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Gay marriage 'improves health'

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Thu, 12/15/2011 - 19:25

Legalising same-sex marriage may create a healthier environment for gay men, say US researchers.


 

Britain to lift ban on gay men donating blood

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 09/08/2011 - 08:27

LONDON (AP) -- British health officials say they will lift the ban on gay men donating blood - as long as their last sexual contact with another man was more than one year ago....


 

Fewer smoke in city, but ... Unsafe sex among gay men rises

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Wed, 06/22/2011 - 17:20

Fewer New Yorkers are smoking or sipping on sugary drinks, but an increasing number of gay men aren't using condoms, new Health Department data show.


 

Gay men 'have higher cancer rate'

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Sun, 05/08/2011 - 22:55

Homosexual men are more likely to have had cancer than straight men, a US study suggests, although reasons for the higher incidence are unclear.


 

Britain to allow gay men to donate blood; policy step forward fr...

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Sun, 04/10/2011 - 09:46

British health officials said Sunday that gay men will soon be allowed to donate blood for the first time, reversing a decades-old ban.


 

Study: AIDS pill helps gay men avoid HIV infection

Headlines from the Associated Press  Tue, 11/23/2010 - 14:16

Scientists have an exciting breakthrough in the fight against AIDS. A pill already used to treat HIV infection turns out to be a powerful weapon in protecting healthy gay men from catching the virus, a global study found....


 

HIV Prevalence Remains High Among Gay Men

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Thu, 09/23/2010 - 15:40

(MedPage Today) -- In 2008, the prevalence of HIV was 19% among more than 8,000 men who have sex with men (MSM), the CDC reported.


 

AIDS in France is 'out of control' among gay men

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Thu, 09/09/2010 - 06:52

French health authorities: Incidence among homosexual men is 200 times higher than in the heterosexual population.


 

Have We Met Before? Women and Gay Men Most Apt to Know

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Thu, 06/24/2010 - 02:35

Research from York University in Toronto has added a wrinkle to theexisting wisdom. It's not just women whose brains are so nimble, theinvestigators have determined, it's gay men too.


 

7,000 Gay Men Have Helped Study AIDS in Past 25 Years

washingtonpost.com - Health  Mon, 09/28/2009 - 18:00

It was the early 1980s, and an unknown disease was spreading throughout the gay community.