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FATHER KNOWS LAST "Get a Grip" Vs. "Yaktrax"
When a person is running outdoors in January, in North Dakota, you have to question their sanity. When you get right down to it, however, its easier than most people think, if you follow a few simple ...
Posted on 2/1/11 at 9:13 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND National HIV Testing Day
In observance of National HIV Testing Day on Sunday, the North Dakota Department of Health urges people at risk for HIV/AIDS to get tested. An estimated 1 million people in the United States are ...
Posted on 6/23/10 at 10:01 AM
FAR SIDE OF FIFTY Wistful wednesday : Early 1920's
These are Meady's children. Two girls and a boy, Far Guy's Mom is the oldest. This photo was probably taken in 1922, the children's ages would have been, 5, 3 and 8 that year. Somehow I cannot imagin...
Posted on 4/29/09 at 6:58 AM
Scientists say baby born with HIV apparently cured 
A baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who's now 2½ and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection.
By Lauran Neergaard , March 03, 2013
‘Angels in America’ at the Empire will precede author’s Grand Forks visit
“Angels in America,” the acclaimed HBO production written by Tony Kushner about America in the early days of the AIDS crisis, will be shown at the Empire Arts Center as part of events leading up to Kushner’s visit in March to the UND Writers Conference in Grand Forks.
February 03, 2013
HIV support group plans East Grand Forks picnic
A support group for people living with HIV/AIDS is hosting its first get together at noon Sept. 29 in Sherlock Park in East Grand Forks.
By Herald Staff Report , September 05, 2012
How AIDS epidemic affected Elton John
Elton John's book on AIDS, heavy on facts, figures and anecdotes, reads more like a well-researched term paper than a biography.
By Howard Cohen , August 11, 2012
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FDA OKs HIV home tests, Grand Forks weighs in
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter HIV test, allowing Americans to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their homes.
By Pamela Knudson , July 09, 2012
East Grand Forks support group forms for those living with HIV/AIDS
Kaylea Bickell recalled a dental appointment when she tried to warn the assistant to move a needle that had been used to numb her mouth, off the tray and out of the way so the assistant wouldn’t stick herself.
By Pamela Knudson , May 06, 2012
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Obama speaks out on AIDS: 'We can beat this disease'
President Barack Obama set an ambitious goal today for significantly increasing access to life-saving AIDS drugs for people in the U.S. and around the world, as he announced a renewed American commitment to ending a pandemic that has killed 30 million people.
By Julie Pace , December 01, 2011
Studies show drug stops HIV among hetero couples
An AIDS drug already shown to help prevent spread of the virus in gay men also works for heterosexual men and women, two studies in Africa found. Experts called it a breakthrough for the continent that has suffered most from AIDS. "This is really a game changer," said Dr. Jared Baeten, the University of Washington researcher who was a leader of one of the studies.
By Mike Strobbe , July 13, 2011
AIDS at 30: Killer has been tamed, but not conquered
On June 5, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning shot to the world when they reported the first known cases of what would soon be called AIDS.
By Tony Pugh , June 04, 2011
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UNAIDS to Vatican: Pope's HIV-condom view helpful
The head of the U.N. AIDS agency told a Vatican conference Saturday that the pope had opened the door to greater dialogue with his groundbreaking comments on condoms and HIV prevention — even as Vatican officials stressed abstinence and marital fidelity as the best prevention.
By Nicole Winfield , May 28, 2011
Vatican convenes AIDS experts amid condom flap
Organizers insist the meeting Friday and Saturday won't call into question traditional church teaching opposing artificial contraception. Yet Pope Benedict XVI's comments last year about condom use with prostitutes with HIV seem to have removed a certain Vatican taboo that had all but ruled out public discussion of whether condoms were even effective in reducing HIV transmission.
By Nicole Winfield , May 27, 2011
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Minnesota records fewer new HIV/AIDS cases
But number is still above 10-year averageMinnesota recorded about 11 percent fewer new HIV/AIDS cases in 2010 than in 2009, but state health authorities caution that the number of new cases last year still exceeded the 10-year average.
By Chuck Haga , April 27, 2011
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University of Minnesota shares $10 million in pursuit of new weapon against HIV
Current treatments for people with HIV try to contain the disease by preventing the AIDS virus from replicating itself.
By Christopher Snowbeck , April 19, 2011
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