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"To the surprise of many, George W. Bush pledged $10 billion to combat AIDS in developing nations. Noted specialist Susan Hunter tells the untold story of AIDS in Africa, home to 80 percent of the 40 million people in the world currently infected with HIV. She weaves together the history of colonialism in Africa, an insider's take on the reluctance of drug companies to provide cheap medication and vaccines in poor countries, and personal anecdotes...
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Though many of the sexual practices of the Ancient Greeks and Romans are known and accepted today, the meanings associated with these acts were often utterly different from our own. Focusing on the cultures of the Mediterranean from 800 BCE to 350 CE, 'A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Classical World' covers sexual practices, feelings and ideas from the time of Homer to the transformation of the Roman Empire.
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"In 1918, shortly after her eighteenth birthday, Nina McCall was told to report to the local health officer to be examined for sexually transmitted infections. Confused and humiliated, Nina did as she was told, and the health officer performed a hasty (and invasive) examination and quickly diagnosed her with gonorrhea. Though Nina insisted she could not possibly have an STI, she was coerced into committing herself to the Bay City Detention Hospital,...
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Since the appearance of syphilis in Europe at the end of the 15th century, venereal disease has been a topic of controversy and research. Quetel examines the origins and treatment of syphilis over the centuries, investigating cultural dimensions, contemporary propaganda and social attitudes.
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"This history of the U.S. Public Health Service's efforts to educate Americans about sex makes clear why federally funded sex education has been haphazard, ad hoc, and often ineffectual." "Since launching its first sex ed program during World War I, the Public Health Service has dominated federal sex education efforts. Alexandra M. Lord draws on medical research, news reports, the expansive records of the Public Health Service, and interviews with...
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