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  • Pregnancy, not nevirapine cause of liver toxicities in HIV-positive women

    John S James
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:14 pm
    "Results of US research 'challenge the notion that nevirapine is uniquely associated with hepatotoxicity during pregnancy.' The study did however show that pregnancy itself increased the risk of liver toxicities in women with HIV. The research is published in the November 27th edition of AIDS." Read more in Aidsmap, November 18, 2009.

  • Surviving to die of something else: AIDS is a rare cause of death in old people with HIV

    John S James
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:12 pm
    "A French study of a group of people with HIV aged over 60 has found that over a four-year period, one in seven of the group died – but not a single death was attributable to an AIDS-defining illness. "The findings from the French COREVIH Cohort, presented at last week's European AIDS Clinical Society conference in Colgne, underline the increasingly strong realisation in HIV medicine that as patients with HIV on antiretroviral therapy age, the medical problems they face will have much more to do with diseases of ageing than AIDS-defining illnesses. The latest revision of the EACS Treatment…

  • Early Treatment, Non-AIDS Disease Management Stressed in New European Guidelines

    John S James
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:11 pm
    "Antiretroviral (ARV) therapy is now recommended for certain people living with HIV with CD4 counts between 350 and 500 cells, according to new HIV treatment guidelines released this week by the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS). The revised recommendations, which hint at similar changes to U.S. HIV treatment guidelines expected this winter, also review the screening, prevention and management of many non-AIDS-related diseases that are more likely to be documented in people living with HIV." Read more in POZ, November 17, 2009.

  • Low Vitamin D Levels in Alpine HIV Study

    John S James
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:08 pm
    "A new study adds to the evidence that vitamin D deficiency is common in people living with HIV. The new data, from an Italian study reported last week at the 12th European AIDS Conference in Cologne, Germany, and summarized by the National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP), underscore the potential importance of testing for and treating low vitamin D levels to thwart the increased risk of bone deterioration and immune system dysfunction in those infected with the virus." Read more in POZ, November 16, 2009.

  • Protease inhibitor monotherapy as a maintenance regimen: are we edging towards acceptance?

    John S James
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:07 pm
    "An entire session at the 12th European AIDS Conference was devoted to trials of different ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors (PI/r) used as the sole drug in an antiretroviral regimen. "Several trials of protease inhibitor therapy have produced long-lasting viral suppression statistically non-inferior to two-class therapy. Most successful trials have switched patients to PI monotherapy as a maintenance regimen after starting with combination therapy but some success continues to be seen in trials using monotherapy from the start. "The failure of a trial using a single protease inhibitor as…
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  • Op-Eds: HIV Travel Ban; Improving Sanitation; Counterfeit Drugs

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    'Blot' On U.S. HIV/AIDS Leadership Removed A "blot" on U.S. HIV/AIDS leadership "ended last month when President [Barack] Obama lifted the prohibition" that kept HIV-positive foreigners from visiting the U.S. or seeking residency, according to a

  • Terrence Higgins Trust Gets Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Involved In World AIDS Day

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling for people across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin to get involved in World AIDS Day (December 1) this year, either by attending an event, making a donation to support local HIV services, or wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness. World AIDS Day, which has been running every December since 1988, is dedicated to raising awareness of HIV and AIDS.

  • Potential Strategy To Help Generate HIV-Neutralizing Antibodies

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    WHAT: New discoveries about anti-HIV antibodies may bring researchers a step closer to creating an effective HIV vaccine, according to a new paper co-authored by scientists at the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

  • Also In Global Health News: HIV/AIDS Grants; Africa's Water Resources; Sex Workers In Malawi

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    Report Examines HIV/AIDS Grant Funding HIV/AIDS program grants made by U.S.-based foundations totaled $618 billion in 2008, an 11 percent increase from the previous year, according to a new report by Funders Concerned About AIDS, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports.

  • Terrence Higgins Trust Gets Oxford Involved In World AIDS Day

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling for people in Oxford to get involved in World AIDS Day (December 1) this year, either by attending an event, making a donation to support local HIV services, or wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness. World AIDS Day, which has been running every December since 1988, is dedicated to raising awareness of HIV and AIDS. In the UK alone, over 80,000 people are living with HIV and over 7,000 are diagnosed every year.
 
