HIV/AIDS Roundup: October 2013

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Major breakthrough unmasks HIV's deadly secrets - Indiatalkies.com

Washington, Nov. 1: Researchers used protein engineering and two different cutting-edge structural biology imaging techniques to develop a detailed picture of the protein largely responsible for enabling HIV to enter human immune cells and cause infection.

http://www.indiatalkies.com/2013/11/major-breakthrough-unmasks-hivs-deadly-secrets.html

HIV-like virus suppressed

NEW YORK, Oct 31, : Doctors may one day be able to control a patient's HIV infection in a new way: injecting swarms of germ-fighting antibodies, two new studies suggest.

http://www.arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/200949/t/HIV-like-virus-suppressed/Default.aspx

Applause: Kudos to student tutors at Harriet G. Eddy Middle School

... with depression, alcoholism and drug addiction before getting her life back on track. Ford, who helps others with HIV/AIDS, is scheduled to earn her master's degree in social work in the spring. On October 14, The Sacramento Bee will temporarily ...

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/06/5799298/applause-kudos-to-student-tutors.html#mi_rss=Helping%20Others

for the Movement to Help Deliver an Aids-Free Generation

... This is in addition to the $1 million donation Coca-Cola made earlier this year to the Global Fund to help finance HIV/AIDS programs in Africa. "We hold a fundamental belief that more movement brings more happiness, for everyone," said Wendy Clark, ...

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/movement-help-deliver-aids-free-generation

McConaughey becoming one of the most engaging actors of his generation

To play an unlikely AIDS-drug peddler and activist, Matthew McConaughey dropped 50 pounds - and insisted on keeping the grim story entertaining.

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/230063141.html

Antibodies show promise in fight to cure AIDS

Antibodies derived from the blood of HIV-infected people suppressed the virus in the blood of monkeys in two studies that suggest the experimental approach may improve AIDS therapy or point the way toward a cure.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20131031/LIVEWELL01/131039765

Op-ed: Is There a Such Thing as the Poz Club?

The only thing that unifies people with HIV is that we have the ability to transmit the virus through blood-to-blood contact.

http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2013/10/31/op-ed-there-such-thing-poz-club

Coca-Cola and (RED) Join Forces to Inspire People to Move for the...

... This is in addition to the $1 million donation Coca-Cola made earlier this year to the Global Fund to help finance HIV/AIDS programs in Africa. "We hold a fundamental belief that more movement brings more happiness, for everyone," said Wendy Clark, ...

http://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/36351-Coca-Cola-and-RED-Join-Forces-to-Inspire-People-to-Move-for-the-Movement-to-Help-Deliver-an-AIDS-Free-Generation

HIV antibody infusions show promise for treating SHIV-infected monkeys

Two teams are reporting results from experiments in which they infused powerful anti-HIV antibodies into monkeys infected with an HIV-like virus, rapidly reducing the amount of virus, or viral load, to undetectable levels, where it remained for extended periods.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-10/nioa-hai103113.php

AIDS Scientists Encouraged By Antibodies That Hit Monkey Virus

At least in monkeys infected with an experimental virus similar to the human AIDS virus, the approach produced what researchers call "profound therapeutic efficacy."

http://nhpr.org/post/aids-scientists-encouraged-antibodies-hit-monkey-virus

AIDS agency celebrates its silver anniversary

... was formed 25 years ago by David Webber, an attorney who saw the need for more legal representation for people with HIV/AIDS. The agency provides free legal services in a wide range of areas: housing, antibias efforts, privacy rights, income ...

http://www.epgn.com/view/full_story/23955603/article-AIDS-agency-celebrates-its-silver-anniversary?instance=home_news

Health Advocates Decry Funding Cuts to Free STD and Immunization Clinics

... 40 percent decline in new HIV infections over the last decade, "New York City is still one of the epicenters of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in this country," said Esther W. Y. Lok, assistant director of policy for the Federation of Protestant Welfare ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131031/central-harlem/health-advocates-decry-funding-cuts-free-std-immunization-clinics

AIDS Scientists Encouraged By Antibodies That Hit Monkey Virus

At least in monkeys infected with an experimental virus similar to the human AIDS virus, the approach produced what researchers call "profound therapeutic efficacy."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/10/31/242093426/aids-scientists-encouraged-by-antibodies-that-hit-monkey-virus?ft=1&f=1007

Unidos Podemos

... founder Dennis deLeon. Chacn shares the cultural and structural challenges Latinos still face in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the opportunities and concerns for Latinos living with HIV/AIDS as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is implemented, the ongoing ...

http://www.poz.com/rssredir/articles/guillermo_chacon_2801_24548.shtml

Thank You, Sean Sasser

You probably know Sean Sasser as the partner of Pedro Zamora on MTV's The Real World: San Francisco .

http://www.poz.com/rssredir/articles/sean_sasser_2801_24552.shtml

New knowledge about the body's fight against HIV

From here the virus spreads around the body, while at the same time breaking down important parts of the body's defence system.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131031110555.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fviruses+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Viruses%29

Blumenthal, Himes Pose for HIV Anti-Stigma Photo Campaign

... Inc. (WHC) is a U.S.-based non-profit 501(c)(3) humanitarian organization founded in September 2010 by U.S. HIV/AIDS specialists Dr. Gary Blick and Executive Director Scott Gretz, to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases ...

http://ledyard.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/blumenthal-himes-pose-for-hiv-antistigma-photo-campaign

Danish research provides new knowledge about the body's fight against HIV

When a person is infected with HIV the virus infects the cells of the immune system.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-10/au-drp103113.php

Media Alert: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Fred Hutchinson Cancer...

... teams of world-renowned scientists seek new and innovative ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening diseases. Fred Hutch's pioneering work in bone marrow transplantation led to the development of immunotherapy, ...

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/609715/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

The Surprising Company Taking On America's Most Fatal Disease

... one perhaps surprising company that is taking on America's most fatal disease. ) is known best for its blockbuster HIV/AIDS drugs. The company is also poised to soon emerge as a leader in the hepatitis C virus, or HCV, market. Gilead and AbbVie ( ...

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/10/31/the-surprising-company-taking-on-americas-most-fat.aspx

Care Usa Ceo Dr. Helene Gayle to Be Honored at Blood:Water Mission's Second Annual Red Tie Gala

The Gala is a gathering of local, regional, and national advocates in the international fight against HIV/AIDS.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20131031005609/en/CARE-USA-CEO-Dr.-Helene-Gayle-Honored

Coca-Cola and (RED) Join Forces to Inspire People to Move for the...

Care Usa Ceo Dr. Helene Gayle to Be Honored at Blood:Water Missiona s Second Annual Red Tie Gala

... Noodle & Boo. The Gala is a gathering of local, regional, and national advocates in the international fight against HIV/AIDS. "The funds raised at the event will enable us to reach a community where there are currently no other organizations ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20131031005607/en

Kenneth Cole's 10 Keys to Success

... accomplishments have helped extend, improve, and save the lives of countless people around the world living with HIV/AIDS or vulnerable to HIV infection. Most notably amfAR has pioneered research that ultimately led to the use of antiretroviral ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/teresa-rodriguez-williamson/kenneth-coles-10-keys-to-success_b_4178972.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HP%2FBusiness+%28Business+on+The+Huffington+Post%29

Pore Formation in Cell Membranes Linked to Triggers of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Protein citrullination is suspected of sparking the immune system and driving the cascade of events leading to the disease.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030142416.htm

Coca-Cola and (RED) Join Forces to Inspire People to Move for the...

... This is in addition to the $1 million donation Coca-Cola made earlier this year to the Global Fund to help finance HIV/AIDS programs in Africa. "We hold a fundamental belief that more movement brings more happiness, for everyone," said Wendy Clark, ...

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20131031005895&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Newer strain of HIV spreading in Russia

Researchers at a scientific research center in Siberia said two weeks ago that it discovered a new strain of HIV in Russia that is spreading at "a rapid rate," the Moscow Times reports.

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/10/31/newer-strain-hiv-spreading-russia/

Care Usa Ceo Dr. Helene Gayle to Be Honored at Blood:Water Mission's Second Annual Red Tie Gala

... Noodle & Boo. The Gala is a gathering of local, regional, and national advocates in the international fight against HIV/AIDS. "I am humbled to be recognized by Blood:Water Mission. It is an organization that clearly understands that partnering with ...

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20131031005607&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Los Alamos team reports breakthrough with HIV vaccine

A team led by Bette Korber at Los Alamos National Laboratory has developed a vaccine that may lead to a method of preventing HIV infection.

http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/blog/morning-edition/2013/10/los-alamos-team-reports-HIV-breakthrough.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_37+%28Physician+Practices+Industry+News%29

Dean Beck swamped with awards as key people change at Joy949

... about sex, sexuality and the transmission of HIV including controversially dealing with drug use and its links to HIV/AIDS. Aside from his role at JOY, Beck is also an ENUF Ambassador and contributor to Living Positive Victoria. This year, LPV gave ...

http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/joy949-dean-beck/111659

Coca-Cola and (RED) Join Forces to Inspire People to Move for the...

... This is in addition to the $1 million donation Coca-Cola made earlier this year to the Global Fund to help finance HIV/AIDS programs in Africa. "We hold a fundamental belief that more movement brings more happiness, for everyone," said Wendy Clark, ...

