China: President Xi stresses fight against HIV/AIDS

Chinese President Xi Jinpinghas called for legal and scientific prevention and control of HIV/AIDS as well as various social support for carriers and patients.

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2013/11/china-president-xi-stresses-fight-against-hivaids.html

Freshwater parasitic worms widespread

... West Africa causes significantly faster progression to AIDS, researchers say.... The number of children born with HIV/AIDS has reduced from 25,000 to 15,000, according to Dr. Kihumuro Apuuli, the Director General of the Uganda Aids Commission.... ...

http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/650048-freshwater-parasitic-worms-widespread.html

World AIDS Day, a chance to educate

... Worldaidsday.org has created a handy worksheet of the five facts they think everyone should know about HIV/AIDS: * People living with HIV live a normal life span if diagnosed and treated in time. * There is no job that someone can't do, ...

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China's fight against AIDS gains 'huge progress'

... and by committing to almost entirely fund its domestic response. PD Online: What challenges China is facing to HIV/AIDS response? Kraus: Despite the progress, challenges remain. There is a need to take action to address sexual transmission of HIV, ...

http://english.people.com.cn/90782/8471088.html

More efforts needed by Asia-Pacific countries to create an AIDS-free generation

Asia and the Pacific region needs a concerted effort to prevent new infections among children and much more attention will need to be paid to addressing the risks faced by children and adolescents, Director of UNAIDS Asia and the Pacific Steven Kraus told People' s Daily Online on Sunday.

http://english.people.com.cn/90782/8471090.html

HIV stigma, discrimination remain widespread in Asia-Pacific region

... with Kraus on this year' s World AIDS Dayi1 4s PD Online: What discrimination is faced by people living with HIV/AIDS at present? Kraus: Sadly, too many people living with HIV and people from key populations at highest risk, still suffer extreme ...

http://english.people.com.cn/90782/8471089.html

Highest monthly HIV cases recorded in October

As World AIDS Day is marked today, the Department of Health has reported close to 500 new HIV/AIDS cases last October, the highest ever recorded in a month in the country.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/focus/12/01/13/highest-monthly-hiv-cases-recorded-october

December 1 is World AIDS Day

Sunday is World AIDS Day, held annually on December 1 since 1988. HIV/AIDS campaigners say World AIDS Day is important because it reminds the public and governments that AIDS has not vanished.

http://www.voanews.com/content/december-1-is-world-aids-day/1801098.html

DOH exec: Use condoms vs HIV spread

AN OFFICIAL of the Department of Health is calling on the public to make it a point to use condom if they want to avoid acquiring human immunodeficiency virus while engaging in risky sexual activities.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2013/12/01/doh-exec-use-condoms-vs-hiv-spread-316525

Charlotte mom turns HIV into a mission to help others

DeVondia Roseborough, outside Bank of America Stadium this week, is HIV positive.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/11/30/4506484/charlotte-mom-turns-hiv-into-a.html

Where is South Sudan in achieving UN Millennium Development Goals?

... especially interested in goal 4 to reduce child mortality, goal 5 to improve maternal health and goal 6 to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. These goals come with specific targets to: reduce under-five mortality rate by two-thirds; reduce ...

http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49014

Uganda makes breakthroughs on HIV/AIDS

By Vision Reporter Health officials have announced two major breakthroughs that will dramatically turn around the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/650043-uganda-makes-breakthroughs-on-hiv-aids.html

Mississippi baby born with HIV still in remission

A child born HIV-positive in Mississippi continues to do well and without any sign of the virus in her system.

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/23782660/mississippi-baby-born-with-hiv-still-in-remission

Magic Johnson talks about HIV/AIDS education

When it comes to HIV/AIDS education, Magic Johnson never calls a timeout. The NBA Hall of Famer, diagnosed as HIV-positive in November 1991, paid a recent visit to the Apollo Theater to discuss the virus that exacts a disproportionate toll in minority neighborhoods.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/magic-johnson-talks-hiv-aids-education-article-1.1533817

New treatment to ensure expecting mothers with HIV do not pass on virus to kids

The National AIDS Control Organisation is set to launch a path-breaking treatment that ensures HIV+ women are given a drug from the 14th week of their pregnancy, which greatly reduces the risk of their child contracting the deadly virus ... (more)

http://www.mid-day.com/news/2013/dec/011213-mumbai-world-aids-day-hiv-positive-mothers-new-treatment-pregnancy.htm

Ending AIDS in the City Where It Began

Sandwiched between the banal hustle of Penn Station and the outer reaches of Manhattan's once gritty waterfront, the corner of 31st street buttresses the north end of Chelsea, New York's historically gay neighbourhood, where AIDS activism began over 30 years ago but today new glass condos price out long-time residents.

http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/12/ending-aids-city-began/?#038;#038;

Returns to school thanks to kind doctors, supportive extended family after parents died of AIDS

After her parents died of AIDS, her old schoolmates turned against her too, sending her into depression.

http://www.mid-day.com/news/2013/dec/011213-mumbai-plucky-teen-battles-hiv-social-backlash-fights-her-way-back-to-school.htm

HIV cases continue to drop in Anne Arundel

Anne Arundel County officials have reported 42 new cases of HIV so far this year, or 50 fewer than the number of new infections five years ago.

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/11/hiv-cases-continue-to-drop-in-anne-arundel-97499.html

Working together to help create an AIDS-free generation

... over $250,000 for ongoing projects, aimed at educating communities and offering support to persons living with HIV/AIDS. One way of measuring progress towards an AIDS-free generation is to compare the number of new HIV infections with the increase ...

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/letters/Working-together-to-help-create--an-AIDS-free-generation-233950571.html

HIV cases surge in Pakistan

... 5800 died with HIV so far. World AIDS Day is celebrated on 1 December (today) every year to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. The day is an opportunity for public and private ...

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/islamabad/01-Dec-2013/hiv-cases-surge-in-pakistan?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online%2F24hours-news+%28The+Nation+%3A+Latest+News%29

On the Eve of World AIDS Day

... by the disease , comprising almost one-fifth of California's cases of AIDS. Nearly 29,000 people have contracted HIV/AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic, and more than 19,000 have died from it. The neighborhoods with the highest numbers of ...

http://missionlocal.org/2013/11/on-the-eve-of-world-aids-day/

World AIDS Day highlights awareness, invites you to 'face AIDS'

... . According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , an estimated 35 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. In 2012, more than 2 million new HIV infections and 1.6 million AIDS-related deaths occurred globally. While ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/world-aids-day-highlights-awareness-invites-you-to-face-aids

Renewed push on to increase HIV/AIDS funding

There are 34 million people around the globe currently living with HIV, but what's it really like to live with it and is the stigma still what it was decades ago? Our panel discusses in honor of World AIDS Day.

http://www.examiner.com/article/renewed-push-on-to-increase-hiv-aids-funding?cid=rss

World AIDS Day: churches' health project

On World AIDS Day , it is worth reminding ourselves of the World Council of Churches' Healthand Healing project, which supports the churches' work in this field, with particular emphasis on HIV/AIDS, mental health, and the promotion of reconciliation and the "healing of memories".

http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/19553

HPV clearance in postpartum period of HIV-positive and negative women: a prospective follow-up study

HPV persistence is a key determinant of cervical carcinogenesis. The influence of postpartum on HPV clearance has been debated.

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/13/564/abstract

HIV infections among Chinese youths rise

... 0.9 percent in 2008, and the number of infected college students keeps rising," said Shang Hong, director of the HIV/AIDS key lab under the National Health and Family Planning Commission. Revealing the figures at a promotional activity on Saturday ...

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-11/30/c_132931231.htm

A unique Indian wedding website for HIV positive people

As Nisha looked at the syringe filling up with her blood, little did she know that the needle inserted in her vein was also drawing out her hope and dignity.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-24531245#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Morphine available to just 1 cancer sufferers

... medicines, is available to barely 1% of all patients suffering from pain arising out of their cancer or HIV/AIDS infection, say experts. "India has 2.4 million cancer patients who need pain relief and another 2.5 million living with HIV. These ...

http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/218770981/scat/701ee96610c884a6

Malawians unite in battle against Aids

On Sunday morning Lweya Lutheran Church, one of several in a tiny village up a red-dirt road beside a tea estate in northern Malawi, is packed.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/world/malawians-unite-in-battle-against-aids-1-3215303

LatAm Making Strides in Fight on AIDS, Seniors Over 60 New Concern

Latin America is making progress in fighting HIV/AIDS, though fear still exists about warning young people about its risks, and its prevention among older adults must definitely be stepped up, a U.N. official said.

http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/latino-daily-news/details/latam-making-strides-in-fight-on-aids-seniors-over-60-new-concern/28205/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HSN-Global-Feed+%28HSN+Global+RSS+Feed%29

70% of HIV/AIDS cases through heterosexual transmission

Over 70% of the 508 reported HIV/AIDS cases in Fiji are through heterosexual transmission with over 50% falling within the age group of 20-29.

http://www.fijivillage.com/?mod=story&id=011213b9886eaeeb5c5983ffdc4b0d

HIV care 'at risk from NHS changes'

HIV testing is still carried out at genitourinary medicine clinics - but care for people found to be positive is separate As part of NHS reorganisation, sexual healthcare became the responsibility of local authorities, while HIV care remains within the NHS.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25151234#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Fourth Dimension: Value life over pleasure

It is unfortunate that the HIV/AIDS issue, which is a matter of life and death is no longer considered a red alert situation.

http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Life/Fourth-Dimension--Value-life-over-pleasure/-/689856/2094326/-/36t2avz/-/index.html

Free AIDS tests Tuesday

... first annual commemoration of World AIDS Day, extraordinary scientific progress has been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS," according to the National Institutes of Health. "That progress has turned an HIV diagnosis from an almost certain death ...

