HIV/AIDS Roundup: February 2014

Friday, February 28, 2014

Bea L. Hines: Pinecrest church offers Ash Wednesday 'drive-in' for Lenten ashes

... National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS will be March 2-9. The week is recognized by Churches United for HIV/AIDS Prevention, and is an annual HIV-awareness campaign. It highlights the contributions and impact congregations are making in the ...

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Drinking water linked to infections in many countries

Brisbane's water supply has been found to contain disease carrying bugs which can be directly linked to infections in some patients, according to a new study.

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Review: Dallas Buyers Club

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

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Florida Must Tax Medical Marijuana

"Increased costs from this amendment to state and local governments cannot be determined.

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Advocate staff photo by April Buffington -- Rev. Al Sharpton speaks...

... We should not be silent." "There has been a real negligence in dealing with this issue as a priority," he said. "HIV/AIDS in our community cannot be confronted unless we have all hands on deck." A panel featuring Metro Councilwoman C. Denise ...

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Sharpton addresses HIV/AIDS event in BR via live video feed

Myanmar: MSF concerned about the fate of thousands of patients after...

... under our care across the country. Today, for the first time in MSF's history of operations in the country, HIV/AIDS clinics in Rakhine, Shan and Kachin states, as well as Yangon division, were closed and patients were unable to receive the ...

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Will your grandmother's diet increase your risk of colon cancer?

Will a multi-generational exposure to a western type diet increase offspring's chance of developing colon cancer? Will cancer-fighting agents, like green tea, help combat that increased risk? Those are the two questions driving new research.

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A history of LGBT films at the Oscars

... his former employers after they fire him for being HIV-positive. It was one of the first Hollywood films to address HIV/AIDS and homosexuality. Greg Kinnear received a best supporting actor nomination for his role in this romcom as a gay artist but ...

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McConaughey: Already winning

Actor Matthew McConaughey is heavily favored to win the best actor Oscar on Sunday for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club."

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Bisphenol A (BPA) at very low levels can adversely affect developing organs in primates

Bisphenol A is a chemical that is used in a wide variety of consumer products and exhibits hormone-like properties.

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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.

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PHOTOS: Glamsino Royale at Hotel Palomar

... All Stars Season 3 spoke about his courageous public reveal of his HIV-positive status, and his advocacy for HIV/AIDS awareness. He looked dapper in a smart-looking red jacket and loafers - sans socks (even in 10F weather.) Photos of the evening ...

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Coalition plans music, testing and more during Healing of AIDS week

... in an effort to bring attention and awareness to the AIDS epidemic. "Because of the stigma and silence surrounding HIV/AIDS, many people do not realize that the disease affects people right here in East Tennessee," stated Rev. John A. Butler, chair ...

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How pathogens hack our immune systems to go undetected

A new report helps shed light on what drives the evolution of pathogens, as well as how our bodies adapt to ward them off.

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Event to honor Oklahoma City restaurant owner for volunteerism in HIV/AIDS community

... that provide preventative measures and clinical services and support to those living with and who are at risk for HIV/AIDS. The award is named after one of the original founders of the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund and is given to a person who works to ...

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Google Glass Might One Day Diagnose And Track Diseases Like HIV

When Google began releasing its new head-mounted computer to beta testers last year, technology enthusiasts were pumped.

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Criminalising homosexuality threatens the fight against HIV/AIDS

... and transgender (LGBT) community. Recent developments in several countries such as India, Uganda, and Nigeria-where HIV/AIDS remains a pressing public health issue-to reintroduce or strengthen criminalisation of homosexuality holds deep ...

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Matthew McConaughey: Already winning

Actor Matthew McConaughey is heavily favored to win the best actor Oscar on Sunday for his role in "Dallas Buyers Club."

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Egyptian military says it has secretly developed the cure for HIV and ...

As my colleagues Kareem Fahim and Mayy El Sheikh reported , the Egyptian military made the unlikely announcement last week that after 22 years of secret research it had found a cure to not just one global public health scourge, but two: hepatitis C and H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS.

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Need to stop the stigma

WHEN Benjamin Christopher was first told he was HIV positive early last year, he took the news better than most would.

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Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2013 Financial Results

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. , a global manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announced financial results today for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

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Selection, transmission, and reversion of an antigen-processing...

Selection, transmission, and reversion of an antigen-processing cytotoxic T-lymphocyte escape mutation in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.

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Selective Escape from CD8+ T-Cell Responses Represents a Major...

Selective Escape from CD8+ T-Cell Responses Represents a Major Driving Force of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Sequence Diversity and Reveals Constraints on HIV-1 Evolution J. Virol.

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World Vision India hosts journalism workshop

Kolkata, Feb 28 : World Vision India, a national NGO that works for children recently hosted a journalism workshop from Feb 25 to Feb 28, aimed at introducing children , to the basics of journalism and photography in order to enable them to use the media as a platform to get their voices heard, here at the Indian Institute of Training and ... (more)

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WHAT? Egyptian army claims both a cure for AIDS, hepatitis C

Officials with the Egyptian army say they've found a cure for both AIDS and hepatitis C - that will cure the patient in as little as 16 hours.

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All Right, All Right, All Right

Those are the three words that actor Matthew McConaughey is famous for after first uttering them in his 1993 movie debut, Dazed and Confused .

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Twitter 'big data' can be used to monitor HIV and drug-related behavior, UCLA study shows

Real-time social media like Twitter could be used to track HIV incidence and drug-related behaviors with the aim of detecting and potentially preventing outbreaks, a new UCLA-led study shows.

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Give children a chance to live

... has been on the back burner over years as the country is, unfortunately, getting complacent with the pandemic of HIV/Aids. Ms Museveni's call is on the reduction of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV/Aids, said to be responsible for at least 50 per ...

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Together, Ugandans can eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission

... unborn babies (EMTCT). I have since worked under the auspices of the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/Aids (OAFLA) in partnership with the Government of Uganda and our partners in development to stop new HIV infections in Uganda. As ...

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Kids born with HIV may face heart risks later

... over time. Siberry and colleagues came to their conclusions after examining results from from the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study, a long-term research project that has monitored children and young people infected with HIV -- the virus that causes ...

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Watoto choir brings beautiful Africa to Prince George

... 10 years ago, travels internationally as ambassadors for the millions of children in Africa orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS, war and poverty. Each child in the choir has suffered the loss of one or both parents. The choir members live in Watoto ...

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Western: Film fest announced

... area. Goals for the event include: To demonstrate compassion and care for individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS in ALFA's service area; To increase HIV/AIDS testing, awareness and prevention education messages; To raise funds to fund ...

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Drinking water linked to infections

Brisbane's water supply has been found to contain disease carrying bugs which can be directly linked to infections in some patients, according to a new study by QUT.

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Studying Link Between HIV and Drug Use Could Help Detection, Prevention Efforts

Despite advancements, HIV still a challenge

... is only with regards to HIV alone. There are all kinds of nonsense going on in society and this is one of them. HIV/AIDS is no more just a medical problem, but a social crisis in the making. Regardless of the causes which have brought us to this ...

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Movie review: Dallas Buyers Club

Dallas Buyers Club may not be the authoritative story on the AIDS scare of the 1980s, but it's as good as any.

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Twitter 'big data' can be used to monitor HIV and drug-related behavior

Kids born with HIV may face heart risks later

Drinking water linked to infections

Brisbane's water supply has been found to contain disease carrying bugs which can be directly linked to infections in some patients, according to a new study by QUT.

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Twitter 'Big Data' Can Be Used to Monitor HIV and Drug-Related Behavior

HIV: A disease that does not discriminate

When people hear the term HIV , there are a number of different reactions. Some are indifferent, while others are intimidated.

