The odds of getting HIV during oral sex are slim to none. That’s because the virus isn’t transmitted through saliva (or tears or sweat) unless it’s also mixed with blood. But if a man who has HIV ejaculates in a partner’s mouth — and, for example, the partner has an open ...
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is transmitted most commonly through exposure to infected blood or mucous. It is also 50 to 100 times easier to transmit sexually than HIV. The CDC estimates that 35,000 new HBV infections occurred in 2010. But in order to calculate our real risk during an out...
when about 2.8 million people worldwide died of the disease,according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. The drop is largely due to increased access to a drug regimen called antiretroviral therapy (ART), which keeps the virus at low levels within the body, and fewer people ...
The odds of making it to 90 rise to 30% for men and 42% for women, with the chances that one member of a couple lives that long at 60%. Suddenly, living to 90 looks like a distinct possibility. Still, such odds may not be enough to persuade folks to change their behavior. But ...
Rise of the Machines: The Role of Text Analytics in Record Classification and Disposition: The Appropriate Information Management Strategy, along with Rece... Cocaine use is associated with poorer HIV clinical outcomes and may contribute to neurobiological impairments associated with impulsive decision mak...