RSS Facebook Twitter iGoogle

Health

Pages:12 3 4 5 6 7...60 61 Next →

11 May 2012
US advisory panel recommends Truvada drug be marketed for HIV prevention 77 An FDA panel in the US has approved the administration of the drug Truvada to at-risk but uninfected people in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV, though experts warn condoms must remain the 'bedrock' of such efforts.
10 May 2012
Clinic appeals to community to design new HIV awareness campaign 82 London sexual health clinic 56 Dean Street is asking members of the gay community to design an innovative HIV or sexual health awareness campaign.
9 May 2012
NAT issues report on promoting HIV testing under funding pressure 22 NAT has launched a new report outlining steps to increase HIV testing at a time of financial pressure on the NHS.
26 April 2012
Robert Spitzer apologises to the gay community for ‘ex-gay’ study 35 The author of the controversial study on 'conversion therapy' for gay men and lesbians, Dr Robert Spitzer, has issued an apology to the gay community, and to those who underwent so-called 'gay cure therapies,' for having made the study public in the first place.
24 April 2012
California pushes for a partial ban on ‘gay conversion therapies’ 26 A bill passing through Californian Senate seeks to ban so-called 'reparative therapy' for gay men and women below the age of 18, and would force psychiatrists to inform older patients of the many mental and physical harms such 'therapies' might cause.
24 April 2012
Stonewall survey: NHS ‘failing gay and bisexual men’ 29 A large-scale health study in the UK has found that gay and bisexual men are neglected and discriminated against by the NHS, which, rather than focusing on their propensity for self-harm, suicide and severe depression, concentrates solely on their sexual health.
24 April 2012
Online sexual health game reminds men of STI screening advice 25 HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has launched a free game on Facebook to remind men of the link between bed-hopping and sexual health.
23 April 2012
London: THT’s annual pop-up party heads to Brick Lane 21 This May, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust will be adding some eastern flavour to its annual pop-up fundraising party The Cocktail Club.
19 April 2012
National AIDS Trust releases survey of local councils’ HIV social care funding 2 NAT, the National AIDS Trust, launched its survey into local council's funding of HIV care across England today.
19 April 2012
London: THT launches new groups for gay and bisexual men living with HIV 27 HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust is launching a new programme of free and confidential groups for gay and bisexual men with HIV in the capital, beginning this weekend.
17 April 2012
Taiwan: Almost one in five gay people have attempted suicide 12 A large-scale survey of gay men and lesbians in Taiwan has suggested that almost one in five have attempted to take their own lives, leading to calls from advocacy groups for the government to educate students about homosexuality and introduce laws to protect the rights of LGBT students.
17 April 2012
Documentary on stroke victim who ‘woke up gay’ airs tonight 139 A documentary following a rugby player who suffered a stroke and woke up gay is to air on BBC3 tonight.
16 April 2012
Northern Ireland: Ban on gay men donating blood ‘brings shame’ 21 The current ban on gay men being blood donors is bringing shame to Northern Ireland, student union officials at the annual NUS-USI conference are set to claim.
13 April 2012
Bachmann clinic continues ‘pray the gay away’ treatment 22 Despite repeated denials from Marcus Bachmann that his clinic does not practise religious 'conversion therapy' for homosexuals, another gay rights activist has caught one of the clinic's counsellors attempting to "pray the gay away."
11 April 2012
Study: Coming out is good for your health, if your parents are supportive 31 Coming out as gay, lesbian or bisexual to one's parents, especially supportive ones, can significantly improve their mental health, while reducing their propensities for substance abuse, a study by researchers at Boston University has found.

Pages:12 3 4 5 6 7...60 61 Next →

Top stories

On Facebook

Featured

Pink News on Twitter Follow @PinkNews

Download our free app for iPhone + iPad

© 2005 - 2012 PinkNews.co.uk. All rights reserved. Web design by Felix Renicks. Hosting by Serverstream. inveti