HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (a member of the retrovirus family) that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections.
State regulators agree to explore requiring porn industry performers to use ... - Los Angeles Times (blog)
State regulators agree to explore requiring porn industry performers to use ... Los Angeles Times (blog) The foundation has been pushing regulators and porn industry leaders to better safeguard the health of adult-film performers since an HIV outbreak among ... Californian porn stars face same safety training as medical staff Safety board to weigh requiring condoms in porn Workplace protection: Californian porn actors may have to wear condoms |
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Assurant's version of health-care reform: Dump HIV patients - Westword (blog)
 ABC News | Assurant's version of health-care reform: Dump HIV patients Westword (blog) ... systematic and more widespread than the Latham jury thought -- and that among those targeted for cancellation are clients who test positive for HIV. ... Insurance firm aimed to ditch HIV clients Lawsuit Shows Insurer Targeted HIV Patients For 'Rescission' Insurer targeted HIV patients to drop coverage |
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Lectins from Bananas Help to Avoid HIV Infection - TopNews United States
 The Hindu | Lectins from Bananas Help to Avoid HIV Infection TopNews United States According to a new research, lectins, which are derived from bananas, might be helpful in preventing sexual transmission of HIV. Lectins, a set of naturally ... Study: Chemical in Bananas Could Help Fight HIV Drug from bananas to prevent HIV infection How bananas could help prevent the spread of HIV |
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WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is worsening - The Associated Press
 CBC.ca | WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is worsening The Associated Press Again citing missing data, the agency says "it has not been possible to conclude whether an overall association between (drug-resistant) TB and HIV ... Drug resistant tuberculosis spreads across the globe - but malaria is on the ... News release Drug-resistant TB killed 150000 in 2008 |
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South Carolina To Cut Entire HIV/AIDS Budget - Huffington Post (blog)
 The State | South Carolina To Cut Entire HIV/AIDS Budget Huffington Post (blog) When Deadra Lawson-Smith moved to South Carolina for a new job in 2006, her insurance company would not cover her pricey HIV medication because it treated a ... HIV/AIDS on the South Carolina budget chopping block Cebu City raises alarm as HIV hits young women The life-threatening budget cuts |
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New DC HIV AIDS Cases Fall 33 Percent - MyFox Washington DC
 Times LIVE | New DC HIV AIDS Cases Fall 33 Percent MyFox Washington DC About 3 percent of DC residents over the age of 12 are living with HIV or AIDS. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has historically defined ... Q&A With Kevin Fenton and Hydeia Broadbent on Young People and HIV New AIDS cases decline in District, but infection rate remains epidemic HIV Infections on a Rampant Rise While Fresh AIDS Cases Decline |
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HIV-positive man sentenced for unprotected sex with girl - Allentown Morning Call
 BBC News | HIV-positive man sentenced for unprotected sex with girl Allentown Morning Call The HIV-positive former Bath man convicted of having unprotected sex with a 12-year-old girl said he plans to appeal. Said he will report the authorities he ... HIV-positive man sentenced to 15 to 40 years in prison for rape Victim Angry after HIV Evil Mark Devereaux Lodged an Appeal HIV man appeals sex jail sentence |
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HIV Sexual Assault On Teen Boy, Texas Man Arrested (VIDEO) - Huffington Post (blog)
 News 10NBC | HIV Sexual Assault On Teen Boy, Texas Man Arrested (VIDEO) Huffington Post (blog) The deadly weapon was the HIV/AIDS virus. He met the 15-year-old boy on MySpace and paid for him to fly down to Houston from Indiana. ... HIV man lures Indiana boy to Texas Police: Man With HIV Had Sex With Ind. Boy HIV-positive Houston man charged in sex assault of Ind. boy |
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Police arrest man wanted for intentionally exposing others to HIV - Shreveport Times
 Media Take Out | Police arrest man wanted for intentionally exposing others to HIV Shreveport Times A HIV-positive man police say has been knowingly exposing, and possibly infecting, others since 1996 in now in custody. Quacy L. Francis, 36, ... Police suspect man of exposing others to HIV KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana |SPD: Victims search continues for HIV suspect RED ALERT!!! DOWNLOW MAN IS ACCUSED OF KNOWINGLY INFECTING MEN AND WOMEN WITH ... |
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New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals - The Associated Press
 KOMO News | New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals The Associated Press NEW YORK — New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these ... HIV/AIDS patients struggle to afford medications without state program Hiv/Aids fighting associations press for major Governments aid New HIV patients losing help with medications |
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"I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind and deaf for a few days during his early adult life. Darkness would make him appreciate sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound."
by Helen Keller
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