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Risky rhetoric Risky rhetoric J. Blake Scott xii, 281 p. : 24 cm OL13605755W
HIV screening and access to care HIV screening and access to care Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on HIV Screening and Access to Care "With the widespread use of highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART), HIV has become a chronic, rather than a fatal, disease. But for their treatment to succeed, patients require uninterrupted… OL16153087W
Tinderbox Tinderbox Craig Timberg In this groundbreaking narrative, longtime Washington Post journalist Craig Timberg and award-winning AIDS researcher Daniel Halperin tell the surprising story of how western colonial powers unwittin… OL16176732W
The AIDS conspiracy The AIDS conspiracy Nicoli Nattrass Since the early days of the AIDS epidemic, many bizarre and dangerous hypotheses have been advanced to explain the origins of the disease. In this compelling book, Nicoli Nattrass explores the social… OL16263702W
Preparing for the future of HIV/AIDS in Africa Preparing for the future of HIV/AIDS in Africa Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Envisioning a Strategy to Prepare for the Long-Term Burden of HIV/AIDS: African Needs and U.S. Interests HIV/AIDS is a catastrophe globally but nowhere more so than in sub-Saharan Africa, which in 2008 accounted for 67 percent of cases worldwide and 91 percent of new infections. The Institute of Medicin… OL16300847W
The origins of AIDS The origins of AIDS Jacques Pepin "This compelling new account traces the origins and development of the most dramatic and destructive disease epidemic of modern times. Jacques Pepin looks back to the early twentieth-century events i… OL16307808W
Our kind of people Our kind of people Uzodinma Iweala HIV/AIDS has profoundly affected life in sub-Saharan Africa. It has been reported as one of the most destructive diseases in recent memory - tearing apart communities and ostracising the afflicted. B… OL16318779W
Rethinking HIV priorities Rethinking HIV priorities Bjørn Lomborg "Thirty years after the identification of the disease that became known as AIDS, humanitarian organizations warn that the fight against HIV/AIDS has slowed, amid a funding shortfall and donor fatigue… OL16672631W
Public health aspects of HIV/AIDS in low and middle income countries Public health aspects of HIV/AIDS in low and middle income countries Chris Beyrer,David Celentano This title explores the political challenges in meeting HIV/AIDS prevention and care in concert with the public health realities in specific country and regional context. OL16979265W
Time to act Time to act ActionAid Asia (Organization) Report of the development organization, ActionAid Asia. OL19417611W
Don't Call Us Dead Don't Call Us Dead Danez Smith Award-winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent subjects, and performative power. Don't Call Us Dead opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an a… OL19636242W
Righteous rebels Righteous rebels Patrick Range McDonald "In this thought-provoking portrait of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the world's largest HIV/AIDS medical care provider, award-winning journalist Patrick Range McDonald reveals the nonprofit's unlikely… OL20048214W
Dental management of patients with HIV Dental management of patients with HIV Michael Glick The AIDS epidemic is affecting dentistry in numerous and unanticipated ways. To recognize the epidemic's challenges and consequences, dental professionals must now fully comprehend the dental/medical… OL20501234W
HIV/AIDS nursing secrets HIV/AIDS nursing secrets Judy K. Shaw,Elizabeth A. Mahoney HIV/AIDS Nursing Secrets is a comprehensive look at one of the leading health problems of our times. The book contains a review of statistics and trends both nationally and globally, and discusses le… OL20786848W
Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic 2006 Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) This flagship report presents the considered views on the state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). It includes analysis of all the aspects of the epi… OL21181602W
Global HIV/AIDS politics, policy and activism Global HIV/AIDS politics, policy and activism Raymond A. Smith "An international team of specialists in politics, policy, and activism provide an indispensible guide to the persistent challenges and emerging issues posed by the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, now in i… OL23279729W
Aids & politics Aids & politics Jacquelyn Simone Looks at the impact AIDS and HIV have on global and local politics. OL24247157W
Gender equality, HIV, and AIDS Gender equality, HIV, and AIDS Sheila Aikman,Tania Boler,Elaine Unterhalter "The feminization of HIV epidemics has been steadily increasing worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, 75 per cent of young people infected are women and girls. Gender disparities in education contribute … OL24434323W
AIDS epidemic update AIDS epidemic update Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS The AIDS epidemic update reports on the latest developments in the global AIDS epidemic and has been published annually since 1998. The 2007 edition provides the most recent estimates of the epidemic… OL25072259W
Alternative Therapies for HIV/Aids Alternative Therapies for HIV/Aids Michael L. McCann In his new book, America's foremost naturopathic doctor, Dr. Michael McCann, offers a nutritional model that has not been fully pursued by the medical community. Alternative Therapies for HIV/AIDS of… OL3958229W
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