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The Future is Now! Are We Ready?
Many AIDS and HIV-service organizations are struggling to survive amidst profound turbulence in our nation’s economy, new realities in HIV care, prevention and treatment and game-changing policy shifts.
More Teen Males Using Condoms
The percentage of teen males aged 15–19 years in the United States who used a condom the first time they had sex increased between 2002 and 2006–2010, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC Changes Recommendations for Gonorrhea Treatment Due to Drug Resistance
Few Treatment Options Remain for One of Nation’s Most Common STDs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) no longer recommends antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and levofloxacin) as a treatment for gonorrhea in the United States. This limits the options available to treat gonorrhea, one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the United States.
Read more: CDC Changes Recommendations for Gonorrhea Treatment Due to Drug Resistance
Pharmacists Inject New Vigor Into Flu Shot Market
Drugstore and supermarket pharmacies across the country have launched a marketing blitz to attract flu shot customers, touting the convenience of stopping at a local drugstore and often offering drop-in vaccinations anytime the pharmacy is open -- sometimes even 24 hours a day.
Read more: Pharmacists Inject New Vigor Into Flu Shot Market
In This Issue
As we commemorate LGBT history month, we salute photographer Duane Cramer, the eye behind the history-making "Testing Makes Us Stronger" outreach campaign intended to help lower HIV rates among Black men who have sex with men. Over the years Duane has lent his eye to various Institute initiatives, shooting the images of various Heroes in the Struggle award recipients, for instance.