They have blossomed together, this reclaimed garden and this sweet, rescued man. This is where it was, Peter Rodriguez says, jiggling open the gate leading to the dappled nest of palm fronds and leaf litter where he once slept. I called it camping. I tried to get it out of my mind that I m homeless. I noticed that the
Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist on Thursday released a grand jury report detailing how corrupt doctors, clinics and patients throughout the state have for years defrauded Medicaid and cost taxpayers millions. This is a sobering and disgusting way to abuse a system -- a very good system when used correctly -- mea
Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist on Thursday released a Grand Jury report detailing how corrupt doctors, clinics, and patients throughout South Florida have for years defrauded Medicaid and cost taxpayers millions. This is a sobering and disgusting way to abuse a system -- a very good system when used correctly -
A year ago, Miami s program to house its large AIDS patient population was in shambles. There were accusations by the federal government of misspending. Rent and utility payments for needy tenants abruptly stopped, leaving some without electricity. Enraged activists descended on City Hall and asked commissioners to fir
With two-thirds of all newly diagnosed HIV infections in the United States being among gay Hispanic men, AIDS activists nationally are scrambling to get out the prevention message. Their latest tool is a 20-minute bilingual video of personal testimonies called Nuestras Historias, Nuestras Voces, which will be previewed
On Thursday, AIDS activists and program administrators will join together to launch a service center and website designed to help the poorest AIDS clients find affordable housing. The new Housing Assistance Service Center, to be located in Miami Beach, opens at a time when Miami and other U.S. cities are struggling to
QUISQUEYA, Dominican Republic - Pants. That s what has given Ana Reyes mentally retarded son Randi the hope of a future. Not a better future, mind you. Just a future. A small plastic bag. Anita Martinez holds it up and shakes its contents like a talisman. This, she is saying of the simple medicine inside, is wha
Public officials in Latin America generally know that picking a fight with the Roman Catholic Church usually is neither good policy nor good politics. There are times, however, when silence is the bigger error, and that s the case in Brazil , where a government official has condemned a church policy opposing the use of
For thousands of young people who took to the streets of downtown Miami on Saturday, the message was clear. AIDS can kill. And delivering that message: About a dozen music stars, the likes of Julio Iglesias Jr., Fat Joe, Lil John & the East Side Boyz and Trick Daddy. Trick Daddy? The rapster with a rap sheet?
Richard Gere visited brothel workers in Bombay as part of his campaign to slow the spread of HIV-AIDS in India . Gere, who has been a vocal campaigner against HIV-AIDS in the region for several years, is preparing an AIDS awareness campaign called The Heroes Project with celebrities he believes can carry the message of
Michael A.W. Ottey and Jane Regan mottey@herald.com
THOMONDE, Haiti - After walking a muddy path between two sugar-cane fields, University of Miami President Donna Shalala on Tuesday crouched down to talk to spindly thin patients and leaned over desks to quiz young nurses in this Haitian hamlet. The former Health and Human Services secretary strode in and out of the lab
Lopinavir and ritonavir , zidovudine and didanosine , and a dozen more fat polysyllabic capsules to stick down your throat; one by one will take forever, so tilt your head and gulp. They settle like stones. Drink some water.
