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A few weeks ago we posted a piece about PEPFAR - the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief.
Over the weekend, the Democratic candidates weighed in on HIV/AIDS and PEPFAR. Here's a couple of quotes-
Hillary- “I commend President Bush for his PEPFAR [President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief] initiative. It was a very bold and important commitment, but it didn’t go far enough in opening up the door to generics and getting the costs down. And as president, I will do that.”
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'large amounts of money, injected directly into the bloodstream.' Trey Parker and Matt Stone kicked off the 12th season of South Park last Wednesday with an episode about HIV/AIDS. Astonishingly, as well as pushing the boundaries of bad taste it actually manages to score some decent points.
Watch more clips here: http://www.southparkstudios.com/guide/1201/
Anyone else see the episode? What did you think?
(This is the text of a video post we just made- if you prefer to watch rather than read, it's right here.)
Last month, Congress approved a five-year extension to PEPFAR- the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief. It allocates $50 billion over five years for international aid to help care for people living with HIV and for HIV prevention.
Great, huh?
Well… maybe not so great.
First off, there’s a lot of restrictions on what the money can be used for. Only 20% of it can be spent on prevention. Half of that ...
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Today's topic...
The Associated Press reports that a new study finds at least one in four teenage girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease, or more than 3 million teens.
The study, conducted by CDC researcher Dr. Sara Forhan is an analysis of nationally representative data on 838 girls who participated in a 2003-04 government health survey. Teens were tested for four infections: human papillomavirus, or HPV, which can cause cervical cancer and affected 18 percent of girls studied; chlamydia, which affected 4 percent; trichomoniasis, 2.5 percent; and herpes simplex virus, 2 percent.
Highlights from the study: