"These findings led the researchers to conclude, 'Long-term testosterone administration was well tolerated in HIV-infected women and resulted in significant improvements in body composition, bone mineral density, and quality of life indices.'"Read more in HIVandHepatitis.com, July 3, 2009.
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Long-term Testosterone Therapy Is Safe and Improves Body Composition in Women with HIV
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Evolution of SIV toward RANTES resistance in macaques rapidly progressing to AIDS upon coinfection with HHV-6A
2 Jul 2009 | 6:43 pm"Conclusions: These results provide in vivo evidence of SIV evolution toward RANTES resistance in macaques rapidly progressing to AIDS. RANTES resistance may represent a common virulence factor allowing primate immunodeficiency retroviruses to evade a critical mechanism of host antiviral defense."Read more in Retrovirology, July 2, 2009. -
Youth Who Believe They Will Die Young More Likely To Be Diagnosed With HIV/AIDS, Study Finds
2 Jul 2009 | 6:40 pm"Teenagers who believe that they will die at a young age are seven times more likely than optimistic teenagers to be diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in early adulthood, according to a study released on Monday and published in the July issue of Pediatrics, the AP/Los Angeles Times reports (AP/Los Angeles Times, 6/29)."Read more in Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, July 1, 2009. -
Politico Examines Retraction, Resubmission Of Proposed HIV Travel Ban Rule
2 Jul 2009 | 6:37 pm"Politico's blog "Under the Radar" explores HHS' recent decision to revise documents submitted to the Federal Register regarding a change in HIV-related immigration policy. The blog looks at differences between the original document sent to the Federal Register on Monday compared to the version slated to be resubmitted by HHS Thursday, noting that while "the proposed rule was pulled from publication in Tuesday’s edition at the request of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius" late Monday because it was "'incomplete,' it was actually 12 pages longer than the replacement," with "different data than… -
Preventing HIV transmission with antiretrovirals
2 Jul 2009 | 3:56 pm"Three of the most extraordinary events in global health over the past 30 years have been the emergence of the pandemic of HIV/AIDS, the development of antiretroviral therapy (ART) capable of arresting HIV progression and reducing mortality, and scale-up of therapy in low- and middle-income countries. By the end of 2007, approximately 3 million people were accessing ART in resource-constrained settings, an unimaginable achievement a few years previously, yet one whose expansion and sustainability are threatened by resource constraints and competing priorities. ..."Their paper reported that in…
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Medical News Today: AIDS
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Liverpool To Strengthen Health Research In Africa
4 Jul 2009 | 12:00 amResearchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and the University of Liverpool will work with universities across Africa as part of a £30 million initiative to strengthen research into science and health on the continent. The Wellcome Trust initiative will see the formation of seven new international consortiums that will focus on developing and sustaining high quality research into the health and wellbeing of African people. -
Politico Examines Retraction, Resubmission Of HHS HIV Immigration Policy
3 Jul 2009 | 5:00 amPolitico's Blog "Under the Radar" explores the HHS' recent decision to revise documents submitted to the Federal Register regarding a change in HIV-related immigration policy. -
UNAIDS Director Calls For G8 To Come Through On HIV/AIDS Funding Pledges
3 Jul 2009 | 4:00 amMichel Sidibe, the executive director of UNAIDS, voiced concerns that wealthy nations who previously pledged to help Africa stop the spread of HIV/AIDS during the G8 summit four years ago, might instead use funds to bolster their own ailing economies, Reuters reports. "Before this financial crisis, the world came together and this solidarity helped put more than 3. -
CEO Of Black AIDS Institute Discusses HIV/AIDS At Newspaper Conference; Group Releases Report Examining HIV Testing In Black Community
3 Jul 2009 | 4:00 amPhill Wilson, CEO of the Black AIDS Institute (BAI), last week addressed the annual convention of the National Newspapers Publishers Association where he discussed the reasons blacks "were so slow to grasp the severity of the threat" of HIV, the NNPA/Seattle Medium reports. -
Developing World Health Care Solutions Help Some U.S. Programs
3 Jul 2009 | 4:00 amThe Wall Street Journal examines how some U.S.-based health care programs are improving their treatment capabilities by learning from strategies used in developing countries.