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20131031005903/en/Coca-Cola-RED-Join-Forces-Inspire-People-Move

HIV-Like Virus Suppressed in Monkey Experiment

Doctors may one day be able to control a patient's HIV infection in a new way: injecting swarms of germ-fighting antibodies, two new studies suggest.

http://www.edgelasvegas.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151352

Celebrating National Coming Out Day in Philadelphia

... 20, the 27th Annual AIDS Walk Philly & AIDS Run Philly will bring nearly 15,000 people together to raise funds for HIV/AIDS organizations.

http://www.edgefireisland.com/index.php?ch=travel&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=150506

Blumenthal, Himes Pose for HIV Anti-Stigma Photo Campaign

... Inc. (WHC) is a U.S.-based non-profit 501(c)(3) humanitarian organization founded in September 2010 by U.S. HIV/AIDS specialists Dr. Gary Blick and Executive Director Scott Gretz, to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases ...

http://ridgefield.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/himes-and-blumenthal-support-antistigma-initiative-hiv-equal-ridgefield

Focused evolution of HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies revealed by structures and deep sequencing.

Science , Vol. 333, No. 6049. , pp. 1593-1602, doi:10.1126/science.1207532 Antibody VRC01 is a human immunoglobulin that neutralizes about 90% of HIV-1 isolates.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/MyPhD/article/9756698

Arts Notes: Sept. 29, 2013

... of the proceeds from "For Love" will help Covenant House provide nutritional support for persons living with HIV/AIDS and to provide free, rapid HIV testing. The music is dedicated to the memory of George L. Bartlett, aka Elizabeth, a longtime ...

http://www.wvgazette.com/Life/201309270142

HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment

Doctors may one day be able to control a patient's HIV infection in a new way: injecting swarms of germ-fighting antibodies, two new studies suggest.

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/30/5865760/hiv-like-virus-suppressed-in-monkey.html#mi_rss=Latest%20News

HIV epidemic needs education, not bath house bans

... jobs will use it as an excuse to refuse to hire them. "It shows a lack of understanding about the basic facts about HIV/AIDS, and people could get the wrong idea about how it is transmitted," Chang added. Members of the spa and bath house industries ...

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-10/31/content_17070459.htm

FAMU's new health center a model for outreach

It's one thing to provide medical care for the under-served. It's a far better endeavor to add social services to that care.

http://www.tallahassee.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tallahassee.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013310310045%26nclick_check%3D1

Once-daily raltegravir effective as maintenance therapy

Almost all HIV-positive people with undetectable viral load who switched to once-daily raltegravir maintained viral suppression, French researchers reported at the 14th European AIDS Conference this month in Brussels.

http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2786111/

BPS Bioscience, Inc. Introduces New Tools and Services to Accelerate PD-1/PD-L Research

BPS Bioscience, Inc. announces the availability of recombinant proteins, assay kits and screening/profiling service for Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 and its ligands , PD-L1 and PD-L2.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11281217.htm

Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner Narrate 'Dallas Buyers Club' Featurette

... Leto. The film is loosely based on the life of Ron Woodroof, a foulmouthed womanizer who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given 30 days to live. He was prescribed AZT, the only legal drug available at the time in the United States, but the ...

http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=16831&MediaType=1&Category=4#

Studies in monkeys may be next step in search for HIV cure

A powerful infusion of HIV-fighting antibodies beat back a potent form of the virus in monkeys and kept it at bay for weeks, U.S. government scientists and a team led by Harvard University found, offering a potential next step in the battle against human HIV.

http://www.lfpress.com/2013/10/30/studies-in-monkeys-may-be-next-step-in-search-for-hiv-cure

Sunyani Assembly assists farmers for productivity

... in fulfillment of the objectives of the Organisation of African First Ladies' (OAFLs) enforcement of the PMTCT of HIV/AIDS and campaign on reproductive health. As part of the launch, a durbar of chiefs and people of the Municipality would be held at ...

http://mobile.ghanaweb.com/wap/article.php?ID=290480

Older children with HIV may need to start treatment sooner than thought

However, the research also suggests that the recommended CD4 count thresholds for ART initiation are unlikely to maximize immunological health in children who have never received ART before the age of ten years.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131029171834.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbiochemistry+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Plants+%26+Animals+News+--+Biochemistry+Research%29

Anti-Gay Prejudice Linked to Health Disparities

... statistic: Gay and bisexual men, especially those from communities of color, are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, accounting for roughly half of the 1.2 million Americans living with the virus and 66 percent of new infections in 2010. "That ...

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151289

Review: McConaughey better than ever in 'Dallas'

The best parts of "Dallas Buyers Club" are of Matthew McConaughey, as HIV-positive Texas man Ron Woodroof, bucking like a bull in a Dallas hospital he refuses to let hold him.

http://www.jacksonsun.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonsun.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013131030015%26nclick_check%3D1

HIV rebound linked to higher baseline level, slower suppression and low-level viraemia

Higher baseline viral load, longer time to viral suppression and low-level viraemia below the level of detection of standard tests raise the risk of viral rebound amongst people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy , according to a pair of studies presented at the 14th European AIDS Conference this month in Brussels.

http://www.aidsmap.com/HIV-rebound-linked-to-higher-baseline-level-slower-suppression-and-low-level-viraemia/page/2785707/

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Researchers suppress HIV-like virus with antibodies

Doctors may one day be able to control a patient's HIV infection in a new way: injecting swarms of germ-fighting antibodies, two new studies suggest.

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?icid=4&d_str=20131031&id=42565

Lewin a champion for HIV research in face of spike

From her start in 1987 as an intern at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital, Professor Sharon Lewin is now one the world's foremost infectious diseases experts, and is also at the forefront of finding strategies to eventually cure HIV.

http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/lewin-a-champion-for-hiv-research-in-face-of-spike/111415

Banksy Nazi picture to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for HIV patients and the homeless

... donated back to the same charity shop run by Housing Works, which provides life-saving services to the homeless and HIV/AIDS patients, an online bidding war is now underway for the painting. Bids opened at $74,000 and have already risen to at least ...

http://artdaily.com/news/65938/Banksy-Nazi-picture-to-raise-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-HIV-patients-and-the-homeless

Baby cured of HIV 'not a fluke,' US researchers say

A little girl who was treated for HIV shortly after birth still shows no sign of infection at age three, suggesting her apparent cure was not a fluke, U.S. researchers said Wednesday.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/health/aids/2013/10/25/392025/Baby-cured.htm

Studies in monkeys may be next step in search for HIV cure

A powerful infusion of HIV-fighting antibodies beat back a potent form of the virus in monkeys and kept it at bay for weeks, U.S. government scientists and a team led by Harvard University found, offering a potential next step in the battle against human HIV.

http://www.trust.org/item/20131030195725-w67g8/?source=hpbreaking

Atherosclerosis in HIV patients linked to infection, not treatment

Results of the study led by Mose Desvarieux, MD, PhD, at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and at the Institut National de la Sant et de la Recherche Mdicale , are published in the latest issue of the journal AIDS .

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131030142913.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fstd+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+STD%29

Germ-hunting antibodies suppress HIV-like virus in monkeys

This April 12, 2011 electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows an H9 T cell, colored in blue, infected with the human immunodeficiency virus , yellow.

http://www.canada.com/health/Germhunting+antibodies+suppress+HIVlike+virus+monkeys+hold+treatment/9102893/story.html

CytoDyn Submits Phase IIb Protocol for PRO 140 Clinical Trial to FDA

CytoDyn Inc. , a biotechnology company focused on the development of new therapies for combating infection with immune deficiency viruses, today announced that CytoDyn Chief Medical Officer David Feigal, M.D., has submitted a revised protocol to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration relating to an upcoming Phase IIb clinical trial of PRO 140, ... (more)

http://www.freshnews.com/news/864215/cytodyn-submits-phase-iib-protocol-pro-140-clinical-trial-fda

Studies in monkeys may be next step in search for HIV cure

Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/30/us-hiv-antibodies-cure-idUSBRE99T1B820131030?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

Jared Leto on movies, music, and playing a transgender woman

After transitioning from a Hollywood heartthrob to a critically acclaimed actor, then fronting a rock band with worldwide success, Jared Leto takes on one of his biggest challenges yet, playing a transgender HIV patient in his return to film.

http://wtax.com/news/030030-jared-leto-on-movies-music-and-playing-a-transgender-woman/

HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment

Doctors may one day be able to control a patient's HIV infection in a new way: injecting swarms of germ-fighting antibodies, two new studies suggest.

http://www.app.com/viewart/20131030/NJLIFE04/310300132/HIV-like-virus-suppressed-monkey-experiment

HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey...

This Feb. 3, 2012 microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a human immunodeficiency virus budding out of a human immune cell, which the virus infects and uses Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

http://www.wlfi.com/news/national/hivlike-virus-suppressed-in-monkey-experiment_79767473

Rosie Perez Narrates amfAR Syringe Exchange Films

... - just type your email below: As part of its mission to accelerate promising research focused on finding a cure for HIV/AIDS, amfAR, announced a new round of more than $1.4 million in grants through its amfAR Research Consortium on HIV Eradication ...

http://www.edgesanfrancisco.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=151299

Matthew McConaughey turns in a towering performance in Dallas Buyers Club

Rodeo star Ron Woodroof bonds with a transsexual streetwalker in Dallas Buyers Club's story about an '80s HIV-meds hunt.

http://www.straight.com/movies/520971/matthew-mcconaughey-turns-towering-performance-dallas-buyers-club

Untitled

The Princeton University Art Museum is currently exhibiting billboards of the same untitled photo by the late HIV-positive Cuban artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres .

http://blogs.poz.com/oriol/archives/2013/10/felix_gonzalez_torres.html

Banksy Nazi picture auctioned off for...