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  • HIV-AIDS in DC - PBS

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm
    PBSHIV-AIDS in DCPBSLUCKY SEVERSON, correspondent: Reverend Christine Wiley has been ministering to AIDS patients in Washington, DC since the early1980s. and more »

  • YSL auction raises almost three times estimate - Reuters

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:06 pm
    stv.tvYSL auction raises almost three times estimateReutersChristie's had estimated the second sale would rake in between 3 and 4 million euros, with all the proceeds going to an AIDS research charity. $13.4 Million Saint Laurent Auction Beats EstimateBloombergYSL/Bergé Auction Fetches Double Its EstimateARTINFOStrong Asia presence at Saint Laurent auctionAFPThe Canadian Pressall 44 news articles »

  • Greeting World AIDS Day 2009 - Bay Windows

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:36 am
    Greeting World AIDS Day 2009Bay Windows1, we will mark another World AIDS Day. Commemorated each year, World AIDS Day reminds us that despite the progress we've made in treating and preventing World AIDS Day EventTCPalmHIV/AIDS testing to be offeredSalina Journalall 6 news articles »

  • World AIDS Day: Making Awareness Sexy - Huffington Post (blog)

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am
    World AIDS Day: Making Awareness SexyHuffington Post (blog)After over twenty years of HIV/AIDS activism, I have been asked over and over why have I remained committed to speaking up and out about HIV/AIDS. Why? La Red to host World AIDS Day candlelight vigil on The CircleSussex Countianall 3 news articles »

  • How Can We Help the World's Poor? - New York Times

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am
    How Can We Help the World's Poor?New York TimesCelebrities embraced Africa, while conservatives went from showing disdain for humanitarian aid (“money down a rat hole”) to displaying leadership in the
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  • HIV-AIDS in DC - PBS

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm
    PBSHIV-AIDS in DCPBSSEVERSON: Twenty years later, Reverend Wiley is still preaching and teaching about HIV-AIDS, which we now know a lot about. We know that it's preventable and more »

  • Greeting World AIDS Day 2009 - Bay Windows

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:36 am
    Greeting World AIDS Day 2009Bay WindowsHIV/AIDS continues to disproportionately affect gay and bisexual men in the United States. In Massachusetts, gay and bisexual men account for nearly 40 World AIDS Day EventTCPalmHIV/AIDS testing to be offeredSalina JournalFAMU Partners with Black AIDS Institute for Test 1 Million CampaignWCTVBay Windowsall 6 news articles »

  • World AIDS Day: Making Awareness Sexy - Huffington Post (blog)

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am
    World AIDS Day: Making Awareness SexyHuffington Post (blog)After over twenty years of HIV/AIDS activism, I have been asked over and over why have I remained committed to speaking up and out about HIV/AIDS. Why? La Red to host World AIDS Day candlelight vigil on The CircleSussex CountianWorld AIDS Day on Dec. 1The Salinas Californianall 3 news articles »

  • Speaking about Aids - guardian.co.uk

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:05 am
    Speaking about Aidsguardian.co.ukBeginning in 2006 in Kingston, Panos Caribbean trained 20 young people affected by HIV/Aids, aged eight to 18, in journalism, reproductive health issues and

  • UN alarmed by surge in HIV cases among RP youth - Inquirer.net

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:19 am
    UN alarmed by surge in HIV cases among RP youthInquirer.netFighting HIV-AIDS and other killer diseases is one of the eight Millenium Development Goals for global human development. The targets, anchored on Pragmatic measures vital to attaining health related mdgsGhana News Agencyall 8 news articles »
 
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  • Medical Test Manufacturer Donates 4,500 HIV Test Kits

    JayDilla
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:02 pm
    Chembio Diagnostics, Inc., a NY-based company that develops, manufactures, licenses and markets proprietary rapid diagnostic tests, is donating more than 4,500 rapid HIV test kits to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s 2009 Testing Millions Global Campaign, based in Los Angeles, to commemorate World AIDS Day 2009 on December 1st. Full story here.

  • HIV care providers applaud Congress' extension of Ryan White program

    JayDilla
    22 Oct 2009 | 10:02 am
    Medical providers on the front lines of HIV care applaud the U.S. Congress for extending the Ryan White Care Act, helping to ensure that more than half a million low-income, uninsured, or underinsured people living with HIV/AIDS have access to lifesaving care. The HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) and the Ryan White Medical Providers Coalition (RWMPC) are pleased with Congress' four-year extension of this critical safety net and urge President Obama to quickly sign this important legislation. Full story here.

  • Today Is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

    JayDilla
    15 Oct 2009 | 2:12 pm
    Now in its seventh year, National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, held each October 15, encourages public officials and religious leaders to promote HIV testing and education among Latinos in the United States, a group that represents about 15 percent of the population but accounts for 18 percent of new infections.

