HIV/AIDS Roundup: March 2014

Monday, March 31, 2014

Resources for those with STDs

According to the Center for Disease Control, there are about 20 million new STD infections each year in the United States, which totals 16 million in medical costs.

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Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

... psychosocial conditions.6 Multiple barriers prevent long-term adherence to HAART. A review of the current HIV/AIDS literature reveals that four significant barriers are life stressors,4 alcohol abuse,14 declining cognitive function15 and the ...

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Top Six Mold Testing Mistakes To Avoid, Recommends Environmental Hygienist Fry

Mar. 31, 2014 - DETROIT -- "Mold testing results, as done by many mold inspectors and industrial hygienists, are often inaccurate and misleading because of a number of mold testing mistakes and problems," warns Phillip Fry, Certified Environmental Hygienist, Professional Industrial Hygienist, and author of five mold advice ebooks, who explains ... (more)

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Largest STD Dating Site, Positive Singles, adds Jenelle Marie of The STD Project as Spokesperson

The STD Project, with over 2 million views since launch, is the largest online story-telling platform and resource for people with STDs.

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People living with HIV no longer forced to lie to access treatment

AUSTRALIANS living with HIV will no longer be forced to lie about their symptoms to access early treatment following changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in effect as of today.

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Travelers, be a chic woman of the world: Elizabeth Taylor White Diamond Lustre

... To that end, as part of Elizabeth Taylor's passionate commitment and fearless leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS, she directed that 25% of her royalties from White Diamonds and her other House of Taylor fragrances go to The Elizabeth Taylor ...

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Study Adds to Signs Linking HIV to Heart Trouble

... the link between long-term HIV infection and heart disease is important because treatment advances have led to HIV/AIDS patients living much longer, lead author Dr. Wendy Post, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University ...

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HIV Testing Counselor Sells 'Truvada Whore' Shirts For AIDS Charity

... is a 7-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money and awareness in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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Experts meet in Vancouver to talk HIV treatment

The International HIV Treatment as Prevention workshop runs April 1-4, with more than 300 world experts reviewing and discussing policy and research findings, with a goal of identifying future priority areas for research and action.

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Nonprofit 'AHF Pharmacy' Opens in Brooklyn

"We are thrilled to round out AHF's support of health and wellness in Brooklyn with the opening of the first AHF Pharmacy in the New York City area" AIDS Healthcare Foundation , the largest provider of HIV/AIDS care in the United States, is hosting a grand opening event on Monday, March 31 from 4 - 7 pm inside the Out of the Closet Thrift Store at ... (more)

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Argos Therapeutics Inc - 10-K - Management's Discussion and Analysis...

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing in "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in this Annual Report on Form 10- addition to historical information, some of the information ... (more)

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Health Officials Allegedly Reject Organ Donor Because He is Gay

The family of a deceased Pittsburgh man says his organs were to be donated but rejected because of his sexuality and not because of health reasons, Think Progress reports.

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Health Officials Allegedly Reject Organ Donor Because He is Gay

The family of a deceased Pittsburgh man says his organs were to be donated but rejected because of his sexuality and not because of health reasons, Think Progress reports.

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Psychological factors turn young adults away from HIV intervention counseling

... infection (STI) rates among Florida's 67 counties. Presently, Duval is faced with a 25 percent increase in reported HIV/AIDS cases, escalating STI/HIV co-infections, increasing STI infections in pregnant women, increasing repeat STI infections, and ...

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Noted UAB AIDs researcher Michael Saag to receive clinical excellence award tonight in New York

... excellence in clinical medical practice. Saag and his team at UAB are widely credited with helping to transform HIV/AIDs from an almost sure death sentence in the early 1980s to a manageable chronic disease. e also helped start the 1917 Clinic at ...

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Dead man's body rejected from organ donation because he was gay

American reporter who posted controversial images of Saudi Royal family during Obama's visit becomes media sensation in repressive Middle Eastern state Truck driver wins $650,000 on lottery scratchcard ONE DAY after his wife dies of a heart attack... and then says 'everything happens for a reason' His family were stunned when officials said he ... (more)

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Carl Sciortino Is AIDS Action Executive Director

... will resign from elected office Friday, April 4. As a gay man living with HIV, Sciortino supported both LGBT and HIV/AIDS issues during nine years in office. Prior to the state legislature, he was a research manager for Fenway Health, which has a ...

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Diagnosing And Treating Kaposi's Sarcoma

... His past medical history is remarkable for human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) with treatment of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The right fourth toe was previously amputated following an infection. His past ...

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Broadway Legend Chita Rivera Hosts GMHC's Spring Dinner Gala

... fewer people in New York and the U.S. are dying of AIDS, the reality is that 72 percent of all people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. are not yet in care or receiving the full benefits of antiretroviral treatment. Moreover, Congress slashed funding ...

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Honoring "Teaching Good Sex" Educator

... educator, will be honored with an award that "recognizes a person or a group of people who come together and fight HIV/AIDS in a unique way." "It's very humbling," Vernacchio told NewsWorks during a recent interview at Mt. Airy's High Point Cafe. ...

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HIV/AIDS infection rate drops in Ethiopia - Monday, 31 March 2014 13:48

Addis Ababa, 31 March 2014 - The HIV/AIDS prevalence rate has drastically dropped in Ethiopia in 2013, an Ethiopian official said Saturday.

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Jeffrey Epstein, Mount Sinai Patron, Backs Major Discovery for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Online PR News 31-March-2014 Triple negative breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer, highly metastatic and causes about 20% of breast cancer incidences worldwide.

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European Commission launches new action plan to fight HIV/AIDS

On March 14th, 2014 the European Commission presented the new Action Plan on HIV/AIDS in EU and neighboring countries for 2014-2016, which builds on the achievements of the previous Action Plan 2009-2013.

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Congress budget pact good for global health but NIH cuts threaten US innovations

... to shut down. The GHTC report also asserts that reduced funding for programs that provide poor countries with HIV/AIDS treatments and tools to control malaria may have resulted in thousands of preventable deaths. The GHTC makes a case for stronger, ...

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HIV/AIDS researchers to converge in St. John's for annual conference

... excluding one. The conference's focus on sharing scientific research and discussing the issues facing the global HIV/AIDS response benefits from having so many researchers in attendance. "It's great for people like me," explains Grant. "I'm a ...

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

ECOWAS needs Mahama's incorruptible leadership - " NDC

The election of President John Mahama as the ECOWAS Chair has come at a time that the continent needs his kind of leadership to lay a solid foundation for its political and economic development.

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Failure to Awaken Dormant Cells Deals Blow to HIV Cure Research

A laboratory at Johns Hopkins University has failed in its recent quest to find a drug that can reverse the latent state of HIV-infected immune cells that are a component of the viral reservoir.

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Us Aids fight shifts to African-American gay men

US President Barack Obama has signalled a change to his country's HIV response by appointing a gay African-American living with HIV to a high-profile government position.

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The killer within us

IMMUNE systems are all about keeping that balance - it's not solely about having a great diet or about obsessively exercising - it's a daily choice you make to combine a number of good habits and stick to them.

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Rockin' for a cause

... organization that serves 29 counties in Southwest Missouri. APO currently serves over 600 clients with HIV/AIDS and their families. Their services include medical care, case management, education to the general public, and services to persons with ...

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Viewpoint: Community connections strengthen us

... to look at me, you would never know it," Mary said. She appealed to her audience to speak openly and honestly about HIV/AIDS and derided people in her past who euphemistically referred to AIDS as "the package." "Let's call is what it is," she ...

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HIV-positive newborns

At the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections it was reported that several HIV-positive babies treated immediately after birth are now HIV free.

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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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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Thousands walk to help those with HIV, AIDS | Photos

Caraballo joined thousands of others in downtown Orlando on Saturday, helping raise money for Hope and Help Center of Central Florida.

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Bill Watch Parliamentary Committees 13/2014 of 14th March

... on its constitutionality and noted omissions and areas needing further attention.] A the Thematic Committee on HIV/AIDS will be considering its itinerary for visits to ART Roll Out Centres and a brief from Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights on their ...

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Life Insurance for HIV Positive People Exists But is Rarely Advantageous Says YourLifeSolution.com

YourLifeSolution.com is a service which displays life insurance quotes to users without requiring personal information .

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Centre For African Family Studies (CAFS) Pop Art Condoms Campaign

... of teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. This is our little contribution in fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS in Kenya." Mr. Spangler said. CAFS is an African Institution that seeks to promote quality sexual reproductive health for all ...

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Rain or Shine, They're Walkin'! AIDS Walk Napa Valley Is Saturday

... and driven by the folks at Access Adventure so EVERYONE can participate. Net proceeds from the 2014 Walk benefit HIV/AIDS education and prevention services provided in Napa County by Planned Parenthood Shasta Pacific . "Like" the organizers here on ...