... donated back to the same charity shop run by Housing Works, which provides life-saving services to the homeless and HIV/AIDS patients, an online bidding war is now underway for the painting. Bids opened at $74,000 and have already risen to at least ...

http://lifestyle.xin.msn.com/en/beauty-fashion/banksy-nazi-picture-auctioned-off-for-new-york-charity-1

HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment

In monkeys, that strategy sharply reduced blood levels of a cousin of HIV. The results also gave tantalizing hints that someday the tactic might help destroy the AIDS virus in its hiding places in the body, something current drugs cannot do.

http://www.kansas.com/2013/10/30/3087185/hiv-like-virus-suppressed-in-monkey.html

Exceptional benefits of reishi mushroom extracts

The Reishi mushroom or the Ganoderma Lucidium has been in use for centuries. Primarily this type of mushrooms was used in Asia, but owing to the extensive health benefits, the use of Reishi mushroom extracts became popular in the entire world.

http://www.examiner.com/article/exceptional-benefits-of-reishi-mushroom-extracts?cid=rss

HIV Treatment May Someday Include Monoclonal Antibodies: Lab-Created...

New published online today in Nature provides evidence that monoclonal antibodies - 'designer molecules' produced in a lab to target specific disease - may be an effective therapy for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus .

http://www.medicaldaily.com/hiv-treatment-may-someday-include-monoclonal-antibodies-lab-created-molecules-could-prove-be-261445

The UMCOR Hotline for October 30, 2013

... this deadly disease. You can also use resources published by the United Methodist Global AIDS Fund to start an HIV/AIDS initiative in your local community. In 2014, UMGAF will concentrate its efforts on projects that focus on the vital task of ...

http://www.trust.org/item/20131030180608-4pyq0/?source=hppartner

Ladies, Take a Time-Out: Dr. April Speed Encourages Health Checks for Women Who Keep It Movin'

Dr. April Speed will go just about anywhere to spread the message about the importance of women taking care of their health - including "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."

http://oldschool945.com/515244/ladies-take-a-time-out-dr-april-speed-encourages-health-checks-for-women-who-keep-it-movin/

Jared Leto on movies, music and playing a transgender woman

After transitioning from a Hollywood heartthrob to a critically acclaimed actor, then fronting a rock band with worldwide success, Jared Leto takes on one of his biggest challenges yet, playing a transgender HIV patient in his return to film.

http://thefox1049.com/news/030030-jared-leto-on-movies-music-and-playing-a-transgender-woman/

Jared Leto on movies, music and playing a transgender woman

After transitioning from a Hollywood heartthrob to a critically acclaimed actor, then fronting a rock band with worldwide success, Jared Leto takes on one of his biggest challenges yet, playing a transgender HIV patient in his return to film.

http://wixy.com/news/030030-jared-leto-on-movies-music-and-playing-a-transgender-woman/

HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment

Doctors may one day be able to control a patient's HIV infection in a new way: injecting swarms of germ-fighting antibodies, two new studies suggest.

http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/national/3619308/HIVlike-virus-suppressed-in-monkey-experiment.html

A Minute With: Jared Leto on movies, music and pla...

After transitioning from a Hollywood heartthrob to a critically acclaimed actor, then fronting a rock band with worldwide success, Jared Leto takes on one of his biggest challenges yet, playing a transgender HIV patient in his return to film.

http://mymixfm.com/news/articles/2013/oct/30/a-minute-with-jared-leto-on-movies-music-and-playing-a-transgender-woman/

Atherosclerosis in HIV patients linked to infection, not treatment

HIV infection, not antiretroviral therapy , is associated with risk for atherosclerosis in patients with no history of smoking, particularly those infected for eight years or more.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-10/cums-aih103013.php

Review: In 'Dallas Buyers Club,' Matthew McConaughey gives performance of career

The best parts of "Dallas Buyers Club" are of Matthew McConaughey, as HIV-positive Texas man Ron Woodroof, bucking like a bull in a Dallas hospital he refuses to let hold him.

http://www.brandonsun.com/entertainment/breaking-news/review-in-dallas-buyers-club-matthew-mcconaughey-gives-performance-of-career-229886051.html

New Rapid Test for Acute HIV Is Now Available

A new rapid test that can detect both HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies as well as a key antigen that indicates a recent infection with HIV-1 is now available for use in health care settings.

http://www.poz.com/rssredir/articles/Alere_available_761_24693.shtml

EACS 2013: Once-daily Raltegravir Effective as Maintenance Therapy; New Formulation in Development

Almost all HIV positive people with undetectable viral load who switched to once-daily raltegravir maintained viral suppression, French researchers reported at the 14thEuropean AIDS Conference this month in Brussels.

http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hiv-aids/hiv-aids-topics/hiv-treatment/4383-eacs-2013-once-daily-raltegravir-effective-as-maintenance-therapy-new-formulation-in-development

Upstate NY Mayoral Candidate on Opponent Spreading HIV Fears

Victor Mendolia, the Democratic candidate for mayor of Hudson, New York, claims the Republican incumbent mayor William Hallenbeck is spreading HIV rumors about him, according to a statement by Mendolia.

http://www.poz.com/articles/victor_mendolia_1_24692.shtml

Health HIV Acquires Gay HIV Awareness Day From NAPWA

A judge has reopened the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case of the National Association of People With AIDS to allow the defunct group to sell its trademark for the name "National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day" to Health HIV, the Washington Blade reports.

http://www.poz.com/articles/napwa_ngmhaad_1_24691.shtml

Older children with HIV may need to start treatment sooner than thought

However, the research also suggests that the recommended CD4 count thresholds for ART initiation are unlikely to maximize immunological health in children who have never received ART before the age of ten years.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131029171834.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbiology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Plants+%26+Animals+News+--+Biology%29

Anti-Gay Prejudice Linked to Health Disparities

... statistic: Gay and bisexual men, especially those from communities of color, are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, accounting for roughly half of the 1.2 million Americans living with the virus and 66 percent of new infections in 2010. "That ...

http://www.edgeftlauderdale.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151289

Anti-Gay Prejudice Linked to Health Disparities

... statistic: Gay and bisexual men, especially those from communities of color, are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, accounting for roughly half of the 1.2 million Americans living with the virus and 66 percent of new infections in 2010. "That ...

http://www.edgeptown.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151289

How safe are your drugs?

Barack Obama's FDA is considering relaxing premarket drug trial regulations, which may have been too lax under George W Bush's FDA.

http://www.examiner.com/article/how-safe-are-your-drugs?cid=rss

How HIV-Positive Paige Rawl Overcame Bullying

... she's someone who's now doing her part to make the path easier for others. She's the American Red Cross' youngest HIV/AIDS certified educator, and she's worked with the Indianapolis Urban League and other programs to encourage young adults to take ...

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2013/10/30/how-hiv-positive-paige-rawl-overcame-bullying?s_cid=rss:how-hiv-positive-paige-rawl-overcame-bullying

New Index Highlights Levels of HIV Stigma in Uganda

... launching it's first-ever "stigma index," quantifying the degree and types of stigma suffered by people living with HIV/AIDS. The organization publishing the report hopes that bringing the issue to light will help create policies to fight ...

http://www.voanews.com/content/new-index-highlights-levels-of-hiv-stigma-in-uganda/1779901.html

A Minute With: Jared Leto on movies, music and playing a transgender woman

After transitioning from a Hollywood heartthrob to a critically acclaimed actor, then fronting a rock band with worldwide success, Jared Leto takes on one of his biggest challenges yet, playing a transgender HIV patient in his return to film.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/30/film-jaredleto-idUSL1N0IK08P20131030?feedType=RSS&feedName=cyclicalConsumerGoodsSector

A Question of Quality: Why Retention Matters for AIDS Treatment

... the proportion of patients with viral suppression is unknown. Source:US data is from CDC's June 2013 "Today's HIV/AIDS epidemic". Africa estimates are derived by the authors from Elvin Geng's PEPFAR SAB presentation (October, 2012) which credits ...

http://www.cgdev.org/blog/question-quality-why-retention-matters-aids-treatment

Pride Card Raises Funds for AIDS Walk LA

... hearts." This industry-leading gay-owned and operated payment processing company has supported community-focused, HIV/AIDS, civil rights and equality-focused charities for more than 15 years. They were happy to continue the tradition by ...

http://www.edgeptown.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151048

Hollywood at Halloween

Halloween is big business in Hollywood, with hostesses like Heidi Klum going all out on extravagant costumes, eclipsing the Halloween of yesteryear, shown here with Mia Farrow in 1970.

http://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/slideshow/Hollywood-at-Halloween-a-look-back-72869.php

EACS 2013: HIV Rebound Linked to Higher Baseline Level, Slower Suppression, Low-level Viremia

Higher baseline viral load, longer time to viral suppression, and low-level viremia below the level of detection of standard tests raise the risk of viral rebound among people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy , according to a pair of studies presented at the 14thEuropean AIDS Conference this month in Brussels.

http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hiv-aids/hiv-aids-topics/hiv-treatment/4377-eacs-2013-hiv-rebound-linked-to-higher-baseline-level-slower-suppression-low-level-viremia

Gene Therapy Study Participant Maintains Viral Suppression Off ART, Sangamo Says

A patient who received genetically modified CD4 T-cells lacking a co-receptor that enables HIV entry has maintained undetectable viral load during an antiretroviral treatment interruption lasting 14 weeks, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy taking place this week in Madrid.

http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hiv-treatment/hiv-cure/4380-gene-therapy-study-participant-maintains-viral-suppression-off-art-sangamo-says

Protein in Breast Milk May Help Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

