Tag: "Medicine"

Advisory panel recommends upholding ban on blood donations from gay men

Advisory panel recommends upholding ban on blood donations from gay men

Saturday, June 12, 2010
A government health committee Friday voted against rescinding the ban on gay men donating blood but also called for new research on alternative policies, citing flaws in the current rules. [tweetmeme] The Health and Human [...]

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California Assembly repeals decades-old law to seek ‘cure’ for homosexuality

California Assembly repeals decades-old law to seek ‘cure’ for homosexuality

Monday, April 26, 2010
Homosexuality is no longer a sexual deviation on par with child molestation that needs to be cured -- at least in the eyes of the California Assembly. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the lower [...]

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California considers repeal of 1950′s law aimed at ‘curing’ homosexuality

California considers repeal of 1950′s law aimed at ‘curing’ homosexuality

Tuesday, April 6, 2010
A California Assembly committee approved a bill on Tuesday that would remove a section of state code that identifies homosexuality as a sexual deviation, equates it to child molestation and asks for research into its [...]

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AMA says ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ gay marriage bans leave LGBT families vulnerable

AMA says ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ gay marriage bans leave LGBT families vulnerable

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The nation's largest doctors' group has agreed to join efforts to repeal the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, Associated Press reports: The American Medical Association says the 'don't ask, don't-tell' law creates an [...]

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Personalized therapeutic HIV vaccine shows promise

Personalized therapeutic HIV vaccine shows promise

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
An experimental treatment strategy involving a vaccine that is tailor-made from an HIV-positive person’s virus and immune system cells can reduce viral load and improve the function of the immune system, according to a [...]

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