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Alicia Keys Wants To Change The Way Women Think About HIV‏

Alicia Keys Wants To Change The Way Women Think About HIV‏

Fourteen-time Grammy Award-winning artist and HIV advocate Alicia Keys has teamed up with Greater Than AIDS on a new campaign to reach women in the U.S. about HIV/AIDS. EMPOWERED affirms the power of women—as mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, partners and people living with HIV—to change the course of this disease through everyday actions. Approximately 280,000—or … Continue reading »

Worldwide HIV AIDS Treatment Programs

Worldwide HIV AIDS Treatment Programs

AIDS is the deadliest infectious disease in the world for adults. According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) there are currently about 34 million people worldwide who have HIV or AIDS. Many of these people do not know that they are infected with the HIV virus and continue to transmit the disease … Continue reading »

5 U.S. States With The Highest Concentration of STDs

5 U.S. States With The Highest Concentration of STDs

When it comes to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), certain states generally have higher infection rates. Medical researchers who study the data are generally attempting to detect certain patterns so that public outreach programs can be initiated. When men and women can be properly educated on how to arrest the spread of these diseases, the population … Continue reading »

The New STD That Can Kill You

The New STD That Can Kill You

It appears that there is a new STD that is killing men and its related to oral sex. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) was once believed to have no effect on men, but it’s now found to be harmful to men as well as well as women. In fact, giving someone unprotected oral sex or receiving … Continue reading »

Oral Sex: How Are You At Receiving?

Oral Sex: How Are You At Receiving?

Learn more -  Oral Sex: How are you at receiving? Related articles CDC: Fewer teens having oral sex (wtvr.com) Two-thirds of teens and young adults have had oral sex – about as many as … – Detroit Free Press (freep.com) Local DJ Arrested For Giving Oral Sex To Sleeping Victims (hot1079philly.com) HPV and Oral Sex … Continue reading »

March 20th is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 20th is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD) is a national mobilization effort designed to encourage Natives (American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians) across the United States and Territorial Areas to get educated, get tested, get involved in prevention and get treated for HIV and AIDS. It is important to raise awareness for these populations. Native … Continue reading »

Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Day

From: http://www.bethegeneration.nih.gov/ February 7, 2012, marks the 12th Annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative designed to increase the awareness of HIV/AIDS among African Americans. The day focuses on four elements: education, testing, involvement, and treatment. NBHAAD stresses the importance of educating communities about the basics … Continue reading »