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AIDS Cuts, Delays Hit Uganda's Poor Health Sector

A newly-diagnosed HIV positive woman, who arrived at the hospital with symptoms of tuberculosis , receives treatment at the Mildmay Uganda clinic, which receives funding from the US government through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , in Kampala, Uganda Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.

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Caribbean countries prepare to strengthen HIV programmes through human rights

... them more responsive to human rights. During a three day workshop hosted by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) and supported by the Ford Foundation, country representatives discussed cultural, social and political barriers to ...

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Read this edition online

This report will attempt to summarise some of the key clinical findings from the HIV-TB related sessions and highlight a few of the most important presentations and issues discussed at the conference and the STOP TB Symposium preceding it.

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Taste of the South End Raises Funds for AIDS Action

... by eliminating new infections, improving the health of those already infected, and attacking the root cause of HIV/AIDS. Their work has contributed to the state's reduction of new HIV diagnoses by 52 percent since 1999, which will save Massachusetts ...

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Egypt army AIDS: Army ridiculed after their claim of 'AIDS curing invention'

Egypt's military leaders have come under ridicule after their chief army engineer unveiled what he described as a "miraculous" set of devices that detect and cue AIDS and Hepatitis C. Egypt's military leaders have come under ridicule after their chief army engineer unveiled what he described as a "miraculous" set of devices that detect and cue AIDS ... (more)

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New target discovered for dengue virus vaccine

By re-engineering a tiny chain of amino acids in one type of dengue virus, Ralph Baric and Aravinda de Silva discover a new path toward solving the dengue vaccine dilemma.

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FAITH Coalition hosts prayers , performances

... p.m. Sunday. Local faith leaders from diverse congregations will pray for courage and inspiration to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with compassion. The Praise, Honor and Glory Choir will perform at this free event that is open to the public. Then ...

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Ask the Doc: False Cures and Real Breakthroughs

Q: Dear Doc, It seems that news reports that were once hot on HIV vaccines have changed to potential cures from Russian mushrooms or fungal foot creams.

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Insurers to Accept Premium Payments from Louisiana HIV Patients, for Now

... to issue a long-term injunction that would bar the companies from refusing to accept payments from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, which helps more than 2,400 low- and moderate-income Louisianians pay for health coverage. "This is an important ...

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New clinic opens for HIV/AIDS patients who lack health insurance

People with HIV or AIDS who lack health insurance have a new option for treatment at a new monthly clinic that opened Tuesday in Shreveport.

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Harmful bacteria in Brisbane water supply

BRISBANE'S water supply contains disease-carrying bugs that can cause infections with tuberculosis like symptoms, new research has found.

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New CEO in the spotlight in period of change for VAC

THE past 12 months has been a period of change for the Victorian AIDS Council/Gay Men's Health Centre, with a changing of the guard in the months preceding the world's biggest ever HIV and AIDS conference to take place in Melbourne in July.

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JOY broadcasts Haring mural anniversary

... and continues his work championing of HIV awareness and provides grants to children in need and people affected by HIV/AIDS. Now part of the new premises of Circus OZ, expert restoration was completed last year to bring the badly deteriorated mural ...

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ELISA Tests

An ELISA test uses components of the immune system and chemicals to detect immune responses in the body .

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Yale Study Identifies Barriers to Partner HIV Notification

Among the most difficult barriers to preventing the spread of HIV are those that hamper the notification of sexual and needle-sharing partners that they have been exposed to the infection.

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UC Davis unveils new labs for respiratory disease research in primates, humans

On the outside, the new building at UC Davis' primate research center looks ordinary; it's what is inside that's noteworthy.

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"You've Got This" Helps Those Newly Diagnosed With HIV

... with HIV a message of hope for their future. Healthline's website "You've Got This" allows people living with HIV/AIDS to upload short videos that will give hope to the more than 2 million people recently diagnosed with HIV. "Many people who are ...

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African-Americans respond better to rubella vaccine, study shows

Somali Americans develop twice the antibody response to rubella from the current vaccine compared to Caucasians in a new study on individualized aspects of immune response.

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Zero Discrimination Day Launched In Beijing

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS launched Zero Discrimination Day in the Chinese capital on Thursday which will be celebrated worldwide on March 1, Xinhua news agency reported.

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Baltimore NAACP kicks off AIDS outreach program

Magic Johnson may have survived for more than 20 years with HIV and is in apparent good health, but don't let the basketball legend's success story fool you.

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Cutting Uganda's Aid is a Morally Dubious Proposition

... for Uganda last year. About half that funding was distributed through PEPfAR, America's flagship program to fight HIV/AIDS around the world. The other half went to USAID programs to support the health, development, education and food security. Of ...

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Anemia management in patients with chronic viral hepatitis C.

To review the literature regarding current strategies for the management of anemia associated with treatment for chronic viral hepatitis C in adults.

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Event to honor Oklahoma City restaurant owner for volunteerism in HIV/AIDS community

Why and how anti-retroviral therapy works even against HIV cell-to-cell transmission

... and novel drugs and future drug combinations prior to clinical testing." For the more than one million people with HIV/AIDS in the United States (and the over 34 million people living with HIV/AIDS around the world), antiretroviral drugs such as ...

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448 new HIV cases recorded in January

Close to 500 new HIV infections were recorded in January, bringing to 16,964 the total number of cases since the country documented the first infection in 1984, the Department of Health reported yesterday.

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Oscars 2014: Best Actor: Who should win? Vote in our poll

The 86th Academy Awards hurtle our way Sunday night. Who should take the award for best actor? Vote in our poll .

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Set Your DVRs! HBO's The Normal Heart, Starring Julia Roberts, Mark ...

The TV movie of Larry Kramer's play, which takes an unflinching look at the early days of the HIV/AIDS crisis, will air on May 25 at 9PM.

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Kids Born With HIV May Face Heart Risks Later, Study Suggests

Ahead of Zero Discrimination Day, UN agency appeals for tolerance, dignity for all

With strong calls for tolerance, unity and compassion, Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS , launched Zero Discrimination Day at an event supported by the China Red Ribbon Foundation, Hanergy Holding Group, Chinese Government, civil society and celebrities.

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Egypt's Military Has Cured AIDS?

Egypt's military has come out with a shocking "medical breakthrough." On Sunday, the army announced its new "Complete Cure Device," which it says can treat cancer and hepatitis C every time, and which doctors call a "scientific scandal."

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... Commissioner for the City of San Francisco and was recently appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. The event closed with a keynote speech by Eric Sawyer, co-founder of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, ACT UP and current ...

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Dating seniors pushing for more HIV/AIDS education

... seniors in the province have joined the dating scene in recent years, but an accompanying increase in the number of HIV/AIDS cases has sparked a call for more sexual health education. The AIDS Committee of Newfoundland and Labrador said the number ...

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Twitter 'big data' can be used to monitor HIV and drug-related behavior, study shows

Egypt announces cure for AIDS and hepatitis C, scientists skeptical

An image from a broadcast on Egypt's state-run television channel showing the device that supposedly cures AIDS and hepatitis C. Egypt's army claimed it had discovered a cure for AIDS and hepatitis C, prompting widespread outrage that the "breakthrough" is nothing more than a shameless political ploy.

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Research and Markets: Global HIV Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022

A growing generics sector, combined with the introduction of compulsory licensing, will lead to a dramatic revenue drop in China's HIV therapeutics market in the near future, predicts research and consulting firm The authors.

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Risk of HIV infection high during pregnancy, the postpartum period

Women living in world regions where HIV infection is common are at high risk of acquiring HIV infection during pregnancy and the postpartum period, according to a study.

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448 new HIV cases reported in January

According to the January 2014 Philippine HIV/AIDS Registry Report, the DOH said there were 448 new HIV cases recorded in the first month of 2014.

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Mother to child HIV transmission at record low in the UK

The rate of mother to child HIV transmission is at an all-time low in the UK, according to a paper published in the journal AIDS .

