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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.

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 .

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.

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 .

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.

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.

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.

Building bridges with HIV-1 Deniers [erv]

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 10:46pm CST

I'm a graduate student studying the molecular and biochemical evolution of HIV within patients and within populations.

Some Fear State Cuts Are Literally A Matter Of Life And Death

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 6:05pm CST

25 11:33 pm Tweet This! http://mync.com/site/48637/ Some HIV and AIDS patients fear that state cutbacks could mean the difference between life and death.

Grace Jones to Perform at 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 1:25pm CST

The gala event, which will take place March 7, 2010 West Hollywood , has brought some of the most iconic musicians to the stage over the years, but none as theatrical as the incomparable Grace Jones .

Gene-based stem cell therapy specifically removes cell receptor that attracts HIV

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 8:45am CST

UCLA AIDS Institute researchers successfully removed CCR5 -- a cell receptor to which HIV-1 binds for infection but which the human body does not need -- from human cells.

Basics Of Safe Sex Critical For Seniors

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 3:28am CST

A Jacksonville grandmother got HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, from her husband of 25 years -- the only sexual partner she said she's ever had.

Former President Clinton Talks About Global Citizenship at UC Berkeley

Posted: February 25th, 2010, 10:36pm CST

Former President Bill Clinton told a group of 2,000 admiring University of California at Berkeley students Wednesday that they should participate in the non-governmental organization movement that he said is "sweeping the world." Speaking at Zellerbach Auditorium at the invitation of a campus group that aims to fight poverty, Clinton said, "I don't ...

Also In Global Health News: HIV Prevention Strategies For Couples;...

Posted: February 25th, 2010, 6:17pm CST

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology The Washington Post examines research presented at the 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections that indicates HIV prevention strategies in sub-Saharan Africa are overlooking the risk of transmission between couples in long-term relationships, fueling the ...

HIV Drug Given To Protect A Fetus Should Be Avoided For One Year After Childbirth

Posted: February 25th, 2010, 10:12am CST

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 25 Feb 2010 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 ...

AIDS transformed IU-Kenyan project

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 8:56am CST

When four Indiana University School of Medicine doctors forged a relationship with a fledgling medical school in western Kenya 20 years ago, helping to combat AIDS was not in the plan.

Researchers' group slams decision to cancel HIV-vaccination facility

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 4:42am CST

'Now we've got a new, potentially better target on HIV to focus our efforts for vaccine design,' said Wayne Koff of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.

AAAS Meeting Examines Test-And-Treat Model's Potential For Fighting HIV Spread, TB Co-Infection

Posted: February 24th, 2010, 12:30am CST

Researchers speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting on Saturday, discussed how a strategy to promote universal voluntary HIV tests and early antiretroviral treatment for patients living in high-risk areas might "derail the spread of [HIV/]AIDS, a battle where a successful vaccine remains elusive," the Associated ...

Religious groups should help fight HIV/AIDS

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 8:14pm CST

Kgalagadi South district AIDS coordinator has called on religious groups to have a positive input in fighting HIV/AIDS as it calls for a multi-sectoral approach.

FDA says HIV drugs from Roche and Abbott can be dangerous when used together

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 3:55pm CST

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Tuesday about potential heart risks when combining two HIV drugs.

News Outlets Examine ART, Microbicide Development Research Presented At Conference

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 11:22am CST

News outlets continue to report on the science discussed at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections , which ended Friday in San Francisco.

Court Says Feds Wrong To Disclose Pilot's HIV

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 6:52am CST

A federal appeals court says a pilot who lost his license for failing to disclose that he was HIV-positive can sue the government for improperly disclosing his medical records.

AIDS drugs haven't changed HIV risk with anal sex

Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 2:21am CST

The introduction of effective drugs against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has not changed gay men's risk of contracting the virus during a single act of anal sex, new research from Australia shows.

