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Health/Fitness Last Updated: Apr 6, 2008


Health/Fitness : HIV-AIDS
CDC Makes It Official—HIV Infections Up 48% Nationwide
A CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report that was quietly released earlier this week, shows a 'catastrophic' 48% increase in US HIV infections between the years 2005 and 2006. With the lifetime costs of one HIV-infected individual’s treatment and care estimated to be $600,000, these new CDC surveillance numbers suggest a $36 billion aggregate cost for caring for these nearly 53,000 individuals.
Apr 6, 2008


Health/Fitness : Exercise/Fitness
Getting In Shape With Gay Fitness Personality Ronnie Kerr
For the past decade, Ronnie Kerr has been delighting audiences on the big screen as an actor and performer. By day, he has helped Hollywood stars from Eliza Dushku to Rebecca Gayheart whip themselves into shape. A chance meeting with out NBA star John Amaechi changed his life forever, and now, the publicly out trainer with the newly quiet Colorado life looks back on the train ride that brought him here!
Feb 7, 2008


News : National
Chi Chi LaRue Takes a Stand Against Barebacking in Gay Porn
Over the past few years, a frightening new trend has been developing in the gay adult industry, and now, after some controversial publicity, porn director extraordinaire Chi Chi LaRue and the company heads at Channel One Releasing have enlisted sex stars including Johnny Hazzard to take a stand against barebacking in porn.
Feb 5, 2008


Health/Fitness : Health Issues
Health Officials Issue Apology to Gay Community for MRSA Scare
Over the last few weeks, the subject of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) has hit the media making a big impact in the gay community. While the risk of the 'superbug' does have a higher rate of infection among men who have sex with men, the University of California San Francisco has issued a public apology to the gay community for singling them out as major contributor of this potentially deadly disease.
Feb 4, 2008


Health/Fitness : Health Issues
Examining Addiction on A&E's 'Intervention'
A&E's compelling Intervention has amassed a following for it's brave, bold look at the world of addiction, and despite criticism that the show is 'faux reality philanthropy', it continues to produce results. Take a recent episode with disgraced Olympic hopeful Tressa Thompson. Condemned to hell by her family for loving women, interventionalists argue her drug use is directly related to a lack of acceptance.
Feb 1, 2008


Health/Fitness : Health Issues
Calls for Tougher Warnings on Botox After 16 Deaths
If you are one of the millions of people who has used Botox to help eliminate signs of aging, new reports my cause you to raise an eyebrow. The U.S. Consumer group Public Citizen is calling for harsher warnings to be added to labels after 16 deaths related to the spread of botulinum toxin have been reported.
Jan 28, 2008


Health/Fitness
Deadly Staph Infection MRSA Strikes Gay Community
A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found gay men are at increased risk to become infected with a new highly antibiotic-resistant strain of MRSA, also known as the Staph 'superbug'. The potentially deadly MRSA strain has already appeared in the gay communities of San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles.
Jan 17, 2008


Health/Fitness : HIV-AIDS
Examining the Ban on Gay Blood
Since 1983, The Food and Drug Administration has placed an absolute ban on blood donations from men who have sex with other men. And despite recent legislation allowing HIV positive individuals to donate sperm to consenting mothers, the FDA isn't budging. With the American Red Cross urging for a lift of what it calls a 'blanket policy', are the days of the gay ban on donating blood finally numbered?
Jan 14, 2008


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