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Study Shows Weak Circumcision/HIV Benefit for Gay/Bisexual Men
jerry submitted, created time 1 month 3 weeks (www.webmd.com)
Although circumcision has been shown to reduce rates of HIV transmission among heterosexual couples, circumcision offers little HIV protection to gay/bisexual men -- overall. But it might cut HIV risk in predominantly insertive partners. 
HIV spreads in NYC at three times the U.S. average
kavin submitted, created time 3 months 12 hours (www.reuters.com)
New Yorkers are contracting HIV at three times the national rate, the city health department said on Wednesday, attributing the difference to New York's large population of high-risk groups such as gay men and blacks.
In 2006, seventy-two of every 100,000 New Yorkers became infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, compared with the national average of twenty-three infections, the health department said.
Some 4,800 people contracted HIV in 2006 in New York, long considered the epicenter of the U.S. HIV/AIDS epidemic 
Sexual orientation of an individual is the result of shape of brain!
ariel submitted, created time 5 months 1 week (www.healthjockey.com)
Popes and scientist can put their debate on homosexuality to rest. While priests argued that homosexuality was a matter of choice and a sin, scientists were still finding a reason behind the ‘similars attract’ phenomena in homosexuals.
Finally a simple discovery resulting from brain scan has unveiled the reason behind the same sex attraction in gays and lesbians.
It has been found that shape of the human brain is the reason behind an individual’s sexual orientation 


jerry submitted, created time 5 months 1 week (www.time.com)
What makes people gay? Biologists may never get a complete answer to that question, but researchers in Sweden have found one more sign that the answer lies in the structure of the brain. 


Homosexual couples shed light on power sharing in relationships
Darkfrog submitted, created time 5 months 3 weeks (www.nytimes.com)
When Vermont legalized gay marriage, psychologists jumped on the opportunity to study human relationships. About a thousand heterosexual and homosexual couples participated in a study on relationships.
In general, homosexual relationships were more egalitarian, whereas in heterosexual ones the women got a disproportionate amount of the housework (and initiating conversations about relationship upkeep) and the men got a disproportionate amount of the financial responsibility. In addition, the homosexual couples argued better 


DanyC submitted, created time 10 months 1 week (www.newsweek.com)
One Australian newspaper, referring to a study about an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection affecting homosexual men in San Francisco and other American cities.
Maybe it's a big bomb in the field of "gay" infection. 
Sue Wu submitted, created time 10 months 1 week (www2.tbo.com)
A drug-resistant strain of staph is infecting some gay men, but experts say a lot of the media coverage got it wrong. By Karen Springen | Newsweek Web Exclusive Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link. 


Gay bars bring HIV awareness out of closet
DanyC submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.chinadaily.com.cn)
Nineteen gay venues in Beijing have launched a joint education campaign to help curb the spread of HIV/AIDS among their clients.The venues, mostly bars, will distribute free condoms, display AIDS awareness posters and even promote the safe sex message in dance performances.According to the World Health Organization,gay men are considered a high-risk group for HIV infection in China, along with intravenous drug users and sex workers. 


Dutch shock over gay Aids rape gang
angelfish submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.iol.co.za)
A gay gang that allegedly raped victims lured on the Internet, drugged them and infected them with the AIDS virus has shocked the Netherlands and raised questions over its liberal sex culture.Health Minister Ab Klink on Thursday called the case "horrible", as the press splashed the news across its front pages.The matter came to light on Wednesday, when police said they had arrested three seropositive homosexual men two weeks ago after four victims, men aged 25 to 50, accused them of rape and premeditated bodily harm 


Gay men at higher risk for eating disorders
fiona submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.msnbc.msn.com)
"Gay and bisexual men may be at far higher risk for eating disorders than heterosexual men, while women seem to be equally affected regardless of their sexual orientation, a new study suggests." 


Gay men advised to take HPV vaccine -- ramifications?
Darkfrog submitted, created time 1 year 10 months (www.nytimes.com)
~~~~ It seems that the HPV vaccine is also good at preventing some kinds of anal cancer, which any man can get, but it tends to be more common in men who engage in anal sex. Now, if we have fewer people dying from preventable disease, that's a good thing in my book, but the cultural conservatives threw such a fit when doctors suggested that we vaccinate young girls and I think this will make things worse 
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