Tag Archive | "VAC"

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Big drop in Vic HIV rates

Victoria has seen a 13 percent drop in HIV notifications, Health Department figures show. The latest data from the Victorian Infectious Diseases Bulletin show [...]

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VicBears call for nominations

VicBears is calling for committee nominations ahead of its annual general meeting (AGM) at the end of next month. Fresh from the success of [...]

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Tremor of an epidemic

The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) published a report on June 4, 1981 which has gone down in history as the first published [...]

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VAC – Body image 101 for the guys

Since the 1980s there has been increasing use of the sexualised male body to sell an aspirational image — ‘look like this and have [...]

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PEP and testing

Recently a friend told me he had to go on PEP. PEP stands for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and is a course of anti-HIV medication that [...]

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Hep C cluster found in Melbourne

Community health organisations have expressed concern at a cluster of hepatitis C diagnoses among HIV-positive gay men in Melbourne. Monitoring by the Victorian Department [...]

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Who are you?

Staying Negative is an exciting health promotion campaign that uses members of the community to promote health. This is an opportunity for you to [...]

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VAC – The trouble with the little blue pill

Most readers will quickly identify Viagra as the little blue pill. Approved in 1998 for treatment of erectile dysfunction, it has been widely marketed [...]

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Well, well, well – is it on?

Over a bottle of wine, a friend told me about one of his recent sexual escapades. He had gone to a local sauna where [...]

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Overcoming the stigma of HIV

There are many unique and often heartbreaking stories of people living with HIV. Dr Eric Glare, who has lived with HIV for over 14 [...]

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