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A community portal about AIDS with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. The late stage of the condition leaves individuals prone to opportunistic infections and tumors. Although treatments for AIDS and HIV exist to slow the virus's progression, there is no known cure. HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, preseminal fluid, and breast milk. This transmission can come in the form of anal, vaginal or oral sex, blood transfusion, contaminated hypodermic needles, exchange between mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, or other exposure to one of the above bodily fluids.

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"O+ Men" - Comic Superheroes Battling AIDS

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Superheroes come in all shapes and sizes. And now, some are battling a life-threatening virus: AIDS. Illustrator Robert Walker created the comic book superheroes called, O+ Men. Listen to Robert Walker in audio talk to Farai Chideya about his imaginative attempt to raise AIDS awareness through comic books on npr.org . Found this story on Digg dugg by user viciouspictures . read more | digg story Labels: comics , Gothic , news Read Full Story

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World AIDS Day 2008

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Today, December 1st, is World AIDS Day. As a company, iePlexus has always been committed to being a charitable organization. We think it’s important for companies like us to take the lead in talking about issues that affect all of us and doing something for those less fortunate. A little while ago, we highlighted poverty through Blog Action Day , and some months ago we participated in a charity golf event to benefit Habit for Humanity . Today, we’d like to highlight the important topic of AIDS. Read Full Story

HIV-AIDS Education

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Education has already been proved to be effective and necessary, both for people who are not infected with HIV, to empower them to protect themselves from HIV, and for people who are HIV+, to help them to live with the virus. There is a huge wealth of educational resources available around the world, and yet in many places people still lack the knowledge they need http://www.netglimse.com/holidays/world_aids_day/hiv-aids_education.shtml Read Full Story

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Treating HIV earlier cuts risk of death drastically

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Initiating anti-HIV treatment early on could cut the risk of death by up to 94 percent, according to a study. The study said treatment should start as early as possible, which has always seemed to apply to most diseases except HIV-AIDS, which is only treated once a certain number of immune or white blood cells called CD4+ cells have disappeared. The results of the study, which involved the team of Marina Klein of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, run contrary to this consensus. Read Complete Story >> Read Full Story

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President Obama Remarks Ryan White AIDS Act Full Text

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Delicious 11:58 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good morning. THE PRESIDENT: We often speak about AIDS as if it’s going on somewhere else. And for good reason — this is a virus that has touched lives and decimated communities around the world, particularly in Africa. But often overlooked is the fact that we face a serious HIV/AIDS epidemic of our own — right here in Washington, D.C., and right here in the United States of America. And today, we are taking two important steps forward in the fight that we face here at home. It has been nearly three decades ... Read Full Story

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Traditional Chinese medicine benefits 9,000 HIV/AIDS sufferers

as of Oct. 31, according to statistics released on a national AIDS control meeting. (PNA/Xinhua) ALM/ebp Similar Posts: Indonesia makes efforts in its fight against HIV/AIDS DOH offers free medication to HIV/AIDS victims PEPFAR renews

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Global HIV Infections Down 17 Per Cent

A new report shows that global new HIV infection rates have fallen by 17 per cent and suggests that HIV prevention programmes are making a difference beyond the natural course of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. 2009 AIDS epidemic update was released on Tuesday by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) at a press conference in Shanghai.

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HIV/AIDS Treatment Specific To Each Patient Moves Closer To Reality

An innovative treatment for HIV patients developed by McGill University Health Centre researchers has passed its first clinical trial with flying colours. The new approach is an immunotherapy customized for each individual patient, and was developed by Dr. J-P. Routy from the Research Institute of the MUHC in collaboration with Dr. R. SÃ©kaly from the UniversitÃ© de MontrÃ©al.

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