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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Administration urged to end HIV travel ban Sat, Sep 20, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Experts at an early August international AIDS conference in Mexico City were full of praise for the United States for having reversed a 15-year-old law banning...

Elizabeth Taylor visits hospital, to return home Fri, Aug 1, 2008 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized for an undisclosed reason but was expected to return home soon, representatives for the Oscar-winning actress said Thursday. A...

For many minorities suffering addiction, it’s a long road back Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | Add a comment Treatment for addiction can vary depending on how each culture views addiction, and upon the issues that lead people to abuse drugs and alcohol. In Oklahoma City, there are dozens of treatment...

Obama seeking to divorce himself from former pastor Wed, Apr 30, 2008 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Barack Obama angrily denounced his former pastor for "divisive and destructive" remarks on race, seeking to divorce himself from the incendiary speaker and a...

Sex program aims to help teens Sun, Jul 30, 2006 Kathy Harms wants Oklahoma children to hear two words this newspaper typically does not print. She said young boys should grow up knowing they have a nose, two elbows and - insert the proper...

HELPING HANDS Sun, Jun 18, 2006 About the Volunteer Center of Central Oklahoma The Volunteer Center of Central Oklahoma, a program of HeartLine, Central Oklahoma's Community Connection, serves as a clearinghouse matching...

Vatican sharpens attack on sexual 'threats' Sat, Jun 17, 2006 VATICAN CITY - The Vatican recently stepped up its attack on nontraditional sexual mores with a strongly worded document that condemned a wide range of practices, including homosexuality and...

Vatican sharpens attack on sexual 'threats' Sat, Jun 17, 2006 VATICAN CITY - The Vatican recently stepped up its attack on nontraditional sexual mores with a strongly worded document that condemned a wide range of practices, including homosexuality and...