Successful hepatitis C treatment reduces HIV disease progression and non-liver-related mortality

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 10:02pm CST

HIV/HCV-coinfected people who achieve a sustained virological response to interferon-based therapy not only reduce their risk of death due to liver disease, but also experience less HIV disease progression and have a lower rate of non-liver-related death, researchers reported at the 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections last ...

Africa: HIV Infection Could End in Five Years, Says Expert

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 5:36pm CST

With an estimated 35 million people infected with HIV worldwide, public health officials have begun to look beyond developing a vaccine to the stop the epidemic.

TANZANIA: Pensioners step in to plug medical gaps

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 1:20pm CST

DAR ES SALAAM/MOROGORO, 22 February 2010 - Elias Sempindo, 72, thought he would spend his twilight years doting on his grandchildren; instead, the retired medical officer is back treating patients at a clinic in Morogoro, 190km west of Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.

Comprehensive Sex Education Program That Emphasizes Abstinence...

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 9:06am CST

The U.S. "has long had one of the highest rates of pregnancies, births and abortions among teenagers among Western industrialized countries," which is "a problem with deep social and economic repercussions," Joseph Puccio, chief of Stony Brook University Medical Center's Division of Adolescent Medicine , writes in a Long Island Newsday opinion ...

Push for more stable vaccines

Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 12:57am CST

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Early therapy eyed in blocking AIDS

Posted: February 21st, 2010, 4:40pm CST

IMPROVING THE ODDS: Early treatment can reduce the AIDS virus in blood enormously, making a carrier only one-twenty-fifth as likely to pass on the infection AP, SAN DIEGO Monday, Feb 22, 2010, Page 7 Aggressive, early anti-viral therapy might provide a way to derail the spread of AIDS, a battle where a successful vaccine remains elusive.

Record HIV / AIDS cases in North Dakota

Posted: February 21st, 2010, 8:22am CST

The state Health Department says there were 39 new cases, up from 28 in 2008 and 26 in 2007.

Ugandan MP Would Kill His Gay Son

Posted: February 21st, 2010, 12:57am CST

A member of Uganda's parliament said at a Kampala forum on human rights and sexual orientation that he would kill his son if he found out he was gay.

Scientists report on way to derail spread of AIDS

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 4:39pm CST

A successful AIDS vaccine remains elusive, but researchers say aggressive, early anti-viral therapy might provide a way to derail the spread of disease.

B.C. will take AIDS treatment to sex workers, drug users

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 12:02pm CST

VANCOUVER a ' The B.C. government announced Thursday a $48 million pilot project to find and treat sex trade workers and injection drug users who are undiagnosed or untreated for HIV in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Prince George, B.C. The four-year program, called Seek and Treat, was hailed as the first of its kind in Canada and is believed to ...

Kerala has over 55,000 HIV infected

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 7:36am CST

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 : A total of 55,167 people in Kerala have been infected by HIV/AIDS, according to the Kerala State Aids Control Society .

Gene Therapy Shows Promise Against HIV

Posted: February 20th, 2010, 2:51am CST

A new study is among the first to hint that gene therapy could become a weapon against the virus that causes AIDS.

Q&A: Can I Get STDa s If Wea re Both Virgins?

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 9:25pm CST

Q&A: Can I Get STD's If We're Both Virgins? If you're a virgin having sex for the first time with another virgin, you may think you're free and clear when it comes to STD's . Unfortunately, being a virgin and having sex with a virgin is not a guarantee that you won't contract an STD.

HIV Prevention Strategies Often Overlook Long-Term Couples In Africa, Researchers Say

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 1:14pm CST

Insufficient attention to HIV prevention among couples in long-term relationships contributes to the spread of the virus in sub-Saharan Africa, according to scientists presenting research at a recent conference, the Washington Post reports.

UN urges reviews to surmount obstacles to HIV/AIDS treatment

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 5:57am CST

With progress uneven towards meeting this year's goal of universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care, the United Nations on 18 February called on countries and regional bodies to convene review meetings to identify obstacles and plan better strategies.

