Posts Tagged ‘HIV’

More than 50% of new HIV cases in the U.S. occurred among young homosexuals

NEW YORK — New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don’t seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday. Michel Sidibe, the head of UNAIDS, said “it is unacceptable” that 85 countries...

March 17th, 2010 | Health, NewsBites | Read More

UNAIDS: Funding cuts could lead to HIV ‘nightmare’

(AP) — Cuts in donor funding could cause an HIV “nightmare,” the United Nations’ AIDS agency chief warned Monday. Michel Sidibe appealed to government and private donors to keep investing in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an international financing institution. He...

March 10th, 2010 | Health, NewsBites, World | Read More

Join the AIDS fight with just the click of a button

(AP) — With a simple click, U.S. travelers buying airline tickets via some travel agencies and Internet sites can now donate $2 or more to fight AIDS in developing countries. The United Nations and former President Bill Clinton launched the donation effort Thursday called MassiveGood. It aims to...

March 8th, 2010 | Health, NewsBites, World | Read More

15-Minute Survey Tackles HIV/AIDS In Online Dating Community

There is a unique study now underway to help determine which online strategies are preferred by webmasters, public health experts and users for how to reduce HIV and STD infections among gay and bisexual men, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) who meet partners online. Many sites already have...

March 5th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More

BBC reports “changes” to Ugandan anti-gay bill

Uganda’s controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill is likely to be changed, a minister has told the BBC. However, Deputy Foreign Minister Henry Okello Oryem did not give details of how he thought the final bill would be different to the current proposals. Uganda has come under intense international...

February 5th, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More

Ypsilanti, MI to host 2010 Women Living Conference

The Women Living 2010 conference is coming to Michigan – and organizers are looking for volunteers and donations to help make it happen. Originally held in Illinois for the past six years, conference planner Barbara Marcotte’s move from Chicago to Michigan signaled the annual HIV-positive...

February 1st, 2010 | LGBT, NewsBites | Read More

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