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Friday, March 28, 2014

Patty Murray, Tammy Baldwin introduce college anti-bullying bill

Called the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of 2014, the bill would require institutions of higher education to prohibit harassment, and would set up a Department of Education grant program to help support campus anti-bullying programs.

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Sandra Bernhard Headlines 28th Annual Night of a Thousand Gowns Benefit Tonight

... Court of New York (ICNY), the state's most regal organization serving the LGBT community and people living with HIV/AIDS since 1986, will honor groundbreaking advocate Edith "Edie" Windsor with the Imperial Diamond Award at the Night of A Thousand ...

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Florida AIDS Walk and Music Festival

... committed to three major goals, which are spelled out in their mission: one, they wish to raise funds that support HIV/AIDS services for people throughout the state; two, they want to remind the community that the HIV/AIDS crisis is still in full ...

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The Sound and Fury of the PrEP Debate

"We don't know the side effects of this drug. It's too expensive. Insurance won't cover it.

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The Sound and Fury of the PrEP Debate

"We don't know the side effects of this drug. It's too expensive. Insurance won't cover it.

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Man's best friend provides emotional support

... HIV or AIDS as well as quality of life issues and overall lifespan. One of the three primary goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy is "increasing access to care and improving health outcomes for people living with HIV". Many people living with HIV ...

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Natalizumab treatment in patients with MS associated with JC virus infection

Treatment with natalizumab in patients with multiple sclerosis appears linked with JC virus infection, which can lead to a rare and often fatal demyelinating disease of the central nervous system called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy that destroys the myelin that protects nerve cells.

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3/29 7:30 a.m. a " AIDS Walk Orlando 2014 @ Lake Eola Park

... event, to benefit Hope and Help Center of Central Florida , is the second largest fundraiser to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Central Florida. In 2013, AIDS Walk Orlando raised over $150,000 for the community. Chris Hessler, Events Manager, said, ...

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Guideline Finds Little Evidence That Complementary/Alternative MS Therapies Work

A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology suggests that there is little evidence that most complementary or alternative medicine therapies treat the symptoms of multiple sclerosis .

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No worries: It's all uphill from here

That's the Marina Green to Fort Point and back again. That usually relieves my relentless anxiety.

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70 Percent of Men Find Barebacking With a Stranger "Exciting"

... half of the MSM who use these apps have engaged in unprotected sex. The survey , "Zero Feet Away" Perspective on HIV/AIDS and Unprotected Sex in Men Who Have Sex with Men Utilizing Location-based Mobile Apps" was conducted by New York's Community ...

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Trumbull High's performance of 'Rent' a hitvisit|article-5358399|mobile_simple_list_body-11991|3

... allow them to perform their chosen musical because of the sensitive issues it touches upon. The musical deals with HIV/AIDS, sexuality and drug use. Putting aside some individuals' knee-jerk reactions calling for a "Rentbellion," Mark launched a ...

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Trumbull High's performance of 'Rent' a hit

AIDS fundraiser cut from colourful African cloth

... $275,000 in total for the foundation. For Mr. Tyrell, the charity's work with children whose parents died from HIV/AIDS, has special meaning. "I am an orphan," he said. "And I was raised by my grandmother. I felt if I am not connected to this, I'm ...

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Liking I'm Not Like You

Not in the sense of "amateur," which is what we usually think of when we put the words "community" and "theater" together.

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OK to kiss Fido? If you're willing to take on a bit of bacteria, then yes.

Talk to health experts and other people like you in WebMD's Communities. It's a safe forum where you can create or participate in support groups and discussions about health topics that interest you.

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Global Fund Seeks to Reach 3 Million People Living With TB

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria aims to reach three million people who are not diagnosed, treated or documented with TB, according to a Global Fund statement.

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NSW gay men key to anal cancer study

VOLUNTEERS are being asked to take part in a study looking at ways to prevent a rare cancer particularly prevalent among gay men.

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Triangle: Reality show stars visit home event

... on April 17, 7 p.m., at the Contemporary Art Museum, 409 W. Martin St. The workshop explores the current state of HIV/AIDS. Joe Volpe, Ph.D., will serve as facilitator. He is a medical science liaison and HIV specialist with Monogram Biosciences. ...

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4Wall LA Provides Gear for Elton John AIDs Foundation Viewing Party

More than just your typical Oscars viewing party, the 22nd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party raised $5.1 million dollars for the fight against AIDS.

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Activation of HIV-1 from Latent Infection via Synergy of RUNX1 Inhibitor Ro5-3335 and SAHA

A major barrier to the elimination of HIV-1 infection is the presence of a pool of long-lived, latently infected CD4+ memory T-cells.

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RuPaul's Drag Race Contestant Comes Out As HIV-Positive: VIDEO

Previous to this last Monday, the only drag queen to have ever openly come out about their HIV-positive status on RuPaul's Drag Race wasRyan Ong Paolo .

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ABL Supports Profectus BioSciences With Preclinical Efficacy Studies...

ABL, Inc., a biomedical contract research and manufacturing organization to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, has been selected by Profectus BioSciences, Inc. to evaluate different delivery regimens of one of its HIV vaccine candidates.

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MIT's fast synthesis system could boost peptide-drug development

Peptide drugs are expected to become a $25 billion market by 2018, but current archaic manufacturing methods are too slow MIT chemists have devised a way to rapidly combine amino acids into protein fragments known as peptides for use in drugs Small protein fragments, also called peptides , are promising as drugs because they can be designed for ... (more)

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Kiehl's to release nail polish in July

Beauty and skincare company Kiehl's announced Tuesday that it will be releasing it's first nail polish in this summer that will benefit the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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Theradiag unveils a new automated solution at the International...

... subsidiary Prestizia, Theradiag is developing new biomarkers based on microRNAs for the diagnosis and monitoring of HIV/AIDS and rectal cancer. Theradiag is thus participating in the development of "customized treatment", which favors the ...

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Argos Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2013 Financial Results

"We are pleased with the advances made over the past 15 months at Argos. We completed two successful financings, a Series E financing in 2013 and an initial public offering last month, raising an aggregate of that we expect will enable us to complete the pivotal Phase 3 ADAPT trial of our lead product candidate, AGS-003, in metastatic renal cell ... (more)

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Argos Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2013 Financial Results

Argos Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of fully personalized immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases using its Arcelis technology platform, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013 and provided an update on ... (more)

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AHF and BIENESTAR Host Preview Screening of a Cesar Chaveza March...

... billboard campaign in Los Angeles which features an image of Chavez and spotlights the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on the Latino community. "AIDS needs to continue to be fought on several fronts, with research for new pharmaceutical ...

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Broadway Legend Chita Rivera Hosts GMHC's Spring Dinner Gala

The Office Of The Global AIDS Coordinator Applauds Appointment Of...

... Barack Obama yesterday. "Douglas Brooks' extensive policy experience and remarkable dedication in working with the HIV/AIDS community have established him as a key figure in public health, and in the national AIDS response," said Acting U.S. Global ...

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New tool brings interactive AIDS, HIV information for Meck Co.

Mecklenburg County has a new tool to help combat HIV and AIDS. A group from the community got the chance to see a new interactive, online tool called AIDSVu.

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Crystal Meth May Fuel HIV Disease Progression and Transmission

Crystal meth use appears to both spur HIV disease progression and increase the likelihood of transmission according to a recent study of HIV-positive men who have sex with men .

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World Vision USA's gay marriage U-turn is callous and cowardly

... country that can ill afford to force its gay population underground. World Vision, incidentally, has a significant HIV/AIDS programmatic presence in Uganda. In February Uganda's president signed into law a bill that imposes severe sentences on ...

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Soccer's grassroots approach to fighting AIDS

... now stood deserted. AIDS had hit hard, yet no one dared mention it. Today, 33.4 million people are living with HIV/AIDS. Ninety-seven percent of those living with HIV reside in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. ...

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Report: US Essential for Global Health

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 (CD A new report says while big budget battles in Washington may be over for now, adequate funding to ... (more)

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GMO in GMOs used to make GMO cells to treat HIV [erv]

... their normal immune cells with bone marrow from a delta-CCR5 donor. NOTE: This was done to treat blood cancers in HIV/AIDS patients, NOT to 'cure HIV/AIDS'. For example, the famous 'Berlin Patient' was given a bone marrow transplant from someone who ...

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Sexuality educator among honorees at 15th annual black-tie bingo

AIDS Fund will host its 15th annual Black-Tie GayBINGO! next month, and will honor a number of local HIV/AIDS activists and advocates.

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AIDSVu Releases New Maps that Depict Impact of HIV in the Charlotte Area

... visualizing where the needs for prevention, testing and treatment services are the most urgent. "Our National HIV/AIDS Strategy calls for reducing new HIV infections by intensifying our efforts in HIV prevention where the epidemic is most ...

