Germany experienced some 2,752 new cases of HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS, during 2007.
That’s an increase of about 4 percent over the previous year, according to the Robert Koch Institute, the federal institute responsible for disease control and prevention.
While the number of infections decreased among three groups: heterosexuals, drug addicts, and immigrants from [...]
HIV Cases Rise in Germany
Man to Sue Hospital for Disclosing His Status
An HIV-positive Boston man says a doctor at the city’s Caritas St. Elizabeth’s hospital disclosed the man’s status to his employer MyFox Boston reports (myfoxboston.com, 5/13). According to the report, the man plans to sue the hospital.
The news report says that in May 2005, the man, whom it names only as “John,” was rushed from [...]
Sex Ed for Palm Beach Preteens
Beginning in May, middle schools in Florida’s Palm Beach County will provide comprehensive sex education for their sixth-grade students, including lessons on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), pregnancy and contraceptives, the Palm Beach Post reports (palmbeachpost.com, 4/26).
In addition to lessons on abstinence, students will learn how to protect themselves from STIs and unwanted pregnancies if they [...]
South Carolina bill to notify schools of students’ HIV status
The symptoms pointed to a possible diagnosis of HIV/AIDS for Dr. Tracy Macpherson’s teenage patient. Prolonged fever. Unexplained rash. And acknowledgment of risky sexual activity during the past few months.
Macpherson sent the teen for an HIV/AIDS test at the county health department.
But a state law requiring that HIV/AIDS test results be reported to a student’s [...]
Asian American Men’s College Campus Study
Hello everyone! Please take the time to complete this Asian American Men’s College Campus Study. You will be rewarded with a $10 iTunes gift card or a choice to donate $10 to a nonprofit, charity or student organization. I would very much appreciate if you would donate the proceeds to either the the HIV Youth [...]
Young Gay Marriage
I happened upon this interesting piece in the New York Times profiling young gay couples who decide to get married. While those interviewed occupied privileged positions of race, gender and class, it offered a glimpse into the decisions behind committing oneself to another in the name of love.
When I think of marriage, I think of [...]
mtvU: Positive or Not Campaign
mtvU has launched their Positive or Not? anti-HIV/AIDS stigma campaign. You will be presented with a series of pictures that challenges your conception of who or what groups are stereotyped as more likely to get HIV. They are the same people who have created the game Darfur is Dying.
I think this campaign is especially important [...]