  • H1N1 Flu, And HIV....What You Need To Know

    JayDilla
    16 Sep 2009 | 10:53 am
    I recently attended a webinar with officials from the CDC, National Institute of Health, and the Department of Health And Human Sevices that discussed H1N1 and HIV. I will outline the basics things you need to know about the H1N1 flu virus, if you have HIV. You can download the full audio recording of the webinar in mp3 format HERE. This full audio version has information for health care providers as well. I will just be making this post for patients though.Research has shown that people living with HIV are not at a greater risk to contract influenza than adults without HIV. But, people with…

  • No Disparities by Race/Ethnicity in Risk of AIDS and Death Among HIV-Infected Patients

    JayDilla
    20 Jul 2009 | 1:36 pm
    Kaiser Permanente researchers found no disparities by race or ethnicity in risk of AIDS and death among HIV-infected patients in a setting of similar access to care. This is despite lower Anti-Retroviral Therapy adherence among Hispanics and African-Americans compared to whites. Researchers also saw a trend toward better outcomes for Hispanics. The study, which appears online in The Journal of General Internal Medicine, is one of the largest to date to evaluate racial and ethnic differences in clinical outcomes among HIV-infected patients. Full story here.
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  • Excessive Sweating

    18 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm
    Title: Excessive SweatingCategory: Symptoms and SignsCreated: 11/19/2009 5:00:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/19/2009 5:00:39 PM

  • Enlarged Heart

    18 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm
    Title: Enlarged HeartCategory: Symptoms and SignsCreated: 11/19/2009 9:46:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/19/2009 9:46:12 AM

  • Expert Panel Rejects Abstinence-Only Sex Ed

    8 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm
    Title: Expert Panel Rejects Abstinence-Only Sex EdCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/9/2009 12:04:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/9/2009 12:04:40 PM

  • Americans Get Failing Grade on Diabetes Awareness

    1 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm
    Title: Americans Get Failing Grade on Diabetes AwarenessCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/2/2009 8:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/2/2009

  • Botox as a Breast Lift?

    27 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am
    Title: Botox as a Breast Lift?Category: Health NewsCreated: 10/27/2009 10:02:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/27/2009 10:02:27 AM
 
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  • HIV vaccine failure probably caused by virus used, says new research

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    The recent failure of an HIV vaccine was probably caused by the immune system reacting to the virus 'shell' used to transmit the therapy around the body, according to new research. The researchers behind the study say their findings mean scientists may have to rethink other vaccines they are developing for diseases like HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, which are delivered in the same way, using the same virus "shell."

  • New findings suggest strategy to help generate HIV-neutralizing antibodies

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    New discoveries about anti-HIV antibodies may bring researchers a step closer to creating an effective HIV vaccine, according to a new paper.

  • An atomic-level look at an HIV accomplice

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in hopes of thwarting its infection-promoting activity.

  • Immediate, aggressive spending on HIV/AIDS could end epidemic

    18 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    Money available to treat HIV/AIDS is sufficient to end the epidemic globally, but only if we act immediately to control the spread of the disease, according to new research. This approach defies conventional thinking, which recommends gradual spending over 15-20 years. The study was based on a mathematical model developed by mathematicians and biologists, who recently earned acclaim for a study on how best to handle a planetary invasion by zombies.

  • Research calls for better assessment of tests for tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A rapid and accurate diagnosis is the first step towards treatment in the fight against infectious disease. Researchers have highlighted the poor quality of published studies that evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic tests for three major killer infectious diseases. The new study suggests that diagnostic studies on TB, malaria and HIV commercial tests had low quality and were poorly reported.
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  • Just Do It

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:42 pm
    There’s an African proverb that reads “Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.”  The meaning of this proverb is that if you do not use the knowledge you have, you cannot expect to gain anything from it.  Here are some things that we know to be true about HIV/AIDS: HIV is 100% Preventable Someone in America becomes infected every 9 ½ minutes 15 Floridians are infected with HIV Everyday You have the power to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS In my last blog, I talked about education being the key to getting people to understand that HIV/AIDS…

  • Let’s Get It

    admin
    9 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm
    I’m a kid of the eighties.  I remember my first cabbage patch kid, Michael Jackson at his finest, TGIF Fridays on ABC, and AIDS.  I was born in 1981 and grew up the decade where HIV/AIDS was something that people only whispered about.  Fear of the disease breed stigma and blame, and those infected were treated as outcasts.  I can remember being told not to eat or drink after others because I could “catch HIV”, or being afraid when I got bitten by a mosquito. This was the world of HIV/AIDS in the 80’s.  A lack of knowledge and the fear of HIV/AIDS placed millions…