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Egypt's army claims it found cure for AIDS, hepatitis C

"I defeated AIDS with the grace of my God at the rate of 100 percent. And I defeated hepatitis C," said Maj.

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Byproducts from bacteria-causing gum disease incite deadly oral cancer growth

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have discovered how byproducts in the form of small fatty acids from two bacteria prevalent in gum disease incite the growth of deadly Kaposi's sarcoma-related lesions and tumors in the mouth.

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Philippine HIV infections rise in January, annual AIDS deaths climb to 223

Philippines recorded 448 new HIV infections in January, up 18 percent over a year earlier, the Department of Health said.

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HIV Rate Is Four Times Higher Among Mental Health Patients

People receiving care for mental health problems are four times more likely to be living with HIV than the general population, and many are unaware of their status, revealing a key demographic for targeted HIV screening programs.

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Antibody Domain Exchange Is an Immunological Solution to Carbohydrate Cluster Recognition

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Philippines' New HIV Cases Up 18 Per Cent In January

The Philippines has received reports of 448 new human immunodeficiency virus cases in January this year, up 18 per cent over a year earlier, China's Xinhua news agency quoted the Department of Health as saying Thursday.

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What Uganda owes gays

Explaining his decision to sign a parliamentary bill making homosexual acts punishable by life imprisonment, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni groused that Westerners had vexed the country by importing homosexuality into it.

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Philippine HIV infections rise in January, annual AIDS deaths climb...

Philippines recorded 448 new HIV infections in January, up 18 percent over a year earlier, the Department of Health said.

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Philippines' new HIV cases up 18 pct in January

The Philippines received reports of 448 new HIV cases in January this year, up 18 percent over a year earlier, the Department of Health said Thursday.

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Having an HIV-free baby is a possibility

... unborn babies (EMTCT). I have since worked under the auspices of the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) in partnership with the Government of Uganda and our partners in development to stop new HIV infections in Uganda. As ...

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Louisiana gets health care extension

... on March 1, as one had previously announced. All three will allow people to use money from the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS program to pay for their health care plans at least through April 1, an extra month, the article said. Blue Cross and Blue ...

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Once Upon A Time Before AIDS

Once upon a time there was a world without HIV/AIDS. Ask those who live with it daily; provide medical care to a patient, sit by the bed of a loved one, search for a cure, or grieve over the loss of a friend, lover, or family member - and they'll tell you it's hard to remember the time "before".

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Bea L. Hines: Pinecrest church offers Ash Wednesday 'drive-in' for Lenten ashes

Savage Fashions

The Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation isn't playing it safe with the 11th annual Mda Provcater, a fundraiser that gives artists full artistic liberty to express themselves in what is described as "not your grandmother's fashion show."

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Taste of the South End Raises Funds for AIDS Action

Behind the scenes with Appetite 4 ART

... overnment funding, all of these efforts are supported through earned income from catering, community donations, and HIV/AIDS funding organizations.

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A better way to purify peptide-based drugs

... process by developing a quicker, simpler purification method. As a bonus, his technique also works on DNA (see also HIV/AIDS ). The new technology separates perfect peptides from those that do not make the grade, says . During production, amino ...

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New target for dengue virus vaccine found

Using an experimental technique new to the dengue field, researchers showed that a molecular hinge where two regions of a protein connect is where natural human antibodies attach to dengue type-3 to disable it.

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Diagnostic accuracy of a point-of-care urine test for tuberculosis...

A rapid diagnostic test for active tuberculosis at the clinical point-of-care could expedite case detection and accelerate TB treatment initiation.

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UNC receives over $40 million for HIV trials

... of Health for a clinical trials unit that will implement the scientific agendas of five NIH networks devoted to HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and cure research. The latest funding will consolidate HIV clinical research operations in North Carolina ...

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AHF Offers Late-Night HIV Testing in SF's SoMa District

... men and women in Oakland. 96 cents of every dollar spent in the pharmacies and thrift stores directly support AHF's HIV/AIDS treatment centers in 32 countries worldwide. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is the largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare ...

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AHF Offers Late-Night HIV Testing in SFa s SoMa District

HIV Story Project: Make Your Voice Heard

The booth is making the rounds across the nation, with a stop in Oakland designed to shine a light on African American contributions.

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AHF Offers Late-Night HIV Testing in SF's SoMa District

Global blood products market: Latest market research analysed

This study provides an analysis of all the key market segments involved in this industry, including products, equipment and testing.

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Theradiag: Several Presentations Demonstrate The Benefits Of Biotherapy Monitoring At Meeting

... is also developing new diagnostics biomarkers thanks to its microRNA platform, in order to diagnose and monitor HIV/AIDS and rectal cancer. The Company is based in Marne-la-Vallee, near Paris, and in Montpellier, and has over 55 employees. For more ...

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WAGS Program In Need Of Support

... the animals that give support to their human companions. The program is designed to ensure that people living with HIV/AIDS are able to keep their furry friends in their lives even though they may struggle financially WAGS provides a basic supply of ...

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Genetic sequencing software will help speed up HIV/AIDS treatment

... Hospital in Vancouver, Wednesday December 19, 2012. A software innovation promises to supercharge treatment for HIV/AIDS patients at the hospital's British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS. (DARRYL DYCK For The Globe and Mail) A woman ...

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"You've Got This" Helps Those Newly Diagnosed With HIV

Researchers discover African-Americans respond better to rubella vaccine

Somali Americans develop twice the antibody response to rubella from the current vaccine compared to Caucasians in a new Mayo Clinic study on individualized aspects of immune response.

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Twitter 'big data' can be used to monitor HIV and drug-related behavior, UCLA study shows

Reverend Al Sharpton to Headline a AIDS is a Civil Rights Issuea Town Hall, Baton Rouge, LA, Feb 28th

... by a town hall discussion exploring the fact that African Americans & Latinos are disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS. Local partners include African American and Latino communities continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS, AIDS ...

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Reverend Al Sharpton to Headline a AIDS is a Civil Rights Issuea Town Hall, Baton Rouge, LA, Feb 28th

African American and Latino communities continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS, AIDS Healthcare Foundation has embarked on a new national " AIDS is a Civil Rights Issue " public awareness campaign intended to highlight this health disparity as well as to emphasize the fact that access to HIV prevention, care and treatment for ... (more)

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New Target for Dengue Virus Vaccine Found

Reverend Al Sharpton to Headline 'AIDS is a Civil Rights Issue'...

Egyptian Military Junta Claims It's Practically Cured AIDS, Hepatitis

Representatives of Egypt's military-you know, the coup guys -claimed in weirdly public fashion over the weekend that they have hit upon a revolutionary breakthrough treatment for AIDS and Hepatitis C. But an embarrassed aide to Egypt's president is calling "bullshit."

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AIDS Committee of Guelph and Wellington celebrates 25 years, changes name

... covered under ARCH, the overall re-brand is positioned to address the changes and challenges in serving the HIV/AIDS community and at-risk populations. "As we celebrate 25 years in the community, we felt the timing was right to rebrand to better ...

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Personal health: Progress against a stealth virus

Forty years ago, a beloved neighbor was bedridden for weeks at a time with a mysterious ailment.

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Two micro mechanisms that regulate immune system uncovered

Previously unknown interactions between critical proteins in the human immune response system, have been discovered by scientists, uncovering two independent regulatory mechanisms that keep the body's immune response in check.

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UM researchers make small - but promising - breakthrough in quest for AIDS vaccine

Jesus Rodriguez runs KidoZen, which helps large companies build mobile applications more easily.

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Ask the Doc: False Cures and Real Breakthroughs

Q: Dear Doc, It seems that news reports that were once hot on HIV vaccines have changed to potential cures from Russian mushrooms or fungal foot creams.

