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China: Belgian journalists reporting on HIV epidemic were not attacked
BEIJING (AP) _ Local Chinese officials on Wednesday denied allegations by a Belgian television crew that they had been attacked while trying to report on the HIV epidemic in a hard-hit rural village, state media said. The alleged Nov. 27 attack in China'...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Diseases, Vehicles
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HIV-infected babies need early treatment
UNITED NATIONS Early treatment for babies born with the virus that causes AIDS can significantly increase their chances of survival, according to a report yesterday by four U.N. agencies. Far too few pregnant women know their HIV status, and in 2007...Tags: Diseases
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UNAIDS appoints its deputy executive director to become chief
GENEVA (AP) _ The United Nations' AIDS program says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a new executive director for the group. The U.N. said Monday that Michel Sidibe will be the next executive director of UNAIDS, based in Geneva, Switzerland....Tags: United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, Diseases
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Worldwide AIDS Day: South Africa emerges from decade of denial about the disease
Associated Press WriterCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) _ Church bells tolled and workers put down their tools on Monday as South Africa observed a minute of silence for AIDS victims and ended a decade of denial about the epidemic. As ceremonies marked World AIDS Day around the...Tags: National Government, Demonstration, Unions, Heads of State, European Union
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UN report finds treating infants with HIV can increase survival rates up to 75 percent
UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ Early treatment for babies born with the virus that causes AIDS can significantly increase their chances of survival, according to a report Monday by four U.N. agencies. Far too few pregnant women know their HIV status and in 2007...Tags: People, Health Organizations, Infants, Diseases
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South Africa's Shame
A recent Harvard study verified what has long been understood about former South African President Thabo Mbeki's response to AIDS: His belief that HIV was not the cause of the disease had lethal effects. The study concluded that Mr. Mbeki's refusal to...Tags: Nelson Mandela, Ronald Reagan, National Government, Death and Dying, Epidemics and Plagues
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Two former inmates settle HIV-drug lawsuits against Broward Sheriff's Office
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Broward Sheriff's Office and its prison healthcare contractor have resolved two federal lawsuits brought by former inmates who said they were denied HIV drugs during their incarceration. An attorney for Richard Hardwick, 53, and Kevin Sauve, 38,...Tags: Prisons, Justice System, Lawyers, Diseases
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Broward Sheriff's Office settles HIV drug lawsuit
SunSentinel.comThe Broward Sheriff's Office and its prison healthcare contractor have settled two federal lawsuits brought by former inmates who said they were denied HIV drugs during their incarceration. An attorney for Richard Hardwick, 53, and Kevin Sauve, 37, would...Tags: Prisons, Diseases
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Obama praises Bush efforts against AIDS, vows to continue the fight
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ President-elect Barack Obama praised the Bush administration's effort to combat AIDS and pledged Monday to continue to fight the deadly disease when he takes office in January. Obama discussed AIDS in videotaped remarks to the Saddleback...Tags: Heads of State, National Government, Barack Obama, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases
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President Bush claims success in treating 2 million people for AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Marking World AIDS Day, President George W. Bush said Monday that his presidential initiative on the deadly disease has already met its goal of treating 2 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. When the administration launched the...Tags: Heads of State, Executive Branch, The White House, National Government, Barack Obama
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Bush's marks World AIDS Day
The SwampPresident George W. Bush with First Lady Laura Bush on World AIDS Day at the White House, Monday, December 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) by Frank James The conventional wisdom is that President Bush doesn't have a lot of......Tags: Massachusetts, National Government, Foreign Aid, John Kerry, George Bush
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In Your Town - Carbon, Schuylkill, Bucks and Montgomery counties
CARBON AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES LEHIGHTON AREA COUNCIL of the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce will hold Christmas in the Park 6-7:30 p.m. Friday at the band shell in Lehighton's upper park. Santa Claus will arrive at 6:30 p.m. Paul Smith and the...Tags: Paul Smith, Jim Thorpe, Christmas, Hospitals and Clinics, Dining and Drinking
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