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World Community Grid: FightAIDS@home. Daily News Postings & Announcements Research Shows Neighborhoods Where AIDS Treatments Lag The map of San Francisco in the city's health department is bathed in shades of blue. AFP: South Africa tries to enlist men in AIDS battle "There is a new man in South Africa AFP: Human Rights Watch slams Uganda AIDS bill Human Rights Watch on Friday criticised Uganda's HIV/AIDS bill, some of whose clauses call for mandatory testing of pregnant women, sex offenders and victims, and disclosure of HIV status. UNITED KINGDOM: Sex Education to Be Compulsory for Pupils Aged 15 to 16 Even if Parents Object Changes set to take effect in September 2011 will make sex education class compulsory for children ages 15-16, even if their parents object. WISCONSIN: Assembly OKs Bill Requiring Teaching Birth Control By a vote of 48 to 43, the Wisconsin Assembly on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would require schools teaching sex education to include instruction on preventing pregnancy. UNITED STATES: Many Doctors Overuse Pap Testing: Survey Guidelines for Pap screening were substantially revised earlier this decade in response to research showing that low- risk women age 30 and older did not need annual testing. SOUTH AFRICA: AIDS Program May Be Reducing South Africa Deaths New figures showing a slight decline in the number of deaths in SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa Tries to Enlist Men in AIDS Battle To more effectively get the HIV prevention message to men, GLOBAL: Medical Aid Group Warns of Waning Support for AIDS Treatment Scale-Up In a new report, Doctors Without Borders (DWB) is warning of a "major funding deficit and a looming crisis" in AIDS funding. UNITED STATES: AIDS Confab Highlights Progress, Needs in US HIV/AIDS funding, treatment, care, and prevention were among topics discussed last week at the 2009 US Conference on AIDS in San Francisco. INDIANA: In Indiana, Blacks Continue to Be at Higher Risk for HIV Indiana's health commissioner said Thursday that the state's African-American residents continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS News from Agence France Presse      This site complies to the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here.		RSS News Feed

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