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WHO: New Molecular Test to Detect TB Faster Gives Sufferers Hope
The World Health Organization unveiled on Monday a new
diagnostic test that will give doctors the...
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National HIV Testing Day – HIV Tests for All Bronx Residents
As today is the National HIV Testing Day, the New York City authorities are offering free HIV tests...
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CDC: Young Gay Men Face Highest HIV Rates, 12 Percent
A new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention released in this week’s issue...
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HIV Cases Skyrocket among Young Gay Men
A new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that between 2001 and 2006...
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Survey: New Yorkers Still Not Having Safe Sex
The New York City Health Department’s Bureau of Epidemiology
Services released worrisome data...
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Heart Attack Might Be a Silent Killer
The unforeseen death of NBC’s prominent figure Tim Russert
has raised serious questions about what...
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Russert's Death Highlights Heart Attack Risks Once Again
The unforeseen death of NBC’s prominent figure Tim Russert
has raised serious questions...
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St. John’s Wort Not Efficient for ADHD
St. John’s
wort is no better than a placebo in treating attention-deficit hyperactivity
disorder,...
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UN: Rates of AIDS Infections and Deaths Going Down
For the first time since AIDS was identified in the mid-1980, the United Nations says the numbers...
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LifeCycle Raises Money for AIDS Groups
This year's LifeCycle promises to be biggest ever, as about 2,500 cyclists left the San Francisco...
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Gay-Rights Group Protests Against HIV-Positive Man’s Sentence
A gay-rights group in Dallas
is protesting against the sentence given to a HIV-positive man for...
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Woman Dies, Man Critically Ill after Getting Infected Kidney
One patient died and another is critically ill in a Boston hospital after
receiving a kidney from...
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Last Year Brought More Cases of HIV Infections in Singapore
The number of HIV cases in Singapore hit a record in 2007 with
422 new infections recorded, the...
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Alligator Blood May Help Fight MRSA
Recent studies revealed that alligator blood may hold the key to fighting antibiotic-resistant...
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Advocate for AIDS Awareness and Education Autum Aquino Dies
Autum Aquino, who was nationally recognized through her
early advocacy for AIDS awareness and...
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House Votes to Expand Global AIDS Funds with $20 Billion
The House of Representatives, Wednesday, overwhelmingly voted
to expand a popular program aimed at...
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AIDS Drugs Ziagen and Videx May Increase Heart Attack Risk
European researchers found that the anti-retroviral Ziagen
(also known as Abacavir), included as...
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Summit on AIDS Vaccine Questions the Future of AIDS Research
The recent failure of the most promising HIV vaccine
prompted scientists’ concern at the Summit...
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WHO Concerned over Slow Progress in Fighting Tuberculosis
The fight against the worldwide tuberculosis epidemic slightly
slowed in 2006, the most recent...
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Growth Hormone Does not Improve Performance
A recent study shows that athletes who take growth hormones
do not necessarily obtain an...
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Study: Gel Using Anti-HIV Drug, Tenofovir Proves Safe for Women
A gel that uses popular anti-HIV drug, Tenofovir proved to
be safe for women to use on a daily...
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Microbicide Study Sabotaged By Low Use
An African study on the effectiveness of an anti-AIDS gel for women, that initially appeared to be...
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Official NYC Condom Gets Makeover for Valentine's Day
“Get some” free NYC condoms on this special lovers’ day – February 14...
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New Advance in Understanding HIV
Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the...
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Pre-Chewing Babies’ Food Linked to HIV Transmission
The AIDS virus can be transmitted by a mother pre-chewing
the food for his baby, a practice that...
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New HIV Studies Bring No New Hope
Two new studies have raised concerns about the current perceptions of HIV spread.A first study has...
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FDA Approves Intelence (etravirine) For HIV Treatment
The US Food And Drug Administration has approved etravirine
tablets for the treatment of HIV...
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New Virus Is Linked to Aggressive Merkel Cell Skin Cancer
U.S.
researchers have discovered a new virus they believe it is linked to a rare but
extremely...
