Boston-based Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders is suing the town of Gilsum, NH to stop the town from shutting down a group home for people with HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C. GLAD is doing this for AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region (ASMR) to stop the town from taking Cleve Jones Wellness House for not paying [...]
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GLAD Takes Gilsum to Court for AMSR
July 20th, 2011 
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Tags: ASMR Sues Gilsum, Gilsum Lawsuit Gay, GLAD in NH, NH Gay Lawsuit 
Comments OffSTD & HIV Testing Cut in Manchester
July 1st, 2011 Master MANCHESTER, N.H. — City health clinics in Manchester are no longer testing for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV starting Friday due to funding cuts by the state. The Manchester Health Department said the testing is ending because the state cut funding in its budget for the services. The services had included confidential diagnosis, testing and [...]
One step closer to HIV cure?
June 29th, 2011 Master Sooty mangabeys, a type of monkey found on the western coast of Central Africa is immune to SIV (Simian Immunodeficiency Virus). After much research scientists now have a better understanding of how this little monkey is able to ward off SIV, while other apes contract the infection. First, it’s important to understand that SIV is to [...]
Thirty Years of HIV
June 27th, 2011 Master There are more than one million people with HIV in the U.S. and more than 1,200 people with the virus in New Hampshire as of Jan. 1, 2011. There are approximately 40 to 50 new cases per year, and an estimated 21 percent of people with HIV do not know they have it, said State [...]
FREE HIV TESTING MONDAY
June 26th, 2011 Master The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services is offering free HIV testing at 11 health clinics throughout the state. Monday is National HIV Testing Day and the New Hampshire clinics will offer free mouth swabs tests, with results available in 20 minutes. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. Health officials say 21 [...]
