Though many treatments have been developed to help slow the course of the disease, there is still no cure. And contrary to popular belief, HIV/AIDS is not only limited to drug addicts and homosexuals.

In this day and age, there are so many resources and an endless supply of information about HIV/AIDS is readily available and at your fingertips. Prevention is taught in sex education classes in schools each year all over the world yet the numbers clearly show that the message is still not getting through to young people. Peer pressure, lack of parental control, carelessness and the innate need to belong are factors that contribute heavily to the sexual misconduct and drug use that is so prevalent in youth today.

There are many questions surrounding the subject of HIV/AIDS and many of them are not so easy to ask and some are impossible to answer. But in recent years, with the information and research that has been made available, ignorance of this matter is no long a valid excuse. Yet people continue to take this matter lightly, which in and of itself is difficult to understand because the rate at which Black people are dying from this disease is alarming.

This week's feature story divulges some very important information about this silent killer and how you can arm yourself with the knowledge needed to protect yourself and your loved ones.

If you are sexually active or participate in "risky" behavior, if you do not know your status, please do not let another day go by without going to get tested. Your life could be depending on it.