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Universal Healthcare and the 2008 Election

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics


Thomas DeLorenzo

We need to get back to basics and take care of the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS right here in this country first.

Annie Lennox Raises Her Voice

Marianne Schnall | Posted 08.12.2008 | Entertainment


Marianne Schnall

In this exclusive interview from the International AIDS Conference, Annie Lennox talks about the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the status of women, her SING campaign, and staying sane in a world gone mad.

Looking Past the Numbers

Rashad Robinson | Posted 08.12.2008 | Media


Rashad Robinson

Things have changed quite a bit when it comes to media coverage of HIV and AIDS since 1985, but there's still a lack of representation in media coverage of the impact of HIV and AIDS on real people.

CDC: 250,000 Americans Don't Know They're HIV-Positive

McClatchy | Federica Narancio | Posted 08.07.2008 | Living


Some 250,000 Americans are HIV positive but unaware of it, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Thursday, and most...

Number Of New HIV Infections In US Much Higher Than Government Reported, Study Finds

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics


ATLANTA — The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health offic...

AIDS in Asia: An Emerging Frontier in the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 07.31.2008 | Living


Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

With roughly sixty percent of the world's estimated 6.7 billion people living in Asia, even a small percentage of infected people can make Asia the next flashpoint for the global AIDS epidemic.

Kermit Washington's Remarkable Redemption

Dave Zirin | Posted 07.30.2008 | Living


Dave Zirin

While Kermit Washington's punch may define an era, it is a cruel irony that it has so defined this hard worker, quality teammate, and dedicated humanitarian as well.

National HIV Testing Day: An Epidemic in Our Nation's Capital

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

Our country is succumbing to "AIDS fatigue" as infection rates have stayed high. But complacency does not save lives; more commitment, funding and science-based policies will.

Gender Apartheid

Amy Coen | Posted 06.25.2008 | Living


Amy Coen

Boge explained her biggest challenge decades earlier was to convince the first mother that her 'uncut' daughter would have a good life; she would be an acceptable wife, bear children and be healthy.

America's HIV Rate Increases By 25 Percent After Better Counting

Reuters | Daniel Bases | Posted 06.11.2008 | Living


Researchers have been undercounting new cases of HIV infection in the United States, meaning the rate is probably 25 percent higher at 50,000 people p...

The Food We Eat, The Sex We Have - What's A Country To Do?

Amy Coen | Posted 06.06.2008 | Living


Amy Coen

I've been in Mexico for almost a week. There's a growing behavior change challenge here: persuading Mexicans to change the way they eat and the way they have sex.

The O'Hillary Interview

Julia Gorin | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics


Julia Gorin

Asked by Bill O'Reilly's last week how she feels when she hears people like Rev. Wright say the ugly things he does about America and seeing people st...

America's Twisted Marriage of Religion and Politics

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

In a presidential campaign infused like never before with the candidates' efforts to sell their religious beliefs as best-fitting an illusory mainstream, Obama hasn't quite pulled it off.

Bono's (RED) Campaign Sees Red Over Shortcomings

New York Times | Ron Nixon | Posted 02.06.2008 | Business


A year ago, staff members at the Treatment and Research AIDS Center could barely cope. Patients, unable to find care elsewhere, flowed in from every c...

Obey and Pelosi Fiddle While Rome Burns

James Wagoner | Posted 12.06.2007 | Politics


James Wagoner

Not a single amendment was offered in the House by pro-choice "champions" to bring a halt to the funding of programs that spread ignorance in the era of AIDS.

Dim Lights on the Great White Way

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 11.26.2007 | Media


Joe Cutbirth

Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS is losing $40,000 a day -- more than a quarter million dollars a week -- in voluntary contributions every day the strike continues.

Scientists Pinpoint HIV's Arrival In US

Washington Post | Rob Stein | Posted 11.04.2007 | Home


In the decades since young gay men in the United States started dying from a mysterious syndrome in the 1980s, scientists have wondered how and when t...

Sensual Fusion

Yvonne Fulbright and Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 10.26.2007 | Living


Yvonne Fulbright and Danielle Cavallucci

It's time to address the issue and teach people that anal sex is every bit as risky as oral and other forms of sex play.

Notes on Nobel Laureate Dr. David Baltimore's Historic Trip to South Africa

Caroline Graham | Posted 10.21.2007 | Politics


Caroline Graham

Largely as a result of government negligence and the promotion of "alternative" remedies such as garlic and beetroot, there are now 5.5 million South Africans who are HIV positive.

Merck Pulls Plug On AIDS Vaccine Trials After Experimental Drug Fails

AP | LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 09.21.2007 | Business

Read More: Hiv, AIDS, Merck, Business News

A promising experimental vaccine to prevent the AIDS virus has failed in a crucial experiment, with volunteers becoming infected with HIV anyway, lead...

George Michael Pulls HIV Interview

BBC | Posted 09.20.2007 | Entertainment


Pop star George Michael has asked for an interview in which he discusses his fears of having HIV to be removed from a BBC programme. The BBC has conf...