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Center for Black Equity to Study HIV in Black MSM

... to work with the Center for Black Equity to put an important study like this into the field," said Stall. "HIV/AIDS has been a crisis in the African-American MSM community for more than 30 years, and it is past time that we took this epidemic more ...

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NAACP To Help Black Church Leaders Tackle The Stigma of HIV

In an effort to inform churchgoers, pastors and ministers about the disproportionate impact of HIV-AIDS on Black America, the NAACP will host social justice-based training for faith leaders in Washington, D.C. The event, hosted by the Washington branch, will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday at Emory United Methodist Church, according to a news ... (more)

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Looking at HIV and Aging with Dr. Perry Halkitis

Imagine a death sentence, suddenly lifted. With the advent of antiretroviral therapy in 1996, that happened for the men who had been sure that they would die of AIDS.

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South Africa: Progress in HIV/AIDS

... township, February 23, 2010. (Finbarr O'Reilly/Courtesy Reuters) South Africa has been ground zero in the HIV/AIDS tragedy. In 2011, about 5.6 million people were HIV positive, about 12 percent of South Africa's population. According to the , the ...

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Scientific Scandal: Miracle Cure for HIV and Hepatitis C by Egypt Army a Hoax

... might, in fact, be false. ian media were abuzz with news on a miraculous device that offered complete cure from HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C virus. A CCTV Africa report , claimed that the device was developed by the Egyptian army. The news stories ...

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Sexually active baby boomers advised about possibility of infection

For generations, most of the education about sexually-transmitted diseases has been aimed at youth, but with climbing rates of infection, local advocates are reaching out to seniors and groups that work with them for a workshop on aging and human immunodeficiency virus .

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Brainstem discovered as important relay site after stroke

After a stroke, sufferers are often faced with the problem of severe movement impairment.

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APS Elects New 2014 Officers

... the interaction of chronic alcohol and cannabinoid use on the behavioral, metabolic, and immune consequences of HIV/AIDS. Active on a number of APS committees, Dr. Molina has served as chair of both the International and Porter Physiology ...

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Class Claims Blue Cross AvoidsHIV Patients to Duck Obamacare

... HIV patients. Blue Cross did this, East claims, by stating that it would no longer accept funds from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. The federal program makes grants to states, cities and nonprofit organizations to provide people living with HIV ...

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Foundation Develops Community-Based HIV Testing and Partnerships With ...

... to care after diagnosis: Recognizing the importance of the window of time right after diagnosis, the National HIV/AIDS Strategy sets a goal of providing a timely connection to care for 85 percent of newly diagnosed individuals by 2015. Yet, to date, ...

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MIDEGO, Inc. Announces the Release of 'Food For Thought: A Story on...

... California, USA with over 12 years of experience in child nutrition, prenatal nutrition, general nutrition, and HIV/AIDS nutrition. Her experiences are noted in international development and global nutrition. Divya is also trained in the fields of ...

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Mother to child HIV transmission at record low in the UK

The rate of mother to child HIV transmission is at an all-time low in the UK, according to a paper published today in the journal AIDS .

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Researchers discover how byproducts from bacteria prevalent in gum...

Promising new option for first line of attack in lymphoma

Follicular lymphoma is a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma -- a blood cancer -- that usually develops slowly.

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Athletes gather at UN to fight AIDS

NFL players, other athletes and UNAIDS officials form a linked chain to symbolically commit to preventing HIV/AIDS during an event Thursday at the U.N. The meeting was part of an effort to get football players and other athletes involved in battling HIV/AIDS globally.

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Sexually active baby boomers advised about possibility of infection

Continuous handling of receipts linked to higher urine BPA levels

Study participants who handled receipts printed on thermal paper continuously for two hours without gloves had an increase in urine bisphenol A concentrations compared to when they wore gloves, according to a study.

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Risk of HIV infection high during pregnancy, the postpartum period

Women living in world regions where HIV infection is common are at high risk of acquiring HIV infection during pregnancy and the postpartum period, according to a study.

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Study shows HIV program success

... - males having sex with males and drug users - and heterosexuals. The study's objective was to determine whether HIV/AIDS transmission among said high-risk groups influenced the chance of transmission to heterosexuals. The study also sought to ...

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Dr. Michael Har-Noy Describes His New Phase I/II trial of AlloStimTM in HIV Patients

... Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), says Dr. Michael Har-Noy , has been the most significant advance in HIV/AIDS medicine with respect to chronic suppression of the HIV virus. Many patients are well into their second decade of treatment, ...

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Louisiana HIV patients get temporary reprieve with lawsuit

Former CDC director discusses vaccination and infectious diseases

... of infectious disease transmission. She offered the Trans-African Highway network and its high rates of HIV/AIDS infections as an example of this issue, and warned of infections that might arise in the future construction of transcontinental ...

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Byproducts of bacteria-causing gum disease incite oral cancer growth, study shows

Researchers have discovered how byproducts in the form of small fatty acids from two bacteria prevalent in gum disease incite the growth of deadly Kaposi's sarcoma-related lesions and tumors in the mouth.

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Lawsuit gives HIV/AIDS patients continued coverage for now

A new twist in the legal battle between HIV and AIDS patients and three health insurance companies - including Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana.

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Risk of HIV Infection High During Pregnancy, the Postpartum Period

Women living in world regions where HIV infection is common are at high risk of acquiring HIV infection during pregnancy and the postpartum period, according to a study.

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Obamacare insurers in Louisiana delay HIV policy c...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and two smaller insurers will delay implementing policies to stop poor HIV patients from paying for Obamacare plans with funds from the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS assistance program.

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3D Model of Child's Heart Helps Surgeons Save Life

Experts created a 3D model of a child's heart using images from a CT scan. The model helped doctors figure out the best approach to fix the child's multiple heart defects.

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Risk of HIV infection is high during pregnancy and the postpartum period

... to make seemingly illogical decisions. Just look at the obesity ... For the more than one million people with HIV/AIDS in the United States (and the over 34 million people living with HIV/AIDS around the world), antiretroviral drugs such as ...

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The Well Project Relaunches Online Resources

The Well Project has relaunched its online resources at thewellproject.org , according to a statement from the organization, which focuses on information access, community support and targeted research related to HIV/AIDS for women and girls.

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Genome Surgery

Over the last decade, as DNA-sequencing technology has grown ever faster and cheaper, our understanding of the human genome has increased accordingly.

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Equality effort on council agenda

... r to issue a long-term injunction that would bar the companies from refusing to accept payments from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, which helps more than 2,400 low- and moderate-income Louisianians pay for health coverage.

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Obamacare insurers in Louisiana delay HIV policy change

Super Strength Immune Cells Fighting Cancer

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

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HIV patients get temporary reprieve with lawsuit

Uganda's debt to the gay community

Explaining his decision Tuesday to sign a parliamentary bill making homosexual acts punishable by life imprisonment, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni groused that Westerners had vexed the country by importing homosexuality into it.

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Cytotoxic and HIV-1 enzyme inhibitory activities of Red Sea marine organisms

Cancer and HIV/AIDS are two of the greatest public health and humanitarian challenges facing the world today.

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Salix prevails in $150M suit filed by drug partner

... in additional milestone payments. Crofelemer was being studied to treat chronic diarrhea for people who have HIV/AIDS. Napo said that an estimated 40 percent of HIV/AIDS patients in the United States suffer from diarrhea. Besides HIV-associated ...

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"You've Got This" Helps Those Newly Diagnosed With HIV

Egypt claims miracle cure for HIV and Hepatitis

Two days ago, Egyptian media began big campaigns about a miraculous device invented by Egypt's armed forces for treating HIV/AIDS and the Hepatitis C virus.

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HIV/AIDS patients get temporary relief on insurance coverage

... March 1, as one had previously said it would . All three will allow people to use money from the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS program to pay for their health care plans at least through April 1, an extra month. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of ...

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Judge orders Obamacare insurers in Louisiana to ac...

