Read more AIDS epidemic stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32751/aids-epidemic.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:46:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60085/african-lawmaker-calls-for-branding-hiv-sufferers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA member of Swaziland's parliament has come under fire for suggesting making HIV tests compulsory and branding warning logos on the buttocks of those with the disease, the Telegraph reports. "Before having sex with anyone, people will have to check their partners' buttocks before proceeding," he explained. Health campaigners in...http://www.newser.com/story/60085/african-lawmaker-calls-for-branding-hiv-sufferers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 4:31:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59406/bruni-blasts-pope-over-condom-stance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCarla Bruni laid into the pope in a recent interview, saying his opposition to condoms left her feeling "profoundly secular," the Telegraph reports. The French first lady, who has campaigned against the spread of AIDS in Africa, said the disconnect between religious charities and the Vatican is frustrating. "In Africa...http://www.newser.com/story/59406/bruni-blasts-pope-over-condom-stance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 May 2009 6:03:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55896/bush-gang-will-reunite-to-reflect-on-legacy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe George W. Bush administration is planning a reunion in honor of the former president’s nascent policy institute, the New York Times reports. Condoleezza Rice, Karen Hughes, speechwriter Michael Gerson, and White House counsel Dan Bartlett will meet the former president next week in Dallas for dinner and a day...http://www.newser.com/story/55896/bush-gang-will-reunite-to-reflect-on-legacy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Apr 2009 16:46:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53719/french-blast-popes-anti-condom-remarks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIrked by Pope Benedict’s anti-condom remarks in Africa, the French foreign ministry today called them “a threat to public health policies and the duty to protect human life” and voiced “extremely sharp concern over the consequences,” the BBC reports. The pontiff said on the first day of his current visit...http://www.newser.com/story/53719/french-blast-popes-anti-condom-remarks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Mar 2009 15:14:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53566/pope-condoms-make-aids-crisis-worse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCondoms are not the answer to Africa's fight against AIDS, and in fact exacerbate the epidemic, Pope Benedict said at the start of a 7-day visit to the continent today. It's the first explicit statement about condoms from the pontiff, who has said that the Roman Catholic Church is at...http://www.newser.com/story/53566/pope-condoms-make-aids-crisis-worse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Mar 2009 8:09:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53383/dcs-aidshiv-rate-soars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe soaring 3% HIV/AIDS rate in Washington, DC, is triple the proportion that qualifies as a “generalized and severe epidemic,” according to a new report. That means some 15,120 people in the city over the age of 12 are infected, the Washington Post reports. Such rates are “on par...http://www.newser.com/story/53383/dcs-aidshiv-rate-soars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Mar 2009 7:40:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47286/witch-burned-alive-in-papua-new-guinea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA young woman accused of witchcraft was doused with gasoline and burned to death on a pyre of car tires in Papua New Guinea, reports the Telegraph . The girl, aged between 16 and 21, was accused of spreading AIDS to one of her murderers in an extra-marital affair. Black magic...http://www.newser.com/story/47286/witch-burned-alive-in-papua-new-guinea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Jan 2009 16:00:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43689/mbeki-aids-denial-killed-365k-in-south-africa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth Africa's failure to provide antiretroviral drugs to AIDS patients has cost 365,000 lives, a new Harvard study finds. The report places the blame for the deaths with ousted president Thabo Mbeki, whose denial of AIDS' viral cause led Africa's richest country to ignore its sick citizens while other...http://www.newser.com/story/43689/mbeki-aids-denial-killed-365k-in-south-africa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Nov 2008 6:54:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42112/his-bedrock-decency-will-be-missed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge W. Bush may not be judged kindly by history, but he was faithful, consistent, and above all compassionate, writes former White House official Jim Towey in the Wall Street Journal . It was “little acts behind the curtain” that “inspired intense loyalty by staff members." To those who knew him,...http://www.newser.com/story/42112/his-bedrock-decency-will-be-missed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Nov 2008 14:31:21 CST