Syphilis rate on rise in US gay, bisexual men
Armed with more than a decade’s worth of statistics, researchers are sounding a new alarm about growing rates of syphilis among gay and bisexual men. The overall number of syphilis cases in the United States fell from 50,578 in 1990 to just 7,177 in 2003 perhaps because of a nationwide prevention campaign aimed at heterosexuals. Nevertheless, gay men have seen their rates rise significantl...Bisexual fruit flies show new role for neurochemical
Fruit flies' ability to discern one sex from another may depend on the number of receptors on the surface of nerve cells, and the number of receptors is controlled by levels of a ubiquitous brain chemical, University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have found. Everything from the ability to concentrate, perceive and learn to debilitating illnesses such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,...Eating Disorders Highly Prevalent Among Gay and Bisexual Men
Gay and bisexual men may be at far higher risk for eating disorders than heterosexual men, according to a study. In the first population-based study of its kind, the// researchers found that gay and bisexual men have higher rates of eating disorders. Researchers Ilan H. Meyer, PhD, associate professor of clinical Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health and princ...Syphilis Rate on Rise in US Gay, Bisexual Men
Armed with more than a decade’s worth of statistics, researchers are sounding a new alarm about growing rates of syphilis among gay and bisexual men.// The overall number of syphilis cases in the United States fell from 50,578 in 1990 to just 7,177 in 2003 perhaps because of a nationwide prevention campaign aimed at heterosexuals. Nevertheless, gay men have seen their rates rise signi...Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals Smoke More Than General Population in California
New research suggests that smoking is more common in the gay community than in the general population, but scientists are calling for more research to document this difference. Women and men in Californias general population were less likely to be smokers than a sample of Californians who identified themselves as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB), according to a study published in the...