http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/top-news/free-aids-tests-tuesday-1.242498

Fighting AIDS All Over the World

... for large corporations like Hewlett Packard, Marion persuaded her Rotary chapter to partner with an Atlanta-area HIV/AIDS organization to create an education program for Georgia middle schools. Since its conception in 1998, more than 450,000 ...

http://www.steubencourier.com/article/20131129/NEWS/311299955/10112/LIFESTYLE

HIV alarm bells for state

Ranchi, Nov. 30: Jharkhand, which will mark World AIDS Day tomorrow with the theme 'Towards AIDS free generation', has reasons to worry.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131201/jsp/jharkhand/story_17629363.jsp

Many men still hit on me despite my HIV status

Abdulaziizi K. Tumusiime had a one on one with her to tell her lifestory. When did you discover that you were HIV Positive? During my Senior Six vacation in 2009, I got into a relationship with a student of Makerere University.

http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Life/Many-men-still-hit-on-me-despite-my-HIV-status/-/689856/2094030/-/far4lb/-/index.html

A young mother's story of positive living

A young woman who has lived with HIV/Aids has taken it upon herself to counsel young mothers who are HIV positive.

http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Life/A-young-mother-s-story-of-positive-living/-/689856/2094282/-/57qqyc/-/index.html

My HIV positive niece takes priority

Two weeks ago, Jane Mujuni lost a brother, Leonard Atuhwera to HIV/Aids. His two children aged 14 and 17 years were left in her custody.

http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Life/My-HIV-positive-niece-takes--priority/-/689856/2094288/-/5bbeehz/-/index.html

Vitamins may help untreated HIV patients

Dr. Alan Shatzel, medical director of the Mercy Telehealth Network, was seen on a robot at Mercy San Juan Hospital in Carmichael, Calif.

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/233941351.html

HIV key focus for Suu Kyi as Myanmar battles disease

... and people having a right to be a part of their own society," he said. In Myanmar, 200,000 people live with HIV/AIDS. Most live on the fringe as drug users, sex workers or gay men. A male patient travelled to Yangon from his home in Magway, in the ...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-01/hiv-key-focus-for-suu-kyi-as-myanmar-battles-disease/5125914

Re: President Obama: 'An AIDS-Free Generation Is Within Our Reach'

... House. "We remember the friends and loved ones we have lost, stand with the estimated 35 million people living with HIV/AIDS, and renew our commitment to preventing the spread of this virus at home and abroad. If we channel our energy and compassion ...

http://newsone.com/2796176/president-barack-obama-world-aids-day/#comment-1145608781

World AIDS Day 2013: Florida ranks third in national AIDS cases

... 330 Third Street. Call 352-771-5547 for more information. A free screening of "Still Around," a documentary about HIV/AIDS, at Joy Metropolitan Community Church: 7 p.m. Thursday, 2351 S. Ferncreek Ave . Call 407-894-1081 for more information. ...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-orlando-world-aids-day-2013-20131130,0,2671767.story

DPH: December 1st is World AIDS Day

... Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS-related deaths." This theme closely aligns with the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) released in 2010, which include reducing the number of people who become infected with HIV, increasing access to care ...

http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/health/DPH-December-1st-is-World-AIDS-Day21115.shtml

HIV, AIDS in Myanmar key focus for Aung San Suu Kyi, though there's still 'a long way to go'

... and people having a right to be a part of their own society," he said. In Myanmar, 200,000 people live with HIV/AIDS. Most live on the fringe as drug users, sex workers or gay men. "Regionally, it's in the top group of countries both in prevalence ...

http://www.news.net/article/684921/?

Event will help mark World AIDS Day in Delaware on Monday

AIDS Delaware will host an event Monday, which is World AIDS Day, that will include an HIV-positive speaker and free HIV testing.

http://www.delawareonline.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.delawareonline.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013311300018%26nclick_check%3D1

Locals to observe World AIDS Day on Sunday

World AIDS Day events are held each year in communities across the country and in countries across the sea.

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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

280,000 Openly declare HIV status

For persons infected by the HIV virus, disclosing one's HIV/AIDS status to one's close family members still remains a big challenge, in spite of the massive national educational campaign that is ongoing across the country.

http://mobile.ghanaweb.com/wap/article.php?ID=293699

Xinhua Insight: Overseas NGOs fighting AIDS services battle

... Region with help from AIDS Care China, an American-funded non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to helping HIV/AIDS sufferers. In 2011, He was diagnosed with HIV, which she transmitted from her mother before birth. As a result, He dropped ...

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-11/30/c_132930870.htm

LGBT film fest Kashish gets 'Top Five Coolest LGBT film festivals in the world' accolade

... 1, is a red ribbon day. The red ribbon is a global symbol of awareness about HIV. Perhaps the most robust anti-HIV/AIDS program is going on within gay community. Gay, bisexual and other Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) are one of the most susceptible ...

http://www.mid-day.com/news/2013/nov/301113-cool-quotient-hot-button-topics.htm

HIV cases hit another record high

... already at 856. While the number of HIV cases continues to rise in the Philippines, the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) believes that the end of the AIDS epidemic is near. In a statement for the World AIDS Day, the UNAIDS said the world ...

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2013/11/30/hiv-cases-hit-another-record-high-316405

She dared take part in an HIV vaccine trial

In 2006, Mariam Lubowa, then 22, took part in a trial of a vaccine that had stopped HIV in animals to see if it could work in human beings.

http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/650026-she-dared-take-part-in-an-hiv-vaccine-trial.html

Efforts should be exerted to have free HIV/AIDS Afric: President of...

Addis Ababa, 30 November 30, 2013 - African Development Bank said that in partnership with governments, international organizations, civil society and the private sector, the future of HIV/AIDS agenda is about 'getting to zero'.

http://www.waltainfo.com/index.php/editors-pick/11445-efforts-should-be-exerted-to-have-free-hivaids-afric-president-of-adb

Dallas Buyers Club

A son of Texas, Ron Woodroof is an electrician and rodeo cowboy. In 1985, he is well into an unexamined existence with a devil-may-care lifestyle.

http://www.durhamregion.com/movies/38133-dallas-buyers-club/

Faces of AIDS 2013: John Peller

Chicago AIDS Foundation VP of Policy, John talks with us about the Affordable Care Act and how it affects and benefits the community and the epidemic.

http://www.edgefireisland.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=152490

"Christmas Eve" Comes Early This Year to Benefit BC/EFA

... States. Broadway Cares is the major supporter of the social service programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative and the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic. "Christmas Eve with Christmas ...

http://www.edgefireisland.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=152437

New methods reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV from 23.9% to 2.4% in Gipuzkoa

Miren Apilnez, researcher in the Department of Paediatrics of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, has studied the evolution that took place between 1984 and 2011 in paediatric HIV infection in Gipuzkoa.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20131130/New-methods-reduce-mother-to-child-transmission-of-HIV-from-23925-to-2425-in-Gipuzkoa.aspx

Food safety tips for people with HIV/AIDS

December 1, 2013 is World AIDS Day and while the connection between HIV/AIDS and food safety may not seem obvious, it's actually crucial.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20131130/Food-safety-tips-for-people-with-HIVAIDS.aspx

Of bugs and joints: the relationship between infection and joints.

The association between microbes and joints has existed since antiquity, and remains complex.

http://www.citeulike.org/user/llaineey/article/12806647

Entertainment-Education Program Bolsters Ethiopian Public Health Initiative

... had realized the program's services - which included providing family planning assistance, prevention of HIV/AIDS and malaria, and improving sanitation - were being under-utilized by Ethiopian citizens. In turn, this was causing morale to drop among ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/populationmediacenter/mieraf/prweb11380801.htm

Condomless sex increasing in US gay men - " especially in HIV-negative and untested men

The proportion of gay men in the US who have had anal sex without a condom at least once in the past year has increased by 9% in the last six years, data from the country's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

http://www.aidsmap.com/Condomless-sex-increasing-in-US-gay-men-especially-in-HIV-negative-and-untested-men/page/2807818/

Fighting AIDS All Over the World

... for large corporations like Hewlett Packard, Marion persuaded her Rotary chapter to partner with an Atlanta-area HIV/AIDS organization to create an education program for Georgia middle schools. Since its conception in 1998, more than 450,000 ...

http://www.dansvilleonline.com/article/20131129/NEWS/311299955/10112/LIFESTYLE

Charlotte mom turns HIV into a mission to help others

DeVondia Roseborough, outside Bank of America Stadium this week, is HIV positive.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/11/30/4506484/charlotte-mom-turns-hiv-into-a.html#storylink=rss

Clipping the Wings of HIV Legal Eagles

As 2013 draws to a close, the Affordable Care Act and the Supreme Court ruling in June striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act are proving to be game changers for those living with HIV/AIDS.

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=152442

Black Women Battle Increasing Rate of HIV

... had been lifted off my shoulders. I was able to let it out even though there was still the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS. Talking about it is my therapy." Today, Green is concentrating on regaining her independence. She hasn't had any seizures for the ...

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=152449

A Loving Spoonful to relocate to bigger space in March 2014

A Loving Spoonful will expand its capacity to serve those living with HIV/AIDS when the organization relocates to a larger space in spring 2014.

http://dailyxtra.com/vancouver/news/loving-spoonful-relocate-bigger-space-in-march-2014?

Pittsburgh man with AIDS 'slipped through cracks'

When the first World AIDS Day took place a quarter of a century ago, the AIDS epidemic was in full roar.

