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Risky rhetoric Risky rhetoric J. Blake Scott xii, 281 p. : 24 cm OL13605755W
HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Noah Berlatsky In Global Viewpoints: HIV/AIDS, differerent viewpoints from around the world express competing perspectives about how to address the issues raised by HIV/AIDS. As technology makes the world more acce… OL16125062W
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
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
Education and HIV/AIDS Education and HIV/AIDS Nalini Asha Biggs "Examines the relationship HIV/AIDS has with education in different international contexts, from Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, the USA, UK, and the Caribbean"-- Provided by publ… OL16615528W
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
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
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
Practicing hope Practicing hope Sue Parry "Almost 35 years after the advent of HIV and AIDS, churches, church bodies, and church leaders are developing competence in handling the enormous personal, communal, cultural, and religious dimension… OL23128093W
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
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
HIV & AIDS treatments directory HIV & AIDS treatments directory Keith Alcorn Covers medical aspects of HIV & AIDS, from background information to the information on current treatments. It contains reviews of the scientific data on when to start treatment and what to start wit… OL24754617W
Protect the blood Protect the blood Illinois. Dept. of Public Health Discusses the fact that more cases of AIDS appear in the African American community than in any other race and that unity of purpose amongst African American people must be present in order to turn t… OL24977712W
Dealing with HIV and AIDS in the classroom Dealing with HIV and AIDS in the classroom Lesley Wood Much has been written about how many parents, children and educators are infected or affected by HIV and AIDS. However, little has been offered in the way of practical, pedagogical and emotional help… OL27734991W
Living "life" with HIV/AIDS Living "life" with HIV/AIDS Ravichandran, N. Ph. D. With reference to India. OL5762098W
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