At present, Truvada is the only name effective pill to prevent HIV infection. It has to be taken daily. Researchers are now doing clinical trials on long-acting Cabotegravir, which may turn out to be the AIDS vaccine everybody has been waiting for. People will need to take a single shot of Cabotegravir every two months for HIV prevention.
Sexually transmitted diseases including syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea have increased rapidly over the years that the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention have deemed it "alarming."
As it turns out, the dreaded, not to mention awkward, conversation about sex most parents usually eluded has to happen at some point to help young adults make better decisions. This is according to a new study, published in JAMA Pediatrics on Monday, Nov. 2, that associates sex talk between parents, especially moms, and their young children with teen behavior that may include the use of protection during intercourse.
