Thunr waive Rudy Gay | HoopsHype

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• GAY WATER, A NEW NNED CKTAIL, WANTS TO BE THE ANTI-BUD LIGHT
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• THUNR WAIVE RUDY GAY
• THE GAY PILL
• 1 IN 4 GAY MEN SHOULD TAKE THE PILL THAT PREVENTS HIV, CDC SAYS
• PREP E JUMPS TO 35 PERCENT AMONG GAY AND BI MEN AT RISK OF HIV
• 'GAY AWAY' GIMMICK NDY AT MANOBA STORE OFFENDS PARENTS
• STUDY: AIDS PILL HELPS GAY MEN AVOID HIV {FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP MEDIL WRERNOVEMBER 23, 2010/7:38 AMBY MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP MEDIL WRERNOVEMBER 23, 2010 / 7:38 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"STUDY: AIDS PILL HELPS GAY MEN AVOID HIV INFECTN","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-11-23T12:38:24.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-11-23T12:38:24.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP MEDIL WRER","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCIENTISTS HAVE AN EXCG BREAKTHROUGH THE FIGHT AGAST AIDS. A PILL ALREADY ED TO TREAT HIV FECTN TURNS OUT TO BE A POWERFUL WEAPON PROTECTG HEALTHY GAY MEN OM TCHG THE VIS, A GLOBAL STUDY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAILY DOS OF TVADA CUT THE RISK OF FECTN BY 44 PERCENT WHEN GIVEN WH NDOMS, UNSELG AND OTHER PREVENTN SERVIC. MEN WHO TOOK THEIR PILLS MOST FAHFULLY HAD EVEN MORE PROTECTN, UP TO 73 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REARCHERS HAD FEARED THE PILLS MIGHT GIVE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURY AND MAKE MEN LS LIKELY TO E NDOMS OR TO LIM THEIR PARTNERS, BUT THE OPPOSE HAPPENED — RISKY SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE RULTS ARE "A MAJOR ADVANCE" THAT N HELP CURB THE EPIMIC GAY MEN, SAID DR. KEV FENTON, AIDS PREVENTN CHIEF AT THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTN. BUT HE WARNED THEY MAY NOT APPLY TO PEOPLE EXPOSED TO HIV THROUGH MALE-FEMALE SEX, DG E OR OTHER WAYS. STUDI THOSE GROUPS ARE UNR WAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS A GREAT DAY THE FIGHT AGAST AIDS ... A MAJOR TONE," SAID A STATMENT OM MCHELL WARREN, HEAD OF THE AIDS VACCE ADVOCY COALN, A NONPROF GROUP THAT WORKS ON HIV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEE TVADA IS ALREADY ON THE MARKET, THE CDC IS SHG TO VELOP GUIL FOR DOCTORS G FOR HIV PREVENTN, AND URGED PEOPLE TO WA UNTIL THOSE ARE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S NOT TIME FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN TO THROW OUT THEIR NDOMS," FENTON SAID. THE PILL "SHOULD NEVER BE SEEN AS A FIRST LE OF FENSE AGAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS A PRACTIL MATTER, PRICE ULD LIM E. THE PILLS ST OM $5,000 TO $14,000 A YEAR THE UNED STAT, BUT ONLY 39 CENTS A DAY SOME POOR UNTRI WHERE THEY ARE SOLD GENERIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHETHER SURERS OR ERNMENT HEALTH PROGRAMS SHOULD PAY FOR THEM IS ONE OF THE TOUGH ISSU TO BE SORTED OUT, AND ST-EFFECTIVENS ANALYS SHOULD HELP, SAID DR. ANTHONY FCI, DIRECTOR OF THE NATNAL INSTUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS AN EXCG FDG," BUT "IS ONLY ONE STUDY ONE SPECIFIC STUDY POPULATN," SO S IMPACT ON OTHERS IS UNKNOWN, FCI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HIS STUTE SPONSORED THE STUDY WH THE BILL & MELDA GAT FOUNDATN. RULTS WERE REPORTED AT A NEWS NFERENCE TUDAY AND PUBLISHED ONLE BY THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT IS THE THIRD AIDS PREVENTN VICTORY ABOUT A YEAR. IN SEPTEMBER 2009, SCIENTISTS ANNOUNCED THAT A VACCE THEY ARE NOW TRYG TO IMPROVE HAD PROTECTED ONE 3 PEOPLE OM GETTG HIV A STUDY THAILAND. IN JULY, REARCH SOUTH AI SHOWED THAT A VAGAL GEL SPIKED WH AN AIDS DG ULD CUT NEARLY HALF A WOMAN'S CHANC OF GETTG HIV OM AN FECTED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN ACUNT FOR NEARLY HALF OF THE MORE THAN 1 LN AMERINS LIVG WH HIV. WORLDWI, MORE THAN 40 LN PEOPLE HAVE THE VIS, AND 7,500 NEW FECTNS OCCUR EACH DAY. UNLIKE THE U.S., ONLY 5 TO 10 PERCENT OF GLOBAL S VOLVE SEX BETWEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NDOM IS STILL THE FIRST LE OF FENSE," BEE ALSO PREVENTS OTHER SEXUALLY SPREAD DISEAS AND UNWANTED PREGNANCI, SAID THE STUDY LEAR, DR. ROBERT M. GRANT OF THE GLADSTONE INSTUT, A PRIVATE FOUNDATN AFFLIATED WH THE UNIVERSY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT MANY MEN DON'T OR WON'T E NDOMS ALL THE TIME, SO REARCHERS HAVE BEEN TTG OTHER PREVENTN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AIDS DGS ALREADY ARE ED TO PREVENT FECTN HEALTH RE WORKERS ACCINTALLY EXPOSED TO HIV, AND BABI WHOSE PREGNANT MOTHERS ARE ON THE MEDITN. TAKG THE DGS BEFORE EXPOSURE TO THE