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  • HIV and the Power of Escape

    For the men of the AIDS Generation when death was an inevitability, sex and substances provided an escape, not only from the realities of AIDS, but also from the stigma and discrimination experienced by so many of us growing up as gay men.

    10 March 2013 | Huffington Post

  • Gays can't have sex

    'Gays can’t have sex. We can have only “safer sex” or “protected sex” (where condoms or any other form of barriers are used). The sad part of “protected sex” is that it implies that sex between men is not safe,...' - psychotherapiast Marco Posadas ponders whether 'safer sex' is having a damaging effect on gay men's self-image.

    22 February 2013 | Xtra!

  • A Letter to HIV on the 16th Anniversary of My Diagnosis

    I know that thanks to you I had to take a very good look at myself, and the world. I had to look straight in the eyes of death and illness. Thanks to you I stopped taking my life for granted. I had to ask difficult questions to myself. Recognise my fragilities, and my responsibilities. What was most painful: I had to question the possibility of love and intimacy.

    04 February 2013 | Speaking Up! blog

  • HIV-positive MSM have neurologic disease earlier than HIV-negatives

    HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) had neurologic disease at a younger age than HIV-negative MSM at risk for HIV infection in the US Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). Compared with the HIV-negative group, HIV-positive men had significantly higher rates of four types of neurologic disease, including dementia.

    20 November 2012 | International AIDS Society

  • New guidance to support organisations to deliver peer support for people with long term conditions

    Organisations delivering or planning to deliver peer support for people with long term conditions will be able to find out more about its benefits and good practice thanks to a new guidance by the Mental Health Foundation Peer Support in Long Term Conditions: the Basics.

    01 October 2012 | Mental Health Foundation

  • Pre-emptive Escitalopram Can Prevent Depression during Hepatitis C Treatment

    Taking the antidepressant escitalopram (Lexapro) prior to starting hepatitis C treatment with pegylated interferon reduced the likelihood of depression as well as its severity if it did occur, according to a study described in the July 17, 2012, Annals of Internal Medicine.

    24 August 2012 | HIVandHepatitis.com

  • Spirituality correlates to better mental health regardless of religion, say MU researchers

    Despite differences in rituals and beliefs among the world's major religions, spirituality often enhances health regardless of a person's faith, according to University of Missouri researchers. The MU researchers believe that health care providers could take advantage of this correlation between health - particularly mental health - and spirituality by tailoring treatments and rehabilitation programs to accommodate an individual's spiritual inclinations.

    21 August 2012 | Eurekalert Medicine & Health

  • NAT launches new report on HIV social care spending and services

    NAT today launches ‘HIV social care in England – a survey of local council funding’, looking into how HIV social care spending and services have changed over time.  This report compares results with a similar survey from NAT in 2008.  

    09 August 2012 | NAT press release

  • Greg Louganis On Living With HIV: 'I Didn't Think That I'd See 30'

    "Back in 1988 when I was diagnosed with HIV, we thought of HIV as a death sentence." US Olympic diver Greg Louganis reveals how he won a medal shortly after being diagnosed with HIV, and the discrimination he faced.

    03 August 2012 | Huffington Post

  • Long-term health gains: Investing in emotional and psychological wellbeing for patients with long-term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms

    A close relationship exists between long-term physical conditions and mental health and wellbeing. Long-term physical conditions often affect a patient’s mental health, and psychological wellbeing can also have an impact on the effectiveness of treatment for, and a patient’s ability to manage, long-term conditions. Despite this, many individuals do not receive care that addresses both their physical and psychological needs.

    25 April 2012 | NHS Confederation
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