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Report details discrimination in health care against LGBT people
By DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer [email protected] Disrespectful attitudes, prejudicial policies, refusal of care common, says Lambda Legal report Dennis Coleman Lambda Legal has issued a report, entitled “When Health Care Isn’t Caring,” that found disre…
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Now that you've broken most of your resolutions …
By David Taffet | Staff Writer [email protected] Here are some practical strategies for getting those goals back on track Candy Marcum A week has passed since New Year’s Day, and if tradition holds, those resolutions you made are already mostly broken…
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U.S., South Korea lift HIV travel bans
The United Nations praised the U.S. and South Korea on Monday, Jan. 4 for lifting travel bans on people with HIV and urged 57 other countries with travel restrictions to end them quickly. President Barack Obama announced in October that the U.S. would overt…
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Deaths • 01.08.10
Preston Harry Preston, an award-winning author and screenwriter who lived in Garland, passed away Nov. 23, 2009. He was 86. Born in Durban, South Africa, he began his career writing children’s stories at age 14 and also sang in the band at Pagel Circus. Aft…
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Deaths • 12.25.09
Robert “Santa Bob” Farnsworth Robert “Santa Bob” Farnsworth, 64, died peacefully on Thursday Dec. 17, surrounded by loving family and friends. He was born May 4, 1945, in Tulsa, Okla.,to Russell J. Farnsworth and Mildred Louise (Hendrickson) Farnsworth. Far…
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LGBT youth try to cut away emotional pain
By Renee Baker | Contributing Writer [email protected] When family, society reject them for being gay, youth often turn to cutting, using physical pain to cope with distress of coming out FINDING SUPPORT | Gay youth Giancarlo Mossi, left, says he was abl…
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Health briefs • December 11, 2009
Stem cells may be key to AIDS cure, researchers say Researchers from the UCLA AIDS Institute announced this week that stem cells may be used to kill HIV. A report in the online medical journal PLoS ONE said that the team has demonstrated that stem cells can…
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Deaths • 10.23.09
Bobby Chadwick Swafford, 67, died suddenly and unexpectedly in his home in Dallas on Oct. 15. Born Nov. 1, 1941, Swafford, known to his friends as “The Duchess of Swish,” was known as the host of many large and wonderful events. He worked in the wholesale f…
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Deaths • 10.16.09
Sheila Kaye Hightower Dolezal Sheila Kaye Hightower Dolezal died Oct. 10, surrounded by her family and friends, following a courageous battle with cancer. Her life’s work was helping others, and she spent more than 20 years as human resources manager at AID…
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Pace honored for decades of serving people with HIV
By From staff reports AIDS Interfaith director tops list of Heroes of Humanity recipients ÂGETTING RECOGNIZED | Heroes of Humanity Awards recipients included, from left, Cheryl Edwards of A Sister’s Gift; Susan Wisneski of Legacy Counseling Center; Steven…
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Dallas Foundation grant keeps meals program cooking at AIDS Interfaith
By David Taffet | Staff Writer [email protected] Daire Center won’t have to compete for scarce funds in wake of city cuts AIDS Interfaith Network has received a $50,000 grant from the Dallas Foundation to help fund its meals program at the Howie Daire…
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The fight of her life
By David Taffet | Staff Writer [email protected] Friends, family and a focus on the future help Dallas attorney Barbara Rosenberg deal with breast cancers SETTING A GOAL | Barbara Rosenberg was determined to recover from surgery in time to attend the D…
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