A colleague who was invited to the White House announcement of the nomination of Sotomayor to the Supreme Court today asked me to fill in for her on a radio interview about common ground. Here’s a link to the broadcast . It’s not very often that I, or anyone for…
A dream spokesperson is someone who has the media hanging on every word. Of course, she or he needs to actually be able to speak on the subject too in order to fill the “spoke” part of the job description. Bristol Palin, the newly chosen spokesperson for Candies Foundation’s…
Developing an AIDS vaccine has been a high priority for researchers across the globe for the past few decades. Study after study has been done on vaccines and cures and gene therapies, some successful, but most not. However, a promising new study has shown that vaccines that target the…
For decades, researchers and scientists have fought valiantly searching for a cure and a vaccine for the AIDS virus. Animal and human trials alike have been performed all across the globe in the hopes that a cure can be discovered to end the epidemic once and for all. To…
In the research we see and read on AIDS and HIV , we have unfortunately grown accustomed to seeing reports on various countries around the world, like South Africa, where epidemic proportions have been met and exceeded. For example, recent data on AIDS-related deaths in South Africa shows a…
Researchers and scientists have used hair samples for years for reasons ranging from DNA analysis to drug testing. Now, researchers at the University of California in San Francisco have determined yet another way hair samples can help – this time in the fight against the HIV / AIDS epidemic….
At the recent conference of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the organization released findings from a recent Gallup poll it commissioned. The survey results reveal as alarming news about women’s reproductive health in a declining economy. Here’s the takeaway: Women say that using birth control is extremely important…
This week, appearing in a Town Hall-styled press event, Bristol Palin debuted as a teen “ambassador” for the Candies Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Candies shoe brand that raises awareness of the teen pregnancy crisis. It was an unsteady first step, which pleased those cynical about former vice presidential…
Big News…here’s the press release about the Obama’s 2010 budget from Planned Parenthood… PLANNED PARENTHOOD STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S 2010 BUDGET Ends Ineffective Abstinence-Only Programs, Provides New Funding for Evidence-Based Comprehensive Sex Education — Missed Opportunities to Strengthen Title X And Ensure Women’s Access to Full Range of Care “As…
Today is The National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and, so, there’s no better time to reflect on a few startling statistics about teen pregnancy. In 2001, UNICEF conducted a survey of teenage birth rates in the industrialized world–it wanted to figure out why some rich countries have teenage birth…