Breaking news on hiv and aids
HIV/AIDS Funding In Tanzania Expected To Total $476M, Government Report Says published
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 PDT
Funding for HIV/AIDS in Tanzania from the government and international donors from 2007 to 2008 is expected to total more than 568 billion Tanzanian shillings, or about $476 million, according to a recently released government report, the Africa Science News Service reports. According to the report, aid from the U.S. and the
Namibia To Launch Pilot HIV Testing, Counseling Project published
Fri, 09 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT
The Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services will launch a pilot project to provide no-cost HIV testing and counseling in certain regions of the country to mark its National HIV Testing Day on May 9, Namibia's New Era reports.
New HIV Cases Increasing In Germany, Institute Says published
Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
The number of new HIV cases reported in Germany increased by 4% in 2007, according to data recently released by the Robert Koch Institute, Xinhua/People's Daily reports.
Calling For A Major Shift In HIV Prevention Priorities published
Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT
According to a new policy analysis led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of California, Berkeley, the most common HIV prevention strategies - condom promotion, HIV testing, treatment of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), vaccine and microbicide research, and abstinence - are having a limited impact on the predominantly heterosexual epidemics found in Africa.
Ex Vivo Results From HIV Positive Individuals With And Without Depression published
Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT
Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is an epidemic of global concern. According to the most recent estimates, released in November 2007, by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 33.2 million worldwide are living with HIV infection currently.
Free Antiretroviral Treatment In Malawi Proving Effective published
Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
According to an article published in The Lancet,adult mortality of HIV patients in Malawi has been significantlyreduced after the introduction of free antiretroviral therapy (ART).The effect, say researchers, is large enough to detect at thepopulation level.Malawi, a country of about 13 million people located in southeasternAfrica, sees some 80,000 deaths from AIDS each year. Between 2004 and2006, the country offered free ART to over 80,000 patients.
Urgent Action Needed To Address HIV/AIDS Among U.S. Minority Communities As Cases 'Skyrocket,' Expert Says published
Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT
HIV/AIDS rates among blacks and Hispanics in the U.S. have reached alarming levels, and the U.S. urgently needs to establish new initiatives to address the spread of the disease among the groups, Beny Primm, executive director of Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Addiction Research and Treatment, said at an event in Connecticut on Sunday, the
Appropriate Treatment Methods Can Prevent Nearly All Risk Of Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission, Study Says published
Thu, 08 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT
Providing appropriate treatment methods to HIV-positive women during pregnancy can prevent nearly all risk of mother-to-child transmission of the virus, according to a study published online Wednesday in the journal AIDS, the PA/Google.com reports (Kirby, PA/Google.com, 5/6).
Government, Businesses Should Cooperate To Mitigate Effects Of HIV/AIDS In Papua New Guinea, Conference Delegate Says published
Thu, 08 May 2008 10:00:00 PDT
The government and businesses in Papua New Guinea should work together to alleviate the effects of HIV/AIDS and avoid a "catastrophic health burden," Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Duncan Kerr said Monday at the start of the 24th Papua New Guinea-Australia Business Forum, Papua New Guinea's Post-Courier reports.Kerr acknowledged current efforts by the
British Prime Minister Brown Holds Conference On Role Of Businesses In Efforts To Meet MDGs published
Thu, 08 May 2008 09:00:00 PDT
Multinational companies need to increase their efforts to address development issues worldwide, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday ahead of a conference on global businesses and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, AFP/Google.com reports.
U.N. Launches Workplace HIV Program published
Thu, 08 May 2008 08:00:00 PDT
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday launched U.N. Cares, a new workplace HIV program that will provide such services as training, counseling and testing for U.N. staff and their families, Xinhua/China View reports.
Utah Law Requiring HIV Tests For Convicted Sex Workers, Solicitors Fails To Slow Spread Of HIV Because It Is Not Enforced, Editorial Says published
Thu, 08 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
A Utah state law that requires convicted commercial sex workers and solicitors of commercial sex to be tested for HIV and makes sex work and solicitation a "felony offense for repeat offenders who were aware they had tested positive for HIV" could "deter" sex work, but it is "not happening" because the law is not enforced, a Salt Lake Tribune editorial says (Salt Lake Tribune, 5/5).
A Single HIV Enzyme's Many Tasks Revealed By Molecular Espionage published
Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT
Using ingenious molecular espionage, scientists have found how a single key enzyme, seemingly the Swiss army knife in HIV's toolbox, differentiates and dynamically binds both DNA and RNA as part of the virus' fierce attack on host cells. The work is described this week in the journal Nature.The enzyme, reverse transcriptase (RT), is already the target of two of the three major classes of existing anti-HIV drugs.