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Gene Study Identifies 273 Proteins that Help HIV Develop
U.S.
researchers using a new genetic screening toll report identified 273 new human
proteins...
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Washington D.C. to spend $650,000 on Needle Exchange Programs
The D.C. government will spend $650,000 to fund needle exchange programs in an effort to reduce the...
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World
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UN Chief: Stop Discriminating HIV+ People!
!In a speech held during a high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called...
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Brown Says “Inhuman” Help Might Cost Burma Another Disaster
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown accused Myanmar for not managing effectively
the distribution of...
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Saddam Feared Catching AIDS from Prison Guards
According to excerpts of Saddam Hussein’s prison writings, the dictator feared catching AIDS or...
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Chinese Activist Jailed
Hu Jia, a 34-year-old human rights activist, was convicted of "inciting subversion of state power...
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Katrina Victims May Be Asked to Return Funds
Thousands of the Katrina hurricane victims may have to pay
back a part or even all of the money...
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Agreement to Triple AIDS Funding For PEPFAR
The Bush administration recorded one of the most successful achievements yesterday when a major...
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Bush Arrives In Liberia, His Last Destination In Africa
On Thursday U.S. President George W. Bush arrived in Liberia, the last destination in his...
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Bush Asks For Renewal Of AIDS Program
U.S. President George W. Bush arrived on Sunday in Tanzania where he made an appeal to the...
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Former RI Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse Is HIV-Positive
A former priest accused of sexually abusing at least five
minors in two states is HIV positive,...
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Bush’s Visit to Africa to Focus on Health and Educational Systems
President Bush is set to begin
his African trip to countries like Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana...
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Bomb Maker Suspect For Targeting Synagogues
According to police, a man from Brooklyn
who is a suspect for having pipe bombs and firearms at...
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Giuliani’s Aids Give Up Monthly Checks For His Campaign
Rudolph W. Giuliani was once the
frontman amongst the Republican candidates to the presidential...
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Gadhafi Says that Libya is not Linked in Terrorist Acts
In his day two of his trip to France Libyan leader Moammar
Gadhafi said that his government has...
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Bush Urges Congress to Approve More Money for AIDS
President George W. Bush is urging the Congress to approve
an additional $30 billion to support...
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Kansas Anti-Gay Church Ordered to Pay $10.9M
The Westboro Baptist Church, whose members protested at the burial ceremony of a US soldier, has...
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Weather Aids Fire Fighters but Death Toll Is Still Rising in California
The death toll continues to rise as fire fighters carry on their battle with the fire storms in...
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Global Fund to Receive 10 Billion Dollars
Donors pledged to give nearly 10 billion dollars to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and...
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Statue of Nelson Mandela Overlooks Parliament Square
A bronze statue of former South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was...
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Al-Qaeda Leader Killed During US Airstrike in Iraq
The US army confirmed that the al-Qaeda leader allegedly behind the bombing of al-Askari mosque in...
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Bulgaria Rejects Protests Over Medics Pardon
The Bulgaria State Prosecutor Boris Velchev said Thursday
that the decision of Bulgarian President...
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Sarkozy To Visit Libyan Leader Moammar Gaddafi
One day after the release of the six Bulgarian medics
sentenced to death for allegedly infecting...
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Bulgarian Medics Returns Home And Receives President Pardon
The six Bulgarian medics, five nurses and a doctor, arrived
in Bulgaria
and received a pardon...
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World Problems Still Concern Nelson Mandela as He Turns 89
South Africa’s former leader Nelson Mandela celebrated his 89th birthday through activities that...
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Libya's Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Medics
Libya’s supreme court confirmed Wednesday death sentences for five Bulgarian nurses and a...
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NYC Gay Pride Parade Led By Religious Groups
This year’s New York gay parade received unprecedented support from various Christian, Jewish...
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Bush Supports Caribbean Trade
President George W. Bush met with Caribbean leaders Wednesday and discussed about cooperation in...
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British Daily Mail Says Prince Harry Wants To Quit Army
Prince Harry may quit the British army, because he was
denied to serve in Iraq,
The Daily Mail...
