US CDC recommends HPV vaccine for young menDate: 6 February 2012Source: aidsmap The Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices has recommended that young men and adolescent boys between the ages of 11 and 21 should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, the cause of genital warts, anal and cervical cancer. The committee also recommends that all gay...
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Remembering the abortion case that made shockwaves in IrelandDate: 4 February 2012Source: Irish TimesThis week marks the twenty year anniversary of the case of an Irish girl, aged 12, whose abuse and pregnancy led to a state attempt to block an abortion. The "X case" was a 14-year old schoolgirl who became pregnant after two years of...
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Cote d`Ivoire government scraps free medical careDate: 26 January 2012 Source: IRIN News The Ivoirian Health Minister announced on 24 January that his government is abandoning its policy of free health care for all because of skyrocketing costs, claimed to be 30 billion CFA francs (about $60 million). As of February, the free service will...
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Men who have sex with men may now be the highest HIV risk group in AfricaDate: 1 February 2012Source: aidsmapA review of at risk populations in Kenya (Mombasa and Nairobi) and South Africa (Cape Town) has found that men who have sex with men may now be at considerably higher risk of acquiring HIV than other at-risk groups such as female sex workers or...
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Quarter of men resume sex before wounds from circumcision fully healed, ZambiaDate: 31 January 2012 Source: aidsmapNew research from Zambia shows that around one quarter of men undergoing circumcision resume sexual activity before their wounds have fully healed. Most of the men reporting the early resumption of sexual activity engaged in unprotected sex, often with multiple partners....
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Psych Signs Common in Kids With HIV (CME/CE)(MedPage Today) -- In a snapshot study of children and adolescents with HIV, about a third met criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder, researchers reported.
MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
Retrieved: Mon, Feb 6, 2012
When HIV Patients Waver On MedsAccording to a new analysis of hundreds of recorded office visits, doctors and nurse practitioners typically issued orders and asked closed or leading questions when talking to their HIV-positive patients about adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Attempts at problem-solving with patients who had lapsed occurred in...
HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
Retrieved: Mon, Feb 6, 2012
cholestyramine, Questran, Questran LightTitle: cholestyramine, Questran, Questran Light
Category: Medications
Created: 7/26/1999 10:41:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012
MedicineNet HIV General
Retrieved: Sat, Feb 4, 2012
Using performing arts to end Violence against Women in Papua New GuineaDramatizing violence! That’s the motto of the community-based Seeds Theatre Group to address violence against women and girls in the densely populated communities of the Lae District in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Retrieved: Fri, Feb 3, 2012
Going green with ICT in 2012It's the beginning of a new month, and I've just celebrated my 1st anniversary of blogging and tweeting about my work in DFID. I have to say I have really enjoyed it so far. It's brought Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into my life like never before! Last week on twitter, this map of twitter...
DFID Bloggers
Retrieved: Fri, Feb 3, 2012
Community spirit in Villa El Salvador"Do they drink anything apart from tea in England?" That was just one of the questions our students had for us in our first week of teaching at a youth centre in Villa El Salvador, Peru. Although I couldn't entirely deny our love of tea, the children were surprised to find out that, just like [...]
DFID Bloggers
Retrieved: Thu, Feb 2, 2012
Michelle Bachelet Outlines Action Agenda to Advance Equality as UN Women Completes One Year Happening Now Live Webcast Calls for global mobilisation and commitment to women’s rights as political and economic changes continue worldwide New York, 2nd February — At a press conference in New York today, UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet called for galvanizing greater commitment and action...
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Retrieved: Thu, Feb 2, 2012
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