Once-Daily HIV Medicine Reyataz(R) (atazanavir) Now Available In One 300mg Capsule, UK published
Thu, 08 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT
Reyataz® (atazanavir), the only protease inhibitor approved in the UK for once-daily dosing, is now available as a single 300mg capsule. It is hoped that the new capsule will reduce pill burden for patients with the aim of making treatment simpler and more convenient.
Urgent Action Needed To Address HIV/AIDS Among Minority Communities As Cases 'Skyrocket,' Expert Says published
Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT
HIV/AIDS rates among black and Hispanics in the U.S. have reached alarming levels, and the U.S. urgently needs to establish new initiatives to address the spread of the disease among the groups, Beny Primm, executive director of Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Addiction Research and Treatment, said at a event in Connecticut on Sunday, the
Group Launches Program To Expand Role Of People Living With HIV/AIDS In Uganda published
Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT
The International HIV/AIDS Alliance recently launched a three-year program in Uganda to expand the role of networks of HIV-positive people in an effort to improve the delivery of services and reduce stigma, Uganda's Monitor reports.
Russia Should Increase HIV Prevention Efforts Targeted At IDUs, UNAIDS Executive Director Piot Says published
Wed, 07 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT
Russia should increase efforts to address HIV/AIDS among injection drug users to slow the spread of the disease, UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot said on Saturday during a conference on HIV/AIDS in the former Soviet Union,
PEPFAR Reauthorization Bills Should Address Increased Risk Of HIV Among Women In Africa, Editorial Says published
Wed, 07 May 2008 08:00:00 PDT
When reauthorizing the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Congress should address the "cultural tragedy" that married women in Africa are at an increased risk of HIV, a Kansas City Star editorial says.
HIV/AIDS Should Not Be 'Barrier' To Peace Corps Service, Editorial Says published
Wed, 07 May 2008 07:00:00 PDT
HIV/AIDS should not be a "barrier" to serving in the Peace Corps, a Washington Post editorial says in response to a recent article by Post columnist Stephen Barr about the organization's policy regarding HIV-positive volunteers (Washington Post, 5/6).
Texas AG Abbott Issues Opinion Allowing Prosecution Of People Involved In Bexar County Needle-Exchange Program published
Wed, 07 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) on Monday issued an opinion saying that three advocates involved in an effort to launch a needle-exchange program in Bexar County, Texas, "appear to be subject to prosecution" for possession of drug paraphernalia, the Austin American-Statesman reports (MacLaggan, Austin American-Statesman, 5/6).
Anti-HIV NanoViricide Drug Candidate Demonstrates Significant Therapeutic Efficacy In Animal Trials published
Wed, 07 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB), said that its anti-HIV drug candidates demonstrated significant therapeutic efficacy in the recently completed preliminary animal studies. The studies were performed at a Bio-Safety Level 3 Laboratory (BSL-3) facility in Boston, MA. These mouse model studies were conducted by Dr. Krishna Menon, PhD, VMD, MRCS, a world-renowned authority in preclinical and toxicological studies of innovative therapeutics. "Dr.
'60 Minutes' Profiles Partners In Health Co-Founder Paul Farmer published
Wed, 07 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
"60 Minutes" on Sunday profiled Paul Farmer, co-founder of Partners in Health, which provides no-cost medical care for people with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other conditions in Haiti and eight other countries worldwide.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Profiles Founder Of Children Affected By AIDS Foundation published
Tue, 06 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday profiled Joe Cristina, founder of the Los Angeles-based Children Affected by AIDS Foundation. According to the Post-Gazette, Cristina founded CAAF in 1993 with the support of the toy company
New York Lawmakers, HIV/AIDS Advocates Working To Address HIV/AIDS Funds For Counties published
Tue, 06 May 2008 10:00:00 PDT
New York state lawmakers and HIV/AIDS advocates are working to address federal HIV/AIDS funding for Nassau and Suffolk counties following a recent ruling that HHS should restore more than $1 million in Ryan White Program funding, the
HIV/AIDS Cases Decline In Malawi; Testing, Counseling Sites Increase, Health Official Says published
Tue, 06 May 2008 09:00:00 PDT
HIV prevalence among people ages 15 to 49 in Malawi declined to 12% in 2007, and there are now 410 sites offering HIV testing and counseling, National AIDS Commission Board Chair Nicholas Chitimba said recently, Malawi's National News reports. According to the News, HIV prevalence had been as high as 14% in previous years.
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