... moving ahead in court to address the legalities of having them pull the rug out from under low-income people with HIV/AIDS," said Susan Sommer, director of constitutional litigation for Lambda Legal, which brought the lawsuit on behalf of John East, ...

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Byproducts From Bacteria-Causing Gum Disease Incite Deadly Oral Cancer Growth

Renowned HIV Pioneer Writes Book About Treating AIDS Since Its...

... boy whose mother knew he would be a doctor to the harrowing tales of his patients and the valiant fight against HIV/AIDS, "Positive" tells all from Saag's life on the front lines of this disease. The result is a behind-the-scenes look at how the ...

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HIV patients get temporary reprieve with lawsuit

... Brian Jackson lifted his temporary restraining order Tuesday prohibiting the dropped coverage. Lambda Legal, an HIV/AIDS advocacy group, filed a lawsuit against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, the Louisiana Health Cooperative and Vantage ...

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HIV patients get reprieve with lawsuit ruling

... 1 to stop accepting the payments, citing fraud concerns. The other companies planned to follow. Lambda Legal, an HIV/AIDS advocacy group, filed a lawsuit on behalf of John East, who has Blue Cross insurance with premium payments covered by the Ryan ...

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Soaring HIV figures spark warning

An expert said unless men who have sex with men, or MSM, consistently practice safe sex, there will be another record high this year.

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HIV patients get temporary reprieve with lawsuit

Judge orders Obamacare insurers in Louisiana to accept HIV funds

Researchers find byproducts of bacteria-causing gum disease incite oral cancer growth

HIV patients get temporary reprieve with lawsuit

... Health Plan said if those companies continue that policy, it will be forced to follow their lead. Lambda Legal, an HIV/AIDS advocacy group, filed a lawsuit on behalf of John East, who has Blue Cross insurance with premium payments covered by the ...

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Parsing the Variables That Raise HIV Risk Among Black MSM

Various factors, including employment status, sexually transmitted infections and sexual behavior are linked to recent HIV infection among black men who have sex with men when compared with other black MSM, aidsmap reports.

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HIV patients get temporary reprieve with lawsuit

AIDS Project RI Seeks Volunteers for Dining Out For Life

... restaurants to have every seat filled on that day." For more than 30 years, AIDS Project Rhode Island has provided HIV/AIDS prevention and education services, as well as assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Project RI is a division of ...

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HIV patients get temporary reprieve with lawsuit

Mother to child HIV transmission at record low in the UK

Topsail happenings

The North Carolina Symphony will perform its Holiday Pops concert on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at Northside High School.

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Researchers Find Byproducts from Bacteria-Causing Gum Disease Incite Deadly Oral Cancer Growth

Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

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Ask the Doc: False Cures and Real Breakthroughs

Q: Dear Doc, It seems that news reports that were once hot on HIV vaccines have changed to potential cures from Russian mushrooms or fungal foot creams.

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Deborah Birx Nominated as New U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator

... Birx in charge of administering the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Birx is a pioneer in HIV/AIDS vaccine research, and was instrumental in organizing and implementing the landmark gp160 and RV 144 vaccine therapy efficacy ...

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Center for Black Equity to Study HIV in Black MSM

Hartford Hosts "HIV Equal," Anti-Stigma and HIV Testing Initiative

... with the necessary counseling and linkage to care. WHC understands both the human and the financial cost of HIV/AIDS, and has developed HIV Equal through a social media strategy of visibility to encourage people across the U.S., and across the ...

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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 ...

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CWRU researchers find byproducts of bacteria-causing gum disease incite oral cancer growth

Health Feature: Hepatitis B

By Vignesh Resalraj and Bhavani Padamati Students at the American International Medical University, Saint Lucia GROS ISLET, St Lucia -- Hepatitis B is a virus that affects the liver.

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The effect of HIV and antiretroviral therapy on characteristics of...

HIV infection reduces the likelihood that individuals with pulmonary tuberculosis are smear positive and that they have cavitatory disease.

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Mother to child HIV transmission at record low in the UK

The rate of mother to child HIV transmission is at an all-time low in the UK, according to a paper published today in the journal AIDS .

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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 ...

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An unusual coincidence solved the mystery of the scary nosebleeds and low platelet counts

Alone late at night after her husband had gone home to be with their two young children, she worried about how they would cope if she died.

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Square and (RED) debut SQUA(RED) Reader

... (RED) has generated more than $240 million for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, to support HIV/AIDS grants in Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia. 100 percent of that money goes to work ...

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Study shows increased risk for cardiovascular disease in youth with HIV

... according to a National Institutes of Health network study. The findings are the latest results from the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) , a multi-site, long-term follow-up study of children and youth who have had HIV since birth, sponsored ...

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Genetic sequencing software will help speed up HIV/AIDS treatment

Read HIV prevention news: Europe online

As shown by a recent study comparing different HIV tests, the fourth-generation laboratory tests used in clinics detect almost 100% of infections and have short window periods.

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SAP and BC Centre for Excellence in HIV /AIDS Pioneer New Technology, Redefine Treatment

Hospital is pioneering new technology from PHEMI Health Systems and SAP AG to accelerate the treatment and improve the outcome for patients diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

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Reducing HCV infections for injecting drug users

Despite a number of social/behavioral intervention and educational programs, the spread of hepatitis C in people who inject drugs remains a chronic problem.

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Researchers identify multilevel approach to coping with social stigmas

... and Medicine. Educational approaches can be effective at reducing some stigmas, including mental illness and HIV/AIDS. For instance, six months after providing HIV testing, education and counseling to residents of Zambia a decrease in stigmatizing ...

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Monday, February 24, 2014

'Dallas Buyers Club' is No. 1 in movies on demand; 'Ender's Game' is No. 2

For the second week in a row, "Dallas Buyers Club" was No. 1 for movies on demand from Feb. 10 to Jan. Feb. 16, 2014, according to Rentrak.

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HIV infections reach record

Hong Kong has reported a record number of new HIV cases for the third year running.

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Louisiana Group Sues to Force Insurers to Take Federal AIDS Money

... company is violating the Affordable Care Act by refusing to take premium payments from the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS program. Lambda Legal earlier filed complaints with federal agencies after Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana said it would ...

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Youth born with HIV may have higher heart disease risk

AHF: SEC Rejects Gilead's Attempt to Block Shareholder Resolution Tied to CEO Pay

... play both as businesses and in society. In recent years, while as many as 10,000 low-income Americans living with HIV/AIDS were put on waiting lists for access to lifesaving AIDS drugs through the federal/state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, Gilead ...

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By Lisa BeyerWhat Uganda Owes Gays

Explaining his decision today to sign a parliamentary bill making homosexual acts punishable by life imprisonment, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni groused that Westerners had vexed the country by importing homosexuality into it.

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AHF: SEC Rejects Gilead's Attempt to Block Shareholder Resolution Tied to CEO Pay

Bea L. Hines: Pinecrest church offers Ash Wednesday 'drive-in' for Lenten ashes

U.K. TV Ad Promotes Safe Sex

... the commercial online exclusively prior to its U.K. television airing, the spot was created by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance in an effort to highlight the continued importance of addressing the HIV epidemic. Awo Ablo, Director of external ...

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Teens Born With HIV Are At Increased Risk Of Heart Disease, Says NIH: Is Medication To Blame?

... adults , that risk increases by as much as 70 to 80 percent. For the current study, which is part of the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study and was the first to investigate heart disease risk in adolescents, researchers looked at 165 teens, 15 and ...

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Ask the Doc: False Cures and Real Breakthroughs

Q: Dear Doc, It seems that news reports that were once hot on HIV vaccines have changed to potential cures from Russian mushrooms or fungal foot creams.

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Why the USA Can't Just Cut Aid to Uganda

... discrimination and could encourage harassment and violence." It is also a huge setback for the fight against HIV/AIDS. If you want to tackle HIV/AIDS in a country, you need to target high risk groups. Nationwide, Uganda has an HIV prevalence rate of ...

