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,...

Loss of friends to HIV/AIDS inspires Kenyan to offer aid Fri, Oct 23, 2009 | Add a comment A Kenyan has teamed up with a church to offer counseling to people with HIV/AIDS. John Wambugu is the director of Olivet Baptist Church’s HIV Counseling Center that opened this month at 1209...

Second vaccine for cervical cancer receives support Thu, Oct 22, 2009 | Add a comment ATLANTA — A second kind of vaccine against cervical cancer may be added to the recommended list for girls and young women after a federal advisory panel voted Wednesday to support it. The...

Full results show AIDS vaccine is of modest help Tue, Oct 20, 2009 | Add a comment Fresh results from the world's first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective. Yet, the findings are exciting to scientists, who think they may...

Business Briefs Fri, Oct 16, 2009 | Add a comment nation Bank loan losses up CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp. said Friday it lost more than $2.2 billion in the third quarter as loan losses kept rising, providing more...

Locally produced ‘Rent’ playing at Pollard Thu, Oct 15, 2009 | Add a comment GUTHRIE — The Pollard Theatre is presenting the Tony-award winning musical "Rent” through Oct. 31. Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera "La Boheme,”...

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...