U.S. company Virxsys says using AIDS to fight AIDS

Posted: February 19th, 2010, 1:36am CST

A company using genetically engineered versions of the AIDS virus says its unusual approach is getting some results, both for treating and perhaps as a vaccine against the virus.

Increased HAART coverage associated with 50 percent drop

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 9:12pm CST

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, February 18, 2010 -- A comprehensive population-based study, conducted by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and presented at the 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in San Francisco, shows that expanded highly active antiretroviral therapy coverage was associated with a 50% ...

Initiative aims to educate South African teenagers about HIV and AIDS

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 3:18pm CST

Dr. Mary K. Brigandi's life is busy, centering on her young family and her role as an osteopathic physician and faculty associate in Reading Hospital's family practice residency program.

Can Dating Seniors Get AIDS?

Posted: February 18th, 2010, 7:05am CST

An image of the human immunodeficiency virus , taken with a scanning electron microscope.

AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Tour To Stop At Seven 'Historically Black Colleges'

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 10:49pm CST

AIDS Healthcare Foundation's 'Magic Johnson's Testing America' Tour, a 48-state national cross country HIV testing tour, is conducting an HIV testing tour through seven Historically Black Colleges in Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia throughout the month of February, to coincide with Black History Month and National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day .

AHF: Merck's AIDS Drug Pricing Focus of S.F. Protest During Medical Conference at Moscone Center

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 6:24pm CST

AIDS Protesters to Demand Merck Lower the Nearly $13K Price for AIDS Drug Isentress, the Most Expensive First-Line Treatment in US As Merck Scientists Present Research Paper During the 17th Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections Protest: Wednesday, February 17 th at 8:00am - Moscone Center WEST, 4 th & Howard Streets "We ...

Sacrifice bunt to left field: Tiny kinda sorta win for anti-HIV-1 therapies [erv]

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 10:02am CST

I'm a graduate student studying the molecular and biochemical evolution of HIV within patients and within populations.

Nevada's HIV/AIDS organizations face further strain under proposed state budget cuts

Posted: February 17th, 2010, 1:37am CST

Nevada's cash-strapped HIV/AIDS service organizations face even more potential hardship if lawmakers approve Gov.

HIV-Associated Morbidity In Adolescents

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 6:42pm CST

Nearly half of adolescents admitted to two public hospitals in Zimbabwe were HIV positive according to a new paper by Rashida Ferrand and colleagues which is published in this weeks PLoS Medicine .

South Africa: New treatment guidelines announced

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 2:25pm CST

JOHANNESBURG, 16 February 2010 - New national treatment guidelines are set to make the world's largest antiretroviral programme even bigger as South Africa extends treatment to more HIV-positive infants, pregnant women and people battling HIV-tuberculosis co-infection. Dr Nono Simelela , CEO of the South African National AIDS Council , confirmed ...

HIV Drug Resistance Last About 1 Year In Women Treated With Nevirapine To Prevent Infant Infection

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 9:53am CST

A new international study reported in PLoS Medicine confirms that a single dose of nevirapine can lead to HIV treatment failure in women who receive the drug to prevent transmission of the AIDS virus to their infants.

Inflammatory Markers and Cardiovascular Risk in Treated and Untreated People with HIV

Posted: February 16th, 2010, 5:24am CST

SUMMARY: Two recently published studies shed further light on the relationship between inflammation and non-AIDS conditions in people with HIV .

Suswam's Wife Raises Alarm over Rise in HIV-Aids Infection

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 9:17pm CST

First lady of Benue State, Mrs. Yemisi Suswam has raised the alarm over the rising cases of HIV/AIDS infection in the state, describing the development as worrisome.

Story, video: Lady Gaga makes AIDS awareness her cause

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 2:50pm CST

NEW YORK - Defy Lady Gaga, and you might unleash the fame monster within. The idiosyncratic Grammy-winning performer put the kibosh on still photos during a recent media appearance.

Put A Ring On It? Experts Explore New Ways To Circumcise Men In Africa To Fight Aids Epidemic

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 10:18am CST

This is a Monday, March 26, 2007 file photo of men eat lunch as they wait to be circumcised at the Rakai Health Sciences building in Kalisizo some 150 kilometers west of the Ugandan capital, Kampala.

