A cross-section of articles we've read this week about HIV/AIDS, STIs and a wide cross-sectiond of structural and systemic factors impacting HIV/AIDS in Black communities.
MSM
Seroconversion Among Aging Gay Men
(Source:Thinkstock by Getty Images)Four years ago, Dr. Margaret Hoffman-Terry, an infectious-disease specialist in Allentown, Pa., told me about a burgeoning specialty in AIDS medicine. "There's a new field of geriatric HIV," she said. "It's striking to think you've gone from a rapidly fatal illness to discussing old age for these patients."
Prevention
Counseling with HIV Testing May Not Help Prevent Future STDs
TUESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Contrary to what experts have believed, briefly counseling people who take a rapid HIV test on how to reduce their risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is not effective, a new study shows.
HIV Protective Drugs 'Do Not Increase Sexual Risk-Taking'
A new study suggests that people who are HIV negative in a heterosexual relationship with an HIV-positive partner do not demonstrate a significant increase in sexual risk-taking, even when they are protected against HIV transmission with prophylactic drugs.
Science
Finding the Secret to Long-Term HIV Immunity May Lead to New, Shorter Treatment Regimens
Scientists have discovered a critical new clue about why some people are able to control the HIV virus long term without taking antiviral drugs. The finding may be useful in shortening drug treatment for everyone else with HIV.
Miscellaneous
As Gays Wed in New Jersey, Christie Ends Court Fight
As couples across New Jersey began marrying on Monday after the stroke of midnight, Gov. Chris Christie abandoned his long fight against same-sex marriage, concluding that signals from the court and the march of history were against him.
The Health Site's Chaotic Debut
President Obama rightly acknowledged on Monday that there is "no excuse" for the horrendously botched opening of the federal Web site consumers are supposed to use to sign up for health insurance policies under the Affordable Care Act. Unless the problems can be fixed soon, they threaten to undermine the ability of the health care exchanges to help enroll some seven million uninsured Americans in 2014.
More US Teens Susceptible to HSV-1 Infection, a Cause of Genital Herpes
Oct. 17, 2013 - A new study suggests a growing number of U.S. adolescents lack antibodies that may help protect them later in life against an increasingly important cause of genital herpes. Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases and available online, the findings show that fewer of today's teens have been exposed in their childhood to herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), a common cause of cold sores, than U.S. adolescents in previous years. Without these antibodies, today's teens may be more susceptible -- when they become sexually active -- to genital infections also caused by the virus, particularly through oral sex.
Obamacare's Rocky Start: What You Need to Know
President Barack Obama says no one is more upset than he is with the glitches that have hampered open-enrollment in the Affordable Care Act - but some Americans who have tried time after time to sign up might disagree.
Record Number of LGBT Candidates in 2013 Races
The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund on Tuesday named 10 openly LGBT candidates as part of its annual "Races to Watch" list after endorsing a total of 85 LGBT candidates that it says represents an all-time high for an off-year election.
A Salute to Marjorie Hill
An open letter to the New York City and National LGBTQ and AIDS/HIV communities.
Why is it So Hard to Find a Doctor?
Half of primary care physicians in our state are not accepting new patients. A prescription for the problem.
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