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Minor Heart Defect Can Cause Stroke After Sex

It is only a minor heart defect, one attributed to one out of every four adults. And while the defect is not said to cause strokes, about 40% of people who suffer strokes--ones with no known cause--are said to have the defect. As the cause and effect has been explored for years, another medical case recently brought the connection back into the news.

Vaginal Gels of Future May Protect Against HIV

A team from Tulane National Primate Research Center conducted a study that gives support for the use of vaginal microbicide gels in protecting women against the sexual transmission of HIV type 1. The study, funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health and Bristol-Meyers Squibb, used vaginal microbicide gels to protect rhesus macaque monkeys against vaginal transmission of multiple strains of simian/human HIV.

Today is National HIV Testing Day in America

"Take the Test, Take Control" is the key phrase in this year's push to have every American between the ages of 13 and 64 tested for the HIV virus, and today is the day to do it. Thousands of organizations are offering HIV testing throughout the country.