November 15 2007 1:00 AM ET
National LGBT Aging Project Receives $500,000 Grant
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders received a $500,000 grant from the Arcus Gay and Lesbian Fund to support a joint national campaign dealing with LGBT aging.
November 14 2007 1:00 AM ET
U.S. Sets Record in Sexual Disease Cases
More than 1 million cases of chlamydia were reported in the United States last year -- the most ever reported for a sexually transmitted disease, federal health officials said Tuesday.
November 14 2007 1:00 AM ET
Four Get AIDS Virus From Organ Donor
An organ donor in Chicago infected four transplant patients with the AIDS virus in what a donor group says is the first such transmission in the United States in 13 years. The transplants occurred in January at three Chicago hospitals. The patients infected with HIV and the virus for hepatitis C did not learn of their status until the last two weeks, according to medical officials. Michael Millis, chief of the transplantation program at the University of Chicago Hospitals, said his staff was told of the problem on November 1 and brought in the two patients who had transplants there for testing the next morning.
November 13 2007 1:00 AM ET
Herbal Sex Pills Pose Hidden Dangers
Many of the pills marketed as safe herbal alternatives to Viagra and other prescription sex medications pose a hidden danger: For men on common heart and blood-pressure drugs, popping one could lead to a stroke, or even death.
November 13 2007 1:00 AM ET
Staph Germ Undermines Body's Defenses
The aggressive antibiotic-resistant staph infection responsible for thousands of recent illnesses undermines the body's defenses by causing germ-fighting cells to explode, researchers reported Sunday. Experts say the findings may help lead to better treatments.
November 10 2007 1:00 AM ET
Study Finds Strong Demand for HIV Meds After High-Risk Sex
People who do not have HIV but seek antiretroviral medications following high-risk sexual encounters are very likely to complete the full monthlong drug regimen, according to a new UCLA AIDS Institute study.
November 09 2007 1:00 AM ET
AIDS Vaccine Doesn't Guard Against Virus
New data on an experimental AIDS vaccine that failed to work shows volunteers who got the shots were far more likely to get infected with the virus through sex or other risky behavior than those who got dummy shots.
November 08 2007 1:00 AM ET
Report: Abstinence Programs Don't Work
Programs that focus exclusively on abstinence have not been shown to affect teenager sexual behavior, although they are eligible for tens of millions of dollars in federal grants, according to a study released by a nonpartisan group that seeks to reduce teen pregnancies.
November 08 2007 1:00 AM ET
Good Hygiene Can Stop Staph Infections
Drug-resistant staph infections that have made headlines in recent weeks come from what the nation's top doctor calls ''the cockroach of bacteria'' -- a bad germ that can lurk in lots of places, but not one that should trigger panic.
November 06 2007 1:00 AM ET
NYC to Focus on LGBT Mental Health in 2008 Plan
New York City is including LGBT residents in its 2008 Local Government Plan for Mental Health Services, released October 22.
