Features Related to HIV & AIDS

1. Actress Gloria Reuben: AIDS Activist
   

   Gloria Reuben first started grappling with HIV issues as part of her role on ER, as physician assistant Jeanie Boulet, one of the first openly HIV-positive characters on prime-time TV. But soon, the scripts began to take over her off-duty thoughts. “It follows you around wherever you go,” says Reube

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2. The Hidden Epidemic
   

   July 9, 2001 -- America has a new AIDS demon, but it's understanding, not exorcism, that's needed. They are men on the down-low, or DL -- bisexual black men whose sexuality is kept secret. And it can be a deadly secret. The latest CDC figures show that the AIDS virus infects nearly a third of young,

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3. Three Things You Don't Know About Aids In Africa
   

   By Emily Oster At just twenty-six, economist Emily Oster may have the highest controversies-generated-to-years-in-academia ratio of anyone in her field. That's because, as a Ph.D. student at Harvard, she chose to hop the fence and explore a topic already claimed by doctors, social scientists, and po

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4. Braving an HIV Test
   

   "Gee, I must really care for you, because I've never considered doing this before. Not even for myself." Justin rolled up the sleeve of his grey sport shirt and braced for the needle as Becky looked on. As their friendship grew, Justin had opened up about his turbulent past, including drug use and p

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5. AIDS in America
   

   Real patients and real doctors talk to WebMD about the stigma of HIV, the medicines, and hope for the future. "By now you'd think people would know a lot about HIV, but they don't. I would never tell someone I was not close to. Even when I do feel close enough to someone to tell them, I wonder. Are

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6. Shame: Secret Ally of Illness
   

   Think positive. Eat good foods. Be healthy. It's good advice. Sadly, it has a dark side. "You can be healthy!" shout the covers of magazines and health books. The promise is that all it takes for good health is good exercise, good diet, and good hygiene. But what does it mean if we aren't like those

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7. Shame: Secret Ally of Illness
   

   Think positive. Eat good foods. Be healthy. It's good advice. Sadly, it has a dark side. "You can be healthy!" shout the covers of magazines and health books. The promise is that all it takes for good health is good exercise, good diet, and good hygiene. But what does it mean if we aren't like those

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8. A Woman with HIV
   

   What is it like to live with HIV infection? A young woman tells WebMD her story. The woman, age 18, asked WebMD to withhold her identity. She is a student at a major U.S. university. "I was born with HIV. My father gave it to my mother before I was born. I have an older brother but he does not have

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9. A Man with HIV
   

   What is it like to live with HIV infection? A young man tells WebMD his story. Joseph Wolfe, age 28, lives in Atlanta. He gave WebMD permission to use his name. Why? He feels that by refusing to be anonymous, his message will have a greater impact on others. This is Wolfe's story: "I was diagnosed i

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10. AIDS in U.S. Marches On
    

    Zero percent. That is how much progress the U.S. has made in meeting its HIV prevention goal. The U.S. had some 40,000 new HIV infections in 2001. That's when the CDC set a goal of cutting this number in half by 2005. As of 2004, the estimated annual number of HIV infections is still 40,000. "We hav

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