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So much for not breastfeeding…

Turns out that it is better if kids get breastmilk, even if their mothers are HIV positive, as they are more likely to die from diarrhea than they are of contracting HIV. Here is a link to the story in the Washington Post and excerpt from the Kaiser summary report. Providing infant formula to HIV-positive […]

Franklin Graham video

Here is a short video of Franklin Graham, head of Samaritan’s Purse, on a medical mission to treat people with HIV. Interesting to see religious groups in the field. This is from February 2007. While these groups get quite a lot of criticism as recipients of federal largesse under PEPFAR (see also this Boston Globe […]

Obama, Rick Warren video

In case you missed coverage of Obama at Rick Warren’s conference late last year. I’m going to be posting links to videos in the coming days in part for a class I’m teaching at UT in the fall.