The Latest Health Stories
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Does drug use lead to risky sex?
Aidsmap reports on research that says there is no simple relationship between drug use and risky sex in London gay men -
Starting HIV treatment amidst anger and depression
From The Body.com Greg emerged from depression to write “My initial fears about treatment and medications were unfounded and I benefited immensely from an honest and frank chat with my doctor.” -
Slut - how many men is too many?
From FS Magazine: The gay scene provides countless opportunities for men to connect with other men for sex, but what’s the acceptable number of sexual partners to have? -
Julio Montaner and Treatment as Prevention
An editorial from Bob Leahy about the most controversial figure on the Canadian HIV landscape, BC’s Dr. Julio Montaner, the world’s leading proponent of treatment as prevention and why we like him and his work. -
Why is the condom message not “penetrating”?
Joshua Middleton on why we can’t let up on the need to promote condom use for HIV prevention -
Who is leading online conversations about HIV/AIDS?
PositiveLite.com Editor Bob Leahy recognized in top ten list of the most influential experts leading online conversations about HIV/AIDS worldwide. -
CATIE on HIV and aging: being pricked and prodded can be tiresome, but these screening tests may well be worth your while. -
Ramping up testing to make treatment as prevention work
Aidsmap reports on BC research that says expanded HIV testing in to local hospitals and primary care may find more acute infections as well as more late presenters -
The TasP train has left the station
Bob Leahy at the International Treatment as Prevention Workshop in Vancouver highlights global progress in effectively implementing treatment as prevention to reduce new infections and improve the health of HIV+ people. But who's been left behind and why? -
Beyond "poz" and "neg": five HIV Statuses, plus a new one
And guess which one is the safest in this article from the Huffington Post. Hint: it’s not negative. -
Using our queer gifts for the greater good
Ed Wolf on resiliency ” What I have found, over and over again, are queer communities, often under great duress, who are using resiliencies of their own to work towards equality and freedom."
