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  • Blog post: Hooray for Spring!

    Apr 12, 2010 / Posted by Allegra — 0 comments

    Hooray for Spring!

    Hooray! Spring is finally here! The sun is shining, the days are getting warmer and longer, magnolias are blooming... life in Rochester, NY is good.

    And for those of you who do any annual Spring cleaning... I actually came across an article that incorporates many of the health tips we ...

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  • Blog post: Get enough sleep.

    Mar 31, 2010 / Posted by Allegra — 0 comments

    Get enough sleep.

    When people get less than 6 hours of sleep each night, their risk for developing certain diseases begins to increase. There are known benefits to getting enough sleep: it supports heart health, it reduces stress, it may help prevent cancer, keeps you more alert and may help strengthen memory, to ...

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  • Blog post: Use sunscreen.

    Mar 29, 2010 / Posted by Allegra — 0 comments

    Use sunscreen.

    1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer, the most common cancer in the US and the most common cause is the sun. So, yes, even in March in New York, thinking about sun protection is important…because sunscreen isn’t just for the beach! Whether you’re planning a ...

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  • Article: Testicular Cancer

    Oct 06, 2009 / Posted in cancer, gay health, men, physical, prevention, sexual anatomy, testicles, testicular cancer, transgender, youth — 1 comment

    Testicular Cancer

    Testicular cancer is among the most common cancers in young men...and, for reasons that are not entirely understood, the disease is about four times more common in white men than in black men.  when thinking about testicular cancer there are a few important things consider:  the different kinds or ...

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  • Article: "Cut" to the Chase: Circumcision

    Oct 02, 2009 / Posted in CDC, circumcision, foreskin, gay health, HIV, men, pap smears, prevention, sex and drugs, sexual anatomy, STDs, transgender — 0 comments

    "Cut" to the Chase:  Circumcision

    Typically when we talk about male sexual anatomy and health, we talk about parts of the body that all men have.  Here, however, we’re going to stray slightly from that path---by discussing a body part that all men are born with, but that many no longer possess:  the foreskin ...

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  • Erik Libey Erik Libey Erik is the Director of LGBT Health Initiatives. He helps lead our team & loves talking to providers and our ...
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