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Two thirds of women in a new U.S. study reported regularly using cleansers, lubricants or petroleum jelly intravaginally - and some of the products were linked to a higher chance of common vaginal infections which could increase susceptibility to HIV.

This month Ministry of Health representatives and stakeholders from across the region will come together to determine the future direction of the response to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Pacific.

Two weeks ago, the announcement that a baby had been ‘functionally cured’ of HIV disease with the use of very early antiretroviral therapy (ART) caused great excitement at the start of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013). Now a study from France has found 14 adult patients who also started a course

Very early antiretroviral treatment may limit the size of the HIV reservoir in adults and children, according to studies presented on 4 March at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Atlanta. Other research presented at the meeting suggests that too little is known about either the size or the cell

A float in Saturday’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade with more than 180 participants was part of a new campaign to put an end to HIV transmission by 2020.

An analysis by Dawn Smith of the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) on 4 March has provided the first estimate of the efficacy of condoms in preventing HIV transmission during anal sex since 1989. It found condoms stop seven out

Genital shedding of HIV varies considerably during the menstrual cycle, investigators report in the online edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The difference between peak and nadir shedding was approximately 0.74 log10, which the investigators believe would translate into a significant difference in the risk of sexual HIV transmission. “We found a significant cyclic variation in

The draft National Guidelines for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis after Non-Occupational and Occupational Exposure to HIV are now available for public consultation and feedback. ASHM invites your feedback on these documents. The public consultation period will end on Monday, 25 March 2013 - you can submit your views via a template questionnaire.

The NSW government, HIV/AIDS advocacy organisation ACON and Sydney Health have all announced major new initiatives to drastically lower the rate of new HIV infections in Sydney and across the state.

An analysis of an online and gay-venue survey of white, British-born, gay and bisexual men in the UK has found no association between whether they were circumcised and whether they had HIV, even among men who were mainly or exclusively ‘tops’ (who take the insertive role in anal intercourse).

The date of the event coincides with St. Valentine’s Day.

Advocates urged Obama not to make expected huge cuts to global HIV funding.

On the 8th of February, NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner launched Ending HIV: a ground-breaking education initiative designed to help end the HIV epidemic in NSW, timed to coincide with the start of this year's historic 35th Sydney Mardi Gras festival.

Gay health advocates believe the end of the HIV epidemic in NSW is in sight, with a major education campaign being launched in time for Mardi Gras and a dozen new rapid testing locations expected within months.

Adding maraviroc and raltegravir to standard HIV treatment regimens achieves rapid suppression of viral load in semen, Canadian investigators report in the online edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Intermittent, low level shedding of HIV in semen was also less likely to occur in people taking intensified therapy than in people treated with

Healthy Communities Discusses Risk Reduction

Healthy Communities has released a discussion paper on Risk Reduction Strategies used by gay and other men who have sex with men, to guide HIV prevention efforts in Queensland.

The paper summarises the evidence of effectiveness for common Risk Reduction Strategies and outlines how Healthy Communities will approach working with gay men on this issue.

“Behavioural research shows that more gay men are sometimes having sex without condoms, but that a lot of the time they are taking other measures to reduce their risk” said Paul R Martin, Executive Director.

“Condoms remain the safest and easiest form of safe sex, especially for casual sex.  However in situations where men do not use condoms, there are still things they can do to reduce, but not eliminate risk.”

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