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2013/11/30/Pittsburgh-man-with-AIDS-slipped-through-cracks/stories/201311300087

Confused by Obamacare? Here's help - Gay City to host community forum on the Affordable Care Act

... of insurance coverage. These protections are especially important for Transgender people and people living with HIV/AIDS. o Prevention and wellness: Certain preventive services particularly important to LGBT people will soon be covered by insurance ...

http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews41_48/page5.cfm

Bruce Severino: HIV not the certain death sentence it once was

Many years ago, a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS was a death sentence. Not now. People who are diagnosed with this disease can live full lives, if they can afford the medications.

http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/201311220151

Anti-smoking campaign in L.A. targets LGBs

A new anti-smoking campaign called "Break Up With Tobacco" targeting LGB residents in Los Angeles has launched.

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/11/28/anti-smoking-campaign-l-targets-lgbs/

AIDS: So close to a cure

... promoting Black Friday sales also. Dr. Julio Montaner, Director of the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS share how he began his research in Vancouver. From a crowded office at Vancouver's St. Paul's hospital, Dr. Julio Montaner ...

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/AIDS+close+cure/9230534/story.html

New, more aggressive HIV strain found in West Africa

A new and more aggressive strain of HIV discovered in West Africa causes significantly faster progression to AIDS, researchers at Sweden's Lund University said Thursday.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/28/new-more-aggressive-hiv-strain-found-in-west-africa/

Tis The Season For Giving benefits AIDS Support Group

Tis the Season for Giving has grown each year with more and more performers wanting to be involved and show their Holiday spirit in a way that gives something back to the community and benefits those who utilize the services of ASGCC.

http://www.examiner.com/article/tis-the-season-for-giving-benefits-aids-support-group?cid=rss

'I've been HIV positive for 28 years'

In common with many people diagnosed with HIV in the 1980s, Danny West thought he had just months to live.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25041911#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

World AIDS Day: AIDS Taskforce, AHF, Mayor Jackson to Unveil New...

In conjunction with the 25th observation of World AIDS Day this weekend , AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland and AIDS Healthcare Foundation , respected organizations that combined forces in a new partnership to improve delivery of lifesaving HIV/AIDS care and services in Ohio earlier this year, are hosting a candlelight vigil and building ... (more)

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2013/11/29/7570394.htm

Call to table bill on HIV patients' rights

... from discrimination in the private and public sector and make available all HIV-related treatment free of cost. The HIV/AIDS bill also intends to provide legal immunity to individuals promoting risk-reduction strategies, such as distribution of ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131130/jsp/nation/story_17628377.jsp

Secretary's Remarks: World AIDS Day 2013

On World AIDS Day, we come together as a global community to honor the many lives we have lost, and to reaffirm our support for the millions of individuals and families who are still living with and affected by HIV/AIDS around the world.

http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/11/218140.htm

For World AIDS Day, Peace Corps Reinforces its Commitment to Achieving an AIDS-Free Generation

Peace Corps volunteers around the world are working to make a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS alongside U. S. Government partners by working at the grassroots level to implement effective, sustainable programs that combat the disease.

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/world-aids-day-peace-corps-reinforces-its-commitment-achieving-aids-free-generation

UNICEF reports progress in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission

... the report raises the alarm on adolescents, citing the need for increased global and national efforts to address HIV/AIDS among this vulnerable age group. AIDS-related deaths among adolescents aged 10 to 19 increased by 50 percent between 2005 and ...

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-11/30/c_132929831.htm

Lack of awareness shrouds AIDS fight

On Friday, a Dhanbad-based doctor led a team of volunteers to ascertain the level of awareness about AIDS among poor and weaker sections of society.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131130/jsp/jharkhand/story_17625784.jsp

AIDS conference begins at GMCH-32

'AIDSCON-3', a conference targeting an AIDS-free Chandigarh was inaugurated at Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32 on Friday.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/aids-conference-begins-at-gmch32/1201487/

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Gipuzkoa Reduced Significantly Over Last 25 Years

The development of methods to diagnose the disease coupled with increasingly more effective treatments have made it possible to reduce mother-to-child transmission from 23.9% to 2.4%, thus virtually eradicating infection in children.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131129101901.htm

Is South Africa's HIV treatment success breeding complacency?

... complacent, she thinks and then say "There's a Plan B, there's a Plan C - I've always got a safety net." Even as HIV/AIDS is now a manageable condition, 21-year-old Ayesha Dlamini, who tested positive for HIV at 17, cautioned: "Young people should ...

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2013/Nov-30/239432-is-south-africas-hiv-treatment-success-breeding-complacency.ashx

Greece: HIV curbed among drug users

Greek health officials said on Friday they have curbed an alarming spike in the number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infections among drug users, but warned of dangers from austerity cuts in health care.

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/world/story/greece-hiv-curbed-among-drug-users-20131130

What's the prescription for an - AIDS-free' Canada?

By Laurie Edmiston On this World AIDS Day , where does Canada stand in realizing the dream of being AIDS-free? Globally, there is good news.

http://www.ngnews.ca/Opinion/Letter-to-the-Editor/2013-11-29/article-3524793/What%26rsquo%3bs-the-prescription-for-an-%26lsquo%3bAIDS-free%26rsquo%3b-Canada%3F/1

40,000 men, women and children are on HIV treatment - PEPFAR

... for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Approximately 790,000 adults and children living with HIV/AIDS have received care to support quality of life, including TB/HIV care services and; about 530,000children orphaned by AIDS and ...

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/11/40000-men-women-children-hiv-treatment-pepfar/

Sharp rise in Meghalaya HIV cases

... 15-24 years constitute 19 per cent. Meghalaya, however, still falls under 'C' category, indicative of low profile HIV/AIDS, but which is still very vulnerable to the infection. The prevalence rate in Meghalaya, according to data available, is 0.13 ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131130/jsp/northeast/story_17627146.jsp

World AIDS Day: AIDS Taskforce, AHF, Mayor Jackson to Unveil New...

... (AHF) , respected organizations that combined forces in a new partnership to improve delivery of lifesaving HIV/AIDS care and services in Ohio earlier this year, are hosting a candlelight vigil and building dedication ceremony of its new all-in-one ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20131129005398/en

View Press Release

... (AHF) , respected organizations that combined forces in a new partnership to improve delivery of lifesaving HIV/AIDS care and services in Ohio earlier this year, are hosting a candlelight vigil and building dedication ceremony of its new all-in-one ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131129005398/en/World-AIDS-Day-AIDS-Taskforce-AHF-Mayor

Challenging HIV stigma 'essential' to boosting prevention: expert

After being diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus in 2006, John Manwaring waited years before telling his deeply religious father.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-30/challenging-hiv-stigma-key-to-battling-epidemic-expert-says/5125542

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

Shared Responsibility: Strengthening Results for an AIDS-Free Generation

... care services. PEPFAR is proud to support partner countries as they assume growing leadership of the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean Region. HIV Panel from World AIDS Day 2012 in Barbados with Dr. Larry L. Palmer, Ed.D, U.S. Ambassador to ...

http://www.bajanreporter.com/2013/11/shared-responsibility-strengthening-results-for-an-aids-free-generation/

Is SA losing it's fear of HIV?

... complacent, she thinks and then say "There's a Plan B, there's a Plan C A I've always got a safety net." Even as HIV/AIDS is now a manageable condition, 21-year-old Ayesha Dlamini, who tested positive for HIV at 17, cautioned: Mpho Motiang, another ...

http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/is-sa-losing-it-s-fear-of-hiv-1.1614671

Adolescent AIDS Rate Surges To 2.1 Million Worldwide; Girls Account...

Nearly 2.1 million adolescents worldwide were living with HIV at the end of last year with girls accounting for nearly two-thirds of new infections.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/adolescent-aids-rate-surges-21-million-worldwide-girls-account-two-thirds-all-newly-infected-teens

UN to tackle AIDS among teens

... and social pressures as they grow from children into adults," said Dr Gottfried Hirnschall, director of WHO's HIV/AIDS Department. "Adolescents need health services and support tailored to their needs. They are less likely than adults to be tested ...

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20131129/int/int3.html

Activists seek HIV/AIDS bill in winter session - Indiatalkies.com

New Delhi, Nov 29: Civil society activists Friday demanded that the HIV/AIDS bill be tabled during the winter session of parliament, set to be held Dec 5 to 20. The bill aims to protect the rights of people infected and affected by HIV and was finalised by the union health ministry in 2006.

http://www.indiatalkies.com/2013/11/activists-seek-hivaids-bill-winter-session.html

The fight against HIV/AIDS should adjust to suit the current......

By Mugisha Eric How could we have known if we were not told? And who could have told us if you didn't? I would first want to salute the Ugandan government under the presidency of His Excellency Yoweri Museveni for the tireless effort they have taken in fighting HIV/AIDS in this country.

http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/650000-the-fight-against-hiv-aids-should-adjust-to-suit-the-current.html

Social media to blame for AIDS spread in Australia

A University of Adelaide expert believes that the spread of AIDS and HIV in Australia could be partly attributed to social media.

http://www.rev2.org/2013/11/29/social-media-to-blame-for-aids-spread-in-australia/

Clipping the Wings of HIV Legal Eagles

As 2013 draws to a close, the Affordable Care Act and the Supreme Court ruling in June striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act are proving to be game changers for those living with HIV/AIDS.

http://www.edgefireisland.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=152442

Record number of AIDS patients recorded in Czech Republic

Tests have revealed the HIV virus in 215 people this year, which is a record number of new HIV-infected patients in the Czech Republic, Vratislav Nemecek, head of the National Reference Laboratory for HIV/AIDS, told journalists today.

http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/record-number-of-aids-patients-recorded-in-czech-republic/1014025?