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Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability - The Associated Press
4 Jul 2009 | 2:21 amCalif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capabilityThe Associated PressKey backers included patients with serious illnesses such as cancer and AIDS who said pot helped them manage pain and nausea. and more » -
Eagle Scout's career as doctor aids camp - Atlanta Journal Constitution
4 Jul 2009 | 1:03 amEagle Scout's career as doctor aids campAtlanta Journal ConstitutionTwo parts of William R. Sexson's life collided two weeks ago when the physician was confronted with cases of swine flu at a Boy Scout and more » -
CONSUELO 'CHELO' MURRAY: Cared for AIDS patients battling cancer ... - Dallas Morning News
4 Jul 2009 | 12:36 amCONSUELO 'CHELO' MURRAY: Cared for AIDS patients battling cancer Dallas Morning NewsShe freely gave her time to help AIDS patients battling cancer, years before medical science gave them hope. and more » -
AIDS Awareness - July 5, 2009 - WHIOtv.com
3 Jul 2009 | 8:56 pmAIDS Awareness - July 5, 2009WHIOtv.comThis episode of WHIO Reports will focus on the need for AIDS education and the AIDS Resource Center in Dayton. This is the 25th anniversary of the Resource and more » -
Global Fund says faces about $3 bln aid shortfall - Reuters
3 Jul 2009 | 5:01 amGlobal Fund says faces about $3 bln aid shortfallReutersGENEVA, July 3 (Reuters) - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is facing a budget hole of about $3 billion as the (RED)ZONES Launch at First U2 360 Degrees Concert in BarcelonaPR Newswire (press release)Global Fund moves to safeguard moneyPlus NewsA matter of prioritiesBlue Mountains Courier-Heraldall 22 news articles »
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US-funded HIV/AIDS project gets underway - VOVNews.vn
4 Jul 2009 | 1:30 amUS-funded HIV/AIDS project gets underwayVOVNews.vnA US$3 million project to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS at workplaces funded by the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is under way in Ho Chi Tam (C) leads a group discussion with sex workers in Ho Chi Minh CityThanh Nien Dailyall 2 news articles » -
Koforidua HIV/AIDS victims and orphans Centre Needs Support - Ghana News Agency
3 Jul 2009 | 7:26 amKoforidua HIV/AIDS victims and orphans Centre Needs SupportGhana News AgencyKoforidua, July 03, GNA - The Reverend Monsignor Alex Bobby Benson, Director of Matthew 25 House, an HIV/AIDS Centre in Koforidua, has made a passionate and more » -
Gambia: US Embassy, GAF On HIV/ Aids Sensitization - AllAfrica.com
3 Jul 2009 | 4:22 amGambia: US Embassy, GAF On HIV/ Aids SensitizationAllAfrica.comThe Gambia Armed Forces, in partnership with the US embassy in Banjul, yesterday, began a two-day HIV/AIDS sensitization seminar for personnel of The Gambia and more » -
UN: Decriminalization of Homosexuality in India Will Boost AIDS ... - Voice of America
2 Jul 2009 | 12:37 pmMSN Malaysia NewsUN: Decriminalization of Homosexuality in India Will Boost AIDS Voice of AmericaIt said such laws drive the problem of HIV underground and hamper efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS from spreading in the societies where they exist. Local coal-miner wins global recognition for its HIV/Aids programmeCreamer Media's Mining WeeklyRecession must not derail AIDS fight-UN officialReutersOfficial: World must not abandon HIV/AIDS effortsSmartBriefThe Southern Times -Foroyaa online -Voice of Americaall 46 news articles » -
HIV/AIDS Vaccine To Begin Phase I Human Trials - Slashdot
2 Jul 2009 | 12:33 pmCTV.caHIV/AIDS Vaccine To Begin Phase I Human TrialsSlashdotAn anonymous reader writes "An HIV/AIDS vaccine developed in Ontario has applied for Phase 1 human trials. Safety and immunogenicity studies of the vaccine, HIV quickly evolving among large groups: StudyOttawa CitizenNew AIDS vaccine ready for trialsTimes of IndiaHIV vaccine now ready for human tests if FDA approval is grantedChattahBoxCBC.ca -The North Bay Nugget -Ottawa Citizenall 56 news articles »
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HIV and AIDS News
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Are You The Difference?
12 Jun 2009 | 11:19 amSacramento’s largest HIV/AIDS nonprofit is rallying the region to take on a challenge that no city in America has ever attempted. CARES, the Center for AIDS Research, Education and Services, has partnered with community leaders, churches, politicians and hospitals to develop a five year campaign that will strive to eradicate all new cases of HIV in the region. The organization debuted the prevention and outreach strategies during their 20th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, June 4. The campaign is called “Are you the difference?” and uses ambitious HIV/AIDS prevention and outreach… -
Massachusetts Senate Passes Amendment To Restore AIDS Funding
25 May 2009 | 8:51 pmThe state Senate on May 19 passed a budget amendment to restore some funding to the Department of Public Health’s (DPH) AIDS budget that had been cut in the Senate Ways and Means Committee’s original proposal for Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10). State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz (D-Boston) filed the amendment, which brings the state’s AIDS budget up to $35.3 million. Ways and Means had originally funded DPH’s AIDS budget at $34.4 million. Read full Story here. -
U of M discovery offers potential breakthrough in preventing HIV transmission
5 Mar 2009 | 2:06 pmPublic health officials have not had much success in preventing the spread of HIV around the world, but research at the U of M could change that. There are between two and three million new cases of HIV reported each year. Most of the infections are in sub-Saharan Africa where women represent close to 60 percent of the cases. Full Story Here! -
The Life Ball HIV / AIDS Charity Event
17 Feb 2009 | 10:27 amThe Life Ball is organized by AIDS LIFE, an independent non-profit organization, created with the objective to raise money to support people in areas of the world most affected by HIV and AIDS. In 2008, a record result of 1.4 million US-Dollars was raised. In 2007 an additional 1 million US-Dollars was generated at the Dinner Gala with Bill Clinton the night before Life Ball 2007. Half of the raised funds go to national relief projects and half go to international organizations in support of HIV/AIDS treatment, research and prevention.For further info on attending the life ball please contact… -
New Increase In HIV Infections In Uganda
18 Dec 2008 | 6:35 amNearly two decades after Uganda managed, with meagre resources, to drastically reduce its HIV prevalence, the rate of new infections is rising again, despite significant amounts being spent on prevention.An update on the global epidemic, published by UNAIDS in July 2008, pointed to signs in Uganda of "a possible resurgence in sexual risk-taking that could cause the epidemic to grow again." Full Story Here...