About 75 people gathered for an HIV/AIDS memorial candlelight vigil outside the Broward County Main Library Monday evening, an event marking World AIDS Day. They listened to Fort Lauderdale s Gay Men s Chorus and toured the library, which was full of HIV-themed artwork by more than 30 visual artists and poets. The exhi
Gen. Wesley Clark, the Democratic presidential hopeful, came to Fort Lauderdale Monday -- World Aids Day -- to sketch out an ambitious new plan to fight the disease. Clark s proposed doubling the country s financial commitment to fight AIDS through his Global AIDS Security Strategy, a $30 billion multilayered plan. Emp
On Monday, in a stuffy Fort Lauderdale office where HIV counselors spend countless hours educating nearby residents -- mostly poor minorities who are statistically at high risk for the disease -- Gen. Wesley Clark spelled out an ambitious new plan to fight AIDS. World AIDS Day is a day of reflection, the Democratic pre
Techno beats and Biscayne Bay breezes filled the air Sunday night at the annual AIDS fundraiser known as the White Party at Vizcaya. Thousands of guests clad in white from head to toe -- some in guayaberas and others in top hats and sailor outfits -- danced the night away alongside celebrities including Carson Kressley
Our Opinion: Wage A More-Aggressive Battle Against Pandemic
While terrorism certainly is a major threat to global stability in the 21st century, its menace pales beside the widespread havoc and long-term harm of a more-insidious menace: AIDS. Like a terrorist s bomb, AIDS is an equal-opportunity killer that doesn t make distinctions about its victims. But AIDS cuts a much wider
Beyoncé Knowles, Bono, Peter Gabriel and musicians from around the world took to the stage in South Africa for an AIDS benefit concert hosted by Nelson Mandela, Annanova.com reports. More than 30,000 people, among them Oprah Winfrey and Sir Richard Branson, filled Cape Town s Greenpoint Stadium on Saturday for the show
Below are excerpts from AIDS Epidemic Update 2003, a report issued this week by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS and the World Health Organization . World AIDS Day is on Monday. The global HIV/AIDS epidemic killed more than three million people in 2003, and an estimated five million acquired the human immun
Broward philanthropist John Graves was a very modest, unassuming man with a love for history and books. His $100,000 contribution to Fort Lauderdale s Gay & Lesbian Community Center of South Florida provided a permanent home for the Stonewall Library and Archives. Two or three times a week, he d be found snuggled i
The Venezuelan government seems unbothered by being the only Andean country not invited to begin free-trade negotiations with the United States at the Free Trade Area of the Americas ministerial meeting in Miami. Venezuelan Trade Minister Wilmar Castro said Thursday, It s possible other countries in the continent are m
Beatrice E. Garcia And Nancy San Martin, bgarcia@herald.com
Don t trade away health in the FTAA! That s the slogan printed on buttons and being handed out by healthcare advocates who came to Miami this week, aiming to get their message to the trade ministers at the Free Trade Area of the Americas ministerial. The consensus among this group is that the regional trade pact being
MIAMI - Access to prescription drugs may be one of the hottest and most contested topics in the free-trade conference coming up in Miami later this month. A vast array of major U.S. corporations and trade groups - including the National Association of Manufacturers - support or want to strengthen the present draft abou
Justin Timberlake and Missy Elliott are to write a new version of the We Are the World charity song to raise funds to fight AIDS, Ananova.com reports The track, to be called The World Is Ours, is the brainchild of hip-hop producer Timbaland and will feature a host of stars. Due to be released in spring 2004, The World
From the front seat of the big red, white, and blue bus from the Borinquen Health Care Clinic, AIDS outreach counselor Richana Cha Cha Nieves spots a small group of Hispanic teenagers chatting in a Wynwood drug store parking lot. Nieves bolts over, offers each a brown paper bag containing condoms and with evangelistic
It started 12 years ago as a simple fundraising dinner in Kansas City, put on by the organization Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. Six years later, it expanded into a national tour. Elle Decors Dining by Design kicks off in New York each February. Thursday, the Moore Building in Miamis Design District become
Colombian native Francisco Mejia won nearly $9 million in Florida s Lottery on April 15, 1995 -- Tax Day. The retired Miami Beach garment worker didn t get to enjoy his luck for long. He died six months later at the age of 67. In his will, he gave half his winnings to a few close friends and three charities, paid throu
A vigilante gang known as the Cannibal Army has been burning government buildings in Haiti . The group is protesting the murder of its leader, Amiot Métayer, and calling for the resignation of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Gang members who once supported the embattled Aristide now claim that he had a hand in Métay
Marchers cross from Little Havana to downtown Miami to rally the Hispanic community for support and education. For the first time in five years, South Florida s gay and lesbian community got a chance to strut its stuff through the streets of downtown Miami. Dressed in anything rainbow -- a symbol of gay pride -- nearly
For five months, a five-gallon water jug in the waiting room of a nonprofit AIDS services organization in North Miami has been slowly filling with change and dollar bills donated by clients, churches, schools and businesses. The jug was part of the Center for Positive Connections Pennies from Heaven campaign, but this
After a three-year freeze that left thousands of ailing people without financial support for rent, the city of Miami will reopen a waiting list for a program that offers housing assistance to people with AIDS. The city, which administers the AIDS housing assistance program for Miami-Dade County, will open the waiting l
President Bush and Congress are walking away from a highly praised pledge of $15 billion over five years to fight AIDS in Africa. The president s retreat puts a dent in U.S. credibility. Worse, it will devastate already strained efforts to stem the full gallop of AIDS across the African continent. That s a travesty in
The idea is simple -- teens talking to teens about things that matter to teens. Scenarios USA is a national nonprofit organization to give teens a national forum to voice ideas on major issues like HIV, pregnancy and homosexuality. The driving force behind Scenarios USA is the What s the Real Deal? writing contest.
