NPR’s “Tell Me More” recently featured a discussion about a new study that found that more young teens in an experimental abstinence-only sex education program delayed sexual activity for two years than teens in a comprehensive program or teens who did not participate in a program…

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Treating herpes in HIV-positive patients does not lower the risk that they will transmit HIV to their partners, despite the fact that herpes treatment has been shown to lower the level of HIV in the blood, according to a study published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, the New York Times reports…

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Although a recent study found that sex education emphasizing abstinence “may work better” than other models, “chastity zealots might want to hold off on the celebrations,” Los Angeles Times columnist Sandy Banks writes…

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A Valentine’s themed roadshow launched by NHS Oxfordshire to encourage testing for the ‘love bug’, Chlamydia, saw more than 160 young people tested on its first day – the number the Trust would normally test in a week…

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A team of scientists, led by a virologist from the University of California, San Diego’s Center for AID Research (CFAR), has discovered the origin of strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among men who have sex with men. The study, which may be important in developing prevention strategies for HIV, will appear in Science Translational [...] Read more »

The MAC AIDS Fund (MAF) launched its latest VIVA GLAM campaign, a women’s initiative aimed at strengthening the service network and resources available to women living with and at risk of contracting HIV. MAF commissioned nationwide surveys to gauge perceptions of HIV/AIDS and its impact on women through the lens of the American consumer and [...] Read more »

U.N. Launches $538M Aid Appeal For Displaced Persons In Pakistan The U.N. launched an international appeal Tuesday, calling for $538 million to provide aid in Pakistan for “hundreds of thousands of people displace[d] by army clashes against the Taliban,” the Associated Press/Washington Post reports (Toosi, 2/9)…

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U.N. Launches $538M Aid Appeal For Displaced Persons In Pakistan The U.N. launched an international appeal Tuesday, calling for $538 million to provide aid in Pakistan for “hundreds of thousands of people displace[d] by army clashes against the Taliban,” the Associated Press/Washington Post reports (Toosi, 2/9)…

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The following summarizes recent action on state legislation related to abortion rights and sex education programs…

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A fictional television drama may be more effective in persuading young women to use birth control than a news-format program on the same issue, according to a new study. Researchers found that college-age women who viewed a televised drama about a teen pregnancy felt more vulnerable two weeks after watching the show, and this led [...] Read more »