Danielle Jones

Web-based game educates HIV positive teens on prevention

Image courtesy of University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonAccording to the World Health Organization, adolescents and young adults ages 13 to 24 accounts for 40 percent of all new HIV infections worldwide and nearly 50 percent in the...

How the global economic crisis impacts HIV/AIDS

A report released by the Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Bank indicates that the current economic climate has disrupted HIV prevention and treatment programs in 71 countries. In the countries surveyed there are nearly 4...

Lesson learned from 30 years of AIDS

As the global economy faces many challenges, a misconception is emerging that too much money is being invested into the AIDS epidemic at the expense of underfunded health systems. Top leaders in the area of global health refute such allegations...

Michael Jackson's legacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS

During the height of his popularity as a solo artist in the 1980s and early 1990s, Jackson utilized his talent and world wide fame to bring attention to civil rights issues, including HIV/AIDS. His efforts began when he...

Common myths about HIV and AIDS

When AIDS first emerged there was little information to go on concerning who was at risk and how it was spread. Since then, a significant amount of research has been made available to the public in order to protect themselves...

Too few Americans get HIV testing early

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports data from 34 states which indicates that a majority of individuals still do not receive HIV testing until late in the course of the disease, a time when...

Yogurt probiotics help restore gut health in HIV patients

In the June issue of Nature Medicine is a news feature which describes a pilot project called Western Heads East (WHE) based out of the University of Western Ontario in Canada. This project takes place in Mwanza, Tanzania, a Sub...

Is the HPV vaccine debate over?

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, however in 2000, 70% of Americans had never heard of it and 89% had never discussed it with their health care provider. The Centers for Disease...

New online mapping tool helps track HIV/AIDS prevalence

June 22nd marked the release of a new online tool to help public health officials track the HIV/AIDS epidemic by state. The National HIV/AIDS Atlas will provide health care professionals, policy makers and elected officials access to...

New HIV campaign addresses complacency

According to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2008, approximately 56,000 Americans became infected with HIV and more than 14,000 died from AIDS. These figures suggest that every nine-and-a-half...

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