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A Grim Milestone: 25 Years of HIV/AIDS
A Grim Milestone: 25 Years of HIV/AIDS
Origins of HIV- We've learned a lot about AIDS in the past 25 years since it was first documented in the U.S. among gay men and then intravenous drug users. But no one has yet really figured outwhere HIV comes from--until now.
25 Years of AIDS- Twenty-five years ago this week, James Curran traveled from his Atlanta office to a hospital in New York City where he "reunited" with a patient whom he had never met, and whom the young scientist would never forget.
The State of AIDS, 25 Years After the First, Quiet Mentions- On June 5, 1981, in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, brief note was taken of a peculiar cluster of pneumonia cases in five otherwise healthy gay men. The item was the first official mention of a scourge that had no name, no known means of transmission, no treatment and no cure.
How AIDS Changed America- Despite politicians and the media initially ignoring the AIDS crisis, the gay community "rose to meet the unprecedented challenge of AIDS." It took Rock Hudson to alert the nation to the disease.
HIV/AIDS: Personal Reflections on the Toll of this Disease- Openly gay reporter John-Manuel Andriote talks about his new perspective on covering AIDS stories since he became HIV-positive last October.
Families Forged by Illness- How HIV/AIDS impacted gay families.
AIDS at 25: An Epidemic of Caring- "I think perhaps that is the legacy of my patients, the legacy of the nurses and physicians' assistants and social workers who taught me so much, the legacy of people from all walks of life who toiled against AIDS when there was no hope."
Report Shows AIDS Epidemic Slowdown in 2005- New United Nations surveys show the global AIDS epidemic has begun to slow despite only a small percentage of gay men receiving HIV prevention help.
President Has Strong Record on International Fight Against HIV/AIDS- The Bush administration's critics should give credit where it's due. And when it comes to the global AIDS crisis, it is due -- big-time.
