16 Jul 2012
HIVstill-Feature

Photo: (YouTube)

Today, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched Let’s Stop HIV Together, a national campaign that gives voice to Americans living with HIV and to their loved ones. The campaign reminds us that people still have wild misconceptions about the epidemic, and are all too quiet about its existence. Reality check: HIV affects every corner of society, nearly 1.1 million Americans live with HIV, and about 50,000 more become infected each year.

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20 Mar 2012
Photo: Seven-year-old Aden has Asthma due to second hand smoke. (YouTube/CDCStreamingHealth)

Photo: Seven-year-old Aden has Asthma due to second hand smoke. (YouTube/CDCStreamingHealth)

Kids unable to breathe on their own, people who have lost limbs, patients unable to get up from their hospital beds -- I’m not referring to individuals who were caught in a fire or caught in a battle zone. I’m listing the after effects of cigarette smoking.

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8 Feb 2011

Photo: JWoww launches a new music and dance therapy program for children with autism in Bethpage, New York. (WireImage)

We know we didn't give you a first reason... but watch any episode of this season's "Jersey Shore" and you'll get the point. The girl's got heart. She's outspoken and stays true to herself. And we've got proof that behind that "no mess" exterior she actually cares about people. Our hearts melted when we saw this vid:

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