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Deaths • 05.02.08
Richard D. Muzychenko, 54, of Dallas died April 25. He was born Feb. 19, 1954, and is survived by his life partner, Jack Mion. Details for a celebration of his life will be announced at a later date. Patrick Kent Ellender, 42, of Dallas died unexpectedly Tu…
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Deaths • 04.25.08
Kenneth Michael Opiela Kenneth Michael Opiela, 41, died at his home in Dallas on April 11 following a long battle with cancer. Opiela was born Dec. 1, 1966, to John and Diana Opiela. He graduated from Robert Morris College in Pittsburg, Penn., with an assoc…
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2 medical marijuana bills introduced in Congress
By Bob Roehr – Contributing Writer Gay Congressman Barney Frank is a leader on both measures aimed at giving physicians, patients more leeway in use of drug to manage pain U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, right, says he believes it is “poor law enforcement” to crimi…
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You, your pets and staph
By Bob Roehr – Contributing Writer Drug-resistant MRSA bug can be transmitted from humans to pets, and from pets to humans in a vicious circle of infection Although hand-to-fur contact is probably the most common mode of transmission of MRSA between pets an…
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Deaths • 04.18.08
Bart L. Nichelson, 41, of Millington, Tenn., formerly of Dallas, died March 22. He attended Olgethorpe University, Fashion Institute of Atlanta and UT Martin. Nichelson was a designer for BLN Interiors, and was formerly employed with Bradford Showroom and R…
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House reauthorizes PEPFAR; prospects in Senate uncertain
By Bob Roehr – Contributing Writer Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi: “Disease knows no borders and boundaries. The legislation before us today will move us from the emergency phase to the sustainability phase in fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.” Ho…
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Report: ADAP was in decent shape in 2007
By Bob Roehr – Contributing Writer Douglas Morgan, left, and Murray Penner. – BOB ROEHR Program was able to serve more clients, offer more treatment options partially due to changes in Ryan White fund allocations The $1.43 billion AIDS Drug Assistance Progr…
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Activist says HIV-positive protesters beaten, detained by police near Beijing
By Henry Sanderson – Associated Press Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited the Hebei province outside Beijing recently, prompting 11 men and women infected with HIV through tainted blood transfusions to protest there. 11 men, women infected through transfusio…
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NIH tells plan to refocus HIV vaccine research
By Bob Roehr – Contributing Writer Vaccine against virus that causes AIDS ‘clearly remains beyond our grasp,’ researcher says during HIV ‘town hall’ meeting this week Warner Greene A vaccine against the virus that causes AIDS “clearly remains beyond our gra…
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Pride Institute begins monthly lecture series on LGBT topics
By Staff Reports Randy Martin, L.P.C. Pride Institute begins a free community lecture series with a presentation Thursday, April 3, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs. The monthly lectures will focus on a variety of topics…
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Senators seek to lift ban on HIV positive immigrants
By Bob Roehr – Contributing Writer Restriction was enacted in 1987 at height of AIDS hysteria Sen. John Kerry A bipartisan effort to repeal U.S. travel restrictions on persons who are HIV-positive is moving forward in the Senate. The language amendment has…
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HIV infections on the rise in Americans over the age of 50
By Ben Briscoe – Contributing Writer Longer life expectancy, lack of safer sex knowledge, practicesamong older Americans suggested as reasons for increase HIV cases in persons aged 50 and over have increased by more than 40 percent nationwide since 2001, ac…
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