An epidemiologist on how she thinks the West could do better
"We have to stop this nonsense now. Talking about 'vulnerability' will not stop people getting infected."
'People do stupid things - that's what spreads HIV' Western governments are spending mind-boggling sums treating HIV-positive patients in the developing world. via Guardian Unlimited
The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as this weekend, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday.
In the arena that night, the whole last minute was drowned out by cheers — and then when the soaring music swelled, the confetti rained down as the harbinger of balloons and the hopeful first family took the stage, forget about it — it was a perfect end to a convention that last Monday, no one even knew if it would happen. But it did, and I'm so glad to have been there.
