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New AIDS plan approved

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:31am CST

Cabinet has approved the implementation plan to scale up the HIV/Aids prevention and treatment programme recently presented by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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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