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Milton Hershey School seeks judge's decision in HIV case
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:36pm CST
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Theatre of the Oppressed Brings Homeless Actors to the Stage Tonight
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:31pm CST
Some of these folks have never acted on a stage before, but then again, this is most definitely not your traditional performance.
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Tuesday is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:26pm CST
AIDS Services Coalition Board President Jim Dukes Jr., left, looks on as Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree speaks about HIV awareness before reading a proclamation naming Feb.
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Chris Collins: President Obama's Commitment to an AIDS-Free Generation
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:22pm CST
In 10 years, will we look back on President Obama's 2011 World AIDS Day speech and see it as a turning point in the AIDS pandemic, or cringe at the lost opportunity of a singular moment? The president's December 1 speech could be pivotal, but only if it is followed by changes in how we tackle global AIDS.
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UN Calls for Acceleration of HIV Treatment in Asia-Pacific Nations
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:07am CST
A man has a sample of blood taken by a nurse for testing at the HIV/AIDS ward of Beijing YouAn Hospital.
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Divorced, middle-aged women more vulnerable to HIV
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:07am CST
Newly-divorced middle-aged women are more vulnerable to contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, a study reveals.
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Russia Tests HIV Vaccine
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:02am CST
The State Research Center for Virology and Biotechnology, Vektor, has successfully completed the first stage of clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, Vektor director Alexander Sergeyev said on Monday.
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When HIV Patients Waver On Meds
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:57am CST
According to a new analysis of hundreds of recorded office visits, doctors and nurse practitioners typically issued orders and asked closed or leading questions when talking to their HIV-positive patients about adherence to antiretroviral therapy.
Medical News Today - HIV/AIDS News
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When HIV Patients Waver On Meds
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:00am CST
According to a new analysis of hundreds of recorded office visits, doctors and nurse practitioners typically issued orders and asked closed or leading questions when talking to their HIV-positive patients about adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Attempts at problem-solving with patients who had lapsed occurred in less than a quarter of visits. Take your medicine, Doctor's orders...
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25 years of HIV in India: From despair to hope
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:48pm CST
The first case of HIV/AIDS in India was detected in Chennai sex workers in 1986, triggering shocked disbelief among health professionals which ultimately transformed into panic and then hopeless resignation.
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Key to immune cell's 'internal guidance' system discovered
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 7:38pm CST
The discovery of the role played by the molecule CD74 could help immunologists investigate treatments that offer better immune responses against cancers, viruses and bacteria, and lead to more efficient vaccines.
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HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Is Tuesday
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 3:23pm CST
One local group is spreading the message about getting tested for HIV/AIDS.A It's all part of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Tuesday.
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This week, celebrate weathermen, kites and cream cheese brownies
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:09am CST
This photo was not taken in February, but captures the spirit of Kite Flying Day, to be celebrated Feb.
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The Caribbean: Not so gay
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 6:59am CST
On the Caribbean island of Barbados with a population of about 250,000 people, approximately 3,426 persons are living with HIV, and the minister of health, Stephen Lashley, has warned "that is not likely the exact figure". The HIV/AIDS pandemic is particularly worrying for small countries because most of the infected people are in what the minister ... (more)
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Fourteen Children And Counting ...
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 2:50am CST
Carolyn Twietmeyer knew as a young girl she wanted to give back and help children.
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Maternal HIV/AIDS Status and Neurological Outcomes in Neonates: A Population-Based Study
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 10:35pm CST
This study sought to examine the association between maternal HIV/AIDS infection and neonatal neurologic conditions in the state of Florida.
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Murugi urges more counsel on HIV/AIDS
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 6:20pm CST
Murugi said the youth are more vulnerable and should be educated on how to avoid infection adding that the infected should be counseled on how they should live and manage the sickness.
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HIV-related deaths slows S. Africa growth
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 3:06pm CST
If there was no HIV/Aids, South Africa would have 4.4 million more people than today, the size of some major cities in the world.
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Ministry embraces those affected by HIV/AIDS
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 10:46am CST
Stephanie Morris, left, leader of the Second Baptist Church HIV/AIDS Ministry, and Cornell Carter, pastor, at the church in Medina, Ohio.
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A lonely heart can make you sick: Middle aged divorced women vulnerable to contracting HIV
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 6:27am CST
Additionally, as aging occurs, physiological changes due to menopause such as the thinning of vaginal walls make it more susceptible for a woman to contract a virus.
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A Quarter Century of Jersey Shore HIV/AIDS Response
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:12am CST
I well remember when the thought that I could have AIDS first occurred to me. It was 1986 and I was newly married.