Treating herpes also buys time for HIV

Posted: February 15th, 2010, 3:27am CST

A drug used to treat genital herpes can also slow progression of the AIDS virus among co-infected patients, says doctors.

Elton John Jamming with Gaga Again

Posted: February 14th, 2010, 11:01pm CST

Sir Elton John is again set to perform with Lady Gaga this week at an AIDS foundation amfar benefit gala in New York.

Gov't defends condoms distribution on Valentine's day after Church calls it 'vulgar'

Posted: February 14th, 2010, 2:47pm CST

The Philippine government on Sunday defended its policy of distributing free condoms to mark Valentine's Day after influential senior church officials labelled it "vulgar". "It was about distributing HIV information to adults, adolescents... we had this 'be careful' Valentine's campaign because of the rising number of HIV/AIDS in the country," said ...

HIV Rate Increasing in Polk Gay and Bisexual Men

Posted: February 14th, 2010, 10:22am CST

Published: Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 6:48 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 6:48 p.m. Polk County is starting to see a resurgence of HIV infection among gay and bisexual men mirroring what's occurring statewide and nationally.

RWANDA-HEALTH: Efforts to Contain HIV/AIDS Among Teens Slackens

Posted: February 14th, 2010, 2:18am CST

KIGALI, Feb 13, 2010 - Eighteen-year-old David Kimenyi* is sure he infected his girlfriend with HIV.

Advocates Work To Stop Disease's Spread In Black Community

Posted: February 13th, 2010, 9:53pm CST

Today marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and local agencies still struggle to improve dialogue about the disease that disproportionately affects African-Americans. The national observance, held every Feb.

Sault youth participate in HIV awareness initiative

Posted: February 13th, 2010, 1:52pm CST

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Treating Herpes Does Not Reduce HIV Transmission, Study Finds

Posted: February 13th, 2010, 5:41am CST

Treating herpes in HIV-positive patients does not lower the risk that they will transmit HIV to their partners, despite the fact that herpes treatment has been shown to lower the level of HIV in the blood, according to a study published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine , the New York Times reports.

Gilead's quad pill for AIDS patients may overtake Atripla, COO says

Posted: February 12th, 2010, 9:28pm CST

Gilead Sciences, the world's biggest maker of AIDS medicines, will begin three final-stage tests this year for a four-drug combination pill against HIV that has the potential to generate $4 billion a year by 2014.

PREZISTA(R) Now Approved As Part Of Combination Therapy For Pediatric ...

Posted: February 12th, 2010, 1:25pm CST

Tibotec, a division of Janssen-Ortho Inc., announced that Health Canada has approved PREZISTA for use in children with HIV between the ages of six and 18, dosed twice daily in combination with ritonavir and other antiretroviral agents.

FDA approves heat-stable Norvir tablets from Abbott

Posted: February 12th, 2010, 9:04am CST

Abbott has announced that the FDA has granted approval of a new tablet formulation of it's antiretroviral medication Norvir .

Swaziland: Dating in a Time of HIV

Posted: February 12th, 2010, 3:17am CST

Jabulile Dlamini* is sweet sixteen and has never been kissed. And she is not expecting to be kissed any time soon or to even receive any gifts this Valentine's Day.

Stars brave NYC snow to honor Natasha Richardson

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 6:55pm CST

Richardson became a champion for HIV/AIDS research after her father, director Tony Richardson, died of it in 1991.

Catholics blast South African President Zuma

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 2:36pm CST

In a statement released before President Jacob Zuma was to deliver his state of the nation address Thursday, the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference said that while Zuma has expressed regret over an affair that resulted in a daughter born in October, he has not shown remorse for adultery.

HIV/AIDS seen as a gay man's disease, despite growing number of HIV infections in women

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 10:22am CST

MAF commissioned nationwide surveys to gauge perceptions of HIV/AIDS and its impact on women through the lens of the American consumer and nation's leading experts.