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Medicinenet.com: HIV/AIDS
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Teen Fatalism Linked to Risky Behavior
30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 amTitle: Teen Fatalism Linked to Risky BehaviorCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/30/2009Last Editorial Review: 6/30/2009 -
Disease Prevention in Women
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HIV Patients May Have Stiffer Arteries
29 Jun 2009 | 12:00 amTitle: HIV Patients May Have Stiffer ArteriesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/27/2009 7:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/29/2009 -
HIV Testing Day Set for Saturday in U.S.
29 Jun 2009 | 12:00 amTitle: HIV Testing Day Set for Saturday in U.S.Category: Health NewsCreated: 6/27/2009 7:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/29/2009 -
Too Few Americans Get HIV Test Early Enough
26 Jun 2009 | 12:00 amTitle: Too Few Americans Get HIV Test Early EnoughCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/26/2009 7:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/26/2009
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ScienceDaily.com
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HIV-related Death: Predicting Fatal Fungal Infections
4 Jul 2009 | 2:00 amResearchers have identified cells in blood that predict which HIV-positive individuals are most likely to develop deadly fungal meningitis, a major cause of HIV-related death. This form of meningitis affects more than 900,000 HIV-infected people globally--most of them in sub-Saharan Africa and other areas of the world where antiretroviral therapy for HIV is not available. -
Immunology: Interleukin-21 Keeps Defense Cells In Good Trim
4 Jul 2009 | 2:00 amInterleukin-21 plays a crucial role in fighting off chronic viral infections, scientists recently concluded. The discovery offers hope for specific treatments against HIV, hepatitis C and B, and tumors. -
Lifespan Of HIV-infected Cells Might Be Shorter Than Previously Believed
3 Jul 2009 | 5:00 amResearchers have used mathematical models to demonstrate that cells infected with HIV could die sooner than was thought until now. If infected cells have a shorter lifespan then this increases the chances of the virus escaping the attention of the immune system. -
Scientists Tackle Viral Mysteries
30 Jun 2009 | 8:00 amA recent study focuses on the intersection of these two scientific puzzles, resulting in new discoveries about how one herpes virus known to cause cancer may reactivate when the infected cell senses another type of virus entering it. -
Scientists Solve Mystery About Why HIV Patients Are More Susceptible To TB Infection
29 Jun 2009 | 9:00 pmScientists took an important first-step toward the development of new treatments to help people with HIV battle Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. HIV interferes with the cellular and molecular mechanisms used by the lungs to fight TB infection.
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We Make The Change Blog
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Start with the Man in the Mirror….Be the Change That You Want to See
26 Jun 2009 | 8:25 amWith the recent passing of Michael Jackson, one cannot help but be reminded of the impact that his music has had on pop culture.Of his hits, the most thought provoking song is “Man in the Mirror”.The message behind the song is in order to change the world around us, we must start with ourselves, only from within oneself does change begin.This song is the perfect anthem for HIV prevention.The lyrics, “Gotta make a change for once in my life, it’s gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference, gonna make it right……I’m starting with the man in the mirror”, speaks to the… -
Sistas Organizing to Survive Turns 1
9 Jun 2009 | 6:37 amS.O.S. Anniversary Testing Flyer One year ago, black women and those who serve them converged on Orlando, Florida to participate in what has become a grassroots movement to mobilize Florida’s black women to join in the fight against HIV/AIDS.The Sistas Organizing to Survive (S.O.S) Black Women’s Conference on HIV/AIDS was held on June 20, 2008.During the two day conference women were empowered to talk about HIV/AIDS where they live, work, play, and worship.They pledged to get tested and encourage other black women to get tested. Most important, the goal was set to have 100,000 black women… -
Hispanic Culture and HIV
16 Oct 2008 | 4:54 amThe Hispanic culture is based on the values of family and community. How can the Hispanic community use these cultural values to fight HIV/AIDS? -
