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"Southern Discomfort -- Coping With HIV/AIDS In The South Poses Challenges" (December 11, 2002)
The eye of the HIV/AIDS storm has shifted to the South, where coping with the epidemic may be tougher than anywhere else in the country. To examine this issue, the Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report has just published an in-depth article, the fourteenth in a series on emerging and underreported issues in HIV and Reproductive Health.

Other reports in the series:

"The Last Chance Contraceptive (Part 2 of 2)"

"The Prenatal Testing Dilemma" (June 28, 2002)
For most women, reassurance is the reward of prenatal testing. For some, troubling news - and hard choices -- are the price.
"The Last-Chance Contraceptive (Part 1 of 2)" (January 14, 2002)
While regulators ponder whether to make emergency contraceptive pills available over the counter, critics ask: Should drugs that prevent pregnancy really be as easy to get as aspirin?
"What Women Want" (October 16, 2001)
Female physicians may soon dominate OB/GYN practice. Is there better reproductive health care ahead?
"Does Herpes Accelerate HIV Infection?" (August 16, 2001)
Some researchers are beginning to suspect that when patients are infected with both viruses, the combination puts HIV on the fast track.
"The Changing Standards of Condom Advertising on American Television" (June 19, 2001)
Even with the opening up of some networks' policies, advertising for condoms remains more restricted than advertising for many other products, including other contraceptives. And whether it is due to those restrictions, or for other financial reasons, the advertising budgets of condom companies have been so low that condom ads have been relatively rare even on those networks and affiliates willing to accept such ads.
"Can the IUD Make a Comeback?" (June 14, 2001)
Fears of infection, death and lawsuits have made intrauterine devices scarce in the United States for two decades. Will a new one change minds?
"Medicaid's Catch-22" (March 13, 2001)
High-priced drugs can forestall the debilitating consequences of HIV/AIDS. But many low-income patients have to get very sick before they qualify for government health insurance.
"The Unfought War on STDS" (February 1, 2001)
The consequences of sexually transmitted diseases cost private employers billions annually. But workplace intervention is a touchy subject--especially when it targets the teenage children of employees. A new screening tool lets companies get involved without getting intrusive.
"The Aging Face of AIDS" (December 1, 2000)
Experts foresee an ominous trend in risky behaviors among elders.
"Reproductive Health: Sexual Equality for Men" (October 3, 2000)
an in-depth examination of recent outreach efforts to ensure equal reproductive health services and sexuality education for males in the U.S.
"Syphilis: The Persistent Public Enemy" (July 18, 2000)
Syphilis is cheap and easy to cure. It ought to be extinct in the U.S. It's not.
"Microbicides: Safe Sex and the Powerless" (June 8, 2000)
Worldwide, millions of women lack control over their sex lives. Microbicides could help reduce their risk of HIV and other infections. Unfortunately, drug companies aren't too interested.

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