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Gay Men, IDUs and People With HIV Should Test for Hep B

The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force has issued a draft recommendation stating that certain high-risk groups, including people with HIV, should be tested for hepatitis B virus , MedPage Today reports.

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Rutgers scientists identify structure of virus that could lead to Hepatitis C vaccine

Rutgers University scientists have determined the structure of a hepatitis C surface protein, a finding that could assist in the development of a vaccine to halt the spread of the the deadly disease that has infected 3.2 million Americans.

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Ask the Doc: False Cures and Real Breakthroughs

Q: Dear Doc, It seems that news reports that were once hot on HIV vaccines have changed to potential cures from Russian mushrooms or fungal foot creams.

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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.

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Choir raises awareness of orphaned, vulnerable African children

... Uganda. In addition to serving orphaned children, Watoto helps women as well, providing medical care, including HIV/AIDS treatment, education and trauma counseling. The children in the traveling choir have all suffered the loss of one or both ...

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Reducing HIV transmission among drug injectors lowers AIDS mortality in heterosexuals

A recent study sheds light on the pathways connecting HIV epidemics in different populations, concluding that programs for people who use drugs -- like syringe exchange, HIV counseling and testing, and drug abuse treatment -- are associated with subsequent lower rates of AIDS incidence and death among heterosexuals.

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Hey Boss, Let's Talk Birth ControlBy Cecile Richards

... That could expand to include anything from birth control to mental health services, vaccines, blood transfusions, HIV/AIDS treatment, cancer treatment, surgeries-the list goes on. Consider the Arizona bill a sneak preview of the much broader impact ...

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Why Pediatricians Want To Check 9-Year-Olds' Cholesterol

... right then and there. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone get screened for HIV/AIDS, but they say start considering it at age 13. Why are the pediatricians saying 16 to 18? We decided on the range of 16 to 18 ...

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Better Condoms

... buy them in bulk and distribute them for free. A few years ago, in a small study of male clients at a New York City HIV/AIDS service organization, Kelvin found that about one in six had used the female condom for anal intercourse, most with only ...

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Nanoparticles used to target inflammation-causing immune cells

A system for precisely targeting "out-of-control" immune cells - without interfering with correctly functioning immune cells - has been developed using nanoparticles.

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CWRU researcher gets new amfAR grant for HIV/AIDS work

... researchers at nine institutions in the United States, Australia, Canada, and Spain through Countdown to a Cure for HIV/AIDS . The new initiative, designed to find a broadly applicable cure for HIV by 2020, is fueled by promising data from landmark ...

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Entoto Beth Artisan: Beautiful jewelry made in Ethiopia aims to...

Farmers till the fields in Ethiopia, harvesting artillery shells and re-purposing the casings left from the African nation's civil war.

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Why Pediatricians Want To Check 9-Year-Olds' Cholesterol

Meet the Brighton faces of HIV, fighting to dispel its stigma

Rachel was 40 when she was diagnosed with HIV. She was recently separated from her partner of 20 years and had teenage children.

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Youth born with HIV may have higher heart disease risk, NIH network study shows

New Curriculum Puts Nurse Practitioners at the Forefront of HIV Primary Care

... Neither can studies that look at patient outcomes for each group. In recognizing a need, plus a chance to improve HIV/AIDS care, the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) has turned these truths into a tremendous opportunity for ...

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Cross Contamination: Risk vs. Reality

In 1987, an HIV-positive dentist in Florida was found to have transmitted the infection to six of his patients.

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UHU To Unveil New Mobile-Screening Unit: New mobile-testing unit will ...

Us Helping Us, People Into Living Inc. , the local support group for HIV-positive black gay men, will unveil its new mobile health-screening unit Friday, Feb. 28, at 4 p.m., at UHU'S Developing and Empowering New Images of Men center, at 6925 Blair Road NW.

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New Curriculum Puts NPs at Forefront of HIV Primary Care

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Vietnam's Soc Trang Province: Peer Educators - Crucial To HIV/AIDS Fight

A dedicated team of educators had greatly helped the Mekong delta province of Soc Trang to combat HIV/AIDS efficiently, Vietnam News Agency reported.

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Recently diagnosed gay men talk about HIV treatment decisions

Ian Down A B C , Garrett Prestage A B , Kathy Triffitt A , Graham Brown B , Jack Bradley A and Jeanne Ellard A B A The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

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Paddle8 presents art auction for The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation

... auction will support The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, which raises funds and awareness to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. The auction features works that celebrate Elizabeth Taylor by many artists who knew Taylor personally. Advance bidding is ...

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HIV Cure: Immunity Project Plans Free Vaccine for Global Use Based on ...

... - somewhat spreading immunity against a fast-spreading virus. If the vaccine works perfectly in other humans, HIV/AIDS epidemic may come to an end very soon. donated $1 million for the effort but still require more than $100,000 in order to advance ...

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Deborah Birx Nominated as New U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator

Mugabe Lays Into Tsvangirai Over Violence

President Robert Mugabe on Sunday laid into MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai criticising his party for the ongoing disturbances in which MDC leaders have allegedly allowed violence to have its sway against those deemed to be working to have Tsvangirai resign.

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Rachael Le Mesurier appointed new Oxfam Executive Director

World-wide development organisation Oxfam New Zealand has appointed Pacific development specialist and former Executive Director of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, Rachael Le Mesurier as its Executive Director, taking up the reins held for 10 years by Barry Coates.

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Vincent McDonald visited Pune last month.

... it by right, initiated affordable travel for treatment, and made efforts for the introduction of an effective HIV/AIDS Bill in Parliament. People with HIV were being discriminated as there was misunderstanding about the nature of virus and how it ...

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Structure of virus identified that could lead to hepatitis C vaccine

The structure of a hepatitis C surface protein has been determined by researchers, a finding that could assist in the development of a vaccine to halt the spread of the the deadly disease that has infected 3.2 million Americans.

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

Negative regulation of type I Ifn expression by OASL1 permits chronic ...

The type I interferons are critical not only in early viral control but also in prolonged T-cell immune responses.

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Help Keep A Child Alive

Great advances in treating HIV/AIDS have been made in the past decade 54 percent of adults in low- and middle-income countries now get treatment.

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AIDS Project RI Seeks Volunteers for Dining Out For Life

Super Strength Immune Cells Fighting Cancer

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

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Once Upon A Time Before AIDS

Antibody may be detectable in blood years before MS symptoms appear

An antibody found in the blood of people with multiple sclerosis may be present long before the onset of the disease and its symptoms, according to a study.

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Center for Black Equity to Study HIV in Black MSM

Hartford Hosts "HIV Equal," Anti-Stigma and HIV Testing Initiative

Kitty litter disease found in beluga whales

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease most often found in cat feces is now being blamed for the death of more than 400 gray seals off Cape Breton Island in Canada back in 2012.

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Inside a Pearl' by Edmund White

The writer Edmund White moved to Paris at age 43, in part to escape a plague. "I had been the first president of the Gay Men's Health Crisis" in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, he said in a telephone interview.

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Glenwood Springs connects with African island to support emergency health efforts

... working as a community mobilizer within the Prevention Department of Academic Model for Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS (AMPATH) in Eldoret, Kenya. After traveling to Mfangano Island, he befriended Adam Sewall, Richard Magerenge, Joel Oguta, ...

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50-tonne jade boulder found in Myanmar

The 50-tonne block was found half buried in soil and rock in the gem-rich north of the country.

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Glenwood Springs connects with African island to support emergency health efforts

Younger people, men, those without children more likely to drop out of HIV care in South Africa

Younger people, men and those without children are more likely to stop attending clinics for HIV treatment in South Africa, analysis shows.

