Health
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PrEP Demo Project: Truvada effective in preventing HIV
Arguments supporting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) have been further bolstered this week, as another study confirms the efficacy of a daily dosage of medication in preventing...
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Germ Warfare: Simple tips for battling through flu season
Dealing with flu season is easy if you follow our handy guide
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San Diego biomedical company to offer AIDS drug for $1
So ends the seeming monopoly that Turing Pharmaceuticals has over the market for drugs to treat toxoplasmosis. According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, Imprimis Pharmaceuticals,...
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Watch: GLAAD’s new HIV PSA features Elizabeth Taylor’s incredible 1992 speech
Elizabeth Taylor was many things in her life — including a phenomenal, award-winning actress — but for the gay community she’ll always be remembered as a...
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HIV vaccine enters human trials
Pioneering HIV researcher Robert Gallo brings his vaccine to human trials
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Protected by PrEP
As Kaiser study shows daily Truvada use to be effective in preventing HIV, patients say they don't regret their decision to start PrEP
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Turing CEO promises to reverse Daraprim price increase
The pharmaceutical executive who attracted national attention after increasing the price of a drug that is used to treat a parasitic infection that can affect...
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Former hedge funder hikes price on drug for HIV-related toxoplasmosis
Depending on your personal views or political leanings, Martin Shkreli is either a defender of capitalism who will use his money to benefit greater research...
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Summer Sun: Tips to avoid heat exhaustion
Heat exhaustion can kill, but we've got some handy tips to keep the worst of summer at bay
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Report: DC’s HIV status still a “generalized epidemic”
New cases of HIV and deaths related to the disease are falling dramatically in the District, but with 2.5% prevalence, the area remains what the...
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Safe Swim
Heading to the beach this weekend? Don't forget to bring along the common sense
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Sugar Rush
There are those who can double-down on food deprivation long enough to keep the pounds off, but most of us will last only a short...
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Health trial shows benefit to early start for HIV treatments
HIV-infected individuals have a lower risk of developing AIDS if they start taking antiretrovirals soon after diagnosis
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Power Base: This isn’t your grandmother’s Tai Chi
Chen style Tai Chi can deliver profound levels of fitness, dexterity and fortitude with little impact
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Transgender men face discrimination in healthcare
Almost 42 percent of female-to-male transgender adults have faced verbal and physical abuse in either a doctor's office or hospital