VIS MAY KEEP OM TAKG HOLD, JT AS TAKG MALARIA PILLS ADVANCE N PREVENT THAT DISEASE WHEN SOMEONE IS BTEN BY AN FECTED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE STRATEGY SHOWED GREAT PROMISE MONKEY STUDI G TENOFOVIR (BRAND NAME VIREAD) AND EMTRICABE, OR FTC (EMTRIVA), SOLD BATN AS TVADA BY CALIFORNIA-BASED GILEAD SCIENC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PANY DONATED TVADA FOR THE STUDY, WHICH VOLVED ABOUT 2,500 MEN AT HIGH RISK OF HIV FECTN PE, ECUADOR, BRAZIL, SOUTH AI, THAILAND AND THE UNED STAT (SAN FRANCIS AND BOSTON). THE FOREIGN S WERE CHOSEN BEE OF HIGH RAT OF HIV FECTN AND DIVERSE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE THAN 40 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS HAD TAKEN MONEY FOR SEX AT LEAST ONCE. AT THE START OF THE STUDY, THEY HAD 18 PARTNERS ON AVERAGE; THAT DROPPED TO AROUND 6 BY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MEN WERE GIVEN EHER TVADA OR DUMMY PILLS. ALL HAD MONTHLY VISS TO GET HIV TTG, MORE PILLS AND UNSELG. EVERY SIX MONTHS, THEY WERE TTED FOR OTHER SEXUALLY SPREAD DISEAS AND TREATED AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER A MEDIAN FOLLOWUP OF JT OVER A YEAR, THERE WERE 64 HIV FECTNS AMONG THE 1,248 MEN ON DUMMY PILLS, AND ONLY 36 AMONG THE 1,251 ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMONG MEN WHO TOOK THEIR PILLS AT LEAST HALF THE TIME, TERMED THROUGH TERVIEWS AND PILL UNTS, THE RISK OF FECTN FELL BY 50 PERCENT. FOR THOSE WHO TOOK PILLS ON 90 PERCENT OR MORE DAYS, RISK FELL 73 PERCENT. TTS OF DG LEVELS THE BLOOD NFIRMED THAT MORE NSISTENT PILL-TAKG GAVE BETTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TREATMENT WAS SAFE. SI EFFECTS WERE SIAR BOTH GROUPS EXCEPT FOR NSEA, WHICH WAS MORE MON THE DG GROUP FOR THE FIRST MONTH BUT NOT AFTER THAT. UNTEND WEIGHT LOSS ALSO WAS MORE MON THE DG GROUP, BUT OCCURRED VERY FEW. FURTHER STUDY IS NEED ON POSSIBLE LONG-TERM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT'S NEXT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL GET A CHANCE TO TAKE TVADA AN 18-MONTH EXTENSN OF THE STUDY. REARCHERS WANT TO SEE WHETHER MEN WILL TAKE THE PILL MORE FAHFULLY IF THEY KNOW HELPS, AND WHETHER THAT PROVIS BETTER PROTECTN. ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLE ARE ENROLLED OTHER STUDI TTG TVADA OR S PONENT DGS AROUND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ERNMENT ALSO WILL REVIEW ALL ONGOG PREVENTN STUDI, SUCH AS THOSE OF VACC OR ANTI-AIDS GELS, AND NSIR WHETHER ANY PEOPLE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO GET DUMMY MEDIC SHOULD NOW GET TVADA SCE HAS PROVED EFFECTIVE GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GILEAD ALSO WILL DISCS WH PUBLIC HEALTH AND REGULATORY AGENCI THE POSSIBILY AND WISDOM OF SEEKG APPROVAL TO MARKET TVADA FOR PREVENTN. THE PANY HAS MA NO CISN ON THAT, SAID DR. HOWARD JAFFE, PRINT OF GILEAD FOUNDATN, THE PANY'S PHILANTHROPIC ARM. DOCTORS N PRCRIBE FOR THIS PURPOSE NOW IF PATIENTS ARE WILLG TO PAY FOR , AND SOME ALREADY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME PEOPLE HAVE SPECULATED THAT ULD EXPOSE GILEAD TO NEW LIABILY NCERNS, IF SOMEONE TOOK THE PILL AND THEN SUED IF DID NOT PROTECT AGAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE POTENTIAL FOR HAVG AN TERVENTN LIKE THIS THAT HAS NEVER BEEN BROADLY AVAILABLE BEFORE RAIS NEW QUTNS. IT IS SOMETHG WE WOULD HAVE TO DISCS TERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY," JAFFE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNTIL THE CDC'S TAILED ADVICE IS AVAILABLE, THE AGENCY SAID GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN SHOULD:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}_USE NDOMS NSISTENTLY AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}_GET TTED TO KNOW THEIR HIV STAT AND THAT OF THEIR PARTNERS, AND GET TTED AND TREATED FOR SYPHILIS, GONORRHEA AND OTHER FECTNS THAT RAISE THE RISK OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}_GET UNSELG TO RCE DG E AND RISKY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}_RCE THEIR NUMBER OF SEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONLE:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CDC ADVICE: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AIDS RMATN: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PILL STUDY: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOURNAL: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNAIDS: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PREVENTN EFFORTS: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;HEIGHT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;TOP:306PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• ALAN TURG & THE MEDIL ABE OF GAY MEN

