Congress To Vote On Needle Exchange Ban, One Day After AIDS Activists' Protest
This really came out of nowhere. Yesterday, we had AIDS activists quite literally close down the US Capitol Rotunda to protest President Obama's reque...
This really came out of nowhere. Yesterday, we had AIDS activists quite literally close down the US Capitol Rotunda to protest President Obama's reque...
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics
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The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 07.01.2009 | Living
Terrell Jones can't be tired. It's midnight on a Saturday, but he must wipe the sleep out of his eyes because his night is just beginning. Jones is ...
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living
"Homophobia" may range from mild, private feelings of discontent to raging hatred affecting public policies and social institutions such as marriage. When homophobia is internalized, it can affect the behavior and decision-making of the homophobic person significantly.
Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 06.27.2009 | Living
On National HIV Testing Day, we are reminded that 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV in the United States, yet one in five of them do not know their status.
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 06.25.2009 | Style
Let's not forget that "yes we can" applies to realizing a sexually healthy tomorrow.
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 06.12.2009 | World
With one of the lowest rates of HIV infection (.1%), Cuba is proud to be open and realistic about the issues that surround sex, and the younger the kids are educated, the better.
AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 06.12.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — State health officials are looking into the latest HIV case reported in California's multibillion-dollar porn industry, fearing th...
Raw Story | Posted 05.27.2009 | World
A legislator in the African nation of Swaziland has called for all those infected with the HIV virus to be branded on the buttocks....
Josh Ruxin | Posted 05.26.2009 | World
Schistosomiasis may triple the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. However, the cost of treating this Neglected Tropical Disease is a mere 32 cents per treatment.
Jim Luce | Posted 05.15.2009 | World
The deaths of African children are all about food, water and cooking stoves. There is usually no public health system in place to address this tragic litany of otherwise very approachable issues.
David Holtgrave | Posted 05.11.2009 | Living
Last Thursday President Obama released a deeply disappointing 2010 budget proposal with only a small increase in domestic HIV prevention funding.
Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 05.08.2009 | Living
Swine flu may get worse, or it may go away. But AIDS is as virulent as ever, and we must make sure it kills as few people as possible.
Dr. Robert C. Gallo and Dr. Luc Montagnier | Posted 05.08.2009 | World
Globally, many are acting as though HIV and AIDS are no longer the threat they were 25 years ago when the HIV virus was first discovered. However, in fact they remain an unparalleled global health threat.
AP | BILL POOVEY | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Thousands of veterans were at first shocked to learn they should get blood tests for HIV and hepatitis because three hospit...
GlobalPost | Kathleen E. McLaughlin | Posted 04.20.2009 | World
Xin Deming's family has been decimated by AIDS and he is adamant the disease not ruin the life of his 10-year-old niece. Yet despite his best efforts,...
Deutsche Welle | Posted 04.14.2009 | World
A member of hit German girl group No Angels has been arrested for allegedly having unprotected sex although she knew she was HIV positive....
BBC | Posted 04.09.2009 | World
A Ugandan spy who set up a bogus charity and embezzled thousands of dollars of funding meant for Aids patients has been jailed for 10 years....
NYCity News Service | Posted 04.07.2009 | World
The collapse of Zimbabwe's health system has created a humanitarian crisis where people are already suffering from a crippling hyperinflation and severe food, fuel and currency shortages.
Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 04.01.2009 | Politics
As I fool everyone with my Armani suits, deep down inside I remain a scared boy, praying each day that somehow there will be a end to this crisis called AIDS.
Kate Clinton | Posted 03.30.2009 | Living
The same year I began my career, Pope John Paul and President Ronald Reagan began their careers. It was also the year that gay men began dying from AIDS.
Wayne Besen | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics
"You can't resolve HIV with the distribution of condoms," the Pope told reporters aboard the Alitalia plane headed to Yaounde, Cameroon. "On the contrary, it increases the problem."
Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 03.24.2009 | Living
There is much written about how our good intentions help others. But can your good intentions really reach someone who is not physically present?
Washington Post | Jose Antonio Vargas and Darryl Fears | Posted 03.14.2009 | Home
At least 3 percent of District residents have HIV or AIDS, a total that far surpasses the 1 percent threshold that constitutes a "generalized and seve...
Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.26.2009 | Politics
This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.
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The Daily Show's John Oliver is unhappy with mainstream journalism, and even drearier...
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AMERICA blog | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics