Black Aids

I am my sister's keeper

Tue, 03/16/2010 - 00:00
We are members of an international sisterhood. ...
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Down low isn't why so many Black women have HIV/AIDS

Mon, 10/19/2009 - 16:32
It's time for the Black community to wake up. ...
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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. ( ...
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Global AIDS Detection And Treatment Surge

Wed, 09/30/2009 - 07:31
The number of people being tested for H.I.V. more than doubled in dozens of countries last year, improving detection of AIDS and contributing to a major surge in those being treated. The ranks of people taking antiretroviral drugs in the developing world rose by over a million to surpass 4 million people globally, ...
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Blair Underwood Opens Free AIDS/HIV Clinic In D.C.

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 10:21
Noting that the District is the "epicenter" of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation opened a free treatment clinic Thursday in the 2100 block of K Street, at the gateway to Georgetown. The opening of the AHF Blair Underwood Healthcare Center, named for the Hollywood actor and AIDS activist, was attended by Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and officials from the Obama administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the March of D ...
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Antibodies Found That Prevent HIV From Causing Severe AIDS

Fri, 09/04/2009 - 07:11
After nearly two decades of futile searching for a vaccine against the AIDS virus, researchers are reporting the tantalizing discovery of antibodies that can prevent the virus from multiplying in the body and producing severe disease. They do not have a vaccine yet, but they may well have a road map toward the production of one. A team based at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla reports today in the journal Science that they have isolated two so-called broadly neutrali ...
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Internet Buzz: Can circumcision reduce HIV/AIDS risk?

Mon, 06/29/2009 - 00:00
Circumcision is not a hot topic when speaking about HIV/AIDS prevention methods. People are skeptical of what doesn't sound appealing and so this is why we are here to tell you if circumcision will really help prevent contracting HIV/AIDS. ...
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New facts about black HIV/AIDS testing

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 00:00
In a new report released today, Passing the Test, the Black AIDS Institute points to more HIV testing as the solution to the problem. In fact, according to the report, people who haven't been tested and don't know they're infected are responsible for up to 70 percent of all new HIV infections in the black community. ...
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Get Tested On National HIV Testing Day

Wed, 06/24/2009 - 12:15
Saturday marks the 14th annual National HIV Testing Day, a partnership between the National Association of People With AIDS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Established in 1995, National HIV Testing Day is a response to the growing number of HIV infections in communities of color and other heavily affected communities. ...
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The racial politics of AIDS

Tue, 06/23/2009 - 00:00
Why is there a need for so many private efforts to combat HIV/AIDS? Two easy answers: the mainstream media and Congress, which, as we all know too well, have never paid as much attention to so-called black issues. The proof is in the numbers. ...
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