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New AIDS plan approved
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:31am CST
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New grassroots prevention, education program to emphasize female contraception
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:18am CST
WASHINGTON The MAC AIDS Fund, the Female Health Company, CVS/pharmacy, Washington AIDS Partnership and the DC Department of Health on Wednesday announced a partnership to provide increased access to, availability of and information about the new female condom, FC2, to D.C. residents.
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How To Fortify The Immunity Of HIV Patients
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:00am CST
New findings from a Université de Montréal and the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (VGTI) study, in collaboration with scientists from the NIH and the McGill University Hospital Center, may soon lead to an expansion of the drug arsenal used to fight HIV. The Canada-U.S... -
Global Training Of HIV/AIDS Caregivers Assisted By Positive Prevention Toolkit
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 2:00am CST
UCSF prevention experts have released the Positive Prevention Toolkit, a collection of resources designed to enable HIV/AIDS caregivers to provide prevention messages when interacting with HIV-positive patients. The goal is to help patients modify their behavior to reduce risk and decrease the spread of HIV...
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Clinton, Gates say US help abroad improves image
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 11:07pm CST
Bill Clinton and Bill Gates said Wednesday that U.S. investments in fighting AIDS, malaria and other diseases in underdeveloped nations save lives and play a vital role in improving America's image abroad.
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HAITI: Risk and treatment amid the rubble
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:43pm CST
In the aftermath of Haiti's 7.0 magnitude quake, one of the Caribbean's largest antiretroviral programmes is struggling to resurrect itself from the rubble.
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HIV Testing at the Rutherford County Health Department
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:25pm CST
Today about one in four Americans living with HIV is a woman, and a new woman in the United States is diagnosed with HIV every 35 minutes.
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HIV And AIDS News: Sir Elton John Raises Millions At Oscar Bash
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:03am CST
SIR ELTON JOHN's 2010 post-Oscars AIDS Foundation party was a hit - the singer raised a massive $3.7 million in just a few hours at the lavish star-studded bash.
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South Carolina HIV Aids X390 (Wistv.Com Grab) | Advocate.Com
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:06am CST
Following the South Carolina house of representatives' vote to cut all HIV/AIDS funding from the state budget last week, local leaders and HIV patients are pushing for lawmakers to reconsider, WIS News 10 reports .
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UNAIDS Director Cautions Against Funding Cuts To Global Fund
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:00am CST
During an appeal to government and private donors to pledge money to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Monday, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe warned of the repercussions tightening budgets could play in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, the Associated Press reports... -
Opinions: Don't Slow Fight Against HIV, TB, Malaria; U.S. Focus On Women, Girls
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:00am CST
2010 To Be 'Decisive Year' For Global Health, Global Fund Director Says In a BusinessDay opinion piece, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Michel Kazatchkine reflects on the organization's progress and impact on global health outcomes since its creation in 2002, as detailed in the organizations' 2010 annual report... -
Also In Global Health News: Leishmaniasis Treatment; China's National Health Plan; Zimbabwe Food Security; HIV/AIDS Spending In India
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:00am CST
Heating Device Effectively Treats Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Study Says "A heating device that uses radio frequency energy to heat parasites and kill them could provide a new way to treat ... cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, military researchers reported Monday," the Los Angeles Times' blog "Booster Shots" reports...
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Unwrap the Winner of NYC Condom Contest
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:41am CST
New York City has got the power -- as in the start-button design on the winning special limited-edition NYC Condom.
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AIDS Care Gap Between Wealthy And Developing Countries Risks Becoming A Chasm
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:00am CST
AIDS leaders gathering in London today face the daunting challenge of implementing new World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for earlier treatment with better AIDS drug cocktails at a time when donors are backing away from the promise of "universal access," said Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)...
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Herpes Infects One in Six in U.S.
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:18pm CST
As many as one in six Americans is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 , health officials said Tuesday.
