Day: January 6, 2011

The Hidden Face of HIV – Part 2

Well, it’s like a kind of magic. Scientists have a special kind of wisdom, I suppose. Clearly, what the CDC says, at least on one topic, is incorrect. You can tell who’s going to be HIV positive – just by looking at them.

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The Hidden Face of HIV – Part 1

“Warning: This test will not tell you if you’re infected with a virus. It may confirm that you are pregnant or have used drugs or alcohol, or that you’ve been vaccinated; that you have a cold, liver disease, arthritis, or are stressed, poor, hungry or tired. Or that you’re African. It will not tell you if you’re going to live or die; in fact, we really don’t know what testing positive, or negative, means at all.”

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LeBron James hires rabbi to consult on business affairs

The summer of 2010 was very important in the NBA. Players have been switching teams, a new collective bargaining agreement is being debated, and there will be a massive international competition starting in a couple weeks among other little — but still vital — happenings around the league. But perhaps the most peculiar of all the little things is the embrace of Judaism taking place among the NBA’s elite.

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