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'Silence is Death' Highlights Link Between Churches and Rise in Local African American HIV Rates
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:12am CST
According to the Florida Department of Health's report titled Silence is Death: The Crisis of HIV/AIDS in Florida's Black Communities, through 2005, Palm Beach County faced the second highest AIDS infection ratio in blacks in the state.
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More work needed to fight HIV in Sask: expert
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:03pm CST
Ann Livingston, director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users speaks at U of R on February 2, 2012 in Regina, SK.
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Rachel Zoe Raises Awareness for HIV Vaccine
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:53pm CST
Fortunata Kasege is telling her story through celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe's mouth.
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Fc receptor but not complement binding is important in antibody protection against HIV
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:48pm CST
For example, antibodies given intravenously can protect macaques against intravenous or mucosal SHIV challenge and topically applied antibodies can protect macaques against vaginal SHIV challenge3, 4. However, the mechanism by which neutralizing antibodies afford protection against HIV is not understood and, in particular, the role of antibody ... (more)
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Gilead Sciences 4Q Profit Rises on HIV Drug Sales
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:33pm CST
FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Gilead Sciences Inc.'s profit grew 6 percent in the fourth quarter on greater sales of its HIV drugs including Atripla.
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Doctors, NPs often issue orders to HIV patients to maintain adherence- Problem solving rare
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:24am CST
Take your medicine, Doctor's orders. It's a simple idea that may seem especially obvious when the pills are the antiretroviral drugs that add decades to the lives of HIV-positive patients.
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2011 saw 153 new HIV cases
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:19am CST
A total of 153 new HIV patients, 139 men and 14 women, were registered in the Czech Republic in 2011, the highest number since 1985 when HIV tests were launched, Vratislav Nemecek, head of the AIDS national referential laboratory, told CTK.
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Men who have sex with men may now be the highest-risk group for HIV in Africa, IAVI study suggests
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:00am CST
Men who have sex with men may now be the highest-risk group for HIV in Africa, IAVI study suggests Men who have sex with men may now be at considerably higher risk of acquiring HIV than other at-risk groups such as female sex workers or young people of either sex, if findings by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative of HIV incidence at two ... (more)
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cholestyramine, Questran, Questran Light
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:00am CST
Title: cholestyramine, Questran, Questran Light
Category: Medications
Created: 7/26/1999 10:41:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012
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U.S. HIV Research Sites in Africa Join Infant TB Vaccine Study
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:50pm CST
Ron Paul, Chris Wallace Need AIDS Education Ron Paul Wants Higher Health Costs for People With AIDS Detroit Man Alleges HIV Discrimination By Lysol-Spraying Dental Clinic Coworkers Trailer From Documentary I Am Making About HIV Criminalization Hepatitis C Surpasses HIV as Cause of Death in U.S. Effective Vaccine Against Virulent SIV Raises Hope ... (more)
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Announcement: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - February 7, 2012
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 8:50pm CST
February 7, 2012, is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, an observance intended to raise awareness of and encourage action to reduce the disproportionate impact of human immunodeficiency virus /acquired immunodeficiency syndrome on the black population in the United States.
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Africa: No Time to 'Give Up' on HIV-Fighting Gel
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 4:46pm CST
Durban, South Africa - Africans tracking the worldwide HIV epidemic have not found much to celebrate since Aids began ravaging the continent 30 years ago, but researchers are optimistic that they are learning as much from their failures as their successes.
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Actors To Put On Benefit For HIV/AIDS Treatment
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:46pm CST
This month, Penn State students have the opportunity to support charities through song and dance other than THON.
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HIV on Navajo Nation
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 10:36am CST
TOP: Melvin Harrison is the founding executive director of the Navajo AIDS Network.
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Red Dress Soiree To Benefit AIDS Foundation
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:31am CST
Ten of the Bahamas'' 'Leading Ladies' will strut their stuff at the inaugural Red Dress Soiree in just a few weeks.
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Lying About HIV: Risk Versus Rejection
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 8:32am CST
I am a 41-year-old who has been HIV+ since 1999. I had a partner who cheated on me, didn't use protection, and gave it to me.
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Kenyan Aids activists demonstrate in support of Global Fund
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 8:31am CST
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Phuket to launch anti-AIDS campaign on Valentine's Day
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 4:27am CST
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Ignorance of infection dents New Zealand standing in HIV control
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:22am CST
New Zealand's relatively good record of HIV/AIDS control took a knock Thursday with the publication of a study showing about a fifth of HIV-positive gay and bisexual men are unaware they are carrying the disease.
