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The Road Ahead

John Kerry | Posted 12.04.2008 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Obama Global Finance, Climate Change, Global Terror, Obama National Security Team, Al Gore, Foreign Policy, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, World News
John Kerry

The next administration will be asked to undertake the tough work of remaking American foreign policy in the post-George Bush era. It's time we take the full measure of the 21st century threats we face.

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China Blames Attack On Foreign Journalists On AIDS Sufferers

China Media Project | Posted 12.03.2008 | World

Read More: Hiv/Aids China, HIV/AIDS, Henan Province, Belgian Television Crew China, Chinese Government, China, Foreign Media in China, Attack on Foreign Journalists in China, World News

By David Bandurski -- The attack last week on a Belgian television crew in Henan province has drawn condemnation from foreign media, NGOs and governme...

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AIDS Health Workers and Anti-Trafficking Activists -- Is There a Conflict?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.03.2008 | World

Read More: Obama Presidency, HIV/AIDS, Doctors Without Borders, Prostitution, Violence Against Women, Ngos, Brothels, Condoms, U.S.State Department, Human Trafficking, Sexual Slavery, World News
Marcia G. Yerman

In March of 2008, I interviewed a senior State Department Official who discussed efforts to highlight awareness of the link between sex trafficking and HIV/AIDS.

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This Era of Black Women and HIV/AIDS

Irene Monroe | Posted 12.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Black People, Black Women, HIV/AIDS, Gwen Ifill, African-Americans, World AIDS Day, Living News
Irene Monroe

Seventeen percent of the U.S. teen population is African American. In 2004, 70 percent of all teens testing HIV-positive were black.

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AIDS Awareness

Michael DeJong | Posted 12.02.2008 | Living

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Green Living, Housecleaning, Technology, Health, World AIDS Day, Biomedical Research, Living News
Michael DeJong

On World AIDS Day, we need to remember those we have lost, but we also need to remember the 39.5 million individuals and households that are also affected by and with HIV.

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World AIDS Day: A Spiritual Approach

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 12.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Pandemic, HIV/AIDS, Gay, Health, Disease, World AIDS Day, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

Imagine, in the face of the despair, a young pastor delivering a sermon to a principally gay, male congregation on the spirituality of HIV/AIDS.

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Leading the Way Toward a Generation Free of HIV

Pamela W. Barnes | Posted 12.01.2008 | Living

Read More: HIV/AIDS, AIDS Awareness, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Health, Aids in Children, World AIDS Day, Living News
Pamela W. Barnes

As president and CEO of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, I've visited the countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS and I've seen that success is possible.

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The Day of the Red Ribbon

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 12.01.2008 | Style

Read More: HIV/AIDS, US Hiv Rates, Health, Aids, Red Ribbon, Hiv, Sex Education, World AIDS Day, Reagan Hofmann, Hiv Awareness, AIDS Awareness, Sexual Health, AIDs Epidemic, Hiv Infections, Style News
Dr. Logan Levkoff

If HIV is preventable, why are there over 56,000 new infections in this country every year? Why is it that red ribbons are only worn on World AIDS Day -- or occasionally to the Academy Awards?

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We Must Never Forget and Never Relent in Our Fight Against AIDS

Rep. Jim McDermott | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aids, HIV/AIDS, World AIDS Day, Politics News
Rep. Jim McDermott

World AIDS Day is a day to bear witness, to celebrate the progress we have made and to re-dedicate ourselves to the fight by telling our own personal stories.

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What World AIDS Day Means To Me

Susan Smith Ellis | Posted 12.01.2008 | Living

Read More: HIV/AIDS, AIDS Awareness, AIDS Activism, Health, (RED), Aids, Hiv, HIV/AIDS Africa, (RED)Wire, (RED) Starbucks, World AIDS Day, Living News
Susan Smith Ellis

For me, today is a day where I think of what still needs to be done, of the literally millions of people we still need to help in Africa who are fighting to survive.

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High Hopes Await Obama in HIV/AIDS Fight

Mark Ishaug | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Health, George W. Bush, National AIDS Strategy, Barack Obama, Healthcare, World AIDS Day, Obama AIDS, Obama AIDS Policy, Chicago News
Mark Ishaug

When he assumes power, Barack Obama will take the reigns of the largest, sustained commitment of any nation to lifesaving HIV treatments for some of the world's most impoverished citizens.

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On the 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day, Turning the Corner for People Living with HIV

Dr. Ana Langer | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, AIDS Discrimination, Hiv Health Care, Hiv Infections, Health, Aids, Hiv, Health Care, World AIDS Day, Politics News
Dr. Ana Langer

As people live longer with HIV, new challenges have emerged. Chief among them are the effects of social stigma and discrimination against people with HIV.

