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World AIDS Day today commemorates the first diagnosis of the disease on December 1, 1981. Over the past 28 years, millions have died and millions more have been infected with HIV and AIDS—yet millions more are currently alive thanks to treatment. In the past few years, proactive government intervention, dedicated researchers, and individual volunteers have combined to help improve treatment and decrease infection rates. more ›

With visions of sugar plum fairies dancing through their heads, the -Ists began to get into that holiday mood. Well, some did. Austinist wasn't as the NY Times dissed them and a local Tex-Mex institution sold out. Making them feel better was music, sweet music and the local theater getting name checked on "Heroes" Chicagoist tried to wrap their heads around a religious movie being banned from a Christmas themed park. To wash that... more ›

On December 1, 1981 the first AIDS (SIDA in several languages) diagnosis was made. Today, in rememberance of that date of diagnosis, is World AIDS Day 2005. Before that science had provided no explanation for a rapidly increasing death. By 1986 donated blood has been routinely screened for HIV. In a practice of questionable morals and rationale, the Red Cross would not accept blood donations from persons who had engaged in homosexual acts (some chapters have changed this practice). Since 198,7 and the first United Nations AIDS program sponsored World AIDS Day, awareness become greater, treatments have become stronger, but the mystery of HIV/AIDS still remains unsolved. more ›