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20 August 2009Kissing and herpes Kissing and Herpes

Kissing is a very common activity and what most people don't know is that a person can acquire or transmit herpes through kissing. The AHMF has launched a campaign to raise awareness about kissing and herpes.

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18 June 2009STI prevention campaign: clipping from website National STI Prevention Campaign

The Australian Government recently launched a new National STI Prevention Program: Sexual Health Campaign to raise young people's awareness about the risks of infection and to generate a sense of personal responsibility to help prevent the spread of STIs.

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25 May 2009[title-raw] Patient perspective survey launched

The AHMF has just launched a new Patient Perspective Survey to research the opinions of Australians with genital herpes. The survey asks about patients' experiences with herpes treatments—what they know about them, what they've tried, and how well the treatments worked.

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21 May 2009[title-raw] AHMF research to be presented internationally

In 2007, the AHMF conducted an online survey to determine how many people were at risk of having herpes. The results are about to be presented to a wide international audience.

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20 May 2009[title-raw] Two-day treatment course for genital herpes

A new two-day course of famciclovir (available in Australia as Famvir) has been licensed for treating outbreaks of genital herpes. The new course consists of a single 500mg dose, followed by three doses of 250mg.

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15 January 2009Media kit thumbnail AHMF awareness campaign wins two major international awards

Communications firm and AHMF sponsor DDB Remedy has won two prestigious international awards for the “It's out of sight but not out of fashion” campaign for the Australian Herpes Management Forum (AHMF). This innovative and powerful print and poster campaign designed to raise awareness of Genital Herpes in Australia won a New York Festival Global award and GOLD at the Rx Club of New York Awards.

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15 September 2007 Online survey helps determine those likely to have herpes

36 per cent of survey participants found to be at high risk of contracting the virus.

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