AIDS

FERNDALE — At a hearing to discuss national HIV/AIDS policy on Wednesday, incoming Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh said that the Motor City, which has recorded infection rates as high as those in hard-hit Uganda, needs more money to combat the “crisis” that is eating away at the city. Pugh pledged to be a “noisy voice” for those who lack political access and are battling the disease.

Well, isn’t this special…
My good friend Pope Benedict XVI announced that condoms are not the way to address the AIDS crisis in Africa. But wait, he didn’t stop there.

Doctors in Berlin, Germany, are reporting that a 42-year-old American living in that city may have eliminated the virus from his body after a bone marrow transplant.

Helms dies, LGBT community remembers his ruthless actions against them.

While the conservative blogs and news outlets were praising former Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina, many in the LGBT community remembered the hatred and bigotry he ushered in during his 30-year tenure in the U.S. Senate. The video above was created by AIDS activists [...]

In tonight’s State of the Union Speech, President George W. Bush called on Congress to approve an additional $30 billion over five years for funding in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa.

“We can bring healing and hope to many more. So I ask you to maintain the principles that have changed behavior and made this [...]

Last in a four-part series on AIDS in Michigan.

An estimated 17,000 Michigan residents know they are infected with HIV, and 900 more will test positive for HIV this year, predicts the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH). Yet the agency also estimates that less than 40 percent of the population is getting tested for the [...]

Third in a four-part series on AIDS in Michigan.
While experts debate over how and if to make HIV testing a routine part of annual physicals in Michigan, those who are at high risk for HIV infection offer many reasons for not getting tested.

“I don’t get tested for HIV because I quit having sex — [...]

This is the second story in a four piece series exploring HIV testing and AIDS in Michigan.

There are many barriers to people getting tested for HIV, but the human factors — stigma and fear — top the list, health experts say.

“There is still a lot of fear and prejudice and discrimination,” said Kaye McDuffie, [...]

First of a four-part series on AIDS in Michigan.

More than a year after the federal government changed HIV guidelines to recommend testing for everyone ages 13-64 as part of a yearly physical, the Michigan AIDS Fund has released a report card claiming the state has failed at making such testing routine.

The Centers for Disease [...]

All tests are free. At locations doing rapid tests, results will be available in 20 minutes:
 
 
 

 
 
Calhoun County Public Health Department
190 E.  Michigan Ave., Suite A 100
Battle Creek, MI 49014
Nov. 30,  8-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.
JoDee Marsh (269) 969-6493 
 

 
 
Central Michigan District Health Department
2012 E.  Preston Ave.
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Arenac [...]