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By Ken Hackett | December 1, 2008
In remote villages throughout Africa, most people appear far removed from the financial crisis rolling through much of the world. The economy these villagers encounter is unconcerned with complex financial instruments and liquidity on Wall Street. But millions of these men, women and children will suffer the consequences of this crisis unless the new administration and Congress refuse to let the poorest of the poor suffer due to the mistakes of the richest of the rich. Many expect an Obama administration to be very friendly toward Africa; it is not every day that the United States gets a president with a Kenyan father and a Swahili name.
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By Laura McCandlish | December 3, 2007
A Towson University graduate who contracted the disease from a drug-abusing boyfriend who pressured her to have unprotected sex. A Parkville phone company employee who thought her relationship was monogamous. A University of Maryland horticulture student diagnosed with the disease just years after college. All three of these victims of HIV/AIDS are Jewish Pikesville natives. One - College Park graduate Steven Kaufman - is dead. But his memory lives on through the organization his family founded after his death in 1990, and it was honored at a World AIDS Day event the group co-sponsored yesterday with the Towson University Athletic Department.
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November 30, 2004
Ballots due Dec. 6 in local election for Farm Service Agency The Carroll County Farm Service Agency reminds farmers, ranchers and other eligible voters to cast ballots in the local county committee election before the Dec. 6 deadline. Ballots were mailed to eligible voters this month. Eligible producers who did not receive ballots should contact the local farm service agency office at 410-848-2780. Ballots must be returned to agency offices or postmarked by Dec. 6. All ballots will be counted publicly by Dec. 20. Elections may be challenged by nominees within 15 days after results are posted.
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December 2, 2003
ON WORLD AIDS Day, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday visited and shook hands with three AIDS patients at a Beijing hospital. Along with China's recent decision to begin distributing free anti-retroviral drugs to some HIV-positive citizens, the unprecedented, highly symbolic visit was another sign that the world's largest nation may finally be getting serious about one of the world's fastest-growing AIDS problems. If so, it's a desperately needed switch from the Chinese leadership's years of unconscionable denials in the face of spreading AIDS problems on the mainland.
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By Dennis O'Brien | December 2, 2003
A year after Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley declared a state of emergency in the battle against AIDS, health officials say they're worried that a drop in AIDS cases could lead to public complacency. "While AIDS is becoming more and more a chronic disease and less of a fatal disease, we want to avoid media fatigue from setting in and an attitude where people feel they can ignore what's still a very serious threat," said Dr. Peter L. Beilenson, city health commissioner. The number of city residents dying of AIDS has dropped steadily over the past decade, from 959 in 1993 to 93 last year, he said.
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By Vincent Kimball Jr. | December 1, 2003
WE ARE FIGHTING a war against terrorists, but we face a larger one at home and abroad. It is a war on biological/viral terror that we can win through education, compassion and conscious effort. September 11th is passed and will be remembered next year. Today is World AIDS Day, but it is rarely, if ever, celebrated or remembered because HIV/AIDS is a lonely and seemingly forgotten disease. It once meant certain death for those who contracted it; now it's been moved to the ranks of a chronic medical condition -- one with no cure, but one that is manageable with the right combination of pills and drug cocktails.
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By FROM STAFF REPORTS | November 27, 2003
In Baltimore City Water restrictions end at Hopkins after Legionnaires' tests Johns Hopkins Hospital has ended water restrictions in its Comprehensive Cancer Center that had been prompted by discovery of a trace of the Legionnaires' disease bacteria -- apparently after tests found no additional traces, spokesman Trent Stockton said yesterday. The restrictions, which included prohibitions on showers, tub bathing and drinking from water fountains, were instituted Oct. 24 after a trace of the bacteria was found during routine testing of the water supply for the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building, which houses the center.
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By Mary Gail Hare | December 1, 2002
With AIDS cases on the rise in Carroll, the county Health Department has organized an observance the day after World AIDS Day to raise awareness, stress preventive measures and offer reminders that, despite life-prolonging advances in treatment, the epidemic is spreading. A panel from the AIDS Memorial Quilt will provide the backdrop for the two-hour event tomorrow at the department's offices in Westminster. The staff will give a primer on acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Visitors will see exhibits and pamphlets that list statistics, and a college theater troupe will perform skits that stress safe sex. An AIDS patient will speak.
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By Laura Cadiz | November 29, 2001
Just 1 percent of HIV/AIDS cases in Maryland come from Howard County, but health officials say county residents should not be lulled into a false sense of security. The risk of contracting the disease remains significant in the metropolitan area, they say. Some 212 people with HIV or AIDS reside in Howard County. That contrasts with 11,260 in nearby Baltimore, according to area health department statistics as of March 31. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Maryland ranks fourth nationally in new AIDS cases.
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By Johnathon E. Briggs | December 1, 2000
When Jeff Collins heard that a minority teen-ager had been diagnosed with HIV in Anne Arundel County earlier this year, he said he became angry. Angry, he said, because despite an array of AIDS awareness campaigns, it was clear some people have not been getting the message. "HIV transmission is worse than ever," said Collins, executive director of Love & Action, a national Christian AIDS ministry based in Annapolis. "We need to remind our young people that if they are sexually active, they are putting themselves at risk for infection."