New Study Finds HIV Rates Among MSM Vastly Higher Than General Population in Developing Countries
amfAR says discrimination fuels epidemic; calls for more research and prevention NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Responding to a new study demonstrating the severity of the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in low- and middle-income countries, amfAR, The Found...amfAR's MSM Initiative Seeks Proposals From Front-Line Groups Working on HIV in Developing Countries
Initial grants will support organizations working on HIV prevention, care, and treatment among men who have sex with men in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, today announced ...As AIDS Conference Opens, amfAR Releases Report Exposing Global Failure to Address HIV Among MSM
Ban Ki-moon, Margaret Chan, and presidents from Africa and Latin America call for governments to target epidemic among men who have sex with men MEXICO CITY, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A day after leaders from the United Nations and the World Health Organization called attention to th...New Asia Pacific Statistics Reveal an Alarming Incidence of HIV in MSM
APCOM Ready to Play a Key Role as Governments and Civil Society in the Region Ponder Urgent Strategies to Tackle the Crisis NEW DELHI, India, BEIJING and BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov. 29 /Xinhua- PRNewswire/ -- On World AIDS Day 2007, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of men who have sex with m...Number of Syphilis Cases Rising Among MSM in U.S.
The number of syphilis cases is increasing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the U.S., which could boost the population's risk of contracting HIV , CDC officials said on Friday, Reuters Health reports. According to the officials, the number of syphilis cases in the U.S. reached an all-time l...FDA Reaffirms Policy Barring MSM From Donating Blood
FDA on Wednesday reaffirmed a policy that prohibits men who have sex with men from donating blood, the AP/New York Times reports. According to the policy, which has been in effect since the early 1980s, MSM are barred from donating blood regardless of sexual activity, safer-sex practices or HIV s...Cancer-causing virus associated with higher risk of new HIV infection
...al trial to test the efficacy of a behavioral intervention for HIV-negative msm with sites in Boston, Denver, New York and San Francisco. Risk factors wer...s by women. Clinical trials testing the effectiveness of the vaccine among msm are currently under way. "To date, the focus of attention on HPV has bee...Miniature Dachshund's Legacy Inspires YourDogHealth.com to Help Other Canines
...Dogs is a holistic formulation designed to support healthy joints, cartilage and ligaments. The supplement combines chondroitin, glucosamine, Ester-C, msm and hyaluronic acid with other antioxidant nutrients with anti-inflammatory properties. Plenty of other products for dogs make similar claims. W...Data Suggests New Antigen-Antibody Combo Test Useful for High Volume Public Health Screening
...ealth In another study presented at CROI, researchers from the University of Washington , Kings County and Seattle Public Health tested 14,005 msm with HIV antibody tests from 2003 through 2008. Overall, 328 individuals (2.3 percent) were positive for HIV antibodies, and 36 of those who tested n...Cutting-edge amfAR grants fight HIV/AIDS in the lab and on the phone
... of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania $114,109 Cell phone use among msm in stigmatized settings: implications for HIV: In many regions of the world...ll number of men who have sex with men (MSM), who will in turn recruit more msm to take part in this project in which they will receive regular text messag...Mustard seed meal suppresses weeds in container-grown ornamentals
... as pest control substances for greenhouse plants. msm and other byproducts of the expanding biofuels ind...umerous species grown in ornamental nurseries. Can msm offer a solution? Dr. Rick Boydston and colleagues...l common weeds in container-grown ornamentals. msm applied to the soil surface of containers at 113, ...New HIV statistics indicate increasing toll of AIDS on African American community
... men who have sex with men (MSM). African-American msm is the population hardest hit by HIV, with diagnos...g in research to implement interventions for black msm is essential to reversing the epidemic in this population. Promoting leadership among black msm and sustained capacity-building investments in the...