GAY WATER, A NEW NNED CKTAIL, WANTS TO BE THE ANTI-BUD LIGHT

In other words, where Bud Light has buckled unr prsure as bigotry grows agast the LGBTQ+ muny, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hodson wants his new boozy brand to be the anthis of that. “The key issue that Bud Light tapped to was the fact that they didn’t unrstand their re dience and know enough about them, ” Hodson, a gay man, told CNN about the ntroversy that began when the Anhser-Bch beer brand sent fluencer Dylan Mulvaney a n of beer.

The nned cktail is named after a lloquialism given to the popular mixed drk (vodka and soda) orred at bars by the gay muny. “Puttg a product wh the word gay the tle is reprentatn self, ” which he hop reclaims the word om the negativy ’s sometim associated wh. The two chatted about the limed amount of gay people wh , and wh Hodson burnt out om his tradnal day job tech, started the nned cktail.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

Hodson built up a strong social media followg on TikTok and Instagram durg Covid-19 and is g some of the money om that (as well as om iends and fay) to help fund Gay Water.

THUNR WAIVE RUDY GAY

“Gay is an umbrella term and the ia behd the brand is to be as clive as possible, which means we want alli, we want straight people to be part of this muny we’re buildg. For now, Gay Water is sold largely onle (wh a few retailers) and four sugar-ee flavors — watermelon, lime, peach and grapeu — at lnch.

