New CDC Guidelines for HIV Testing a Great Step Forward
The Center for Disease Control is expected to publish new guidelines this summer among which includes making HIV testing part of standard medical check-ups. While testing would be voluntary for the patients and doctors are not legally obligated to follow the guidelines.
This is definitely a good step in my opinion. With the stigma surrounding [...]
Pope Commissions Study on Morality of Condom Use for Spouses with HIV
I guess logic and reason are still missing in the Vatican these days. Apparently Pope Benedict XVI, aka Joseph Ratzinger, needs a study in order to determine if it is morally acceptable for the Catholic Church to condone the use of condoms in marriage where one partner has HIV. They actually have to study [...]
Wednesday, April 5th In Brief - Afternoon Edition
Chicago Tribune - Gay Games event can be held on Crystal Lake
Pink News - UK Man convicted of deliberately infecting his partner with HIV
San Francisco Chronicle - Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) comes out supporting gay marriage
Washington Times - Episcopal Church may put a freeze on more gay bishops
ACLU Files Federal Suit for Family of Man Denied Emergency Medical Treatment Based on HIV Assumption
Here is a bright little nugget coming out of West Virginia. The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit today in regards to the 2005 death of Claude Green of Welch, West Virginia, citing HIV discrimination. The suit was filed on behalf of Green’s family members and accuses the Welch police chief Robert Bowman [...]
Potential Breakthrough in Curing AIDS Found by Brigham Young University Researchers
Researchers at Brigham Young University may have finally found the breakthrough needed to rid the world of AIDS. The process hinges on compounds called Ceragenins or CSAs that mimic disease-fighting agents in a normal immune system. This particular CSA, CSA-54 latched onto HIV molecules and disrupts their ability to attack T-Cells. The best part is [...]
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