ST. PAUL, Minn. - In a study that underscores the rapidly changing AIDS picture, researchers have found that women who have the disease die quicker than do male AIDS patients. Although the study could not pinpoint the reasons for the difference, the researchers believe they are related to socioeconomic factors, such as
The sickness could have stolen his soul. Mike Westhoff, special teams coach for the Dolphins, scratched his eyebrow and it came off in his hand. He rushed outside during film sessions, to vomit next to a tree, then cleaned it up so other coaches wouldn t see what was happening inside him. The hair loss? The nausea? Tha
At first I was shocked to read the story of Philadelphia s Old Ship of Zion Church rejecting persons with AIDS. Then I remembered that not all Christians act in a Christian way and that Christ called us to love one another, as He loves us (John 15:12) without regard for whether we have a terminal disease. God s love is
No one knows how it came to pass that God got kidnapped. No one knows how He could have been taken unawares, then dragged away to some secret haven known only to the Most Righteous. No one knows how His kidnappers managed to recreate Him in their own images, convert Him to their politics, or make Him a standard-bearer
Barbara Webb, a retired schoolteacher and grandmother whose cheerful countenance and courageous campaigning on behalf of AIDS sufferers inspired fellow patients, died Saturday -- four years after learning the source of her illness was her dentist. She was 68. Webb is the fourth patient of dentist David Acer to die. She
For the past 10 months, Dade social service workers have been inputting data about AIDS, tuberculosis , syphilis and other transmitted diseases into a new computer system usually used by urban planners. On Wednesday, the results were unveiled -- a countywide map of Dade s hot spots of transmittable diseases. It s the
Whether you recognize it or not, it s there. Employees, clients, vendors, their relatives or friends can walk it into your workplace any day, any time. Given the demographic numbers, it s my personal belief that there is no single school or work location that does not have at least one case of AIDS, says Pat Gray. In t
Don t wait for a crisis to learn about laws you may already have violated. The law protects the person with HIV, not the others, says Mark Cheskin, a partner in the Miami office of Steele Hector & Davis. Be aware of: * Americans With Disabilities Act. Intended to protect anyone with a disability from job discrimina
If you have AIDS, keep your mouth shut. Confide in someone and chances are you ll lose your job, apartment, friends and get ripped off by countless parasites offering miracle cures. That s what happened to my friend Joey Leone. He lived with the virus for 10 years -- and got screwed at every turn. * His boss fired him
Within five dark months in 1990, Beatrize Brito lost two brothers and a cousin to AIDS. I thought that I would never be able to laugh again, Brito said. I thought I would never be able to smile. In September, Brito and a group of other women working through their grief decided to do something more to honor their loved
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