In observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Feb. 7, there will be free, confidential testing at the Tubman Chavez Center from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at 415 N. Euclid Ave. in San Diego. “We have been raising awareness in the African-American community since the beginning of the epidemic,” said Terry Cunningham, Chief of…
A new experimental vaccine shows promise in helping to protect some mammals against contracting the HIV virus, an auto-immune deficiency disease that often leads to AIDS. Scientists have used the vaccine on monkeys with a level of success, and hope to eventually develop the vaccine for human use, ABC News is reporting. The study published…
David Dean Smith, 51, held on bond at Kent County Jail for admitting he tried to infect over 3,000 people with the HIV virus. // Photo Credit: MSNBC A Michigan man is facing charges of intentionally trying to infect over 3,000 men and women with the HIV virus, MSNBC is reporting. The allegations against David…
James White, a 26-year-old male diagnosed as HIV positive, says he was the victim of harassment at his place of employment, Great Expressions Dental Center in Detroit, Michigan. White says he was sprayed with Lysol and subjected to frequent episodes of abuse, including subjection to harassment, which lead to his eventual firing. Thousands of people…
Urban Mo’s, Baja Betty’s and Gossip Grill are leading an effort throughout Hillcrest to help bring smiles, food and gifts to underprivileged children, youth and those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS this holiday season. The local group of restaurants, owned by Chris Shaw, has signed on to two different programs benefiting The San Diego LGBT…
LONDON – The number of people living with HIV in the U.K. reached an estimated 91,500 in 2010, with a quarter of those unaware of their infection, according to recently published Health Protection Agency (HPA) figures. The report also showed how in 2010, one in five people visiting a sexual health clinic did not accept…
Several recent studies have dealt with the age discrimination and problems senior gays and lesbians face as they age. More often than with the general population, we have no children to take care of us; we have higher breast cancer rates and half of Americans living with HIV will be over 50 by 2015. Lacking,…
Well, I’m sick as a dog. Stupid me forgot to get my flu shot and now I’ve got a full-blown flu case. Get your flu shots today. It’s time for a San Diego AIDS memorial The city of Buffalo, N.Y. has had an AIDS memorial for well over two decades. It was one of the…
It is 20 years since the death of the legendry Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. Mercury, 45, passed away at his London home Nov. 24, 1991. He had been diagnosed HIV positive several years earlier and died of bronchial pneumonia, brought on by AIDS. Known for his wide vocal range and unparalleled showmanship, the Zanzibar-born Mercury…