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Circumcision may not cut HIV spread among gay men
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:00pm CST
A member of the Gay Mens Choir wears a red ribbon on his lapel during a memorial service at the National AIDS Memorial Grove December 1, 2009 in San Francisco, California.
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DC Is First U.S. City to Distribute Free Female Condoms
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:43pm CST
In the next month, Washington, DC, will become the first U.S. city to hand out free female condoms, distributing 500,000 of the prophylactics in beauty salons, convenience stores and high schools in sections of the city with high HIV rates, The Washington Post reports.
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Elton John - John Raises Millions with Oscars Bash
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 10:20am CST
SIR ELTON JOHN's 2010 post-Oscars AIDS Foundation party was a hit - the singer raised a massive $3.7 million in just a few hours at the lavish star-studded bash.
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Washington, D.C., To Become First U.S. City To Distribute Free Female Condoms
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:00am CST
Washington, D.C., soon will become the first city in the U.S. to distribute female condoms at no charge, the Washington Post reports... -
Infectious Virus Hidden In Chromosomes During Latency Can Be Passed From Parents To Children
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 6:00am CST
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects nearly 100 percent of humans in early childhood, and the infection then lasts for the rest of a person's life...
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GLOBAL: Fund gets results, but will it get funding?
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 5:55am CST
In Tanzania, the Global Fund has 103,000 HIV-positive mums receive PMTCT to date, up from just 1,800 in 2003 JOHANNESBURG, 8 March 2010 - Achieving targets to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and halve tuberculosis rates hang in the balance as donor commitments to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Fund come up for ...
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Fortifying The Immunity Of HIV Patients
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 5:00am CST
New findings from a Universite de Montreal and the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (VGTI) study, in collaboration with scientists from the NIH and the McGill University Health Center, may soon lead to an expansion of the drug arsenal used to fight HIV. The Canada-U.S... -
Washington Post Opinion Piece Draws Attention To Breast Ironing In Cameroon
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:00am CST
In a Washington Post opinion piece on Sunday, freelance writer Jamie Rich examined the Cameroonian practice of breast ironing, in which women use heated plantain leaves or hot stones to "flatten adolescent girls' developing breasts, intending to protect the girls from the dangers of sex, consensual or otherwise... -
Global Fund Releases Latest Impact Data, Projections For Improving Global Health In Next Decade
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:00am CST
By 2015, mother-to-child HIV transmission will be virtually eliminated and deaths from malaria and tuberculosis will continue to decline if health investments for the diseases are maintained or scaled up, according to an annual results report published Monday by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Agence France-Presse/Africasia.com reports (3/8)... -
Also In Global Health News: HIV Study; Health Access, Hunger In Sudan; HIV/AIDS In Guyana; Malaria Deaths In Malawi; North-South Korea Health Program
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 4:00am CST
HIV Hides Outs In Bone Marrow, Study Finds HIV "can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease," the Associated Press reports (Schmid, 3/7)...
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Malaria, AIDS, TB In Retreat: Global Fund
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:05am CST
Malaria could be eliminated as a public health problem within a decade in most countries where it is now endemic, an international organization that funds the treatment and prevention of killer diseases said on Monday.
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How to fortify the immunity of HIV patients
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 8:22pm CST
New findings from a Universite de Montreal and the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute of Florida study, in collaboration with scientists from the NIH and the McGill University Health Center, may soon lead to an expansion of the drug arsenal used to fight HIV.
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a Mother to child HIV transmission can be eliminated by 2015a
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:41pm CST
That's according to the Global Fund boss Professor Michael Kazatchkine. He was addressing the media during the fund's 2010 Global Fund report on progress made in fighting Aids, TB and malaria.
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HIV Hides In Bone Marrow Say Researchers
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:00pm CST
Researchers in the US have discovered that a latent form of HIV hides in progenitor cells in bone marrow, avoids detection by the immune system and retains the ability to reproduce and spread when the coast is clear (eg when treated people stop taking anti-HIV drugs)...
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Every Monday Matters
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 10:59am CST
I hate to admit this, but I think it is fair to say that I was a spoiled kid and it's all my fault.