A natural protein in human breast milk, known as tenascin-C, blocks HIV entry by binding to the viral envelope and preventing it from attaching to host cell co-receptors, possibly helping explain the low rate of mother-to-child HIV infection via breast-feeding, according to research published in the October 21, 2013, advance edition of Proceedings ... (more)

http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hiv-populations/pregnancy-hiv-mtct/4379-protein-in-breast-milk-may-help-prevent-mother-to-child-hiv-transmission

Nutra Pharma Announces Launch of Equine Nyloxin(R) for Use in Horses

As a result, the pain and inflammation pathways are temporarily shut off. DMSO has long been used topically in horses to reduce swelling and inflammation associated with strained muscles and soft tissue injuries.

http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/nutra-pharma-announces-launch-of-equine-nyloxinr-for-use-in-horses-otcqb-nphc-1846323.htm

Cameroon: HIV Message Misses Pregnant Teens

... of Cameroonian girls aged 15 to 24 years have unwanted pregnancies. The 2013 Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) report on the global AIDS epidemic states that around 600,000 people or 4.2 percent of Cameroon's population of 19 ...

http://allafrica.com/stories/201310300477.html

Find out more about the event, and vaccine trials currently recruiting in London

On Thursday 7th November 2013, 2-5pm , NAM is taking part in an feedback event organised by AVAC , to provide an update on HIV vaccine research, for anyone interested in finding out more.

http://www.aidsmap.com/Clinical-trials-Help-make-history/page/2643019/

427 new HIV cases found in September

THE Department of Health on Wednesday reported that over 400 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus nationwide have been recorded in the month of September.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2013/10/30/427-new-hiv-cases-found-september-311320

Doctors Have Convincing Evidence Baby Born with HIV May Be Cured

Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus - a medical first that is prompting a new look at how hard and fast such cases should be treated.

http://www.edgefireisland.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151035

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Dating Sites for HIV-Positive Men

Often disclosing on a website is an easy way to take the fear of rejection out of meeting new potential dates.

http://www.gay.net/just-diagnosed/2013/10/30/dating-sites-hiv-positive-men

Baby cured of HIV 'not a fluke,' US researchers say

For the Middle East to progress, women need to have a ticket to ride.

... according to the UN AIDS 2012 report , MENA is one of only two regions in the world with growing numbers of HIV/AIDs cases. Recently, a thirty two country survey found that women with post-primary education were five times more likely than ...

http://www.albawaba.com/news/womens-rights-human-rights-saudi-mena--529798

How to Find the Right Doctor

For some men, establishing a solid relationship with the right doctor can be as important as keeping up a relationship with a good friend.

http://www.gay.net/just-diagnosed/2013/10/30/how-find-right-doctor

African Judges Meet On Tackling HIV, Human Rights

More than 50 African judges and magistrates began sharing experiences on HIV/AIDS, human rights and the law on Tuesday in the first regional dialogue in Africa, Xinhua news agency reported.

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=989461

Review: McConaughey better than ever in 'Dallas'

This image released by Focus Features shows Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in a scene from "Dallas Buyers Club."

http://www.kansasfirstnews.com/news/national/review-mcconaughey-better-than-ever-in-dallas_17154305

Review: McConaughey better than ever in 'Dallas'

This image released by Focus Features shows Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in a scene from "Dallas Buyers Club."

http://www.myndytv.com/entertainment/review-mcconaughey-better-than-ever-in-dallas_44259218

How the ACA will affect people with HIV and AIDS

Older children with HIV may need to start treatment sooner to normalize future CD4 count

Although younger children with HIV are at high risk of disease progression if not treated, new research published in PLOS Medicine indicates that they have good potential for achieving high CD4 counts in later life provided antiretroviral therapy is initiated according to current treatment guidelines.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=267817

Review: McConaughey better than ever...

This image released by Focus Features shows Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in a scene from "Dallas Buyers Club."

http://www.krqe.com/news/national/review-mcconaughey-better-than-ever-in-dallas_05231275?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+krqe-news-national+%28KRQE+News+13+-+National+News%29

Review: McConaughey better than ever in 'Dallas'

The best parts of "Dallas Buyers Club" are of Matthew McConaughey, as HIV-positive Texas man Ron Woodroof, bucking like a bull in a Dallas hospital he refuses to let hold him.

http://www.wtop.com/541/3493846/Review-McConaughey-better-than-ever-in-Dallas

How the ACA will affect people with HIV and AIDS

Review: McConaughey better than ever...

This image released by Focus Features shows Matthew McConaughey as Ron Woodroof in a scene from "Dallas Buyers Club."

http://www.thecwaustin.com/entertainment/review-mcconaughey-better-than-ever-in-dallas_06646830

Older children with HIV may need to start treatment sooner to normalize future CD4 count

... at the initiation of therapy-demonstrate a stronger recovery ... (HealthDay)-In New York City, people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are at increased risk of contracting invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), according to a study published online Oct. ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-older-children-hiv-treatment-sooner.html

Older children with HIV may need to start treatment sooner to normalize future CD4 count

GMHC Looks at Spirituality, Health and HIV

From left to right: Elder Stacey Latimer, Chris Jones, Reverend Dr. Mariah Britton, Reverend Michael Lynch and Lynnette Ford, MSW Many in the LGBT community have a conflicted relationship with religion, thanks to an upbringing replete with messages about homophobia and the wages of sin.

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=151165

Risk of Invasive Meningococcal Disease Up With HIV/AIDS

In New York City, people living with HIV/AIDS are at increased risk of contracting invasive meningococcal disease , according to a study published online Oct. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine .

http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=news&id=159353&cn=13

How the ACA will affect people with HIV and AIDS

Ross Mathews Helps Launch First At-Home Rapid HIV Test Kit

... "Hello Ross!" and author of the best-selling book, "Man Up!" teamed up with OraSure on Sept. 27, National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, to launch OraQuick, the first in-home rapid HIV test kit. The event kicks off their "Life. As we know it" HIV ...

http://www.edgedallas.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=150204

Older children with HIV may need to start treatment sooner to normalize future CD4 count

Although younger children with HIV are at high risk of disease progression if not treated, new research published this week in PLOS Medicine indicates that they have good potential for achieving high CD4 counts in later life provided antiretroviral therapy is initiated according to current treatment guidelines.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-10/plos-ocw102213.php

How the ACA will affect people with HIV and AIDS

Padma Lakshi Hosts Ali Forney Place at the Table Gala

Chef and author Padma Parvati Lakshmi will host the Ali Forney Center's "A Place at the Table" fundraiser, to help keep LGBT kids safe and off the street.

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151004

Scientists: New HIV strain rapidly spreading in Russia

Newscast Media WASHINGTON-A scientific research center in Siberia said Wednesday that it has discovered a new strain of HIV in Russia and that the virus is spreading "at a rapid rate."

http://newscastmedia.com/blog/2013/10/16/scientists-new-hiv-strain-rapidly-spreading-in-russia/

Sexy, Sassy Celebs Pose for HIV Equal Campaign

Positive? Negative? Everyone has a HIV status, but a new campaign reminds us that these aren't the only adjectives available.

http://www.gay.net/just-diagnosed/2013/10/28/sexy-sassy-celebs-pose-hiv-equal-campaign

Why Alere Inc. Shares Popped

Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/10/29/why-alere-inc-shares-popped.aspx

New Featurette for Dallas Buyers Club Starring Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto

Focus Features has released a new featurette for director Jean-Marc VallA e 's upcoming drama Dallas Buyers Club .

http://collider.com/dallas-buyers-club-featurette/

Dr. Perry N. Halkitis to Present "The AIDS Generation: Stories of...

... event on November 14, 2013. The book, which examines the life experiences of gay men who are long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS, will be published by Oxford University Press in fall 2013. For young gay men who came of age in the United States in the ...

http://www.nyam.org/news/nyam-news/2013-10-28.html

Jack Mackenroth Launches "HIV Equal" Media Campaign

Back in 2007, Jack Mackenroth made headlines when he announced his HIV-positive status on the popular reality show "Project Runway."

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=151219

Exercise is Key for People with HIV

Exercise is good for you. Shocking, right? Hitting the gym lowers your risk of heart disease, increases strength, and it doesn't take a scientific study for any sentient adult human being to figure out that it's good for the libido; that is, it will markedly improve your sex life.

http://www.edgedallas.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=150951

First rapid diagnostic test to detect both HIV-1 antigen and HIV-1/2 antibodies now available

Alere Determine" HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo can detect HIV earlier than second and third generation antibody-only tests Alere Determine HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo can detect HIV earlier than second and third generation antibody-only tests /PRNewswire/ -- Alere Inc. , the world's leading provider of point-of-care rapid diagnostic and health information solutions, ... (more)

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/Phase+News/First-rapid-diagnostic-test-to-detect-both-HIV-1-a/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/826928?ref=25

CS Video: The Cast and Director of Dallas Buyers Club

Actors often talk about transformative roles and in Dallas Buyers Club , there are two such performances on display by Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, that will amaze and impress fans of the two actors.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=110667

Andy Roddick, Sir Elton John face Venus Williams, Marion Bartoli in Round 2 of Battle of...

Billie Jean King made history 40 years ago when she beat Bobby Riggs in the famous Battle of the Sexes tennis match.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/10/andy_roddick_sir_elton_john_fa.html

The danger of buying breast milk over the Internet

Recent research confirms that buying breast milk on the Internet via milk-sharing sites may not be safe.