On a sweltering afternoon in Homestead, a group of kids were practicing an African dance, stomping, clapping and yelling out: Save Our Everglades. The 8- to 12-year-olds are part of the Sweet Vine Steppers, which is part of Sweet Vine, the brainchild of Tonnette Collier, founder and CEO of the group that offers help fo
THOMONDE, Haiti - It s the last morning in rural Haiti for medical students who came to treat some of the poorest people in the hemisphere s poorest country, an experience tailored to touch their hearts as much as to test their skills. I m sure each of you had your hearts broken by the orange hair and big bellies, sa
The worst of the worst are said to be those confined in the solitary cells along Death Row. But for criminals of utter moral repugnance, a better address might be Weston. The crimes attributed to Michael Carlow, who lived so lavishly on Windmill Ranch Road until he and 17 of his cohorts were busted last month, included
Florida health officials will launch a new HIV monitoring system this fall -- using a more sophisticated blood test that will help determine how recently a person was infected -- and that could lead to better treatment. The test is part of a nationwide effort announced today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Using confidential informants and surveillance, the state s chief law-enforcement agency made a huge drug bust on Monday. The arrests exposed a weakness in the law and point to a need for tougher laws. No, cocaine and marijuana weren t involved. The drugs in question were diluted and phony prescription medications that
Nineteen South Floridians have been charged with diluting lifesaving medications for cancer, AIDS, and other ailments. Consisting of four bogus-drug wholesalers, the ring made millions selling, in some cases, bottles of chalk and tap water to terminally ill patients, according to investigators. The concoctions were shi
Miami, once again, is taking a new tack to battle the world s oldest profession. The city is using a targeted, comprehensive approach that potentially could reduce the number of street prostitutes in designated areas. As an inducement for their cooperation, prostitutes will be offered help in changing their lifestyles.
NEGRIL, Jamaica - A baby-blue bandana covering his nascent dreadlocks, Anthony Dixon strides up to a female visitor on a beach stroll. Want to smoke? Dixon offers. Then, with the unsubtlest of glances: Your lips are so soft. It s an abrupt and slightly corny line, but Dixon says it has helped him pick up plenty of fem
Last year, high school senior Anthony came out of the closet, met his first boyfriend and took his first hit of Ecstasy. My friends were doing it, Anthony said. I knew about it before, but I waited until my senior year to do everything. Now he takes Ecstasy once a month. Or more. It s a stimulant drug, he said in an i
VERBATIM These are excerpts from President Bush s speech in Entebee, Uganda , yesterday. President Museveni and Uganda have pursued a direct and comprehensive anti-AIDS strategy. They emphasize abstinence and marital fidelity, as well as condoms to prevent HIV transmissions. They re implementing the strategy for the w
Wanda J. DeMarzo and Hannah Sampson, wdemarzo@herald.com
Immoral? Yes. But criminal? The jury is still out. Legal experts have been debating whether Perdita Harris, who is HIV positive, can be convicted for having sex without telling her partner that she has the disease. A 1997 Florida law makes it illegal for a person who knows that he or she is infected to have sex without
Perdita Harris kept quiet about having HIV because she loved her boyfriend and didn t want to lose him, she told investigators. Wednesday, the 31-year-old woman was in jail on charges that her silence led to the infection of her boyfriend of two years. Her former boyfriend, 44, filed a police report in May after he fo
Noah Bierman and Manoucheka Celeste, nbierman@herald.com
An AIDS patient locked up for violating his drug probation got permission Tuesday to leave jail and die at home after a senior judge overruled a fellow member of the bench. The way things were, we thought he was going to die in jail, said Guilda Dolce, who testified that cousin Jean Felix could stay at her Fort Lauderd
A new HIV test that will give preliminary results in 20 minutes instead of two weeks will be available in Miami in late summer as part of a pilot program aimed at getting more people tested. Anyone whose results are positive will need more extensive testing, officials said. But they are hopeful that the rapid tests wil
Like scores of gay pride festivals around the nation, Wilton Manors Stonewall Festival on Sunday celebrated strides in gay rights. Local participants applauded a national tourism ad campaign directed at gays and lesbians and lamented ground yet to be conquered: the state s ban on gay adoption and gay marriage. Almost 1