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

378 people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in S'pore so far this year

Three hundred and seventy-eight people have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS so far this year, bringing the total number of cases since 1985 to to 5,973.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/378-people-diagnosed-with/904366.html

World AIDS Day event planned at Community Maritime Park

... years since, McKay has kept his word. He has spent the past two decades on the front lines of the battle against HIV/AIDS -- most recently as executive director of Okaloosa AIDS Support and Informational Services. The organization -- more commonly ...

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Dallas Buyers Club

Matthew McConaughey continues his career resurgence in this film based on the life of Ron Woodroof, a man who tested HIV positive in the '80s, and had to battle the FDA while smuggling non-approved drugs into the country for himself and fellow sufferers.

http://www.newsreview.com/reno/dallas-buyers-club/content?oid=12135651

In Africa, circumcision plan targets AIDS prevention

... in September, about 1.2 million deaths were in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2007, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and WHO recommended that voluntary medical male circumcision become a key element of HIV prevention in high-risk ...

http://www.news10.net/rss/article/264562/5/In-Africa-circumcision-plan-targets-AIDS-prevention

In Lesotho, AIDS and malnutrition are a deadly combination

Like all little girls, Mia, 4, needs a good, healthy start in life. But beyond that there are many special things about Mia.

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/lesotho-aids-and-malnutrition-are-deadly-combination

Latin America and the Caribbean advance toward universal access to HIV treatment

... and civil society networks. World AIDS Day is celebrated on 1 December every year to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. The day is an opportunity for public and private partners to ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/269503.php

New, Aggressive HIV Strain Found in West Africa

Swedish researchers have identified a new strain of HIV recently discovered in West Africa, which progresses to AIDS more quickly, reports AFP.

http://healthland.time.com/2013/11/28/new-aggressive-hiv-strain-found-in-west-africa/

Study brings effective hepatitis C cure closer to reality

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have determined the most detailed picture yet of a crucial part of the hepatitis C virus , which the virus uses to infect liver cells.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20131129/Study-brings-effective-hepatitis-C-cure-closer-to-reality.aspx

Some FEAR: AIDS and HIV in TENNESSEE

... injection drug users sharing needles still account for the majority of new cases. "The distressing number of new HIV/AIDS cases we are seeing tells us there is not enough understanding about prevention," Reagan said. "Discussing sexual activity may ...

http://wgnsradio.com/some-fear-aids-and-hiv-in-tennessee--cms-16456

HIV service capacity: identifying current and future areas of clinical shortage

... clinicians should be directed towards undersupplied areas. References [1] World Health Organisation (WHO). Global HIV/AIDS response: epidemic update and health sector progress towards universal access. Progress report 2011. Geneva: WHO; 2011. [2] ...

http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SH13151.htm

MOH urges HIV at-risk groups to go for regular testing

The Health Ministry has urged HIV at-risk groups to go for regular testing as it releases figures of new cases among residents.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/moh-urges-hiv-at-risk/904156.html

The Fight Against HIV/AIDS; DC Marijuana Debate

Local health officials try to get a handle on the region's HIV infection rate, which remains at Third World levels. We talked with Don Blanchon, Executive Director of the Whitman-Walker Clinic.

http://www.wjla.com/blogs/news-talk/2013/10/the-fight-against-hiv-aids-dc-marijuana-debate-20085.html

378 new HIV cases reported in first 10...

Another 378 new HIV cases were reported in Singapore in the first ten months of the year.

http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/378-new-hiv-cases-reported-in-first-10-months-of-2013-1

Study reveals 20-year-high increase in new AIDS cases

SCOTT BEVAN: This Sunday is World AIDS Day, and one of the focuses of this year's event is encouraging testing for HIV.

http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2013/s3901667.htm

New, aggressive HIV strain causes AIDS faster

... legal responsibility, intended to prevent the spread of the virus, is not met.... The number of children born with HIV/AIDS has reduced from 25,000 to 15,000, according to Dr. Kihumuro Apuuli, the Director General of the Uganda Aids Commission.... ...

http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/649978-new-aggressive-hiv-strain-causes-aids-faster.html

Meet three doctors whoa ve been treating AIDS cases for decades

We've come a long way since India's first AIDS case was reported in Mumbai, in 1986.

http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2013/nov/291113-the-hands-that-heal.htm

Religious service reflects on World AIDS Day

MELBOURNE'S St Paul's Cathedral will open its doors to people of all denominations for a special World AIDS Day ecumenical service on Sunday.

http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/religious-service-reflects-on-world-aids-day/113368

Focus Turns to Aging with AIDS

... years of age or older accounted for the majority of people living with an AIDS diagnosis in San Francisco. The 2012 HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Report released by the Department of Public Health demonstrated the aging of persons living with HIV, with ...

http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=aids&sc2=news&sc3=&id=152528

Winning One for the Team

Back-to-back-to-back volleyball matches in the hot summer sun. Grueling multi-day tournaments that string together several softball games per day.

http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=152475

Faces of AIDS 2013: John Peller

Chicago AIDS Foundation VP of Policy, John talks with us about the Affordable Care Act and how it affects and benefits the community and the epidemic.

http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=152490

World AIDS Day Events Across Florida

World AIDS Day, which raises awareness worldwide of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, is observed every year on December 1. The first World AIDS Day was observed 25 years ago and was promoted worldwide by the organization that is now the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.

http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=152550

Calls for Affordable Sexual Health Products

... Australian Ministry of Health's leading condom supplier for almost two decades, GLYDE is instrumental in advancing HIV/AIDS and reproductive health education and advocacy. GLYDE also maintains longstanding partnerships with a variety of worldwide ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1311/S01078/calls-for-affordable-sexual-health-products.htm

Bishkek hosts European HIV Testing Week on saliva

Bishkek hosts European HIV Testing Week on November 22-29 in order to mark World AIDS Day observed on 1 December every year, the City Center for AIDS Prevention and Control reported.

http://www.akipress.com/_en_news.php?id=138974

Multivitamins, minerals can delay HIV progression, FIU-led study finds

A daily dose of multivitamins and minerals in the early stages of HIV infection can delay progression of the disease that causes AIDS by as much as 54 percent in people who are not receiving antiretroviral drugs, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association and led by a Florida International University ... (more)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/26/3781099/multivitamins-minerals-can-delay.html

Testing, events planned to mark World AIDS Day

... contact Lisa Bucknor at lbucknor@mvnhc.org or 914-699-7200, ext. 533. * 1 to 3 p.m. Monday: the Mount Vernon HIV/AIDS Task Force will hold its annual luncheon at Grace Baptist Church, 52 S. Sixth Ave. For more information, contact Robert Cestone ...

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Diseases other than AIDS need attention too

... and the ramifications this disease has on society. There have also been extensive efforts to shatter myths about HIV/AIDS, and better educate people on unnecessary fear about HIV/AIDS. Since some time in the mid-'80s HIV/AIDS has been seared into ...

http://www.mid-day.com/columnists/2013/nov/291113-diseases-other-than-aids-need-attention-too.htm

UNICEF alarmed over trend in AIDS-related deaths among teens

The number of HIV/AIDS-related deaths among teenagers worldwide increased by 50 per cent between 2005 and 2012 showing an alarming trend, according to a report published Friday by the UN Children's Fund.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/UNICEF-alarmed-over-trend-in-AIDS-related-deaths-a-30220861.html

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

New Zealanders 'Treated Cruelly' for Having HIV

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 in a rally in front of the Ukrainian cabinet of ministers building in Kiev October 8, 2013.

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/526010/20131129/hiv-aids-new-zealand-infection-health.htm

25 years of CASP

... Service Penang (CASP), a non-governmental organisation in Bukit Mertajam that helps to provide people living with HIV/AIDS the (free) care, treatment and emotional support that the residents need. The NGO has also helped with the welfare of Jane's ...

http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Features/2013/11/29/25-years-of-Community-AIDS-Service-Penang.aspx

World AIDS Day: the fight goes on

... Tony Minge, President of the Board of Positive Life SA told blaze the day was important for the focus it throws on HIV/AIDS and also in remembering those who have died in the past from HIV-related illness. "World AIDS Day is an important opportunity ...

http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/news/victoria-copy/world-aids-day-the-fight-goes-on-12479.html

New And More Aggressive HIV Strain Causes AIDS Faster

A new and more aggressive strain of HIV discovered in West Africa causes significantly faster progression to AIDS, researchers at Sweden's Lund University said Thursday.

http://www.businessinsider.com/hiv-strain-faster-aids-2013-11?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

New, aggressive HIV strain causes AIDS faster

A new and more aggressive strain of HIV discovered in West Africa causes significantly faster progression to AIDS, researchers at Sweden's Lund University said Thursday.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/11/29/13/new-aggressive-hiv-strain-causes-aids-faster

Maine man counts his blessings ahead of World AIDS Day

V INFECTIONS AMONG ADULTS AND CHILDREN ARE DOWN ACROSS THE GLOBE.... IT'S STILL A BIG HEALTH ISSUE WITH ABOUT 35-MILLION PEOPLE INFECTED AROUND THE WORLD.

http://www.wmtw.com/news/Maine-man-counts-his-blessings-ahead-of-World-AIDS-Day/-/22922014/23204422/-/3ynv7uz/-/index.html?absolute=true

New, more aggressive HIV strain found in West Africa

A new and more aggressive strain of HIV discovered in West Africa causes significantly faster progression to AIDS, researchers at Sweden's Lund University said Thursday.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/28/new-more-aggressive-hiv-strain-found-in-west-africa/

YEAH's massive message for World AIDS Day

HIV and sexual health awareness organisation Youth Empowerment Against HIV/AIDS have raised the profile of World AIDS Day to literally gigantic proportions by putting up a giant-sized sign reading World AIDS Day on Melbourne's Princess Bridge.

http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/feature/ft-victoria/yeah-s-massive-message-for-world-aids-day-12478.html

"Christmas Eve" Comes Early This Year to Benefit BC/EFA

... States. Broadway Cares is the major supporter of the social service programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative and the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic. "Christmas Eve with Christmas ...

http://www.edgeptown.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=152437

Black Women Battle Increasing Rate of HIV

... had been lifted off my shoulders. I was able to let it out even though there was still the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS. Talking about it is my therapy." Today, Green is concentrating on regaining her independence. She hasn't had any seizures for the ...

http://www.edgeptown.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=152449

Philly Fight Holds Fifth Annual WAD Prayer Breakfast

... 2013 FIGHT for Life Gala on Dec. 4, a fundraiser honoring former Governor Ed Rendell's long commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS. The event will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S. Broad Street. "We are so pleased that Ed ...

http://www.edgeptown.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=152370

Record Improvements in HIV/AIDS treatment: report

The United Nations' health agency, UN Aids, says record numbers of people in low and middle income countries are now receiving treatment for HIV/AIDS.

