'LGBT Youth' co-author discusses new HIV treatment in Huffington Post
Sean Cahill, co-author with Jason Cianciotto of LGBT Youth in America's Schools, wrote Tuesday in the Huffington Post about a potential new treatment for HIV/AIDS currently under consideration by the Food and Drug Administration. Describing the treatment, known as PrEP, as "a potential game-changer," Cahill wrote, "We are hopeful that the full dossier of submitted PrEP research, based on multiple clinical trials with a number of different populations vulnerable to HIV, can lead to a responsible regulatory and marketing plan that allows for safe use in the populations that may benefit most from this innovative development." He noted that PrEP works as a preventative treatment, much as visitors to some African countries take malarial drugs to stave off illness. With FDA approval, Cahill said, "health programs and individuals will have improved choices to address one of the administration's domestic health priorities, and save lives."
For the full article, visit the Huffington Post. Cahill's latest book, LGBT Youth in America's Schools, is available now, as is his previous U-M Press title, Policy Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families (2006).