Nobody explained to Olivia Santos what her HIV-positive diagnosis meant when she first got the news in 1986 while in prison for cocaine possession. Back then, AIDS was a gay white man problem, she thought. Santos preferred street life, dealing and doping, over healthy living and common sense. The sweats, throat aches a
WASHINGTON - Exchanging handshakes and smiles with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President Bush sent a clear message Friday that he is prepared to set aside ideological differences in favor of a firm and profitable relationship with Latin America s largest country. Brazil is an incredibly important par
The three Lauderdale Lakes homes were supposed to be a safe haven for people living with HIV/AIDS. Instead, they have been boarded up for years, a perpetual eyesore in a community eager for redevelopment. They also have been a source of embarrassment for the landlord -- the city of Fort Lauderdale -- which has been hit
The story goes that one of the Pharisees decided to test Jesus with this question: Which commandment is the greatest? Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as your
Florida s top law enforcement officials struck a blow Friday against black market prescription fraud by enacting a law that increases the penalties for criminals who forge drug labels and sell tainted prescriptions. The law, signed Friday by Gov. Jeb Bush during a ceremony in Fort Lauderdale, was inspired by prescripti
Three South Florida men pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling counterfeit prescription drugs that officials said could have endangered the lives of hundreds of HIV and cancer patients. Federal officials said the vials of bogus Procrit that Eddy Gorrin created in his Pembroke Pines home and a Hialeah storage shed were ac
On good days, Donald Massing, 47, will scrounge enough to buy a 99-cent Whopper. But that s rare. Most days he goes hungry, unsuccessfully rifling through garbage for food or trying to earn a living panhandling on the sweltering streets of North Miami. But the homeless man looks forward to Thursdays. That s the day Ma
A new anti-HIV drug has been shown to double the chances that patients who have developed resistance to existing drugs can achieve undetectable levels of the virus, according to two studies published in Wednesday s New England Journal of Medicine. The Food and Drug Administration already has approved immediate nationwi
For the sixth year in a row, OrchidMania South Florida will have its orchid garage sale to benefit AIDS education and relief programs in Miami-Dade County. The free event is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Dance Fascell Park, 8600 SW 57th Ave. Orchid plants donated by commercial growers from around the c
Crystal Allen has big plans ahead: Finish high school, go to college and study nursing. But the 16-year-old knows she has to shape those plans around her son, born in 2001, and teenage parenthood has changed her life in ways she never counted on. As a mother, you re always worried about who is going to watch your child
It s new, it s mysterious and it s deadly. And it s the only story that s been able to compete with the war in Iraq for space on the front pages of newspapers. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, better known as SARS, has become the disease of the moment, triggering the media attention, public panic and health communit
WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday that would triple current spending to $15 billion over five years to combat the global epidemic of HIV/AIDS in the developing world. The measure passed by an overwhelming bipartisan vote, 375-41, despite controversial provisions added by conservative
THOMONDE, Haiti -- Four o clock in the morning. I roll over to the crow of a rooster. The sheets no longer cover me; I gave them up when the ceiling fan kicked out with the generator. My hair sticky from a day without a shower; there was no water left when it was my turn for the bathroom. Before going to bed I saw the
The classroom discussion about body fluids and AIDS left eighth-grader Cynthia Vega befuddled. Then instructor Marta Pallidine spoke about a friend who was unwittingly infected by the woman s husband. Confusion morphed into anger as Cynthia attempted to process unfamiliar information about human relationships. That mea
At last, Billy Bean feels comfortable with his teammates. Every Sunday morning, the San Diego Padres outfielder who quit pro baseball and came out of the closet, hits the basketball courts at Nautilus Middle School in Miami Beach. Bean s basketball buddies say it s no big deal that he s gay. About half the people here