  • 21 Day Challenge

    admin
    2 Nov 2009 | 12:09 pm
    Recently, I came across a news column entitled “Stop Complaining and Do It: The Three Phases of Any Transformation”.  The author offers three phases for transforming oneself from being a complainer to a doer.  In order to make a transformation one must get it, do it, and live it.  As I read through the article, I thought about my work in HIV prevention.  With one in numbers for HIV/AIDS infections statewide at, 1 in 68 black women, 1 in 22 men who have sex with men, and 1 in 44 black men, I get discouraged sometimes, and feel like my work isn’t making a difference.  At…

  • L.U.C.E.S. takes the pledge: “MI COMPROMISO” (My Commitment)

    admin
    15 Oct 2009 | 7:00 am
    Yesterday I went to have my annual mammogram and as I looked around the waiting room, I realized the room was full.  While I was looking through a magazine I also realized the magazine was full of advertising and articles about Breast Cancer Awareness.  We’ve all seen how in October everything turns PINK.  Why do we react so naturally every October towards this campaign, especially since most women like me have our mammogram every year in October? Why aren’t we doing the same with HIV testing? Why after 28 years of HIV education are we still getting infected? Taboo; Shame;…

  • Man Up: The Crisis of HIV/AIDS Among Florida’s Men

    admin
    22 Sep 2009 | 8:58 am
    Man-up Report Its football season again!On any given weekend, men pack into stadiums, sports bars, and living rooms to watch the ultimate sporting competition.They live for the game and devote hours to watching, researching, and discussing every aspect of the sport.Football is a big deal, and consumes a large portion of the American man’s attention.Imagine if men had the same enthusiasm for HIV as they had for football. What if instead of memorizing stats for fantasy football leagues, men memorized HIV/AIDS stats?What if the discussions centered on ways to prevent the spread of HIV versus…
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  • Oy!

    David
    4 Nov 2009 | 4:39 pm
    Sony Pictures will make a fortune, but will anyone be around to spend it?Here's the trailer:   2012 - The Movie...

  • Read This Book!

    David
    20 Oct 2009 | 4:05 pm
    One of my best friends, David Colton, has written an interview with R.Crumb. Read it athttp://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-10-18-r-crumb-old-testament_N.htm.If someone will mail me a copy of the book, I will allow him to walk our dogs at 6 a.m....

  • Uh...

    David
    9 Oct 2009 | 4:33 pm
    It's six a.m. Our dogs are barking, my girlfriend is snoring (quietly!), and a mosquito just bit my ear. Does this mean the apocalypse is near? Will the environment collapse? Will Obama and our government manage to reform health care?...

  • Roman Polansky, in Brief...

    David
    28 Sep 2009 | 5:33 pm
    Is Roman Polansky's arrest and extradition a tragedy? Probably - he is a talented filmmaker, but I've never known a 13 year old girl (or boy) mature enough to deal with the emotional consequences of a sexual relationship with an...

  • Vaccine Progress?

    David
    24 Sep 2009 | 3:45 am
    For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible....
 
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  • RA2009 PowerPoint presentations posted

    Henry Bauer
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:42 am
    Many of the talks presented at the conference are now available as PowerPoints at the conference website.

  • The Family of Rethinking AIDS

    Henry Bauer
    15 Nov 2009 | 1:33 pm
    [Here's a pdf of this post]   RA2009, the conference held by Rethinking AIDS (RA) in Oakland, 6-8 November, was an extraordinary success in every possible way. It exceeded wildly any reasonable expectations. That’s not just my opinion. The RA Board meeting on Sunday evening, the later get-together for speakers at the Duesberg’s, various “au revoir”s on Sunday, all assured me that my own feelings were fully shared by many others. In the last few days, e-mails and Facebook threads and the like have further underscored how many of us remain incredulous over the blessing of having…

  • Circumcision and condom idiocies

    Henry Bauer
    10 Nov 2009 | 11:02 am
    When children are taught to use calculators, the importance is well recognized of teaching them to THINK about what the result should be, by doing a rough mental or manual calculation, so that they don’t accept a silly order of magnitude through mistaking an exponential or use a stupid number of decimal places as “significant figures”. So too, people who use statistical analyses of possible correlations should THINK about the implied meaning of suspected associations. That could hardly have been the case with those who wrote “The protective effect of MC [male circumcision] on HIV…

  • Drug peddlers’ ads ignore FDA

    Henry Bauer
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:46 am
    Advertising of prescription drugs direct to consumers is permitted, in the developed world, only in the United States and New Zealand (Marcia Angell, The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What To Do About It, Random House, 2004, p. 125). Anyone who watches TV or reads magazines knows how attractive these ads can make their medications seem: radiantly satisfied users are shown, and the “side” effects are hidden in the finest print in magazine ads while on TV or radio they are described in cheery, lighthearted tones and words intended to make them seem ignorable, mild…

  • AIDS activists are immune!

