Wednesday, December 01, 2004

World AIDS day...

Some of the day's headlines...

  • Health specialists urge rethinking AIDS fight
  • U.S. Urged to Help Women With AIDS
  • HIV Infection Rates Unchanged in U.S.
  • S Asia rallies on World Aids Day
  • Brazil to break Aids drug patents
  • AIDS in India, China and Russia Nears 'Tipping Point,' U.N. Says
  • HIV, AIDS Cases Rise Among U.S. Gay, Bisexual Men
  • Sex workers join Sri Lanka's AIDS awareness drive
  • Asia Marks World AIDS Day Amid New Warnings
  • Swedish HIV vaccine due to be tested in Tanzania next year
  • Iran's growing AIDS crisis shifts from the needle to the bed
  • Health officials blame insurgency for spread of AIDS in Nepal
  • Southern African leaders call for mass action on World AIDS Day
  • Experts deny HIV drugs 'hold-up'
  • Botswana Leader Warns on AIDS: Abstain
And on a personal note, it was 11 years ago this month that my dear friend Darryl succumbed to the disease. His laugh and smile are missed to this day.