NBA Legend Magic Johnson To Organize Rappers To Unite Against Homophobia, HIV/AIDS
NBA legend Magic Johnson is planning to tackle the issue of homophobia and HIV/AIDS within the Hip-Hop community.
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HIV Vaccine: FDA Approves Human Trials Of Promising HIV Vaccine
An extraordinary development has surfaced in the quest for a vaccine for HIV.
Read MoreFamous People We’ve Lost To Aids [VIDEO]
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This week on February 7, 2011 marked the 11th year of the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. With all of the information dispersed out here for us, the numbers of infected African-Americans women and men are still rising. Why?
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On World AIDS Day, NYC Proposes New Aggression To Fight HIV
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials said Thursday they are recommending that any person living with HIV be offered AIDS drugs as soon as they are diagnosed with the virus, an aggressive move that has been shown to prolong life and stem the spread of the disease.
Standard practice has been to have patients put off the expensive pill regimen –
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Lil B, “I Got AIDS” [HIV AWARENESS SONG]
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Rapper Lil B made headlines earlier this year when he chose to name his album I’m Gay. The 21-year-old explained the bold move to CNN stating, “I hope that I can turn some of my fans that might be homophobic or supporters that might be homophobic and say, ‘You know what, we’re all one people. This is love.’”
Now Tha Based God returns with a musical
Read MoreAlicia Keys Speaks On AIDS: Treatment Can Stop HIV/AIDS in its Tracks
I had the privilege of speaking at the United Nations’ Women Global Coalition on HIV/AIDS and I wanted to share this experience with you. I’ve included the video of my speech (at the bottom of this post) and am sharing my complete transcript below. Today, I ask that you take a pledge to fight AIDS. Join me and Keep a Child Alive by taking the pledge.
Read MoreHillary Clinton And MAC Partner To Help Rape Victims In South Africa
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a private partnership with the MAC cosmetics company that will expand medical and emergency support services for rape survivors in South Africa, where over 3 million people live with HIV/AIDS.
Read MoreClinton and the cosmetics company pledged the commitment of $2 million to diminish the AIDS epidemic in South Africa over the next two years through the launch
National Week of Prayer For Healing of Aids Is Here
The National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS is a call to prayer for the eradication of HIV/AIDS through prayer, education, advocacy and service.
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Why Some With HIV Don’t Get AIDS
There’s still no vaccine for HIV, but researchers have made inroads in discovering new clues to why a minority of infected people can carry the virus without symptoms.
Read MoreDISCUSSION: HIV/AIDS Is Now ‘Our Disease’
HIV/AIDS is a part of our family. As is the case with an eccentric relative (and we all have a weird uncle), even though we may be embarrassed by him, we do have to own him. It may make some of us uncomfortable to discuss this topic but there is no doubt – HIV/AIDS is now our disease. I know this too well, as a physician, Shelby County health officer, and former state health commissioner.
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