HIV Populations
September 27 is National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: HIV Populations
- Published on Wednesday, 26 September 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Thursday is the fifth annual observance of National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD), an opportunity to raise awareness about the epidemic among men who have sex with men. Young gay and bisexual men -- especially African Americans -- are the only population whose HIV incidence rate continues to rise.
According to the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA), which started NGMHAAD in 2008, some 720,000 American men who have sex with men (MSM) -- or nearly 1 in 8 -- are now living with HIV, and at least a quarter-million more have died over the 31 years of the epidemic.
NHAAAD Calls Attention to HIV and Aging, Gladstone Center Aims to Provide Answers
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- Category: HIV & Aging
- Published on Wednesday, 19 September 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (September 18) offers an opportunity to recognize the impact of HIV and AIDS among older adults. A growing body of evidence indicates that age-related immune decline and progression to age-associated conditions is more rapid in HIV positive people. The new Center for HIV and Aging at Gladstone is exploring the underlying mechanisms and working to discover interventions that could potentially help both people with HIV and the aging population as a whole. 
Surveys Ask Gay Men about Sex, HIV+ People about Police, and Drugs Users about Harm Reduction
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- Category: Gay & Bisexual Men/MSM
- Published on Tuesday, 21 August 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Three new surveys are seeking participation, one looking at sexual risk behavior among gay and bisexual men, the second evaluating gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender (LGBT) and HIV positive people's interactions with police, courts, and prisons, and the third assessing harm reduction practices among non-injecting drug users. 
NHAAAD, September 18, Features Webinar, SF Forum
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- Category: HIV & Aging
- Published on Tuesday, 18 September 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Tuesday is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 30% of Americans living with HIV/AIDS are age 50 or older. A growing body of research is looking at suspected "accelerated aging" among HIV positive people, but much remains unknown. An AIDS Institute webinar and a forum in San Francisco will look at what we know and how we can meet the needs of this population.
Sex Workers and Drug Users Interrupt Business as Usual at AIDS 2012
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- Category: People Who Inject Drugs
- Published on Tuesday, 24 July 2012 00:00
- Written by Cyd Nova
Holding red umbrellas -- the international symbol of sex worker rights -- and chanting "Nothing About Us, Without Us!" sex workers and drug users disrupted the opening of the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), taking place this week in Washington, DC.
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