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India, South Africa Team Up to Fight HIV

India is rapidly becoming a global supplier of life-saving HIV vaccine. Now it's joining forces with South Africa to research the HIV sub-type most commonly found in their countries. READ»

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Pop!Tech: Cellphones Used to Fight AIDS in South Africa

Is the cellphone the most promising new weapon in the fight against HIV/AIDs? A group of designers, tech companies, health care providers and AIDs activists are betting that mobile phones can help crack this intractable problem: delivering health care information to one of the world's most severely affected regions.READ»

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Where There's a Will, There's a Social Enterprise.

One of the hallmarks of Fast Company is a "business not-as-usual" ethic. I don't think anything captures that more than the exploration of social enterprise and the Social Capitalist awards - two examples that set Fast Company ...READ»

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Dallas immigration, Dallas Immigration lawyer, Dallas Immigration attorney

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services removes HIV as a disease of public health significance affecting foreign nationals seeking admission to the United States. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers ...READ»

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One Man's Drive... One Company's Courage

Anglo American is by far the dominant company in a proud country that is being ravaged by AIDS. Dr. Brian Brink made it his business to transform Anglo's approach to saving lives in South Africa -- even if it meant incurring the wrath of a government that prefers to look the other way. Meet the determined face of corporate citizenship.READ»

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"Out of the Valley of Death"

Report From the Past.READ»

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, WATER

As with AIDS in the early 90's, celebrities are beginning to play a key role in raising awareness and galvanizing support for clean water, an issue often easily ignored in the comfort of our living rooms.READ»

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Raising HIV Awareness, One Young Person at a Time

A young activist's mission: To get young people tested for HIV. As she says, we're all human, so we're all at risk.READ»

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HIV/AIDS Could be Halved But Cost $722 Billion by 2031

New computer model-based Lancet study gives the latest scope on the HIV/AIDS epidemic.READ»

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The Silent Epidemic of HIV and AIDS; Why Should Anyone Care

Today was World AIDS Day, and the topic was awareness and corporate involvementREAD»

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Entrepreneurs Can Solve World Problems

Not everybody becomes an entrepreneur to make money. In fact, most young entrepreneurs seem to be focused on saving the world, rather than on the bucks. Best case scenario is that both happen. But for Phil Lillienthal, there's no ...READ»

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Young Minds vs. Ancient Problems: Imagine Cup 2009 Winners Announced

Got an old problem? Put a young mind to it. Microsoft's Imagine Cup has announced its 2009 winners, with Oregon's MultiPoint Web edging out the other 14 U.S. finalists in a competition with the lofty aim of tackling United Nations ...READ»

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Indian Trade Agreements Could Choke AIDS Drug Lifeline

New numbers reveal just how dependent the world really is on India's cheap anti-retroviral drugs, but free trade agreements with the EU could bring catastrophic changes to developing nations.READ»

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Five Creative Ways to Improve Health Care in the Developing World

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced that it has bestowed 76 grants of $100,000 each to scientists who have come up with unconventional ways to destroy infectious diseases in the developing world. Below are ...READ»

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Richard Klausner Spends to Save Lives

At the wealthiest foundation on the planet, a brilliant scientist is giving away Bill Gates's money in pursuit of a lofty goal: solving the world's most pressing health problems.READ»

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Cellphone Mod Adds HIV Detection Function

Multifunction cellphones get a whole new twist with this modification by UCLA scientists: A microscope add-on that can detect HIV. Dr. Aydogan Ozcan's Lensfree Ultrawide Cell-monitoring Array system simply bolts onto the camera sensor ...READ»

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Project Open Hand

Founded in 1985, Project Open Hand provides healthy meals to the elderly, people with life-threatening illnesses, and those otherwise unable to acquire decent food on their own. Project Open Hand’s mission centers on the ...READ»

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Nonsense At Work

You can have it if you don’t need it:Did you hear about the South Carolina teenager with H.I.V. who had his health insurance policy revoked?  That got me thinking about Henry Ford and three big industries in the USA.Wait.  ...READ»

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World Aids Day

This year's theme is "Universal Access and Human Rights," but maybe it should be "Donate Now -- or Else." Of the 9.7 million HIV/AIDS sufferers in developing countries who need antiretroviral therapy, less than a third are getting it. ...READ»

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MDR-TB: A Healthcare Crisis of Our Own Design

What happens when innovation meets with the messy reality of domains like public health?READ»

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Poster-Size Heroin Stamps Bring Awareness to Public Health Issues

Heroin, like any product, relies on branding to tell its story. GOOD Magazine alum Liza Vadnai has teamed with the Stamp Collective to gather photos of heroin stamps (branded stamp-sized bags of heroin), blow them up to poster size, ...READ»

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Day One at the World Economic Forum on Africa

Does design have a role at the World Economic Forum? Robert Fabricant's second report from Dar es Salaam.READ»

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Mitchell S. Engelhart's Charities

Over the course of my professional career, I have nurtured a passion for helping others. Below, you will find some information on several organizations and charities I have supported. Angel Flight (www.angelflight.com) Angel ...READ»