Signs of the West Nile virus in Florida are showing up earlier this year than last, the Florida Department of Health said Friday, urging residents to start taking precautions against being bitten by mosquitoes. The American Association of Blood Banks, citing the urgency of the situation nationwide, announced it would b
Declaring slow progress in HIV prevention intolerable, federal health officials launched a campaign Thursday that calls for the testing of all pregnant women and makes 20-minute tests available to detect the thousands of unknown infected. Our prevention efforts have stalled, said Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the U
Q. One of the medications a family member is taking has the warning: May cause dry mouth. What s the big deal? A. Dry mouth, says the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), can: -- Cause difficulties in tasting, chewing, swallowing and speaking. -- Increase your chance of developing dental deca
Earvin Magic Johnson is HIV positive. Sure, you knew that. Just consider this a reminder, because the pioneering Johnson has made it so easy to forget. Johnson has moved on with his life, living it to the fullest, so we rarely think of him as a victim. And that s the way he wants it. For Johnson, his HIV confirmation w
In front of hundreds of her classmates at the University School of Nova Southeastern University, 18-year-old Lauren Book sent a personal message: Nobody is safe from sexual violence. No one. Book, a senior at the school, led a panel discussion intended to raise awareness about sexual violence. April has been designated
Elinor J. Brecher and Gail Epstein Nieves, ebrecher@herald.com
As Florida s Department of Health announced the state s first five suspected cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome last week, state officials found themselves wrestling with a problem: balancing privacy concerns against the public s need to know. National anxiety about the Asian viral infection, which may have aff
Africa has two disturbing, intertwined problems: a long-standing AIDS epidemic that, it is projected, will claim up to one-third of some nations population by 2020, and crushing foreign debts that drain many of the nation s economies. Kwaku Danso, a native of Ghana who teaches at an Atlanta college, has a solution that
The state Department of Health on Friday recalled an AIDS education brochure after civil liberties leaders said it promotes Christian beliefs instead of health education. The pamphlet, titled A Christian Response to AIDS, quotes Bible passages to urge compassion for people with HIV/AIDS. How would Jesus respond to a pe
An AIDS education brochure released by the state came under criticism Thursday by civil liberties leaders who say it espouses Christian beliefs instead of health education. Howard Simon, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, demanded that the state Department of Health recall the brochure
An AIDS education brochure released by the state came under criticism Thursday by civil liberties leaders who say it espouses Christian beliefs instead of health education. Howard Simon, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, demanded that the state Department of Health recall the brochure
Faced with a resurgence in new AIDS cases in Florida and the nation, healthcare officers and advocates were told Monday to find new messages for capturing the attention of the U.S. public about a disease that has become the world s top health scourge. As the AIDS virus spreads to diverse populations, the safe-sex publi
President Bush s announcement of a $15 billion effort to fight HIV/AIDS in the worst affected countries may seem like a huge windfall, but when you witness the staggering impact of the disease on these countries, $15 billion starts to look more like a drop in the bucket. Unless Bush and Congress come up with a spending
Defying state and federal warnings that they are illegal, storefront operations offering discount drugs from Canada are springing up throughout South Florida, from a strip shopping center in Pembroke Pines to a kiosk in Aventura Mall. Most of these locations are in senior-citizen areas, but one operator, Phil Gutman, s
The rise in HIV among senior citizens complicated by the fact that many doctors are unaware of this problem will be among the key issues when the National HIV/AIDS Update Conference debuts in Miami next week. We need to have physicians who are caring for older adults to be aware of the increase, said Dr. Mervyn Silverm
Syphilis, once nearly eradicated in South Florida, is on the rise again in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, where cases are increasing so dramatically that health officials are calling it an epidemic. The numbers -- which have grown steadily over the past five years -- are certainly alarming. Broward County, where just
