Hiv Infections

For World AIDS Day, Obama Should Keep Promise On Syringe Exchange

David Ernesto Munar | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Barack Obama, HIV/AIDS, Washington DC, Syringe Exchange, David Obey, Hiv Infections, Needle Exchange, Chicago News

A letter from twelve leading AIDS advocate working with local, state and national partners to advance the fight against HIV/AIDS in the U.S.

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Since When Is the Expression of Fear and Ignorance a Basic American Right?

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Hiv Infections, Health Care Reform, Aids, HIV Prevention, Hiv, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News

So to all of you in Washington, D.C., I ask this simple question. If you were left without the health care coverage that your positions bestow upon you, what would you do?

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Fatalistic Teens Increase Risk of HIV Infection

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

A study this summer reports 1 in 7 teenagers in the U.S. thinks he or she only has a 50-50 shot of making it past 35. What stands out are the consequences of low life-expectancy.

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African HIV-Carriers Should Be Branded: Swaziland Legislator

Raw Story | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Hiv Infections, Swaziland, Foreign Affairs, Africa, HIV Prevention, HIV in Africa, Hiv, HIV/AIDS Africa, Timothy Myeni, Advocacy, World News

A legislator in the African nation of Swaziland has called for all those infected with the HIV virus to be branded on the buttocks....

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The Cure on Black AIDS Day

Johnathon Briggs | Posted 03.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: HIV/AIDS, HIV Vaccine, Public Awareness Campaign, Ory Month, Hiv Infections, Minority Health, Gay Men, Kaiser Family Foundation, Black AIDS Day, Social Marketing Campaign, Black Hist, With Me Comes a Cure, HIV Prevention, Teen Sex, Microbicides, Chicago News

The statistics hit like a blow to the gut. Nearly half of all new HIV cases in the U.S. are among African Americans, even though we represent just 12 percent of the population.

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The Day of the Red Ribbon

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 01.01.2009 | Style

Read More: HIV/AIDS, US Hiv Rates, Health, Aids, Red Ribbon, Hiv, Sex Education, World AIDS Day, Reagan Hofmann, Hiv Awareness, AIDS Awareness, Sexual Health, AIDs Epidemic, Hiv Infections, Style News

If HIV is preventable, why are there over 56,000 new infections in this country every year? Why is it that red ribbons are only worn on World AIDS Day -- or occasionally to the Academy Awards?

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On the 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day, Turning the Corner for People Living with HIV

Dr. Ana Langer | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, AIDS Discrimination, Hiv Health Care, Hiv Infections, Health, Aids, Hiv, Health Care, World AIDS Day, Ukraine, Politics News

As people live longer with HIV, new challenges have emerged. Chief among them are the effects of social stigma and discrimination against people with HIV.

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

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 08.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aids, Cdc, Hiv, Hiv Infections, Politics News

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...

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New HIV Infections 'Far And Away' Outpacing Drug Treatment: UN

AP | JOHN HEILPRIN | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Aids, Hiv Infections, Hiv Treatment, New Hiv Infections, Home News

UNITED NATIONS — Despite a stepped up global battle against AIDS, the numbers of people newly infected with HIV are far and away outpacing the n...

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