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20,000 delegates meet in Mexico City for the 17th International Aids Conference, there is much progress to report, but some setbacks, too...
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ONE of the biggest brand names in food this summer doesn’t carry a trademark. It’s the word “local,” which has entered the language as a...
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In the 20,000 years or so that humans have been getting piss-drunk, no spirit has earned a worse rap than absinthe. Said to turn mild-mannered imbibers into raving...
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One of the most perplexing mysteries in the war on terror returned centerstage on Monday with the announcement by US authorities of the arrest in Kabul of a...
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A social graph derived from billions of instant messages validates folklore that there are about six degrees of separation between any two strangers on the planet.
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Men who have sex with men are 19 times more likely to be infected with HIV than the general population, yet are ignored in many countries, an AIDS group said in a study...
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dozens of thin metal slivers inserted into the skin will send chills up just about any first-timer’s spine.
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Men who have sex with men are 19 times more likely to be infected with HIV than the general population, yet are ignored in many countries, an AIDS group said in a study...
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AP, Mexico City
Former President Bill Clinton said Monday that his foundation is going to focus its efforts on fighting AIDS in the United States, especially among blacks.
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AP, Mexico City
Olga Arellano sobs as she recalls how her HIV-positive daughter spent two months succumbing to infections in a U.S. migrant detention center, complaining that she...
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The U.S. government is ignoring its own guidelines for HIV screening, putting more than 15 million people covered by federal health-care plans at risk of unwittingly...
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AP, San Francisco
When Abbott Laboratories Inc. hiked up the price of a popular AIDS drug by 400 percent in 2003, executives prepared for the inevitable public relations hit, but assured...
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The CDC stressed that actual infection rates have not risen but said better methods of measuring newly diagnosed infections and extrapolating these to the general...
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AP, Chicago
A hormone better known for illicit use among athletes can help treat troublesome complications from the AIDS virus, but with potentially risky side effects, a small...
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A.I.D.S. is on the rise. With no cure on the horizon and very limited access to programs and medication, Mexico is facing a crisis.
There are different views as to...
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AP, Atlanta
The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported Sunday,...
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AP, Washington
The global AIDS bill signed by President Bush on Wednesday sets a goal of treating more than the 2 million-patient target set in 2003, but how much more isn’t...
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AP, Washington
President Bush signed legislation Wednesday that triples U.S. funding to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world.
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National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), on the advice of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has decided to revise the previous released...
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AP, London
Fewer people are dying of AIDS, more patients are on HIV medication and the global AIDS epidemic is stable after peaking in the late 1990s.
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AP, Washington
President Bush said Saturday he’s eager to sign legislation that triples money to fight AIDS and other diseases around the world _ an initiative that has won him...
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President Bush said Saturday he’s eager to sign legislation that triples money to fight AIDS and other diseases around the world _ an initiative that has won him...
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AIDS specialists are calling for a fundamental rethinking of HIV policy after a new report showed that infection with the virus was rising dramatically in the South...
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The Swiss Federal Commission for HIV/AIDS raised eyebrows earlier this year when it effectively said that HIV-infected people could safely not use condoms. But now a...
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The 303-115 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a bill that would triple the money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world.A “yes”...
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The global AIDS bill Congress is preparing to send President Bush would:_Approve $48 billion over the next five years for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs in...
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Deborah, 28, center right, a transvestite who tested positive for HIV three years ago, talks to sex worker Dona Pastora, who gives him shelter when Deborah’s family kicks him out of home, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Honduras...
