Health Apr 11

A worker at the Dexxon pharmaceuticals plant holds up a package of their Doxylin antibiotics drug November 8, 2001 in the Israeli town of Or Akiva. Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images
How a morning-after-style pill could help rising STD cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday released data about some of the most common infectious diseases in the U.S. The numbers show how chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis infections have been accelerating across the country.

Arts Nov 30

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AIDS Posters Call on Public to Act

AIDS awareness posters were part of domestic and international public health campaigns to promote HIV testing, safe sex and better knowledge of the virus and disease. Here is a sample of the 6200 posters physician Edward Atwater collected that are…

Health May 30

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Vatican Holds Line on Condoms at Conference

An AIDS conference hosted at the Vatican over the weekend quickly stamped out any lingering speculation that the Church might shift or broaden its policy against use of condoms to protect from HIV.