The Next Generation
2 Sep 2008 | 2:27 pmWhat do you want the next generation to know about HIV/AIDS? -
Talking About Condoms
6 Aug 2008 | 3:03 pmHow would you begin a conversation with a friend to find out whether he/she uses condoms?
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HIV/AIDS Skepticism
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Believing and disbelieving
3 Jul 2009 | 8:14 am(This is a long post. HERE is a pdf for those who prefer to read it that way). “How could anyone believe that?” is a natural question whenever someone believes what is contrary to the conventional wisdom, say, that HIV doesn’t cause AIDS, or that Loch Ness monsters are real animals. Since the role of unorthodox views in and out of science has been the focus of my academic interests for several decades, I had to think about that question in a variety of contexts. My conclusion long ago was that this is the wrong question, the very opposite of the right question, which is, “How does… -
Anonymous comments
1 Jul 2009 | 7:17 amPlease note what my page “Re COMMENTS” says: “Giving a fake e-mail address makes it less likely that your comment will be accepted.” Sometimes a comment cries out for modification — there was such a case today. Then I try to send an e-mail asking about that. When my query is returned with “Addressee unknown”, I don’t post the original comment. Commentators don’t need to sign with their real name, and they don’t even need to reveal their identity to me, but they do need to furnish a genuine e-address. -
Impersonation is a crime, even on the Internet
29 Jun 2009 | 8:52 am“Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau today announced the arrest of a 49-year-old man for creating multiple aliases to engage in a campaign of impersonation and harassment . . . . The defendant, RAPHAEL HAIM GOLB, was arrested on charges of identity theft, criminal impersonation and aggravated harassment. . . . [perpetrated] in order to influence and affect debate . . . and in order to harass . . . scholars who disagree with his viewpoint. GOLB used computers at New York University (NYU) in an attempt to mask his true identity when conducting this Internet scheme. . . . GOLB… -
Statistics….
26 Jun 2009 | 12:31 pmHere’s an illustration of how to lie with statistics. Have the media disseminate estimates as though they were facts: “Few sexually active teens in US get HIV test — CDC Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:08pm EDT CHICAGO, June 25 (Reuters) – Nearly half the HIV-positive U.S. adolescents and young adults are unaware of their infection, and less than a quarter of sexually active high school students are tested for the virus, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.” — Unnamed “officials”, easily confused with “experts” — “Nearly” half giving a spurious sense of exact… -
Promises, promises…. “Possible cure for ‘HIV’”
23 Jun 2009 | 1:52 pmOne of the worst aspects of the media coverage of “science” is the explicit aim of bringing the latest and most exciting “news” from the realms of science. To disseminate what has just been announced by some scientist or laboratory or institution of science or medicine is to collaborate in an exercise in self-serving spin which, all too often, arouses totally unwarranted hopes. An infamous and notorious instance was the “discovery” of “the” gene that “causes” breast cancer. Untold numbers of women will have expected genuine deliverance from having to worry about…
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Densification, microstructural evolution, and dielectric properties of hexagonal Ba(Ti1-xMnx)O3 ceramics sintered with fluxes
3 Jul 2009 | 2:29 pmAuthor(s): Wang, S.-F. , Wang, Y.-R. , Wu, Y.-C. , Liu, Y.-J.Publication year: 2009Journal / Book title: Journal of Alloys and CompoundsAccess all results for your search in Scopus -
HIV/AIDS and diabetes: minimizing risk, optimizing care.
3 Jul 2009 | 2:29 pmAuthor(s): Monroe, A.Publication year: 2009Journal / Book title: BETA bulletin of experimental treatments for AIDS : a publication of the San Francisco AIDS foundationAccess all results for your search in Scopus -
Synthesizing high α-phase Si3N4 powders containing sintering additives
3 Jul 2009 | 2:29 pmAuthor(s): Karakuş, N. , Kurt, A.O. , Toplan, H.O.Publication year: 2009Journal / Book title: Ceramics InternationalAccess all results for your search in Scopus -
Adaptive feedback cancellation for audio applications
3 Jul 2009 | 2:29 pmAuthor(s): van Waterschoot, T. , Moonen, M.Publication year: 2009Journal / Book title: Signal ProcessingAccess all results for your search in Scopus -
Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in cerebrospinal fluid from AIDS patients by nested PCR and rapid identification of type I allele at B1 gene by RFLP analysis
3 Jul 2009 | 2:29 pmAuthor(s): Alfonso, Y. , Fraga, J. , Jiménez, N. , Fonseca, C. , Dorta-Contreras, A.J. , ...Publication year: 2009Journal / Book title: Experimental ParasitologyAccess all results for your search in Scopus
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AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs
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Tanzania: Circumcision 'Key Factor' in HIV War
3 Jul 2009 | 10:46 amMale circumcision has become an important factor in the spread of HIV in Tanzania, health officials have said, naming regions where it is not practised as the worst affected by the pandemic. -
Namibia: No Coerced Sterilisation of HIV+ Women - Kamwi
3 Jul 2009 | 9:33 amHEALTH Minister Dr Richard Kamwi has categorically denied that HIV-positive women are "systematically coerced" to be sterilised at State hospitals. -
Namibia: Staff Challenge HIV Testing in Court
3 Jul 2009 | 6:39 amThe 22 people who are taking their former employer to court for having been tested for HIV without their consent, wants to be compensated for the damage they suffered, said Linda Dumba Chicalu, project lawyer at the Legal Assistance Centre's (LAC) AIDS Law Unit, which will represent them in court. -
Gambia: U.S. Embassy, GAF On HIV/ Aids Sensitization
3 Jul 2009 | 4:19 amThe Gambia Armed Forces, in partnership with the US embassy in Banjul, yesterday, began a two-day HIV/AIDS sensitization seminar for personnel of The Gambia navy. -
Zimbabwe: Women Living With HIV/Aids Tourney Spreads Wings
3 Jul 2009 | 3:09 amTHE Sokhaya tournament, a soccer event designed for women living with HIV and Aids, is now going places.
