Articles about STIs

7 May 2013
US doctors: New deadly strain of gonorrhea potentially ‘worse than AIDS’ 32 A new antibiotic-resistant form of gonorrhoea has the potential to be worse than AIDS because of its lethal nature, according to US doctors.
7 May 2013
UK: Report shows male prisoners are frequently being denied access to condoms 22 Staff at a UK prison claimed none of their inmates were gay and therefore argued that they didn't need to provide them with condoms, a report has revealed.
28 March 2013
Study: HIV remains biggest health concern for American gay and bisexual men 3 A study published in the US has shown HIV is the biggest health concern for gay and bisexual men.
21 March 2013
UK: Government criticised for failing to mention LGBT youngsters in sex education report 4 The National AIDS Trust (NAT) says the government’s sex education review “makes no mention of sex education which addresses the needs of LGBT young people.”
15 March 2013
Terrence Higgins Trust: Half of HIV prevention funding cut in London 93 The Terrence Higgins Trust has described the Department of Health’s new sexual health framework as a “starting point” – but warns it comes against a cut of around £1.2 million to the Pan-London HIV Prevention Programme.
21 January 2013
Glasgow to host weekly 20-minute HIV clinic for gay & bisexual men + Sandyford service and Gay Men's Health plan to start a weekly drop-in for gay and bisexual men to be tested for STIs in Glasgow.
29 November 2012
UK: HIV infection rate for gay men at record high 52 New figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) that have been released in National HIV Testing Week and before Saturday’s annual World AIDS Day show that a record number of gay and bisexual men were diagnosed with HIV last year.
15 June 2011
STIs in gay men continue to rise 186 Sexually-transmitted infections in gay and bisexual men remain at a high level, the UK Health Protection Agency says.
25 August 2010
Gay men ‘continue to top list’ in contracting STIs 14 Figures released by the Health protection Agency (HPA) this morning have shown that the state of sexual health among the UK population is poor, with STI rates reaching record levels.
25 August 2010
Latest figures from Health Protection Agency show poor sexual health among gay men + According to new figures collected by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), almost half a million new cases of STIs were diagnosed in the UK last year - and according to the agency, gay men are among the most worrying groups.

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