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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The New York State Court of Appeals is currently hearing a case where the prosecutor hold the opinion that Saliva from an HIV infected person should be treated as a deadly weapon. You can read the full text of the article here. 

The case stems from an incident where an ...

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The Health Resources and Services Administration announced this will they will have two types of grants available. Both grants announced by the Obama administration will focus on HIV positive transgender women of color. This is particularly important because the data collected from the report Injustice at Every Turn: A Report ...

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December 1st is World AIDS Day.  This is a celebratory day reflecting upon lives lost and battles won in the fight against the HIV virus.  The theme for this year which runs until 2015 is Getting to Zero:" Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths.  A ...

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I found this very poignant interview of a gay man who descended into the world of escorting and drug use.  As he mentions in the interview it all started as a way to make ends meet after the loss of a job.  He was trying to prevent himself from becoming ...

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Looking for something to do this evening after work or being out in this awesome fall weather. Tonight at 630pm ImageOut is presenting We Were Here a film about the early days of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. It weaves together ...

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AIDS Care Brings Awareness to the Region in Recognition of National HIV Testing Day

In recognition of National HIV Testing Day, AIDS Care will provide a day of fun, food, and free HIV testing on
Friday, June 24 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at our 259 Monroe Avenue ...

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May 18th is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day.

As the article I have linked to points out over 35,000 people have participated in a number of trials over the last 25 years working towards development of an effective vaccine for the cure or prevention of HIV Infection.. 

Studies done locally ...

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World AIDS Day. 

Each December 1st we celebrate the lives of friends and family impacted by HIV/AIDS. 

The prognosis today for someone diagnosed as HIV+ is much better than it was 30 years ago but we still have much ground to gain in the battle against this virus.

Each ...

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Sharing needles spreads HIV and Hepatitis C; and dirty needles can cause other infections. If you use needles for drugs, hormones or prescription medicines like insulin, make sure they’re new and/or clean. Find an LGBT-friendly syringe exchange program in your area or a pharmacy in NY’s Expanded ...

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