THE GAY PILL

Gay Water might not have the ep pockets pared to s petors, like Whe Claw, but “even at small sle, pani of many siz are havg succs makg spir-based seltzers and premixed cktails, ” Bryan Roth, an analyst for Feel Goods Company and edor of the alhol beverage newsletter, Sightl+, told CNN.

“There’s lots of space the spir-based seltzer tegory which Gay Water n play, pecially if the brand n offer a cultural or emotnal nnectn that will feel more excg than the prospect of another peapple-flavored vodka seltzer om natnal or ternatnal rporatns, ” Roth said. Of urse, other drks e the word “gay, ” too, cludg Gay Beer and So Gay Rosé, Hodson noted, which are also tryg to reach the queer muny and offer them an alternative the straight-domated space. Jacksonville Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen cid on Thursday to e out publicly as gay hop of livg his life whout fear and to spire others.

Before jog Jacksonville’s achg staff, he was a strength ach for the football teams at Baylor and Febary 2022, Maxen reached out to NFL player Carl Nassib, who me out as gay 2021, to seek advice. SiegedSec, a self-scribed group of gay furry hackers, took s skills to state ernments late June, breachg agenci across five stat and releasg a wealth of data.The stat targeted on June 27 were Texas, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and South Carola.

1 IN 4 GAY MEN SHOULD TAKE THE PILL THAT PREVENTS HIV, CDC SAYS

"Uwu gay furri pwn you~ We'll be back aga soon to ntue our chaos and stctn!"Some news outlets, such as Them, raised ncerns that the group's actns uld expose random people to harm, not jt the targeted ernments.

PREP E JUMPS TO 35 PERCENT AMONG GAY AND BI MEN AT RISK OF HIV

Acrdg to Gay Star News, the pill’s se even enurag wary mothers to secretly dissolve to their son’s food should they spect him of beg gay. We would like to share wh you the rmatn that we took legal actn and filed plats wh the relevant stutns such as the ernorship, the board of advertisement and the public prosecutor’s office ncerng the so-lled medice “homof. This uhil and unscientific practice nsirs homosexualy a disease and pos a threat to public health through the sale of a “so-lled” medice (wh unknown ntent) wh the promise of treatg an existent disease.

Whether the pill is fake or not, should fely take a cue om “The Origal Gay Pill”, the “penis-flavoured” Gay Away — those queens really knew how to package a product:. In a st-cuttg move, the Atlanta Hawks are tradg guard TyTy Washgton Jr., and forwards Usman Gaba, Rudy Gay and a future send-round pick to the Oklahoma Cy Thunr for Patty Mills, sourc told ESPN on Saturday. Adrian Wojnarowski: The Atlanta Hawks are tradg TyTy Washgton, Usman Gaba, Rudy Gay and a send-round pick to the Oklahoma Cy Thunr for Patty Mills, sourc tell ESPN.

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The Atlanta Hawks have acquired forward Rudy Gay and a ndnal 2026 send-round pick om the Utah Jazz exchange for forward John Colls, was announced today. He had been anonymo until Wednday's his openg statement, Ziegler emphasized that he is a gay man and a registered Democrat who has been acced of betrayg his party.

” Today, wh the emergence of Tvada, a pill that has been shown clil trials to be up to 99 percent effective preventg the spread of AIDS through sexual activy, some the gay muny are begng to echo the same kds of a July, 2014 ver story New York Magaze, wrer Tim Murphy ptur the paradox such a pill prents to the gay muny possibly changg what he lls “a md-set of sexual pnce that has erned gay-male life sce the early ’80s. ”Playwright Larry Kramer, a long-time lear the gay muny who has been HIV posive sce the 1980s, has been pecially cril of Tvada. ”Likewise, Sean Stb, the HIV posive founr of Poz, a magaze published for those “affected by HIV and AIDS, ” was quoted the New York Magaze article as sayg that “Rather than givg HIV negative people the life skills teachg them how to be healthy about their sexualy … the ia is unbelievable that we are gog to put tens of lns of gay men on PrEP and bankpt the enomy to spray people wh Raid.