Medical News Today - HIV/AIDS News
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News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Feb. 1, 2012
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:00am CST
ONCOLOGY: Answers to age-old questions surrounding fat cell cancer Myxoid round cell liposarcoma (MRCLS) is a cancerous tumor that typically arises in deep fat tissues of the limbs or abdomen. It was shown almost 20 years ago to be characterized by a chromosomal change that generates a fusion protein known as TLS:CHOP...
MedicineNet HIV General
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sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, Bactrim, Septra
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 1:00am CST
Title: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, Bactrim, Septra
Category: Medications
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 2/2/2012
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Elton John AIDS Foundation x SUPER Sunglasses
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 11:12pm CST
Italian eyewear purveyor SUPER recently worked with the Elton John AIDS Foundation on this limited run of sunglasses.
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Strip club not liable after man contracts HIV from dancer, court told
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 8:08pm CST
Percy Whiteman, 36, is suing the Zanzibar Tavern in Toronto for negligence after he found out nearly eight years ago that he had unknowingly contracted the human immunodeficiency virus from his stripper ex-wife, Suwalee "Ricky" Iamkhong.
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DHHS cuts could affect HIV/AIDS services
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 5:08pm CST
BANGOR, Maine -- Part of Governor LePage's solution to the $220 million budget shortfall for the Department of Health and Human Services includes cutting Targeted Case Management Services, which means agencies like HIV and AIDS Networks would receive less funding.
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"Everyone is watching Saskatchewan:" province's HIV infections a cause for concern
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 2:03pm CST
Since 2002, the number of new HIV infections in Saskatchewan per year has risen steadily, from 26 to 200.
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'HIV tests for all' proposed
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 11:54am CST
"UK experts call for universal HIV testing in a bid to reduce infections," BBC News has said.
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Ministry embracing those affected by HIV/AIDS
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 7:44am CST
Because she knows that is not always the case, she is taking steps to embrace a group of people who might not view the church as a safe haven: those with HIV and AIDS.
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Okla. Health Dept. targets blacks for AIDS effort
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 5:44am CST
According to the Health Department, African Americans have the highest rate of new HIV/AIDS cases in the state, with a rate nearly five times higher than for other racial or ethnic groups.
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Nakibuuka shares journey from HIV death sentence to blessed redemption
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 5:44am CST
Nakibuuka's life and work are grafted together, and while they have grown to spread the shade of compassion over Uganda's citizens who are HIV-positive, their seeds were planted in the soil of despair.
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HIV Caregivers face isolation
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 1:34am CST
Ho, Jan 30, GNA - Mr Livinus Acquah-Jackson Executive Director, New Seed International has hinted that Caregivers of persons suffering from the Human Immune Deficiency Virus and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome are being shunned.
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Is Paula Deen using her diabetes to cash in?
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:24pm CST
Why are people so angry that Paula Deen has Type 2 diabetes? I don't remember such a big reaction over a celebrity's outing of a disease since Rock Hudson announced that he was dying of AIDS, or maybe Magic Johnson's revelation that he was HIV positive.
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Man sues strip club, government after contracting HIV
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:10pm CST
A man who is suing his ex-wife, Immigration officials, a doctor and a popular Toronto strip club after he contracted HIV will be in Ontario Superior Court Tuesday to hear if he can proceed with his $30 million lawsuit.
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Condom Recall in South Africa Concerns AIDS Activists
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 3:15pm CST
After many South African residents reported that government-distributed condoms broke during intercourse, AIDs activists are concerned.
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South Africa Recalls 1.35 Million Defective Condoms
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 3:15pm CST
South African citizens are in a panic after free condoms handed out during the African National Congress political party's 100-year anniversary celebration were found to be defective as reported by the Associated Press.
Medical News Today - HIV/AIDS News
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South Africa Recalls Millions Of Condoms
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:00pm CST
Health authorities in South Africa have recalled more than a million condoms that were handed out in the lead up to the African National Congress centenary celebrations...
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A Quarter Century of Jersey Shore HIV/AIDS Response
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 12:10pm CST
Facing the Fear of HIV Infection I well remember when the thought that I could have AIDS first occurred to me.
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Generaion Positive: 1 woman's journey after her HIV diagnosis
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 11:06am CST
Executive Director Patrcia Nalls founded the Women's Collective in the hopes of helping other HIV-positive women in the District.
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AIDS treatment on Indian reservations clouded by secrets, stigma
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:06am CST
CHINLE, Arizona -- Melvin Harrison drifted far from his boyhood home on the Navajo Nation and found himself addicted to drugs and barefoot on the streets of San Diego.
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Growing pain: peripheral neuropathy
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:56am CST
As people with HIV live longer, they are facing pains old and new. David McLay reports on peripheral neuropathy and arthritis.