Month: January 2006

By Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has put medical marijuana legislation on the agenda for lawmakers to debate in coming weeks. “This issue is too important and there are too many New...

By Associated PressHONOLULU A state health official said he’s disappointed that the number of new AIDS cases in Hawaii hasn’t fallen over the past six years. There were 109 new AIDS cases in the state last year,...

By Alexandra ZavisProponents hope new system encourages more people to get tested, but critics cite concerns over personal privacy GABORONE, Botswana When Botswana first offered free AIDS treatment, health authorities in one of...

By Associated PressBEIJING China on Wednesday revised down an estimate of the number of people living in the country with HIV/AIDS, but international health agencies warned that with 70,000 new infections last year, there was no...

Friday Immunocise, 11 a.m. at Gay and Lesbian Community Center, 2701 Reagan, 214-521-5124; STD Screening, walk-ins accepted as staffing/volunteers permit, $50 for gonorrhea and chlamydia, Nelson-Tebedo Health Resource Center,...