AltWeeklies Wire
Cruel Days Return for Georgia's AIDS Sufferersnew
State and Congress haven’t approved funding for life-saving drugs.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Cliff Bostock |
06-22-2011 |
Science
HIV: Too Many Positivesnew
African Americans have reason to be concerned about the AIDS virus. While black Americans currently make up 14 percent of the nation’s population, they represent 65 percent of the newly reported AIDS cases.
Illinois Times |
Jolonda Young |
06-09-2011 |
Science
Connecticut's Needle Exchange Programs Face the Chopping Blocknew
New Haven launched one of the first needle-exchange programs in the country in 1990, and it became a national model for curbing the spread of AIDS through intravenous drug use. Gov. Jodi Rell's plan to eliminate the entirety of the $455,000 the state spends yearly on needle exchange is pennywise and pound foolish, advocates say, ensuring a spike in infections.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
06-16-2009 |
Science
The Secret Face of HIVnew
HIV/AIDS is the No. 1 killer of black American women between 25 and 34. But the fastest growing segment of HIV incidence is among black women in their 50s and 60s. Yes, Grandma has AIDS.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kellie C. Murphy |
11-17-2008 |
Science
What the Mexico City AIDS Conference Taught Menew
The CDC now tells us that, oops, they counted wrong for the past several years. The true number of new HIV infections occurring each year in the U.S. is more than 40 percent higher than previously reported.
On HIV, Some Black Ministers Are Admitting that Silence Equals Deathnew
The Good Samaritan Project Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS in Kansas City hopes to fight infections in a city where the HIV infection rate rivals Africa's.
Tracking HIV Patients' Partners With Less Red Tapenew
The AIDSNET Council is drawing up a proposal to send to the Washington state Board of Health.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: AIDS, Health & Science
What Can We Learn from Traditional Healers and Indigenous Plants?new
In the fight against AIDS, a professor pays a visit to some African witch doctors.
Rethinking AIDSnew
Doubters abandon traditional HIV/AIDS theories and treatment.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
11-29-2006 |
Science
You Think *What* Can Make You Pregnant?new
Myths about sex and sexual health, as told to sex educators.
The Big Bad Bug?new
Is the "new HIV strain" all its cracked up to be--and even if it isn't, will the hullabaloo aid prevention work, or stymie it?
Coming Out About HIVnew
Decades into the AIDS epidemic, it's still risky to disclose your HIV status--and sometimes risky not to.
Playing Doctor: A Physician Practices Based on Questionable Claimsnew
Lying on a résumé isn't a crime -- except when a doctor does it. Luckily for Edward Patrick, who may have never done the residency he claims, the Ohio Medical Board is forgiving.
Cleveland Scene |
Thomas Francis |
11-02-2004 |
Science
More Gay Men Are Doing a Drug Named Tinanew
In cities on both coasts, the stimulant crystal methamphetamine has become the party/sex drug of choice among gay men. The drug, called "tina," is implicated in the spread of AIDS.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Eric Snider |
04-27-2004 |
Science
