During a recent meeting at Limbé, Cameroon, AIDS activists warned that violence against gay people are fueling the spread of HIV in Africa. International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission stated that 38 of the 53 countries in Africa...
This week, we look at rock star Guard members, protection for journalists and a bizarre "honor" for Jesse Helms. In "Six Degrees of Spin and Fakin'," we look at Senator Elizabeth Dole.
The findings of new research into HIV infection according to a news release today from Duke University Medical Center at first glance do not look good news in the battle against HIV/AIDS.Some positive news from the...
The US ban on visitors with HIV coming to the country could soon be at an end, as a senate bill aimed at fighting AIDS could ease restrictions for travel. Since 1987, the US has banned anyone with HIV from travelling...
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) made the following statement prior to a vote on a motion by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) to kill two of his amendments to the...
There is absolutely no reason for children with HIV to treated any differently to those without HIV in our schools. All health and safety procedures for all children should be blood borne disease aware for their are several blood borne diseaeses of which HIV is just one. In...
Over one hundred thousand years ago there was the beginning of a series of migrations out of East Africa. These bands of adventurers first travelled south...
I had no idea about this. I did read something recently about the WHO declaring that the 'worst is over' in the fight against Aids, but this piece says otherwise. "America declared a terribly premature victory over AIDS more than a decade ago, when new treatment regimens hit...
It is not easy to read stories or articles on assistance and solutions to poverty and diseases within Third World countries. This article printed by Gramma International would probably not...
Today is National HIV Testing Day. Across the US there will be thousands of testing sites and counseling provided by local health departments. In the Bronx, the city authorities are offering free HIV...
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" The Aids epidemic in some countries is so severe that it should be classified as a disaster, the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) has warned. The crisis fits the UN definition of a disaster as an event beyond the scope of any single society to cope with, says the IFRC....
"Doctors may prescribe chewing gum after research found it helps patients recover faster from bowel operations. People who had bowel surgery were able to go home nearly two days earlier if they were given the...
"Indonesia is one of the countries where the number of HIV cases is growing fast while the figure for Asia is actually declining.According to National AIDS Commission (KPA) Secretary Dr Nafsiah Mboi, up to March 2008, the number of HIV/AIDS cases in Indonesia has been...
Just like J.Lo couple days ago performing for audistic children at an elementary, it is nice to see Kelly Rowland lending a hand to help others with her celebrity status. Lets hope more and more people will follow...
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