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/record-improvements-in-hivaids-treatment-report/5124284

New, Aggressive HIV Strain Causes AIDS Faster

A new and more aggressive strain of HIV discovered in West Africa causes significantly faster progression to AIDS, researchers at Sweden's Lund University said Thursday.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Health-AIDS-research-virus/2013/11/28/id/539141

Elton John: An End to AIDS?

Commentary: Elton blames Southern and religious bigotry for the continuing plague of HIV-AIDS in the U.S. and around the world.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3096432/posts

Vietnam, other developing nations could lose as US seeks largesse for Big Pharma

... reference prices for innovator brands and 11.41 times for the lowest-priced generics. Many drugs for diseases like HIV/AIDS, cancer, and hepatitis B and C are already too expensive for most people, Oxfam said. The TPP pact also comes at a bad time ...

http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/pages/20131122-vietnam-other-developing-nations-could-lose-as-us-seeks-largesse-for-big-pharma.aspx

Some South African clinics running short of HIV/AIDS drugs - MSF

One in five South African clinics are running short of life-saving HIV/AIDS drugs, affecting nearly half a million people and undermining the success of the world's largest treatment programme, medical charities said on Thursday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/28/safrica-aids-idUSL5N0JD2Q020131128?feedType=RSS&feedName=rbssHealthcareNews

Africa: Spike in Aids-Related Adolescent Deaths Raises Alarm

... adults to help them maintain care and to stick to treatment," said Dr Gottfried Hirnschall, Director of the WHO HIV/AIDS Department. According to WHO, only 10 percent of young men and 15 percent of young women between 15 and 24 years in sub-Saharan ...

http://allafrica.com/stories/201311281439.html

Zimbabwe Artist Paints Brighter Canvas In Spite Of HIV

When award-winning Zimbabwean artist Rogers Makunda discovered he was HIV-positive in 2009, he tried to keep living and working as he had before.

http://www.trust.org/item/20131128142310-wqxh8/?source=hppartner

Some South African clinics running short of HIV/AIDS drugs - MSF

One in five South African clinics are running short of life-saving HIV/AIDS drugs, affecting nearly half a million people and undermining the success of the world's largest treatment programme, medical charities said on Thursday.

http://www.trust.org/item/20131128141030-fpd2m

ITUC Statement: 2013 World AIDS Day

Today on World AIDS Day 2013, the ITUC commemorates the many millions of people who have lost their lives to HIV/AIDS, and pays tribute to those living with HIV and those who have fought to bring attention to the epidemic and advocate for action.

http://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-statement-2013-world-aids-day

Obama AIDS-free generation within our reach

... "We remember the friends and loved ones we have lost, stand with the estimated 35 million people living with HIV/AIDS, and renew our commitment to preventing the spread of this virus at home and abroad. If we channel our energy and compassion into ...

http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/218723142/scat/b8de8e630faf3631/ht/Obama-AIDS-free-generation-within-our-reach

In Africa, circumcision plan targets AIDS prevention

... in September, about 1.2 million deaths were in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2007, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and WHO recommended that voluntary medical male circumcision become a key element of HIV prevention in high-risk ...

http://www.jacksonsun.com/usatoday/article/3760939

Delays in diagnosing AIDS and low treatment rates prove deadly in eastern Europe

131,000 new cases have been recently diagnoses in many of the former Soviet Union republics in Central Asia as well as in eastern Europe.

http://www.examiner.com/article/delays-diagnosing-aids-and-low-treatment-rates-prove-deadly-eastern-europe?cid=rss

Do you know the difference between HIV and AIDS? Charity in...

HIV is viewed by some people as a negative attribute, as something to be ashamed of, that is associated with poor sexual health, or as a weakness.

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/know-difference-HIV-AIDS-Charity-Plymouth-urges/story-20236047-detail/story.html

Images of an era

"Our Heroes," a community-donated photography exhibit that chronicles the HIV/AIDS history in the District, opens at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Monday and runs through Jan. 5. Our Heroes has been a work in progress since 2002.

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/11/28/images-of-an-era-our-heroes-photo-exhibit-aids/

UK Boosts Commitment To Tackling HIV/AIDS

UK provides additional A 5 million a year as part of its commitment to 'Getting to Zero' and achieving the UN's vision of zero new HIV infections The UK is to continue its commitment to tackling HIV/AIDS, International Development Minister Lynne Featherstone announced today ahead of World Aids Day.

http://www.wirenews.co/uk/healthcare/16387/uk-boosts-commitment-to-tackling-hiv-aids

HIV-tainted blood, needles caused infection, say patients

... them," Mishra, 36, who has four children, told IANS. An official from the Delhi Network for People Living With HIV/AIDS (Dnp+) said that there are chances of people getting the HIV-AIDS infection through infected blood transfusion and contaminated ...

http://www.newkerala.com/news/story/95369/hiv-tainted-blood-needles-caused-infection-say-patients-dec-1-is-world-aids-day.html

HIV infections up by 8% across Europe more testing and better treatment coverage recommended

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NIH Statement On World AIDS Day 2013

... first annual commemoration of World AIDS Day, extraordinary scientific progress has been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS. That progress has turned an HIV diagnosis from an almost-certain death sentence to what is now for many, a manageable ...

http://www.wirenews.co/usa/healthcare/16373/nih-statement-on-world-aids-day-2013

Urgent need to prioritise young people in efforts to tackle HIV epidemic

... by her status. Photo: Benjamin Chesterton/duckrabbit Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance is highlighting the urgent need to prioritise and involve young people in efforts to tackle the global HIV epidemic. ...

http://www.trust.org/item/20131128095140-ldanm/?source=hppartner

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

You can't look at people and tell if they have HIV/AIDS

ALTHOUGH the national anti-stigma campaign featuring healthy-looking persons living with HIV has had the reverse effect on some Jamaicans, one of the individuals featured in the series of television advertisements says the impact would have been worse had the decision been taken to use people who show physical signs of the disease.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/You-can-t-look-at-people-and-tell-if-they-have-HIV-AIDS-_15526362

Obama: AIDS-free generation 'within our reach'

... "We remember the friends and loved ones we have lost, stand with the estimated 35 million people living with HIV/AIDS, and renew our commitment to preventing the spread of this virus at home and abroad. If we channel our energy and compassion into ...

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/11/28/Obama-AIDS-free-generation-within-our-reach/UPI-10851385627400/

Marathoners dance away with less cash this year

The Columbia University Dance Marathon raised $18,085 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation on Saturday night-more than $20,000 less than it raised in January.

http://www.columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-entertainment/2013/11/25/marathoners-dance-away-less-cash-year

Swaziland: MSF rolls out innovative medical approach to prevent mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission

Stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS from mothers to their children is an essential step in curbing the disease's epidemic in Swaziland.

http://www.mbendi.com/a_sndmsg/news_view.asp?PG=35&I=139916

Nambi talk show revives debate on HIV/Aids

The number of children born with HIV/AIDS has reduced from 25,000 to 15,000, according to Dr. Kihumuro Apuuli, the Director General of the Uganda Aids Commission.

http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/649944-nambi-talk-show-revives-debate-on-hiv-aids.html

Daily vitamins can slow AIDS progress, study says

The Miami Herald A daily dose of multivitamins and minerals in the early stages of HIV infection can delay progression of the disease that causes AIDS by as much as 54 percent in people who are not receiving antiretroviral drugs, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association and led by a Florida International University ... (more)

http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=520475

How To Survive A Plague Comes To PBS

Academy Award nominee How To Survive A Plague will premiere on PBS Independent Lens Dec. 30 at 10 p.m. .

http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=63471

State Of Affairs: Funding Of HIV Programs In Jeopardy

... and medical access programming for those living with HIV. The money comes to the MDCH, where the staff at the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention Section (HAPIS), dole out the funds in grants to local health departments and AIDS Service ...

http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=63466

Sexual risk lower among U.S. gay and bisexual men who accurately know their HIV status

... are available now than ever before," said Jonathan Mermin, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at CDC. "However, these findings are a stark reminder that we cannot afford to undervalue ...

http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/health/6200-sexual-risk-lower-among-u-s-gay-and-bisexual-men-who-accurately-know-their-hiv-status.html

theLevittownTribune.com Calendar

... For information about the meeting call Nancy 798-2547 (between 7 and 9 p.m.) or Ed 516-845-5423. a Women's HIV/AIDS Counseling Services offering free support service, individual counseling, couples/family counseling, services for children. If you ...

http://www.antonnews.com/levittowntribune/127-levittowncalendar/34478-thelevittowntribunecom-calendar.html

HIV, Inflammation, and Calcium in Atherosclerosis [Atherosclerosis/Lipoproteins]

From the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; University of California, San Francisco ; and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA .

http://atvb.ahajournals.org/content/early/2013/11/21/ATVBAHA.113.302191.short?rss=1

Cloudstreet

From that poignant Aussie writer, Tim Winton, comes a re-release of one of Australia's favorite novels - "Cloudstreet."

http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=reviews&sc3=&id=151560

Bay Area Set to Mark World AIDS Day

... and the work that remains in the battle against HIV and AIDS. Globally, there are 33.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS, while more than 25 million have died of the disease since the first cases were reported in 1981 in San Francisco and other ...

http://www.edgesanfrancisco.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=152525

World AIDS Day Concert

... December 1, but a concert will take place on Saturday, Nov. 30 to "remember the 35 million people who have died of HIV/AIDS." Student will play pieces by Rachmaninoff and Piazzolla. The concert is free but tickets must be reserved (and are reported ...

