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Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Herpes, HIV plagues Black America

March 10, 2010
(CNN) — As much as 16 percent of the U.S. population between the ages of 14 and 49 has genital herpes, according to a government study released Tuesday.
And sexually transmitted diseases of all varieties infect 19 million more Americans every year — a rate that costs the health care system some $16 billion [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

HIV Still Plagues the U.S.: Some Areas Have Higher Rates Than Africa - Newsweek

Feb 17, 2010
Newsweek-
HIV Still Plagues the U.S.: Some Areas Have Higher Rates Than Africa
By Jaime Cunningham
In December, NEWSWEEK argued that new signs of life were showing in the AIDS activism movement. Let’s hope so. Recent research published in The New England Journal of Medicine shows that within certain populations in America, the prevalence of HIV-infected [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

South-Africa Teens Smoking Precious HIV Drugs

ABC News’ Jim Sciutto reports from South Africa:
For the more than five million South Africans infected with HIV, there is a growing threat to their last, best chance of survival. We saw the extent of the problem on a recent trip to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
South Africa has one of the highest HIV infection rates in [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

In Search Of Death- To bug chasers, HIV isn’t a ruthless killer. It’s a gift!

To bug chasers, HIV isn’t a ruthless killer. It’s a gift - the most beautiful a man can willingly receive - spread through a secret breeding ground
Gregory A. Freeman

Carlos nonchalantly asks whether his drink was made with whole or skim milk. He takes a moment to slurp on his grande Caffe Mocha in a crowded [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

HIV AIDS Leading Cause Of Death For Black Women 25-34 In America

Early in the epidemic, HIV infection and AIDS were diagnosed for relatively few women and female adolescents (although we know now that many women were infected with HIV through injection drug use but that their infections were not diagnosed) [1]. Today, women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Women of [...]