    Henry Bauer
    30 Oct 2009 | 11:16 am
    AIDS Activists Issue Grades to Drug Companies, by Duff Wilson; 10 September 2009 “Merck won the highest grade and Abbott Laboratories flunked in a report card being issued Thursday by a prominent group of AIDS treatment activists after a yearlong study of the actions of nine major pharmaceutical companies to address the contagion in the United States. . . . the report card graded the drug makers overall with a below-average C-minus and recommended improvements. . . . The companies were scored on research and development, pricing, patient assistance programs, marketing, and community…
 
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  • Wa Municipality records drop in HIV prevalence

    tomado
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:53 am
    The Wa Municipality recorded a drop in HIV prevalence rate from 5.8 per cent to 2.0 per cent, a sent

  • Political parties should form taskforce on HIV/AIDS- Dr Awanta

    tomado
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:41 am
    Winneba (C/R), Nov. 18, GNA – The Dean of Student Affairs of the University of Education, Winn

  • Waspadalah!!! Terhadap Penyakit yang Menyerang Organ Reproduksi Anda......

    jiwasukses
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:07 am
    Manusia mampu berkembang biak seperti halnya makhluk hidup lainya.Perkembangbiakan manusia terjadi secara kawin dan seksual.Oleh karena itu tubuh manusia dilengkapi dengan Alat-alat Reproduksi. Alat reproduksi manusia terbagi menjadi alat reproduksi dalam dan alat reproduksi luar.Masing-masing alat reproduksi tersebut memiliki fungsi yang berbeda-beda.Namun semua alat reproduksi ini bekerja untuk menyusun satu tujuan sebagai sebuah sistem. LALU BAGAMANA JIKA ALAT REPRODUKSI INI RUSAK ATAU MENGALAMI GANGGUAN DAN KELAINAN? So……..pasti fungsinya tidak 100% alami,…..dan diperlukan beberapa…

  • Learning Through Discussion and Role Play

    voice4aids
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Check out Naomi’s full post under What Our VOICEs Are DoingNaomi has been travelling around th

  • Penghapusan prostitusi, mengurai masalah penularan penyakit menular seksual

    klinikgratis
    15 Nov 2009 | 6:54 pm
    Penghapusan prostitusi bukan jawabannya ! Saat ini prostitusi/pelacuran atau transaksi komersial seks masih dikaitkan dengan penyebaran berbagai penyakit/infeksi menular kelamin, termasuk juga untuk penularan HIV. Maka tindakan pemerintah untuk menghapuskan prostitusi dinilai tepat. Benarkan demikian ? Jawabannya adalah : TIDAK ! Prostitusi sudah terjadi sejak jaman dahulu kala, dan akan selalu ada dalam peradaban manusia. Munafik lah orang-orang (pemerintah) yang menyangka dengan menghapuskan prostitusi maka akan menyumbang kebaikan pada lingkungan sekitar. Perlu diketahui, kenapa ada yang…
 
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  • Obesity Among People Living with HIV

    AIDS.gov
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:12 pm
    In the U.S., as we move into the holiday season there is often increased reporting on obesity. AIDS.gov asked Dr. Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone, a Research Physician with the Naval Medical Center San Diego, to provide us information on her new study of obesity in HIV-infected persons. Research has shown, HIV-infected persons are now are increasingly overweight or obese. Below is what she told us. Obesity among HIV-infected persons: Impact of Weight on CD4 Cell Count Since the availability of highly potent HIV medications in the mid-1990s, HIV-infected persons are less often suffering from wasting,…

  • Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day Flickr FAQs

    AIDS.gov
    17 Nov 2009 | 2:56 pm
    By Michelle Samplin-Salgado As we mentioned in last week's post, we've created a Flickr group for you to upload your Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day photos. There are already hundreds of photos from the United States Conference on AIDS — we hope you'll help us add hundreds (thousands?!) more! www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing public photos and videos from AIDSgov. Make your own badge here. We've been talking with some of our colleagues and realize while it is very popular, not everyone is familiar with Flickr, so we're doing this post to give you a little more background.

  • Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day 2009: How You Can Take Action with One Photo

    AIDS.gov
    10 Nov 2009 | 2:33 pm
    By Jennie Anderson and Josie Halpern-Finnerty Tree Alexander at USCA If a picture says a thousand words, how much would a picture of you wearing a red ribbon and holding a sign that says you're "Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day" say? Could it help end stigma? Promote HIV testing? We think so - and we need your help. Last week at the U.S. Conference on AIDS, we kicked off the relaunch of our Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day campaign. Hundreds of you stopped by our photo booth and told us why you are Facing AIDS. In doing so, you are helping to reduce stigma around HIV by putting real faces to the…

  • U.S. to Remove HIV "Entry Ban"

    AIDS.gov
    3 Nov 2009 | 3:36 pm
    By Christopher Bates It has been an important few weeks for those of us in the HIV community—we just wrapped up the U.S. Conference on AIDS, President Obama signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, and, as you may have heard, on Monday the U.S. took the next step in removing HIV from the list of diseases that prevent entry into this country. The repeal on the HIV “entry ban” will be effective in January of 2010. To learn more, read Secretary Sebelius’ press statement.

  • Highlights from the 2009 U.S. Conference on AIDS

    AIDS.gov
    3 Nov 2009 | 1:18 pm
    By Miguel Gomez, Jennie Anderson, Josie Halpern-Finnerty, and Michelle Samplin-Salgado We just got back from the United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) , sponsored by the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) , and are feeling very energized. There were several themes and key messages that we took away from the conference. The opening plenary, “Transgender People and HIV: Our Time Has Come!” emphasized the importance of better understanding our audiences, specifically the transgender community. We also continued to hear that we need to improve our capacity and reach. And this…
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  • HIV epidemic in Russia

    h.e.g.
    27 Oct 2009 | 8:23 pm
    According to the BBC, A top international HIV/Aids expert has told the BBC that the epidemic in Russia is now out of control.  Robin Gorna, head of the International Aids Society, urged Russia to do much more to prevent the spread of HIV among an estimated two million drug users.  Ms Gorna was speaking ahead of [...]

  • AIDS Vaccine 2009 conference (Oct. 19-22)

    h.e.g.
    23 Oct 2009 | 7:55 pm
    From “Words of Welcome“:  We are acutely aware of the difficulties and obstacles which still remain in the path of HIV vaccine development. It is more evident than ever that a strong emphasis on basic research, within a creative and interdisciplinary context, is essential to find an effective vaccine to protect against HIV. Posted in News Tagged: [...]

  • New York Times op-ed discusses importance of vaccine research

    h.e.g.
    19 Oct 2009 | 12:17 pm
    Have Faith in an AIDS Vaccine By Seth Berkley Published: October 19, 2009 “A six-year experimental AIDS vaccine trial has been called into question in a way that is overblown and possibly destructive.”   The New York Times today published an interesting op-ed column from Seth Berkley, the president and CEO of International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.  (According to its website, [...]

  • World Food Day

    h.e.g.
    16 Oct 2009 | 11:15 am
    “Food and nutritional security are the foundations of a decent life, a sound education and, indeed, the achievement of all the Millennium Development Goals.  Over the past two years, volatile food prices, the economic crisis, climate change and conflict have led to a dramatic and unacceptable rise in the number of people who cannot rely [...]

  • God, Us, and Climate Change: Blog Action Day 2009

    h.e.g.
    15 Oct 2009 | 7:32 pm
    “It can be very easy to be radical, sacrificial or subversive for its own sake or to achieve a sense of self-righteousness.  But if we really believe that God calls us to love our neighbors and to be stewards of his creation, and if we really believe that the greedy exploitation of people and natural [...]
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  • The AMA Changes Views on Medical Marijuana

    18 Nov 2009 | 2:21 pm
    The American Medical Association (AMA) has reversed course regarding medical marijuana now urging the FDA to review marijuana's classification as a top tier controlled substance. While the AMA emphasizes that they are not endorsing state-based medical cannabis programs, the legalization of marijuana, or that scientific evidence on the therapeutic use of cannabis meets the current standards for a prescription drug product. They are urging the review to pave the way for more comprehensive studies of smoked marijuana of which on a few small trials now exist. The AMA's House of Delegates met in…

  • Alledged Fort Hood Shooter Left Behind an Old Bottle of Combivir

    13 Nov 2009 | 12:42 pm
    In a shoe box filled with vitamins and prescription medications, the alledged Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan had a bottle of the HIV medication Combivir. The box of drugs, found in the laundry room of his Casa del Norte apartment near Fort Hood, gives authorities a peak into the life of the man believed to be responsible for the shooting tragedy at Fort Hood. The prescription was dated 2001 and was the only HIV medication in the box. Does this mean Major Hasan had HIV? There is no way to tell from just a that prescription. Combivir, a combination of the drugs Epivir (lamivudine)…

