon, we need to avoid the knee-jerk "Ewwww" reaction that a ScienceNews reporter had.
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The case of an Iowa man sentenced to the maximum allowed by state law for failing to disclose to a one-time intimate partner that he was HIV-positive has been cited as evidence of the need to reevaluate state criminal transmission laws.
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Last Friday, Congressman David Obey (D-WI), took the first -- and courageous -- step to end the 20-year ban on federal funding of needle exchange. But opponents are gearing up to reinstate the ban and prevention advocates need to mobilize now.
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By Serra Sippel, Center for Health and Gender Equity June 29, 2009 - 8:00am
The Ugandan government plans to reintroduce and promote the female condom this fall, where it may give women another tool for safer sex negotiation and protection.
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By Fiona Pettitt, International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS May 27, 2009 - 8:00am
Criminalization of HIV transmission and exposure places blame on one sexual partner rather than encouraging equal responsibility in safe sex.
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While criminalizing HIV transmission is appealing to some governments, it actually undermines public health goals and violates the rights of people living with HIV.
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The myth that HIV is strictly a "gay thing" has re-emerged from the shadowy world of rumor and email forwarding and is poking its head out in the right wing media.
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