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January 28, 2009

The Association of Mexicans in North Carolina (AMEXCAN), which is based in Greenville, and the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Association based in El Paso, Texas, will hold ENLACES: Fostering Effective Latino Participation in HIV Prevention Community Planning Feb. 6-8

January 21, 2009

Project to study Hispanic HIV issues in Pierson, Florida

November 6, 2008

LATIN FACTORY 5: EVENING IN RED, A GALA FASHION SHOW TO BENEFIT LATINOS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS

October 15, 2008

Nearly Half of Newly Diagnosed HIV/AIDS Cases in Los Angeles County Are Among Latinos

The Latino Commission on AIDS Call on Presidential Candidates to Honor National Latino AIDS Awareness Day on October 15

ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES HELPS EXPAND ACCESS TO RAPID HIV TESTING IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL LATINO AIDS AWARENESS DAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008 - Company Joins the Latino Commission on AIDS in Urging All Latinos to Get Tested and Learn Their HIV Status

October 15 Marks the 6th Annual National Latino Aids Awareness Day (NLAAD)

September 24, 2008

Christian Chávez promotes a campaign to spread HIV awareness

September 18, 2008

The Kaiser Family Foundation and Univision Launch First National Spanish-Language Media Campaign Featuring HIV-Positive Latinos and Loved Ones

September 15, 2008

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a detailed analysis of HIV spread in the US following last month’s revelation that the HIV epidemic is, and has been, worse than previously known, because the estimated number of new infections in 2006 was found to be about 56,300, which is 40% higher than the 40,000 they thought it would be. Among Hispanic MSM, most new HIV infections were in the youngest age group (2,300 among 13-29 year olds), followed by a not inconsiderable number among the 30-39 year olds (1,870).

September 10, 2008

The Spread of H.I.V. Among Black and Latina Women

September 8, 2008

Rochester-area Latino faith community reaches out to inform about HIV

August 28, 2008

Lifting the veil on AIDS in a Mexican prison

The AIDS Epidemic — A Progress Report from Mexico City

August 11, 2008

Mexicans who migrate annually to the United States change their sex habits significantly on arrival there, and increase their risk of catching HIV/AIDS, according to a Mexican/Califorian study.

Culture, late testing blamed in growing HIV crisis among Hispanics

August 10, 2008

Miss Universe 2008 is on a mission to empower and educate Latinas against HIV/AIDS

Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will soon begin researching how a lack of trust in formal medicine is contributing to disproportionately higher mortality rates in Latino HIV patients than in white HIV patients across the country.

August 7, 2008

Participa Cristian de RBD en conferencia sobre sida

Male Mexican Migrant Workers Have Increased Risk for HIV After Arrival in U.S. Because of Changes in Sex Habits, Study Finds

August 6, 2008

Hispanics make up about half of new HIV/AIDS infections in New Mexico

August 5, 2008

Mexico’s HIV-positive orphans look to the future

Mexican sex workers want place at AIDS conference

A Mexican soldier has won his job back six years after he was kicked out of the military for testing HIV positive.

A Mexican soldier has won his job back six years after he was kicked out of the military for testing HIV positive.

HIV/AIDS Stigma Remains an Obstacle to Treatment Counselors Say - Fears Are Common Among Recent Latino Immigrants

President Calderon Lifts Regulation Requiring AIDS Drug Companies to Have Manufacturing Plants in Mexico in Order to Sell Generic Meds

August 4, 2008

Latest CDC Report on HIV Incidence Grossly Excludes Hispanics in 2006, the Fastest Growing Ethnic Population in the United States and its Territories

HIV/AIDS is on the rise among Latinos in America. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Latinos make up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, but account for 18 percent of newly diagnosed cases. Dr. Ken Dominguez of the CDC is joined by Catalina Sol, of the HIV Program at Clinica del Pueblo, to discuss statistics and prevention.

August 3, 2008

In Tijuana, a chaotic border city of 1.5 million people, the HIV infection rate is nearly triple the national average, and it has been rising steadily for more than a decade. Today, about one in 125 adults in the city is infected with the virus that causes AIDS.

August 1, 2008

BEADFORLIFE JOINS AIDS CONFERENCE IN MEXICO CITY

July 29, 2008

Mexican women accounted for about 20 percent of the new AIDS cases found in Mexico, and AIDS mortality rate among Mexican women have also witnessed a hike, said Jorge Saavedra, director of the National Center for the Prevention and Control of HIV-AIDS.

July 28, 2008

The real story is decades of inadequate response from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. health system to HIV-AIDS in the Hispanic community; that has allowed almost 100,000 Hispanics to die and new cases to continue to appear.

July 23, 2008

AIDS Among Latinos on Rise - 22% of new HIV and AIDS cases

July 10, 2008

HIV toll is high in Latino populace - (lest we forget) - Latinos account for 19% of people living with AIDS and 25% of HIV diagnoses

June 26, 2008

The National Latino AIDS Action Agenda Network (NLAAN) Releases Federal Policy Recommendations - Addressing the Latino AIDS Crisis

June 19, 2008

Snippet: The good news is, Obama’s standing in the Latino community is quite strong. The better news is, Obama is even stronger than expected. The remarkable news is, Obama is even ahead in Florida, where Cuban-American voters have consistently voted Republican for the last four decades.

