The Ursinus Weekly, April 16, 1962

Jane Mikuliak is prom queen; New Cub & Key men tapped • Sokoloffs sparkle in Forum program • Dr. Tornetta to address pre-medicals on Tuesday • Christianity versus communism heads weekend Y retreat • Building program rolls as ground broken for new heating and power plant Monday • Y slates 2-part seminar on modern art beginning this Wednesday evening • MSGA elections • PSEA sponsors high school day here • Navy information team to explain training program • Ursinus to give college S.S. qualification tests • IRC represents Yemen in recent Model UN session • Young Republicans slate events for coming month • Editorial: What\u27s wrong?; Two kinds of people; Friday the 13th • Jayne Mansfield exhilarates UC\u27s Martin, Kinzley • Chekhov\u27s Bear is ambitious calling • Letters to the editor • Intramural corner • Siebmen shine in victory over PMC, suffer defeat at hands of Delaware • Cindermen lose to Haverford power, return to stop Albrighters Saturday • Greek gleanings • Conservative coed visits Dixielandhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1317/thumbnail.jp

The Lantern Vol. 30, No. 1, February 1963

• Mechanical Duplicity • The Practical Profits of Purism • \u27Tis Better • Misha • Manuel • An American Fairy Tale • The Christ of Christopher Street • Nocturne • Various Reflections • He Came and Gently Lifted Me • Poem, In a Minor Key • World Fell to Ruin • The Map • On Being Jilted • Manna • Traitor • The Leaves Cling • Oh Freedom! • The Insurance Man • Translation - The Vampire • Four Poems • Sanguis • Phoney is the Color of My Love\u27s Life • To a Barmaidhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/lantern/1083/thumbnail.jp

Bone Mineral Density in HIV-Negative Men Participating in a Tenofovir Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Randomized Clinical Trial in San Francisco

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) trials are evaluating regimens containing tenofovir-disoproxil fumarate (TDF) for HIV prevention. We determined the baseline prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) and the effect of TDF on BMD in men who have sex with men (MSM) in a PrEP trial in San Francisco.We evaluated 1) the prevalence of low BMD using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) in a baseline cohort of 210 HIV-uninfected MSM who screened for a randomized clinical trial of daily TDF vs. placebo, and 2) the effects of TDF on BMD in a longitudinal cohort of 184 enrolled men. Half began study drug after a 9-month delay to evaluate changes in risk behavior associated with pill-use. At baseline, 20 participants (10%) had low BMD (Z score≤-2.0 at the L2-L4 spine, total hip, or femoral neck). Low BMD was associated with amphetamine (OR = 5.86, 95% CI 1.70-20.20) and inhalant (OR = 4.57, 95% CI 1.32-15.81) use; men taking multivitamins, calcium, or vitamin D were less likely to have low BMD at baseline (OR = 0.26, 95% CI 0.10-0.71). In the longitudinal analysis, there was a 1.1% net decrease in mean BMD in the TDF vs. the pre-treatment/placebo group at the femoral neck (95% CI 0.4-1.9%), 0.8% net decline at the total hip (95% CI 0.3-1.3%), and 0.7% at the L2-L4 spine (95% CI -0.1-1.5%). At 24 months, 13% vs. 6% of participants experienced >5% BMD loss at the femoral neck in the TDF vs. placebo groups (p = 0.13).Ten percent of HIV-negative MSM had low BMD at baseline. TDF use resulted in a small but statistically significant decline in BMD at the total hip and femoral neck. Larger studies with longer follow-up are needed to determine the trajectory of BMD changes and any association with clinical fractures.ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00131677

Binge drinking and risky sexual behavior among HIV-negative and unknown HIV status men who have sex with men, 20 US cities

BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) represent over half of new HIV infections in the United States. It is important to understand the factors associated with engaging in risky sexual behavior to develop effective prevention interventions. Binge drinking (≥5 drinks on ≥1 occasion) is the most common form of excessive alcohol consumption. This study examines the relationship between binge drinking and sexual risk behaviors among MSM who are current drinkers and who were either HIV-negative or unaware of their HIV status. METHODS: Using the 2011 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance system and multivariable Poisson models with robust error estimates, we assessed the association between binge drinking and sexual risk behaviors among current drinkers. Prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are presented. RESULTS: Overall, 85% of MSM were current drinkers, and 59% of MSM who drank reported ≥1 episode of binge drinking in the preceding 30 days. In multivariable models, binge drinking was associated with condomless anal intercourse (CAI) at last sex with an HIV-positive or unknown status partner (receptive: PR 1.3, 95% CI 1.1-1.6; insertive: PR 1.2, 95% CI 1.0-1.4), having exchanged sex for money or drugs at last sex (PR: 1.4, 95% CI 1.1-1.7), having concurrent partners in the past year (PR: 1.1, 95% CI 1.1-1.2), and having more CAI partners in the past year (PR: 1.2, 95% CI 1.0-1.4) compared to non-binge drinkers. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence-based strategies for reducing binge drinking could help reduce risky sexual behavior among MSM