THURSDAY, Dec. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — What do all the microbes living rent-free in your gut have to do with disease risk? Perhaps a lot. A groundbreaking analysis of decades-old stool and blood samples from the early AIDS epidemic suggests that men who had high levels of inflammation-causing bacteriaContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Racism is “a public health threat” that must be tackled to end the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, the Biden administration said Wednesday in announcing its new strategy to fight the disease. Over generations, “structural inequities have resulted in racial and ethnic health disparities thatContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Some progress has been made in the U.S. fight against HIV, with new infections falling among white gay and bisexual men over the past decade. But their Black and Hispanic counterparts did not see that advance, health officials say. The continuing inequities showContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified a second HIV-positive person whose body might have naturally cleared the infection — sparking hope that studying such exceedingly rare events will help lead to a cure. The researchers cautioned that they cannot prove the woman has fully eradicated theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new study confirms that when a country is more accepting of people who are LGBTQ, fewer gay or bisexual men take their own lives. In a new study, researchers compared life in a country where LGBTQ folks encounter strong stigma with thatContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Sex Ed — it’s been a staple of public education for decades, but new research shows that only half of American teens are getting instruction that meets minimum standards. “The findings show that most adolescents are not receiving sex education that will enableContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There are two ways that HIV patients’ bodies can keep the virus under control after they stop antiretroviral therapy, a new study shows. The findings could point to ways to help people with HIV keep the virus in remission without having to keepContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — What launches guys on serial sexual conquests and prompts solo activity among women? It’s testosterone, of course. As the primary male sex hormone, it plays a leading role in the sexual development of guys. But folks often overlook the role it plays inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Kids who are gay, bisexual or questioning their sexuality may be vulnerable to contemplating suicide at a tender age, a new U.S. government study finds. It has long been known that teenagers who are part of sexual minorities have a higher risk ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People with HIV have an increased risk of sudden cardiac death, a new study warns, especially if the virus isn’t well-controlled. Sudden cardiac death occurs when the heart unexpectedly stops beating, usually due to an abrupt electrical malfunction. “People living with HIV areContinue Reading