This what I found on the CDC web site about the transmission of ebola yesterday: But, this is the way medical workers dress while treating ebola victims: So why the super protective clothing, if it’s spread like HIV? Click on … Continue reading
Category Archives: HIV
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Springfield: “Today, at 1:30 p.m., a court hearing is scheduled in Springfield, in federal court, for former Illinois State Representative Constance ‘Connie’ Howard to waive indictment and enter a plea of guilty to an … Continue reading
More than 20 years ago, State Rep. Penny Pullen was pushing for inmates to be tested for HIV upon incarceration. She was even willing to settle for testing upon release. Why? In the hope that those in prison might be … Continue reading
When State Rep. Penny Pullen was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to be on his HIV/AIDS Commission, I was privileged to be asked to assist her. With the death of the Commission’s chairman, James Watkins, I asked if she would … Continue reading
At two forums I attended on then-State Rep. Penny Pullen’s behalf I made predictions about the danger black women had of becoming HIV-infected. One was a debate with a left-wing law professor at John Marshall Law School in Chicago and … Continue reading
You will remember that on Sunday Janet Napolitano, President Barack Obama’s Secretary of Homeland Security, said her department was dealing with swine flu “passively.” That was when the CDC has confirmed 20 cases. Monday, the number of cases was up … Continue reading
The pharmacist who broke the Democratic Party dam in the Metro East part of Illinois and rose to be Senate Republican Leader announced his retirement yesterday. First, Watson was elected to the Illinois House. Then, he was elected to the … Continue reading
The pharmacist who broke the Democratic Party dam in the Metro East part of Illinois and rose to be Senate Republican Leader announced his retirement yesterday. First, Watson was elected to the Illinois House. Then, he was elected to the … Continue reading
Recommended in the late 1980’s by President Ronald Reagan’s AIDS/HIV Commission–on which Illinois State Rep. Penny Pullen (R-Park Ridge) served–the Illinois General Assembly finally seems to be following the advice that she and to-be-Clinton AIDS Czarina Christine Gebbe agreed upon. … Continue reading
Recommended in the late 1980’s by President Ronald Reagan’s AIDS/HIV Commission–on which Illinois State Rep. Penny Pullen (R-Park Ridge) served–the Illinois General Assembly finally seems to be following the advice that she and to-be-Clinton AIDS Czarina Christine Gebbe agreed upon. … Continue reading