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News for the Carolinas
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Wednesday, February 06, 2013
South Carolina health officials are marking the 13th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with a series of events.
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Saturday, December 01, 2012
Many residents from the Grand Strand gathered to recognize World AIDS Day Saturday.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
On November 6, voters in Marion County will decide if they want a new sales tax to pay for several county projects.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Seven people from Myrtle Beach returned from a trip to our nation's capitol this week, as they join others from across the globe for the International Aids Conference. South Carolina ranks 8th in the nation in the rate of new aids cases annually, according to the South Carolina HIV/AIDS council. Health officials say poverty and a lack of access to health care are among the reasons South Carolina is near the top of the list of AIDS cases nationally.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection, a milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that causes AIDS.
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012
U.S. Congressman Jim Clyburn announced a $5 million federal grant for HopeHealth, Inc. of Florence Wednesday.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Billy Graham's grandson, Tullian Graham Tchividjian, is in Myrtle Beach and will be one of many guest speakers at the 'Unfashionable Conference' this weekend.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
A federal anti-discrimination lawsuit accuses North Carolina-based Butterball of firing an HIV-positive employee after she repeatedly reported co-workers for harassing her.
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Thursday, December 01, 2011
The nation's secretary of Health and Human Services is visiting South Carolina to discuss AIDS and the importance of serving those who don't have access to health care.
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Saturday, November 05, 2011
Careteams' 5K Run and AIDS walk in Myrtle Beach Kicked off at Plyler Park and ended with a brisk run on the beach.
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Friday, November 04, 2011
Jack Mackenroth is in Myrtle Beach this weekend to host Careteam's 5K run and AIDS walk Saturday. He's a former contestant of the hit reality show Project Runway.
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Monday, June 27, 2011
South Carolina health officials are stressing the importance of HIV testing as part of a national campaign.
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Thursday, June 02, 2011
Thirty years ago this week, the federal government diagnosed five men with Pneumocystis Pneumonia. Doctors later discovered the pneumonia was brought on by a virus that was attacking their immune system, the virus commonly known today as HIV/AIDS.
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Wednesday, April 06, 2011
The substance is sold at smoke shops like Purple Haze in Myrtle Beach under several different brand names like K-2, Spice, and Happy Shaman. It's marketed as an herbal incense.
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Activists are calling on South Carolina legislators to end a waiting list for HIV and AIDS medications.
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