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QNotes Staff
November 24, 2012 in A&E / Life&Style, Cover Stories, Featured Stories, Health and Wellness by QNotes Staff
qnotes is pleased to partner with Rosedale Infectious Disease and the Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina in presenting this special section, “Life, Positively”, in recognition of World AIDS Day.
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Matt Comer
November 24, 2012 in A&E / Life&Style, Featured Stories, Health and Wellness by Matt Comer
Nearly 350 people attended a special evening of music, awards and fundraising in early November at Rosedale ID’s annual Evening of Hope and Inspiration. The event, featuring gospel singers Christy Sutherland and Lynda Randle also featured their annual Inspiration Awards presented to radio hosts Matt Harris and Ramona Holloway and youth activist Jordan Mitzel.
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QNotes Staff
November 24, 2012 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by QNotes Staff
The Alliance of AIDS Services – Carolina (AAS-C) continues its more than 20-year service to the Triangle area as they continue to welcome new executive director Stacy Duck into its fold.
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Matt Comer
November 24, 2012 in A&E / Life&Style, Featured Stories, Health and Wellness by Matt Comer
Trained as a minister and having worked in several congregations, the Rev. Deborah Warren didn’t foresee herself leading an HIV/AIDS organization. All that would change in the early 1990s as Warren was faced with the realities of the lingering effects of the harrowing AIDS Crisis.
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QNotes Staff
November 24, 2012 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by QNotes Staff
CDC estimates 1.2 million people in the United States (U.S.) are living with HIV infection. One in five (20 percent) of those people are unaware of their infection.
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Matt Comer
November 24, 2012 in A&E / Life&Style, Featured Stories, Health and Wellness by Matt Comer
Two new advances in HIV/AIDS prevention and testing could mean big changes for those at-risk of infection. This summer, the Federal Drug Administration offered their approval to new uses of AIDS medicine Truvada and to an at-home HIV test.
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QNotes Staff
November 24, 2012 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by QNotes Staff
North Carolina is blessed to have a plethora of community resources and programming for those living with HIV/AIDS. Several groups throughout the state work to keep the public educated, provide [...]
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Lainey Millen
October 13, 2012 in Cover Stories, Featured Stories, Health and Wellness by Lainey Millen
I remember my first mammogram about 20 years ago. And, the reason was more chilling. It came when I discovered a lump in my breast when I was taking my morning shower that was not there even the day before. I went numb. I began to shake. I could not breathe.
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Lainey Millen
October 13, 2012 in Featured Stories, Health and Wellness by Lainey Millen
One of the most important practices a woman can engage in is a trip to the gynecologist. Oh, this isn’t because you love it so much. Nor, is it because you enjoy the visit. You may like your doctor.
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QNotes Staff
October 13, 2012 in Health and Wellness by QNotes Staff
QNotes has compiled a list of statewide and national resources to enable women to find groups and healthcare agencies and organizations for support.
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QNotes Staff
October 13, 2012 in Health and Wellness by QNotes Staff
Even months after the passage of President Barack Obama’s landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA), many Americans are still confused about how the law will affect them and how new regulations will improve healthcare.
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Jack Kirven
September 6, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by Jack Kirven
Western medicine is a miracle of science in many ways. The research and technology that have grown and developed through it are amazing; however, there are side effects to all [...]
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Jack Kirven
August 23, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by Jack Kirven
Homophobia is endemic to impoverished places. Look at U.S. slums and the portions of America that are awash in paucity or crime. Privation is often combined with a lack of [...]
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Jack Kirven
August 9, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by Jack Kirven
Totems act as a focal point for identity, clan pride and spiritual ideals. Summer is Pride season around the world. LGBT communities everywhere are celebrating their social visibility, political progress [...]
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Jack Kirven
July 26, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by Jack Kirven
I was greatly upset recently by a report on Yahoo! that said there has been an alarming increase in injuries associated with the practice of Yoga in the U.S. It [...]
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Jack Kirven
July 12, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by Jack Kirven
Emotions are powerful. They can even change the physiological makeup of our bodies. The two most powerful emotional responses, love and fear, are particularly adept at creating physical responses within [...]
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Jack Kirven
June 28, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by Jack Kirven
Ever since paper was invented by the Chinese 2,000 years ago it has been part of a process of recycling. Paper was originally made from the pulverized fibers in rag [...]
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Jack Kirven
June 14, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by Jack Kirven
St. Joseph raised a child who was not his own, setting a standard of caring and acceptance that looks beyond traditional family relationships. Father’s Day is approaching, and Health & [...]
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Jack Kirven
May 31, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by Jack Kirven
It is often said that people who work out regularly have a higher standard of living. The obvious results can be seen in the body, but the improvements do not [...]
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Jack Kirven
May 17, 2008 in A&E / Life&Style, Health and Wellness by Jack Kirven
The word “stress” conjures negative images in most people’s minds. For good reason: Many types of stress are not only unpleasant, but they have been shown to adversely affect all [...]
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