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...widely distributed at Harvard. Airs’ contention that LifeStyles condoms break more easily than other condom brands is demonstrably false. All condoms are subjected to rigorous tests before they are distributed to the public. If a brand of condom breaks too often, federal safety regulations prohibit its sale. Kelli Ballinger, head of the Community Health Initiative at University Health Services (UHS), said in an email, “We have made several calls and looked at all forms of literature (in the past and today), with no indication as to any reason why LifeStyles should be avoided at this...
Some requirements for cheerleaders haven't changed. They are still expected to be well-turned-out fashion plates, hair pulled into a tight ponytail, uniform just so. Tans--from a bottle or a tanning salon--are a must. "The girls have to be picture perfect," says Euless cheer sponsor Kelli McDaniel. Monica's mom Daphne Brigham keeps a sharp eye on her daughter at the S.M.U. camp, monitoring her for slips.--and, naturally, finds one. "Didn't we talk about this?" she asks Monica, pulling her aside for a wayward bra strap. "If your top is pink, your...
...Kelli's tale is no longer unusual. According to Dr. Marc Bulterys of the HIV/AIDS division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, advances in medicine have made childbearing much safer for the 6,000 to 7,000 HIV-infected women who give birth each year in the U.S. In the mid-1990s, treatments to prevent infant HIV infection were only 60% to 70% effective. Today, when a woman is identified as HIV positive before or very early in pregnancy and is treated appropriately, the risk of her baby's being infected is less than...
Getting pregnant without infecting a partner is the first obstacle for those women. Some, like Kelli Hughes, use artificial insemination, while others opt to have unprotected sex when their viral load--or measure of the virus in their bloodstream--is low. During the first trimester of pregnancy, the women take a break from any antiretroviral drugs they may have been taking so that the fetus is not exposed during this critical developmental window. But drug treatment is resumed or begun in the second trimester and continued through the end of the pregnancy. At the time of delivery...
...Hugheses have taken some criticism for their decision to have children when Kelli's life expectancy is uncertain, but they are confident that they have made the right choice. And they are quick to point out that there's no guarantee any mother will be around to see a child grow...