Florida Artist to Create Massive Red Ribbon in HIV/AIDS Awareness Art Installation

Soon, Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, FL’s Grand Central District will be transformed into a gigantic, 1.25-mile long red ribbon to honor World AIDS Day. Jim Buresch, the artist behind the Rock It Red! St. Pete campaign, will wrap 172 trees with red fabric to create a temporary public arts installation, which he hopes will […]

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Ebola Claims Its Second Victim in the U.S., But Americans Are Becoming Cautiously Optimistic About Future Treatment

Dr. Martin Salia, a doctor who had been treating patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone and was being treated for Ebola at a Nebraskan hospital upon returning home, has recently become the second victim to pass away from the disease in the U.S. Salia was a citizen of Sierra Leone and had come to the […]

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Vincent Lecavalier Returns to Practice, but Flyers Announce Delayed Returns for 2 More Players

Prospects for three injured Philadelphia Flyers were mixed at the end of October. Center Vincent Lecavalier, who injured his left foot blocking a teammate’s shot 13 days earlier during a game against the Montreal Canadiens, took to the ice for practice before the rest of his team. He skated laps, looking healthy and capable, practiced […]

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Potential Ebola Vaccine Raises Questions About Funding, Packaging and More

While concerns about contracting Ebola within the United States seem to have abated, the disease continues to ravage several nations in West Africa, with the death toll now reaching nearly 5,000. To combat this serious outbreak, a number of pharmaceutical companies are rushing to develop vaccines for the virus, hoping to be able to deliver […]

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