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Jack Lawrence Joining Charity Bike Ride

Lawrence will bicycle from San Francisco to Los Angeles along with more than 3,000 other cyclists to raise funds and awareness for programs to help end HIV and AIDS.

MSNBC Looks at Female Porn Executives

“There is still this perception that [the porn industry] is all run by men, and not very nice men,” Wicked Pictures' Joy King told MSNBC. “It is not widely known how many women executives there are in this industry.”

AIM Healthcare Database Down Until Next Week

As of today,Adult Industry Medical Healthcare (AIM)has pulled its database of STD testing results offline, in order to upgrade the service. The database is expected to be inaccessible until Wednesday.

XBIZ Hollywood: Seminar Addresses Healthcare, Worker’s Comp

In a panel discussion that was nothing less than groundbreaking, industry members addressed healthcare, worker’s compensation and on-set liability issues, as well as what director and XBIZ columnist Ira Levine called “legal entanglements we might be involved in, in the future.”

Antibiotic Resistant Strain of MRSA Emerging in Gay Population

An antibiotic-resistant strain of staph infection called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is being transmitted in populations of gay men through sexual contact, a research study said on Monday.

ABCNews.com Features Adult Industry Condom Use Policies

On ABCNews.com filed an in-depth report on condom use policies in the adult video industry with interviews from major industry players, as well as Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Director of STD programs Dr. Peter Kerndt

AIM’s Sharon Mitchell Speaks on NPR

AIM director Dr. Sharon Mitchell was a featured guest on National Public Radio’s "Weekend Edition," hosted by Scott Simon.

AIM Helping Toy, Clothing Drive for Phoenix House

Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation is providing dropoff points for Phoenix House California in its toy and clothing drive for underprivileged teens this Christmas.

Hammer Hosts Lively Debate About Adult Business

‘Dirty Business — Should the Adult Industry be Saved?’ was the featured topic at a panel discussion held last night by the Zócalo lecture series at the Hammer Museum.

Report Calls for More Stringent Health Regs for Adult Industry

Director of the STD Program for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Dr. Peter Kerndt published a report last week outlining his response to research gathered from the adult industry on the subject of sexually transmitted diseases.

AIM Granada Hills Office 'Picking Up'

Business at the newly-opened Granada Hills satellite office of AIM Healthcare Foundation is "slow but it's picking up," according to Paul, an HIV counselor there.

Schwarzenegger Considering Routine HIV Testing

Authored by Assemblywoman Patty Berg, D-Eureka, AB 682 would mandate that patients between the ages of 13 and 64 would be tested for HIV, unless a legal guardian or caretaker did not give verbal consent.

AIM Healthcare Post ‘Porn 101’ Video on Site

Adult Industry Medicare Healthcare Foundation (AIM) has posted “Porn 101” on their website. The two-hour video gives potential adult performers information on what they should expect once they enter the industry.

Gay Erotic Expo Showcases Video and Retail

The Gay Erotic Expo, held at the L.A. Convention Center’s Petree Hall on Aug. 11-12, gave fans a chance to check out a range of products including adult videos, novelties and clothing, as well as an opportunity to mix it up with some of their favorite adult stars.

U.S. Trial Set for New Anti-HIV, Anti-Herpes Gel

VivaGel, an experimental microbicide gel that may block HIV and the herpes virus, is being clinically tested on 40 sexually active women in Florida and Puerto Rico.