Aids Hiv In America

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Doing an Essay on Aids/Hiv in america

Posted by Anonymous

Please if anyone can answer a few questions about living with Hiv/Aids. I attend Bryant and Stratton in Rochester NY and for my end of sememster project i choose to talk about Aids/Hiv in america. Would anyone mind answering just a few basic... Read more »

HIV/AIDS in Black America: The Uphill Battle

Posted by bartleby

"Black Americans account for only 14 percent of the U.S. population, yet they account for 52 percent of all new HIV infections each year. It's official: Regardless of race, we cannot afford to be in denial and believe that HIV is a white, gay... Read more »

ABC NEWS - GOOD MORNING AMERICA - POZ MAGAZINE

Posted by Survivor, 2 Replies

Great Snippett from Regan Hoffman!

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/AIDS/story?id=2040438&page=1 Read more »

ABC NEWS - GOOD MORNING AMERICA - POZ MAG

Posted by Survivor, 1 Reply

Great Snippett from Regan Hoffman!

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/AIDS/story?id=2040438&page=1 Read more »

UNAIDS Delegates:Africa/Europe/Latin America/N.Ame

Posted by Anonymous

AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN, EUROPE & NORTH AMERICA

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY AND FORGIVE DUPLICATION

DEADLINE: 14 APRIL 2006

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The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has vacancies on the NGO Delegation of its Programme... Read more »

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aids among catholic priests in America

I heard a TV report recently that quoted a recent survey that showed that aids amongst catholic priests in America was 4 times higher than in the general community. I have been trying to find a print reference for this, either in newspapers or...

Response from Father Rodney J. DeMartini

National Catholic AIDS Network

Dear DF, Thanks for your inquiry. I suggest that you try to contact the Kansas City Star which initiated the article. I think that their web address is kcstar.com. I believe that the Star backed off from this statistical assumption after being... Read more »

HIV - SA to America

Yesterday I went through your whole website. I was stunned to see how much information is out there. Iv been HIV+ for just over a year, and I can honestly tell you that South Africa has the highest AIDS rate in the world and we are the most...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

I appreciate your comments about this website. I have no practical advice for you regarding immigration. You might want to check with the US embassy or consulate in SA and see what is involved. I suspect this is not easy or cheap but but maybe... Read more »

re: HIV - SA to America

In regards to the person who asked about immigrating to the US.I was married last year to a woman with HIV and we are going through the immigration process. The US does have a waiver in place for people with HIV, it's called an I-601 (or I-690...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Thanks much for this useful info!DW... Read more »

are men getting hiv from women in america?

hi dr. frascinoare men really getting infected with hiv from having sex with women in this country? i have still never met a poz guy who wasn't either a druggie or had an obvious femininity suggesting homosexual history. and i work with poz...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,"An obvious femininity suggesting homosexual history???" and you say you're a nurse? Oh my, my, my . . . . Let me guess. You must come from one of those square states in the Middle Western part of the USA, right? And you work... Read more »

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GlobalHealthFacts.org Posts Latest Global, Country-Level HIV/AIDS Data; New Latin America, Mexico HIV/AIDS Fact Sheets Available

"Latest Global and Country-Level HIV/AIDS Data Now Available on GlobalHealthFacts.org," Kaiser Family Foundation : GlobalHealthFacts.org has been updated with country-level HIV/AIDS data to reflect the latest information released in the UNAIDS 2008... Read more »

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

On the Eve of World AIDS Day, Surgeon General's HIV/AIDS Assessment for America: Good ... Bad

Washington, D.C. -- On the eve of World AIDS Day, Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General David Satcher said that although infections may have fallen, HIV/AIDS still represents a severe and ongoing crisis in America, particularly for men... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2012 U.S. Conference on AIDS Highlights From Pre-Conference Summit to End the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in America

The Summit to End the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in America took place in Las Vegas two days before the Annual US Conference on AIDS (USCA). The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), the host of USCA, also organized the summit. Approximately 150 persons... Read more »

Ashley Judd and Salma Hayek Use Their Fame to Focus Attention on HIV/AIDS in Latin America

Ashley Judd and Salma Hayek toured Central America recently to preach HIV/AIDS awareness and promote the one-hour documentary, "Confronting the Pandemic," that aired on the Learning Channel on World AIDS Day. The program deals with HIV/AIDS... Read more »

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