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Massachusetts Lawmaker Announces He is HIV-Positive, Resigns to Run AIDS Charity

... the rate of new HIV diagnoses in Massachusetts; provide the multitude of services needed to keep those living with HIV/AIDS connected with health care providers; and continue the public conversation about HIV needed to reduce the stigma that is ...

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Congress budget pact good for global health but NIH cuts threaten US innovations

HIV Positive Democrat Carl Sciortino Resigns To Run HIV Charity

Guest Commentary | The Positive Impact of Volunteerism

... specifically Port Elizabeth. Surrounding townships have entire populations (often between 75%-99%) suffering from HIV/AIDS. This created a large influx of patients into the Port Elizabeth hospital. However, due to lack of funds for traveling to the ...

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The bioretrosynthesis solution: shifting evolution into reverse to make cheaper drugs

An illustration of the pathway determined by experimental bioretrosynthesis for making an HIV drug out of a simple sugar Reversing the conventional process of creating new drugs, Vanderbilt University researchers have used an alternative approach called bioretrosynthesis to produce the expensive HIV drug didanosine.

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Mulago oxygen plant creates 1000 liters per minute

... of oxygen," he clarified. Rugunda identified the deceased as Kizza, a male youth who was admitted with advanced HIV/AIDS with CD4 cell count of 20 and a number of other opportunistic infections including TB and pneumonia. On examination, Kizza's ...

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

'The Bad News Bears' star turned pastor raising money for AIDS/Lifecycle event

... from June 1 through June 7. The proceeds benefit the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center, which helps them provide free HIV/AIDS care and medications for those in need; low-cost counseling and addiction recovery services; HIV prevention programs and ...

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DHVI finds lupus antibodies may hold key to HIV cureZaynah...

Researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute recently found that a patient diagnosed with both lupus and HIV produced antibodies that limited the effects of the latter.

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Spitfiyah! Radio: March 2014: Professor Aziza Ahmed on the...

We dedicate this edition of Spitfiyah! to Loretta Saunders. This month, we bring you an interview on the intersection between HIV/AIDS prevention, sex work, and harm reduction.

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SSW graduate to lead Office of National AIDS Policy

U.S. President Barack Obama appointed Boston University School of Social Work alumnus Douglas Brooks as the director of the Office of National AIDS Policy on Monday, where Brooks and his team will work to limit the spread of HIV/AIDS and to ensure equal access to treatment for victims of the fatal conditions.

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Really, Vernella?

... she took the opportunity to speak off the cuff on a mix of issues, especially domestic violence against women, the HIV/AIDS scourge, and sexual health. And there she was mouthing off about her former husband fathering a child outside of their ...

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In the Americas, One in Five People with Tuberculosis is Unaware of the Disease

... the Caribbean, tuberculosis is still one of the leading causes of death from a single infectious agent, alongside HIV/AIDS. In addition to undiagnosed cases, other challenges include the spread of multidrug-resistant TB, the emergence of extensively ...

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The Terrence Higgins Trust has provided support for HIV positive people from Gloucester city centre for six years - until now.

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Tobira Therapeutics Inc. Appoints Chairman Chief Executive Officer And Chief Financial Officer

Tobira Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing cenicriviroc in liver disease and HIV, announced today that Laurent Fischer, MD, Tobira's Chairman of the Board, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.

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Don't Kick Drug Users Off Food Stamps

... are coming to its doors, not new users. Insite has also connected users to needed health and social services, from HIV/AIDS treatment to detoxification programs. It's not hard to envision a system where, if you're on public assistance or have ...

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All in the family

... Kevin and Keisha have been infusing their strong work ethic and delightful personas into Philadelphia's vast HIV/AIDS support community as long as they can remember, probably longer. On April 5, AIDS Fund Philly - the city's leading advocacy ...

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24-Year-Old Former Porn Star With AIDS Films Sobering Video From His Hospital Bed

... not only was he HIV-positive, but had full-blown AIDS. The video is a shocking and sobering look into an image of HIV/AIDS that we don't see very much anymore as well as a peek behind the curtain into some of the darker aspects of the porn industry ...

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Guideline Finds Little Evidence That Complementary/Alternative MS Therapies Work

Vaccination directed against the human endogenous retrovirus-K...

Human endogenous retroviruses are remnants of ancestral infections and chromosomally integrated in all cells of an individual, are transmitted only vertically and are defective in viral replication.

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RuPaul's Drag Race: Trinity K. Bonet's HIV+ Confession

This week's episode of Untucked, the behind the scenes look at each episode of RuPaul's Drag Race , was the setting for one of the most candid confessions on Drag Race her-story.

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70 Percent of Men Find Barebacking With a Stranger "Exciting"

Motown Meltdown returns for 11th year

The Sojourners, a Vancouver-based gospel group, will play at the Motown Meltdown on Saturday, April 5. Photograph by: Submitted photo by Adam P.W. Smith Dozens of musicians from across Metro Vancouver will be donating their talents to Motown Meltdown, a fundraiser for HIV/AIDS that's slated for April 5 in Coquitlam.

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Tobira Therapeutics Appoints Chairman Laurent Fischer, MD, Chief...

Study predicts threshold of viral load for passing herpes from one person to another

One of the most common questions asked of doctors who treat genital herpes comes from couples in which one partner is infected with the virus and the other is not.

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Broadway Legend Chita Rivera Hosts GMHC's Spring 2014 Gala Tonight

... an important organization that is leading the fight." Established in 1982, GMHC is the world's first provider of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy. In addition to the wide array of programs that provide support to thousands of people living ...

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The Morning Pride: March 26, 2014

Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT's daily round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here's what we're reading this morning, but please let us know what stories you're following as well.

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Interferon-free BMS combo cures 90% of genotype 1 hepatitis C

Trevor Hawkins, from the Southwest CARE Center in New Mexico, presenting at CROI 2014.

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AIDS Taskforce of Northwest Ohio sponsors a HIV/AIDS Support Group

Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. the AIDS Taskforce of Northwest Ohio will sponsor a HIV/AIDS Support Group.

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Duke scientists identify antibodies in HIV immune response Shangnon...

A research team led by Duke scientists has identified a subclass of antibodies that could help find an effective HIV vaccine.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

The dual threat of diabetes and tuberculosis

Monday, March 24, 2014 was World TB Day. CNN released Diabetes and TB: A growing threat on March 24, 2014.

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Medical Conditions Like HIV Can't Be a Bar to Hiring

HIV may not be drawing the same type of attention that it did in the '80s and '90s, but that doesn't mean an employer can discriminate against someone who has it.

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HIV conference focuses on First Nations youth

With HIV/AIDS cases higher than average Prince Albert, a conference hosted by All Nations Hope was teaching those gathered how to heal past wounds.

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New Clues to Link Between MS Drug Tysabri and Rare Brain Disease

Mass. lawmaker has HIV, will lead AIDS group

"As a gay man living with HIV, I am honored to lead one of the country's oldest and most effective organizations in the battle against this disease which has raged on over 30 years," Sciortino said in a written statement.

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Sciortino To Leave State House for AIDS Action Committee

Rep. Sciortino To Step Down, Take Top Post At AIDS Action Committee

Mass. lawmaker has HIV, will lead AIDS group

State Rep. Carl Sciortino said Tuesday he is HIV-positive and plans to step down to become the new executive director of The AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts .

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State representative to resign to lead AIDS action group

People with leukemia are more prone to infection -- but not from one particular herpes virus

People with chronic lymphocytic leukemia are essentially more prone to infections such as varicella, influenza or pneumococci due to the reduction in the number of antibodies that their condition causes.

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Broadway Legend Chita Rivera Hosts GMHC's Spring Dinner Gala

Mass. lawmaker to head AIDS Action Committee

The organization said Sciortino will become the first HIV-positive person to lead AIDS Action since its founding in 1982.

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Mass. lawmaker to head AIDS Action Committee

State Rep. Carl Sciortino is planning to step down to become the new executive director of The AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts while also revealing that he's HIV-positive.

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In the Americas, one in five people with tuberculosis is unaware of the disease

State Rep. Carl Sciortino to step down, take over as first HIV positive head of AIDS Action Committee

State Representative Carl Sciortino is stepping down from the Legislature to become the new executive director of the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of those living with and vulnerable to HIV.

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Merck to Present New Data for Investigational Hepatitis C Treatments...

Merck , known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that new Phase 2 data for its two investigational hepatitis C virus treatments - MK-5172, an investigational HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitor, and MK-8742, an investigational HCV NS5A replication complex inhibitor - are scheduled to be presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of ... (more)

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Rep. Sciortino to Resign Elected Office to Lead AIDS Action Committee of MA

Age curb - blocks diagnosis'

The Medical Council of Thailand plans to have the age restriction for minors receiving HIV tests removed from the Child Protection Act to help diagnosis.

