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Ask the Expert: ‘Do I really need to wear sunscreen every day?’

logointern2 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:00:42 +0000

Q: I start breaking out once we hit warm weather and sunscreen only seems to make it worse. Do I really need to wear sunscreen every day on my face? I’m not worried about wrinkles – my(...)

Smoking rates higher in LGBT community

logointern1 — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:00:31 +0000

Members of the LGBT community smoke tobacco more than twice as much as does the general public, found the American Lung Association in a recent report entitled “Smoking Out a Deadly Threat:(...)

Withers: Navratilova diagnosed with breast cancer

James Withers — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:47:17 +0000

Sorry for taking so long to get this. Tennis great Martina Navratilova announced this week she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“I cried. It knocked me on my ass, really. I feel so in control(...)

Duffy: Unnecessary losses

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:49:36 +0000

Less than a month from now my tour will end and I will be leaving Iraq to head state-side, possibly for good. It will be summer and I will be able to take some of my saved funds and possibly(...)

Obama to repeal Bush ‘provider conscience’ regulations

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:22:57 +0000

(Washington) The Obama administration is expected this week to begin the process of repealing so-called “provider conscience” regulations that could have been used to discriminate against gays,(...)

Canadian lesbian couple says doctor refused to treat them

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:02:30 +0000

Andrea Markowski said she and her partner Ginette were stunned when the Winnipeg doctor told them during a "meet-and-greet'' appointment she was uncomfortable accepting them as patients and had never treated "people like you'' before.

Binge drinking linked to increased HIV risk

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:45:14 +0000

(New York City) New Yorkers who binge drink tend to have many more sex partners, putting themselves at an increased risk for sexually transmitted diseases compared with those who drink less or(...)

NYC LGBT Healthcare Found Lacking

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:52:33 +0000

(New York City) A study by New York’s Public Advocate into the ways the LGBT community receives healthcare has found major barriers and recommends urgent action. The report, Improving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Access to Healthcare at New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Facilities, was released by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum. It specifically [...]

Mich. medical pot law goes into effect, amid questions

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:23:03 +0000

(Detroit) Medical marijuana became legal in Michigan on Thursday, but smoking a joint could still get patients arrested because the regulations needed to protect them won’t be ready for(...)

Still no answers in alleged HS HIV case

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:19:44 +0000

(St. Louis, Missouri) Six weeks after someone with HIV said dozens of students at a St. Louis high school might have been exposed to the virus, it remains unclear whether an outbreak has(...)