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Medicinenet.com: HIV/AIDS
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India gay ruling boosts AIDS fight but stigma lingers (Reuters)
3 Jul 2009 | 11:14 amReuters - An Indian court ruling to decriminalize gay sex will boost the fight against AIDS, but a powerful stigma against homosexuality and uneven quality of healthcare will still hamper efforts, a top AIDS worker said. -
Economic crisis a 'major threat' to AIDS fight in Africa: UN (AFP)
2 Jul 2009 | 9:06 amAFP - The global economic crisis poses a "major threat" to the fight against AIDS in Africa as funding for treatment programmes dries up, a top UN official said Thursday. -
Rwandan bill would lead to forced sterilization: rights group (AFP)
1 Jul 2009 | 12:43 pmAFP - A US-based rights group on Wednesday urged Rwanda to revise a draft law which it said would introduce compulsory HIV testing and require all people with mental disabilities to be sterilized. -
Rwandan bill would lead to forced sterilization: rights group (AFP)
1 Jul 2009 | 12:43 pmAFP - A US-based rights group on Wednesday urged Rwanda to revise a draft law which it said would introduce compulsory HIV testing and require all people with mental disabilities to be sterilized. -
WHO paper: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV (AP)
1 Jul 2009 | 2:43 amAP - The World Health Organization says a study has shown that babies with HIV could die if given a standard tuberculosis vaccine.
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MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
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HIV Testing Often Comes Late in Course of Infection
25 Jun 2009 | 9:03 amCLEVELAND (MedPage Today) -- Despite public health initiatives, HIV testing is still characterized by a "too little, too late" approach, with 45% of patients learning of their infection only a year or two before the onset of AIDS, according to a report released today. -
HIV Hiding Places Uncovered (CME/CE)
22 Jun 2009 | 5:57 amTORONTO (MedPage Today) -- A Canadian-American research team may have found the places where HIV hides from drug therapy. -
IL-21 Seen as Critical to Immune System Antiviral Response (CME/CE)
14 May 2009 | 10:34 amWHEELING, W.Va. (MedPage Today) -- Mice lacking the gene for interleukin-21 were unable to halt a normally controllable viral infection, indicating that the cytokine is critical to the immune response, researchers said. -
HIV No Barrier to Liver Transplant (CME/CE)
24 Apr 2009 | 1:01 pmTORONTO (MedPage Today) -- People with HIV do just as well as others after a liver transplant -- as long as they don't have hepatitis C as well, researchers said in Copenhagen. -
Action Urged on Routine HIV Testing
17 Apr 2009 | 2:35 pmTORONTO (MedPage Today) -- Universal opt-out testing for HIV, recommended in 2006 by the CDC, needs a strong push from the federal government, two professional societies said today.
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I Know. I Took The Test: Stories from The Positive Project
11 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pmIn this week's audio version of our blog, Jennie Anderson interviews Tony Miles from the Positive Project. -
I Know. I Took The Test: Stories from POZ
11 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pmIn the week's blog post, we talk to Ian Anderson from POZ, about their newly launched HIV Web Video Series. -
I Know. I Took The Test: Stories from the Southern AIDS Living Quilt
9 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pmIn this week's audio version of the AIDS.gov blog, we speak to Patrick Packer of the Southern AIDS Living Quilt about how they use personal stories to highlight the need for routine testing and prevention services, early diagnosis, and increased access to care for those living with HIV/AIDS in the South. -
New Media Conversations on AIDS.gov - Mobilizing for National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2009
2 Jun 2009 | 2:00 pmIn this week's audio version of our blog, we discuss National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NCAHAAD) - an HIV mobilization effort designed to encourage Caribbean-American and Caribbean-born individuals, across the United States and its territories, to get educated, tested, treated, and involved. -
New Media Conversations on AIDS.gov - The Wonderful World of Widgets
26 May 2009 | 2:00 pmIn this week's audio version of our blog, we discuss widgets - small applications that you can embed in a social network site, blog, or website.