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UN Enlists Travellers to Aid Global Health
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:50am CST
Friday, 5 March 2010, 11:15 am Press Release: United Nations New York, Mar 4 2010 3:10PM The United Nations wants to raise big money online for the global fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by asking for small donations through the MassiveGood Initiative – which kicks off today in the United States – that will allow ...
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Scientists Discover Reservoir Where HIV-Infected Cells Can Lay-In-Wait
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:00am CST
University of Michigan scientists have identified a new reservoir for hidden HIV-infected cells that can serve as a factory for new infections. The findings, which appear online March 7 in Nature Medicine, indicate a new target for curing the disease so those infected with the virus may someday no longer rely on AIDS drugs for a lifetime... -
Senators To FDA: Lift Ban On Gays Donating Blood
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:00am CST
The Associated Press: "The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday. ... The lawmakers stressed that the science has changed dramatically since the ban was established in 1983 at the advent of the HIV-AIDS crisis... -
Study, Conference Highlight Risks Associated With Migrant Workers' Limited Access To Health Services
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:00am CST
Despite being at high-risk for HIV infection, migrant workers in Southern Africa have a challenging time accessing HIV prevention and treatment services, according to a new study by the International Office of Migration (IOM), PANA/Afrique en ligne reports... -
Periodontal Pathogens Enhance HIV-1 Promoter Activation In T Cells
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:00am CST
During the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher O.A. Gonzalez (University of Kentucky, Lexington) presented a poster of a study titled "TLR2 and TLR9 Activation by Periodontal Pathogens induce HIV-1 Reactivation." Although oral co-infections (e.g... -
Ban, Clinton Launch Initiative Allowing Travelers To Donate To Global Health
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 2:00am CST
Former President Bill Clinton and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Thursday launched MASSIVEGOOD - an initiative that allows travelers to make a $2 donation "to fight deadly diseases whenever they buy a plane ticket, book a hotel room or rent a car," Bloomberg/BusinessWeek reports (Varner, 3/4)...
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HIV Hides Out in Bone Marrow Cells
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: HIV Hides Out in Bone Marrow Cells
Category: Health News
Created: 3/7/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/8/2010
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Billie Piper: I want more children
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 12:44am CST
Billie Piper has revealed how coming from a big family has made her want more children.
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Argos Therapeutics Publishes Positive Immune Response, Safety And...
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 7:22pm CST
Argos Therapeutics announced the publication of a manuscript in the February edition of Clinical Immunology, detailing positive immune response, safety and manufacturing data for its AGS-004 immunotherapy for HIV.
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Burden of Aids for Zimbabwe's women
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 2:37pm CST
Since testing positive for HIV six years ago, Cecilia Chinhamo has endured a torrent of verbal abuse from her husband.
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D.C. to fight AIDS with female condoms
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 8:40am CST
WASHINGTON a ' The District of Columbia will become the first city in the United States to distribute female condoms free, part of a project that will make 500,000 of them available in beauty salons, convenience stores and high schools in parts of the city with high HIV rates.
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25th anniversary of anti-AIDS drugs
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 3:16am CST
Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, released a special issue of the journal Antiviral Research , marking the 25th anniversary of antiretroviral drug development.
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Argos Therapeutics Publishes Positive Immune Response, Safety And Manufacturing Data For Its Arcelis™ HIV Program In Clinical Immunology
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 2:00am CST
Argos Therapeutics announced the publication of a manuscript in the February edition of Clinical Immunology, detailing positive immune response, safety and manufacturing data for its AGS-004 immunotherapy for HIV... -
UNITAID Statement On Launch Of MASSIVEGOOD
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 2:00am CST
UNITAID welcomes the announcement today of the MASSIVEGOOD initiative, established to provide additional funding for UNITAID's work in expanding access to treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis...
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UNAIDS Launches Plan To Address Gender Equality, HIV/AIDS
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 10:08pm CST
UNAIDS on Tuesday launched a five-year initiative to help tackle gender inequalities and human rights violations that increase the vulnerability of women worldwide to HIV/AIDS, BBC reports .
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D.C. to Provide Free Female Condoms
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 4:48pm CST
Washington will give away 500,000 free female condoms in an attempt to reduce the transmission of HIV/AIDS. The condoms are expected be available in beauty salons, convenience stores and high schools in parts of the city with high HIV rates.
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No Consensus In Definitions Of 'Had Sex' - IU Study
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 12:12pm CST
When people say they "had sex," what transpired is anyone's guess. A new study from the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University found that no uniform consensus existed when a representative sample of 18- to 96-year-olds was asked what the term meant to them.
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Health Highlights: March 3, 2010
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 6:25am CST
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay : Children of women who work part-time tend to be healthier than those with moms who work full-time or don't have jobs, say Australian researchers who looked at the lifestyle and weight of about 2,500 young children.
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Periodontal pathogens enhance HIV-1 promoter activation in T cells
Posted: March 6th, 2010, 1:06am CST
Washington, DC, USA -- Today, during the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher O.A. Gonzalez will present a poster of a study titled "TLR2 and TLR9 Activation by Periodontal Pathogens induce HIV-1 Reactivation." Although oral ...
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Ludacris, Jamie Foxx target black youth in social media push on HIV
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 7:45pm CST
Actor Jamie Foxx and recording artist Chris "Ludacris" Bridges today join the ranks of celebrities who have lent their popularity to push HIV prevention as part of a social media effort targeting young African Americans.
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HIV Discoverer Criticizes Singapore for Lack of Free Testing, Treatment
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:37pm CST
Singaporea s insistence on charging for HIV tests and treatment is hindering progress on controlling the spread of the virus in the city-state, said Francoise Barre- Sinoussi , winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine for her co- discovery of the virus that causes AIDS.
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Pfizer pneumonia shot helps HIV-infected patients
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 9:36am CST
Results of a trial of Pfizer's Prevnar 7 vaccine against a major cause of pneumonia and meningitis showed on Wednesday that it can prevent three out of four cases of re-infection in HIV-infected adults in Africa.
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Study Finds Pfizer's Pneumonia, Meningitis Vaccine Protects Against Recurrent Pneumonia In HIV Patients
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 8:00am CST
Pfizer's Prevnar 7 vaccine, which protects against pneumonia and meningitis, has been shown to reduce the risk of recurrent pneumococcal infection in patients living with HIV in Malawi, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, Reuters reports... -
Also In Global Health News: HIV In Philippines; Birth Control, Child Health In Afghanistan; Guatemala's Progress On MDGs
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 8:00am CST
Philippines' Health Secretary Seeks To Boost Condom Distribution After Increase In HIV Diagnoses The Philippines' Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral on Thursday announced she would seek additional public funds to support the distribution of condoms among high-risk groups, after the country recorded 143 new cases of HIV in January - its highest number of diagnoses i...
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UN asks flyers to click $2 for MassiveGood
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 4:18am CST
With a simple click, U.S. travelers buying airline tickets via some travel agencies and Internet sites can now donate $2 or more to fight AIDS in developing countries.
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Prestigious Thomas Parran Award Won By Dr. Hunter Handsfield For 'Long And Distinguished' Contributions To STD Prevention
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 4:00am CST
University of Washington's Dr. H. Hunter Handsfield, a long-time trailblazer in sexually transmitted diseases (STD) research, will receive the nation's highest honor in the STD field during the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2010 National STD Prevention Conference in Atlanta, March 8-11. Handsfield is the 2010 recipient of the Thomas Parran Award, named for Dr. Thomas Parran, Jr... -
Pneumococcal Vaccine Offers Protection To HIV-infected African Adults In Clinical Trial
Posted: March 5th, 2010, 2:00am CST
A clinical trial of a vaccine against a major cause of pneumonia and meningitis has shown that it can prevent three out of four cases of re-infection in HIV-infected adults in Africa. The trials, conducted in Malawi and funded by the Wellcome Trust, studied the efficacy of a vaccine against infection with the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria...
