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Health News:  Drug-resistant staph seen in D.C.-area gay men
Reaction to recent study overblown, experts say
By CHRIS JOHNSON   JAN. 25, 2008
A drug-resistant strain of flesh-eating bacteria afflicting gay communities in several major U.S. metropolitan areas is also affecting some ...  [more]


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Doctors promote Pap tests for gay men to combat cance
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some San Francisco-area doctors are promoting Pap tests for gay men to reduce rising rates of anal cancer. U.S....  [more]

Health News:  Bi health report challenges doctors
Better education, understanding sought for patients
By JOSHUA LYNSEN   MAR. 23, 2007
Brad Brownfield is willing to tell just about anyone he’s bisexual — but not his doctor.    The 36-year-old photogra...  [more]

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New HIV test improves ability to detect drug-resistant strains
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Detecting whether patients with HIV/AIDS are infected with even small amounts of drug-resistant forms of the virus...  [more]

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Cabinet sidelines South African health minister on AIDS
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s government scaled back the influence of its minister for AIDS policy, pilloried...  [more]

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AIDS protesters still visible at international conference
TORONTO — While their numbers may be slimmer than in years past, protesters at the 16th International AIDS Conference made their prese...  [more]


Health News:  Int’l AIDS confab offers bleak global outlook for gay men
Critics say U.S. abstinence policies hamper prevention
By RYAN LEE   AUG. 18, 2006
The Bush administration is accustomed to criticism of its AIDS policies by those attending the biennial International AIDS Conference. But t...  [more]


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Philadelphia yanks controversial ads  for HIV testing
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Health officials yanked public service advertisements urging HIV testing after a gay advocacy group expressed co...  [more]

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HIV mutation related to AIDS dementia
SAN FRANCISCO — Researchers may have discovered why only some HIV-positive people develop HIV-related dementia. A study of 18 HIV-posi...  [more]

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Gates Foundation gives $287 million for AIDS vaccine research
SEATTLE (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced July 19 it’s awarding $287 million in grants over five years to...  [more]

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FDA approves first single dose, once-a-day pill for HIV
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and biotech drug maker Gilead Sciences Inc. said July 12 the Food & Drug Administ...  [more]

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Men with older brothers are more likely to be gay
WASHINGTON (AP) — Men who have several older brothers have an increased chance of being gay — whether they were raise...  [more]





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