  • HIV/AIDS Leading Cause of Death and Disease in Women

    10 Nov 2009 | 1:03 pm
    In a study of women's health around the world, HIV/AIDS has been found to be the leading cause of death and disease in women 15 to 44 years of age. Data shows that 1 in 5 deaths among women is due to HIV related to unsafe sex practices. Unsafe sex is the leading HIV risk factor in developing countries. In addition there is a lack of access to contraception, condoms, and safer sex education. "Women who do not know how to protect themselves from such infections, or who are unable to do so, face increased risks of death or illness," The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a 91-page report.

  • The Navy Has the Highest HIV Rate of All the Branches of the Military

    7 Nov 2009 | 6:28 am
    In 2008, the United States Navy diagnosed 36 new cases of HIV after testing over 100,000 sailors. The number of new cases was double the infection rate in 1999. Navy officials are not sure why there was such a rise in the infection rate but do confirm that most of the new HIV infections were a result of unsafe sex practices not IV drug use. Unsafe sex is not unique to the Navy. Across all branches of the military, condom use runs about 50% according to the Pentagon. However, the Navy figures are more concerning. Among unmarried naval officers, condom use declined from 40% in 2002 to 30% in…

  • Researchers Do an About Face - N95 Masks Aren't any Better in Stopping H1N1

    3 Nov 2009 | 4:03 pm
    In a complete turn around from data released in September, researchers now say N95 masks are really offer no better protection against H1N1 flu than the typical disposable surgical mask. Back in September their story was different; stating that N95 masks offered the only true protection against the swine flu. Now after reanalysis, the story has changed; researchers believe N95 masks really offer little advantage over disposable masks. Why the change? Other studies contradicted the earlier findings of the study based in Sydney, Australia. In fact a Canadian study suggested there was no…
 
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  • Don't Let 1 Be Like 8

    Peter Staley
    27 Oct 2009 | 9:27 am
    Prop 1 in Maine is a week away.  Let's not lose this one like we lost Prop 8, by sitting back, hoping for the best, and only becoming active after the vote.You can do something now.  Donate online to No...

  • ACT UP, "Terrorist Group"

    Peter Staley
    23 Oct 2009 | 9:40 am
    Now the Catholic League has dittoed the futile smear campaign tying Kevin Jennings to ACT UP.  Bill Donohue, their president (or according to Kathy Griffin, "one man in a room with a computer"), describes ACT UP as a "homosexual urban...

  • Wingnuts Target Jennings & Harvard's ACT UP Exhibit

    Peter Staley
    22 Oct 2009 | 8:11 am
    They're running out of ammo.  The right-wing nuts that have been trying, and miserably failing, to bring down Kevin Jennings, Obama's "safe schools czar," are now trying to use ACT UP as a smear (see WorldNetDaily).  It seems Kevin was...

  • Run, Public Plan, Run!

    Peter Staley
    21 Oct 2009 | 7:58 am
    Love this new ad from the folks at MoveOn......

  • The Jennings Line

    Peter Staley
    20 Oct 2009 | 8:01 am
    In case you've avoided listening to the hateful right-wing media machine (basically Limbaugh plus his parrots at FOX) - and who could blame you - they've been orchestrating a disgusting smear campaign against a hero of mine, Kevin Jennings.  Kevin...
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  • Invitation to the 2009 Dzau Lecture in Global Health Equity

    Sophie Beauvais
    16 Nov 2009 | 1:50 pm
    We would like to invite all global health implementers, advocates and students to join us for the 2009 Dzau Lecture in Global Health Equity to be given on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 12PM noon in the The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. With introductions by Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, [...]

  • GHDonline.org is hiring!

    Aaron Beals
    9 Nov 2009 | 2:44 pm
    Over the past year and a half, GHDonline.org has grown from a concept to a full-fledged community and collaboration website where implementers working in health care delivery around the globe discuss proven practices, engage in problem-solving, and address challenges to improve health outcomes in resource-limited settings. None of this would exist without software engineers building the [...]

  • New Malaria Community Unveiled at 5th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria Pan-African Conference

    Sophie Beauvais
    3 Nov 2009 | 8:22 am
    According to the WHO World Malaria Report 2008, half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria. In 2006, there were 247 million cases and nearly 881,000 malaria deaths — of which 91% were in Africa, and 85% were of children under 5 years of age. Each year, approximately 50 million women living in [...]

