This week the The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommended that baby boomers (adults born between 1945 and 1965) get tested for Heptatitis C.

For more information about where to access testing and treatment, read below.

What is Hep C?

According to the CDC Hepatitis C is a viral infection ...

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inSPOT, created by Internet Sexuality Information Services, allows individuals to send an annonymous e-card to sexual partners who they may have infected with a sexually transmitted infection (STD). The cards come in English, French and Spanish. Messages on the card tend to be tongue in cheek,

"You're too hot ...

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35 percent of adults over age forty-five are chronically lonely, compared to twenty percent twenty years ago.

According to the Diane Rehm show's segment today on National Public Radio (NPR) about the relationship between social media and loneliness in older adults, the rise in social media use may explain ...

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Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s advisory committee recommended the use of Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) against HIV infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) that are between ages 18 - 30 years old. Due to the Center for Disease Control's classification of transgender women ...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hear evidence about whether to allow the prescription of Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP). This means HIV negative individuals (i.e. people who do not have HIV) who engage in high risk sexual behaviors such as, unprotected anal sex, would regularly ...

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Yesterday, April 30, 2012, just in time for May Day, a day traditionally known for activism, the New York State Assembly passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) which would provide protections around gender identity and gender expression in a range of areas including housing and employment. Rochester and other ...

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"While there are many ways to do it....there's only one way to do it safely. Wear a condom."

That's the message of www.safersex4seniors.com, the website that features this sexy and fun PSA about the importance of condoms and provides a variety of informaton for older ...

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A coalition of religious and advocacy-centered organizations in Michigan have organized an exciting toolkit of resources even folks outside of the state can appreciate.

While the document centers around legislative efforts in Michigan, such as adding protections for LGBT individuals to the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act, it also includes resources ...

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Pack your brown bag full of your medications and bring it to your next doctor's visit!

By bringing all of your medications your doctor can review them all at once and ensure you will not have any drug interactions.

This is also a good opportunity to discuss your pill ...

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We wanted to send this message that God loves you just as you are.

That is the message that Kendall Wilcox, producer of the “It Gets Better” video by LGBT students at Brigham Young University (BYU), former BYU faculty member and current adviser to BYU’s unofficial LGBT student support ...

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