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FSC Reaches Out to Performers With Testing Services Survey

Adult Production Safety & Health Services (APHSS.org), which is operated by Free Speech Coalition (FSC), is reaching out to performers with a survey on the performer testing program.

APHSS Adds Cutting Edge Testing to Program

The Free Speech Coalition has added Cutting Edge Testing to its APHSS program.

New Adult Testing Facility Opens

A new adult testing facility has opened called Cutting Edge Testing.

FSC Elaborates Testing Process for 'Patient Alpha'

The FSC, with cooperation from the performer, reconstructed the process of testing Patient Alpha, which resulted in what is now believed to be at least one false positive result and touched off a week-long industry moratorium on content production.

FSC Announces Testing Facilities for APHSS

Free Speech Coalition, the adult industry trade association, on Wednesday announced four testing facilities that will participate in the Adult Production Health & Safety Services program.

Next Door Entertainment Launches HIV Testing Campaign

Next Door Entertainment has launched a cooperative awareness campaign with the Until There’s A Cure Foundation to promote National HIV Testing Day on June 27.

FSC Calls Industry Only Meetings to Discuss Workplace Safety, Testing

Free Speech Coalition is calling for industry members to meet this Friday to discuss current developments with workplace safety protocols and performer STD testing. These meetings will review the current status of workplace safety and performer testing, as well as what is on the horizon for adult film productions.

Yahoo to Begin Testing Bing-Powered Results This Month

Yahoo has confirmed it will be testing Bing powered results in its live search results.

Pornoob Ends Private Beta Testing

Adult social network Pornoob.com has opened its doors.

Advocate Mag Examines HIV Testing in Gay Adult

The LGBT newsmagazine The Advocate has published an article examining workplace safety in gay adult entertainment through the prism of HIV/STD testing.

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Ruminations on Testing, Performer Safety

With the news breaking in early June that a performer had tested HIV positive, the industry’s omnipresent gossip mill began to churn. Since AIM Healthcare changed its policy and didn’t release the women’s name to the industry at large — or the names of the performers under quarantine that she worked with — speculation spread fast.

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Larry Flynt Publications Issues Statement on HIV Testing

On the heels of the Free Speech Coalition issuing the first public comment on a still-unidentified performer testing HIV-positive last week, Larry Flynt Publications has followed suit.

2257Safe.com Set for Beta Testing, Launch at Phoenix Forum

Adult industry promoter Kevin Blatt, attorney Michael Fattorosi of Fattorosi & Associates and Daniel Underhill of Keyframe Multimedia Inc. have partnered to launch third-party record-keeping service 2257Safe.com at the Phoenix Forum in April.

Raging Stallion’s Steve Cruz Does PSA to Encourage STD Testing

Raging Stallion Man of the Year and exclusive model Steve Cruz has been tapped by the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to be a spokesperson in its 2008 campaign to promote STD testing and safer sex practices.

Australian ISP Filtering Nears Testing

A controversial plan by the Australian government to initiate ISP-level content filtering is one step closer to reality with the end of public comments and the imminent roll-out of widespread testing.

University of Virginia Testing Women's Libido Drug

LibiGel, a testosterone-laden ointment intended to hypoactive sexual desire disorder, is being tested at the University of Virginia. Hypoactive sexual desire disorder is believed to affect one-third of American women.