AltWeeklies Wire
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.
Radio Free Nepalnew
Equal Access provides radios and radio programming that just may save lives a world away.
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
What Some Black Women Don't Know About Their Mennew
Black men who have sex with men but still identify as straight instead of gay or bisexual are known as "down low." By definition, these men do not tell their wives and girlfriends that they are sleeping around, a health risk because, studies suggest, 30 percent of such men are carriers of HIV.
Baltimore City Paper |
Christina Royster-Hemby |
08-11-2004 |
Sex
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
