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August 30, 2006
A Little Dab Will Do Ya: Chasing Down Microbicides
If there had been anti-HIV microbicide gel in Caroline Long’s San Diego bedroom 20 years ago, she might never have gotten the virus. But a tube of it would also come in handy right about now. “It would be like a miracle,” says Long...
August 24, 2006
Shari Margolese: Where Power Lives
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August 23, 2006
Nancy Who? Teen Lit That Keeps HIV Real
Seventeen-year-old Kyle can’t decide whether he should get tested for HIV. “It depends,” his best friend, Nelson, counsels him. “What did you and Jason do together?”
August 18, 2006
IAC: Diary of a Doc (The DART Debate)
At issue: The dangers of applying different standards of care to groups with easy access to treatment and those without. 
IAC: Fifty Ways to Protect Your Lover
At the International AIDS Conference (IAC) closing ceremonies this morning in Toronto, UN Africa envoy Stephen Lewis brought up a most unexpected topic: his, er, private parts. 
IAC: Botswana, Don’t You Wanna Get Tested?
In the debate over whether to make HIV testing a mandatory part of medical care, all eyes in Toronto this week looked southeast, to Botswana. 
August 17, 2006
Violence and the Virus: IAC Women Say Hands Off
"A lack of respect for women's rights both fuels the epidemic and exacerbates its impact..."
IAC: He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
At the International AIDS Conference in Toronto this week, former President Bill Clinton was caught defending George Bush...
August 16, 2006
Bang-Bang, You’re Dead: HIV Activists Shoot Down Fear-Based Prevention
Take the face of a young, handsome African-American man. Put it squarely in the crosshairs of a sniper’s rifle...
IAC: Diary of a Doc (Part Two)
Julio Montaner must have been a populist politician in a previous life. He has charisma that’s off the charts and a “Treatment to the People" philosophy...
August 15, 2006
Oh Canada! Making Trouble at IAC
Activism is much more than a tradition at the biennial International AIDS Conferences...
IAC: Diary of a Doc
This afternoon I debated hearing a discussion at the International AIDS Conference on “Viral Evolution or Diversity” but decided that was likely to be dry...
August 09, 2006
If HIV Meds Grew On Trees
What if everyone with HIV were put on meds, not necessarily to protect their own health but to reduce the risk of spreading the virus to others? Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) are making that radical proposal and fielding some tough questions.
August 02, 2006
Daytime Drama! TV’s Hottie Docs Play Up HIV Romance
She’s an auburn-haired doctor-next-door who happens to be HIV positive. He’s a handsome surgeon with a jawline to die for. But no, General Hospital sweethearts Robin Scorpio and Patrick Drake are not headed for a brief, tender marriage with Patrick at her bedside...
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