FDA approves Selzentry (maraviroc) 150 mg and 300 mg tablets, a CCR5 co-receptor antagonist used in combination with other antiretroviral products for the treatment of adults infected with CCR5-tropic HIV-1. Download the PDF file to read more.

This 90-minute Web cast will outline the sexual risk behaviors and current HIV and STD screening trends among adolescents. Visit the NACCHO website for more information.

Visit the Campaign for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CCSE) for resouces as well as information about sexuality education in Champaign County.

The Illinois Campaign for Responsible Sex Education (ICRSE) has very good information about sex ed. The site has award wining education videos, resources and a newsletter. Visit the site soon. Be sure to check out the Curriculum Content Review, An in-depth look at sex education curricula in use in Illinois classrooms.

The CDC has made some major changes to the Division of HIV/AIDS internet pages. These include better organization of topics, better search engine - you can now search just the HIV/AIDS website and more frequent updates. You can get to these pages from our Infectious Disease Links page, in the HIV/AIDS section.

Public Health's Men's Clinic will be open Mondays from 4-5:30 p.m. starting September 18th. If you are over 40, come in to Public Health and get tested. At the clinic, men can come in to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV, and men over 40 can get a prostate cancer blood test.

For more Men's health information read the following, our Men's Clinic flyer and Prostate Fast Facts. Both are in pdf format.

Hepatitis C not a single disease issue: - Relationship of HVC to diabetes, lymphoma, liver cancer and mental disorders. From hepcchallenge.org.

Hepatitis C and liver cancer: - A growing threat in the Hepatitis C population. From hepcchallenge.org.