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Reducing Hep C infections for injection drug users

Researchers are focusing on intervention strategies that highlight the lesser-known dangers of HCV transmission through the sharing of other injection equipment such as cookers, filters, drug-dilution water and water containers.

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Multilevel approach to coping with stigmas may help relieve many health issues

... and Medicine . Educational approaches can be effective at reducing some stigmas, including mental illness and HIV/AIDS. For instance, six months after providing HIV testing, education and counseling to residents of Zambia a decrease in stigmatizing ...

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The Only Way Is... South - Hartlepool mum heads to Essex on gruelling charity bike ride

... University student, who has made Hartlepool her home from her native Essex, was so taken aback by the effects of HIV/AIDS she has decided to mimic a 545-mile bike ride taking place in the USA. The 45-year-old will head from Hartlepool to Sunderland ...

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Author Night: The AIDS Generation: Stories of Survival and Resilience

For young gay men who came of age in the United States in the 1980s, the HIV/AIDS epidemic was a formative experience in fear, hardship, and loss.

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Friday, February 21, 2014

Cryptosporidiosis and Isosporiasis among HIV-positive individuals in...

Cryptosporidium spp and I. belli are intestinal opportunistic infections associated with HIV/AIDS.

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Multilevel Approach to Coping with Stigmas Identified

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Breaks Past Resistance on Heavy Volume

Shares were trading on heavy volume, with almost 12.5 million moving by that the stock had hit and fallen off of three times since early-August of last year.

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Pittsburgh's Day of Giving

Experts to talk TED at Elon

Elon University is hosting TEDx, its own version of a TED talk, at 1 p.m. today in Whitley Auditorium.

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View Press Release

... from 1pm to 3pm exploring the fact that African Americans & Latinos continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS. Day culminates with a concert at 4pm. African American and Latino communities continue to be disproportionately impacted by ...

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Reverend Al Sharpton Headlines a 'Day of Action' on 'AIDS is a...

Reducing HIV transmission among drug injectors lowers AIDS mortality in heterosexuals

Mechanism of dengue virus entry into cells uncovered by research

Despite its heavy toll, the prevention and clinical treatment of dengue infection has been a "dramatic failure in public health compared to other infectious diseases like HIV," said an author of a new article.

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Athletes gather at UN to fight AIDS

NFL players, other athletes and UNAIDS officials form a linked chain to symbolically commit to preventing HIV/AIDS during an event Thursday at the U.N. As football players gather in New York and New Jersey ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl, some have taken on a critical battle off the field - the global fight against HIV/AIDS, particularly in Haiti.

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Dallas Buyers Club: An AIDS Specialist Takes on the Oscar-Nominated Movie

In the Oscar contender movie Dallas Buyers Club, Matthew McConaughey plays Ron Woodruff, a non-fictional character who contracted AIDS in the early 1980s and who created a "foundation" to circumvent healthcare hurdles to provide medicines and therapies not approved by the FDA to himself and others with AIDS.

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Cipla to Market MSD's HIV Drug 'Raltegravir' in India

... Cipla Chief Medical Officer Jaideep Gogtay said the partnership reinforces the company's ongoing commitment to HIV/AIDS treatment, making life-saving drugs accessible. "Raltegravir, a third line therapy treatment will be a value addition to Cipla's ...

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Health Care Access and Coverage for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and...

Health Care Access and Coverage for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community in the United States: Opportunities and Challenges in a New Era By many measures, societal acceptance and support of LGBT rights in the United States have increased significantly in the last decade, especially in the last couple of years.

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Hyacinth and NJWAN Merger Expands HIV Services for Women

The New Jersey Women and AIDS Network has merged with the Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, according to a joint statement.

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Mechanism of dengue virus entry into cells uncovered by research

Lambda files class action after BlueCross drops HIV-positive customers in Louisiana

Lambda Legal has filed a federal class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Louisiana against BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana, which will no longer accept the federally-funded premium subsidies that enable low-income Louisianans living with HIV to purchase health insurance.

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Reducing HIV Transmission Among Drug Injectors Lowers AIDS Mortality in Heterosexuals

... National Institute of Drug Abuse grants # R01 DA013336 (Community Vulnerability and Responses to Drug-User-Related HIV/AIDS), R01 DA 003574 (Risk Factors for AIDS among Intravenous Drug Users), and 5T32 DA007233 (Behavioral Sciences Training in Drug ...

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Researchers Look to Reduce Hep C Infections with 'Staying Safe' Intervention for Injecting Drug Users

Despite a number of social/behavioral intervention and educational programs, the spread of hepatitis C in people who inject drugs remains a chronic problem.

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Firm tapped for FCC media study has background in social 'welfare,' health - not media

... Maryland-based company, Social Solutions International, founded in 2005, specializes in areas like maternal health, HIV/AIDS, immigrant health and substance abuse. The company's link to the FCC study appears to be Social Solutions' focus on ...

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HIV patient sues La. insurers

A New Orleans man has asked a federal court in Baton Rouge to force the state's largest health insurer and two others to accept federal payments to help people with HIV/AIDS enroll in Obamacare health plans.

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Reducing HIV transmission among drug injectors lowers AIDS mortality in heterosexuals

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Group sues to make La. insurers keep taking payments from federal AIDS program

Center for Black Equity to Study HIV in Black MSM

Hartford Hosts "HIV Equal," Anti-Stigma and HIV Testing Initiative

amfAR Launches "Countdown to a Cure"

At amfAR's New York Gala on Feb. 5, the Foundation for AIDS Research kicked off "Countdown to a Cure for HIV/AIDS," a research initiative aimed at finding a broadly applicable cure for HIV by 2020, with a goal of investing $100 million in HIV cure research over the next six years.

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ASOs Observe National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Across the United States, AIDS Service Organizations are commemorating Feb. 7 as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

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Anti-HIV Pill to be Tested in Canada, Raises Controversy for Allegedly Discouraging Use of Condoms

The controversial anti-HIV pill is going to be tested in Toronto to figure out how much it is effective in reality.

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Group sues to make La. insurers keep taking payments from federal AIDS program

Cipla To Market MSD's HIV Drug 'Raltegravir' In India

Group sues to make La. insurers keep taking payments from federal AIDS program

Group sues to force insurers to take AIDS money

Lambda Legal filed the suit in a Baton Rouge federal court Thursday saying at least one insurance company is violating the Affordable Care Act by refusing to take premium payments from the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS program.

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Group sues to make La. insurers keep taking payments from federal AIDS program

Author Night: The AIDS Generation: Stories of Survival and Resilience

For young gay men who came of age in the United States in the 1980s, the HIV/AIDS epidemic was a formative experience in fear, hardship, and loss.

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Letter: Blue Cross policy change targets low-, moderate-income HIV patients

Your Feb. 12 story by Ted Griggs ( "Blue Cross decision affects some HIV/AIDS enrollees" ) raises important questions about what motivated Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to announce on Feb. 7 that it would no longer accept insurance payments ...

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Group sues to make La. insurers keep taking payments from federal AIDS program

Once Upon A Time Before AIDS

Church in Philippines launches resource on HIV-AIDS

... Andres Sotto, senior pastor of the UCCP-Cosmopolitan Church. "We all need to recognize that for this work on the HIV/AIDS pandemic to be sustainable, we also need to address the many tentacles of injustice that define our relationships with people ...

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Group sues to force insurers to take AIDS money

Group suing insurers, claims HIV discrimination

Lambda Legal earlier filed complaints with federal agencies after Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana said it would stop taking payments March 1 from unrelated third parties - including the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS program.

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Mental health patients up to four times more likely to have HIV

Washington, Feb. 18 : A new study has found that people receiving mental health care are up to four times more likely to be infected with HIV than the general population.

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Group suing insurers, claims HIV discrimination

Mechanism of dengue virus entry into cells uncovered by research

'Fire in the Blood' Explores The Fight To Bring Low-Cost AIDS Drugs to Africa

The idea that all people have an essential human right to health is a popular one here at UCSF.

