October 27 2009 10:00 AM ET
Britains Gay Blood Ban Under Review
A lifetime ban on blood donations by gay and bisexual men in the United Kingdom is currently under review and could be lifted in 2010.
November 12 2008 1:00 AM ET
Obama to Remove Abstinence Requirement for HIV Funding
President-elect Barack Obama plans to overhaul the Bush administration's international family planning and AIDS prevention funding policy, which excludes abortion and strictly supports abstinence-only education.
October 28 2008 12:00 AM ET
Study: Treatment for HIV Should Begin Earlier
A new study has found that postponing treatment for people with HIV can almost double their risk of death, compared to people who get treatment early.
October 18 2008 12:00 AM ET
HIV Infections Rising in Hong Kong
Public health and HIV/AIDS experts warn that if prevention programs don't take hold in Hong Kong, as many as one third of the city's gay and bisexual men could be infected with HIV by 2020. The number of infections among that group has risen every year since 2003, while the rate of infection for heterosexuals has stayed steady over that same amount of time, Reuters reports.
October 17 2008 12:00 AM ET
HIV Testing Offered in Missouri High School
A high school in Missouri will install an HIV/AIDS testing center after several students were exposed to the virus. The St. Louis County Health Department said it was the first time in its history that a routine investigation on the virus's origin following a diagnosis in the area has led to a high school. Parents of students at Normandy High School were notified on Wednesday.
October 17 2008 12:00 AM ET
Rates of HIV Skyrocket in Indonesian Prisons
Intravenous drug use and overcrowding are causing the incidence of HIV/AIDS to explode in Indonesian prisons.
October 10 2008 12:00 AM ET
Text Message-Based HIV/AIDS Campaign Set to Start in L.A.
An innovative new text message-based HIV/AIDS campaign is set to start in Los Angeles County now that it has received funding. With a grant from Cable Positive, the cable industry's HIV/AIDS nonprofit, AIDS Project Los Angeles will be able to go forward with the new-media health intervention, the group announced on Wednesday.
October 09 2008 12:00 AM ET
Circumcision Provides Little HIV Protection for Gays
Circumcision, which has been shown to reduce heterosexual men's risk of contracting HIV, does not have the same effect for gays, a new study indicates.
October 04 2008 12:00 AM ET
West Virginia Wants to Stub Gay Smoking
West Virginia -- a state not known for being exactly gay-friendly -- has allocated $100,000 to fight smoking in the gay and lesbian community, reports The Charleston Gazette.
October 03 2008 12:00 AM ET
New Study Traces Origins of HIV to Turn of the Century
A new study conducted by the University of Arizona in Tucson estimates that HIV has existed in human populations for more than a century. The study, conducted by evolutionary biologist Michael Worobey and colleagues, estimates the date of origin at around 1900, which is 30 years earlier than previous analyses.
September 25 2008 12:00 AM ET
California Slashes HIV/AIDS Prevention Funding in New Budget
In California's latest budget, signed Tuesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, funding for HIV/AIDS prevention services was cut by $5 million. Although two programs described as vital by state HIV/AIDS activists -- the AIDS Drug Assistance Program and the Therapeutic Monitoring Program -- were spared cuts, the overall trend was downward.
September 20 2008 12:00 AM ET
Study: Self-Perception Biggest Predictor of Gay Men's Health
A new study from the University of Minnesota has found that the more gay men experience internalized "homonegativity" (a negative attitude about being gay), the more likely they are to have poor mental and sexual health, according to Science Daily.
September 18 2008 12:00 AM ET
Positive Self-Image Leads to Better Health
Gay and bisexual men with a positive disposition toward homosexuality tend to be in better health than those who view their sexual orientation negatively, according to a University of Minnesota study.
