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Battling spread of HIV Sun, Nov 22, 2009 | Add a comment As we approach World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, the troubling incidence of AIDS among black women serves as a potent reminder about how far we must travel to effectively manage this disease. As health...
AIDS, malaria eclipse deadliest child illnesses Sat, Nov 21, 2009 | Add a comment HANOI, Vietnam — Diarrhea doesn’t make many headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the public’s attention. Yet even though cheap tools could prevent...
Fewer Pap tests could be needed, guidelines say Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that’s enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. The...
Cold virus may have foiled HIV vaccine test Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — The failure of an experimental AIDS vaccine trial two years ago may have been caused by the common cold virus. The vaccine was intended to block the spread of HIV, which causes...
Cell phone etiquette abused Mon, Nov 9, 2009 | Add a comment I remember when cell phones were the size and weight of bricks. They came in large cases that had shoulder straps to carry them. Back then, users had to shout into the receiver to be heard. Those...
Hornets owner George Shinn says he has prostate cancer Fri, Nov 6, 2009 | Add a comment NEW ORLEANS— The owner of the New Orleans Hornets has announced that he has cancer. George Shinn made the announcement in a news release Friday that he was recently diagnosed with prostate...
Scientists find unlikely comrade in gene therapy for fatal disease Thu, Nov 5, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can be fatal by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They...
$39B sought for pneumonia fight Mon, Nov 2, 2009 | Add a comment $39B sought for pneumonia fight LONDON — To fight pneumonia, the world’s top killer of children, United Nations officials say they need $39 billion over the next six years. On the first...
Texas lawmaker vows to change indecency law Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment DALLAS — A 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show "harmful material” to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn’t file charges against a...
Tulsa teens aim for change in AIDS battle Sat, Oct 31, 2009 | Add a comment TULSA — Three teenage friends are putting loose change to work helping victims of AIDS in India. In a project they call "Change It!,” they are placing 150 collection jars in...
Obama will overturn ban on HIV travelers Fri, Oct 30, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year. The order will be finalized on Monday,...
Logan County jailers charged with rape, sodomy of inmate Fri, Oct 30, 2009 GUTHRIE — Whatever happened inside a woman’s jail cell that led to rape and sodomy charges against two Logan County guards took about five minutes. Rahmel Francis Jefferies, 30, and...
Time to teach women about deadly disease Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | Add a comment You’ve probably seen the pink ribbons this October supporting breast cancer awareness month and the great strides being made in research. What you probably haven’t heard about is...
Strict Oklahoma abortion laws spark court battles Fri, Oct 23, 2009 | Add a comment Two new laws being challenged in the Oklahoma courts would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships,...
Difference Maker: Questions and Answers with Sonja Martinez Fri, Apr 10, 2009 | Add a comment Sonja Martinez sings for her causes. Martinez doesn’t just sing because she’s a singer. She sings because she uses her voice to elevate AIDS awareness in Oklahoma City through charities...
Red Tie Night Wed, Apr 1, 2009 | Add a comment RED TIE NIGHT Cox Convention Center February 28 The 17th annual Red Tie Night presented by the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund played host to 750 guests. The top bid in a fast-moving auction was...
Fashion for a Passion Wed, Apr 1, 2009 | Add a comment Chesapeake Boathouse March 5 Nick and Robbie Collison hosted the Passion for Fashion AIDS benefit in support of Guiding Right Inc., an Oklahoma City-area AIDS charity. The evening’s...
Gardening can be a godsend Fri, Feb 27, 2009 | Add a comment Gardening has been a godsend for Jack Hayes, the main gardener at the Selecman United Methodist Church's community garden, 3301 SW 41. Recovering from a heart attack and battling prostate...
Mark Schwartz, a public servant, succumbs to cancer Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment Just a few weeks before Mark Schwartz died following a two-year battle with prostate cancer, he seemed to be at peace with the possibility of his life coming to an end. “This cancer is no...
HIV-positive woman faces felony for bite Wed, Oct 8, 2008 An Oklahoma City woman was charged today with trying to pass the virus that causes AIDS to a security guard who caught her shoplifting last month. Franchette Elizabeth Wilson allegedly bit the...
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