STUDY: AIDS PILL HELPS GAY MEN AVOID HIV {FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 600 1.4REM/1.2 "SOEHNE",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#0A0A0A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP MEDIL WRERNOVEMBER 23, 2010/7:38 AMBY MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP MEDIL WRERNOVEMBER 23, 2010 / 7:38 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"STUDY: AIDS PILL HELPS GAY MEN AVOID HIV INFECTN","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-11-23T12:38:24.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-11-23T12:38:24.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"BET"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"BET","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP MEDIL WRER","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCIENTISTS HAVE AN EXCG BREAKTHROUGH THE FIGHT AGAST AIDS. A PILL ALREADY ED TO TREAT HIV FECTN TURNS OUT TO BE A POWERFUL WEAPON PROTECTG HEALTHY GAY MEN OM TCHG THE VIS, A GLOBAL STUDY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAILY DOS OF TVADA CUT THE RISK OF FECTN BY 44 PERCENT WHEN GIVEN WH NDOMS, UNSELG AND OTHER PREVENTN SERVIC. MEN WHO TOOK THEIR PILLS MOST FAHFULLY HAD EVEN MORE PROTECTN, UP TO 73 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REARCHERS HAD FEARED THE PILLS MIGHT GIVE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURY AND MAKE MEN LS LIKELY TO E NDOMS OR TO LIM THEIR PARTNERS, BUT THE OPPOSE HAPPENED — RISKY SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE RULTS ARE "A MAJOR ADVANCE" THAT N HELP CURB THE EPIMIC GAY MEN, SAID DR. KEV FENTON, AIDS PREVENTN CHIEF AT THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTN. BUT HE WARNED THEY MAY NOT APPLY TO PEOPLE EXPOSED TO HIV THROUGH MALE-FEMALE SEX, DG E OR OTHER WAYS. STUDI THOSE GROUPS ARE UNR WAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS A GREAT DAY THE FIGHT AGAST AIDS ... A MAJOR TONE," SAID A STATMENT OM MCHELL WARREN, HEAD OF THE AIDS VACCE ADVOCY COALN, A NONPROF GROUP THAT WORKS ON HIV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEE TVADA IS ALREADY ON THE MARKET, THE CDC IS SHG TO VELOP GUIL FOR DOCTORS G FOR HIV PREVENTN, AND URGED PEOPLE TO WA UNTIL THOSE ARE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S NOT TIME FOR GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN TO THROW OUT THEIR NDOMS," FENTON SAID. THE PILL "SHOULD NEVER BE SEEN AS A FIRST LE OF FENSE AGAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS A PRACTIL MATTER, PRICE ULD LIM E. THE PILLS ST OM $5,000 TO $14,000 A YEAR THE UNED STAT, BUT ONLY 39 CENTS A DAY SOME POOR UNTRI WHERE THEY ARE SOLD GENERIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHETHER SURERS OR ERNMENT HEALTH PROGRAMS SHOULD PAY FOR THEM IS ONE OF THE TOUGH ISSU TO BE SORTED OUT, AND ST-EFFECTIVENS ANALYS SHOULD HELP, SAID DR. ANTHONY FCI, DIRECTOR OF THE NATNAL INSTUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS AN EXCG FDG," BUT "IS ONLY ONE STUDY ONE SPECIFIC STUDY POPULATN," SO S IMPACT ON OTHERS IS UNKNOWN, FCI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HIS STUTE SPONSORED THE STUDY WH THE BILL & MELDA GAT FOUNDATN. RULTS WERE REPORTED AT A NEWS NFERENCE TUDAY AND PUBLISHED ONLE BY THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT IS THE THIRD AIDS PREVENTN VICTORY ABOUT A YEAR. IN SEPTEMBER 2009, SCIENTISTS ANNOUNCED THAT A VACCE THEY ARE NOW TRYG TO IMPROVE HAD PROTECTED ONE 3 PEOPLE OM GETTG HIV A STUDY THAILAND. IN JULY, REARCH SOUTH AI SHOWED THAT A VAGAL GEL SPIKED WH AN AIDS DG ULD CUT NEARLY HALF A WOMAN'S CHANC OF GETTG HIV OM AN FECTED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN ACUNT FOR NEARLY HALF OF THE MORE THAN 1 LN AMERINS LIVG WH HIV. WORLDWI, MORE THAN 40 