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G8 Leaders Find Consensus on Major Programme against AIDS
Musicians and activists Bono and Bob Geldof’s efforts are finally paying off, as world...
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Malaria Outbreaks In Indoneasia's Borneo, West Timor
Recent malaria outbreaks in two Indonesian provinces have
claimed the lives of at least 24 people...
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People
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Uma Thurman to Marry Financier Arpad Busson
Academy Award-nominated actress Uma Thurman will marry her boyfriend Arpad Busson, who gave her a...
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Nelson Mandela Celebrates 90th Birthday in London
Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela is currently in London. He is due to attend a...
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Sharon Stone Apologizes Once More to China
The criticism keeps coming and so does the apologizing. After being un-invited from the Shanghai...
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Madonna's Adoption Finally Approved
A Malawi judge has finally approved Madonna’s application to
adopt three-year-old David Banda from...
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Controversial Anna Nicole Smith Remembered
On February 8, 2007, a year ago, Vickie Lynn Marshall aka Anna Nicole Smith died.A Texas native,...
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Heath Ledger Died of Six-Drug Accidental Overdose
Heath Ledger, 28, died of accidental intoxication brought on by his abuse of a cocktail of...
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Miss China wins Miss World 2007
Miss Zhang Zilin, 23, made Chinese thrilled with happiness
on Saturday, winning Miss World 2007 at...
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Zahara Remains A Jolie-Pitt
Recent reports that the biological mother of Zahara, the 2-year-old Ethiopian-born adoptive...
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Brangelina Might Lose Their Daughter Zahara
Hollywood’s golden couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are reportedly in a delicate situation as...
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Richard Gere Wins Humanitarian Marian Anderson Award
Richard Gere, 58, was honored by Philadelphia on Monday, receiving Marian
Anderson Award, for his...
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Arrest Made In Linda Stein's Death Investigation
Just days after former Ramones manager Linda Stein was murdered in her New York home, her personal...
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Obama Criticized By Gay Rights Activists
Senator Barack Obama is being criticized for allowing a gospel singer with controversial views on...
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Sharon Stone Auctions George Clooney Kisses At Cannes
Together with Kylie Minogue, Julian Lennon and burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese, Hollywood vixen...
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Specials
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Gay Revelers Celebrate Pride, Marriage
Not even two weeks have passed since
same-sex marriage became legal in California and drag...
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Head of UN Program on HIV/AIDS, Peter Piot Withdrawing
Peter Piot, who has been with the United Nations in the
fight against HIV/AIDS for 13 years, will...
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UN: More Action Is Needed to Fight HIV/AIDS Epidemic Worldwide
Despite global efforts to fight AIDS, the number of people
who get infected is far outpacing the...
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Malaysia Calls for Women to Carry Condoms
As the number of women contracting HIV in Malaysia is on
the rise, the country’s Health Minister,...
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Giant Networks ABC, CBS and NBC Join Hands in Cancer Initiative
It
is always great news when you hear that the fight against cancer brings more
people together,...
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Spitting Gets HIV-Positive Man 35 Years in Prison
An HIV-positive man was sentenced to 35 years in prison on
Wednesday for spitting in the mouth and...
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Alarming Disparities in Life Expectancy across the US
Americans’ life expectancy is stagnating or falling as
obesity, high blood pressure, different...
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Minnesota: TV Ad Backs Medical Marijuana Use
A new TV ad, featuring a woman suffering from extreme back
pain, is the first in a new series...
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Miss Texas Crystle Stewart Crowned Miss USA 2008
Crystle Stewart, 26, from Missouri City, Texas, beat out 50 other aspiring beauty queens on Friday,...
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Stars Turn Up For Elton John's Oscar Party
Following the 80th annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, celebrities in attendance hit the...
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Bono and Damien Hirst Rock Sotheby's for Africa
Rocker-activist Bono and British artist Damien Hirst held a Valentine’s Day auction at...
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Maharishi Yogi, Guru to The Beatles, Dies in His Nineties
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Hindu spiritual leader that introduced the Beatles and along with them,...
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