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World AIDS Day: Aidsism in America

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Aidsism, Health, Aids in America, World AIDS Day, Politics News
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

On the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, despite the medical advances that have been made, this story serves as a powerful reminder of the struggles and indignities people living with HIV/AIDS still face.

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Over 4,000 People Will Die Of AIDS Today In Africa. (Just Like Every Other Day)

James Boyce | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Starbucks, World AIDS Day, The Global Fund, (RED), HIV/AIDS, Video, Politics News
James Boyce

Of all the things that I have seen, of all the conversations, of all the meetings, I wanted to share with you today the one thing that sticks in my mind, and keeps me awake at night.

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Universal Health Care and the New America (with Respect to Harvey Milk)

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health, HIV/AIDS, Health Care, Harvey Milk, Harvey Milk Movie, Gay Rights, Milk, Aids, Politics News
Thomas DeLorenzo

We must fight for all Americans to be treated equally on every single level of their lives -- and this must include health care. We must fight every single day for this change.

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The Biggest Threat to the Gay Community -- and No, It's Not Proposition 8

Johann Hari | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Super-Aids, Prop 8, Anal Sex, Safe Sex, Crystal Meth, Gays, Gay Community, Barebacking, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Johann Hari

Of course we don't want to distract energy from the fight against Prop 8's vicious proponents - but if we don't deal with these issues, rising HIV levels and the possibility of super-AIDS will deal with us.

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Stand Up for People that Can't Sit Down

John Sauer | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Millenium Development Goal, Children Sanitation, HIV/AIDS, Diarrhea, Health, World Toilet Day, Sanitation, Politics News
John Sauer

Every 20 seconds, a child dies of sanitation-related diseases, which kill five times as many children as HIV/AIDS.

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Budget Crunch Jeopardizing Pioneering AIDS Fund

Chicago Reporter | Kelly Virella and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein | Posted 11.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Donne Trotter, African-American HIV/AIDS Response Fund, Illinois Budget, Illinois AIDS Fund, Health, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Illinois Budget Crunch, Chicago News

HIV and AIDS activists around the state are informally discussing whether to launch a last ditch effort to reinstate millions in the current year's b...

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Will Tom Daschle Be What The Reproductive Rights Community Wants?

Amie Newman | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Rights, Roe v. Wade, Tom Daschle, RH Reality Check, Election 2008, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Barack Obama, Sex Education, President Elect Obama, Obama HIV/AIDS Policy, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, HIV/AIDS Pandemic, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle Health and Human Services, Bush Administration Sex Education, Pro-Choice, Bush Administrations Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Politics News
Amie Newman

The former S. Dakota senator may please some inside-the-Beltway Democrats, but the reaction of reproductive and sexual health advocates working on the ground will be interesting to gauge.

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Why I Want Senator Clinton to Stay in the Senate -- to Continue her Fight for Health Care

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Hillary Clinton, Health Insurance, Ryan White, 2008 Election, Health Care, Health, Healthcare, Politics News
Thomas DeLorenzo

If I could have Hillary Clinton's ear one more time, I would ask her this: Who shall take care of those of us living with AIDS in the United States?

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Hope that Obama Will Lead on AIDS and Poverty, But ...

Matthew Kavanagh | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, AIDS Policy, Global Fund, Politics News
Matthew Kavanagh

I was riding high as I read on the Obama transition website a reiterated commitment to "invest at least $50 billion by 2013 for the global fight against HIV/AIDS." And then it vanished.

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U.S. Presidential Candidates' Health Care Plans 2008: HIV/AIDS Proposals -- A Call for Leadership

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, John McCain Health Care Plan, Obama Hiv/Aids Proposal, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Mccain Hiv/Aids Proposal, Health, Politics News
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

This article provides a side-by-side comparison in chart form of the 2008 U.S. Presidential Candidates' proposed initiatives for addressing HIV/AIDS and for health care reform.

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Family Votes McCain, But That Doesn't Stop This Obama Supporter

Chidimma Ozor | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Election Day, Hometown Heroes, Nevada Obama, Public Relations, Las Vegas, Nevada, Election 2008, Obama Volunteers, Steinbeck Communications, Barack Obama, Obama Volunteers Stories, John McCain, Home News
Chidimma Ozor

Paul Speirs is president of Steinbeck Communications, a Las Vegas-based public relations firm, whose clients include top companies in the gaming indus...

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Universal Health Care -- All Americans Need to Have a Chance at a great health care.

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Health Insurance, Homelessness, Health Care, 2008 Election, Health, Healthcare, Politics News
Thomas DeLorenzo

Yesterday I was ending another one of my typical weeks here in Hollywood. You know the ones filled with an excess of encouragement and not enough sig...

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Universal Healthcare -- Change has to Happen

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Health Insurance, 2008 Election, Health Care, Health, Politics News
Thomas DeLorenzo

Apparently the word this season on Million Dollar Password is "Change". I constantly hear it out of everyone's mouths -- We need change -- This all h...

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