South Africa: Younger teachers more open about HIV

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 6:04am CST

JOHANNESBURG, 9 February 2010 - Younger teachers in South Africa are taking the lead in talking to students about HIV but are not practicing what they preach, according to new research.

Burden of HIV/TB infections increasingly falling on Hispanic community

Posted: February 11th, 2010, 1:34am CST

The results of an innovative study to understand what factors may influence who contracts tuberculosis /HIV co-infection in San Diego show a significant shift in the ethnic makeup of the disease, with the majority of cases now coming from the Hispanic community.

Vaccine may prevent tb in people with hiv

Posted: February 10th, 2010, 9:08pm CST

A new vaccine prevents tuberculosis in people with HIV, a new study shows. Phase III trials of 2,000 HIV-infected people in Tanzania found that the mycobacterium vaccae vaccine reduced the rate of definite tuberculosis by 39 percent.

Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper Launch MAC Viva Glam

Posted: February 10th, 2010, 4:34pm CST

When Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper join forces, you know it's going to be something dynamic.

Zuma apology 'unwelcome'

Posted: February 10th, 2010, 12:16pm CST

The Pan Africanist Congress Youth League wants a committee to accompany President Jacob Zuma on house visits "because we have realised that he cannot control himself and we do not want to hear other apologies". The PACYL on Tuesday rejected Zuma's apology for his infidelity as "unwelcome" and "dangerous". "The PACYL of Azania unwelcome[s] President ...

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Posted: February 10th, 2010, 7:52am CST

February 10, 2010 - The United Nations and MTV are reaching out to young Kenyans to highlight that HIV is not a death sentence though a new three-part television series exploring the lives and love of a group of friends in Nairobi.

Beijing: 'New HIV' just prostitute guilt - doctors

Posted: February 10th, 2010, 3:25am CST

Local doctors suspect the new 'disease' is nothing more than extreme guilt or anxiety from having had sex with a prostitute / AAP Source: AAP Guilt behind 'new HIV', doctors say Chatrooms full of people with the 'illness' But patients believe authorities are lying HUNDREDS of Chinese believe they have a mysterious new disease with HIV-like symptoms ...

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is Sunday

Posted: February 9th, 2010, 11:00pm CST

Published: Friday, February 5, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, February 5, 2010 at 11:38 p.m. Sunday is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and local residents are being encouraged to educate themselves about the disease, help spread awareness and then get tested.

Public awareness and HIV testing opportunities scheduled in Minnesota

Posted: February 9th, 2010, 2:57pm CST

Nearly half of the total AIDS cases reported in the U.S. occur among African-Americans, even though they represent just 13 percent of the U.S population, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

Legazpi City: Steady rise in HIV cases noted in the Philippines

Posted: February 9th, 2010, 6:52am CST

The Philippine National AIDS Council has noted a steady increase in the number of infections involving the human immunodeficiency virus that causes the deadly AIDS, with at least one case reported every three days.

Cope wants Zuma to resign

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 10:49pm CST

Mbhazima Shilowa, the deputy president of the Congress of the People, said on Monday that the party would move for a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma when Parliament resumed this week.

New strategies needed in fight against HIV among adolescents

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 6:25pm CST

With 135,000 new HIV infections annually of which over 19,000 are children, the number of children that requires treatment will continue to increase.

Missouri black population has higher HIV rates

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 2:06pm CST

State health officials say black Missourians have higher AIDS and HIV rates than the rest of the population.

US: AIDS activist succumbs to H1N1

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 7:08am CST

Via the News Journal in Daytona Beach, Florida, a sad story: AIDS activist succumbs to H1N1 .

05:00 UN climate chief in hot water over sexy book

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 2:32am CST

The Indian head of the UN climate change panel, already under fire over errors in a key 2007 report, is raising eyebrows again after publishing a raunchy novel and accepting help in promoting it from BP and the head of India 's biggest gas producer.

