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AIDS Epidemic In Africa Could Be Eradicated In 40 Years By Mass Screening

February 22, 2010

Topic: Health

Bringing in mass screening of billions of people in Africa, and across the globe, could lead to eradicate HIV/AIDS within 40 years according to Dr Brian Williams of the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis.
Talking at the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting, Williams said there was a need [...]

3 Out Of 4 Bisexual And Gay Men Would Be Blood Donors If They Were Allowed

January 29, 2010

Topic: Health, Politics

Last year the National Blood Service received 2.1 million donations of blood from 1.6 million donors. On first glance this may look  impressive, however the reality is it only reflects 4% of the population donating a couple of times a yea, and with the NHS requiring 7000 units of blood each day (something which equates [...]

New Report Reveals Cervical Cancer Virus Can Be Transmitted By Lesbians In Same Sex Relationships

January 21, 2010

Topic: Health

A new report published by Dr Julie Fish from De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester, K which is being used as part the NHS Cervical Screening Programme 2009 Annual Review, has found that the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) which is present in almost 100% of cervical cancer cases can be transmitted in lesbian relationships.
Previously [...]

Study Finds That Legalising Gay Marriage Could Reduce The Spread Of HIV

December 1, 2009

Topic: Health, News

Emory University has published a report, entitled The Impact Of Social Tolerance Levels Toward Gays In The United States On The HIV Transmission Rate, which suggests that the spread of HIV may be slowed where the tolerance of the LGBT community is higher. Put together by the Assistant Professors of Economics, Andres Francis and Hugo [...]

World Aids Day 09 Sees UK Political Parties Unite In One Common Goal

December 1, 2009

Topic: Health, News

Held every year on the 1st December, World AIDS Day marks a day when we remember those we have lost to the disease and gives us time to reflect on the impact that we’ve made on the fighting HIV and AIDS across the world.
And this year it’s become obvious that there’s still much to be [...]

Research Shows Rare Parasitic Disease Amebiasis Is Spread By Gay Sex Between HIV Positive Men

November 30, 2009

Topic: Health

A Taiwanese researcher, Chieng-Ching Hung has received a doctorate from the University of Antwerp and the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp after identifying  a rare parasitic disease, usually only transmitted by contaminated water, can also be transmitted by gay sex between HIV-positive men.
Currently Amebiasis, an infection with the single-celled amoeba Entamoebia histolytica, is very rarely [...]

VIDEO : Gordon Brown Expresses Commitment To Making AIDS And HIV History

November 19, 2009

Topic: Health

Speaking in a message for World AIDS Day, Prime Minister Gordon Brown pays tribute to activists who’ve stayed committed to the challenge of making AIDS and HIV history.
Highlighting the role of the UK gay community in the 1980s in spearheading this movement, Brown also speaks of the growing band of people across the world who [...]

Viagra Celebrates It’s Tenth Birthday With An Uplifting Video

November 9, 2009

Topic: Health, Humour

Viagra has just turned ten and to celebrate a decade of working hard to keep things going strong in the bedroom (and many other places depending on how adventurous you are) Pfizer have put together an anniversary clip that is sure to raise a smile from you..

Airshake And Keep Mexican Swine Flu At Bay

November 6, 2009

Topic: Health, Humour

Nervous about catching mexican swine flu from all those coughing and spluttering people you meet on a daily basis? Many health organisations are advising that one of the best ways to avoid it is to not shake hands, but seeing how that can be seen as a bit rude,  Telnet have come up with a [...]

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