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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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Syphilis increasing among gay men
By Bob Roehr – Contributing Writer Rate of infection overall up 12 percent, is higher in men than in women The number of new cases of primary and secondary syphilis increased to 11,181 in 2007, a 12 percent increase over the previous year, according to prel…
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Pride Institute Introduces New Staff
Pride Institute, a program tailored for LGBT people dealing with addiction, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues, has announced the appointment of several new members to the treatment team. The team includes Program Coordinator Franky Smith, L…
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Deaths • 02.29.08
Jeff Young, a former Dallas resident and an American Airlines employee for more than 15 years, died at home in Cincinnati on Jan. 21, surrounded by family. Young had lived in Dallas for many years, where he was a member of the Pegasus Slowpitch Softball Ass…
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Ban on hiring HIV-positive employees lifted
By Bob Roehr – Contributing Writer U.S. State Department changes policy just weeks befoe Lorenzo Taylor’s lawsuit challenging policy was set for trial Lorenzo Taylor The U.S. Department of State has changed its policy prohibiting the hiring of persons who a…
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UofM researchers announce progress in HIV research
By Staff Reports Researchers at the University of Minnesota have “taken a crucial step” toward understanding the structure of proteins involved in inhibiting HIV-1 infection, according to a statement released Wednesday, Feb. 20, by university officials. Acc…
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Anti-AIDS gel fails in trials
By Marilynn Marchione – AP Medical Writer The first anti-AIDS vaginal gel to make it through late-stage testing failed to stop HIV infection in a study of 6,000 South African women, disappointed researchers announced Monday, Feb. 18. The study was marred by…
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Deaths • 02.15.08
Jack Stephen Gramlich, 57, died Feb. 12 in Dallas from complications of metastic melanoma. Gramlich was born Aug. 23, 1950, in Highland, Ill. He graduated from public schools there and received his bachelor’s degree in music education from Southern Illinois…
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Rate of new HIV infections up in Dallas County in 2007
By David Webb – Staff Writer County official says rising infection rate due in part to better education leading more people to get tested LaShonda Worthey Dallas County’s Department of Health and Human Services recorded increases in new HIV infections and a…
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Activists critical of Bush's AIDS budget for coming fiscal year
By Bob Roehr – Contributing Writer Proposal slashes HHS funds by more than $2 billion overall; grants to states up about $8 million, but grants to cities down by $8 million Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, said his organization is “dee…
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2 new AIDS drugs show promise in suppressing HIV
By Staff Reports Vicrivirox works better than older drugs in holding back virus, study shows; IDX899 provides “‘rapid, profound’ inhibition of HIV replication Bloomberg News reported this week that Schering-Plough Corp.’s new AIDS drug, designed to block th…
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