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2013/10/danger-buying-breast-milk-internet.html

Health, biomedical industries jump in value

... Giants such as Foster City-based Gilead Sciences ( GILD ), which has a portfolio of 15 marketed treatments for HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, serious respiratory, cardiovascular, and metabolic conditions, cancer and inflammation, ranked ninth overall among ...

http://www.mercurynews.com/sv150/ci_23064559/sv-150-health-biomedical-industries-jump-value?source=rss

Pittsburgh's Day of Giving

... one of the organizations that helped me get through that time. Today, Persad provides programs for Mental Health, HIV/AIDS, Youth and Family Services, Training and Education, SAGE Older Adult Services for both lesbians, gays, bisexual and ...

http://www.unspace.net/2013/10/02/pittsburghs-day-of-giving/

What can Utah lawmakers learn from Maine's medical marijuana program?

Maine was the 5th state to provide for dispensaries of medical grade marijuana for persons with debilitating and chronic medical conditions and is the halfway mark in a series of articles examining the various medical marijuana programs throughout the United States.

http://www.examiner.com/article/what-can-utah-lawmakers-learn-from-maine-s-medical-marijuana-program?cid=rss

PANCAP highlights reduction in new HIV/AIDS infections in the Caribbean

... in the number of new HIV infections annually in the Caribbean. This was among some of the gains in managing HIV/AIDS highlighted by the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV AIDS (PANCAP) meeting of national AIDS programme managers, senior health ...

http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/headline-PANCAP-highlights-reduction-in-new-HIV_AIDS-infections-in-the-Caribbean-18343.html

MBio Diagnostics, Inc. Announces the Creation of a Scientific Advisory Board

The SAB will help advance MBio Diagnostics' mission to increase access to quality healthcare by delivering innovative and low cost point-of-care diagnostics.

http://www.freshnews.com/news/862842/mbio-diagnostics-inc-announces-creation-scientific-advisory-board-

HIV baby now in "clear remission" after early treatment

Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus - a medical first that is prompting a new look at how hard and fast such cases should be treated.

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/10/hiv-baby-now-in-clear-remission-after-early-treatment-95859.html

AIDS Walk Great Lakes Bay Region generates more than $68,000; most of any AIDS walk in Michigan

... testing to hundreds of residents at several locations in the Great Lakes Bay Region to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS." This year's walk, which took place in Wenonah Park in downtown Bay City, helped the agency mark it's 25th year of service. ...

http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2013/10/aids_walk_great_lakes_bay_regi_1.html

D.C. AIDS Walk raises $600,000

... Walk for the second consecutive year, while Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams served as grand marshals. The latest HIV/AIDS epidemiology report that D.C. officials released last month noted newly diagnosed HIV cases in the nation's capital decreased 46 ...

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/10/27/d-c-aids-walk-raises-600000/

Human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis: update on prevention and treatment.

To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document.

http://www.citeulike.org/group/18296/article/12738845

CytRx Reports 2013 Third Quarter Financial Results

CytRx Corporation , a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology, today reported financial results for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013, and provided a clinical update.

http://www.freshnews.com/news/862758/cytrx-reports-2013-third-quarter-financial-results

'Speak Out' Campaigns Against HIV Stigma

Vincent Fuqua, left, talks with some of the men who attended a recent reception to introduce the new Speak Out social media campaign Exit a Muni train at the Castro station, and the wall-sized posters are greeting you as the doors slide open.

http://www.edgedallas.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151047

Celebrating National Coming Out Day in Philadelphia

CytRx Reports 2013 Third Quarter Financial Results

Strong cash position to fund aldoxorubicin clinical trials including Phase 2 trials in glioblastoma and Kaposi's sarcoma in 2013, and a Global Phase 3 pivotal trial for soft tissue sarcoma in the first quarter of 2014 )-- CytRx Corporation , a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology, today reported financial ... (more)

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20131029005313/en/CytRx-Reports-2013-Quarter-Financial-Results

Cameroon's HIV Message Misses Pregnant Teens

Cameroon has shown only a moderate decline in new HIV infections, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.

http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/10/cameroons-hiv-message-misses-pregnant-teens/

Former model, Playboy playmate raises HIV awareness - Tue, 29 Oct 2013 PST

Before she ever stood in front of a group of college students, waving condoms in the air and telling stories about adult diapers, Miss September 1986 came out as a woman with HIV to some gang members in her neighborhood.

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/29/former-model-playboy-playmate-raises-hiv-awareness/

Cultural factors in the fight against HIV

... use of condoms. The reluctance by men, both young and old, to use condoms is one of the primary catalysts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It has been demonstrated that the older the man is with regard to his female companion and the more money he gives ...

http://english.pravda.ru/health/29-10-2013/126019-cultural_factors_hiv-0/

Baby cured of HIV 'not a fluke,' US researchers say

Monday, October 28, 2013

Oman free of polio, but watchful

... and core functions and infrastructure. During the meeting, the WHO and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) called for an initiative to increase access to HIV treatment in the Eastern Mediterranean, and Middle East and North Africa ...

http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-24689.aspx

New Small Cap Stock Reports on NPHC, LQMT and GTXI

Nutra Pharma Corporation , Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. and GTx, Inc., are our New Small Cap Stock Reports today.

http://www.accesswire.com/viewarticle.aspx?id=409030

Super Strength Immune Cells Fighting Cancer

What if the cure for cancer could be found in the body's own immune system, with a little help from modern science? Now a new clinical trial is giving patients hope.

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/23114714/super-strength-immune-cells-fighting-cancer

The project that helped prevent over 6 lakh HIV/AIDS cases in India

He has been with the foundation from 2003, overseeing its India based programs. Before that, he led the $350 million HIV prevention program of the foundation in India.

http://www.rediff.com/news/interview/the-project-that-helped-prevent-over-6-lakh-hivaids-cases-in-india/20131028.htm

PEPFAR 3.0: The Easiest Decision for Congress This Week

... strong -- In the FY14 budget request s, the Administration, House and Senate all requested $6 billion for global HIV/AIDS assistance, including $4 billion for PEPFAR. There are things in this bill that I love, like how it pushes the Global Fund to ...

http://www.cgdev.org/blog/pepfar-30-easiest-decision-congress-week

Jared Leto Talks Dallas Buyers Club, His Physical Transformation, the ...

Actor, musician and director Jared Leto 's two decades of work as an artist have encompassed a host of intense and transformative performances, but his latest role playing Rayon, a transsexual courageously fighting AIDS in Dallas Buyers Club , is one of his most impressive.

http://collider.com/jared-leto-dallas-buyers-club-interview/

Man with AIDS kills self, wife fights for life

Agartala, Oct. 28: The pregnant wife of a man, who died after the couple attempted to commit suicide by consuming pesticide on Saturday night, is battling for her life at Dharmanagar subdivisional hospital in North Tripura.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131029/jsp/northeast/story_17504459.jsp

People with HIV Have a 10-Fold Higher Risk for Invasive Meningococcal Disease

Being seropositive for HIV in New York City puts a person at a roughly 10-fold greater risk for invasive meningococcal disease, a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds.

http://www.jwatch.org//fw108077/2013/10/29/people-with-hiv-have-10-fold-higher-risk-invasive?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhysiciansFirstWatch+%28Physician%27s+First+Watch%3A+Current+Issue%29

What can Utah lawmakers learn from DC's Medical Marijuana program?

... a PhD in Counseling and Psychology. One goal of the IMMAC program is to track and increase adherence rates among HIV/AIDS patients in the medical marijuana program. There have been some reports that business has been slow to pick up in the DC area, ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/what-can-utah-lawmakers-learn-from-dc-s-medical-marijuana-program?cid=rss

Measuring retention in HIV care: the elusive gold standard.

... visits: count and dichotomous missed visits, visit adherence, 6-month gap, 4-month visit constancy, and the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HRSA HAB) retention measure. Spearman correlation coefficients and separate unadjusted logistic regression models ...

http://www.citeulike.org/user/ajw/article/12738171

How the ACA will affect people with HIV and AIDS

Authentidate Commends Department of Veterans Affairs Updated...

This plan reaffirms a significant commitment for telehealth, which believes will benefit the delivery of healthcare and we commend the VA for their leadership in embracing these innovative solutions.

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/10/28/authentidate_commends_department_of_veterans_affairs.htm

Maria Mejia

Maria Mejia was 18 years old when she found out she was HIV positive in 1991. She had just entered a job-training program in Kentucky, which provided free HIV testing.

http://www.poz.com/articles/heroes_maria_mejia_2801_24569.shtml

Seroconversion Among Aging Gay Men

Four years ago, Dr. Margaret Hoffman-Terry, an infectious-disease specialist in Allentown, Pa., told me about a burgeoning specialty in AIDS medicine.

http://www.edgedallas.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=150956

GMHC Looks at Spirituality, Health and HIV

From left to right: Elder Stacey Latimer, Chris Jones, Reverend Dr. Mariah Britton, Reverend Michael Lynch and Lynnette Ford, MSW Many in the LGBT community have a conflicted relationship with religion, thanks to an upbringing replete with messages about homophobia and the wages of sin.

http://www.edgelasvegas.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=151165

Dr. William Valenti honored for his career in helping people with HIV

... The award honors doctors who provide high-quality medical care as well as comprehensive care for people with HIV/AIDS. The announcement was made Monday. 'I was humbled and (almost) speechless to be in the same league as Linda Laubenstein - who did a ...

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20131028/NEWS01/310280042/1026/RSS07

Ross Mathews Helps Launch First At-Home Rapid HIV Test Kit

... "Hello Ross!" and author of the best-selling book, "Man Up!" teamed up with OraSure on Sept. 27, National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, to launch OraQuick, the first in-home rapid HIV test kit. The event kicks off their "Life. As we know it" HIV ...

http://www.edgefireisland.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=150204

Death Bonds - Spooky Investment for Halloween

If you know anyone who's retired, you might want to share this article with him/her.

http://www.gurufocus.com/news/233064/death-bonds--spooky-investment-for-halloween

PozPersonals.net Is Helping HIV Positive Individuals Living Positively After HIV Infection

POZPersonals.net is doing the unexpected by providing HIV positive singles with an online platform whereby they can develop friendships and even find love.

http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/pozpersonalsnet-is-helping-hiv-positive-individuals-living-positively-after-hiv-infection-369532.htm

Authentidate Commends Department Of Veterans Affairs Updated...