South African president regrets child out of wedlock

Posted: February 7th, 2010, 6:20pm CST

South African President Jacob Zuma apologized on Saturday for fathering an illegitimate child, in the face of national outcry.

Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Posted: February 7th, 2010, 1:51pm CST

Sunday, February 07, 2010 at 11:53 a.m. Read more: Local , Health , AIDS , HIV , African American , Black Sunday is national Black HIV/AIDS awareness day, and in the Syracuse area, African-American congregations are hearing church sermons about the dangers of the disease, and the need to get tested.A Rev.

UGANDA: Early Diagnosis of HIV Still Elusive

Posted: February 7th, 2010, 9:25am CST

Many Ugandan parents are still too afraid to test their children for HIV. Credit:Evelyn Matsamura Kiapi/IPS KAMPALA , Feb 4, 2010 - HIV-positive Justine Kirumira* is a mother torn between doing what is right for her daughters and her own fear of HIV/AIDS. She suspects that her eight- and 12-year-old daughters may also have the virus.

More Details On Obama's Global Health Strategy Expected Along With...

Posted: February 7th, 2010, 1:19am CST

"The Obama administration is expected to propose in its fiscal 2011 budget Monday new funding to combat preventable and tropical diseases, malnutrition and other conditions afflicting the world's poor, as part of a strategy to broaden its approach to global health," the Wall Street Journal reports.

Even in South Africa, pols' private affairs are people's business

Posted: February 6th, 2010, 4:56pm CST

SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma has become the perfect example of "do as I say and not as I do." His 20th child was born last October to a woman who is not one of his three wives or another woman he is engaged to marry.

Turning The Tide: 20 Years Of HIV/AIDS Research In Uganda

Posted: February 6th, 2010, 8:48am CST

On the twentieth anniversary of the Medical Research Council's research unit's presence in Uganda, Director Heiner Grosskurth looks back on the changing landscape of research into HIV/AIDS at the commemorative scientific symposium in Entebbe today.

Clergy Takes Fight for HIV/AIDS Legislation to Capitol Hill to Mark Black AIDS Day

Posted: February 6th, 2010, 2:52am CST

The National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS will travel to Capitol Hill on Feb.

City Activist to Auction Ponytail for Haiti Clinic

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 10:21pm CST

A New York City activist is auctioning off his 14-inch ponytail to benefit a temporary HIV/AIDS clinic in Haiti.

U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Condemning Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 6:04pm CST

U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a congressional resolution condemning an anti-gay bill before Uganda's parliament, "calling it an attack on human rights and an obstacle to battling HIV/AIDS," Agence France-Presse reports.

Millions at risk if AIDS focus fades, says expert

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 1:47pm CST

Global attention is turning away from the AIDS epidemic at just the wrong time and means a fresh wave of the disease could infect millions of people in high-risk countries, a leading expert said Friday.

For HIV-infected children, quality of caregiver relationship is crucial

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 9:27am CST

A new study of children in Ukraine has found that for the growing number of HIV-infected children, the quality of care and the relationship between children and their caregivers play an important role in their development.

SUDAN: Positive networks fight HIV in the south

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 5:12am CST

JUBA, 4 February 2010 - Networks of people living with HIV in southern Sudan are trying to overcome deficiencies in the limping health system and broken infrastructure by spreading information about the pandemic and reducing stigma and denial.

Black and Hispanic Infants Much More Likely to Have HIV

Posted: February 5th, 2010, 1:00am CST

Rates of HIV infection in infants are significantly higher among blacks and Hispanics than whites, and preventive measures are needed to reduce the disparity, a new government report says.

Innovative HIV pilot program launched in B.C.

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 8:28pm CST

Wendy Stueck Vancouver, B.C. - Published on Thursday, Feb. 04, 2010 3:35PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Feb.

ZIMBABWE: HIV-positive people want constitutional rights

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 3:57pm CST

HARARE, 4 February 2010 - AIDS activists in Zimbabwe have launched a major drive to ensure that the rights of people living with HIV are enshrined in the new constitution.

