http://www.08stopaids.org 08 Stop Aids Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:52:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.08stopaids.org/growing-up-with-hivaids.html [caption id="attachment_31" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="HIV AIDS on TV"][/caption] There are many difficult subjects that we have to deal with all the time. Sometimes, it may be hard for children to talk to parents, or vice-versa when it comes to these issues. That is why it is always a great thing when ... http://www.08stopaids.org/hiv-aids-on-tv.html [caption id="attachment_28" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Arthur Ashe"][/caption] There has been an article previously that documented a few of the public figures who have changed the course of HIV and AIDS by bringing their diseases into the spotlight. It is very important that we make it well known that people we see on ... http://www.08stopaids.org/more-public-figures-with-hiv-aids.html [caption id="attachment_25" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Treatments for HIV and AIDS"][/caption] As of right now, there are no vaccines or cures for HIV and AIDS. There are, however, different treatments used to suppress symptoms and to allow sufferers to live a relatively normal life. Being diagnosed with these viruses used to considered a ... http://www.08stopaids.org/treatments.html [caption id="attachment_22" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="History of HIV"][/caption] HIV and AIDS are relatively new diseases if you compare them to the number of other illnesses that have been infecting our populations over hundreds and thousands of years. These viruses were recognized as diseases recently, and they have become major concerns in countries ... http://www.08stopaids.org/history-of-hiv-aids.html [caption id="attachment_19" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Dealing with AIDS"][/caption] These diseases can be devastating, not only to the ones that are infected, but also to their family members and loved ones. When somebody says that they have HIV or AIDS, the reactions that they get are very different from when somebody says that ... http://www.08stopaids.org/dealing-with-hiv-aids.html [caption id="attachment_16" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Magic Johnson"][/caption] When HIV and AIDS were first recognized as diseases in 1981, there were still many people ignorant about how they affected sufferers. There was a significant amount of time that passed until it was accepted that HIV and AIDS were not gay diseases and that ... http://www.08stopaids.org/affected-by-hiv-aids.html [caption id="attachment_13" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Prevent HIV/ AIDS"][/caption] These diseases have been wreaking havoc on humankind since the first reported cases in 1981. It was believed to only affect the homosexuals at first, but that notion was quickly dismissed after it was realized that HIV and AIDS can affect anyone. HIV stands ... http://www.08stopaids.org/prevent-hiv-aids.html [caption id="attachment_8" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Symptoms of HIV"][/caption] HIV and AIDS have reached pandemic status and people all over the world are being infected regularly. It is believed that over 30 million people are living with these diseases worldwide, and over 2 million people have died, 75% of the deaths occurring in ... http://www.08stopaids.org/symptoms-of-hiv-and-aids.html [caption id="attachment_5" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Longtime Companion FIlm"][/caption] Sometimes, the best way to make a statement or get information out to the public is through movies and television. We all saw some “very special episodes” of television programs when we were growing up, and as corny as they may have been, they ... http://www.08stopaids.org/hiv-or-aids-films.html