LatinaLista — The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says that since the HIV epidemic started more than 18,000 Latinos have died from it. Even with all the information available and campaigns broadcast, Latinos are still not getting the message. By last account, Latinos comprised 20 percent of new HIV infections even though they only represent [...]
Both the U.S. and Mexico must step up in a united front against AIDS
By Catie Duckworth Council on Hemispheric Affairs Affecting 0.3 percent of the population, HIV is only half as prevalent in Mexico as it is in the United States. However, experts have noted an increase in cases in Mexico following the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994. Researchers have linked HIV/AIDS in [...]
Latino immigrants hold dubious distinction of having the most HIV diagnosis
LatinaLista — Thirty-one years after the discovery of AIDS in the United States, the hope was that the disease would have been eradicated by now. After claiming, so far, about 30 million lives worldwide, the disease still flourishes in some parts of the world while in other parts significant progress has been made to halt [...]
National HIV Testing Day highlights need for Latinos and blacks to get tested since many don’t know if they are infected
LatinaLista — It used to be that a diagnosis of HIV was a death sentence. Those days are long gone. Today, medication is advancing the quality of life for people infected with human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. The only problem is they have to know they have HIV to benefit from it. For example, it [...]
New report recognizes the AIDS crisis among NY Latinos
LatinaLista — The Latino Commission on AIDS has released a new report that is as chilling as it is hopeful. New York State Responds to the Latino HIV/AIDS Crisis and Plans for Action is a report detailing strategies on how the Latino community — local leaders and politicians — can work to prevent and reduce [...]
Latinas and black women contract AIDS more from sexual networks and less through risky behaviors
LatinaLista — Once upon a time, AIDS/HIV was considered as dangerous, contagious and prevalent as the H1N1 virus. There used to be massive public service campaign commercials instructing people on how to avoid getting infected with HIV. A month didn’t go by that AIDS/HIV wasn’t mentioned in the news or the subject of an in-depth [...]
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