US puts locals in charge of AIDS spending

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 11:34am CST

U.S. and South African AIDS workers say putting more of the decision-making in local hands can help stretch donor money, amid concerns international giving will be limited because of the global recession.

Elton's Willy Wonka-style surprise

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 5:59am CST

Sir Elton John will make one lucky US fan's dreams come true, thanks to a Willy Wonka-style event to raise money for his Aids charity.

Mobilizing Florida churches in the fight against HIV/AIDS

Posted: February 4th, 2010, 1:46am CST

By Leisha McKinley-Beach, MS, Bureau of HIV/AIDS, HIV Prevention Program Supervisor Originally posted 2/3/2010 Faith has always played an influential role within the Black community; and, throughout history, churches have served as a foundation for building community strength, healthy lifestyles, and inspiring change.

Scripps Research scientists find two compounds that lay the foundation for a new class of AIDS drug

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 9:31pm CST

February 3, 2010 -- For Immediate Release -- A team of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has identified two compounds that act on novel binding sites for an enzyme used by the human immunodeficiency virus , the virus that causes AIDS.

Alabamian On White House AIDS Council

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 2:08pm CST

Kathie Hiers, CEO of Aids Alabama was one of two dozen people named to the Presidential Council on HIV and AIDS.

HIV patient warns vs. internet sex sites

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 9:40am CST

Magazine editor Wanggo Gallaga, a person living with HIV, warned the youth against having sex with strangers they meet through the internet.

Actress & HIV/AIDS Activist Zelda Rubinstein Dies

Posted: February 3rd, 2010, 4:18am CST

Actress & HIV/AIDS activist Zelda Rubinstein passed away Wednesday at the Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles.

Elevated Suicide Rate Among HIV-Positive Persons Despite Benefits of...

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 11:57pm CST

Prior to antiretroviral therapy , viable long-term treatment options for HIV infection were unavailable and advanced HIV disease was a terminal illness.

Study Suggests High HIV Rate Among African Teens

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 7:34pm CST

In a study that highlights the growing crisis of birth-acquired HIV in teens and young adults, new research has found that nearly 50 percent of youths aged 10 to 18 who were admitted to two public hospitals in Zimbabwe were infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

HIV and AIDS Cases Smallest In Years

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 3:13pm CST

The number of new HIV or AIDS cases in South Dakota in 2009 was the smallest in five years.

HHS appoints new members to Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 10:57am CST

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today the appointment of 24 new members to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS . The PACHA's chair, Dr.

Tweens sexual activity delayed by theory-based abstinence-only program

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 6:23am CST

A new study weighs in on the controversy over sex education, finding that an abstinence-only intervention for pre-teens was more successful in delaying the onset of sexual activity than a health-promotion control intervention.

KDHE Marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 2:09am CST

State health officials want the black community to get educated about HIV and AIDS.

Girl's Struggles Show Problem of Teen Obesity

Posted: February 1st, 2010, 9:57pm CST

Paris Wood, 14, is typical of girls fighting obesity. A new program may help her in her struggle.

Liver risk warning for Bristol-Myers HIV drug

Posted: February 1st, 2010, 5:30pm CST

Federal health officials say patients taking a Bristol-Myers Squibb drug for HIV have reported a rare, but potentially fatal liver disorder.

ADB lends support to social and health issues of northeast Indian state

Posted: February 1st, 2010, 1:01pm CST

Singapore, Feb 1 : The Asian Development Bank today extended its support to address the social and health issues and road improvement in the northeastern Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland.

Zuma told 20th child harms S.Africa safe sex drive

Posted: February 1st, 2010, 8:31am CST

A source close to Zuma told Reuters that the president, a traditionalist who practises polygamy and has three wives, had acknowledged in a legal document being the father of a child with Sonono Khoza, 39.

Scientists say crack HIV/AIDS puzzle for drugs

Posted: February 1st, 2010, 2:50am CST

Scientists say they have solved a crucial puzzle about the AIDS virus after 20 years of research and that their findings could lead to better treatments for HIV.

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