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Douglas M. Brooks Appointed As Director Of Office Of National AIDS Policy

... Institute (JRI). He also has federal experience; in 2010 he was appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, serving as the point-person for the CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee. "Douglas'spolicy expertise combined with his extensive ...

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World TB Day

Today, Monday, March 24, 2014, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief joins the international community in commemorating World TB Day and those who have lost their lives to this terrible disease; TB is second only to HIV/AIDS in global deaths due to infectious diseases.

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Doctor turns TB shock into a positive

It took one cough and a sputter to change the life of a West Rand doctor who went from being the doctor to the patient after she contracted extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis at Leratong Hospital in Ekurhuleni.

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Daktari Awarded $2.7 M Grant from UNITAID to Commercialize CD4 System

... www.unitaid.org ), uses innovative investments to increase access to quality assured treatments and diagnostics for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in low-income countries through catalytic market-shaping interventions. UNITAID was established in ...

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Barbara Boxer: Hobby Lobby Case 'Slippery Slope' to Denying AIDS Medication, Vaccines

In an appearance on MSNBC on Tuesday ahead of oral arguments before the Supreme Court in a case brought by the retailer Hobby Lobby against the government's directive in the Affordable Care Act to mandate covering certain forms of birth control, Sen. Barbara Boxer said that the firm was being hypocritical by not objecting to insurance packages that ... (more)

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Daktari Awarded $2.7 M Grant from UNITAID to Commercialize CD4 System

World health agency calls for a renewed push against drug-resistant tuberculosis

... mean more patients can be served," said Philippe Meunier, the French government's ambassador for the fights against HIV/AIDS and communicable diseases. While TB treatment costs around $25-30 per patient in developing countries, the cost for treating ...

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Douglas Brooks Is Office of National AIDS Policy Director

... Center at JRI and has assisted domestic and international governments and non-governmental organizations in their HIV/AIDS efforts. Brooks was chair of the board of trustees of AIDS United. He also has served on the Presidential Advisory Council on ...

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Determination of hematological and immunological parameters among HIV ...

Anemia, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia are the commonest hematological abnormalities resulting from human immunodeficiency virus infection.

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Development of a definition for Rapid Progression (RP) of renal...

No consensus exists on how to define abnormally rapid deterioration in renal function .

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Playing HIV in Australian theatre

Luminaries of Melbourne's theatre and HIV communities will come together next week to discuss the ways HIV has been represented in contemporary Australian theatre in a panel discussion at the Victorian College of the Arts.

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Insurers Must Accept AIDS Program Payments

A change to the Affordable Care Act requires health plans to accept payments from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and government programs that provide tribal cost support.

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TDIM - Elton John's Birthday - 25th Mar

Today is Elton John's birthday! He's a brilliant singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, record producer, ad occasional actor by profession.

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In the Americas, One in Five People with Tuberculosis is Unaware of the Disease

Getting Ready to Quit Smoking?

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

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Monday, March 24, 2014

[Research Articles] Polyfunctional Fc-Effector Profiles Mediated by...

The human phase 2B RV144 ALVAC-HIV vCP1521/AIDSVAX B/E vaccine trial, held in Thailand, resulted in an estimated 31.2% efficacy against HIV infection.

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Dramatic rise in syphilis rates in Victoria

SYPHILIS rates among men who have sex with men have risen dramatically in Victoria over the past year, with a significant increase specifically in HIV-positive men.

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CROI 2014: Interferon-free BMS Combo Cures 90% of Genotype 1 Hepatitis C

An all-oral regimen of daclatasvir, asunaprevir, and BMS-791325 -- without interferon or ribavirin -- led to sustained response in approximately 90% of previously untreated hepatitis C patients, most with hard-to-treat genotype 1a, according to a study presented at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this month in ... (more)

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Confusion Over Wide Variance in MedCan Laws

... approved of for medical marijuana treatment, while others are nearly forgotten about. Take cancer, glaucoma, and HIV/AIDS . If you are unfortunate to suffer any of these diseases, you can qualify for exemption from criminal prosecution for your use ...

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President Obama Announces Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, as Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy

... of Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, as the Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP). A leading HIV/AIDS policy expert, Douglas most recently served as Senior Vice President for Community, Health, and Public Policy at the Justice ...

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Obama Tabs HIV-positive Activist for AIDS Czar

... Resource Institute in Boston, a nonprofit which provides outreach mental health treatment and services people with HIV/AIDS. He also has served on the National Black Gay Men's Advocacy Coalition in Washington, and was appointed in 2010 to the ...

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Abstract P359: High Blood Pressure in African HIV+ Patients Increases ...

Background: Patients with human immunodeficiency virus in the modern era are at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.

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Combatting TB 2.0

Earlier this month, health officials in Los Angeles confirmed they are treating a patient for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis - a deadly form that does not respond to most of the antibiotics.

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The Years in Which Gene Therapy Finally Escapes the Labs and Trials

Do you want to live a longer life in good health? Simple practices can make some difference, such as exercise or calorie restriction.

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President Obama Announces Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, as Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy

White House Makes Inspired Selection for Director of Office of National AIDS Policy

... his clinical social work expertise to tackle the many challenges facing all Americans at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS. Beyond his wealth of expertise and his proven track record of results, the fact that he is openly HIV positive sends an ...

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New WH Aids policy director is HIV-positive

The White House on Monday announced the appointment of Douglas Brooks as the new director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy .

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Natalizumab treatment in patients with MS associated with JC virus infection

SIGNS The World Is Not Ending: Another Person Cured Of AIDS?

Magic Johnson hasn't been cured of AIDS, but somebody has! Kinda. Here in America, the media is like an arm of the government so to get the truth you have to really look in different places.

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Fiji records drop in tuberculosis cases

... from TB in Fiji. Now only about 24 in every 100,000 develop the disease. It was also insinuated that if Fiji keeps HIV/AIDS numbers to a minimum, this would also reduce the risk of people in the country contracting and eventually developing TB. This ...

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Most carry germ

... a result, in 1993, it was declared a global emergency. "And there are too many reasons why TB came back - one was HIV/AIDS, the second was drug resistance and the other was ease of travel and stress." He said typically, because TB feeds on weak ...

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Immune Dysregulation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Pulmonary...

From the Univ. Paris-Sud, FacultA de MA decine, Le Kremlin BicAatre, F-94270 ; AP-HP, Centre de RA fA rence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire SA vA re, DA partement Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation , Service de Pneumologie, HA pital de BicAatre, Le Kremlin BicAatre, F-94270 ; UMR_S 999, Univ.

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David Ho's Aids research team plans China and Hong Kong trials for one-shot HIV preventive treatment

A top Aids research team may try to recruit about 1,000 at-risk men from Hong Kong and the mainland for clinical trials of an injection to prevent HIV infection.

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Obama tabs HIV-positive activist for AIDS czar

President Obama on Monday appointed as his new AIDS czar Douglas Brooks , an activist on health care policy who has been living with the HIV virus for more than 20 years.

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Can the world get rid of tuberculosis?

Clinical lead Doctor Al Story points to an x-ray showing a pair of lungs infected with TB during an interview with Reuters on board the mobile X-ray unit screening for TB in Ladbroke Grove in London January 27, 2014.

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Anglo American Believes Positive and Lasting Change Depends on Mutual Benefit

Anglo American today released its 13th sustainable development report, demonstrating progress during 2013 against set targets and highlighting the challenges to realise the Group's overall sustainable development objectives.

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20-29 yrs have recorded highest number of HIV infections

... tests and outreach programmes carried out, has also contributed towards an increase in the detection of cases. The HIV/AIDS Board through the Ministry continues to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS and encourages members of the public to contact their ...

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Obama tabs HIV-positive activist for AIDS czar

Merlene Davis: Moveable Feast one of several local charities that may lose city funding

The good news is that the agency has contracted with the Kentucky Department of Health, HIV branch, to offer private in-home counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS.

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Getting Ready to Quit Smoking?

The Union Release: New Study Shows Smoking Tobacco Doubles Risk Of Recurrent Tuberculosis

... TB, and 1.3 million people died from TB or TB-related causes-more deaths than any other infectious disease except HIV/AIDS. Current treatment regimens require a patient to take several drugs for at least six months and up to two years or more for ...

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Shifting evolution into reverse promises cheaper, greener way to make new drugs

This alternative approach to creating artificial organic molecules, called bioretrosynthesis, was first proposed four years ago by Brian Bachmann, associate professor of chemistry at Vanderbilt University.

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Merck to Present New Data for Investigational Hepatitis C Treatments...

It's Still Illegal Not to Hire Someone Because They Have HIV

Twenty years ago, Tom Hanks won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Andrew Beckett, a man with AIDS fired by his law firm because of his condition.

