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Gay, bisexual men at higher risk for herpes infection

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by .

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As many as one in six Americans is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), health officials said Tuesday. "Young women, African Americans, and gay and bisexual men are especially hard hit," said Dr

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Massa blames harassment on Dem health care vote

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by .

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Congressman Eric Massa of New York took to the airwaves Sunday to explain charges that he sexually harassed a male staffer, which prompted his resignation from the House effective Monday afternoon. The first-term Democrat announced Wednesday that he would not seek re-election because of health considerations, but afterward, news of...

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Catholic bishops attack ‘unhealthy’ condom programs

Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by .

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A lawmaker supporting the Reproductive Health Bill in the Philippines seems headed for a collision with the Roman Catholic Church on the issue of condoms. Rep.

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Ex-exec calls on Catholic agency to drop gay marriage change

Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by .

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The former chief operating officer of Catholic Charities has called on the organization to reverse its recent decision to change health benefits for employees' spouses, a move designed to avoid legitimizing same-sex marriage. Tim Sawina, who was until last year one of the group's highest-ranking executives, called the elimination of...

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Filipino government warns about condom breakage

Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by .

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Filipino Health Secretary Esperanza I. Cabral remains undaunted despite calls from church leaders to drop the Department of Health (DoH) campaign on the use of condoms to avoid HIV/AIDS. She has agreed, however, on their suggestion to place government warnings on the packages of condoms that will inform people on...

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Catholic archbishop defends axing marriage benefits

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by .

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Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl said Tuesday that the decision by Catholic Charities to change its health coverage to avoid offering benefits to same-sex spouses of its workers is justifiable under Catholic teaching as long as the employees are paid a just wage. "The Catholic Church teaches to pay a just...

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Catholic agency axes spouse benefits over D.C. gay marriage

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by .

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Employees at Catholic Charities were told Monday that the social services organization is changing its health coverage to avoid offering benefits to same-sex partners of its workers -- the latest fallout from a bitter debate between District officials trying to legalize same-sex marriage and the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. Starting...

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S.F. will try again to reduce gay HIV rates by 50%

Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by .

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After not reaching their goal to reduce new HIV infections among gay and bisexual men by 50 percent by 2008, San Francisco health officials will try again. In the city's recently published 2010 HIV Prevention Plan, the overall goal is to reduce new HIV infections by 50 percent by 2015....

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Obama health care proposal leaves out gay parts

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by .

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President Obama released a new health care reform bill Monday that he says incorporates work done in the House and Senate and adds ideas from Republican members of Congress. But there's no inclusion in this new proposed measure of any of the gay-related provisions in the original House bill. The...

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Blanket HIV testing could see ‘AIDS gone in 40 years’

Posted on 21. Feb, 2010 by .

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Health officials are considering a radical shift in the war against HIV and AIDS that would see everyone tested for the virus and put on a lifetime course of drugs if they are found to be positive. The strategy, which would involve testing most of the world's population for HIV,...

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