Category Archives: Los Angeles

  1. AIDS Health Foundation (AHF) Questions Truvada’s Use as PrEP

    via Business Wire News Releases, by AIDS Healthcare Foundation AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) unveiled a new print ad today that lays out data on the use of Gilead’s blockbuster HIV treatment drug Truvada as a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or HIV prevention pill raising questions about the wisdom of pursuing approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration Read More >>

    Chicago, FDA, Gilead, lgbt community, Los Angeles, New York, PrEP, Truvada
  2. Heterosexual anal sex reported by women receiving HIV prevention services in Los Angeles County

    Womens Health Issues. 2010 Nov-Dec;20(6):414-9. Heterosexual anal sex reported by women receiving HIV prevention services in Los Angeles County. Reynolds GL, Fisher DG, Napper LE, Fremming BW, Jansen MA. California State University, Long Beach, Center for Behavioral Research and Services, Long Beach, California 90813, USA. greynol2@csulb.edu Abstract BACKGROUND: This study examined reported heterosexual receptive anal intercourse (HRAI) Read More >>

    anal sex, heterosexuality, injection drug use, Los Angeles, sexual behavior, women, Women's Health
  3. L.A. County sheriff considers expanding condom distribution in jail

    via Los Angeles Times, by Ari B. Bloomekatz Inmates call Ron Osorio “West Hollywood” because the words are printed on the cream-colored cloth bag he carries inside Men’s Central Jail each Friday. The bag is filled with 300 Lifestyle condoms. Osorio, who works for the nonprofit Center for Health Justice, has been visiting the jail almost weekly Read More >>

    condoms, gay men, HIV transmission, HIV/AIDS policy, Los Angeles, MSM, prison