Commentary: Simple HIV test can save lives - CNN.com

"Every 9½ minutes someone's brother, mother, sister, father, or neighbor becomes infected with HIV in the United States. That's 56,000 people every year. But there's something we can all do to help protect ourselves and our partners from this disease -- get tested for HIV."

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

"The administration continues to enforce the ban on non-Americans living with HIV - against the will of the Congress and the views of president George W. Bush. Here's the latest example:"

Swine flu (H1N1 virus) is a continued threat to travelers with HIV and other diseases

"As of today, nearly 30,000 confirmed cases of swine flu, caused by the H1N1 virus, have been reported in 74 countries. As a result, the World Health Organization has confirmed 'the scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.'

While WHO is not recommending travel restrictions related to the outbreak of the H1N1 virus, health officials, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are continuing to encouraging individual at higher risk of infection to be cautious."

Study: Bans on gay marriage lead to rise in HIV infections

"Gay marriage bans can be tied to a rise in HIV infections, according to a new study by economists at Atlanta's Emory University.

“In the first study of the impact of social tolerance levels toward gays in the United States on the HIV transmission rate, the researchers estimated that a constitutional ban on gay marriage raises the rate by four cases per 100,000 people,” the university announced in a press release today."