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Community
New HIV program a success
By Staff Reports Prevention program uses media capabilities to reach gay men at risk The Medical and Health Research Association of New York City, working in collaboration with New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education, is touting the success of…
Community
Health Listings
Friday STD Screening, walk-ins accepted as staffing/volunteers permit, $50 for gonorrhea and chlamydia, Nelson-Tebedo Health Resource Center, appointments available by calling 214-528-2336; HIV Healing Imagery Group, 6 p.m., Hope Counseling Center, call 214…
Community
Deaths
Rebecca “Quinn” Haggard, 48, of Dallas, died Aug. 6. Haggard grew up in Denton, graduating from Denton High School in 1976 and from Texas Women’s University in 1980. She worked as a dental hygienist since her graduation. She was a Christian, a daughter, a s…
Community
Aging face of HIV poses new medical challenges
By Karen Matthews Associated Press According to the Centers for Disease Control, 27 percent of people with AIDS are now over 50 years old Pat Shelton talks to a reporter on Tuesday, July 25, 2006, in New York. Shelton has had HIV for at least 15 years, and…
Community
Meth shown to accelerate HIV virus
By Bob Roehr Drug increases risk of infection, speeds up pace of disease Health officials have long known that use of crystal methamphetamine creates a kind of euphoria that can lead to increased risky behavior and contribute to the spread of HIV infection…
Community
Health Listings
Friday STD Screening, walk-ins accepted as staffing/volunteers permit, $50 for gonorrhea and chlamydia, Nelson-Tebedo Health Resource Center, appointments available by calling 214-528-2336; HIV Healing Imagery Group, 6 p.m., Hope Counseling Center, call 214…
Community
Gates Foundation announces collaboration for HIV vaccine
By Donna Gordon Blankinship – Associated Press Major effort to find cure will bring together international network of HIV scientists to identify most effective medications Dr. Juliana McElrath is associate head of the infectious diseases program at the Fred…
Community
International AIDS expert to head Duke institute on global health
By Associated Press RALEIGH One of the country’s top AIDS researchers and an expert in international health will lead Duke University’s new Global Health Institute, one of several recent moves that puts the school at the forefront of HIV research. Dr. Micha…
Community
Health Listings
Friday STD Screening, walk-ins accepted as staffing/volunteers permit, $50 for gonorrhea and chlamydia, Nelson-Tebedo Health Resource Center, appointments available by calling 214-528-2336; HIV Healing Imagery Group, 6 p.m., Hope Counseling Center, call 214…
Arts + Entertainment
Rooty-tooty, fresh and fruity
By Arnold Wayne Jones – Staff Writer Fruit Bowl fundraiser returns with fun and games and a bit of drag GRAB YOUR TICKETS: Rosemary Raffle again serves as M.C. for Fruit Bowl, which takes place on Sunday. Bowling doesn’t have to be a drag but somehow it’s m…
Community
Deaths
Michael Henry Holt, 36, of Dallas, died Saturday, July 1, at his residence. He graduated from Temple High School in his native Atlanta, Ga., and lived in the Dallas area for the last 10 years. Mike served in the United States Army from 1988-1992, where he w…
Community
FDA OKs once-a-day pill as treatment for AIDS
By Staff Reports Approval came quickly for unusual case of corporate collaboration The first complete treatment for AIDS taken once a day as a single pill should become available soon. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday gave its approval to…
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