Unsafe Sex

World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year. The day is dedicated to spreading awareness about the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is spread by infection from a virus called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The day is marked by the World Health Organisation as a global public health campaign. One can be at a greater risk...

The Victorian-era morality, prohibitions, unsafe sex and living in denial have led to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS and it cannot be blamed on homosexual relationships, the Supreme Court today said while observing the sexual intercourse itself should not be seen as a crime.

February 13th is marked as International Condom Day.

As it turns out, STDs can be transmitted in ways other than sexual intercourse.

HIV-positive individuals undergoing treatment are not likely to transmit the deadly virus to their partner, even if they engage in unprotected sex, a new study has found.

Franklyn Rose, former West Indies cricketer, claimed New Zealand is not safe for international cricketers "especially if they are black"

Drinking is fuelling an epidemic of "risky sex" among teenagers, leading to pregnancies and spread of diseases, doctors in Britain have warned.

Poor childhood nutrition, unsafe sex, alcohol, bad sanitation and hygiene, and hypertension are to blame for around a quarter of the 60 million premature deaths around the world each year.

Women shunned after contracting the dreaded HIV virus, a disease passed on from their spouses' unsafe sex practices, are victims twice over. Now a controversial solution has been proposed by the Maharashtra government. This includes compulsory pre-marital HIV testing, a solution suggested by a state-appointed committee set up late last year.

Allowing the 'morning-after' contraceptive pills to be sold over the counter does lead to an upsurge in unprotected sex.

World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year. The day is dedicated to spreading awareness about the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is spread by infection from a virus called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The day is marked by the World Health Organisation as a global public health campaign. One can be at a greater risk...

The Victorian-era morality, prohibitions, unsafe sex and living in denial have led to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS and it cannot be blamed on homosexual relationships, the Supreme Court today said while observing the sexual intercourse itself should not be seen as a crime.

February 13th is marked as International Condom Day.

As it turns out, STDs can be transmitted in ways other than sexual intercourse.

HIV-positive individuals undergoing treatment are not likely to transmit the deadly virus to their partner, even if they engage in unprotected sex, a new study has found.

Franklyn Rose, former West Indies cricketer, claimed New Zealand is not safe for international cricketers "especially if they are black"

Drinking is fuelling an epidemic of "risky sex" among teenagers, leading to pregnancies and spread of diseases, doctors in Britain have warned.

Poor childhood nutrition, unsafe sex, alcohol, bad sanitation and hygiene, and hypertension are to blame for around a quarter of the 60 million premature deaths around the world each year.

Women shunned after contracting the dreaded HIV virus, a disease passed on from their spouses' unsafe sex practices, are victims twice over. Now a controversial solution has been proposed by the Maharashtra government. This includes compulsory pre-marital HIV testing, a solution suggested by a state-appointed committee set up late last year.

Allowing the 'morning-after' contraceptive pills to be sold over the counter does lead to an upsurge in unprotected sex.