Authentidate Holding Corp. , a provider of secure web-based software applications and telehealth products and services for healthcare organizations, today expressed strong support for the ongoing commitment by the Department of Veterans Affairs to telehealth, as represented by the VA's recently released 2014-2020 Draft Strategic Plan .

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/authentidate-commends-department-veterans-affairs-updated-strategic-plan-and-commitment-telehealth

Broccoli salad recalled for possible Listeria

Taylor Farms has recalled more than 5,000 pounds of broccoli salad kit products because of possible Listeria contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.

http://www.12newsnow.com/story/23807042/broccoli-salad-recalled-for-possible-listeria

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. Presents Clinical Data From HIV Study...

The CCR5 delta-32 heterozygote subject is enrolled in Sangamo's clinical trial and, as part of the clinical trial protocol, is undergoing an ART treatment interruption , which is ongoing.

http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=313191&full=1

Sangamo HIV Drug Reduces Viral Load

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced today the presentation of new data demonstrating sustained control of HIV viral load at or below the limit of detection for 14 weeks in an SB-728-T- treated HIV-infected subject who was not on antiretroviral therapy .

http://www.drugs.com/clinical_trials/sangamo-hiv-reduces-viral-load-16261.html?

How the ACA will affect people with HIV and AIDS

... or not - from dropping or denying coverage or charging higher rates for people with pre-existing conditions such as HIV/AIDS. Currently, at least 30% of HIV infected people are uninsured. That compares to 15% in the general population, according to ...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/28/how-the-aca-will-affect-people-with-hiv-and-aids/3285897/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-NewsTopStories+%28USATODAY+-+News+Top+Stories%29

How the ACA will affect people with HIV and AIDS

Herpes simplex virus type 2 and HIV disease progression: a systematic review of observational studies

Herpes simplex virus type 2 is a common co-infection among HIV-infected adults that is hypothesized to accelerate HIV disease progression.

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/13/502/abstract

Pride Card Raises Funds for AIDS Walk LA

... hearts." This industry-leading gay-owned and operated payment processing company has supported community-focused, HIV/AIDS, civil rights and equality-focused charities for more than 15 years. They were happy to continue the tradition by ...

http://www.edgedallas.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151048

Seeking Results from PEPFAR's Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programs

... children (OVC) portfolio. Approximately 17 million children worldwide have lost one or both parents due to HIV/AIDS. In response, PEPFAR has earmarked 10% of its annual program funds to help mitigate the psychological and developmental effects this ...

http://www.cgdev.org/blog/seeking-results-pepfar%E2%80%99s-orphans-and-vulnerable-children-programs

Large Decrease in HIV Infection Rate in Iceland

The number of people diagnosed with HIV in Iceland has dropped significantly. A total of three people have been diagnosed with the virus so far this year, down from 20 individuals in 2012.

http://icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Large_Decrease_in_HIV_Infection_Rate_in_Iceland_0_403777.news.aspx

Doctors Have Convincing Evidence Baby Born with HIV May Be Cured

Sangamo BioSciences Presents Clinical Data From HIV Study Demonstrating Sustained Control Of Viremia

Large Decrease in HIV Infection Rate in Iceland

MicroRNA Regulation of IFN-I2 Protein Expression: Rapid and Sensitive ...

I2 production is an inaugural event in the innate immune response to viral infections, with relatively small fold changes in IFN-I2 expression resulting in the activation of important antiviral signaling cascades.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/chlee219/article/12737536

Healthy HIV-positive subjects have same heart-attack risk as general population

... which includes all known cases of HIV infection within the health care system dating back to the start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In recent years, as widespread use of more effective antiretroviral medications has resulted in an aging HIV-infected ...

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=267925

The latent reservoir barrier in HIV patients could be 60 times larger than previous estimates

... In an effort to bridge the gap between clinicians and researchers focused on understanding, preventing, and curing HIV/AIDS, Siliciano is co-organizing a conference with Kenneth Mayer (the Fenway Institute) and Editors from Cell and The Lancet ...

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=267911

Sexy, Sassy Celebs Pose for HIV Equal Campaign

Positive? Negative? Everyone has a HIV status, but a new campaign reminds us that these aren't the only adjectives available.

http://www.gay.net/health-fitness/2013/10/28/sexy-sassy-celebs-pose-hiv-equal-campaign

Significant Improvement In Meeting Productivity Fueled By The Launch Of MeetingResult Enterprise 2.0

MeetingResult LLC announces the launch of MeetingResult 2.0, extending their industry leading meeting management system into the cloud.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11183246.htm

Affordable Care Act: Help for the HIV-positive

Nicholas Snow, 51, was diagnosed as HIV-positive in August 2007, living in Thailand as a foreign correspondent.

http://www.mydesert.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mydesert.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013310270024%26nclick_check%3D1

Significant Improvement In Meeting Productivity Fueled By The Launch Of MeetingResult Enterprise 2.0

A new article from eMazzanti Technologies, an IT support and computer consultant for the Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City areas, helps business travelers avoid wireless hotspot security problems.

http://www.prweb.com/recentnews/

HIV-positive mothers find solace in family support groups

When Stellamarris Kasande tested positive for HIV/Aids in 2008, she lost all hope of ever giving birth to a healthy, HIV-free child.

http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Health---Living/HIV-positive-mothers-find-solace-in-family-support-groups/-/689846/2049770/-/bx11vgz/-/index.html

Screening and management of cardiovascular disease in Australian adults with HIV infection

... MV, et al Lipodystrophy-associated morphological, cholesterol and triglyceride abnormalities in a population-based HIV/AIDS treatment database. AIDS 2001 [11] Hommes MJ, Romijn JA, Endert E, Eeftinck Schattenkerk JK, Sauerwein HP. Insulin ...

http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SH13009.htm

Sunday, October 27, 2013

The Smart Ride 10

The SMART Ride 10, a 165-mile, two day bike ride and fundraiser, will start in Miami on Friday, November 15, and end in Key West the next day, Saturday, November 16. One of the foremost fundraisers for service organizations aiding people who are living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, The SMART Ride has raised $4.2 million in the last 10 years.

http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=151114

'Speak Out' Campaigns Against HIV Stigma

Vincent Fuqua, left, talks with some of the men who attended a recent reception to introduce the new Speak Out social media campaign Exit a Muni train at the Castro station, and the wall-sized posters are greeting you as the doors slide open.

http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151047

The Smart Ride 10

The SMART Ride 10, a 165-mile, two day bike ride and fundraiser, will start in Miami on Friday, November 15, and end in Key West the next day, Saturday, November 16. One of the foremost fundraisers for service organizations aiding people who are living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, The SMART Ride has raised $4.2 million in the last 10 years.

http://www.edgeftlauderdale.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=151114

Celebrating National Coming Out Day in Philadelphia

... 20, the 27th Annual AIDS Walk Philly & AIDS Run Philly will bring nearly 15,000 people together to raise funds for HIV/AIDS organizations.

http://www.edgedallas.com/index.php?ch=travel&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=150506

HIV Cure: Secret Weapon Revealed on 'Why There is No Effective...

Medical experts found a new discovery about the frustrating secret of HIV which could be a reason why an effective and functional cure or vaccine has been very difficult to make.

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/517336/20131028/hiv-cure-secret-weapon-revealed-why-effect.htm

Preventing HIV infections by pre-exposure prophylaxis

Some experts suggest that one way of preventing HIV infection may be with pre-exposure prophylaxis .

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/preventing-hiv-infections-by-pre-exposure-prophylaxis/5049630

Woman an open book on HIV

KUALA LUMPUR: HIV can elicit a variety of responses, but a social activist here who is HIV positive has decided that she will be an ';open book'; when it comes to the disease.

http://www.malaysiasun.com/index.php/sid/218010627/scat/48cba686fe041718

Woman an 'open book' on HIV

KUALA LUMPUR: HIV can elicit a variety of responses, but a social activist here who is HIV positive has decided that she will be an "open book" when it comes to the disease.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/10/28/Woman-an-open-book-on-HIV-Social-activist-aims-to-remove-stigma-with-Human-Library-project.aspx

HIV cure dealt a setback

New research suggests that HIV's genetic program is far more abundant in dormant T-cells of infected patients and is potentially more capable of unleashing its deadly instructions than previously thought.

http://onlineathens.com/health/2013-10-27/hiv-cure-dealt-setback

"Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV can be accomplished" - First Lady

... Koforidua last Friday. Mrs. Mahama, who is also Vice President of the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) for West Africa, noted that, globally, the transmission of HIV from mother to child contributes to morbidity and ...

http://www.ghanamma.com/prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission-of-hiv-can-be-accomplished-first-lady/

D.C. AIDS Walk raises $600,000

The Celluloid Closet

Born: 1946 Died: 1990 "You can't plead tolerance for gays by saying that they're just like everyone else.

http://blogs.poz.com/oriol/archives/2013/10/vito_russo.html

A view of life with HIV in Tokyo

... in a high- profile, class action lawsuit which the Government lost in 1996 and was the key event that first brought HIV/Aids to the awareness of the Japanese public. Of the new HIV/Aids cases reported last year, 94.7 per cent were men and 5.3 per ...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11147242&ref=rss

HIV infections are going up - or are they?

