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Significant advances in HIV prevention were unveiled at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, with research advancing on several fronts towards new prevention technologies. Paul Kidd reports. read more »

In what is being called a major breakthrough, a trial of a vaginal microbicide gel in South African women has shown for the first time that such a product can be effective against HIV infection. read more »

While it has long been acknowledged that successful antiretroviralA medication or other substance which is active against retroviruses such as HIV. treatment and an undetectable viral loadA measurement of the quantity of HIV RNA in the blood. Viral load blood test results are expressed as the number of copies (of HIV) per milliliter of blood plasma. lowers the risk of passing on HIV, we have little research to support the fact. read more »

“HIV prevention must be supported from an evidence base of best health promotion practice and with respect for the rights and dignity of those living with HIV,” NAPWHA president Robert Mitchell has told today’s opening ceremony of the 21st Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference. read more »

If you know nothing about them, you're not alone. At a recent leadership forum held in Sydney by UNIFEM Australia only five out of the 100 young women present had even heard of the female condom. Adrian Ogier finds out more. read more »

Reinfection, or ‘superinfection’ as it is sometimes known, means someone contracting a new or secondary infection from a virusA small infective organism which is incapable of reproducing outside a host cell. with which they have already been infected. In some viral diseases such as measles or mumps, reinfection does not occur because the original infection creates immunity. read more »

This is a resource for gay and bisexual men to assist you to avoid taking risks. read more »

Whether or not to use condoms and lube if your partner is also HIV positive is a matter of personal choice. read more »

Care must be taken with some sexual practices and with sex toys. read more »

Circumcision is something an HIV positive woman and her HIV negative partner may wish to consider. read more »