The group that halted the porn industry plague

If it’s clean enough for National Public Radio and the New York Times, it must be clean enough for Health Beat. Of course, I'm talking about the ongoing story of the HIV outbreak that has shut down the porn industry.

Here’s the latest installment. But what about the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation, the group that identified the outbreak before it got worse? Want to know more about them? Want to see the quarantine list of actors who've been asked not to work because they may be infected? Click here.

From the group’s site: "An adult entertainment worker MUST BE TESTED EVERY 30 DAYS. Most producers will not hire you if you do not have a DNA test less than 30 days old. And believe me you do not want to work with anyone with an old test because they could be hiding HIV."

And here’s a New York Times guest editorial on why getting tough on the industry will only drive it underground. It's written by the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation's founder, Sharon Mitchell. She has a plan for getting the industry to start using condoms.