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'Positively Aware's' A Day With HIV In America Wants Your Photo

2011-09-09T06:30:18Z

The editors of 'Positively Aware' are turning to their readers to produce a snapshot of what it's like be HIV-positive in America

The editors of the HIV/AIDS glossy Positively Aware are turning to their readers to produce a snapshot of what it's like be HIV-positive in America.

The magazine is asking readers to take a photograph on Wednesday, September 21 for consideration in its second annual A Day With HIV In Study shows high HIV rates in Chicago; half surveyed unaware of infection

Half of all men carrying the AIDS virus who were tested in a Chicago survey were unaware they were infected, according to a study released Friday by the Chicago Public Health Department.

Although HIV infection rates have been t...

Attorney: Woman who got HIV, hepatitis from transplant not told that organ donor was a risk

2010-09-10T12:17:10Z

A woman in her 30s who is one of the four organ transplant patients infected with HIV and hepatitis was not told that the infected donor was high risk, and had previously rejected another donor "because of his lifestyle," her attorney said.

Attorney Thomas Demetrio filed a petition Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of the woman, asking officials to keep ...

Attorney: Woman who got HIV, hepatitis from transplant wasn't told that organ donor was a risk

2010-09-10T11:45:20Z

Attorney Thomas Demetrio filed a petition Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of the woman, asking officials to keep ...

Atty: Woman wasn't told donor was a risk

2010-09-10T11:41:57Z

Attorney: Woman Who Got HIV, Hepatitis From Transplant Wasn't Told That Organ Donor Was a Risk

Attorney Thomas Demetrio filed a petition Thursday in Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel smiles during at a news conference at the Better Boys Foundation, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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APTOPIX Chicago Mayor Emanuel

2011-01-04T12:01:36Z

Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel waits in the wings before speaking at a news conference at the Better Boys Foundation, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Food iPad Restaurant Menus

2011-01-03T08:30:52Z

In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, Keith, left, and Peg Bragg of Chicago view the wine list on an iPad at Chicago Cut steakhouse in Chicago. The restaurant is just one eatery of several across the U.S. that have started uploading menus and wine lists to the digital devices. (AP P...

Dreaming Big Bionic Legs

2010-12-29T14:02:32Z

In this Dec. 16, 2010 photo, former NBA basketball player Mike Williams works with assistant physical therapist Arnel Cordero during his physical therapy session at Glencrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in

Winter Weather

2010-12-27T08:32:16Z

Long lines of travelers rebook their tickets at O'Hare International Airport Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2010 in Chicago as severe weather in Northeast stranded many travelers and claused many flight cancellations. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)