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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How should male cheerleaders appear?. Recent guidelines have place some unreasonable conditions on appearance and performance.  Compete Network has a tidy little article about this.

Some sports are really about brute physical power mixed with constant threat of bodily injury which require rigid rules and whole lot of extra padding ...

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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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This blog is part of our partnership with Pleasant Street Apothecary, the pharmacy of our parent organization, AIDS Care. It was written by Kobi Nathan, PharmD Candidate c/o 2012 who recently worked in the pharmacy as part of his PharmD candidacy process.

1. All MtF transgender patients can take ...

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In my quest towards a healthier diet and improved nutrition I have been looking for ways to really compare foods.  A coworker suggested Fooducate.  Fooducate allows you to take an image of the barcode of your food and also enables you to search for alternatives.  A great little app that ...

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Chris Woodring, R. Ph, PharmD, of our partner pharmacy Pleasant Street Apothecary will introduce an exciting new initiative that will increase your access to information about pharmacy related health issues.

Welcome Readers,

In the upcoming weeks and months, Pleasant Street Apothecary (in association with AIDS Care) will be posting blogs ...

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Cathie and Sue Timian were recently interviewed by Christina Miller of the www.everybodysgood.com team about an exciting, new event for queer women in the Rochester area, dYke picnic. See the interview below to learn more.

Q1: What was your inspiration for the event?
 
A: Women! *laughs*  Rochester has ...

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LGBT Families of Color: Facts at a Glance details the disproportionate economic and healthcare struggles facing LGBT families of color which stem from the combination of stigma and outright discrimination. The report not only explores these inequities, it also provides policy recommendations to address them.
The brief, which is based ...

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It's that time of year again! - LGBT Health Month 2012 has arrived. Get ready for fun, food and plenty of health resources and information.

First launched in 2010 in partnership with other LGBT communities around NY State, NY LGBT Health Month is designed as a month for LGBT people ...

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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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