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Philippines HIV cases spike to record in January
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 10:56pm CST
The Philippines diagnosed 143 people with HIV in January -- a national high -- and the country's health secretary said on Thursday she would seek more public funds to distribute condoms among high-risk groups.
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Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 6:03pm CST
The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 U.S. senators said Thursday.
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Watch: Elton John Oscar Party Preps
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 1:00pm CST
ET goes behind the scenes of the ultra glamorous Elton John Oscar party. The exclusive event is a coveted invitation in Hollywood, where A-Listers come together to celebrate a good cause.
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UNAIDS Launches Plan To Address Gender Equality, HIV/AIDS
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 8:00am CST
UNAIDS on Tuesday launched a five-year initiative to help tackle gender inequalities and human rights violations that increase the vulnerability of women worldwide to HIV/AIDS, BBC reports (3/3)... -
Meeting Addresses How To Improve HIV/AIDS Surveillance In Asia
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 8:00am CST
A five-day workshop that opened Monday in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, will address ways to improve HIV/AIDS surveillance in the Asia region, Viet Nam News reports. The workshop has brought together "surveillance technical staff from government departments, non-governmental organisations and U.S... -
Also In Global Health News: U.S. Ambassador To U.N.; Male Circumcision; River Blindness In Ecuador; Nursing Shortage In Caribbean; Maternal Health
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 8:00am CST
U.S. Ambassador To U.N. In Geneva Assumes Position, Ending 13 Month Vacancy Betty King reported to her new position as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. "Washington's Geneva mission had been without an ambassador since Warren W. Tichenor left his post on Jan... -
Mosaic Vaccines Show Promise In Reducing The Spread Of HIV
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 8:00am CST
Two teams of researchers - including Los Alamos National Laboratory theoretical biologists Bette Korber, Will Fischer, Sydeaka Watson, and James Szinger - have announced an HIV vaccination strategy that has been shown to expand the breadth and depth of immune responses in rhesus monkeys. Rhesus monkeys provide the best animal model currently available for testing HIV vaccines...
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Pneumonia vaccine protects HIV patients
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 7:58am CST
A vaccine for pneumonia and meningitis has been found to be effective in offering protection against re-infection in HIV-infected adults, according to a new study.
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25th Anniversary Of Anti-AIDS Drugs
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 6:00am CST
Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, released a special issue of the journal Antiviral Research, marking the 25th anniversary of antiretroviral drug development. The guest editors, José Esté from Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain and Tomas Cihlar, from Gilead sciences Inc...
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Dr. Gott: Treat hypogonadism, bring back energy
Posted: March 4th, 2010, 2:39am CST
Dear Dr. Gott: My husband has been fatigued for several months. When he went to his doctor, he was found through follow-up blood work to have a low testosterone level.
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Shingles Of The Eye Tied To Stroke Risk
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 9:37pm CST
People who have had an attack of shingles involving the eyes may have a heightened risk of stroke for a year afterward, a study published Wednesday suggests.
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HIV vaccine strategy expands immune responses
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 4:12pm CST
Two teams of researchers -- including Los Alamos National Laboratory theoretical biologists Bette Korber, Will Fischer, Sydeaka Watson, and James Szinger -- have announced an HIV vaccination strategy that has been shown to expand the breadth and depth of immune responses in rhesus monkeys.
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Condom ads: Philippine bishops demand ban
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 11:46am CST
Bishops in the predominantly Catholic Philippines called for a total ban on condom advertisements on Wednesday as an ongoing tussle over contraceptives flared again.