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Whites Brought AIDS; Now Spreading It In Africa Thru Gays

... no punches in expressing his disdain about homosexuality. About 33.4 million people are currently living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, according to statistics from AIDS.org. More than 25 million people have died of AIDS worldwide since the first cases ...

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Pioneer Award recipients Marina Cavazzana and Adrian Thrasher...

New Rochelle, NY, March 24, 2014-Marina Cavazzana, MD, PhD, Paris Descartes University, France and Adrian J. Thrasher, MD, PhD, University College London Institute of Child Health, UK, have been honored with the Pioneer Award for basic and clinical gene therapy for immunodeficiency disorders.

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This Barrier Is The Best Barrier For Travelers

New York March 24, 2014 - The problem with traveling and staying overnight in various hotels is the possibility of picking up germs left from earlier occupants.

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HIV/AIDS prevention talk @ Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 7:00 pm Mar 25 lifestyle

PFLAG of Cape Cod hosts the prevention and education director from the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod to speak and answer questions about AIDS/HIV today, screenings, and how to talk to your loved one about AIDS/HIV prevention.

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Closing the Gay Generation Gap

... artificial divide that is continually growing. Older generations falsely believe that younger gay men do not fear HIV/AIDS. Younger generations incorrectly perceive that older gay men do not hear their voices. If the young and old could join ...

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Merck to Present New Data for Investigational Hepatitis C Treatments...

Shifting evolution into reverse promises cheaper, greener way to make new drugs

Cheaper, greener way to make new drugs by shifting evolution into reverse

Injecting HIV into Pakistan

Injecting HIV into Pakistan By Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR - Pakistan may have a low prevalence of HIV/AIDS, with only about 9,000 officially confirmed cases, but the country is at high risk, particularly due to the growing number of injecting drug users , say experts.

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Sunday, March 23, 2014

Health fair draws record attendance

... family practitioners to pass on to their patients. St. Maarten AIDS Foundation tested no less than 265 people for HIV/AIDS, and St. Maarten Diabetes Foundation conducted more than 400 blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol tests. The Lions donated ...

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Giuliano Compensation Tops $300K

... year's figure of $269,418. With a budget last year of about $24 million, the AIDS foundation is the largest HIV/AIDS-related nonprofit in the city. Giuliano's salary and benefit package accounts for about 1.4 percent of that figure. The agency's ...

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HIV testing among pregnant women living with HIV in India: are...

In India, approximately 49,000 women living with HIV become pregnant and deliver each year.

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Shifting evolution into reverse promises cheaper, greener way to make new drugs

By shifting evolution into reverse, it may be possible to use "green chemistry" to make a number of costly synthetic drugs as easily and cheaply as brewing beer.

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World health agency calls for a renewed push against drug-resistant tuberculosis

Can the razor my HIV-positive niece used infect me?

HIV virus is very fragile and may not survive for more than 25 minutes outside a human host where it needs warmth, and body chemistry to survive.

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Why controlling tuberculosis has remained difficult in Uganda

Today is World Tuberculosis Day. Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate the day and highlight this public health problem that has seen the country remain in the 14th position among 22 countries with the highest disease burden globally.

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Health Ministry marks World TB Day with week of activities

... live in the world's poorest, most vulnerable communities. According to the WHO, Tuberculosis is second only to HIV/AIDS as the greatest killer due to a single infectious agent worldwide. TB is among the top three causes of death for women aged 15 to ...

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How tattoo machines could be key to treating disfiguring facial sores and even curing skin cancer

Mention tattooing and health in the same sentence, and chances are the topic is one of the nasty infectious diseases - from HIV to Hep C - that can be transmitted by dirty needles.

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Bill Watch Parliamentary Committees 13/2014 of 14th March

Shifting Evolution Into Reverse Promises Cheaper, Greener Way to Make New Drugs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - This alternative approach to creating artificial organic molecules, called bioretrosynthesis, was first proposed four years ago by Brian Bachmann, associate professor of chemistry at Vanderbilt University.

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'Precaution key to HIV/AIDS prevention'

Mysore, Mar. 23- The only way HIV/AIDS can be prevented from spreading is through precaution, said Dr. B. Manjunath, Registrar, JSS University.

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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Grindr Now An STD Outreach Tool

... why Lampkin and others have taken to Grindr. As of December 2012, there were 1,424 people in the county living with HIV/AIDS, according to Lampkin. Men made up 83 percent of all cases, with 59 percent of them having contracted it through sexual ...

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An urgent call to action on World TB

... much suffering for far too many people in the Region and around the world." a Tuberculosis (TB) is second only to HIV/AIDS as the greatest killer worldwide due to a single infectious agent. a In 2012, 8.6 million people fell ill with TB and 1.3 ...

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The Terrence Higgins Trust has provided support for HIV positive people from Gloucester city centre for six years - until now.

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The impact of voluntary counselling and testing services on sexual...

It is widely assumed that voluntary counselling and testing services contribute to HIV prevention by motivating clients to reduce sexual risk-taking.

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Fast synthesis could boost drug development

Small protein fragments, also called peptides, are promising as drugs because they can be designed for very specific functions inside living cells.

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Rapid matters: POCT for HIV

Awareness of human immunodeficiency virus serostatus is widely considered a key component in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS.

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Pop Art Condom Campaign Launched in Africa to Promote Safer Sex

... of teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. This is our little contribution in fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS in Kenya." Mr. Spangler said. To learn more about the campaign, readers may visit here.

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Friday, March 21, 2014

Man With HIV Gets $500G for Wrongful Termination by Manhattan Hotel

Three years after his midtown Manhattan employer abruptly fired him, a jury awarded Antonio Munoz more than $500,000 for being discriminated against due to his HIV status.

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Don't Get Fooled by These Fake Grindr Profiles

... still being spread - and disproportionately among young men of color. Still, for all the gains made in demystifying HIV/AIDS and reducing the stigma of being positive - to say nothing of the leaps in extending the lives of HIV patients - the disease ...

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High school thespians act to raise AIDS awareness

... have sex with men, but it's not limited to those groups. The CDC designated March 10 as National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, noting that in 2010, women and adolescent girls (aged 13 years and older) made up about one in four of the 1.1 ...

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New York man wins HIV discrimination suit

Antonio Munoz was an assistant office manager at the Manhattan Club, described by the New York Daily News as a 'boutique hotel and timeshare' in midtown Manhattan.

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Enhanced Antibody Responses to an HIV-1 Membrane-Proximal External...

We have shown that the protective HIV-1 Ab, 2F5, avidly reacts with a conserved mammalian self-Ag, kynureninase, and that the development of B cells specific for the 2F5 epitope is constrained by immunological tolerance.

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TB is Number One Killer in South Africa

... - since AIDS patients are extremely vulnerable to TB. And South Africa has the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world. Peter Mabulane, Community Services Manager at the South African National Tuberculosis Association, said ...

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STAND Inc. urges HIV testing

... The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says gay and bisexual men remain the largest risk group for HIV/AIDS. Men who have sex with men, or MSM, are now the only high-risk group for whom infection rates continue to rise unabated, ...

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Theradiag Selected As A Partner Of The Project, The First Consortium...

... 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 60 employees. For more ...

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Winners, losers in globalization of world's economy, health, education

... is changing over the past ten years thanks to the expansion of health technology and medicines. Greater access to HIV/AIDS medications, tuberculosis treatment, and insecticide-treated mosquito nets to reduce cases of malaria are of benefit. "The ...

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Merck combination suppresses HCV in mono-infected and co-infected patients

An all-oral combination of the hepatitis C virus protease inhibitor MK-5172 and NS5A inhibitor MK-8742, with or without ribavirin, demonstrated promising end-of-treatment viral suppression in people with HIV and HCV co-infection and high cure rates for people with hepatitis C alone, according to findings from the C-WORTHY study presented at recent ... (more)

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Courage and Hope

... Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis. The art exhibition is part of a fundraiser for the Indiana AIDS Fund and HIV/AIDS education and prevention with exhibiting artists donating portions of their sales to the cause. The show, themed "Courage and ...

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Annexation of Crimea will cut off 14,000 drug users from critical medical services

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance has expressed alarm at the future of more than 14,000 people in Crimea who inject drugs following its annexation by Russia.

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Community Calendar: Dine Out for Life and make a difference

... Friends For Life and A Loving Spoonful, non-profit organizations dedicated to men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS. All proceeds will directly benefit the programs and services provided by these groups free-of-charge, including the delivery ...

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MCC And PEPFAR Partner To Transform Country Assistance Programs

... aims to help other countries to take the reins and empower themselves to confront development challenges like HIV/AIDS. The interagency partnership is part of a larger effort to strengthen PEPFAR's sustainability by building upon Country Health ...

