Sep. 4: HIV Vulnerability Linked to Spread of Roman Empire
	People living in countries once ruled by the Roman Empire may be more susceptible to HIV infection, New Scientist reports.

	Sep. 4: STD Risk Not Limited to Sexual Intercourse
	Doctors are being urged to inform patients that sexual activities other than intercourse—such as oral sex——carry some degree of risk for transmitting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, Reuters reports. Researchers from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently published their findings in the journal, Obstetrics & Gynecology.

	Sep. 4: Fergie Funds HIV Prevention for Young Adults
	Pop star and M·A·C spokesperson Fergie announced 11 new grants yesterday from the M·A·C AIDS Fund, which will be geared toward HIV prevention among people ages 15 to 24, a group that accounts for half of new infections worldwide, MarketWatch reports. The $2.3 million M·A·C AIDS Fund Global Youth Prevention Initiative is funded solely from sales of the singer’s VIVA GLAM VI Special Edition Lipglass.

	Sep. 3: U.S. Adoptions of Foreign Positive Children Increasing
	An increasing number of American families are adopting HIV-positive children from Ethiopia, The Associated Press (AP) reports. According to the sub-Saharan African country’s U.S. embassy, Americans have adopted 25 positive Ethiopian children so far this year, up from seven the previous fiscal year.

	Sep. 3: Zimbabwe Lifts Foreign Aid Ban, But Problems Remain
	Zimbabwe’s government on August 29 ended its ban on support from aid groups, which it imposed in June under suspicion that the organizations were backing opposition to President Robert Mugabe during a heated election season, The New York Times reports.