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WordPress Tag: HIV-AIDS
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Questions
1 Jul 2009 | 4:01 pmI’m wrapping up my fifth month in Lesotho and am just now feeling like I understand the work I’m supposed to be doing and am becoming effective at it. This past week has been a hectic one, as I’ve been charting out my Q3 and Q4 workplan, but finally, finally, I feel like I’m getting somewhere. It’s frustrating that it’s taken five months to get to this point and I wish I had done this kind of planning three months ago … but at the same time, I don’t think I knew nearly enough back then to do it. Still not sure I do. To give you an idea of… -
The One Minute Cure (Part 1)
1 Jul 2009 | 6:18 amA book that is doing the rounds right now and becoming very popular is “The One Minute Cure: The Secret To Healing Virtually All Diseases“. The book quotes examples of people with (amongst other things) advanced cancer and HIV/AIDS returning to full health. As regular readers will know, I am not a fan of the pharmaceutical companies and I am interested in alternative health methods. I therefore brought the book and I thought I would share my humble opinion with you. Firstly though, I will emphasise that although I consider myself to be quite well informed, I have no… -
The Death of a Celebrity
1 Jul 2009 | 1:55 amSince last week, after the death of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, a lot has been said about the death of celebrities. Even people who would under normal circumstances not believe in heaven, have made remarks and written on their blogs that they believe that MJ is in heaven, is moon-walking in heaven or has joined the heavenly band. OK, I admit that I’m too old to be able to appreciate his music. A friend of mine mentioned on Facebook that MJ had “one or two good songs” and was heavily criticized for saying this. But to be honest, if I had been on “Who wants to be a… -
Historical Perspective of HIV / AIDS and HIV
29 Jun 2009 | 11:07 pmOn the date December 1 2007 many people around the world together to show they were concerned about the same in the world aids day. Was first established in 1988 and was an attempt to raise the issue at the front of the people to know about it. Since this disease has been discovered that tell more than 27 million people have died from this disease. The first known HIV Infection was found in 1959. Many scientists believe that the sub-species of chimpanzees have been the reason for this type of virus and we all know that the disease spread from a monkey. This fact was discovered between the… -
Ever Think of your own Death?
26 Jun 2009 | 4:03 amThe tragic death of music icon Michael Jackson at age 50 is for me the culmination of almost a week’s worth of contemplating life, and death. It comes as I reflect on what one of my mentors told me once when I off-handedly asked how he was doing. He replied, “You know, I used to go to lots of weddings. Now all I do is attend funerals. My friends are leaving me, one by one”. Michael Jackson is metaphor for people passing away before their time. Like my mentor, my friends have been leaving me, one by one. In most cases, they are dying way too young. This was brought home to…
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AIDS.gov blog
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I Know, I Took the Test: My HIV Testing Story
30 Jun 2009 | 2:53 pmBy Miguel Gomez Whitman-Walker Mobile HIV Testing Van National HIV Testing Day was last Saturday. All month we've encouraged people to listen to real stories from real people about what taking an HIV test means to them. We used a widget to show short videos of both HIV+ and HIV- people sharing their stories about getting tested. And as we moved towards the end of this 4-week National HIV Testing Day blog series, we also listened to the President of the United States talking about his experience taking an HIV test. I wanted to add to this conversation and share my experience as a gay man… -
National HIV Testing Day - A message from President Obama
27 Jun 2009 | 12:43 pmby Miguel Gomez Throughout the month of June, we've been asking people to share their HIV testing stories.Today, in recognition of National HIV Testing Day, President Obama released a special video message about the importance of HIV testing and his own experiences getting an HIV test in Kenya.The White House has used Twitter , YouTube and other new media tools to get the word out about this video and to spread the word about the importance of knowing your HIV status. We encourage you to watch the video and share it with your friends, co-workers and family. To find a local HIV testing site,… -
I Know. I Took The Test: Stories from The Positive Project
23 Jun 2009 | 11:31 amInterview of Tony Miles by Jennie Anderson Back in March, we shared videos from The Positive Project in honor of National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Watching those videos reinforced the power of sharing personal stories about HIV through new media -- and helped inspire our “I Know. I Took the Test” initiative for National HIV Testing Day. Today I'm pleased to share some insights from The Positive Project's Tony Miles as part of our month-long series about HIV testing story initiatives: What inspired you to start The Positive Project? As a psychologist who works with… -
I Know. I Took The Test: Stories from Second Life
18 Jun 2009 | 10:54 amInterview of Jena Ball by Michelle Samplin-Salgado Jena Ball and Michelle Samplin-Salgado in Second Life We’ve shared HIV testing story intiatives from the Southern AIDS Living Quilt, POZ magazine, and the National Association of People Living with AIDS leading up to National HIV Testing Day. Today’s post will take us “in world” to some virtual testing day story initiatives happening in Karuna , the National Library of Medicine’s island for AIDS outreach and information in the virtual world of Second Life. Though these stories are from avatars , they are equally… -
I Know. I Took The Test: Stories from The National Association of People Living with AIDS
16 Jun 2009 | 10:39 amInterview of Tom Kujawski by Deb LeBel So far in our “I Know. I Took The Test” blog series, we've shared compelling HIV testing videos from the Southern AIDS Living Quilt and POZ . Today I'm excited to highlight a different kind of initiative — This is My Story — that shows the power of the written word. The National Association of People Living with AIDS (NAPWA) , founder and community lead for National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), developed the initiative. I spoke with NAPWA's Tom Kujawski to learn more: What inspired NAPWA to start This is My Story? Our constituents are…