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Group suing insurers, claims HIV discrimination

... said it would stop taking payments March 1 from unrelated third parties - including the federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS program. The Louisiana Health Cooperative has said it also would stop taking such payments and a third company, Vantage Health Plan, ...

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HIV-prevention pill put to the test in Canadian trial

A clinical trial to test a controversial pill for HIV prevention is set to begin in Toronto to determine how well it works in the real world, raising both hope and some concerns.

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Younger people, men and those without children more likely to drop out of HIV care in South Africa

Group suing insurers, claims HIV discrimination

Africa's Shame: HIV positive teens, children dying due to failure to test them

... without treatment, one-third live to the age of 16. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - A Zimbabwe-based expert on HIV/AIDS, Rashida Ferrand of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has since called for universal testing of children ...

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Follow-Up of Infants Diagnosed with HIV - Early Infant...

Catherine Motswere-Chirwa, PDM1, Andrew Voetsch, PhD1, Lydia Lu, MPH1, Victor Letsholathebe2, Phenyo Lekone, PhD1, Esther Machakaire, MD1, Keitumetse Legwaila1, Stembile Matambo1, Maruping Maruping1, Thatayotlhe Kolobe1, Chipo Petlo2, Refeletswe Lebelonyane, MD2, Mary Glenshaw, PhD1, Helen Dale, BVSc, MBChB1, Margarett Davis, MD1, Shenaaz El ... (more)

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Cipla inks pact with Merck

... middle of this year. Cipla hopes that its extensive marketing and sales operations and its expertise in the anti-HIV/AIDS segment will increase the drug's reach in the country. The company also indicated that it might enter into more such ...

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Condom Nation to Disseminate Condoms, In-Home HIV Tests in Vegas

"There are over 7,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in Clark County alone, and we know that the earlier someone learns their status and accesses care, the better chance they have of living a full, happy life while managing their health condition" Distribution of free condoms and in-home oral HIV testing kits to homeless community in partnership with ... (more)

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World AIDS Day Roundup

... their programs. If successfully carried out, these evaluations will help PEPFAR learn a lot about what makes their HIV/AIDS programs work (or not work). CGD's Mead Over served on the "faculty" of the workshop, and shares his experience here . Data ...

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Oscar countdown: 'Dallas Buyers Club'

Our alphabetical parade through the Best Picture nominees continues with another based-on-a-true-story tale: "Dallas Buyers Club," about a homophobic Texas electrician who became an activist after being diagnosed as HIV-positive in the late '80s.

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Younger people, men and those without children more likely to drop out of HIV care in South Africa

Analysis carried out by an academic at Royal Holloway, University of London has revealed that younger people, men and those without children are more likely to stop attending clinics for HIV treatment in South Africa.

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Non-infected babies born to HIV mothers have reduced immunity to measles

Non-infected babies born to HIV positive mothers should be vaccinated early against measles, to avoid them acquiring the virus or passing it on to others, according to researchers.

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Reverse genetics allow scientists to slow spread of Rubella virus

Scientists have identified the gene that allows the Rubella virus to block cell death and reverse engineered a mutant gene that slows the virus's spread.

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Giving An Additional Early Vaccination May Reduce Measles Outbreaks

Outbreaks of measles in developing countries may be reduced by vaccinating infants at 4.5 months of age as well as at the World Health Organization's recommended routine vaccination at 9 months, according to a new study.

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Statement on Uganda's "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" - a flagrant breach of human rights

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance today deplored the news that President Museveni is set to sign Uganda's notorious "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" and called on international leaders and donors to step up public criticism of the bill.

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Conspiracy theories may put children's health at risk

... with cancer risk than heterosexuals. 12 cancer-risk behaviors included tobacco use, - One of four people with HIV/AIDS is 50 or older, yet they are far more likely to be diagnosed when they are in the later stages of infection. Government mistrust ...

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Why some don't respond to rubella vaccine

Using advanced genetic sequencing technology and analysis, vaccine researchers have identified 27 genes that respond in very different ways to the standard rubella vaccine, making the vaccine less effective for a portion of the population.

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Panama adopts made-in-B.C. HIV Treatment as Prevention strategy

Dr. Julio Montaner , director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, formalizes a Memorandum of Understanding with Dr. Javier Diaz, Panama Minister of Health, to adopt British Columbia's HIV Treatment as Prevention strategy.

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Tuberculosis and HIV targeted by student researchers

... cured of tuberculosis (TB) re-develop the disease, are they relapsing or fighting a new strain? How often should HIV/AIDS patients be tested to see if antiretroviral treatment is working? These questions are being explored by doctoral candidates ...

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Multilevel approach to coping with stigmas identified

... and Medicine . Educational approaches can be effective at reducing some stigmas, including mental illness and HIV/AIDS. For instance, six months after providing HIV testing, education and counseling to residents of Zambia a decrease in stigmatizing ...

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Children's Hospital Los Angeles Awarded $17 Million by NIH to Fund Clinical Research on HIV/AIDS

Grace Aldrovandi, MD, CM, principal investigator at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has been awarded $17 million by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

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Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces Liver Decompensation Risk in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients

HIV positive people with hepatitis C coinfection who start combination antiretroviral therapy are less likely to develop decompensated liver disease, or liver failure, according to a study published in the March 1, 2014, edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases .

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Vacc-4x Therapeutic Vaccine May Lower HIV Viral Load Set-point

An experimental therapeutic vaccine did not slow CD4 T-cell decline or enable study participants to safely interrupt antiretroviral therapy longer, but it did appear to leave HIV viral load at lower levels, researchers reported in the February 11 advance edition of Lancet Infectious Diseases .

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Mechanism of dengue virus entry into cells uncovered by research

Can Medical Marijuana Treat MS?

The use of medical marijuana remains a hot topic in the United States. Although twenty states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws to legalize medical marijuana, in the majority of the country, marijuana is still an illicit drug.

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

People with human immunodeficiency virus run a higher risk of virologic failure than previously thought, even when their number of RNA copies of the retrovirus per milliliter of blood is slightly above the detection threshold, according to a study.

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Unusual new HIV drug resistance mechanism revealed

For the millions of people living with HIV/AIDS, antiretroviral drugs can be a lifeline, slowing the progress of viral infection.

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Efficacy of isoniazid prophylactic therapy in prevention of tuberculosis in children: a meta-analysis

Children are highly susceptible to tuberculosis; thus, there is need for safe and effective preventive interventions.

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Mechanism of dengue virus entry into cells uncovered by research

To curb rising HIV rates, we must target our human flaws

... reason is human behaviour. Optimism began to creep in when life-saving anti-retroviral therapies (ART) transformed HIV/AIDS from a certain death sentence into a manageable, if medically complex, chronic condition from the mid-1990s. Today's global ...

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Unusual antibodies in cows suggest new ways to make medicines for people

Humans have been raising cows for their meat, hides and milk for millennia. Now it appears that the cow immune system also has something to offer.

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Sex education: Does it help or hurt a student?

... book signing at my alma mater, Lincoln University (Missouri), a student walked up to me after a speech I'd given on HIV/AIDS testing and my volunteer work with a Chicago organization called BEHIV (Better Existence for HIV). He told me he was ...

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Malnutrition decreases effectiveness of HIV treatment in pregnant African women

In Uganda the prescription of three antiretroviral drugs, which aim to suppress the virus to prevent disease progression, have resulted in huge reductions in HIV mortality rates.

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How therapy-induced resistance to 'NNRTI' HIV drugs works

For the more than one million people with HIV/AIDS in the United States , antiretroviral drugs such as efavirenz and other so-called non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors in combination with other antiretrovirals can be a lifeline, because they slow the progress of viral infection, prolonging life.

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