Tag Archives: HIV

Petition Of The Day

Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2014 Eric Leue has launched a petition calling for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to remove CEO Michael Weinstein for characterizing Truvada as a “party drug” rather than as a daily HIV preventive. This petition is not about how Weinstein or we personally feel about HIV PrEP. This petition is about whether we, the people, should be …

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More On #TruvadaWhore

The Associated Press has published a lengthy examination of the use of Truvada as a daily HIV preventive, which is opposed by some activists and the often combative AIDS Healthcare Foundation. It’s the Truvada conundrum: 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 …

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#TruvadaWhore

A San Francisco man has launched a Kickstarter-style campaign to sell the above t-shirt in protest of those who condemn HIV-negative men for taking Truvada as a daily preventive against infection. “Be proud, you #TruvadaWhore. I support the #reappropriation of derogatory terms. I am against slut-shaming. I am pro health and wellness. I think PrEP is a great HIV prevention …

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Promising News In HIV Partner Study

Via AIDS Map: The second large study to look at whether people with HIV become non-infectious if they are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) has found no cases where someone with a viral load under 200 copies/ml transmitted HIV, either by anal or vaginal sex. Statistical analysis shows that the maximum likely chance of transmission via anal sex from someone on …

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NEW YORK CITY: Jury Awards $500K To Hotel Manager Over HIV Discrimination

A jury has awarded over $500K to a Manhattan man who filed an HIV discrimination lawsuit after being fired by a midtown hotel. A Manhattan Federal Court jury awarded Antonio Muñoz the stunning payout three years after he was abruptly terminated by the Manhattan Club, a boutique hotel and timeshare on W. 56th St. The 50-year-old Inwood man said he’s …

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White House Announces Gene Therapy Is Safe For Drug-Free Treatment Of HIV

The White House tonight issued a press release declaring that the National Institutes of Health has found that initial studies show gene therapy to be “generally safe” as a drug-free alternative for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Here is the press release in full. Scientists today report initial results from humans on the safety and tolerability of a novel strategy to …

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Quarterly Injections May Be Future For Treatment And Prevention Of HIV/AIDS

Via the New York Times: Researchers are reporting that injections of long-lasting AIDS drugs protected monkeys for weeks against infection, a finding that could lead to a major breakthrough in preventing the disease in humans. Two studies by different laboratory groups each found 100 percent protection in monkeys that got monthly injections of antiretroviral drugs, and there was evidence that …

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AMFAR: $100M For HIV Cure Research

The Foundation for AIDS Research has announced that it will devote $100M to finding a cure for HIV by 2020. “A decade ago, curing HIV was thought by many, if not most, in the scientific community to be impossible,” said amfAR CEO Kevin Robert Frost. “But the science has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years, to the extent …

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Kickstarter For AIDS Quilt Documentary

From the website for The Last One: Now more than 50 miles long were it to be laid out end-to-end, The AIDS Memorial Quilt is too large to display in any one location. Yet, even at this size, it does not begin to reflect the number of people who have succumbed to the pandemic. As the film traces The Quilt’s …

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NEW YORK: State Endorses Truvada For Daily Use As HIV Preventive

The New York state Department of Health has officially endorsed daily use of the Gilead medication Truvada for the prevention of HIV infection. After months of anticipation, the Health Department’s AIDS Institute released thorough clinical guidelines for pre-exposure prophylaxis, commonly known as PrEP, which is a daily dose of HIV medication that people who are HIV-negative but at-risk of contracting …

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Porn Studio Digitally “Erases” Condoms?

Via press release: Legendary gay film producer Falcon Studios has decided to use some decidedly new tech to compete with bareback studios. For it’s latest release, California Dreamin’, the San Francisco-based studio used advanced Photoshop techniques to remove condoms from the final film. While the film itself was shot using condoms, the final result appears as condomless. The move comes …

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BOOK TRAILER: Sean Strub’s Body Count

The book went on sale yesterday at Amazon.

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Headline Of The Day

Via AIDS Map: A study from the US has found that some groups of people with HIV, especially those treated before their CD4 count falls below 350 cells/mm3, now have life expectancies equal to or even higher than the US general population. However, it also finds that life expectancy for some other groups – most notably women and non-white people …

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RWANDA: Gov’t Pushes “Surgeon-Free” Male Circumcision For HIV Prevention

Rwanda’s Ministry of Health is promoting a male circumcision device that does not require a doctor as part of its HIV prevention program. A nation of 11.5 million, Rwanda has fewer than 600 doctors. A device called a PrePex was recently cleared for use. It will enable up to 700,000 men between the ages of 15 and 49 to be …

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This Is An Ad For HIV Testing

Probably not safe for the office. (Tipped by JMG reader Homer)

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Computer-Designed Synthetic Molecule Prevents HIV From Replicating In Cells

The tech site IO9 reports: European researchers have used a computer to design small synthetic molecules capable of attacking the deadly AIDS virus where it hurts the most: its ability to produce the genetic material required for replication. It’s the first time in history this has ever been done. The novel designer molecules work by blocking the virus’ ability to …

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Board: Gynecologists May Treat Men

The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology has reversed a September directive that barred its members from treating men for anal cancer. Some gynecologists have been treating men due to expertise gained via cervical pap smears. Like cervical cancer, anal cancer is usually caused by the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which is sexually transmitted. This type of cancer is rare, …

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HomoQuotable – Andy Bell

“When I was tested for the second time and found out I was HIV positive, I thought my world was going to collapse and cave in but thankfully this test actually saved my life. The sooner you find out whether you are positive (or negative), the sooner you can start your combination therapy and get the virus under control and …

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President Obama Signs Bill To Lift Ban On Organ Transplants Between HIV+ People

Chris Johnson reports at Washington Blade: President Obama signed into law on Thursday afternoon a bill approved by Congress with significant bipartisan support that lifts the ban on the donation of organs from HIV-positive people to others with HIV. In a statement, Obama said he signed the legislation, called the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act, or HOPE Act, to provide …

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HIV Specialists Issue New Guidelines

Saying that most people being treated for HIV are now living normal lifespans, an American medical association that specializes in HIV/AIDS care has issued new guidelines that focus on illnesses that may be exacerbated by anti-retroviral therapy. The Human Immunodeficiency Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America updated its HIV care guidelines include recommendations for screening for diabetes, …

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