HIV & AIDS
New HIV cases in Australia at 20-year high
The number of new HIV cases in Australia remains at the highest level in 20 years, according to data Thursday which reveals many people are not being detected early enough.
Jul 17, 2014
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Health
Smartphone apps carry higher infection risk than online dating sites or clubs
Phone dating apps used by gay men to find a sexual partner carry a higher risk of getting common sexually transmitted infections than meeting online or in bars and clubs, suggests research published online in the journal ...
Jun 12, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Pressure to conform to perceived masculine norms may fuel HIV risk among gay black men
(Medical Xpress)—Family and cultural pressures to conform to prescribed masculine behaviors create social isolation and distress that may drive young gay black men to seek approval and acceptance through perilous sexual ...
Jun 12, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Uptake of anti-retroviral therapy low in young gay men
Lack of social welfare support and poor clinical engagement is delaying newly diagnosed, young HIV-positive gay men from accessing the anti-retroviral therapies (ART) that could save their lives.
Jun 4, 2014
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Genetics
Born this way? An evolutionary view of 'gay genes'
The claim that homosexual men share a "gay gene" created a furore in the 1990s. But new research two decades on supports this claim – and adds another candidate gene.
Jun 2, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
In US, gay men clash over HIV prevention pill
A single daily pill may help prevent HIV. And in America, gay men who have lost countless loved ones to AIDS can't stop fighting about it.
May 17, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
US backs expanded AIDS therapy for prevention
US health authorities are recommending the daily use of anti-retroviral medication to prevent HIV infection for high-risk groups.
May 16, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Negative stereotypes can cancel each other out on resumes
Stereotypes of gay men as effeminate and weak and black men as threatening and aggressive can hurt members of those groups when white people evaluate them in employment, education, criminal justice and other contexts.
May 15, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
New effort to halt spread of HIV in the Caribbean
A handful of sex workers sit on discarded cardboard along a filthy sewer channel, sharing food and razors to shave their legs and faces as they prepare for the night's labor on the streets of Jamaica's capital.
May 8, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Gay men divided over use of HIV prevention drug
A drug hailed as a lifesaver for many people infected by HIV is at the heart of a rancorous debate among gay men, AIDS activists and health professionals over its potential for protecting uninfected men who engage in gay ...
Apr 6, 2014
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