Health Rewind: What’s Fueling HIV Among Young Gay Black Men?
HIV on the rise, a weight loss hero and more health news.
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Gay Black Men and HIV: Looking Beyond Behavior - In time for World AIDS Day, The Atlantic’s Kenyon Farrow examined what’s behind the growing AIDS epidemic among young African-American gay and bisexual men. Farrow reminds us that while Black gay men report higher condom use, they are more likely to live in areas with high HIV prevalence, which means “one slip-up creates a higher probability of infection.” — Kellee Terrell(Photo: AIDS-USA/ REUTERS/Mike Segar)
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Ah-Choo! - While last year’s flu season was pretty mild, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict that this year could be a different story. They believe that influenza cases have rapidly increased in five states and that this particular strain is making folks sicker than normal. Our advice: Get a flu shot.(Photo: GettyImages)
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The Price of the Game - A new study suggests routine hits to the head are linked to degenerative brain disease, particularly in contact-heavy positions such as lineman and running backs in football. Eighty percent of the people in the study — the majority of which played sports — showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, an incurable disease resulting in memory loss, depression and dementia. — Britt Middleton(Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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Bridging the Achievement Gap Among Black Boys - By fourth grade, about 60 percent of Black and Latino children score below proficient on reading tests, and by eighth grade, about one in four are chronically absent. California state assemblymen and women have addressed this problem by launching an investigation whose results will be coming out in a few weeks.(Photo: Micah Walter/Getty Images)
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Is Polluted Tap Water to Blame for Allergies? - Why have allergies to nuts, wheat and shellfish soared in the past two decades? A recent report points to purifying chemicals found in tap water as the culprit. Researchers found that those with “higher levels of dichlorophenols were 80 percent more likely to have food allergies than those with lower levels” reported Time.com.(Photo: GettyImages)
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