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# Aids

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US regulators approve first daily anti-HIV drug
Truvada, which is designed for use by healthy adults who are at risk of HIV, should be mixed with safe sex and regular testing.
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Jul 16th 2012, 10:05 PM
"Interesting" reaction to distribution of 1,000 free condoms in Dublin
Spunout handed the condoms to young people in Dublin last night, and reported a lot of positive reactions – but some worrying ones.
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Jul 14th 2012, 1:47 PM
Voters in LA to decide on use of condoms in porn
Adult film actors in LA city are already required to wear condoms, but campaigners want this extended county-wide.
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Jul 6th 2012, 1:34 PM
Column: 'There are 1800 people in Ireland who may have HIV but don't know it'
On Irish AIDS Day, Pam McHugh says people should ask themselves if they know their HIV status – and if not, why not.
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Jun 15th 2012, 7:00 AM
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
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Apr 8th 2012, 11:00 AM
Here is the trailer for the Magic Johnson AIDS documentary
‘The Announcement’ is set to air on ESPN US this evening.
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Mar 11th 2012, 1:52 PM
Column: Sex? No thanks, we’re Irish
Irish attitudes to sex have come a long way since the dark old days – but we’re still not quite there, writes Beth Wallace, the organiser of Ireland’s first sex festival.
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Feb 12th 2012, 6:00 PM
South Africa recalls over a million 'faulty' condoms
One activist said that the condoms “leaked like sieves” when water was poured into them.
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Jan 31st 2012, 12:52 PM
The Daily Fix: Thursday
Catch up on the day’s biggest news stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…
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Dec 1st 2011, 7:48 PM
Column: The drugs do work - but there are new obstacles in the fight against AIDS
Yes, AIDS-related deaths are decreasing – but there are several huge threats in the fight against HIV and AIDS, writes Breda Gahan on World Aids Day.
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Dec 1st 2011, 7:30 AM
Major Aids treatment fund suspends further grants over financial issues
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said today that global financial woes mean it can’t pledge any more funding until 2014.
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Nov 24th 2011, 9:36 PM
Magic Johnson living happily and healthily 20 years after HIV diagnosis
The ex-basketball star is combating the disease with a rigorous exercise regime.
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Nov 8th 2011, 1:38 PM
Ireland won't lift ban on MSM blood donors, despite British move
Britain relaxes its ban on blood donations from men who sleep with men, but there are no plans for a similar move in Ireland.
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Sep 8th 2011, 1:49 PM
Google marks Mercury's birthday with awesome musical Doodle
Queen’s Freddie Mercury would have been 65 years old today – so Google’s paid tribute to him in the way it knows best.
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Sep 5th 2011, 9:23 AM
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the globe.
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Aug 21st 2011, 10:59 AM
Lots done, lots to do: mixed messages from HIV prevention report
The Department of Health’s report shows that there is still more to work to do in tackling the spread of HIV and AIDS.
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Jul 13th 2011, 4:18 PM
Homosexuality 'a disease', claims India's health minister
Homosexuality is ‘unnatural’ and is causing the spread of HIV, says the man in charge of the health of 1.2 billion people.
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Jul 5th 2011, 9:50 AM
China releases another dissident but is he being watched?
Hu Jia has spent three-and-a-half years in prison for allegedly planning to disrupt the 2008 Olympics.
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Jun 26th 2011, 9:59 AM
Ireland records lowest level of new HIV cases in 10 years
However a report by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre found there continues to be a high level of gay and bisexual men testing positive.
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Jun 15th 2011, 3:04 PM
'Game-changing' breakthrough in fight against HIV and AIDS
A study involving nine countries found that earlier treatment meant patients were 96 per cent less likely to spread HIV to their uninfected partner.
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May 12th 2011, 6:33 PM
(RED) responds to Global Fund fraud reports
(RED) chief executive Seb Bishop responds to media reports that the Global Fund is ravaged by corruption.
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Jan 27th 2011, 4:57 PM
Vatican signals major shift with latest condom comments
The Vatican says using a condom is lesser evil than transmitting HIV to a sexual partner.
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Nov 23rd 2010, 6:44 PM
The pope softens his stance on condoms
The change is message from the Catholic church could influence millions of people across the world.
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Nov 21st 2010, 12:20 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you really need to know by 9am: The possible size of Ireland’s rescue package; The human price of high-street fashion; and the Pope announces that condoms are ok in ‘certain circumstances’… but we bet you can’t guess when!
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Nov 21st 2010, 9:24 AM
Possible HIV breakthrough in South Africa
Aids is the leading cause of death and disease in young women today. A new gel might cut the the chances of contracting the virus in half.
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Jul 20th 2010, 2:05 PM
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