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A Tale of Two Cities
(amforumbacklog.blogspot.com)
As I follow the outrageous rumors and disturbing behavior surrounding health care reform I am reminded of an earlier health crisis in this country. The outbreak of the AIDS virus in the 1980s created... More
Submitted 4 months ago by AmericanForum | 0 Comments |
Behind the story: circumcision and HIV
(www.prospect.org)
One of the great things about being a magazine writer is that it allows you to develop quirky areas of expertise. And indeed, as regular readers will know, I've been covering the HIV/circumcision... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
Federal HIV Prevention Officials Speak Freely on Science, Marginalized Groups, and Funding
(www.rhrealitycheck.org)
This article is part of a special series this week focusing on HIV and AIDS in the United States. RH Reality Check is partnering with CHAMP, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, the HIV Prevention Justice... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
VIDEO: Coming Out as HIV-Positive
(www.rhrealitycheck.org)
For fourteen years I've been living with HIV, but I've only had knowledge of my condition for about three years now. I can't even begin to tell you how I felt because I don't even know. I felt so many... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Should the CDC recommend circumcision?
(www.prospect.org)
The New York Times reports that the CDC is weighing recommending routine circumcision of baby boys, and even adult circumcision for populations at high-risk of contracting HIV. As I've written before,... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
Off With Their Heads: CDC Recommends Universal Male Circumcision
(airamerica.com)
Public health professionals this week will debate the merits of recommending parents circumcise their sons to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. This is sparking plenty of controversy in the... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
The AIDS Crisis in the United States: Will the Obama Administration Meet the Challenge?
(www.rhrealitycheck.org)
On August 23rd, 2009, the first major HIV/AIDS gathering of the Obama Adminstration began, promising much debate and new data on approaches to HIV prevention. But critical questions loom over the... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Rethinking HIV Prevention
(www.colorlines.com)
HIV prevention has traditionally been focused on addressing what some advocates call the basic risk factors for contracting the virus, like sharing needles and having unprotected sex. But this... More
Submitted 7 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
DC To Offer STD Tests For All High School Students
(airamerica.com)
High schools in Washington, D.C. are moving ahead with plans to test all students for sexually transmitted diseases after a pilot program last year revealed that 13 percent of 3,000 tested students... More
Submitted 7 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
Needle Exchange Gets a Surprise Supporter
(washingtonindependent.com)
Former George W. Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson is about the furthest thing from a bleeding-heart apologist for criminal behavior. But in his column in today’s Washington Post, Gerson makes a good... More
Submitted 7 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
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