AIDS - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/aids/?source=rss&aim=aids en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT Slipped through the cracks Logan Scherer Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/08/news_roundup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/08/news_roundup/index.html?source=rss Stories we didn't get to cover: Women more concerned about the economy than men, sex for food, and why are males the gender most likely to adopt? Let us now praise Jesse Helms By James Hannaham Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/11/helms_hannaham/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/11/helms_hannaham/index.html?source=rss Yes, he was hellspawn, but the left owes a great debt to the late, unlamented (racist, homophobic) senator. McCain's lack of candor on reproductive rights By Joe Conason Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/04/11/mccain_abortion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/04/11/mccain_abortion/index.html?source=rss On issues like abortion and sex education, the candidate is neither as moderate nor as principled as some might think. "I am at the lowest end of all" Lynn Harris Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/19/rural_south_african_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/19/rural_south_african_women/index.html?source=rss Report: For rural South African women, violence + HIV = human rights abuse. Male circumcision no help to women? Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/04/circumcision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/04/circumcision/index.html?source=rss A new study says it directly cuts men's HIV risk, but not women's. The roots of Kenya's upheaval By Ruthann Richter Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/11/kenya/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/11/kenya/index.html?source=rss It's not just tribal hatred that's spurring bloodshed in this stratified African nation. How would Barack Obama handle foreign policy? By Walter Shapiro Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/20/obama_foreign/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/20/obama_foreign/index.html?source=rss The presidential contender on dealing with Iran, fighting AIDS in Africa and restoring America's standing in the world. Middle age threw me a wicked curve By Peter Kurth Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/09/28/crooked_penis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/09/28/crooked_penis/index.html?source=rss HIV-positive since the '80s, I never expected to grow old -- and I really didn't expect to end up with a crooked penis. AIDS crisis? What AIDS crisis? Catherine Price Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/14/mbeki_sacks_madlala/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/14/mbeki_sacks_madlala/index.html?source=rss South African President Thabo Mbeki sacks his deputy health minister, leaving HIV/AIDS patients back in the hands of "Dr. Beetroot." The separation of church and non-state Andrew Leonard Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/25/world_vision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/25/world_vision/index.html?source=rss Faith-based groups like World Vision are the Bush administration's favorite kind of nongovernmental organization. Should NGOs be held to a higher standard? Anti-prostitution pledge required for AIDS funding? Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/24/hiv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/24/hiv/index.html?source=rss Plus: Bush's chief advisor on HIV says we're losing the fight. Sex ed suppressed in India Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/16/india/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/16/india/index.html?source=rss The federal government pushes for sex ed while conservatives oppose it. Fighting AIDS with abstinence Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/10/aids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/10/aids/index.html?source=rss Bush's plan for AIDS relief in Africa: Promote condoms for "high-risk" groups, ignore transmission within marriage. Real bodies of research Carol Lloyd Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/01/aids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/01/aids/index.html?source=rss What do AIDS researchers owe their poor, at-risk subjects? Women's rights latest ammo against AIDS Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/25/aids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/25/aids/index.html?source=rss Researchers say improving women's lot will stem the virus' spread in Africa. The invisible AIDS cure By G. Pascal Zachary Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/05/17/epstein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/05/17/epstein/index.html?source=rss Western do-gooders may want to help Africa stop the AIDS epidemic. But Helen Epstein's new book shows the most effective solutions are often the continent's own. At her majesty's pleasure By Peter Kurth Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/01/wormwood_scrubs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/01/wormwood_scrubs/index.html?source=rss After a nightmare flight from New York to London, I was thrown into a Victorian hellhole of a prison alongside drug smugglers and rapists. This is my story. Next time, try Domino's Tim Grieve Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/04/30/tobias/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/04/30/tobias/index.html?source=rss Deputy secretary of state says arranging for call girls was like ordering pizza. New York's circumcision campaign Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/05/circumcision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/05/circumcision/index.html?source=rss City health officials embrace circumcision to fight HIV. Mandating HIV testing for moms and newborns Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/23/hiv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/23/hiv/index.html?source=rss Early detection is key. But should the state require testing? Circumcision cuts men's HIV risk but raises women's? Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/07/circumcision/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/03/07/circumcision/index.html?source=rss A new study says maybe, maybe not. Sex and the single septuagenarian By Liz Langley Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/12/04/senior_std/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/12/04/senior_std/index.html?source=rss HIV and STDs are on the rise among senior citizens. So when it comes to safe sex, it may be time to teach America's old dogs some new tricks. Why Thailand isn't smiling at Big Pharma Andrew Leonard Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/29/thailand_pharma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/29/thailand_pharma/index.html?source=rss Free trade and AIDS in a post-coup, post-midterm election world. Catholics for condoms Page Rockwell Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/27/condoms/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/27/condoms/index.html?source=rss The Roman Catholic Church comes one step closer to loosening its prohibition on condom use. What else we're reading Page Rockwell Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/27/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/27/what_else/index.html?source=rss Legal abortion celebrates a birthday in Britain. Plus: Legendary drummer Sandy West dies, Jessica Valenti on "Boobgate" and more.