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State Roundup: Mass. Hospital Controversy, Iowa And Utah Consider Coverage Expansions
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 8:00am CST
The Boston Globe: "The state appealed to the federal government yesterday to help Massachusetts hospitals that care for disproportionately high numbers of lower-income patients who receive state-sponsored health insurance... -
HIV, NCDs Impact Achievement Of MDGs, Study Says
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 8:00am CST
Unequal progress in achieving U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for tuberculosis and child mortality in low-income countries is related to the countries' burdens of HIV and non-communicable diseases (NCD), according to a study published Tuesday in the journal PLoS Medicine, Reuters reports (Kelland, 3/2)... -
Also In Global Health News: Potential Roundworm Treatment; Opposition To Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill; Low-Cost Toilets; ARV Treatment During Emergencies
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 8:00am CST
Bacterial Protein Kills Intestinal Roundworms In Mice, Could Lead To Human Treatment Researchers have discovered that a "bacterial protein used in a common pesticide kills intestinal parasitic roundworms in mice," which may pave a way for treatment in humans, Nature News reports (Fang, 3/2)...
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Teens get sex education, but not from parents
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 7:26am CST
U.S. teens are getting sex education, but most are not learning about birth control from their parents, new government data showed on Thursday.
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UNAIDS Takes Action To Empower Women And Girls To Protect Themselves From HIV
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 4:00am CST
UNAIDS, together with celebrated artist and activist for women and HIV, Annie Lennox, has launched an Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV (2010 - 2014), which has been developed to address gender inequalities and human rights violations that continue to put women and girls at risk of HIV infection...
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New UN campaign targets HIV prevention for women
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 2:56am CST
The United Nations launched a global campaign Tuesday to prevent girls and women from contracting HIV, now the leading cause of death and disease among women worldwide between the reproductive ages of 15 and 49.
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For Some on Dialysis, Anemia Drugs Pose Risks
Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: For Some on Dialysis, Anemia Drugs Pose Risks
Category: Health News
Created: 3/2/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/3/2010
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World failing to curb HIV virus: study
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 10:25pm CST
An Australian review of the world's clean needle and methadone programs has shown many countries aren't doing enough to halt the spread of HIV.
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HIV infections drop in 2009
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 5:57pm CST
The Department of Health said on Tuesday there were 396 new cases of people infected with HIV reported last year - " a drop of approximately 9 per cent from 2008.
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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:29pm CST
March 10 is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Communities and organizations across the U.S. will sponsor programs on or around this date to call attention to the ever-rising numbers of women diagnosed with HIV and seek solutions to reduce the spread of the virus.
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Two Compounds Discovered That Pave the Way for New Class of AIDS Drug
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 9:18am CST
IBM World Community Grid's computing strength powers breakthrough research that will guide their development LA JOLLA, Calif., March 2 LA JOLLA, Calif.
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Joint Chiefs Chair Visits Haiti To Examine Aid Response
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 5:00am CST
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mike Mullen, who is President Barack Obama's top military adviser, visited Haiti over the weekend to examine relief and rebuilding efforts and meet with local leaders, Agence France-Presse reports. It was his first visit to the country after the earthquake, according to AFP...
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Image: Pope Benedict XVI
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 4:57am CST
Pope Benedict XVI Last March, Harry Knox, who serves on the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, criticized Pope Benedict XVI for his comment that the African AIDS epidemic will not be overcome by promoting condoms.
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Study Finds Most HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care Efforts Overlook IDUs
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 4:00am CST
A systematic review of HIV prevention, treatment and care for injecting drug users (IDUs) throughout the world, published Monday in the journal Lancet, found that international efforts to fight the disease are largely overlooking this population, the Australian Associated Press/Sydney Morning Herald reports (Rose, 3/1)...
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TANZANIA: Merging family planning and HIV services
Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 12:41am CST
A Tanzanian project is integrating family planning and HIV messages via community health workers who teach HIV-positive couples how to avoid unwanted pregnancies or infecting their unborn children.
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Maintaining AIDS treatment during crises
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 8:26pm CST
When a crisis strikes, access to antiretroviral drugs can be among the first casualties, particularly in countries where many people are on treatment.
