June 7, 2011
Being a teenager can be tough. From the changing body to the increased cruelty, it can be a rough sea to sail. Add being gay or bisexual to that equation and consequences could be worse according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control. Gay, lesbian and bisexual high school students are more ...
Tags: alcohol use,
attempted suicide,
CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health,
Centers for Disease Control,
drug use,
gay,
health,
lesbian,
LGBT,
sexual behaviors,
sexual orientation,
sexuality,
teenagers,
tobacco use
June 2, 2011
The problem with HIV and AIDS is that we always think of it as a problem for The Other — people with different lifestyles, sexual orientations and even nationalities. But the virus doesn’t discriminate and neither should the health system. Women who could benefit from treatment are being left out in the cold in Canada. ...
Tags: access to health care,
AIDS,
antiretroviral drugs,
Canada,
detection of AIDS,
drug use,
drug users and HIV,
HIV,
homosexuality,
North America,
Ontario Women's Health Evidence-Based Report,
poverty,
power,
prevention,
Sub-Saharan Africa,
UNAIDS,
virus