By Amanda L. Chan for HuffPost.
A baby who was “functionally cured” of HIV may have some adult company.
Fourteen adults have also been “functionally cured” after they were given combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) for their HIV infection. They have been able to stop taking the treatment while still keeping their infection under control, according to a new study in the journal PLOS Pathogens.
“Our results show …

By Carl Sandler for HuffPost. 
Fashion model and “genetic lottery winner” Cameron Russell’s TEDTalk presentation was a thought-provoking account of how the fashion world manipulates and manufactures unobtainable — and ultimately damaging — images of beauty to women.
It left me thinking, Man, you heteros have it easy.
You see, something similar has been happening to gay men, but with a twist. In …

By Todd Heywood for The American Independent. 
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) passed a resolution last week that calls for an end to federal and state HIV-specific criminal laws and prosecutions.
While the resolution is only advisory, it recommends that the departments of Justice and Health and Human Services issue guidance and offer incentives to state attorneys general and state health departments …

By Joe Morgan for GayStarNews.
Researchers are optimistic about a new technique that could lead to a breakthrough in curing HIV.
Danish scientists are readying the human trials for a potentially life-saving new HIV treatment, and if it is deemed a success, it is hopeful 2013 could be the year there is a cure for the virus.
The possibly revolutionary technique involves releasing …

By Julie Steenhuysen for Reuters. 
(Reuters) – An influential U.S. panel is calling for HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, regardless of whether they are considered to be at high risk, a change that may help lift some of the stigma associated with HIV testing.
The new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a government-backed panel …

By Monte Morin for LATimes.
Circumcision is known to reduce a man’s risk of HIV infection by at least half, but scientists don’t know why. A new study offers support for the theory that removing the foreskin deprives troublesome bacteria of a place to live, leaving the immune system in much better shape to keep the human immunodeficiency virus at bay.

Anyone who has …

By Tyler Curry for Advocate.
After the first few rounds of failed relationships, it can take some positive affirmations and a few Sex and the City reruns not to become disillusioned with the prospect of finding love. Unfortunately, Tylenol doesn’t cure heartache, and a breakup can seem to break you altogether. Still, we keep trying and hope the next one will …

By Scott Roberts for PinkNews.
A report in the Lancet shows use of crystal methamphetamine is on the rise in London’s gay scene, with gay men at greater risk of catching sexually transmitted infections as a result.
A wide selection of drugs are popular in the London scene, including ecstasy in both pill and powdered MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) form, cocaine, ketamine, γ-butyrolactone (GBL), and …