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Photo: Ghana celebs sign up to UNAIDS' Protect the Goal campaign

Some of Ghana's known faces have signed up to the Protect the Goal campaign of the United Nations' body for HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS.

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In recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Southwest Health District is hosting "Naturally Tested" tomorrow only at Albany State University's HYPER Gymnasium, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Activities at the free event include a Zumba presentation, shopping, natural hair care, the opportunity to meet the Natural Girls Rock Team, ... (more)

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Glenda Gray Appointed New President of South African Medical Research Council

... Africa Programs for HVTN, the largest worldwide clinical trials network dedicated to the development and testing of HIV/AIDS vaccines. She is also a member of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division at Fred Hutch. She is both a pediatrician and ...

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Awareness prog. on HIV

... Dr. Srirama, Medical Officer, Asha Kirana Hospital. He was delivering a special talk at the awareness programme on HIV/AIDS, organised by MYCAB, JSS Law College in association with Red Ribbon Club and Karnataka AIDS Prevention Society at the college ...

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CROI 2014/APASL 2014: Merck Combo Suppresses HCV in Monoinfected and Coinfected Patients

An all-oral combination of the HCV protease inhibitor MK-5172 and the NS5A inhibitor MK-8742, with or without ribavirin, demonstrated promising end-of-treatment viral suppression in HIV/HCV coinfected patients and high cure rates in people with hepatitis C alone, according to findings from the C-WORTHY study presented at recent conferences.

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People with leukemia are more prone to infection -- but not from one particular herpes virus

Learning from past HIV vaccine trials

A multi-national research team led by Duke Medicine scientists has identified a subclass of antibodies associated with an effective immune response to an HIV vaccine.

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CROI 2014: Very Different Levels of PrEP Uptake and Adherence in 3 U.S. Cities

One of the first studies of open-label pre-exposure prophylaxis for at-risk gay men in 3 U.S. cities shows that although the proportion of those initially offered or seeking PrEP who ended up taking it was similar in all cities, the amount of interest differed substantially.

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CROI 2014: Heart Attack Link to Abacavir Persists in D:A:D Study

The nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor abacavir continues to be associated with a near-doubling of the risk of heart attack, according to the latest update from the Data Collection on Adverse events of Anti-HIV Drugs study, presented to the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this month in Boston.

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March 24 Is World TB Day

... with thousands of cases still diagnosed each year," said Jonathan Mermin, director of CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. "Too many falsely believe TB is a disease of the past, but to truly relegate this ...

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PHOTOBLOG: Moving beyond water

... for those with vulnerable immune systems including babies and young children, the elderly and people living with HIV/AIDS; nearly 11 percent of the country's population currently lives with HIV/AIDS. As a consequence, too many people, most of them ...

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Christmas carol condom ad not offensive, says ASA

A complaint about the "offensive" use of Christmas carol lyrics to promote condom use has been chucked out by the Advertising Standards Authority.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

QIAGEN Launches QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube in China; Cortice...

QuantiFERON-TB has become the test of choice around the world and is displacing the century-old tuberculin skin test in screening for TB infection.

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[Research Articles] Vaccine-Induced Env V1-V2 IgG3 Correlates with...

Antibodies of the same epitope specificity but of a different subclass therefore can have different antibody effector functions.

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[Research Articles] Polyfunctional Fc-Effector Profiles Mediated by...

The human phase 2B RV144 ALVAC-HIV vCP1521/AIDSVAX B/E vaccine trial, held in Thailand, resulted in an estimated 31.2% efficacy against HIV infection.

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HIV Foundation Queensland appoints interim CEO

... expertise and passion that exists in the foundation's board, combined with the government's commitment to making HIV/AIDS a priority health issue," Majer said. "After nearly two decades in the private sector leading a successful business through ...

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Tampa Bay Red Ribbon Run 2014

Come out to Al Lopes Park for the Tampa Bay Red Ribbon Run. a fundraiser to support the HIV/Aids education, advocacy, prevention and treatment programs of Metro Wellness & Community Centers and The AIDS Institute on Saturday, April 12th! Now in its 2nd year as a certified 5K run, 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk, the Tampa Bay Red Ribbon Run is the only ... (more)

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Chemoradiotherapy for anal cancer in patients with HIV infection

A study in this month's Diseases of the Colon & Rectum investigates long-term effects of chemoradiotherapy for anal cancer in patients with HIV infection.

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Hill Country Ride for AIDS amplified

... care, specifically for HIV updates. Or it could pay for an outpatient procedure for an uninsured client - many with HIV/AIDS do not have insurance. You can cover the expenses related to a needed procedure. Or it can pay for four months of medication ...

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Tuberculosis cases are up in Washington state for the first time after several years of decline.

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EEOC Sues Maxim Healthcare Services For Disability Discrimination

Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. violated federal law when it refused to hire an HIV-positive applicant because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

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Statement of Ownership

... from my Masters program to admit I was HIV-positive, ten years after the diagnosis. I returned to working in HIV/AIDS, doing some small part to building an organization and providing a leadership voice. This is not uncommon amongst gay men. Taking ...

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Viral Legacies

... generation who experienced AIDS first hand, before treatments were available, and a younger generation that faces HIV/AIDS differently, with less urgency. During this time, I also published a piece of writing in Buzzfeed , recounting an encounter ...

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BMS's Attachment Inhibitor Shows Promise

A promising trial of Bristol-Myers Squibb's investigational attachment inhibitor GS-663068 raises hope of the introduction of a new antiretroviral drug class, which would especially benefit those with multidrug resistance, aidsmap reports.

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Antibodies that may cut risk of HIV infection better understood

What immune response should a vaccine elicit to prevent HIV infection? Two studies bring scientists closer to answering this question by identifying previously unrecognized attributes of antibodies that appear to have reduced the risk of HIV infection in the only clinical trial to show efficacy, albeit modest, of an experimental vaccine regimen in ... (more)

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Scripps Research teams against Ebola

The Ebola virus, pictured in this transmission electron micrograph, causes disease that currently leads to death in 25 to 90 percent of cases.

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Alumni Association Awards

Among the 230,000 UB alumni around the world, only a handful is selected annually to receive an award from the UB Alumni Association.

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Very Early HIV Treatment in Monkeys Limits Viral Reservoir

The initial days of infection with a virulent version of SIV, the simian cousin of HIV, represent a crucial window during which starting antiretrovirals can greatly limit the future size of the viral reservoir in monkeys, the National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project reports.

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BMSa s Attachment Inhibitor Shows Promise

Remembering Michael Callen and Essex Hemphill and the Battlefield of AIDS

From award-winning historian and activist Martin Duberman comes the poignant new dual biography of two men central to activism in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS .

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The Terrence Higgins Trust has provided support for HIV positive people from Gloucester city centre for six years - until now.

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Malawi: Antenatal Access Key to Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV

Malawi is leading the developing world in the Option B+ approach to preventing transmission of HIV from mothers to their children.

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Man With HIV Gets $500G for Wrongful Termination by Manhattan Hotel

Three years after his midtown Manhattan employer abruptly fired him, a jury awarded Antonio Munoz more than $500,000 for being discriminated against due to his HIV status.

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Stage Coach Theatre Extends RENT Through 3/29

... young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. RENT was first seen in a limited three-week workshop run at the New York Theatre Workshop in 1994 that quickly sold out. This ...

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National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day events set for today

oday is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and in an effort to get people tested and educated about the chronic disease, the Navajo Health Education Program is hosting various events across the reservation and border towns this week. With the ...

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National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2014

Thursday, March 20, is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day . The observance sheds light on the impact the virus has on American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians in the United States.

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Past HIV vaccine trials reveal new path to success

A multinational research team led by Duke Medicine scientists has identified a subclass of antibodies associated with an effective immune response to an HIV vaccine.

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This day in history: AIDS drug approved

On this date in 1987, the Food and Drug Administration approved the AIDS treatment drug AZT.

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AIDS: Crimean drug users at risk, says NGO

... Most immediately at risk are about 800 Crimeans who depend on opioid substitute therapy (OST), the International HIV/AIDS Alliance said in a statement highlighting a hidden health consequence of the political crisis. People on OST receive synthetic ...

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Medical innovation means AIDS not a death sentence

... force the Food and Drug Administration to get serious on fast-tracking drug treatments for emerging diseases like HIV/AIDS. This led to the fastest-ever FDA approval for AZT, the first real AIDS treatment. But then the virus began to mutate and ...

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but testing continues

A n experimental cancer vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline has failed in a second test - this time against lung cancer - but the British company said it still hoped to identify a sub-group of patients in which it would work.

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Glaxo Cancer Vaccine Fails, Testing Continues

An experimental cancer vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline has failed in a second test - this time against lung cancer - but the British company said it still hoped to identify a sub-group of patients in which it would work.

