A recent study, titled, Suicide and Suicide Risk in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations: Review and Recommendations, assembled by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has been released through the Journal of Homosexuality. Twenty-six researchers, clinicians, educators and policy experts were involved. The report studies the prevalence and underlying causes of suicidal behavior in […]
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Here Media, the world’s largest gay media company, has joined with Greater Than AIDS — a new national movement to respond to AIDS in America — to inform and engage the LGBT community about HIV/AIDS. The multimedia partnership includes public service announcements (PSAs) and expanded HIV/AIDS news and editorial across Here Media’s iconic brands —
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April is STD Awareness Month, an annual observance to raise public awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) on the lives of Americans and the importance of preventing, testing for, and treating STDs. It is an opportunity to normalize routine STD testing and conversations about sexual health. Read more about STD Awareness
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How many prescribed drugs do you take every day? How many do those around you take? Another young person had apparently overdosed, this time on Oxycontin. The gay producer of the “Narnia” films, age 39, was found dead… The executive producer of the “Chronicles of Narnia” trilogy was found dead in his SoHo apartment on Thursday
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Watch television on any day of the week for any period of time and you’ll be overwhelmed at the number of ads there are for drugs. Pharmaceutical drugs, but drugs none the less. Given that the death rate in America due to prescription drugs is around 100,000 it’s fair to say that just because something
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There seems to be a reason the wealthier and more conservative Americans aren’t as sympathetic to the plights of others, they can’t seem to recognize emotions or empathize with others. So says the latest study from Psychological Science. The wealthy don’t need to rely on others for help, the study determined, and so their people
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Courtesy HIVPLUSMAG.COM A drug company has been given approval by the Food and Drug Administration to market an HIV test that provides results in 60 seconds. BioLytical Laboratories’ test will allow results in one minute; most rapid tests take about 15 to 30 minutes. “We believe the speed, accuracy, and unique technology of our 60-second
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Doctors believe that a patient who has undergone stem cell transplants as a treatment for leukemia, has in fact been cured of his HIV infection. It’s believed that genetically engineered stem cells may lead to a cure for the disease. Another recent finding indicates that healthy people taking antiretrovirals, medicines used to treat HIV,
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Derrick Burts began work in the porn industry in Los Angeles in June of 2010. He then became the center of controversy when his HIV positive status was released and in turn shut down several adult film sets due to fears of contracting HIV. Courtesy AP: The boyishly handsome 24-year-old, who performed in straight
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