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faith & AIDS : connections
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Churches, Faith Groups Speak Up About HIV in Black Communities
25 Jun 2009 | 8:29 amTwo stories reported by the Kaiser Family Foundation today highlight the efforts of church leaders and faith-based groups to confront fear, stigma, and other challenges facing HIV/AIDS efforts among African American communities. >> Baptist Conference Addresses HIV/AIDS In Black Community “Fear, religious beliefs and cultural differences are among the reasons why blacks do not get tested for HIV, [...] -
New U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Confirmed
25 Jun 2009 | 8:15 amThe following press release is available on the official website of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): http://www.pepfar.gov/press/releases/2009/125246.htm. For Immediate Release June 23, 2009 Media Contact: Jennifer Peterson, (202) 663-2708 Washington, DC – Today, Eric Goosby, MD, assumed the role of Ambassador at Large and Global AIDS Coordinator with the U.S. Department of State. In this [...] -
Click, Give
21 Jun 2009 | 12:02 pmQuick, look to the right. See that new badge? Click the button! WordPress just added a SocialVibe widget, and I’m very excited about it. This program allows you to pick a cause (mine is the World Food Programme), display it, and support the cause … for free. You choose a corporate sponsor from a list of [...] -
Dance against AIDS
20 Jun 2009 | 8:54 pmThis report, from IRIN/PlusNews, is very cool. NAIROBI, 18 June 2009 (PlusNews) – An initiative that uses music and dance to convey HIV prevention messages to young people, dance4life, has won an award for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Communication in Africa from the African Network for Strategic Communication in Health and Development (AfriComNet). “Adults are still guessing but [...] -
AP reports: World hunger reaches the 1 billion people mark
19 Jun 2009 | 11:43 amBy ALESSANDRA RIZZO, Associated Press Writer Alessandra Rizzo, Associated Press Writer – Fri Jun 19, 11:13 am ET ROME – More than a billion people — a sixth of the world’s population — are now hungry, a historic high due largely to the global economic crisis and stubbornly high food prices, a U.N. agency said Friday. Compared [...]
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About.com AIDS / HIV
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Disposing of Old and Unused Medication
29 Jun 2009 | 12:55 pmWhen we think of medical waste, we typically think about old syringes, bloody gauze, or items contaminated with bodily secretions. Few people realize that there is another type of medical... -
You Have HIV - How To Tell Your Kids
28 Jun 2009 | 2:22 amAlong with the many challenges a parent with HIV or AIDS faces, there's also the issue of what to tell your kids. For some parents, the decision is an easy... -
National Testing Day - Get Yourself Tested Today!
27 Jun 2009 | 4:41 amToday is National HIV Testing Day. What a better way to show the one you love just how much you care by getting tested for HIV together. Let your friends... -
Michael Jackson Raised AIDS Money and Awareness
26 Jun 2009 | 8:04 amSay what you will about Michael Jackson. His reputation as the King of Pop is undisputed. The rumors of unhealthy relationships with young boys is for each of us to... -
Porn Industry Taking Steps to Prevent HIV
21 Jun 2009 | 11:21 amIn response to concerns expressed by film makers, the adult film industry is tightening controls designed to prevent the spread of HIV between their actors and actresses. The move came...
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Michelle's POZ Blog
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Love is still possible
12 Jun 2009 | 3:08 pmDue to extreme peer pressure, I was asked to write an entry about the new man in my life.Ok, well not extreme, I guess inquiring minds just want to know since the last entry. I have been dying to spill... -
Everything is location,location,location......
1 Jun 2009 | 11:04 amHowdy folks, it's been awhile. Well, not really, just a month. It's not like anyone has missed my quirky little blog entries anyway. One person did and I will be letting him know about this one later. I am blogging... -
A change has come...And I am loving it...
20 Apr 2009 | 2:51 pmBefore I go into full swing with this entry of my blog, just let me wish all the tokers out there a happy 420. It's kind of a holiday for weed smokers such as myself. Just had to mention that... -
I just need to vent or I will lose it.
22 Mar 2009 | 7:59 pmWow, things have changed on the blogs I see. New faces and a new design, well, I did get the memo from Peter so it's not really that much of a shocker but nice. I had stopped blogging for a... -
A hard head makes for......
18 Feb 2009 | 7:11 pmIt's been awhile since I have blogged. I apologize for that but I guess you could say I ran out of things to talk about. There's only so much I can tell you about my life. And I think I...
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Peter's POZ Blog
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Our Health-Care Debate Is Making Me Sick
24 Jun 2009 | 2:18 pmSo now we're hearing that the public option plan is in serious trouble, and that Rahm Emanuel is telling Congress behind closed doors that they can compromise it away. What I find so sad about all this is that even... -
Table Scraps from Obama
17 Jun 2009 | 9:09 amA memo. Just a memo. No executive order. No health insurance. No retirement benefits. Just what are we getting here? (And by we, I mean only those gays and lesbians who work for the federal government as civilians -- the... -
Poop, Pee, and Love
3 Jun 2009 | 6:37 amThat's my excuse for not posting here lately. The bf and I and the two cats have got a new addition to our family... a puppy!She's a lovable yellow English Labrador Retriever. Her name is Stella...... -
Obama's Silence on AIDS
5 May 2009 | 10:30 amLast week, our nation's largest AIDS organization, the Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation, launched a cable TV and Internet ad challenging President Obama's silence on AIDS during his first 100 days in office (watch it below). I've had my disagreements... -
Having Some Fun With Rupert
21 Apr 2009 | 8:48 amThis happened almost two weeks ago, but I'm having blogger's block, so this will have to do. Does having my pic on The Daily Beast's home page mean I've arrived? Judging from the comments left, I'd say no. [Is there...
