03/26/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR HIV/AIDS.

• HIV & AIDS Information :: Quality of health services is key in encouraging or discouraging people from HIV testing in Africa _{2013-03-26, 03:56 am}
  The uptake of HIV testing in sub-Saharan Africa is influenced by the quality and manner in which health services are delivered, according to a review of 42 qualitative studies , published this month in BMC Public Health.
• How an experimental treatment saved Emily's life _{2013-03-26, 03:18 am}
  Emily Whitehead: her own white blood cells were genetically altered to allow them to recognise and kill cancer cells.
• Public education, not soda bans, best cure for the obesity epidemic _{2013-03-26, 03:00 am}
  The ban was poorly crafted and subsequently thrown out by a judge on March 11 due to its arbitrary nature.
• Coulter to Bloomberg: Sodas? What about bathhouses? _{2013-03-26, 02:45 am}
  ... facilities first became more widely known to unsophisticated provincials back in the eighties with the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. As it turned out, these bathhouses were the primary incubators for HIV. Following that discovery, many of them ...
• HIV positive group for Gen Y guys _{2013-03-26, 02:15 am}
  Living Positive will also run its Phoenix workshops for gay and bisexual men who are newly diagnosed in the past two years and of any age over the April 5-7 weekend.
• 69,000 new HIV cases reported in Russia _{2013-03-26, 01:25 am}
  Moscow, March 26 : More than 69,000 new cases of HIV were recorded in Russia last year, the country's top public health official said.
• Potential new treatment for HIV _{2013-03-26, 12:24 am}
  Australian biomedical research company Biotron Limited has announced preliminary results from a human trial of its lead antiviral drug BIT225 to treat HIV infection 'hidden' in reservoir precursor cells.
• Theraclone Sciences Secures $14M In Additional Financing _{2013-03-25, 10:35 pm}
  Theraclone Sciences, Inc., a therapeutic antibody discovery and development company, recently announced a $14M financing.
• Indonesia to override patents for live-saving medicines _{2013-03-24, 10:03 pm}
  ... decree announced the government would procure generic equivalents of the international patents for seven HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B medicines, citing the "urgent need" to control these diseases. "The implementation of the third compulsory licensing ...
• Young girl's 'cure' signals new path... _{2013-03-25, 11:51 pm}
  Emily Whitehead is kind of a big deal. At age seven, she is the only child to have beaten back leukemia with the help of a new treatment that turned her own immune cells into targeted cancer killers.
• Reconsider gifting Easter pets _{2013-03-25, 11:36 pm}
  ... their mouths and because their immune systems are still developing. Others at increased risk include persons with HIV/AIDS, pregnant women, the elderly and other immunocompromised persons." Rabbits are of course the iconic animal of the holiday, but ...
• UT Now Kicking an AIDS Conference Off Campus _{2013-03-25, 08:48 pm}
  ... in Memphis informed conference organizers at the Red Door Foundation and the MidSouth AIDS Fund, both Memphis-based HIV/AIDS prevention, outreach, and advocacy organizations, that the upcoming Tri-State African-American Community Summit for the ...
• AIDS News Update _{2013-03-25, 06:47 pm}
  ... Magic sharing his story and encouraging others to do the same. "We need to have an open and honest dialogue about HIV/AIDS to help remove the stigma around testing, so more people get tested. The more people we get to join the conversation, the more ...
• 'Blood Brother' sweeps audience award at Thessaloniki Doc Fest _{2013-03-25, 06:27 pm}
  Steve HooverA's A'Blood Brother,A' about a young American helping HIV-positive children at an India orphanage, scooped the Audience Award in the international section of the annual Thessaloniki Documentary Festival this weekend.
• Audit of public hospital HIV program reveals $67,000 in questioned costs _{2013-03-25, 06:17 pm}
  Interim LSU Public Hospital in New Orleans did not confirm patients were eligible for a federally-funded HIV program for low-income individuals and families, an audit released Monday showed.
• University of Tennessee Uninvites African-American HIV/AIDS Symposium _{2013-03-25, 06:00 pm}
  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is rescinding its invitation to host an HIV/AIDS Community Summit, bowing to pressure from conservative state legislators.
• Theraclone Sciences Secures $14 Million in Additional Financing _{2013-03-24, 07:00 pm}
  Theraclone Sciences, Inc., a therapeutic antibody discovery and development company, today announced a $14 million financing.
• Is It Finally Time To End 23-Year-Old Ban On HIV-Positive Organ Donation? _{2013-03-25, 04:07 pm}
  ... bill that reflects the progress we are making in medicine, as well as in breaking down the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS," Baldwin said in a statement. "By allowing us to move forward with this critical research, the HOPE Act will help decrease ...
• A Twist on "Tea" _{2013-03-25, 03:52 pm}
  It's not exactly news that that tea has a number of health benefits. The "real" tea, from the Camellia sinensis plant, comes in three varieties: green, white, oolong, and black.
• Magic Johnson is OraSure _{2013-03-25, 02:47 pm}
  ... men (MSM) represent approximately 2% of the US population, yet are the population most severely affected by HIV HIV/AIDS is a serious public health issue for this group in which HIV infections continue to grow - risky sexual behavior being the most ...