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Apparent Immunity Gene ‘Cures’ Bay Area Man of AIDS

Apparent Immunity Gene ‘Cures’ Bay Area Man of AIDS

Always best to be cautiously optimistic with these stories, but it all seems promising: Timothy Ray Brown, a 45-year-old San Francisco man previously known to the medical community as “the Berlin patient,” has become the…

Posted in: Health & Wellness, Videos 9 months ago 1
Will.i.Am’s Anti-Condom Message to Women

Will.i.Am’s Anti-Condom Message to Women

We all say dumb things in passing, and I hope that the Black Eye Pea’s frontman has enough sense to correct his recent statement about women and condoms to Elle Magazine. Spotted out by Gossiponthis,…

Posted in: Health & Wellness, News & Rumors, People 9 months ago 10
FOF #1358 – The Battle Over HIV Prevention

FOF #1358 – The Battle Over HIV Prevention

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation launched a national ad campaign to discredit PrEP or Pre Exposure Prophylaxis, a new HIV prevention technique that involves taking Truvada (an existing HIV medication) on a daily basis.

Why is the leadership of the nation’s largest AIDS organization arguing against a treatment that could potentially save millions of gay men from becoming HIV positive?

Health: One in Four People With HIV Have a Brain Disorder

Health: One in Four People With HIV Have a Brain Disorder

A Canadian study has found that a quarter of those living with HIV have some sort of neurological disorder. HIV is known to cause inflammation that can damage the brain. The study team found that…

Posted in: Health & Wellness 1 years ago 3
New Group Aims to End HIV-Specific Criminal Laws

New Group Aims to End HIV-Specific Criminal Laws

The Positive Justice Project seeks an end to HIV-specific criminal laws in the U.S. and around the world was recently launched.

Posted in: Health & Wellness, Politics & Activism 1 years ago 0
FOF #1253 – Rubber Lover

FOF #1253 – Rubber Lover

Your new boyfriend may give you a whole lot more than just a box of chocolates. Most people know that using condoms for casual sex is important, but new studies show that an alarming number of HIV infections happen when guys fall in love.

So when is it okay to stop using condoms with your boyfriend and still be safe? How soon is too soon?

Posted in: Interviews, Podcast, Writers 1 years ago 7
ASK JIM PICKETT ANYTHING: Is It Okay to Stop Using Condoms With my Boyfriend?

ASK JIM PICKETT ANYTHING: Is It Okay to Stop Using Condoms With my Boyfriend?

Let’s talk about sex! Writer and health advocate Jim Pickett is on today’s show talking about condom use between gay male couples. How do you decide if and when to not use condoms? There has…

Posted in: Ask The Guest, Health & Wellness, Questions 1 years ago 6
Antibodies Found That Prevent Most HIV Strains

Antibodies Found That Prevent Most HIV Strains

ScienceDaily (July 9, 2010) — Scientists have discovered two potent human antibodies that can stop more than 90 percent of known global HIV strains from infecting human cells in the laboratory, and have demonstrated how…

Posted in: Health & Wellness 2 yearss ago 0
FOF #1190 – She’s the One

FOF #1190 – She’s the One

People are outraged over the Illinois Department of Public Health’s bizarre ad campaign targeting gay men called “He’s the One.” And no, it’s not “He’s the one,” as in “Ooh la la, he’s Prince Charming” it’s “He’s the one, that will infect you.”

What was the ad campaign supposed to accomplish, and why did it even run in the first place, in a gay newspaper of all places?

Posted in: Health & Wellness, Podcast 2 yearss ago 13
VIDEO: Elizabeth Pisani’s TED Talk on Looking at HIV/AIDS from a Whore’s Point of View

VIDEO: Elizabeth Pisani’s TED Talk on Looking at HIV/AIDS from a Whore’s Point of View

Our guest Elizabeth Pisani dazzled audiences in her leather go-go boots at the TED “Ideas Worth Spreading” conference in February this year, where fabulous folks gather to share bold ideas on Technology, Entertainment, Design (get…

Posted in: Health & Wellness, Politics & Activism, Videos 2 yearss ago 0