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Deaths • 04.17.09
Shellshear Walter Andrew Shellshear III, 63, died Sunday, Feb. 8. Born July 20, 1945 in Lake Charles, La., Shellshear had lived in Roswell, N.M., Houston, Jackson, Miss., Tulsa, Okla. and Dallas. He attended Tulane University and the University of Tulsa. Hi…
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Deaths • 04.10.09
Aaron Michael Griffin, 28, died at his home in Carrollton on March 31. Born on Aug. 8, 1980 in Midland, he was raised by Scarlette F. Griffin and Michael W. Griffin. After graduating from Midland High School in 1998, he worked in the restaurant industry unt…
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White House launches new AIDS awareness campaign
By Tammye Nash Senior Editor D.C. AIDS advocate criticizes effort for not going far enough, but Resource Center’s Camp calls Act Against AIDS a ‘great first step’ The new Web site www.NineAndAHalfMinutes.org is part of the Obama administration’s new Action…
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Recession threatens HIV legal services
By John Wright News Editor 20-year-old Hospice facing 30% funding cut in 2010 Kevin first tested positive for HIV in 1984, but remarkably he was able to continue working as a hairdresser until only a few years ago. Despite surgery for a brain aneurysm, a bo…
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Article on black HIV statistics promoted racial stereotypes
By Matthew B. Zrebski Guest Commentator I’d like to present some concerns raised by the article, “African-Americans now account for half of new HIV/AIDS cases in Dallas County,” (Dallas Voice, March 20). This article continues to perpetuate the notion that…
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Health Briefs • March 27, 2009
Texas Senate passes needle exchange bill; state is alone in barring programs AUSTIN — The Texas Senate has approved creating needle exchange programs that allow people to trade dirty needles for clean ones to help combat disease. Approved 23-6 Thursday, May…
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Study reports progress toward AIDS vaccine
By Staff Reports But Rutgers researchers say new tool isn’t currently potent enough In a study published in the Journal of Virology, Rutgers AIDS researchers Gail Ferstandig Arnold and Eddy Arnold say they have made significant progress in the effort to dev…
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DIFFA FUNDS GO TO WHITE ROCK FRIENDS
ROB WYTHE The Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS: DIFFA/Dallas recently presented White Rock Friends with a check for $25,950 during a reception in Nana at The Hilton Anatole Hotel. White Rock Friends is a community service project of White Rock Com…
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16 test postive for hepatitis C after insulin needle re-used
By Alicia A. Caldwell Associated Press 2,000 diabetics may have been exposed at El Paso Army hospital EL PASO — Sixteen patients exposed to a mismanaged insulin needle program have tested positive for hepatitis C, Army officials said Tuesday, March 10. The…
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Deaths • 03.13.09
Anthony J. (Tony) Pavia, 54, formerly of Dallas, died on Oct. 28, 2008 at Firelands Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He had lived with AIDS for 22 years. Pavia was a member of Cathedral of Hope and sang with Positive Voices. For more than 20 years he had v…
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UN: Female Asian migrants highly vulnerable to HIV
By Associated Press Unsafe work conditions, sexual exploitation among risk factors MANILA, Philippines — Asian women working in Arab states are “highly vulnerable” to HIV infection and the problem may worsen amid the global financial crisis, according to a…
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Deaths • 03.06.09
Frey Roger Louis Frey, born Dec. 13, 1962, died peacefully in his Galveston home on Feb. 15. Frey was a longtime player with the Dallas gay softball league. He was also an active member of the Big Brothers Association. Frey is survived by his partner of 22…
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