Charlie Sheen and the Science of HIV Transmission
Charlie Sheen did not contract HIV because he had sex with reportedly 5000 women, but rather because he had sex with one person. HIV does not result from the number of partners but rather from exposure...
View ArticleBoston Is Open for Business: Bank of America Survey Finds Hiring Among Boston...
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Small business owners in the Boston area are overwhelmingly optimistic, according to the fall 2015 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report, a semi-annual study...
View ArticleBank of America Survey Finds Los Angeles Small Business Owners Are Ramping up...
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) While Los Angeles small business owners are concerned about minimum wage hikes, they are very optimistic about revenue growth and many have plans to hire in 2016,...
View ArticleDallas/Fort Worth Is Open for Business: Bank of America Survey Finds Area...
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Small business owners in the Dallas/Fort Worth area are overwhelmingly optimistic about their businesses over the next 12 months, according to the fall 2015 Bank...
View ArticleChicago Is Open for Business: Bank of America Survey Finds Growth Among Area...
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Small business owners in the Chicago area are feeling increasingly optimistic, according to the fall 2015 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report, a...
View ArticlePremature Birth Still Top Killer of Young Children
Carol Pearson WASHINGTON— People around the world are observing World Prematurity Day on November 17. In New York, the Empire State Building will be lit in purple, the color of the March of Dimes, an...
View ArticleMetro New York Entrepreneurs Feel Jolt of Optimism (Bank of America Corporation)
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Small business owners in metro New York are bullish about the year ahead, according to the fall 2015 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report, a semi-annual...
View ArticleMiami’s Outlook Remains Sunny: Bank of America Survey Finds Optimism Among...
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Small business owners in the Miami area remain extremely optimistic, according to the fall 2015 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report, a semi-annual study...
View ArticleIt Takes a Village to Stop a Deadly Disease
The road to Nega Nega is lined with sugarcane, and the air smells like molasses. In this sweet-smelling village in southern Zambia, a remarkable thing is happening. Malaria is on the run. Nurse Given...
View ArticleBank of America Merrill Lynch 2016 CFO Outlook Reports Continued Optimism for...
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Bank of America Merrill Lynch released its 2016 CFO Outlook today, reporting that CFOs rate the U.S. economy is at its highest level since the 2008 recession and...
View ArticleEmpowering communities to beat malaria (University of Pretoria)
(Source: University of Pretoria) Back Empowering communities to beat malaria 17 November 2015 Malaria is a deadly, infectious disease with a complex life cycle. So complex in fact that after many years...
View ArticleZimbabwe on Track to Achieve Virtual Elimination of Mother-to-Child...
(Source: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation) The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, in partnership with the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health & Child Care and the Children's Investment...
View ArticleBofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Regaining Risk...
(Source: Merrill Lynch & Co Inc) Investors have regained some appetite for risk with a strong consensus over a U.S. rate rise next month, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for...
View ArticleWorld Prematurity Day 2015
Each year, 15 million babies -- more than 1 in 10 -- are born prematurely. That means today, on World Prematurity Day 2015, more than 41,000 premature babies will be born. Many will grow up healthy,...
View ArticleBofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey Finds Investors Regaining Risk...
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Investors have regained some appetite for risk with a strong consensus over a U.S. rate rise next month, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey...
View ArticleBank of America Recognized for Its Environment and Climate Change Leadership...
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Bank of America has been recognized as a global leader for its actions, support and strategies in response to climate change. Recently three organizations honored...
View ArticleDrug shields infants from HIV in breastmilk: study
Giving anti-AIDS drugs directly to infants breastfed by their HIV-positive mothers significantly reduces their risk of contracting the killer virus, researchers said Thursday. Less than 1.5 percent of...
View ArticleZimbabwe Nears Virtual Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV...
(Source: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation) By EGPAF | November 16, 2015 Zimbabwe is on track to be one of the first nations in sub-Saharan Africa to virtually eliminate mother-to-child...
View ArticleAccelerating the Elimination of Malaria in Southern Africa
By Dr. Richard Kamwi, Namibia Minister of Health, Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund Mosquitoes and the malaria parasite do not respect borders. Despite tremendous progress in halving...
View ArticleBank of America and (RED)® Celebrate Progress in the Fight Against AIDS in...
(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Bank of America, in partnership with (RED)®, today launched a nationwide campaign featuring photos of healthy HIV-positive mothers and their HIV-negative children...
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