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Why We Need to Re-Assess Barebacking, Stop the Stigma and Be Honest About the Risk
As editor of a respected online magazine for people living with HIV, I made a choice, rightly or wrongly (probably the latter), so that in our magazine's first year or two we didn't cover barebacking. We thought it was too inflammatory...Show More Summary
Autism Behind Bars: Johnnie B. Goode
By Dan E. Burns Johnnie, I opened the prison ministry box, first time, and found my name on your file. I expected maybe a murderer or a drug dealer, not a transgendered Christian minister re-incarcerated for possession of a firearm....
Dachel Media Update: Are you the Good Mercury? Or the Bad Mercury?
By Anne Dachel The really big autism news out there is the latest study from Harvard. Finally experts are saying something that makes sense: known toxins in our environment are linked to the development of autism. For years, researchers tried...
The No-Equipment Playground Workout, Cool Yoga Gear for Hot Days and More!
Need a break from the gym? Try this playground workout circuit, which only requires the equipment from your most favorite jungle gym. And while it's not on the list, if you want to cool down (ahem, play) on the seesaw to finish, we won't judge. Show More Summary
Implementing HIV Prevention Methods on the Local Level: Mario Perez Discusses Use of PrEP in Los Angeles County
As outlined in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, one of the key steps to successfully reducing the number of new HIV infections in the U.S. is expanding targeted HIV prevention efforts using a combination of effective, evidence-based approaches. Recently, we had the opportunity to speak with Mario Pérez, Director of the Division of HIV and STD...
Through PEPFAR Support, One Million Babies Born HIV-Free
At the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), we measure our progress with metrics that account for every program, dollar, and service received. While these indicators help us become more efficient and effective in the work we do, their significance pales when compared with the most important metric of all — a life saved....
New Line We Love: Color WOW (Your Hair Color Is Gonna Sparkle, Ladies)
Summer is rough on hair color -- isn't it? It's like, no matter how perfectly done your highlights are or how careful you are in the shower, color inevitably gets dull and brassy and gross. EVEN if you are rocking your natural color....Show More Summary
Two Brand-New Apps to Match Your Music With Your Pace on Your Next Run
Running and music go together like peanut butter and bananas -- but it's gotta be the right kind of music. There's nothing worse than when you're feeling great and zooming along to Rihanna, and then Johnny Cash just like jumps in with some slow, sad country ballad. Show More Summary
Conversation with AIDS.gov: Dr. Valdiserri on HIV and Viral Hepatitis Screening
In advance of National HIV Testing Day, AIDS.gov recently had a conversation with Dr. Ronald Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy. We talked about the importance of HIV testing, particularly as it relates to meeting the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and...
A Workout Especially for HIV-Positive People
Celebrity trainer Sam Page offers up a few handy exercises you can do anywhere, so no more excuses. read more
HRSA to host National HIV Testing Day Webcast
“Take the Test, Take Control,” the theme for National HIV Testing Day, is the message we want to deliver to the half a million people who don’t know they are living with HIV. National HIV Testing Day is June 27 and of the approximately 1.1 million people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States,...
Since 1938... Autism and Mercury
By Teresa Conrick "SINCE 1938 there have come to our attention", is becoming a famous introductory description about autism. Written by psychiatrist, Dr. Leo Kanner, it began the narrative that described those first eleven children, all born in the 1930's,...
Walgreens, Others to Offer Free HIV Tests on National HIV Testing Day
To mark the 19th National HIV Testing Day on June 27, a number of public and private organizations will be offering free HIV tests across much of the U.S. Walgreen's, in association with the Greater Than AIDS coalition, will be setting up free HIV testing facilities in 175 of its stores in 22 states. Show More Summary
‘Diabetes Monster’ App Actually Motivates!
Taming our diabetes monsters may seem like only a metaphor for what we try to do every day, but now there’s a fun new app for that. Just launched in the U.S. for the first time on June 4, the… The post ‘Diabetes Monster’ App Actually Motivates! appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog.
Mercury and Autism: Together Again (Pollution Study)
Editor's Note: When it comes to autism causation, it's hard to turn around these days without drowning in a giant pool of mercury (actually, you wouldn't drown, you'd float with your whole body on top of it). This new study...
High Sugar Consumption Stresses Heart
Consuming high quantities of sugar places stress on the heart, a new study suggests. Researchers have found that a particular metabolite of sugar changes how heart cells function, which can lead to heart failure. Too much sugar can set people down a pathway to heart failure, according to a study led by researchers at The... [Continue Reading]
Insulin-Producing Cells Successfully Grown in the Laboratory
Patients with juvenile-onset diabetes lack a sufficient number of cells in the pancreas that make insulin, and transplanting these cells, called beta cells, is one approach to treatment. However, accessing tissues from donors for transplants is a significant problem. Show More Summary
Sam Page Exercises
Now there’s no excuse to not get fit. read more
HIV Conspiracy Theories Continue to Thwart Public Health Efforts
While conspiracy theories are hardly new to anyone who has been involved in (or even heard of) HIV, the impact of these beliefs on certain groups remains as disturbing as ever.... Read Full Post
Salima Project Uses Theater to Fight HIV Stigma in Malawi
The project will tap the healing power of art and be documented on film. read more
