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Think you don't need sleep?

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This is what it's like to have HIV in 2014

by German Lopez

excerpts:

"One survey found that one in three people living with HIV still experience high levels of discrimination due to the disease. Worse, those reporting the highest levels of stigma also report poor access to medical care. The stigma, in other words, correlates with less prevention and care for HIV...

A CDC study found that, among all groups, annual HIV diagnoses between 2001 and 2011 increased the most among 13-to-24-year-old boys and men who have sex with men.Previous CDC studies also found a 22 percent increase in new annual HIV infections between 2008 and 2010 among the same group, and youth ages 13 to 24 accounted for more than one in four new HIV infections in the US in 2010...

Part of breaking down the stigma is undoing anti-gay attitudes attached to the disease, which came about because HIV is more common among gay and bisexual communities. ...

"Living in Arkansas, being HIV-positive communicates a lot of things," he said. "It communicates that he’s gay, he’s nasty, and he’s having random sex with all kinds of different people.

Another part of the stigma is that people only get HIV due to careless behavior and somehow deserve the disease..."

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False Sense of Security with Topical Estrogen Creams (Premarin) & Vaginal Tablets (Vagifem)

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Does Toothpaste with Tartar Control Contribute to Recurrent Canker Sores?

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Did Heartburn Medicine Undermine His Bone Strength?

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Mango Reaction Could Be Linked to Poison Ivy Sensitivity or Latex Allergy

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New test allows accurate diagnosis of ADHD and provides proof that ADHD medication does work: The diagnostic tool that tracks involuntary eye movements is foolproof, affordable and accissible.

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Do You Need Z-Drugs to Get Your ZZZs?

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Unorthodox Home Remedies Ward Off Chiggers or Ease the Itch of Their Bites

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Special Offer Features Three Fantastic Interviews on Unconventional Approaches to Treating Cancer

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Spoons Make It Too Easy for Parents to Give Kids the Wrong Dose of Medicine

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Fresh Pineapple Stars in Plantar Wart Remedy

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Supplement Triple-Whammy Led to Bleeding Gums

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Sardines in Vinegar (Escabeche)

Recipe for Health: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN

photo: Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times

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A Life Of Anxiety Documented

by MAANVI SINGH

excerpts:

"When photographer John William Keedy was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, he says he had a hard time coping. It was difficult to accept. It was difficult to explain to friends and family. He felt utterly alone.

Years later, Keedy, 29, started shooting a series of photographs about his condition....

There's a stigma that goes with having a mental illness. It comes with this idea of weakness of will. Which is weird, because if somebody had a broken arm you'd never tell them to will their way out of it.

And because it's not something that a lot of people talk about, it's easy to feel that you're alone, that you're the only one who's having these thoughts and feeling these feelings....

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Has The End Of The Banana Arrived?

Researchers fear that a relentless and virulent fungus could cripple the world's banana monoculture.

By 

Dan Koeppel

Bananapocalypse? Bananageddon?

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Arthritic Foot Feels Much Better After Being Stung by Fire Ants