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/At-the-Colburn-World-AIDS-Day-Concert-233672091.html

HIV Cure: 3 Unique Viral Traits Exposed Why Current Treatment Cannot Eradicate HIV/AIDS

Here are the three key traits characterising resistance of HIV against the immune system.

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/525704/20131128/hiv-cure-3-unique-viral-traits-exposed.htm

Review: Cinema

STEPHEN King's telekinesis-wielding creation is given a reboot for the 21st century, though it is such a bland affair one wonders why anyone bothered.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film/review-cinema.22807010

Budd to be sworn into HIV/AIDS Commission

... Earline Budd is scheduled to be sworn in by Mayor Vincent Gray on Dec. 2 as a member of the Mayor's Commission on HIV/AIDS. The swearing in ceremony for Budd and other newly appointed members of the HIV/AIDS Commission will take place about a ...

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/11/27/budd-sworn-hivaids-commission/

New NIH guidelines for managing opportunistic infections in children with HIV

... pediatric HIV patients. December 1 is World AIDS Day, an annual day of commemoration in the fight against HIV/AIDS . Dr. Nachman, Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Pediatrics , and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook ...

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20131127/New-NIH-guidelines-for-managing-opportunistic-infections-in-children-with-HIV.aspx

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;

UN Report Shows Major Progress on HIV-AIDS

The latest report from the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS provides a vision of hope.

http://www.voanews.com/content/un-report-shows-major-progress-on-hiv-aids/1799290.html

Clipping the Wings of HIV Legal Eagles

As 2013 draws to a close, the Affordable Care Act and the Supreme Court ruling in June striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act are proving to be game changers for those living with HIV/AIDS.

http://www.edgefireisland.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=152442

Latin America advances to universal access to HIV treatment

... aribbean and civil society networks. World AIDS Day is celebrated on 1 December every year to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. The day is an opportunity for public and private

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1311/S00387/latin-america-advances-to-universal-access-to-hiv-treatment.htm

Looming at the Supreme Court: Your Boss May Want to Be Your Doctor

... have access to. What's next? Will the Court allow some bosses not to cover blood transfusions, immunizations or HIV/AIDS treatment because they're contrary to their beliefs? Indeed, if your employer's religion says that only prayer can cure illness, ...

http://msmagazine.com/blog/2013/11/27/looming-at-the-supreme-court-your-boss-may-want-to-be-your-doctor/

Child Support Grants Help South African Girls Avoid HIV Infection;...

... in exchange for money. South African officials have pinpointed "sugar daddies" as a major factor in the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country, according to the BBC . "This study shows that as long as they are given enough money to survive, girls will ...

http://www.medicaldaily.com/child-support-grants-help-south-african-girls-avoid-hiv-infection-makes-them-two-thirds-less-likely

Magic Johnson Tells Oprah Winfrey How He Told Teammates of HIV Diagnosis

The former Los Angeles Lakers superstar will appear on an episode of Oprah's Next Chapter Sunday, Dec. 1. During the show, which happens to be airing on World AIDS Day, he'll give an in-depth interview about his HIV diagnosis, including a description of what it was like to tell his Lakers teammates.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1868676-magic-johnson-tells-oprah-winfrey-how-he-told-teammates-of-hiv-diagnosis

WAD

... the spread of HIV infection. Today People are living longer and landmark advancements have bought the fight against HIV/AIDS to a point for achieving an AIDS free generation. We now have the tools to dramatically drive down the rate of new HIV ...

http://postnewsgroup.com/blog/2013/11/27/world-aids-day-recognizes-older-hivaids-sufferers/

Youth trained on preventing HIV spread

Student leaders from different universities and rotary groups on Wednesday were trained on how to disseminate information about HIV/Aids among their fellow peers as the only way to fight the pandemic.

http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/649937-youth-trained-on-preventing-hiv-spread.html

Kaiser Permanente Southern California Announces $238,000 in Grants to ...

More than 30 years ago, HIV/AIDS first came to the world's attention, and today there are still more than 1.2 million people in the United States living with the disease.

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2013/11/27/7567301.htm

Getting to zero on World Aids Day

... year's theme is Getting to Zero, as in zero HIV infections, AIDS-related deaths or discrimination of people with HIV/AIDS. Vendors and not-for-profit groups can reserve space as exhibitors at the Dec. 6 event. There is no charge for not-for-profits ...

http://www.tbnweekly.com/editorial/health_news/content_articles/112713_hth-01.txt

Unprotected Sex On the Rise Among U.S. Gay Men, CDC Says

... that we cannot afford to undervalue HIV testing," said Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at the CDC. "Getting an HIV test at least once a year is essential for gay and bisexual ...

http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=news&id=160099&cn=55

The Power of Positive Thinking

Brandon Allen, a peer navigator and community health specialist with the South Carolina HIV/AIDS Council, wasn't sure why his boss kept asking him to send her photos a few months ago.

http://www.free-times.com/arts/112713-the-power-of-positive-thinking

Kaiser Permanente Southern California Announces $238,000 in Grants to ...

More than 30 years ago, HIV/AIDS first came to the world's attention, and today there are still more than 1.2 million people in the United States living with the disease.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20131127005764/en

Northeast Health District Offers Free HIV Testing for World AIDS Day

From the Northeast Health District: The Northeast Health District's Specialty Care Clinic is partnering with AIDS Athens and the Athens Neighborhood Health Center to offer free HIV testing in recognition of World AIDS Day from December 2 through December 5, 2013.

http://athens.patch.com/groups/health-and-wellness-/p/northeast-health-district-offers-free-hiv-testing-for-world-aids-day

Sexual risk lower among gay, bisexual men who know HIV status

Risky sexual behavior is less prevalent among gay and bisexual men who know their HIV status than among those who don't, U.S. health statistics indicate.

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2013/11/27/Sexual-risk-lower-among-gay-bisexual-men-who-know-HIV-status/UPI-98091385583921/

Carrying on af ter HIV/AIDS - The story of Jacqui Allen

Jacqui Allen* remembers it like it was yesterday. Married for several years, one deadly decision would change her life forever.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20131127/news/news8.html

AIDS proves stubborn in Europe as new HIV infections rise

... with HIV is getting the ART treatment they need, Wednesday's report said. Michel Kazatchkine, the United Nation's HIV/AIDS Special Envoy in Eastern Europe, told Reuters in an interview this month that HIV epidemics are becoming more concentrated in ...

http://www.trust.org/item/20131127064621-3ai53/?source=hptop

Some Hopeful Signs in the HIV/AIDS War

... The following year she shared her story and made the cover of Essence magazine, instantly becoming toe face of HIV/AIDS for young, successful, heterosexual Black women, catapulting herself into a life of activism and ministry. Today, she continues ...

http://www.blackvoicenews.com/news/news-wire/49185-some-hopeful-signs-in-the-hivaids-war.html

Clark University's ONE Chapter Gets a Prestigious Honor

... University Center. "The art will be photos submitted by ONE members, depicting images from Africa of the effects of HIV/AIDS. On December 6th, we will also be having free HIV testing in our University Center, provided by AIDS Project Worcester," ...

http://www.golocalworcester.com/lifestyle/clark-universitys-one-chapter-gets-a-prestigious-honor/

AIDS proves stubborn in Europe as new HIV infections rise

... with HIV is getting the ART treatment they need, Wednesday's report said. Michel Kazatchkine, the United Nation's HIV/AIDS Special Envoy in Eastern Europe, told Reuters in an interview this month that HIV epidemics are becoming more concentrated in ...

http://www.trust.org/item/20131127064621-3ai53

Mass circumcision drive in Rwanda to curb HIV

... ages 15-49" by the end of 2016. "Studies have shown that circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV/AIDS infection by roughly 60 per cent," the health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that "male circumcision is one ...

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/11/mass-circumcision-drive-rwanda-curb-hiv-20131127563412187.html

Micronutrient supplements may reduce risk of HIV progression: study

Long-term supplementation with multivitamins plus selenium for HIV-infected patients in the early stages of disease who had not received antiretroviral therapy may safely reduce the risk of immune decline and illness, U.S. researchers said Tuesday.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-11/27/c_132920475.htm

HIV provides ample PAMPs for innate immune sensing.

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http://www.citeulike.org/user/saumen/article/12802990

World's largest AIDS awareness ribbon to be draped over Brighton's Level

... in our city, as well as the continued commitment to further improvements." New figures show 1,591 people used HIV/Aids services in the city last year - up 60 on the year before - meaning the city has the highest rate of infections in the country ...

