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Many Young HIV Victims Don't Know They Are Infected [AUDIO]

Joe Cutter — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:00:13 +0000

Imagine having HIV and not knowing it. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than half of new HIV cases of people ages 13 to 24 don't know they are affected. In 2010, there were 12,000 new cases of HIV reported.

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Helping Jersey Residents With HIV And AIDS

David Matthau — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:27:29 +0000

More than 19 and a half million dollars in state funding is being distributed to 54 community organizations, hospitals and health agencies in Jersey that provide HIV and AIDS prevention, care and treatment.

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Focus on Pregnanat Women Not Enough

Annette Petriccione — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Tackling the female side of the AIDS epidemic means going far beyond today's global focus on pregnant women, specialists told the world's largest AIDS meeting Wednesday.

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U.S. Donates Extra $150-Million to Fight AIDS

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:19:58 +0000

The Obama administration says science now has the tools to slash the spread of HIV even without a vaccine, and the U.S. is donating another $150 million to help poor countries put them in place.

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FDA Approves First Rapid, Take-Home HIV Test

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 21:53:57 +0000

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter HIV test, allowing Americans to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their homes.

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Have You Been Tested for HIV-AIDS? [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:46:45 +0000

On this, the 19th annual National HIV Testing Day, Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Commissioner Mary O'Dowd is encouraging all Jersey residents to get tested, know their HIV status and to help stop the spread of HIV.

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A Pill That Prevents HIV? FDA Favors Truvada

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:15:45 +0000

Federal drug regulators are affirming that a landmark study showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill already on the market can also help people avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS in the first place.

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Obama On AIDS: `We Can Beat This Disease' [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:39:34 +0000

President Barack Obama is announcing a deeper U.S. commitment to combatting the pandemic of AIDS, declaring: "We can beat this disease."

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