June 28 2008 12:00 AM ET
HIV Study: Second Wave Affecting Young Black Gays
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new study Thursday, the results of which could indicate a “second-wave” AIDS epidemic, The Washington Post reported. Positive HIV status among young gay men has been rising 12% each year since 2001, the study showed, with the steepest increase among young black men. “These men represent a new generation that has not been personally affected by AIDS in the same way that their older peers have,” Richard Wolitski, acting director of HIV/AIDS prevention at the CDC, told the Post .
June 28 2008 12:00 AM ET
NYC Urges Docs to Do Routine HIV Testing on Adults
Health officials are trying to persuade doctors to offer HIV tests to nearly every patient in a New York City community hit harder than most by AIDS. Under a new program announced Thursday, officials have set an ambitious goal of testing a quarter million adults in the Bronx, one of five boroughs that make up New York City, within three years. ''We need every single individual to know their status,'' said Dr. Monica Sweeney, an assistant health commissioner who specializes in HIV prevention.
June 21 2008 12:00 AM ET
Study: Treating Herpes Doesn't Seem to Prevent HIV
Doctors have long suspected that people with herpes are more likely to catch HIV. So they thought that by treating herpes, they could also cut a person's HIV risk.
June 18 2008 12:00 AM ET
UNAIDS Calls for End of HIV Travel Restrictions
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, at the opening of a UNAIDS two-day meeting in the General Assembly, called for an end to all discrimination against people with HIV or AIDS, including travel restrictions imposed on them by some countries.
June 17 2008 12:00 AM ET
AMA Supports Transgender Health Care
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders commended the American Medical Association’s support for transgender health care Monday in a press release.
June 10 2008 12:00 AM ET
Cynthia Nixon Joins 40,000 in Race for the Cure
Actress Cynthia Nixon, a Susan G. Komen ambassador, joined over 40,000 participants on Sunday in the organization's 19th annual Race for the Cure.
June 10 2008 12:00 AM ET
Study: 1 in 4 Adults in NYC Have Herpes
A city health department study finds that just more than a fourth of adult New Yorkers are infected with the virus that causes genital herpes.
June 09 2008 12:00 AM ET
Cuba Approves Free Sex-Change Operations
Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, an official said Friday.
June 06 2008 12:00 AM ET
WHO Highlights Need for Increased AIDS Treatment
A report released by the World Health Organization/UNAIDS/UNICEF on Monday highlighted the importance of continuing to increase the number of people being treated with antiretroviral drugs as the number of people living with HIV/AIDS continues to rise.
June 04 2008 12:00 AM ET
California AIDS Ride Raises a Record $11.5 Million
More than 2,500 cyclists from 12 countries and 42 states left from San Francisco on Monday, beginning a seven-day, 545-mile bike ride to Los Angeles in support of AIDS/LifeCycle.
June 03 2008 12:00 AM ET
Gays Not Part of Uganda's HIV Treatment Plan
The head of Uganda's AIDS commission, Kihumuro Apuuli, claims that despite his belief that homosexuals are responsible for increasing the number of HIV infections in the country, they will not be targeted for treatment.
June 03 2008 12:00 AM ET
U.N. Hits AIDS Treatment Target Two Years Late
In 2003, the World Health Organization began its ambitious ''3 by 5'' initiative to treat AIDS, promising to put 3 million infected people worldwide on antiretroviral drugs within two years. According to a report issued on Monday, they finally succeeded last year. Despite missing their deadline, officials were upbeat. ''If every U.N. health target was met just two years late, the world would be a much better place,'' said Dr. Kevin De Cock, director of WHO's AIDS department.
May 27 2008 12:00 AM ET
Russia Repeals Gay Blood Ban
Russia will repeal its six-year ban on gay blood donors after a tumultuous battle between gay activist groups and the Russian Minister of Health and Social Development.
