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We can block the spread of HIV: Best ideas of the century

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We can block the spread of HIV: Best ideas of the century

The “enormous revelation” that drugs can be used to prevent catching HIV has benefitted millions and helped slash transmission rates

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drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria

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New antibiotic could stave off drug-resistant gonorrhoea

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Illustration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria releasing DNA (blue) with antibiotic resistance genes (yellow)

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Drug-resistant gonorrhoea could be treated with a UTI antibiotic

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Genital herpes linked to accelerated brain shrinkage

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Great bustards

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Bustards may use plants to treat STIs during the breeding season

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The mucus in cows' salivary glands may have anti-viral properties

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Personal lubricant made from cow mucus may protect against HIV

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Gonorrhoea bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria (round) on the surface of a cell. N. gonorrhoeae is a Gram-negative bacteria that causes the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea. Symptoms include vaginal or urethral discharge and a burning sensation on urination.

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Meningitis vaccine may be a new weapon against 'super-gonorrhoea'

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koala being vaccinated

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This koala was first to be vaccinated against chlamydia in new trial

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Hepatitis C infection rates are being cut by testing and treatment

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Hepatitis C infection rates are being cut by testing and treatment

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New rules for gay and bisexual male blood donors found to be safe

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New rules for gay and bisexual male blood donors found to be safe

Allowing men in the UK who have sex with men to donate blood if they abstain from sex for three months has been successful, with no rise in HIV-infected blood

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Herpes vaccine to be tested in humans after best result yet in animals

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Chlamydia vaccine shown to be safe in first ever human trial

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Just one dose of the HPV vaccine may be enough to lower cancer rates

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Chlamydia may spread through the gut to infect new parts of the body

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