Category Archives: HIV and AIDS
Illinois Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against HIV/AIDS Nonprofit
The Illinois attorney general on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Center for AIDS Prevention for unlawful fundraising and falsifying official documents, ProPublica reports (Weaver, 7/27). Attorney General Lisa Madigan said the state revoked the organization’s registration 20 years ago, but its director, Steve Neely, also known as Morrell Neely, has continued to solicit donations […]
Genital Warts Treatment Facts That Will Help You
If you have noticed small, flat, flesh colored bumps on your genital area then you may have genital warts. Sometimes these warts will disappear on their own, but they need to be monitored by your doctor. These warts are caused by HPV or the human papillomavirus, and it is sexually transmitted. You can get rid […]
Web Site Claims To List People With STDs
COLUMBUS, Ohio—STDCarriers.com claims to be an international list of people with STDs, sexuallytransmitted diseases. It was launched in October 2008 by a recent college grad whose ex-girlfriend gave him herpes. “I’m actually listed on there myself,“ says site creator and administrator Cyrus Sullivan. He didn’t put himself on the list. He waited for someone else […]
Access HIV Prevention Videos and Education
Westchester County residents can now access local HIV/AIDS resources online thanks to the launch of a new Facebook page, Project WAVE Westchester (PWW). PWW is a partnership of public and private agencies that provide HIV/AIDS-related services including prevention, testing, counseling, and treatment, with a special focus on communities most affected by the disease. An offshoot […]
AIDS Crisis Subject of Little Rock Lecture: Humanitarian Says More Effective Aid Programs are Key
Making existing interventions more effective is the next step in addressing the AIDS pandemic, according to noted physician, author, and teacher Paul Farmer. “I’m surprised at the ineffectiveness of social projects,” he told an audience of more than 400 Thursday at the Clinton Presidential Center. “They are not focused on the outcome.” Farmer, the incoming […]
Call for Cheap Access to Female Condoms
Female condoms have played a large role in women protecting themselves against HIV for many years, and at the 12th National AIDS Conference the new FC2 Female Condom was promoted as a key role in Thailand’s HIV prevention strategy. The FC Female Condom has been on the market since 1988; however, users have voiced their […]
A few words about Herpes and HIV
Oral or genital herpes can be a nuisance to live with, but you may not be aware that it can also put your life at risk. People with genital herpes need to be doubly careful about contracting HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDS, because of their body’s increased risk of exposure. If you […]
Minister Urges Firms to Pool HIV Patents
By 2030, an estimated 50 million people with HIV/AIDS will need newer treatments to keep them alive, according an all-party parliamentary report due out this week. To prevent millions of AIDS deaths in poor countries, pharmaceutical firms holding patents on HIV/AIDS drugs should release these drugs’ patent rights, Mike Foster, Britain’s international development minister, is […]
Other sexually transmitted diseases don’t get the attention HIV does, which causes Dr. John Toney some distress
An estimated 19 million new infections occur each year, most of them not HIV. Almost half are in people 15- to 24 years old. Chlamydia diagnoses are skyrocketing. Syphilis, at an all-time low nine years ago, is increasing steadily with a big boost in men. Although its numbers are fairly stable nationwide, gonorrhea still occurs […]
HPV: Is your daughter at risk?
What do you call a condition that’s widespread in humans and often symptom-free, yet can lead to cancer? Dangerous. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as one in four women are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), and the numbers are rising, especially among young women. Some HPV types can […]