  • New Grant Program with UpToDate to Deliver Medical Information to Clinicians in Underserved Areas

    Sophie Beauvais
    29 Oct 2009 | 9:07 am
    The GHD Project and UpToDate, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, announce a new program to provide one-year complimentary subscriptions to UpToDate®, a leading evidence-based and peer-reviewed clinical information resource, to clinicians and organizations providing medical care or related services to poor or underserved populations outside the U.S. Up-To-Date’s content is created by more than 4,000 [...]

  • Medical Education Day at Harvard: GHDonline demo this afternoon

    Amy House
    27 Oct 2009 | 8:09 am
    This afternoon, I will give a demonstration of the GHDonline Clinical Exchange community at the eighth annual Harvard Medical Education Day. Launched in March 2009, Clinical Exchange is a secured online collaboration space where Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Partners In Health Rwanda clinicians discuss and manage complex clinical cases they encounter in the field. [...]
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  • Run This Town

    17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Harlem United’s Team Apollo pounds the pavement in the ING New York City Marathon. (Watch video.)

  • A Voice Against HIV, Malaria and TB

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka wages war against this global triple threat—while empowering women along the way.

  • Therapeutic Vaccines: Steady Wins the Race

    2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Recent news of modest success with a preventive HIV vaccine has led some to wonder whether we’ve moved any closer to a compound that can train the immune system to better control the virus—a therapeutic vaccine. AIDSmeds talked to two HIV vaccine experts to find out where we are now and where we’re going.

  • Art Imitates Life

    26 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The Art & AIDS: Living for the Moment exhibition portrays the humanity and spirit of artists living with the virus.

  • Do the Math: Black + New York City + HIV

    20 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A disproportionate number of African-American New Yorkers are “later testers.” This Web Exclusive was originally published by POZ’s sister publication, Real Health. (Watch video.)
 
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  • Accelerated Aging of Blood Vessels Linked With Low CD4s

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    People with low CD4 cells might be more likely to have signs of accelerated aging of their blood vessels, according to a study published in the December 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

  • Hep C Therapeutic Vaccine Shows Hints of Efficacy

    17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapeutic vaccine—designed to boost immune control of the virus in people already infected with HCV—has demonstrated that such an approach might work, according to a study presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Conference in Boston, and reported by aidsmap.

  • Early Treatment, Non-AIDS Disease Management Stressed in New European Guidelines

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Antiretroviral (ARV) therapy is now recommended for certain people living with HIV with CD4 counts between 350 and 500 cells, according to new HIV treatment guidelines released this week by the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS). The revised recommendations, which hint at similar changes to U.S. HIV treatment guidelines expected this winter, also review the screening, prevention and management of many non-AIDS-related diseases that are more likely to be documented in people living with HIV.

  • Low Vitamin D Levels in Alpine HIV Study

    15 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A new study adds to the evidence that vitamin D deficiency is common in people living with HIV. The new data, from an Italian study reported last week at the 12th European AIDS Conference in Cologne, Germany, and summarized by the National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP), underscore the potential importance of testing for and treating low vitamin D levels to thwart the increased risk of bone deterioration and immune system dysfunction in those infected with the virus.
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  • Death, Poorer Treatments for HIV/TB Coinfections Higher in Eastern Europe

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Coinfection with HIV and tuberculosis (TB) results in poor medical outcomes in Eastern Europe, according to a study published in the November 27 issue of AIDS and reported by aidsmap. TB is the leading cause of illness and death in people with HIV worldwide.

  • World Cup to Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness in South Africa

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    South Africa will raise awareness of HIV/AIDS before millions of local and visiting soccer fans while hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup next June and July, IRIN reports. Health officials and activists met November 18 in Johannesburg to craft a plan.

  • Survey: 1 in 3 U.K. Respondents Never Discuss Sexual Health With Partner

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    There is a widespread lack of knowledge regarding safer sex and sexual health in the United Kingdom, BBC News reports. Results of a survey of 2,000 people ages 16 to 50 by the U.K. Department of Health and Department for Children, Schools and Families reveal many misconceptions.

  • Study: Few Canadian Seniors Vacationing in Florida Get Tested for HIV, STIs

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Fewer than one in five so-called “snowbirds,” or Canadians older than 50 who spent at least one month in the past year vacationing in Florida, have been tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, according to researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, as reported by Canwest News Service. 

  • AIDS Activist Edward Zold Dies at 38

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Edward Zold, an HIV-positive AIDS activist known for his tireless work with Ryan White funds, ACT UP and teen programs, died in his home in San Francisco November 4, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. He was 38.
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