South African President Has Child Out Of Wedlock
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 16:28
According to Essence Magazine, citizens are in an uproar after South African President Jacob Zuma had a child out of wedlock. This comes just a few months after gaining praise for revamping the country's controversial AIDS policy. Last week Zume admitted that he was the father of a baby girl born in October.
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United States Lifts HIV/AIDS Immigration Ban
Mon, 01/04/2010 - 09:59
According to BBC News, the United States has lifted a 22-year ban preventing anyone with HIV or Aids from entering the country. President Obama said the measure was not compatible with American ambitions of becoming a world leader in the fight ag ...
U.S. To Lift HIV Ban, To Host 2012 AIDS Conference
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 17:16
According to Reuters, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday the United States, which is preparing to lift a ban on visits by foreigners infected with HIV, will host a global AIDS conference in 2012.
"We have to continue to seek a global solution to ...
United Nations: Global AIDS Infection Rate Decreases
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 10:25
According to The Associated Press, the United Nations reported Tuesday that the number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS — about 33 million — has been stable for the last two years.
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If this doesn't change your mind about sex ed in schools, nothing will
11/16/2009
by raechal
With this knowledge, we have to question why anyone would oppose arming our girls with information about safer sex that could protect their health and save them a lot of heartache. Chlamydia can even lead to infertility.
HIV Vaccine Trial More Important Than Thought, Scientists Say
Tue, 10/20/2009 - 07:05
Scientists said in September they had developed an HIV vaccine that protected 31 percent of adults ages 18 to 30 in their trial, but it wasn't a clear victory. Now, after the results were published at a Paris conference, they're saying the results of the trial lead them to believe they will, in fact, be able to develop an effective vaccine for HIV one day. ...
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D.C. AIDS Dollars Squandered, The Needy Left In The Lurch
Mon, 10/19/2009 - 09:15
According to a the Washington Post, many HIV/AIDS "careproviders" in Washington D.C. simply took the money while providing little or now services. One out of three of dollars earmarked for local groups went to organizations cited for falsified documentation, few or no clients, incomplete spending records or not running any AIDS programs whatsoever.
The district has the highest HIV rate in the nation, about 10 times the national average. ( ...
Breast cancer doesn't have to kill, but it will if excuses prevail
Tue, 10/13/2009 - 07:29
While white women are more likely to get breast cancer than any other ethnic group, more Black women die from it. We don't go to the doctor as often and are more likely to be obese and less likely to engage in regular physical activity. ...