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10835918.World_s_largest_AIDS_awareness_ribbon_to_be_draped_over_Brighton_s_Level/?ref=var_0

Want Not

With a large set of people to get to know in the novel, and all of them compelling, Jonathan Miles delivers his second novel "Want Not" with a great big smile.

http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=reviews&sc3=&id=151838

Qld Health Minister determined to end HIV

QUEENSLANDERS determined to end the threat of HIV and AIDS know that when I was appointed Health Minister by Premier Campbell Newman, I inherited a HIV strategy of the former Labor Government that was stale and moribund.

http://www.starobserver.com.au/opinion/soapbox-opinion/qld-health-minister-determined-to-end-hiv/113430

Philly Fight Holds Fifth Annual WAD Prayer Breakfast

... 2013 FIGHT for Life Gala on Dec. 4, a fundraiser honoring former Governor Ed Rendell's long commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS. The event will be held from 6-9 p.m. at the Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S. Broad Street. "We are so pleased that Ed ...

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=152370

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;

HIV fight: Rwanda in 'non-surgical' circumcision drive

... ages 15-49" by the end of 2016. "Studies have shown that circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV/AIDS infection by roughly 60 percent," the ministry said in a statement, adding that "male circumcision is one of the key ...

http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/649895-hiv-fight-rwanda-in-non-surgical-circumcision-drive.html

Researcher: Vitamins and Mineral Supplements Slow Progression of HIV

Patients with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, often develop vitamin deficiencies.

http://www.voanews.com/content/researcher-vitamins-mineral-supplements-slow-hiv/1798534.html

Advocates decry Ottawa's HIV strategy as China, B.C. cement partnership

Dr. Julio Montaner, director of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, is pictured in February, 2012.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/advocates-decry-ottawas-hiv-strategy-as-china-bc-cement-partnership/article15625365/?cmpid=rss1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-Front+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+Latest+News%29

"Christmas Eve" Comes Early This Year to Benefit BC/EFA

... States. Broadway Cares is the major supporter of the social service programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative and the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic. "Christmas Eve with Christmas ...

http://www.edgefireisland.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=152437

Correction to HIV case study in Greece featured in WHO/Europe report on social determinants of health

... programmes", based on the report of the "Ad hoc expert group of the Greek focal point on the outbreak of HIV/AIDS in 2011" (Athens: Greek Documentation and Monitoring Centre for Drugs; 2011). Greece reported a significant increase (52%) in new HIV ...

http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/h5n1/2013/11/correction-to-hiv-case-study-in-greece-featured-in-whoeurope-report-on-social-determinants-of-health.html

Risk of HIV treatment failure present even in those with low viral load

Her findings were published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. The study was conducted in close collaboration with doctors from the Clinique mdicale du Quartier Latin de Montral, based on data from the files of 1,860 people living with HIV and covering a period of 12 years.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131126000537.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fviruses+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Viruses%29

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/

B.C. signs agreement to help China with program to wipe out HIV and AIDS

... plan between British Columbia and China. It's a story Dr. Julio Montaner, of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, loves to tell. Dr. Zunyou Wu, the director of China's Centre for Disease Control, didn't like the B.C. program and "didn't like ...

http://www.brandonsun.com/national/breaking-news/bc-signs-agreement-to-help-china-with-program-to-wipe-out-hiv-and-aids-233498501.html?

Government Grants Reduce HIV Risks for Teenage Girls in South Africa

Their findings are published in the journal, The Lancet Global Health . The researchers say that half of all new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa are among young people, and girls are two to three times more likely to be infected than boys.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131125201218.htm

Musical memorial

The HIV/AIDS crisis is more than 30 years old in America, and as new treatments have made it appear to be a largely chronic condition rather than a rapid death sentence, public attention has started to waver.

http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/musical_memorial/12616/

Researchers show where germs are hiding in the workplace

... is even longer for kids, and up to two weeks for folks who are immune compromised, such as transplant patients, HIV/AIDS patients and diabetics. Students returning to school and workers returning to their jobs may still put others at risk. "You may ...

http://www.kvue.com/news/health/233551671.html

Sneak Preview: CDC's Effort to Measure the Determinants of AIDS Treatment Quality

... practice and clinical practice (categories 2 and 3). Dr. Debbie Birx , Director of the CGH Division of Global HIV/AIDS, presented descriptive statistics on this data from PEPFAR supported partners and sites in Rwanda and Tanzania. Here is what stood ...

http://www.cgdev.org/blog/sneak-preview-cdc%E2%80%99s-effort-measure-determinants-aids-treatment-quality

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

B.C. signs on to help China wipe out HIV

... plan between British Columbia and China. It's a story Dr. Julio Montaner, of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, loves to tell. Dr. Zunyou Wu, the director of China's Centre for Disease Control, didn't like the B.C. program and "didn't like ...

http://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/103526/B-C-signs-on-to-help-China-wipe-out-HIV

Black Women Battle Increasing Rate of HIV

... had been lifted off my shoulders. I was able to let it out even though there was still the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS. Talking about it is my therapy." Today, Green is concentrating on regaining her independence. She hasn't had any seizures for the ...

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=152449

B.C. signs agreement to help China with program to wipe out HIV and AIDS

... plan between British Columbia and China. It's a story Dr. Julio Montaner, of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, loves to tell. Dr. Zunyou Wu, the director of China's Centre for Disease Control, didn't like the B.C. program and "didn't like ...

http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/11/26/b-c-signs-agreement-to-help-china-with-program-to-wipe-out-hiv-and-aids/

B.C. signs agreement to help China with program to wipe out HIV and AIDS

The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is taking its successful program to China to help stem the spread of the disease in the Communist country.

http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/article/GB/20131126/CP02/311269870/-1/princegeorge/bc-signs-agreement-to-help-china-with-program-to-wipe-out-hiv-and&template=cpArt

Recognizes World AIDS Day Dec. 2 with AIDS Memorial Quilt Display

... the global community effort needed to achieve zero new HIV infections, zero stigma against those living with HIV/AIDS and zero AIDS-related deaths. "World AIDS Day is an important reminder of the need to increase global awareness of this devastating ...

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/uc_san_diego_recognizes_world_aids_day_dec._2_with_aids_memorial_quilt_disp

B.C. HIV-AIDS control program heads to China

... plan between British Columbia and China. It's a story Dr. Julio Montaner, of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, loves to tell. Dr. Zunyou Wu, the director of China's Centre for Disease Control, didn't like the B.C. program and "didn't like ...

http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/national/details.asp?c=64764

Multivitamins With Mineral Supplement Slow HIV Progress, Researchers Find

Common vitamins plus selenium slowed illness in HIV patients in the early stage of their disease, according to a study suggesting the supplements may provide an effective, low-cost approach for delaying AIDS.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-26/vitamin-combination-with-supplement-slows-hiv-progress.html

New UN Guidelines Address Needs Of Adolescents with HIV

... and social pressures as they grow from children into adults," says Gottfried Hirnschall, Director of WHO's HIV/AIDS Department. "Adolescents need health services and support tailored to their needs. They are less likely than adults to be tested for ...

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1311/S00333/new-un-guidelines-address-needs-of-adolescents-with-hiv.htm

Call to donate used items

Darjeeling, Nov. 26: More than 450 people with HIV/AIDS have decided to come out in the open and seek donations of used items from people, sell them to raise funds for treatment and create awareness of the disease.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131127/jsp/siliguri/story_17615756.jsp

Younger People With HIV May Face More Stress, Isolation: Study

Younger people with HIV may experience more isolation and stress than older people with the disease, according to a recent study.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/26/younger-hiv-stress-isolation_n_4339721.html

Are Greeks Deliberately Giving Themselves HIV? WHO 'Typo'...

A report from the WHO has raised the suspicion that desperate Greek citizens are infecting themselves with HIV in order to collect generous welfare.

http://www.medicaldaily.com/are-greeks-deliberately-giving-themselves-hiv-who-typo-prompts-inquiry-cases-self-infection-263787

As WHO corrects error, HIV cases falling this year

The number of new HIV cases recorded in Greece this year is set to be lower than last year, according to figures provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention , which said that it notified the World Health Organization about a mistake in one of its reports that suggested half of new HIV infections in Greece were self-inflicted in order ... (more)

http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_26/11/2013_529601

Multivitamins With Mineral Supplement Slow HIV Progress in Study

Common vitamins plus selenium slowed illness in HIV patients in the early stage of their disease, according to a study suggesting the supplements may provide an effective, low-cost approach for delaying AIDS.

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MWUCWN6KLVSO01-3H5KH0GO1J66FEJI3Q84NS62IV

WHO's Error Leads To Misguided Meme About Greeks And HIV

... among intravenous drug users," may have gotten mixed with information from a research institute's study of HIV/AIDS in Greece . The institute's study mentions that there is a "well-founded suspicion that some problem users are intentionally infected ...

http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/11/26/whos-error-leads-to-misguided-meme-about-greeks-and-hiv?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GPBNewsFeed+%28GPB+News%29

Dem looks to end discriminatory AIDS laws

Sen. Chris Coons said Tuesday that he would soon introduce legislation requiring the federal government to review federal and state laws, and recommend ways to make them more fair for people living with HIV/AIDS.

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/healthcare/191511-dem-looks-to-end-discriminatory-aids-laws

Stony Brook Pediatrician Co-authors New NIH Guidelines for Managing...

... pediatric HIV patients. December 1 is World AIDS Day, an annual day of commemoration in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Dr. Nachman, Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Pediatrics, and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook ...

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/610905/?sc=rsmn&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewswiseMednews+%28Newswise%3A+MedNews%29

Rwanda launches 'non-surgical' circumcision drive to combat HIV

... ages 15-49" by the end of 2016. "Studies have shown that circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexually acquired HIV/AIDS infection by roughly 60 percent," the ministry said in a statement, adding that "male circumcision is one of the key ...

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-11-rwanda-non-surgical-circumcision-combat-hiv.html

Allsup Observes World AIDS Day 25th Anniversary

... failure of the kidneys. Diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Antiretroviral therapy helps people living with HIV/AIDS live longer, healthier lives, but some HIV medications can increase the risk for heart disease and diabetes by causing high ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11360256.htm

WorldPride 2014 Toronto to Stand in Support at the 2013 Action on...

