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Rise in HIV Orphan Adoptions in America

Written on 17 May, 2011 at 10:34 in AIDS, General Interest | viewed 147 views times | No Comments

With 2.5 million children living with HIV globally (1), America is thriving rapidly in adoption rates for children that are often stigmatized. In the last five years, the rate of adoptions among HIV-positive kids in the America has reached a... (Continue reading)

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Issues with Vaccine Development for HIV/AIDS

Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 10:00 in AIDS | viewed 74 views times | 2 Comments
Issues with Vaccine Development for HIV/AIDS

My professor said something two days ago that shocked me: “I honestly don’t think we’ll ever see an effective vaccine for HIV/AIDS.” Considering how much of an expert he is, that was pretty demoralizing.  And I don’t believe him; I... (Continue reading)

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The Recent HIV/AIDS Vaccine: Thoughts

Written on 22 Oct, 2009 at 12:41 in AIDS | viewed 47 views times | 3 Comments
The Recent HIV/AIDS Vaccine: Thoughts

The HIV/AIDS Vaccine: A few weeks ago I was sitting in the basement of the biomedical research center at my school, just having made it through another fascinating class on pharmacology.  It was time for lunch, so I made for... (Continue reading)

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What is the AIDS Monster?

Written on 21 Oct, 2009 at 13:50 in AIDS | viewed 46 views times | 2 Comments
What is the AIDS Monster?

Dashed hopes Less than half a century ago, we thought we had eliminated the threat of infectious diseases. We are about to see “the virtual elimination of the infectious disease as an important factor in social life,” said Nobel Prize... (Continue reading)

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