January 08 2008 1:00 AM ET
Study: Homeless Youth More Likely to Engage in Risky Sexual Behavior
In a new study released by the UCLA AIDS Institute, youth who have been homeless for period between one day and six months are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior while in nonfamily settings (e.g. a friend's home, abandoned buildings, or the street).
January 08 2008 1:00 AM ET
New Rehab Resource Created for LGBT People
A new online drug rehabilitation resource has been launched this year specifically for LGBT people: gay-rehab.com.
January 05 2008 1:00 AM ET
Some Girls Faint After HPV Vaccine Shot
The groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer in girls is gaining a reputation as the most painful of childhood shots, health experts say.
January 04 2008 1:00 AM ET
Study: Circumcision Does Not Protect Black, Latino Gays From HIV
Despite the positive results obtained from circumcision studies of heterosexual men in Africa, findings of a study published in the December 15 issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes show there is no evidence that being circumcised protects against HIV infection among U.S. black or Latino men who have sex with men (MSM), even among those who said they also had sex with women and/or practiced insertive intercourse only, AIDSmap.com reports.
January 04 2008 1:00 AM ET
D.C. Invests $650K in Needle-Exchange Programs
The city government of Washington, D.C., will spend $650,000 to fund needle-exchange programs to reduce soaring rates of HIV and AIDS infections in the U.S. capital, city officials announced.
January 03 2008 1:00 AM ET
Study: Gay Seniors Rely on Friends While Ill
More than two thirds of older lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults say they have provided care to one or more people in the past five years, according to a study published in the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services.
January 03 2008 1:00 AM ET
Kay Warren Urges Evangelicals to Help People With AIDS
The matter-of-fact display on prostitution was startling enough. Then, a large remote-controlled condom floated above the conference hall. Kay Warren, wife of pastor Rick Warren, wondered, ''What had I gotten myself into?''
December 28 2007 1:00 AM ET
Bill Clears Way for D.C. to Fund Needle-Exchange Programs
A nine-year ban on city funding for needle-exchange programs in the District of Columbia has been lifted, a move city officials say is key to reducing the soaring rate of AIDS and HIV infections in the U.S. capital. President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed a $555 billion federal spending bill that includes a provision allowing the city to spend its own money on programs that provide clean hypodermic needles to drug users. Federal spending packages dating back to 1998 had blocked such programs.
December 28 2007 1:00 AM ET
Liver Damage May Be Reversible
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine say liver damage caused by heavy drinking or hepatitis could be halted or reversed, reports the BBC.
December 27 2007 1:00 AM ET
The Dark Side of Dark Chocolate
The BBC reports that while plain chocolate is rich in the heart-healthy plant chemical known as flavanols, an editorial in The Lancet indicates that many dark chocolate manufacturers actually remove the flavanols because of their bitter taste.
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