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Heroin Vaccine Found To Work On Rats

Posted 09.25.2011

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In what could be a breakthrough for addiction treatment, researchers have found it's possible to vaccinate lab rats against the effects of heroin. ...

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30 Years of HIV/AIDS: How Many More?

Mark Ishaug | Posted 08.02.2011

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Mark Ishaug

But make no mistake -- despite numerous advances, HIV/AIDS is not over. Every nine and a half minutes, someone in the United States becomes infected with the virus.

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The Pope And Condoms: How AIDS Changed Catholicism

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stanton Peele

The Pope is now aware that there are male prostitutes and condoms, neither of which had he previously acknowledged.

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Saving the Lives of Mothers Worldwide

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

Every hour, 40 pregnant women and new mothers around the world die -- and seven of those 40 perish not because of a lack of emergency obstetrical care, but because of HIV/AIDS.

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

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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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.

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