LN PEOPLE HAVE THE VIS, AND 7,500 NEW FECTNS OCCUR EACH DAY. UNLIKE THE U.S., ONLY 5 TO 10 PERCENT OF GLOBAL S VOLVE SEX BETWEEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NDOM IS STILL THE FIRST LE OF FENSE," BEE ALSO PREVENTS OTHER SEXUALLY SPREAD DISEAS AND UNWANTED PREGNANCI, SAID THE STUDY LEAR, DR. ROBERT M. GRANT OF THE GLADSTONE INSTUT, A PRIVATE FOUNDATN AFFLIATED WH THE UNIVERSY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT MANY MEN DON'T OR WON'T E NDOMS ALL THE TIME, SO REARCHERS HAVE BEEN TTG OTHER PREVENTN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AIDS DGS ALREADY ARE ED TO PREVENT FECTN HEALTH RE WORKERS ACCINTALLY EXPOSED TO HIV, AND BABI WHOSE PREGNANT MOTHERS ARE ON THE MEDITN. TAKG THE DGS BEFORE EXPOSURE TO THE VIS MAY KEEP OM TAKG HOLD, JT AS TAKG MALARIA PILLS ADVANCE N PREVENT THAT DISEASE WHEN SOMEONE IS BTEN BY AN FECTED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE STRATEGY SHOWED GREAT PROMISE MONKEY STUDI G TENOFOVIR (BRAND NAME VIREAD) AND EMTRICABE, OR FTC (EMTRIVA), SOLD BATN AS TVADA BY CALIFORNIA-BASED GILEAD SCIENC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PANY DONATED TVADA FOR THE STUDY, WHICH VOLVED ABOUT 2,500 MEN AT HIGH RISK OF HIV FECTN PE, ECUADOR, BRAZIL, SOUTH AI, THAILAND AND THE UNED STAT (SAN FRANCIS AND BOSTON). THE FOREIGN S WERE CHOSEN BEE OF HIGH RAT OF HIV FECTN AND DIVERSE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE THAN 40 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS HAD TAKEN MONEY FOR SEX AT LEAST ONCE. AT THE START OF THE STUDY, THEY HAD 18 PARTNERS ON AVERAGE; THAT DROPPED TO AROUND 6 BY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MEN WERE GIVEN EHER TVADA OR DUMMY PILLS. ALL HAD MONTHLY VISS TO GET HIV TTG, MORE PILLS AND UNSELG. EVERY SIX MONTHS, THEY WERE TTED FOR OTHER SEXUALLY SPREAD DISEAS AND TREATED AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER A MEDIAN FOLLOWUP OF JT OVER A YEAR, THERE WERE 64 HIV FECTNS AMONG THE 1,248 MEN ON DUMMY PILLS, AND ONLY 36 AMONG THE 1,251 ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMONG MEN WHO TOOK THEIR PILLS AT LEAST HALF THE TIME, TERMED THROUGH TERVIEWS AND PILL UNTS, THE RISK OF FECTN FELL BY 50 PERCENT. FOR THOSE WHO TOOK PILLS ON 90 PERCENT OR MORE DAYS, RISK FELL 73 PERCENT. TTS OF DG LEVELS THE BLOOD NFIRMED THAT MORE NSISTENT PILL-TAKG GAVE BETTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TREATMENT WAS SAFE. SI EFFECTS WERE SIAR BOTH GROUPS EXCEPT FOR NSEA, WHICH WAS MORE MON THE DG GROUP FOR THE FIRST MONTH BUT NOT AFTER THAT. UNTEND WEIGHT LOSS ALSO WAS MORE MON THE DG GROUP, BUT OCCURRED VERY FEW. FURTHER STUDY IS NEED ON POSSIBLE LONG-TERM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT'S NEXT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL GET A CHANCE TO TAKE TVADA AN 18-MONTH EXTENSN OF THE STUDY. REARCHERS WANT TO SEE WHETHER MEN WILL TAKE THE PILL MORE FAHFULLY IF THEY KNOW HELPS, AND WHETHER THAT PROVIS BETTER PROTECTN. ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLE ARE ENROLLED OTHER STUDI TTG TVADA OR S PONENT DGS AROUND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ERNMENT ALSO WILL REVIEW ALL ONGOG PREVENTN STUDI, SUCH AS THOSE OF VACC OR ANTI-AIDS GELS, AND NSIR WHETHER ANY PEOPLE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO GET DUMMY MEDIC SHOULD NOW GET TVADA SCE HAS PROVED EFFECTIVE GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GILEAD ALSO WILL DISCS WH PUBLIC HEALTH AND REGULATORY AGENCI THE POSSIBILY AND WISDOM OF SEEKG APPROVAL TO MARKET TVADA FOR PREVENTN. THE PANY HAS MA NO CISN ON THAT, SAID DR. HOWARD JAFFE, PRINT OF GILEAD FOUNDATN, THE PANY'S PHILANTHROPIC ARM. DOCTORS N PRCRIBE FOR THIS PURPOSE NOW IF PATIENTS ARE WILLG TO PAY FOR , AND SOME