Lots of discussion over the last couple of days about the recently released annual surveillance report for HIV , which shows a big jump in the number of HIV notifications for the last year , especially in NSW.

http://buggery.org/2013/10/23/hiv-infections-are-going-up-or-are-they/?#038;#038;

Reviewing progress: 7 year trends in characteristics of adults and...

To evaluate the on-going scale-up of HIV programs, we assessed trends in patient characteristics at enrolment and ART initiation over 7 years of implementation.

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1016/abstract

Effort to honor longtime AIDS advocate by renaming Newark street sparks dispute

... Quintana recently sponsored a resolution to name a street corner after Elena Perez, a local resident and longtime HIV/AIDS advocate who died in April. The Forest Hill Community Association, however, says an intersection a block away from the ...

http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2013/10/woman_seeks_to_honor_sister_with_naming_newark_street_forest_hill_neighborhood_association_fights_ba.html

Stigma is out of the picture for new HIV-testing campaign

... got tested to show their support for the initiative. "This work of stopping the stigma to detecting and treating HIV/AIDS is one of the paramount public health challenges of our time," Blumenthal said. He called the work of the WHI "pioneering and ...

http://www.norwalkcitizenonline.com/news/article/Stigma-is-out-of-the-picture-for-new-HIV-testing-4930051.php

Netos Tucson Lets talk about HIVAIDS

Let's talk.Let's have a nonjudgmental discussion about living with HIV/AIDS.Yes, you've heard about the disease.

http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/218002494/scat/a548abef580c2494

Arts Notes: Sept. 29, 2013

Sound Medicine: 09-29-2013

The award-winning 'Sound Medicine' announces its program for Sept. 29, with a conversation about the risks and benefits of e-cigarettes, the eradication of the Guinea worm, and new World Health Organization guidelines for HIV/AIDS treatment in young children.

http://soundmedicine.iu.edu/segment/3827/redirect?seg=3827

HPV May Open the Gate to HIV; polyDNA Recommends Gene-Eden-VIR against the Latent HPV

A study published on October 19, 2013 in the journal AIDS said that men and women with persistent HPV had an increased risk of HIV infection .

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11265311.htm

Tests suggest cure for HIV babies

Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus - a medical first that is prompting a new look at how hard and fast such cases should be treated.

http://www.montereyherald.com/health/ci_24397185/tests-suggest-cure-hiv-babies?source=rss

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Single-Tablet HIV Regimen Submitted for FDA Review

A new drug application has been submitted to the FDA for an investigational single-tablet regimen that combines dolutegravir, abacavir, and lamivudine for the treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection.

http://www.pharmscope.com/news/DailyDetail.cfm?chosen=67930

Annual AIDS Walk in Palm Springs breaks records

Organizers of this year's 26th Desert AIDS Walk say the event raised more than $275,000 that will be used to help pay for the treatment of those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

http://www.mydesert.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mydesert.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013310260088%26nclick_check%3D1

Health, biomedical industries jump in value

NAPWA bankruptcy case reopened for trademark sale

... requesting that the case be reopened to allow NAPWA to sell its trademark for the name "National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day" to the recently formed organization called Health HIV, which is located at 2000 S St., N.W., near Dupont Circle. "This ...

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/10/26/napwa-bankruptcy-case-reopened-trademark-sale/

CDC urged to expand meningitis vaccine recommendations

... Becker told the Blade on Tuesday he decided to launch the petition, in part, because LGBT people - and those with HIV/AIDS who have compromised immune systems in particular - remain vulnerable to bacterial meningitis. Headaches, fever and a stiff ...

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/10/25/cdc-urged-expand-bacterial-meningitis-vaccine-recommendations/

Nutra Pharma Provides Update on Inventory and Fulfillment

Nutra Pharma Corporation , a biotechnology company that is developing treatments for Multiple Sclerosis , Human Immunodeficiency Virus , Adrenomyeloneuropathy and Pain, announced today that they have completed the process of moving their inventory of their all-natural, non-addictive pain reliever, NyloxinA , into their Plantation, Florida facility ... (more)

http://www.pmpnews.com/news/nutra-pharma-provides-update-inventory-and-fulfillment

Ross Mathews Helps Launch First At-Home Rapid HIV Test Kit

... "Hello Ross!" and author of the best-selling book, "Man Up!" teamed up with OraSure on Sept. 27, National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, to launch OraQuick, the first in-home rapid HIV test kit. The event kicks off their "Life. As we know it" HIV ...

http://www.edgeptown.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=150204

Padma Lakshi Hosts Ali Forney Place at the Table Gala

Chef and author Padma Parvati Lakshmi will host the Ali Forney Center's "A Place at the Table" fundraiser, to help keep LGBT kids safe and off the street.

http://www.edgeptown.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151004

TB Survivors Increase, Deaths Decline With Global Efforts

... with TB and HIV, with expanded distributions of antiretroviral therapy. Boost funding for the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria, which provides about 75 percent of financial resources for the disease response in developing countries with high ...

http://www.wirenews.co/usa/government/15058/tb-survivors-increase-deaths-decline-with-global-efforts

IFI16 senses DNA forms of the lentiviral replication cycle and controls HIV-1 replication.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , 201311669, doi:10.1073/pnas.1311669110 Replication of lentiviruses generates different DNA forms, including RNA:DNA hybrids, ssDNA, and dsDNA.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/saumen/article/12735027

First Lady calls for men's support

Mrs Lordina Mahama, Ghana's First Lady, has called on men to support their women in the fight against HIV/AIDS, breast cancer and cervical cancer.

http://www.ghanamma.com/first-lady-calls-for-mens-support/

Direct-to-consumer testing: Taking the doctor out of the doctora s orders?

... order for themselves can lead to harm. But she does not think that it's wise to require a doctor's orders for an HIV/AIDS test. "If you're going to pick a test (to provide) without a physician order, it would have to be HIV," she said. "I don't ...

http://www.kansas.com/2013/10/26/3079782/direct-to-consumer-testing-taking.html

Baby cured of HIV 'not a fluke,' US researchers say

We can win, if we choose to fight this

... malaria-carrying insects has risen from 3 to 53 since 2000. Some have become cheaper. The cost of drugs to treat HIV/AIDS has fallen from $10,000 to less than $200 a year. And then there is the concurrent treatment of patients for HIV and ...

http://www.citizen-times.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.citizen-times.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013310260008%26nclick_check%3D1

Scientists: New HIV strain rapidly spreading in Russia

Pride Card Raises Funds for AIDS Walk LA

... hearts." This industry-leading gay-owned and operated payment processing company has supported community-focused, HIV/AIDS, civil rights and equality-focused charities for more than 15 years. They were happy to continue the tradition by ...

http://www.edgedallas.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151048

Seroconversion Among Aging Gay Men

Tests suggest baby born with HIV may be cured

Dr. Deborah Persaud of the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, who helped investigate the case because she has researched treatment in children.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20131026/LIVEWELL01/131029349/1161

Friday, October 25, 2013

New evidence removes skepticism about report on babies and HIV

Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus -- a medical first that is prompting a new look at how hard and fast such cases should be treated.

http://www.delmarvanow.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.delmarvanow.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013310250013%26nclick_check%3D1

Miss Universe Pageant Is More Than A Beauty Contest

... philanthropist said. The Miss Universe's integral role is the charitable platform battling the cause against HIV/AIDS epidemic. Along with empowering women and giving them a voice, the pageant is involved with many charitable works globally. Over ...

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/517029/20131026/miss-universe-pageant-more-beauty-contest-purpose.htm

Housing Works to Host Annual Fashion for Action Benefit

... for Action benefit on Nov. 20. The event will feature an exclusive sale to benefit and advocate for New York's HIV/AIDS and LGBT community. As the benefit will take place on Transgender Remembrance Day, proceeds from the event will be dedicated to ...

http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/housing-works-to-host-annual-fashion-for-action-benefit-7249956?src=rss/fashion/20131025

Ignorance on HIV still a big problem

... had unprotected sex with more than 80 men. It is quite absurd that society still attaches a death sentence to HIV/Aids as well as punishment. It is clear in the article that she is having sex with men for financial reasons, in most cases being ...

http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Letters/Ignorance-on-HIV-still-a-big-problem/-/806314/2046960/-/bguf0gz/-/index.html

Uganda registers 40,000 new TB cases - says WHO

... being used for early detection of the disease. Lack of diagnostic equipment "Ideally, every general hospital and HIV/Aids clinic should have this equipment. But we have a very huge gap for diagnosis. Treatment cannot be done if we are not able to ...

http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Uganda-registers-40-000-new-TB-cases---says-WHO/-/688334/2046892/-/19gfxlz/-/index.html

Mississippi child still 'functionally cured' of HIV

In March, a team of Mississippi physicians made an astonishing announcement. A baby born HIV positive has been likely been cured.

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/2013/10/mississippi-child-still-functionally.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_memphis+%28Memphis+Business+Journal%29

Super Strength Immune Cells Fighting Cancer

ViiV Healthcare announces European regulatory submission for a...

... Shionogi joined as a 10% shareholder in October 2012. The company's aim is to take a deeper and broader interest in HIV/AIDS than any company has done before and take a new approach to deliver effective and new HIV medicines, as well as support ...