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Paul's POZ Blog
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The war on drugs is bad for your liver.
1 Jul 2009 | 10:40 amReally, the war on drugs is bad for most everything, save prison contractors and gangsters- but today's news about the FDA considering pulling the popular pain meds Vicodin and Percocet from pharmacies has my focus on the harm that... -
More on 'When to Start"
10 Jun 2009 | 3:36 pmYet more evidence supports earlier treatment A clinical trial looking at when to start anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment in Haiti was halted early when unacceptably large differences were seen between those who started earlier compared to later. The study's DSMB-... -
Metformin and Immunity
3 Jun 2009 | 8:03 pmThe story here suggests that the diabetes drug metformin might strengthen the immune response to vaccines. The study was not done in humans, and its findings are very preliminary. The idea here is quite interesting. When the immune system responds to an antigen... -
The Loneliest Activists
29 May 2009 | 2:47 pmHIV is a disease of the immune system and it is a chronic viral infection. It is two sides of the same coin. The virus side of the equation is not exactly solved, but we have many useful tools... -
Supremely Idiotic
26 May 2009 | 11:09 amAs expected the California Supreme Court has upheld the institutionalized bigotry of Proposition 8- the anti-Gay Marriage law. In somewhat of a split decision, one which defies my ability to reason, the court is allowing marriages...
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GHD Blog
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GHD at the National Malaria Control Program Best Practice Sharing Workshop
2 Jul 2009 | 3:01 pmGHD Executive Director Dr. Rebecca Weintraub and Case Writer Kileken ole-MoiYoi, recently returned from the seventh National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) Best Practice Sharing Workshop in Bamako, Mali. The NMCP workshop was co-chaired by Bob Snow, Professor of Tropical Public Health at the University of Oxford and head of the Malaria Public Health and Epidemiology [...] -
GHD is pleased to announce the Ackman Fund for Global Health Delivery
1 Jun 2009 | 3:42 pmAckman Fund for Global Health Delivery GHD is pleased to announce the Ackman Fund for Global Health Delivery with a gift of $1 million from William A. Ackman, AB, MBA through the Pershing Square Foundation. The Ackman Fund will provide funding for GHD’s efforts through the Harvard Initiative for Global Health (HIGH), a university-wide initiative established [...] -
Opportunity for students working in health abroad: study on leadership and operational capacity in health delivery programs in developing countries
5 May 2009 | 7:46 amJOIN US TONIGHT: Students are invited to learn more about this opportunity at 8:00pm in the Lamont Library Forum Room, Harvard College. In recent years, there has been a groundswell of interest in applying traditional business principles to global health. The advent of international development organizations with significant expertise in the private sector — including [...] -
Case Study: GHDonline Aims to Break Ground Sharing Health Data
4 May 2009 | 3:13 pmA new case study about GHDonline was recently published by the Cutter Consortium, an IT advisory firm with a network of more than 150 internationally recognized experts offering research, consulting, training, and executive education to organizations (full disclosure: I am a consultant with Cutter’s Innovation & Enterprise Agility practice). Excerpts of the piece, GHDonline Aims to [...] -
International aid and global health in the context of Moyo’s book release: Dead Aid
30 Apr 2009 | 9:48 amEarlier this month, the Harvard Initiative for Global Health hosted Dr. Dambisa Moyo, author of the newly released and highly controversial book, Dead aid: why aid is not working and how there is a better way for Africa. Moyo’s thesis is that development aid has harmed rather than helped Africa, in particular by reducing the [...]
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Regan's POZ Blog
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The Conversation on Criminalization Continues...
10 Jun 2009 | 12:15 pmThis monday, I was a guest on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" to discuss the criminalization of people living with HIV. Host Neal Conan spoke with Jon Wells, a reporter in Canada who interviewed Johnson Aziga (an HIV-positive man who... -
Why I Do What I Do
26 May 2009 | 7:34 pmThis morning, I was a guest on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC radio (WNYC.org - search for my name or click here) We discussed whether or not people living with HIV should be criminalized for knowingly (or not), intentionally... -
Criminalizing HIV is Criminal
14 May 2009 | 1:18 pmHi...I'm back!Click here to check out this piece I wrote for TheDailyBeast.com:The Dallas Morning News also picked it up.And please go to TheDailyBeast.com, search for my name and add your comments!Thanks!... -
Ponies and Pirates
6 Dec 2008 | 1:27 pmUsing horses to cope with HIV Just wanted to direct you all to a piece that the Newark Star Ledger did this past week on me for World AIDS Day. The reporter spent some time with me at the barn...and... -
ONE DAY, A WORLD AIDS DAY WITHOUT AIDS?
3 Dec 2008 | 8:33 pmDecember 1st, 2008 was my third World AIDS Day as the editor of POZ. The day is always so bittersweet-it cooks up a cauldron of conflicting emotions for me. On the one hand, it is a day to pause and...
