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Britain Allows Some Gay Men to Donate Blood -- Why Not the US?

Britain is reversing its ban on gay men donating blood, but there's a catch: Homosexual blood donors have to swear they haven't had sex with another man in the past 10 years. British health officials are expected to implement the change in the coming weeks, reversing a decades-long ban that gay rights advocates had...

More Families Are Adopting HIV-Positive Children

The immediate task might be coaxing a toddler into one more swallow of nasty-tasting medication. Longer term, there are tough choices to be made about telling that child - and the surrounding community - why those daily doses may be needed for the rest of his or her life. While most adoptions present challenges, there's a...

Elizabeth Taylor's Greatest Role: Nation's First AIDS Advocate [VIDEOS]

Even more than her collections of husbands and jewels, Elizabeth Taylor's legacy may well be her philanthropic efforts -- particularly her commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS. Taylor was the first public figure to speak out against the disease at a time when it was still surrounded by misinformation and fear. "We all...

Liz Taylor's Life in Film and Husbands

Elizabeth Taylor, who died early this morning at the age of 79, had a prolific life in marriage, film, philanthropy, sickness and diamonds. A consummate Hollywood starlet, Taylor spent only 12 years of her life under the radar before she burst into stardom with her role in 1944's "National Velvet." She was truly "famous...

Transplant Patient Got AIDS From New Kidney

ATLANTA -- A transplant patient contracted AIDS from the kidney of a living donor, in the first documented case of its kind in the U.S. since screening for HIV began in the mid-1980s. It turns out the donor had unprotected gay sex in the 11 weeks between the time he tested negative and the time the surgery took place in...

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Ugandan Parliament Acts to Legalize Hate Against the LGBTI Community

On Tuesday, Feb. 7, hours before the Ninth Circuit ruled "Prop 8" unconstitutional in the state of California, raucous cheers rang out in the Ugandan Parliament as legislators reintroduced a controversial bill that would in effect legislate hate against the Ugandan lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI)...

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02/10/12 AIDS educator fights stigma among women Source: Tennessean.com - Nashville TN Barbara Gunn-Lartey went to law school in Philadelphia but never envisioned herself becoming a fabulous prosecutor, as she described.
02/10/12 Merck says hepatitis pill hampers HIV Drugs Source: Zee News Merck & Co's recently approved Victrelis treatment for hepatitis C considerably lessens the effectiveness of some widely used medicines against the virus that causes AIDS, Merck and U.S. regulators said in separate reports.
02/10/12 Alarming rate of HIV/AIDS infection among young women Source: Jamaica Gleaner There is a worrying trend of younger females contracting HIV/AIDS, with the 10-29 and 15-19 age groups accounting for the majority of the increase.
02/10/12 SD wants slice of E4.2bn from Global Fund Source: The Swazi Observer SWAZILAND is working hard towards attaining a slice of the E4. 2 billion ($600 million) offered by the Global Fund under the Transitional Funding Mechanism (TFM).
02/09/12 Revels With a Cause: A listing of several fundraising... Source: Willow Glen Resident - San Jose CA If you're looking for a way to make a difference while enjoying yourself, here are some upcoming social events raising needed funds for local nonprofit groups.

Background on aids

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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