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Posted in: Domestic Violence

blinded Iranian womanAmeneh Bahrami was once an independent Iranian woman living in Tehran. In November 2004, her life changed forever when a rejected suitor threw acid into her face, scarring her and blinding her in both eyes. For four years Ameneh fought hard for the right to have her attacker tried under Islamic law which allows for victims' retribution. A rare look at contemporary life and law in Iran.

Cutting-Edge Research May Lead to New HIV/AIDS Drug Treatment
Posted in: HIV/AIDS

In what promises to be good news for African Americans diagnosed with HIV/AIDS -- an epidemic that continues to be a major health crisis for the United States -- scientists may have found a new development after 20 years that could lead to better treatment, British and U.S. researchers announced at the beginning of the year.

AIDS Epidemic in Some US Cities Worse Than Global Hot Spots
Posted in: HIV/AIDS

Despite advances in prevention and treatment, rates of HIV/AIDS in some parts of the U.S. are higher than those in sub-Saharan Africa, say the authors of a recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine.

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is on Sunday
Posted in: HIV/AIDS

Even though African Americans account for about 13% of the United States population, they account for about half of the people who contract HIV and AIDS.  HIV/AIDS is also the leading cause of death for black women ages 25-34.  But detecting the disease early can greatly prolong life and that is the focus of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Sunday.
 

Haiti's children on their own on shattered streets

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -The children with no names lay mute in a corner of the General Hospital grounds Tuesday, three among thousands of boys and girls set adrift in the wake of Haiti's earthquake.

 

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