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GSK Cancer Vaccine Fails Again, Testing Continues

An experimental cancer vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline has failed in a second test - this time against lung cancer - but the British company said it still hoped to identify a sub-group of patients on which it would work.

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Crimean patients left without medicines

A dozen of NGOs and charities, which have been working for HIV-positive people since a few years ago, stated their refusal to participate in the 4th International Conference on HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, which is scheduled for May 12-13 in Moscow.

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GSK cancer vaccine fails again

An experimental cancer vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline has failed in a second test - this time against lung cancer - but the British company said it still hoped to identify a sub-group of patients in which it would work.

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Annexation of Crimea will cut off 14,000 drug users from critical medical and HIV prevention services

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance today expressed alarm at the future of more than 14,000 people in Crimea who inject drugs following its annexation by Russia.

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Past HIV vaccine trials reveal new path to success

A subclass of antibodies associated with an effective immune response to an HIV vaccine has been discovered by a multi-national research team.

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Being The Change For The 4th Year In A Row

In Dallas County, an estimated 14,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS, which represents a 39 percent increase over the past eight years.

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Early antiretroviral therapy may limit gut damage and immune activation

Starting antiretroviral therapy at the earliest stage of HIV infection can help prevent immune cell dysregulation that contributes to destruction of the gut lining and promotes systemic immune over-activation, according to a study presented at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections earlier this month in Boston.

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PositiveSingles.com Discloses Its 'Hot Topics' Debate

Members on PositiveSingles.com have a heated discussion about whether they should disclose their STD on a first date or after a few dates.

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QIAGEN Launches QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube in China to Aid...

QuantiFERON-TB, the leading modern test for accurate diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infections, continues to grow rapidly around the world of its QuantiFERONA -TB Gold In-Tube , the pioneering blood test that accurately identifies people infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis , the bacterium that causes tuberculosis .

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Musicians return for annual concert supporting Grandmothers

... towards helping the grandmothers assist their African counterparts as they care for grandchildren orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. "Those grandmothers who have raised their own family and should be of the age where they can rest and do fun things ...

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

People with leukemia are more prone to infection - but not from one particular herpes virus

Viewpoint: We Can Stop The HIV Epidemic - But Will We?

The fact is there is no excuse for the epidemic to be hitting as hard as it is in our county.

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A second HIV positive infant cured

Last year researchers announced that a child born with HIV was living free of the virus as a result of aggressive drug treatment just 30 hours after birth.

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Fast synthesis could boost drug development

Small protein fragments, also called peptides, are promising as drugs because they can be designed for very specific functions inside living cells.

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Finding hiding place of virus could lead to new treatments

Editor at Biotech Week -- Discovering where a common virus hides in the body has been a long-term quest for scientists.

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Chevron spends $1.7m to fight HIV/AIDS in Bayelsa

Yenagoa-Chevron Nigeria Limited says it will spend $1.7million to facilitate the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS in Bayelsa State.

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MPs reject compensation for HIV infection while on duty

... of health workers who contract the disease in the course of duty. Discussing the Bill on Wednesday, the MPs on HIV/AIDS Committee concurred with the Ministry of Health's proposal to drop the compensation idea on ground that it would be too costly ...

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Past HIV Vaccine Trials Reveal New Path to Success

... Rutgers University; and Susan Zolla-Pazner of New York University. The work was supported in part by the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology and the HIV-1 Vaccine Trials Network, both funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...

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NIH grantees sharpen understanding of antibodies that may cut risk of HIV infection

What immune response should a vaccine elicit to prevent HIV infection? Two studies published online today bring scientists closer to answering this question by identifying previously unrecognized attributes of antibodies that appear to have reduced the risk of HIV infection in the only clinical trial to show efficacy, albeit modest, of an ... (more)

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Strides Of March Set For March 30 At Renaissance Park

For 19 years, Strides of March has been pulling together Chattanoogans - college and high school students, agency partners, corporate supporters and community leaders to raise money and awareness to fight HIV/AIDS.

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Tuberculosis among people living with HIV/AIDS in the German ClinSurv ...

Data of PLWHA enrolled from 2001 through 2011 in the German ClinSurv HIV Cohort were investigated using survival analysis and Cox regression.

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Miriam Hospital receives renewal of NIH grant for AIDS Clinical Trials Group

... Hospital's continued efforts in research and new treatments for HIV and AIDS. The Miriam Hospital is the largest HIV/AIDS care provider in the state. The ACTG is a global network of 60 research sites with its operations and laboratory center based ...

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Bavarian Nordic Announces 2013 Full Year Results

Revenue and results were in line with the expectations for the year. As planned, the Company delivered 7 million doses of IMVAMUNE to the U.S. in 2013, of which 1.4 million doses relate to the new contract that was entered in above the original guidance.

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Fast Synthesis Could Boost Drug Development

Small protein fragments, also called peptides, are promising as drugs because they can be designed for very specific functions inside living cells.

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Past HIV vaccine trials reveal new path to success

GeoVax Announces Publication of Repeat Challenge Preclinical Trial in the Journal of Virology

-based biotechnology company developing vaccines to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, announced today the publication of the results of a study in which non-human primates vaccinated with simian prototypes of its HIV vaccine resisted up to 41 rectal ...

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Fast synthesis could boost drug development

Small protein fragments, also called peptides, are promising as drugs because they can be designed for very specific functions inside living cells.

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GeoVax Announces Publication of Repeat Challenge Preclinical Trial in the Journal of Virology

: GOVX ), an Atlanta-based biotechnology company developing vaccines to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, announced today the publication of the results of a study in which non-human primates vaccinated with simian prototypes of its HIV vaccine resisted up ...

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Predicting HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibody epitope networks using ...

Recent efforts in HIV-1 vaccine design have focused on immunogens that evoke potent neutralizing antibody responses to a broad spectrum of viruses circulating worldwide.

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Nosocomial Drug-Resistant Bacteremia in 2 Cohorts with Cryptococcal Meningitis, Africa

To the Editor: Cryptococcal meningitis is the second leading cause of AIDS-related deaths in Africa.

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NYC Man Gets Over $500K in Hotel HIV Discrimination Lawsuit

An HIV-positive man who was fired from his job at a New York City boutique hotel has won more than $500,000 in a lawsuit alleging disability discrimination by his former employer, the New York Daily News reports.

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CytoDyn Announces Investor Call To Provide Update On Clinical Development Strategy

CytoDyn Inc. , a biotechnology company focused on the development of new therapies for combating infection with immune deficiency viruses, announced today that the Company will host a live conference call and webcast with the investment community on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. PT to provide an update on the Company's clinical development ... (more)

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The Campbell Foundation Raises Money, Awareness for HIV-AIDS Research

... Puga, a past grant recipient and pediatric infectious disease specialist, spoke of how the promise of a cure for HIV/AIDS is more of a reality today than ever before in light of recent announcements that two infants born with the AIDS virus appear ...

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ViiV Healthcare Announces Next Round of the Positive Action Southern...

ViiV Healthcare today issued a new request for letters of interest for the sixth round of its Positive Action Southern Initiative - inviting community organizations in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi to submit an LOI to support programs focused on reducing disparities in HIV/AIDS linkages to care and treatment among at-risk populations ... (more)

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People with leukaemia are more prone to infection - but not from one particular herpes virus

People with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia are essentially more prone to infections such as varicella, influenza or pneumococci due to the reduction in the number of antibodies that their condition causes.

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VaxInnate Begins Phase I Clinical Trial to Evaluate Quadrivalent...

VaxInnate Corporation today announced that enrollment has commenced in a Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate VAX2012Q, a recombinant quadrivalent vaccine in development for the prevention of seasonal influenza.

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VaxInnate Begins Phase I Clinical Trial to Evaluate Quadrivalent...

Chemists devise a new way to manufacture peptide drugs, which hold...

Small protein fragments, also called peptides, are promising as drugs because they can be designed for very specific functions inside living cells.

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MedMira Brings First Comprehensive Point-of-Care Rapid HIV Test to Mexico

This comprehensive kit for point-of-care testing includes everything necessary to conduct the test anywhere, anytime and delivers more operational and cost efficiencies to care providers and their patients than any other test on the market.

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CytoDyn Announces Investor Call to Provide Update on Clinical Development Strategy

... (U.S./Canada) or 201-612-7415 (International); Conference ID: 13578723. PRO 140 belongs to a new class of HIV/AIDS therapeutics -- viral-entry inhibitors -- that are intended to protect healthy cells from viral infection. PRO 140 is a humanized ...

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Fast synthesis could boost drug development

Small protein fragments, also called peptides, are promising as drugs because they can be designed for very specific functions inside living cells.