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/viiv-healthcare-announces-european-regulatory-submission-single-tablet-regimen-combining-dolutegravi

EACS 2013: HCV Reinfection Common Among HIV Positive Gay Men in Europe

Nearly 10% of HIV positive men acquired hepatitis C virus (HCV) a second time after clearing the virus, with some having third and fourth infections as well, according to findings from the European AIDS Treatment Network presented at the 14thEuropean AIDS Conference this month in Brussels.

http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hepatitis-c/hepatitis-c-topics/hcv-populations/504-hcv-gay-bisexual-men-msm/4376-eacs-2013-hcv-reinfection-common-among-hiv-positive-gay-men-in-europe

CytoDyn raises $14.5M to fuel HIV drug development

Vancouver, Wash.-based CytoDyn raised $14.5 million to fund current operating expenses and continue development of its primary drug candidate, PRO 140, believed to be one of the leading monoclonal antibodies for treatment of HIV.

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/health-care-inc/2013/10/cytodyn-raises-145m-to-fuel-hiv-drug.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_portland+%28Portland+Business+Journal%29

SisterLove Honors 20 HIV-Positive Women for Advocacy

SisterLove, an HIV/AIDS group for women based in Atlanta, recently held its fourth annual 2020 Leading Women's Society Awards, which honors 20 exceptional HIV-positive women across the United States who have served as vocal leaders and advocates in their communities.

http://directory.poz.com/articles/sisterlove_2020_awards_2051_24679.shtml

Bailey House Concert Benefits Homeless Youth With HIV

... Emma Hunton and Carey Nokey. Since 1983, Bailey House has provided housing to men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses throughout New York City. In January 2014, the organization will add another 25 housing units to ...

http://directory.poz.com/articles/bailey_house_2013benefit_2051_24599.shtml

Major new hurdle in the hunt for an AIDS cure: Research shows...

... will return. Experts say the discovery, which was reported in the journal Cell, is a setback in the fight against HIV/AIDS and highlights the fact that HIV infection can be treated, but not cured. 'The findings suggest that there are a lot more of ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2476509/Major-new-hurdle-hunt-AIDS-cure-Research-shows-dangerous-dormant-HIV-remains-body-treatment.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Baby cured of HIV 'not a fluke,' US researchers say

Potential ban of HIV self-testing kits caused a stir prior to IVD Medical Devices vote

Prior to the European Parliament vote on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices, concerns have been voiced surrounding Amendment 40 and the potential ban of self-testing kits, such as those for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections as this would reduce vital additional testing opportunities for people.

http://www.epha.org/spip.php?article5843

Charlotte: Conference features 'Project Runway' winner

... his HIV status. Guerra spoke at the conference's main plenary and reminded everyone about being aware of one's HIV/AIDS status, as well as being true to dreams and desires, no matter the circumstances. He tirelessly works to educate the public about ...

http://goqnotes.com/25602/charlotte-conference-features-project-runway-winner/

QList: Best of LGBT Charlotte - 2013

Best Non-Profit Organization Time Out Youth Honorable mention: Campus Pride Since 1991, Time Out Youth has worked to provide support, social opportunities, education and empowerment for Charlotte's LGBT youth.

http://goqnotes.com/25565/qlist-best-of-lgbt-charlotte-2013/

Baby born with HIV may be cured; girl, now 3, shows no infection

Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus - a medical first that is prompting a new look at how hard and fast such cases should be treated.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/10/25/baby_born_with_hiv_may_be_cured_girl_now_3_shows_no_infection.html

Tests suggest baby born with HIV may be cured

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus - a medical first that is prompting a new look at how hard and fast such cases should be treated.

http://WWW.KEYC.COM/story/23771973/tests-suggest-baby-born-with-hiv-may-be-cured

Baby Cured of HIV: No Signs of Virus After Aggressive Drug Therapy

A baby born three years ago to an HIV-positive mother continues to show no signs of the potentially deadly virus even after stopping her aggressive drug therapy treatments, leading researchers to believe she's been cured.

http://www.Newsmax.com/TheWire/baby-cured-hiv-virus/2013/10/25/id/533040

Africa: How to Prepare for an HIV/Aids Vaccine?

... supports efforts to find such a vaccine. While it remains unclear when - or if - a vaccine will be approved for HIV/AIDS, experts agree the success of the roll-out depends largely on work that must begin now. There are currently 35 ongoing AIDS ...

http://allafrica.com/stories/201310251000.html

Antiretroviral Stewardship Program Reduces Drug Errors

... these [antiretroviral] medications when patients get admitted to the hospital," said Michael Horbert, director of HIV/AIDS for Kaiser Permanente and a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Hobart said getting antiretroviral ...

http://www.ashp.org/menu/News/PharmacyNews/NewsArticle.aspx?Source=News&Type=Rss&Id=3973

Tests suggest baby born with HIV may be cured

Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus - a medical first that is prompting a new look at how hard and fast such cases should be treated.

http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20131025/NEWS0107/310250372/1051?ref=fpfeatblock

Shaken by school HIV lessons, mom shakes up whata s taught | October 24, 2013

When her daughter was going into the fifth grade two years ago, Jodie Howerton reviewed the HIV/AIDS educational materials that would be used in her child's class - and was appalled by what she saw.

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131024/NEWS0107/310240306/0/FRONTPAGE

Mississippi child still 'functionally cured' of HIV

HIV hides and foils hopes for cure

Modern medicine can keep HIV at bay but not cure it, and researchers said the reason may lie in the larger-than-expected size of the virus' hiding place.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/health/hiv-hides-and-foils-hopes/861526.html

Single-Tablet HIV Regimen Submitted for FDA Review

Op-ed: Rejecting the 'Poz' Label

It has been well over a year now since I discovered I was HIV positive. When I learned about my newly acquired status, it was like I took a big breath ina And held it.

http://www.advocate.com/commentary/tyler-curry/2013/10/25/op-ed-rejecting-poz-label

The UFC's HIV Awareness Campaign Is Seriously Called...

The UFC has announced plans for a campaign to increase awareness of HIV and AIDS, particularly among high-risk groups.

http://www.cagepotato.com/the-ufcs-hiv-awareness-campaign-is-seriously-called-protect-yourself-at-all-times/

Rapid-results AIDs tests render pre-test counseling redundant

... spent linking newly diagnosed people with the treatments they need. When it was first discovered, a diagnosis of HIV/AIDs was tantamount to a death sentence, but today's highly effective treatments have transformed this to the point that AIDs can be ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/267893.php

First child 'cured' of HIV remains in remission for 18 months

Researchers have revealed that a 3-year-old girl from Mississippi who was born with HIV continues to be in remission 18 months after her combination antiretroviral treatment was stopped.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/267892.php

Universal cure for HIV gets tougher - Indiatalkies.com

Washington, Oct 5: Researchers have claimed that the amount of potentially active, dormant forms of HIV hiding in infected immune T cells may actually be 60-fold greater than previously thought.

http://www.indiatalkies.com/2013/10/universal-cure-hiv-tougher.html

Tests suggest baby with HIV may be cured

Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus - a medical first that is prompting a new look at how hard and fast such cases should be treated.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/medical/article/Tests-suggest-baby-born-with-HIV-may-be-cured-4920694.php

Toddler Infected with HIV While Still in Womb Continues to Get Well,...

... leading HIV scientists at Columbia University Medical Center wrote. Shoes of people who are sick or have died from HIV/AIDS are seen as an activist from the All-Ukrainian Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS, a non-governmental group, takes part ...

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/516830/20131025/toddler-hiv-aids-remission.htm

Incident hepatitis B infection subsequent to the diagnosis of HIV...

Amy Body A , Jennifer F. Hoy A B , Allen C. Cheng B C and Michelle L. Giles A B D A Infectious Diseases Unit, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic.

http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SH13019.htm

Individual and contextual socioeconomic determinants of knowledge of...

... 9 August 2013 Published online: 25 October 2013 Background : Nigeria has the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world after India and South Africa. HIV/AIDS places a considerable burden on society's resources, and its prevention is ...

http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SH13065.htm

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Local health groups use social media as new tactic against HIV

... the community, as a way of reaching those who can't benefit from online advertisements. Vincent, who has worked in HIV/AIDS services for 16 years, said his ultimate aim is to get as close as possible to eradicating the disease. 'If everyone who had ...

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/fenway-kenmore/2013/10/local_health_groups_use_social_media_as_new_tactic_against_h.html?rss_id=Most+Popular

School of Nursing to offer HIV/AIDS concentrationSasha ZientsAs of...

will train nurse practitioners and physician's assistants in the field of HIV/AIDS primary care. The creation of the concentration is a project funded through a grant from Health Resources and Services Administration. Duke is among five schools in ...

http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2013/10/25/school-nursing-offer-hivaids-concentration

Dallas Buyers Club Movie Review

... Morning News about a real person, Ron Woodroof (played here by Matthew McConaughey), who it not only a hero to the HIV/AIDS community but who is redeemed a result of his illness. If McConaughey is barely recognizable from start to finish, that could ...

http://www.shockya.com/news/2013/10/24/135307/

CytoDyn Inc. Completes $14.5 Million Private Equity Offering

The proceeds from the offering will be used to fund current operating expenses in order to continue the development of the Company's primary drug candidate, PRO 140, which is believed to be one of the leading monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of HIV.

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/10/24/cytodyn_inc_completes_14_5_million.htm

Study reports first case of HIV remission in a child

Boston, MA, United States - Doctors have reported a possible treatment of a baby girl born with HIV after finding her still free from the virus 18 months after her antiretroviral therapy that began at birth was discontinued.

http://gantdaily.com/2013/10/24/study-reports-first-case-of-hiv-remission-in-a-child/

Stribild Vs. Tivicay In HIV Drug Race

... are more tolerable. GSK and Pfizer set up the joint venture ViiV Healthcare three years ago, with both committing HIV/AIDS assets to the venture in an attempt to counterbalance the weight of market leader Gilead. In 2012 ViiV Healthcare's products ...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1772052-stribild-vs-tivicay-in-hiv-drug-race?source=feed

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