Apr

7

Sex education versus abstinence only education

Posted by Sarah R

April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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I am a Christian woman.
I support waiting to have sex until a person is married.
HOWEVER, I know the majority of people do not believe the way that I do.
I fully believe in educating the majority - those who choose to have sex outside of marriage.
My long-term goal is to go into HIV/AID education [...]

Mar

20

The Pope, condoms and HIV transmission

Posted by Sarah R

March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

I wrote a feisty article about the Pope, condoms and HIV transmission on my WEGO Health blog and I have to send you all over there to check it out. Please feel free to leave a comment there, join our great Health Activist community and jump in headfirst with our amazing group!
If you don’t feel [...]

Feb

22

16th annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

Posted by Sarah R

February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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The 2009 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections just wrapped up, and I’ve been on their site checking out the updates, articles and interviews and listening to the podcasts.
I really enjoyed reading the interview with David Bangsberg, a physician with his MPH who is working on a study seeing whether the same type [...]

Oct

22

New approaches to preventing HIV/AIDS needed

Posted by Sarah R

October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Know what kind of news totally makes my day? Positive news regarding HIV/AIDS.
Know what kind of news totally makes my week? Positive news regarding women with HIV/AIDS.
While Global Challenges :: Women’s health advocates call for new approaches to preventing HIV/AIDS isn’t the specific type of positive news [...]

Aug

9

Welcome to Women’s Health and Fitness

Posted by Sarah R

August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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Hi! I’d like to welcome you to Women’s Health & Fitness here at ContentQuake. First, though, I want to introduce myself.
*reaches out to shake your hand warmly * Hi, I’m Sarah.
I am Oregon born and mostly raised. I am moving to South Carolina (for graduate school) in less than a year. I am [...]