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ARGENTINA, URUGUAY: "Hepatitis C Virus Among Non-Injecting Cocaine Users (NICUs) in South America - Can Injectors Be a Bridge? "
Addiction Vol. 106,No. 1: P. 143-151(01.11) - Waleska T. Caiaffa and others
The team undertook the current project - an intercountry, cross-sectional study - to investigate factors associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among non-injecting cocaine users (NICUs) and to compare practices associated with HCV and HIV infection.
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UNITED STATES: "Oral Sex Often a Prelude to Intercourse for Teens"
Reuters Health (11.02.10) - Lynne Peeples
Students who engage in oral sex within the first two years of high school are much more likely than those who do not to report having vaginal intercourse by the end of 11th grade, a new study suggests.
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Situation of HIV/AIDS in the countries of Latin America 2011
María Isabel Pérez de Pio, Feb. 2011
Although effective treatments of the HIV infection have been discovered, it is indispensable to start the treatments early, under strict and regular medical control. This is practically impossible to achieve in the concerned countries, as in most parts of Latin America.
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HIV testing: know, treat, prevent
Spotlight 2010 der European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
30 years and still 30% of those infected are unaware - HIV testing is the key
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UNITED STATES: "Oral Sex Linked to Cancer Risk
Agence France Presse, 02.20.11
Data supports the connection of oral sex to cancer, announced US scientists during Sunday's American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Washington.
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VIH: les TAR réduisent de 92 % le risque de transmission
SIDA Information Suisse, 3 juin 2010
VIH : les TAR réduisent de 92 % le risque de transmission Chez les hétérosexuels, les traitements antirétroviraux (TAR) réduisent de 92 % le risque de transmission du VIH. Les personnes séropositives doivent pourtant observer les règles du safer sex (sexualité à moindre risque). Les recommandations de la Commission fédérale pour les problèmes liés au sida (CFS) devraient être adaptées.
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