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Top 10 HIV/AIDS stories of 2010

logointern2 — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:07:49 +0000

Today marks the 22nd anniversary of World AIDS Day, a day set aside for raising awareness of the disease, commemorating loved ones lost to the disease, and celebrating victories in the fight(...)

RachelWatch: Obama’s Troop Surge

Ali Davis — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:10:49 +0000

Yes We Kandahar

Rachel led off with President Obama’s talk at West Point and his plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, which is somehow still not macho enough for stud horse(...)

The 11 most important AIDS stories of 2009

logointern2 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:54:54 +0000

Today is the 21st anniversary of World AIDS Day, the international day that reflects on the global health epidemic . There are 33 million people infected with the virus worldwide, including 2.31(...)

U.N. AIDS chief in South Africa for World AIDS Day

logointern2 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:15:07 +0000

(Johannesburg) The head of the U.N. AIDS program says South Africa is the ideal place for him to visit on World AIDS Day.

Michel Sidibe, speaking to The Associated Press in Johannesburg Monday,(...)

South Africa marks World AIDS Day

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:06:53 +0000

(Cape Town, South Africa) Church bells tolled, workers put down their tools and court proceedings stopped Monday as South Africa marked a minute of silence for AIDS victims and ended a decade of(...)

20th World AIDS Day marked

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:21:42 +0000

(New York City) Communities throughout the country are marking World AIDS Day, some; by offering free HIV testing others with vigils and still others with education programs.

This is the 20th(...)

Some say global AIDS crisis overblown

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:10:10 +0000

(London) As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs.

They argue(...)

World AIDS Day: A Dissent

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:21:46 +0000

Let me tell you three stories.

First story. One of my best friends, a middle-age man with whom I worked on AIDS issues in the 1980s, sent me an e-mail several months ago saying that he had(...)

9 most important AIDS stories of 2008

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:20:50 +0000

Today, Dec. 1, is the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, an international day of reflection around the epidemic, which is still uncured.

About 33 million worldwide have HIV – thousands remain(...)

Campaign lights up to fight HIV/AIDS

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:26:33 +0000

(Washington) When the CDC announced this summer that new HIV infections in the U.S. have been 40 percent higher annually than previously had been estimated, a key part of the equation was left(...)