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Research on the protein gp41 could help towards designing future vaccinations against HIV

Researchers from the University of Granada have discovered, for the first time, an allosteric interaction between this protein, which forms part of the sheath of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and an antibody that neutralizes the virus Researchers from the University of Granada have discovered, for the first time, an allosteric interaction ... (more)

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CIA Infected African Americans with HIV? 12 Percent Americans Believe in Medical Conspiracy Theory

For instance, 37 percent of the Americans believe in the theory that the US regulators prevent people from getting natural cures, while 12 percent also believe that a US spy agency infected a large number of African Americans with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus .

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Bavarian Nordic Announces 2013 Full Year Results

Bavarian Nordic A/S today published its 2013 annual report. Revenue was DKK 1,213 million / USD 224 million .

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Doctors hope for cure in a 2nd baby born with HIV

A second baby born with the AIDS virus may have had her infection put into remission and possibly cured by very early treatment -- in this instance, four hours after birth.

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study: South Africa could save millions of lives through HIV prevention

... contain the epidemic in South Africa. According to the latest figures from the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS , South Africa is the world's hardest-hit country with 6.1 million people infected with HIV and most new infections happening ...

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Fund to be set up for HIV/AIDS treatment

... be done to make sure that home-based test kits were accessible to the population, he added. The Ashanti Regional HIV/AIDS Coordinator, Dr. Thomas Agyarko Poku, said 224 people died of the disease in 2013 in the region, the highest number of deaths ...

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Bill Watch Parliamentary Committees 13/2014 of 14th March

Fast synthesis could boost drug development

Small protein fragments, also called peptides, are promising as drugs because they can be designed for very specific functions inside living cells.

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Mothers can now donate, bank umbilical cord blood

Mothers giving birth at UC Davis Medical Center will now have the chance to store away their newborn's umbilical cord blood as part of a state program to collect and store the cells for their disease-fighting properties.

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Moment of truth: 'I have something to tell you'

SICK of fronting the bill every time you go on a date? You're a lot better off than this guy.

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Jahlove Serrano On Growing Up HIV-Positive In The Bronx: AUDIO

Jahlove Serrano has dedicated his life to educating teenagers about HIV and AIDS.

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Lobbyists Push for Better HIV/AIDS Care

... to refuse the Medicaid expansion in many GOP led states, could disproportionately harm vulnerable populations. As HIV/AIDS continues to affect African Americans more than any other ethnic group in the U.S., advocates from southern states and rural ...

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Man With HIV Gets $500G for Wrongful Termination by Manhattan Hotel

Three years after his midtown Manhattan employer abruptly fired him, a jury awarded Antonio Munoz more than $500,000 for being discriminated against due to his HIV status.

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The Campbell Foundation raises money, awareness for HIV-AIDS research

Pregnancy Linked To Higher Chance Of 'Haemophilus Influenzae'...

Pregnant women have a higher risk of being infected with the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae, which can lead to serious complications.

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CytoDyn Inc. Makes Headway for Treatment Substitution in HIV Patients

Every day, millions of HIV patients suffer from drug adverse effects and drug interactions that include anything from nausea and lethargy to rashes and fever.

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Resisting Pediatric Research and Missing Chances for Cures

Then he experiments on that DNA. This is the earliest research we can perform on a human.

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PositiveSingles Acquires an STD Dating Site PositivesDating

PositiveSingles.com , the online dating website for people who live with Herpes, HIV, HPV and other sexually transmitted diseases , has today announced that it has acquired the prominent STD dating website PositivesDating.com.

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Miss America to Turn Heads at Local Gala for International Alliance for the Prevention oF AIDS

... Hospital. Arizona community leaders will be honored for their significant contributions in the fight against HIV/AIDS at the gala. Recipients are:- - Brian Helander for the Hope in the Face of AIDS Award , which is presented to an individual who has ...

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AIDS and the homeless; a struggle for help, dignity

John Carter, a homeless man with AIDS sleeping outside the Vallejo public library, takes a sip from a drink supplied by a friend as he talks recently about his problems finding medical assistance in the county.

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Tampa Bay Red Ribbon Run 2014

Dimitra Yoga to hold class, party and fundraiser March 21

The Dimitra Yoga instructors-in-training and owner Dimitra Kotanides invite the community to their studios for a yoga class and celebration party at 5:30 p.m., Friday, March 21. Following the donation-based class, Kotanides has planned a celebration party and fundraiser featuring live music from Jimmy Keane, a live auction, drinks and refreshments ... (more)

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CROI 2014: Nipping HIV in the Bud -- Could We Use Genotyping to Interrupt Transmission?

The 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this month in Boston heard a number of presentations on phylogenetic analysis -- the use of genetic fingerprinting of HIV to trace patterns of transmission and prioritize groups for targeting prevention.

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Breaking the HIV-Hunger Trap

... U.S. $1.25 a day, these children are often plagued by malnutrition and illness. In countries hit hardest by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, that combination can be fatal. HIV has often been referred to as the "wasting disease," because, if left untreated, ...

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One Night Only 'The Big Gay Comedy Show' with Bruce Vilanch

For one night only the benefit show, "The Big Gay Comedy Show," will feature Bruce Vilanch , Marga Gomez, Shann Carr, Ali Mafi, Kitty Tapata, Shawn Ryan, Katya Smirnoff-Sky, B.O.OB.S: Sunday, April 13, 2014 - 7:30 pm at the Marines' Memorial Theater - 609 Sutter St., San Francisco.

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Potential new anti-HIV therapy: Seek and Destroy! [erv]

I havent talked about 'scFv' on ERV yet, but theyre very handy tools scientists are taking advantage of more and more these days.

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CROI 2014: Lopinavir or Lamivudine Equally Protective Against HIV During Breast-feeding

Peri-exposure prophylaxis using either lopinavir/ritonavir and lamivudine proved equally protective as infant prophylaxis against HIV infection during 12 months of breast-feeding, according to a report at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this month in Boston.

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CROI 2014: Efavirenz Matches Lopinavir/ritonavir for Perinatal HIV Treatment

Pregnant women taking efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy had significantly better virological outcomes at the time of delivery compared to those taking lopinavir/ ritonavir in a randomized study in rural Uganda, according to a report at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston this month.

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CROI 2014: New Drugs, Novel Combos Top Tuberculosis News at Conference

Replacing 2 drugs in standard tuberculosis regimens may shorten therapy and experimental drugs look good in early studies, but a promising diagnostic test did not lead to improvements in mortality, researchers reported at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this month in Boston.

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CROI 2014: Newborns Exposed to Tenofovir Have Lower Bone Density [VIDEO]

Infants born to women who took tenofovir during pregnancy had significantly lower bone mineral content than babies who were not exposed, according to study findings reported at the 21st Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this month in Boston.

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Study: Meth Particularly Damaging To HIV-Positive Men, Accelerates AIDS

As if any more reasons were needed to stay away from crystal meth, the National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project has posted the results of a study from the University of California, San Diego observing the effects of methamphetamine use tied to T-cell activation and proliferation in men on ART.

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Research on the protein gp41 could help towards designing future vaccinations against HIV

Researchers from the University of Granada have discovered, for the first time, an allosteric interaction between this protein, which forms part of the sheath of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the antibody 2F5 , a potent virus neutralizer.

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Common Cancers Are More Fatal Among People With HIV

By analyzing pooled results from five large cancer registries in states where HIV is reported, researchers deduced the relative risk of dying of 14 common cancers.

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A second HIV positive infant cured

Last year researchers announced that a child born with HIV was living free of the virus as a result of aggressive drug treatment just 30 hours after birth.

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Chevron Increases Support for HIV Prevention in Niger Delta

... larger, multi-organization, $20 million United Nations millennium goal commitment to halt and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015. Since then, the partnership in Bayelsa state has achieved several important results, including reaching more than ...

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Chevron Increases Support for HIV Prevention in Niger Delta

FutureWorld (FWDG) HempTech to Create HempTechRX with Advisory Board...

St. Petersburg, FL, March 18, 2014 -- FutureWorld , a U.S. Diversified Holding Company formed to capitalize on the burgeoning technology markets globally, announces today that it has created an advisory board for a new planned division called HempTechRX.

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We have enough anti-retroviral drugs in Benue - Official

The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Orduen Abunku, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi on Tuesday.

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AHF: Gilead's 'Obscene' $180M Payday for CEO Fuels Shareholder Resolution on Compensation

... and a vocal critic of runaway drug pricing and drug profiteering, today criticized Gilead Sciences , the leading HIV/AIDS drug maker, and its CEO John Martin for continuing their practice of pillaging U.S. taxpayers as a means to fund the company's ...

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Research on the protein gp41 could help towards designing future vaccinations against HIV

Researchers from the University of Granada have discovered, for the first time, an allosteric interaction between this protein, which forms part of the sheath of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the antibody 2F5 , a potent virus neutralizer.

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