Diagnosed with AIDS in 1995, Charlie Le Claire says a federal subsidy program for low-income HIV patients has been an absolute blessing in helping to keep him alive. The Miami resident estimates he saves $2,000 a month on drugs and $400 on food, as well as money on transportation passes for doctor visits and trips to s
Placing vulnerable patients at risk, 110,000 bottles of medicines for people with compromised immune systems were counterfeited in South Florida in a scam that netted $46 million, according to a state oversight agency report issued Tuesday. The bottles were relabeled at a strength 20 times the medicine s actual potency
The first major human trial of a long-awaited vaccine against the AIDS virus has ended with mixed results, controversy over methods and calls for more research to try to understand whether the world has truly reached a milestone in the fight against the deadly syndrome. After a three-year trial with 5,009 human volunte
A now-defunct AIDS clinic in Fort Lauderdale cleaned out its offices, dumping hundreds of pounds of biomedical supplies, including unopened needles, lab chairs and other debris behind the building on Commercial Boulevard. The Wansiki Foundation occupied offices on the third floor of the building at 1815 E. Commercial B
During the day, Miguel Cruz goes to modeling auditions, callbacks and gigs. He pockets $1,000 for a two-hour photo shoot. The 30-year-old, 6-foot-2 Puerto Rican works out almost daily at a South Beach gym. Six nights a week, he hits the gay clubs at the beach. On a recent Thursday night, wearing jeans, brown worn-out l
A surge of new HIV cases in South Florida last year has disease experts worried that more people are having unprotected sex, putting themselves and others at risk for contracting the virus that causes AIDS. Meanwhile, state health officials say there is no indication that the outbreak is worsening. They say the increas
WASHINGTON - Global upheaval caused by the AIDS epidemic will become so great that it may threaten U.S. national security, CIA Director George Tenet said Tuesday. Speaking to a Senate intelligence panel about global security threats, Tenet said the spread of HIV/AIDS continues unabated and will soon take a heavy toll o
Connie Ogle, The Herald's book editor, cogle@herald.com
This is not the way the story is supposed to go. Children aren t supposed to have AIDS. They re not supposed to scream in pain about ice picks stabbing up through their feet or endure beatings from equally sick parents or bleed helplessly from the rectum. They should be able to breathe. They should be able to live. And
Against a backdrop of unprecedented attention to the Third World AIDS epidemic, University of Miami doctors treating patients in Haiti -- the hemisphere s most HIV-ridden country -- have gotten a $2.5 million boost from a South Florida foundation, university officials announced Friday. Part of the money will go to
He was the tennis player who served best as the conscience of sports. Irreplaceable, Arthur Ashe left us 10 years ago this week, his legacy seen in all the big ways you d expect, and also in quieter echoes below the radar. They play the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium now, verifying his place at the heart of the game.
Determined to thwart the spread of HIV/AIDS among blacks in Miami-Dade County, outreach workers and healthcare providers will convene Friday at Charles Hadley Park, 1300 NW 50th St. in Miami, in observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. From 2 to 7 p.m., local HIV/AIDS agencies will set up shop in the park t
Haiti is among 14 countries in the Caribbean and Africa slated to receive $15 billion from the United States over five years in what is being called historic levels of spending in the fight against AIDS. The monetary assistance, pending approval from Congress, is part of President Bush s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relie
TALLAHASSEE - A statewide grand jury will begin investigating a string of organized crimes involving high-end prescription drugs being counterfeited or illegally diverted to boost profits. The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the grand jury the go-ahead, granting a request from Gov. Jeb Bush. The criminals -- ph
The number of Americans who die each year from flu-related illness has increased fourfold in the last 25 years, prompting physicians to call for increased vaccinations, particularly among the elderly and during winter. A study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported the U.S.
Recipe for setting a room of senior citizen women at ease while you discuss relationships and sex: penis-shaped pasta, whipped cream, an underwater vibrator and a sense of humor. In an effort to educate older women on the risks involved with unprotected sex and sexually transmitted diseases, the Alliance group at the U
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