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Kergan Edwards-Stout: Memories And Memorial Day

2012-05-26T05:36:00Z

This Memorial Day I'll pause and honor the many of my own troops who have fallen in battle. They may not have had the uniform or the recognition of our armed forces, but the wars they fought were just as valiant, and I, for one, am richer for their many, varied gifts and sacrifices.

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Obama Administration Says 'No' To Global Health Fund For Developing Nations

2012-05-25T08:36:24Z

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has alarmed global health experts by opposing a new international fund that would fight disease in the developi...

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Daniel Vaillancourt: Strange Bedfellows: Should HIV-Positive And HIV-Negative Men Ever Have Sex With Each Other?

2012-05-23T16:40:00Z

Thirty years into the epidemic the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS has greatly diminished, especially in big cities and in areas such as Palm Springs and its environs. Nevertheless, there undeniably still exists a dividing line between the pluses and the minuses.

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Deborah Dugan: Engaging New Audiences In The Fight Against AIDS

2012-05-22T11:26:48Z

It is going to require a renewed commitment by the public and private sectors to excite and activate people around the world to bring an end to HIV/AIDS. The (RED)RUSH TO ZERO campaign is the kind of aggressive action that is needed to make this goal a reality.

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PHOTOS: Nick Jonas Hits The Streets For AIDS Walk New York

2012-05-21T16:27:00Z

This year's AIDS Walk New York (AWNY) shone a little brighter this year with the help of a Jonas brother.

Just before wrapping his run in the Broa...

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Susan Wile Schwarz: Love in the Time of HIV

2012-05-21T15:38:17Z

Today's children, even in the rural reaches of Haiti, are well versed in HIV prevention and the use of condoms. In a society of women relatively unafraid to assert themselves but plagued by unfaithful husbands, how useful is this education?

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Kathy Lim Ko: Twenty Years Later and Still Fighting Invisibility

2012-05-21T14:52:22Z

Regardless of our racial/ethnic group or HIV status, we should all join Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities around the nation in observing National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

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David Ernesto Munar: Don't Balance the Illinois Budget on the Backs of HIV Patients

2012-05-21T14:13:10Z

The proposed Medicaid changes will be a signal this administration is retreating in the fight AIDS. For the thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS in Illinois who rely on Medicaid, let's hope Gov. Quinn reconsiders.

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What You May Not Know About The Fight Against AIDS

2012-05-21T10:49:23Z

It's been a big month in the fight against HIV and AIDS. On May 10, a panel of federal advisers gave a thumbs up to the first drug shown to prevent HI...

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Veronica Cho: Dear G20 Leaders

2012-05-21T07:59:27Z

I found it curious that there were no men on the team, to which the women explained to me that the men in their communities were silenced by fear and denial. To these women, however, fear and denial was not an option. As one of the women put it, "If I don't do it, who will?"

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Magic And The HIV-Positive Girl Who Changed Him 20 Years Ago

2012-05-20T08:29:36Z

When Magic Johnson announced to the world that he was infected with HIV in November of 1991, he instantly became the face of the virus. But not too l...

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An Idea To Fix Killer Costs Of Lifesaving Drugs

2012-05-19T09:11:00Z

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is promoting a new plan to encourage the development of better, cheaper prescription drugs: an innovation fu...

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Chuck Gomez: Why I'm Walking To Fight AIDS: The Battle Is Far From Over

2012-05-18T19:07:00Z

Like almost all those who walk in the AIDS Walk New York, my reasons for participating are deeply personal. I feel as if I've witnessed the war against AIDS on the front lines. Let me tell you why.

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ONE: Ghana -- A Most Excellent Adventure

2012-05-17T17:25:18Z

Seeing the starving kids on television does not prepare you for seeing it up close and personal. Standing outside the door of the in-patient room we were about to enter I took a deep breath to still myself for what may lay on the the other side of the door.

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John-Manuel Andriote: Sen. Sanders' Common Sense on HIV Drugs Would Save Money and Lives

2012-05-17T10:58:56Z

The prohibitive cost of medication has forced thousands of HIV-positive Americans who need treatment to wait, or be turned down altogether -- despite the fact that we know antiretroviral therapy saves lives.

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Mitchell Warren: The "Best Hope" for AIDS Vaccine Advocacy

2012-05-17T10:06:34Z

If the world acts with strategy and speed to implement the proven and emerging options, the epidemic should be on a measurable downward trajectory over the next five to ten years. Why, then, do we still need an AIDS vaccine? Because we want to end the epidemic.

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Anand Reddi: PEPFAR Is Worth It: Ezekiel Emanuel Is Wrong on AIDS Funding

2012-05-17T10:04:53Z

The idea that differing global health initiatives must compete with each other lacks not only ethical legitimacy but also scientific merit.

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Mohammad Barry: 20 is Too Young to Die

2012-05-16T08:32:58Z

Wearing an ''HIV positive'' T-shirt, I stood before the world -- specifically, in front of the nations hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic -- and asked politicians to remove the shroud of silence.

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Jonathan Klein: Global Fund Making Major Strides Toward Greater Efficiency and Effectiveness

2012-05-15T17:43:42Z

Strong funding from all donors is critical to ensure that the Global Fund can continue to reach those in need of lifesaving services and that save and improve the lives of so many.

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Ambassador Eric Goosby, MD: Giving Mothers a Very Special Gift

2012-05-12T20:05:11Z

What is the greatest gift we can give a mother this Mother's Day? There are many answers, but one is a healthy life for her and her child. This Mother's Day, let's sharpen our resolve to ensure mothers everywhere have children who are born HIV-free.

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Bob Carter, M.D.: World Leaders Must Keep Commitment to Fighting HIV Or Risk Losing Hard-Won Gains

2012-05-12T12:33:00Z

As a doctor practicing in Africa, I have seen the AIDS pandemic unfold. I have witnessed the spread of HIV slow down as progress has been made in identifying effective prevention strategies.

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Chip Lyons: A Thank You to Mothers for Fighting for an HIV-Free Generation

2012-05-11T11:44:35Z

Mothers are not just our clients and our patients. They are full partners in our efforts to end pediatric AIDS -- particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 90 percent of new pediatric infections occur.

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John-Manuel Andriote: Claim Your Power And Climb Out Of The Crab Bucket

2012-05-12T07:22:00Z

When we claim the power of our heritage, behave like people who know our own resilience and strength because we have had to exercise it simply to survive, nothing in the world can pull us back down into anyone's crab bucket.

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Susan M. Blaustein: Mother's Day Challenges for Us All

2012-05-11T09:20:35Z

It will take a world -- a world of mothers, most likely -- rich ones, poor ones, all of them empowered, all speaking the truth -- to raise a universe of daughters and sons who know to treat each other with care and with respect.

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Sean Cahill: A Potential Game Changer In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS

2012-05-09T16:11:00Z

Imagine what it would mean to have a medication that would make it harder for HIV to enter a person's body. Tomorrow, May 10, may lead to just such a turning point in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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