What It'd Take To Save 10 Million Lives: Zinc, Bed Nets, $70 Billion
Is the price tag too expensive? Is the goal of saving 10 million lives a year too optimistic?
HIV/AIDS
The AIDS Crisis Hasn't Ended In The Black And Latino Communities
HIV rates in the U.S. have been dropping for about a decade. But African-American and Latino men who have sex with men still face a very high risk of becoming infected. Stigma is one big reason.
GHD Is Not An AFZ. HTH You Understand What They Mean!
Translation: Global Health and Development is not an acronym-free zone. Hope this helps you make sense of the alphabet soup of acronyms.
FDA Lifts Ban On Blood Donations By Gay And Bisexual Men
For three decades, men who have sex with men were barred from ever donating blood. A new policy will allow gay and bisexual men to donate, but only if they've been celibate for at least a year.
As HIV Diagnoses Drop, The South Lags Behind
Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show new cases of HIV infection have dropped by almost 20 percent in the past decade.
These Are The Faces Of People Facing HIV/AIDS: #WorldAidsDay
They are children, sex workers, drug users who live in fear of HIV. The portraits and stories are featured in a new book set in Tijuana: "Tomorrow Is A Long Time."
Scaring People Can Make Them Healthier, But It Isn't Always The Way To Go
Fear campaigns can motivate people to quit smoking or eat less. But fearmongering can go too far. When is scaring for health's sake acceptable, and when is it distasteful?
TB Is Now The Top Infectious Killer (Even Though Deaths Are Down)
With 1.5 million deaths a year, tuberculosis has passed HIV/AIDS.
A Milestone In The Campaign To Reduce The Number Of Deaths From AIDS
The World Health Organization has just recommended that all HIV positive people take antiretroviral medications. If that guideline is enforced, it could help stop the spread of HIV worldwide.
Why The Zambian Hip-Hopper 'B Flow' Changed His Tune
In his first two albums, the singer/rapper made music for lovers. Then came album No. 3: Voiceless Women.