ALREADY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME PEOPLE HAVE SPECULATED THAT ULD EXPOSE GILEAD TO NEW LIABILY NCERNS, IF SOMEONE TOOK THE PILL AND THEN SUED IF DID NOT PROTECT AGAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE POTENTIAL FOR HAVG AN TERVENTN LIKE THIS THAT HAS NEVER BEEN BROADLY AVAILABLE BEFORE RAIS NEW QUTNS. IT IS SOMETHG WE WOULD HAVE TO DISCS TERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY," JAFFE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNTIL THE CDC'S TAILED ADVICE IS AVAILABLE, THE AGENCY SAID GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN SHOULD:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}_USE NDOMS NSISTENTLY AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}_GET TTED TO KNOW THEIR HIV STAT AND THAT OF THEIR PARTNERS, AND GET TTED AND TREATED FOR SYPHILIS, GONORRHEA AND OTHER FECTNS THAT RAISE THE RISK OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}_GET UNSELG TO RCE DG E AND RISKY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}_RCE THEIR NUMBER OF SEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONLE:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CDC ADVICE: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AIDS RMATN: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PILL STUDY: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOURNAL: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNAIDS: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PREVENTN EFFORTS: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#0A0A0A;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;HEIGHT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;TOP:306PX;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Some bloggers have wonred if the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby lg which says that private employers n block ntraceptive verage for workers on the grounds of relig belief, might lead some boss to block Tvada reimbursement on their an attempt to addrs the dramatic creas AIDS rat wh the gay populatn his state, Murphy wr that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo vows to make the dg even more wily available and will beg a public-rmatn mpaign for PrEP an effort to “eradite the AIDS epimic the state by 2020. Taxpayers are already payg for verage for the preventative dg for gay men through Mediid—but the dg will save the liv of young men who engage high-risk same sex behavr so most are grateful for that. ” We nnot help but be remd of the words when we read the statements om gay men and AIDS rearchers Murphy’s urageo say New York Magaze.

ALAN TURG & THE MEDIL ABE OF GAY MEN

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In 2010, the most recent year numbers were available, black Amerins ma up 44% of all new HIV fectns, and Latos the gay muny more broadly, PrEP has been stigmatized for supposedly promotg promiscuy. Thirty-five percent of gay and bisexual men at high risk of HIV fectn were g PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, the daily pill that prevents HIV fectn, 2017, acrdg to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventn. However, spe the nearly 500 percent jump PrEP e among men who have sex wh men, the CDC not “PrEP e remas too low, pecially among gay and bisexual men of lor.

More than 40 percent of whe gay and bisexual men at high risk of HIV ed PrEP 2017, while only 30 percent of their Lato unterparts and 26 percent of their Ain-Amerin unterparts did so. The updated data highlights the fact that mori accs PrEP at lower rat than wh, spe beg at higher risk of HIV data also found high awarens of PrEP, which is also known by s brand name, Tvada, among all gay and bi men: Eighty-six percent of Ain-Amerins know about , as do 87 percent of Latos and 95 percent of wh.