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Healthcare Providers Who Work with Young Men Should Stress Urgency of Getting HIV Tested

Feb 10, 2014

BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Healthcare providers who work with young men who have sex with men should stress the urgency of getting HIV tested, U.S. researchers say. Study author Dr. Bill G. Kapogiannis, scientific director of the ...

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AHF Will Open Its Newest Men's Wellness Center in Brooklyn

Jan 9, 2014

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will open its newest Men's Wellness Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday in partnership with local nonprofit Gay Men of African Descent (GMAD). The AHF Brooklyn Men's Wellness Center is located in the GMAD ...

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Opioid Dependence Is a Risk Factor for HIV, Stis, and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection

Dec 27, 2013

A survey of opioid treatment programs finds that the proportion offering on-site testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) declined substantially between 2000 and 2011, despite guidelines ...

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Risky Sexual Behavior Is Less Prevalent Among Gay and Bisexual Men

Nov 28, 2013

Risky sexual behavior is less prevalent among gay and bisexual men who know their HIV status than among those who don't, U.S. health statistics indicate. The Centers for Disease Control Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, issued ...

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ATTIK Created a New Cross-Media Marketing Campaign

Dec 26, 2012

Working in close collaboration with San Francisco AIDS Foundation and many other prominent health organizations,ATTIK has created a new cross-media marketing campaign to encourage SF gay men to test every six months.Entitled"Many Shades of ...

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Gilead Sciences Truvada Has Received Approval From The US FDA

Dec 5, 2012

Gilead Sciences Truvada (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Truvada is the first agent to get approval for HIV prevention in uninfected adults, a strategy ...

Tags: HIV testing, Truvada, PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis