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Good News and Good-bye
I have much news to share. Good news. For starters, there is a promising new microbicidal gel being studied in South African women.
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Houston, Human Trafficking, and HIV
At a recent AIDS Foundation Houston all-staff meeting, we heard a presentation on human trafficking that left me feeling stunned and horrified....
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AIDS Watch: You Know What You Know
In the very early days of the HIV epidemic, oral sex was thought of, and even marketed, as safe sex.
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AIDS Watch: Camp it up with Masquerade Theatre for Camp Hope
Camp Hope is AIDS Foundation Houston's weeklong summer camp program for HIV-infected children 7 to 15 years old, convened each July for the past 14 years. Camp Hope provides 150…
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Health & Wellness
AIDS Watch: Another Way to Show your Pride
June is all about the gay. What you may not know is that June is also an important month with regard to HIV. This June 27 is the 15th annual…
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Columns
AIDS Watch: Gonorrhea Gone Wild
There is no applause for the new clap. While the exact time of gonorrhea’s arrival on the world stage is unknown, we do know the disease has been around for…
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Health & Wellness
AIDS Watch: Bitter Little Pills
Since 1987 when AZT received FDA approval as the first treatment for HIV/AIDS, more than 20 highly active antiretroviral medications have come onto the market. This is a significant accomplishment,…
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Red Ribbon, Green Attitude
AIDS Walk Houston turns 21 years old this month. She’s come of age, and with age comes responsibility. That’s why this year’s AIDS Walk is going green. We at AIDS…
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HIV on Film
With all of the winter weather we’ve been experiencing during the past couple of months, I find I’m spending much more time indoors. After all, one doesn’t need to be…
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Goodbye, 2009: The new decade brings new hope
Happy New Year! Now that 2009 is over, all I can say is, “What a relief!” It was one tough year. Recession, H1N1, an arsonist in the Heights—I could go…
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