WorldPride 2014 Toronto in support of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network will take part in the Awards for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, on December 1, 2013, as the 2013 recipients - the Grandmother's Advocacy Network and Alternatives- Cameroun are honoured.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11370332.htm

New Hepatitis C Drug Success Should Drive Gilead Sciences In 2014

... 8. According to available information, the hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects a larger number of people worldwide than HIV/AIDS, meaning that the market for the hepatitis C drug is bigger than the market for HIV and HBV anti-viral drugs. According to ...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1864721-new-hepatitis-c-drug-success-should-drive-gilead-sciences-in-2014?source=feed

Bangladesh's migrants also need HIV services

... have INGOs [international NGOs] doing the work of governments," Leo Kenny, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) country coordinator for Bangladesh, told IRIN. "The imperative first step is an inter-governmental dialogue to start ...

http://www.IRINnews.org/report/99206/bangladesh-s-migrants-also-need-hiv-services

Dr. Luis Montaner, Wistar Institute HIV/AIDS Expert, Can Address His...

In preparation for World AIDS Day on December 1, Luis Montaner, D.V.M., D. Phil., Wistar Institute professor, director of Wistar's HIV-1 Immunopathogenesis Laboratory, and member of Wistar's Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, is available to address the global perspective on the fight against AIDS.

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Multivitamins, minerals can delay HIV progression, FIU-led study finds

A daily dose of multivitamins and minerals in the early stages of HIV infection can delay progression of the disease that causes AIDS by as much as 54 percent in people who are not receiving antiretroviral drugs, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association and led by a Florida International University ... (more)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/26/3781099/multivitamins-minerals-can-delay.html

HIV provides ample PAMPs for innate immune sensing

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'Withdrawal' won't work

MANY persons believe that the' withdrawal' contraceptive method also guards against the transmission of HIV/AIDS.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/-Withdrawal--won-t-work_15526196

'AIDS in Africa' tag out of date as progress differs

... civil society leaders have worked together, the report said, and as a result have made dramatic progress against HIV/AIDS. Yet at the same time other countries - such as Cameroon, Nigeria and Togo - lag far behind, often hampered by a lack of ...

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/11/26/aids-in-africa-tag-out-date-as-progress-differs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fhealth+%28Internal+-+Health+-+Text%29

Sex, lies and economics: Researcher's map of infidelity wins Polanyi Prize - The Globe and Mail

In economist Roland Pongou's native Cameroon, one in 20 people are infected with HIV/AIDS, and women more so than men.

http://media.ashleymadison.com/posts/5962

AIDS 2013: Key Anti-AIDS Goals Are On Track, But Some Lag

... disease released in advance of World AIDS Day, December 1. Data released by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimates that more than 35 million people worldwide are living with HIV. By the end of 2012, some 9.7 million people ...

http://www.wirenews.co/usa/healthcare/16298/aids-2013-key-anti-aids-goals-are-on-track-but-some-lag

AIDS Memorial Quilt returns to Asheville

Jeff Thornton had only seen pictures of the quilt panel made in honor of his brother, Timothy, for the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

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You'll never know what it's like to be an HIV positive mother in Africa

Walking miles to a clinic, being kicked out of home, giving birth alone and waiting to find out if your baby has HIV - all shown here happening in Western society.

http://www.brandrepublic.com/news/1222462/youll-know-its-hiv-positive-mother-africa/

Powerful tool for genetic engineering

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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/269286.php

HIV testing in young adolescents

... of communication and comfort discussing sex with their partners had been tested for HIV. Participants who had high HIV/AIDS-related partner communication were 3.7 times more likely to have been tested than those with low communication. High HIV ...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/269242.php

14 new HIV cases in South Cotabato

... antiretroviral drug (ARV) treatment at the SPMC, which is the Department of Health's designated treatment hub for HIV/AIDS victims from southern and southwestern Mindanao, he said. ARV drug treatment mainly stops the multiplication of the infected ...

http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2013/11/26/14-new-hiv-cases-in-south-cotabato/?#038;#038;

The Week Ahead: November 25 - December 1

Five-day old 'Princess' sleeps in her mother's arms next to anti-AIDS drug Nevirapine at one of the 18 national test sites, at the T C Newman hospital in Paarl.

http://www.rferl.org/content/calendar_of_events/25179131.html

Fired HIV positive persons turning to sex work

THE good news of being able to live longer despite being infected with HIV/AIDS is threatening to turn sour for some persons, many of whom have lost jobs and are now turning to selling their bodies in order to survive.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Fired-HIV-positive-persons-turning-to-sex-work_15526457

Treatment Bypasses Isolated Rural HIV+ Americans

When Duane Quintana found out he was HIV-positive at 19, he took it as a diagnosis of certain early death. HIV/AIDS wasn't something he'd learned about growing up in Wendell, Idaho, a rural town with a population of less than 3,000. It was a big city ...

http://www.edgeptown.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=152167

Marathoners dance away with less cash this year

CUDM organizers Christina Seto, BC '15, left, and Liora Hostyck, BC '14, dance on Sunday morning in the Diana Event Oval.

http://www.columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-entertainment/2013/11/25/marathoners-dance-away-less-cash-year

"AIDS in Africa" tag out of date as progress differs-campaigners

A woman and her child attend a talk on sexual and domestic violence and HIV/AIDS prevention in Agoe-Nyive, a suburb of Lome, Togo, April 15, 2013.

http://www.trust.org/item/20131125234725-1380a/?source=hpagehead

R.E.A.C.H. promotes AIDS awareness and prevention with quilt

"The purpose of the quilt is to have a visual display of support for those who are affected or know of someone who is affected by HIV/AIDS," Johnson wrote in an email.

http://www.bupipedream.com/news/27039/r-e-a-c-h-aids-quilt/

Community notices

... the First Christian Church, and from that base provides a variety of services to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in Las Cruces and surrounding areas. Services for people living with HIV include: food pantry, patient navigation, rent/utility ...

http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-community/ci_24582771/community-notices-nov-26?source=rss

Obama lifts research ban on HIV organ transplants

President Barack Obama has lifted a ban on research into the possibility of transplanting organs from one HIV-positive person to another.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/nov/26/us-obama-hiv-organs/

Hepatitis C: Boehringer Ingelheim's faldaprevir granted accelerated...

"The acceptance for accelerated assessment by the EMA supports our position that if approved, faldaprevir* will provide an important alternative to currently available hepatitis C treatments."

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20131125005954&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

SHSU Student Health Center to offer free HIV/AIDS testing

... it in everyday news. According to AIDs.gov , one in four people between the ages of 13 and 24 are infected with HIV/AIDS. "We encourage students to get tested, know their status and use protection, such as condoms, if they are sexually active," ...

http://www.houstonianonline.com/news/shsu-student-health-center-to-offer-free-hiv-aids-testing-1.2849052

Blood of HIV-infected man used in transfusions: source

Blood donated by an HIV-positive man slipped through safety checks by the Japan Red Cross Society and was used in transfusions for several people, a source close to the health ministry said Monday.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/26/national/blood-of-hiv-infected-man-used-in-transfusions-source/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29

Undressing Israel

This may come to some as a culture shock but Israel is a much more open-minded and welcoming society when it comes to how its LGBT citizens compare to the United States.

http://www.edgeprovidence.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=reviews&sc3=&id=151714

Diversity News Magazine Media Partner of the 29th Annual AIDS Walk LA 2013

... for APLA to provide urgently needed food, dental care, safe housing, and much more to people in need living with HIV/AIDS. For more information, visit apla.org. AIDS Walk Los Angeles is one of the biggest, most diverse, and highly anticipated annual ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/diversity-news-magazine-media-partner-of-the-29th-annual-aids-walk-la-2013

153 new HIV cases in HK

Health officials say 153 cases of HIV -- the virus which can lead to AIDS -- were reported in Hong kong in the third quarter of this year, bringing the total to 6,198 since 1984.

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=43583&icid=3&d_str=20131126

Differing Levels of Progress Make Idea of 'AIDS in Africa' Obsolete

Ugandan HIV/AIDS patients listen as a Mbuya Community Outreach doctor explains how to start anti-retroviral treatment, near Kampala.

http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-differing-levels-progress-make-idea-aids-africa-obsolete/1797727.html

Greeks 'Injecting HIV To Claim 700 Benefits'

... difficulties, especially in an era of (large scale) socio-economic changes," she said in the group's latest HIV/AIDS study. "Taking into consideration this situation, public health surveillance and the evaluation of relevant prevention interventions ...

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/11/25/greeks_injecting_hiv_to_claim_700.htm

Greenberg Traurig Receives Corporate Diversity Partner Award

... a grassroots organization that aims to lower the HIV infection rate and neutralize the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS, through education and awareness via social media and advertising. Other honorees of this year's awards included NBA athletes ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11369930.htm

PAPHR brings awareness to HIV and AIDS

Dr. Leo Lanoie speaks about HIV and AIDS during a presentation at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert during AIDS Awareness Week on Monday.

http://www.paherald.sk.ca/News/Local/2013-11-25/article-3501734/PAPHR-brings-awareness-to-HIV-and-AIDS/1

European drug experts sound warning on austerity

Drug experts and policy makers from around Europe gathered in Athens to urge governments to exclude drug-abuse treatment from austerity budget cuts, citing an alarming rise in HIV infections among drug users in Greece.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-11-european-drug-experts-austerity.html

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/

South Africa: Govt Grants Protect Teenage Girls From 'Sugar Daddies'

A large-scale study, led by Oxford University, has identified that government grants in Southern Africa can reduce major HIV risks for teenage girls.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201311260001.html