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Failure to aid drug users drives HIV spread: study
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 4:14pm CST
More than 90 percent of the world's 16 million injecting drug users are offered no help to avoid contracting AIDS, and governments that ignore them risk a spiraling public health crisis, drugs experts said on Monday.
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Truth Everyday; Uganda News, Business, Travel, Sports, Elections
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 12:00pm CST
R: Bishop Christopher Ssenyonjo, Canon Rev. Gideon Byamugisha, Frank Mugisha and Maj.
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HIV count in state misses thousands
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 7:46am CST
California has missed tens of thousands of HIV-positive cases - at a cost of possibly tens of millions of dollars in federal funding - due to an outdated public health surveillance system for tracking patients, according to a report released Monday by the Legislative Analyst's Office.
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News Outlets Examine Development Of Low-Cost Diagnostic Tool, Infectious Disease Surveillance
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 4:00am CST
CNN examines the work of a Harvard University chemistry professor to "shrink a medical laboratory onto a piece of paper that's the size of a fingerprint and costs about a penny." According to George Whitesides, who created a prototype of the inexpensive paper "chip," the technology could be used to diagnose such diseases as HIV, malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries... -
Health Policy Research Roundup: Length Of Hospital Stays, Analyses Of Obama's Reform Proposals
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 3:00am CST
Archives Of Internal Medicine: Hospital Cost Of Care, Quality Of Care, And Readmission Rates - This study compares patients treated for pneumonia and congestive heart failure (CHF) and finds that high-cost hospitals don't always deliver better care... -
Also In Global Health News: Rwandan Nurses; AIDS 2010; Uzbek AIDS Advocate; Child Mortality In Mozambique; Meningitis Belt
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 3:00am CST
Rwandan Nurses To Give ART To Expedite Delivery Rwanda's Ministry of Health will soon give nurses the authority to give antiretroviral therapy (ART) to HIV-positive patients, IRIN reports...
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Liver Biopsy
Posted: March 1st, 2010, 1:00am CST
Title: Liver Biopsy
Category: Procedures and Tests
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 3/1/2010
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News Outlets Examine HIV Vaccine Research, Cervical Cancer Screening Data Presented At Conference
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 11:38pm CST
Several news outlets examine the latest reports out of this week's Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in San Francisco.
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FDA Announces Preliminary Data Suggesting Heart Risk with Saquinavir...
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 3:15pm CST
FDA Announces Preliminary Data Suggesting Heart Risk with Saquinavir plus Ritonavir SUMMARY: On February 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an ongoing safety review looking at the combination of the older protease inhibitor saquinavir plus a boosting dose of ritonavir .
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Scientists Unveil Strategy to End HIV/AIDS within 40 Years
Posted: February 28th, 2010, 6:56am CST
"We are seeing very little sign in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana of any great change in behavior and certainly no great decline in the HIV prevalence.a Health officials are considering a new strategy that they say could effectively kill off HIV/AIDS within 40 years.
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HIV drug that protects a fetus should be avoided for one year after childbirth, researchers say
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 10:39pm CST
Women given the human immunodeficiency virus prevention drug nevirapine to protect their fetus should not use an HIV-drug regimen that contains nevirapine for at least one year after childbirth, say researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham .
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Christian radio host: Deal with homosexuality like we deal with drug abuse
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 5:34pm CST
His premise is quite simple: Intravenous drug use can spread HIV/AIDS; Gay male sex can spread HIV/AIDS; Intravenous drug use in illegal; Therefore, gay male sex should be illegal.
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International Support Needed To Help Haiti Rebuild Its AIDS Response
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 9:18am CST
UNAIDS calls for a coordinated approach in supporting Haiti, the country most affected by HIV in the Caribbean, to rebuild its AIDS response in the wake of the 12 January earthquake.
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HIV/AIDS statistics among African-Americans are increasing disproportionately
Posted: February 27th, 2010, 3:56am CST
Black hand with AIDS awareness ribbon for African-Americans. HIV/AIDS statistics among African-Americans are increasing disproportionately.