June 18, 2008

Quepasa.com Gives Soccer Fans a New Home With the Launch of the ‘Alianza De Futbol’ Community

June 17, 2008

Chivas USA soccer team may build fields in Santa Ana for youth

June 10, 2008

Verano MLS returns for second year - Summer soccer events headed to LA, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Kansas City in 2008

June 9, 2008

Entravision Communications Corporation to Present at Wachovia’s 18th Annual Nantucket Equity Conference

June 5, 2008

José José, Manzanero, Muñiz showcased in ‘Tres Voces’

June 4, 2008

Programs succeed in reducing risky sex among HIV-positive minority men - UCLA

Hispanic Festival Returns for Second Year - Centralia College Hosting Annual Festivities July 26-27

June 3, 2008

Gov Beebe: Students with flagged Social Security numbers probably not illegal - Arkansas

June 2, 2008

Mexican drug capital turns into perfect setting for narco novelists

Marcos Orozco, Rebelde to headline Pan Am Golf Dance

Olga Tanon celebrates 20 years on ‘Cristina’

Skandalo Musical: ‘Major label deal just the beginning’

Interview with Jaime Martinez Wood, Author of Rogelia’s House of Magic

May 28, 2008

Diary: To Puerto Rico with Clinton

May 22, 2008

Video: Stars Shine as Leaders and Supporters Unite in Cielo Latino - The Nation’s Largest Fundraiser For Latino HIV/AIDS Cause

Lonely Boys stop in at Whitewater Amphitheatre; new CD coming

May 21, 2008

Pasa La Belleza Campaign Enters 2nd Year with Dynamic Duo

May 20, 2008

Beyond the Beach in Puerto Rico

May 19, 2008

PEGASYS(R)/COPEGUS(R) Show Benefit in Hard-to-Treat Latino Population with Hepatitis C

May 15, 2008

Faculty and Staff Member Get HACU-HHD Appointment - University of New Mexico

May 14, 2008

Eureka- Marketings Next Big Thing Revealed at Univision Upfront

Shawn Hunter finds new challenge at Chivas USA - (Latinos “want players from Mexico that are young, that are exciting on the field”)

May 13, 2008

“Sounds Latino!” Exhibition at UCSB Accessible Via Telephone

U.S. obesity rates alarmingly high - (Study found 66% of Hispanics were overweight and 33% to 50% were obese!)

May 12, 2008

Cuban Defectors Adjust to a New Life

Is Colorado’s Ken Salazar in the mix for Obama’s VP?

Cielo Latino leader carries on tireless, personal fight against AIDS - NYC

College Honors Immigrants-Turned-Activists - Advocates for Farm Workers and Education Immortalized - Centralia College, Washington

May 8, 2008

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. Reports Results for the First Quarter 2008

May 7, 2008

Recording Artist Kat DeLuna Named International Ambassador for Latino Commission on AIDS

Jorge Salinas is injured for being too chivalrous

May 6, 2008

Dallas’ Latino Cultural Center announces summer movie lineup

Think tank: Utah should seek fed waiver to fix illegal immigration woes

May 5, 2008

Celebra National Hispanic Health Campaign Kicks-Off Seventh Year of Festival Tour in Chicago, Provides Education on Key Health Issues Impacting Hispanics / Thousands of Free Medical Screenings

Univision Announces Nominated Artists for Its 5th Annual “Premios Juventud” - Star-Studded Show to Air LIVE on Thursday, July 17, 2008

May 1, 2008

HIV/AIDS Ministry To Latinos Garners CDC Support - Georgia

April 30, 2008

Lena Guerrero’s passing: What would Texas have looked like?

Cucu Diamantes will Glitter at Cielo Latino - Cielo Latino, the annual fundraiser for the Latino Commission on AIDS, is the Nation’s Largest Fundraiser in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Latino community - New York

April 29, 2008

Cuban defectors get MLS tryouts

April 28, 2008

Tito Guizar: Fans want his star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Jorge Villamizar: going solo is tough, but rewarding - x-Bacilos

Exhibit explores Latin arts’ meaning - The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts - San Francisco

NAHP Conference on Digital Information Publishing Atlanta, Georgia

April 25, 2008

A three-day conference honoring the late Guillermo Hernández, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA and a leading scholar of Mexican narrative ballads, will take place at the University of California, Santa Barbara in May. “The Sixth International Corrido (Mexican Narrative Ballad) Conference” will also celebrate the work and memory of composer and vocalist Lalo Guerrero.

April 24, 2008

Latinos face HIV/AIDS hurdles in Mississippi

Rebecca Aguilar is fighting back - Dallas reporter

Bud Light Is the Official Beer Sponsor for Fiesta Atlanta ‘08

April 22, 2008

The Network Television Premiere of ‘George Lopez: America’s Mexican’ Debuts Sunday, May 4 at 9:00 P.M.* on COMEDY CENTRAL(R)

Ruben Salazar, RIP

Minority-Owned Hispanic Online Money Fund Trading Portal Launches

April 21, 2008

Latino Doctors to Share Innovations in Care at NHMA Conference April 17-20; Presidential Panel to Speak

April 15, 2008

Patko: young guns with fresh norteno sound

Chivas USA wants to add a marquee Mexican-born player - Deadline for signing players outside the U.S. is Tuesday, but another window opens June 15

April 14, 2008

HispanicPRWire - Anheuser-Busch and Hispanic Scholarship Fund Team Up with Major League Soccer for Higher Education