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CARICOM leader seeks $50Mn for HIV/AIDS fight
While President Bush is urging members of Congress to approve funding for the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean, one Caribbean leader wants his colleagues to also ante up. From left to right, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister2008-07-03 14:39

How Crucial Are Men in HIV/Aids Fight?
OPINION 1 July 2008 Posted to the web 1 July 2008 Recently in a meeting, a male youth asked representatives of Christian Children's Fund and Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation why men are not considered as active participants as women2008-07-01 01:34

HIV/Aids Microbicides Have 'A Long Way to Go'
3 July 2008 Posted to the web 3 July 2008 Microbicides - substances that scientists had believed could reduce transmission of the HIV/Aids virus in women may not come that soon, a senior official from the partnership that is developing the substances2008-07-03 04:56

A finger prick for HIV test
NEW DELHI: A single finger prick may soon help test Indians for HIV. With plans to test 22 million Indians every year from 2012 for HIV, the National AIDS Control Organisation (Naco) has just started trials of a new rapid testing technology that will2008-07-03 21:29

HIV/AIDS Cases Among Adults Ages 50, Older In Georgia Increasing, Health Department Says
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Seniors / Aging Article Date: 02 Jul 2008 - 7:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article New HIV/AIDS diagnoses among adults ages 50 and older in Georgia has nearly2008-07-02 09:13

HIV Death Gap Closing
July 1, 2008 -- HIV infection no longer has to mean AIDS or even early death. There's still a death gap. People with HIV die sooner than people not infected with the AIDS virus. But that gap is closing for people who start medical care very soon after2008-07-01 13:28

HIV/AIDS cases among adults ages 50, older in Georgia increasing
Georgia recorded 341 new cases of HIV/AIDS in 2007 among people ages 50 and older, compared with 189 cases reported in 1998, according to the Journal-Constitution. David Rimland -- chief of infectious diseases at the Atlanta VA Medical Center and2008-07-02 03:32

Teachers Meet On HIV/Aids
2 July 2008 Posted to the web 2 July 2008 The HIV/AIDS policy for the education sector, which was drafted by the Ministry of Education through its HIV/AIDS Management Unit (HAMU) has reached an advanced stage. The policy, which was drafted in July 20072008-07-02 05:34

PMTCT HIV Clinical Advisor (Ref. 04TGB108)
South to South-ICAP/University of Stellenbosch The International Centre for AIDS Care & Treatment Programmes (ICAP) at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, in partnership with the Tygerberg Children’s Hospital at the University of2008-07-01 23:11

Advances in Behavior Change Communication for HIV & AIDS
This course is designed to equip programme managers working in BCC programmes with skills to design and implement effective behavior change communication interventions for HIV & AIDS programmes. Students will 1) Develope effective behavior change2008-07-03 08:20

Web Site Encourages Hispanic Women to Get HIV Test
Jul. 4--Hispanic women are about five times more likely to get HIV than white women. That statistic alone was enough to spur Tucson's Luz Southside Coalition into action. The group has created a Web site encouraging local Hispanics to be tested2008-07-04 08:55

Miami Herald Examines African HIV/AIDS Groups' Efforts To Fight Disease
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 02 Jul 2008 - 12:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article The Miami Herald on Sunday examined efforts of HIV/AIDS advocates and organizations to wage a sometimes2008-07-02 12:00

USAID Announces Youth-Focused HIV/AIDS Programs In Ethiopia
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Aid / Disasters Article Date: 02 Jul 2008 - 3:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $500,0002008-07-02 04:53

PEPFAR Allocates $1.4M For HIV/AIDS Initiatives In Vietnam
Please rate this article: (Hover over the stars then click to rate) For any corrections of factual information, or to contact the editors please use our feedback form. Please send any medical news or health news press releases to: HIV and2008-07-04 08:39

Nigeria: Naca Laments 25 Percent Reduction in HIV/Aids Funds
4 July 2008 Posted to the web 4 July 2008 The National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA) has said that Federal Government's reduction of the HIV/AIDS funds by twenty-five percent this year could affect the campaign against the epidemic in the2008-07-04 05:51

HIV and AIDS Advocacy Adviser
It is essential that you complete the application form in full, as very specific information is required and will be used to decide whether or not you will be short-listed for an interview. Please note that CVs will not be considered. For further2008-06-30 22:23

Outside editorial: HIV-AIDS continues to ensnare young gays
Outside editorial: HIV-AIDS continues to ensnare young gays 070108 OPINION 2 The following editorial appeared in the Washington Post A survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of HIV-AIDS data from 33 states between 20012008-07-01 06:48

Web site helps African journalists with HIV/AIDS jargon
Region :Sub-Saharan Africa Country :None Topic :HIV/AIDS, Internet A new Web site is available for journalists who want to learn more about HIV/AIDS discourse in different African languages throughout the continent. HIV has shaped the way people2008-07-03 14:54

New System Blocks HIV Transmission Via Breastfeeding
ScienceDaily (July 3, 2008) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a global epidemic threatening the lives of millions of people. Because there is no known cure, prevention of the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, the Human2008-07-03 13:05

Troubling Trend in HIV/AIDS Diagnoses
June 26, 2008 — HIV diagnoses in the U.S. are on the rise among men who have sex with men, especially among males aged 13-24. That news comes from the CDC, which tracked HIV/AIDS diagnoses reported by 33 states from 2001 to 2006. During that time,2008-06-27 12:55

Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV & AIDS Programmes
This is a three-week course to provide hands-on skills in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems and tools in HIV & AIDS programmes. At the end of the course the participants will be able to: 1) Design and implement monitoring and2008-07-03 08:20

Pediatric HIV Volunteer
Organization: International Family AIDS Program (IFAP) Location: La Romana, Dominican Republic Number of Openings: 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION JOB SUMMARY: A physician, nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant trained in the care of children is sought to2008-07-02 14:01

Prisons Gravely Hit By HIV Epidemic
2 July 2008 Posted to the web 3 July 2008 The HIV epidemic has struck prisons, jails and other places of detention around the world with particular severity. As a result, prisons have grossly disproportionate rates of HIV infection and confirmed AIDS2008-07-03 02:52

Editors: Information Campaign
As it stands, physicians are required to ask their patients fill out additional authorization paperwork before an HIV screening can be conducted. In this, as in so many other ways, the treatment of HIV/AIDS is unlike that of most other diseases.2008-07-03 05:32

PEPFAR vote expected next week after delays
An effort by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to secure passage before the July 4 holiday of legislation to repeal the U.S. ban on foreign visitors and immigrants with HIV broke down last week when at least two Republican senators refused to2008-07-04 03:38

G8 Asked to Keep Promise on AIDS Funding
Next week, G8 leaders will hold their annual summit in Hokkaido, Japan. Some observers say with climate change, the food crisis and soaring energy costs, leaders may pay less attention to other issues affecting developing countries. For example, the2008-07-04 08:32

Circumcision Cardinal Tool in Aids Fight
29 June 2008 Posted to the web 30 June 2008 PREVENTION measures in the fight against HIV/AIDS are repeatedly being criticised for having a limited impact on the predominantly heterosexual disease found in Africa. As opposed to propagating the campaigns2008-06-30 03:32

Ten million Asians could be infected with HIV by 2020
The commission comprising nine of Asia's leading development economists, scientists and policymakers working on AIDS, urged Asian countries to chart a new response to AIDS. Their 236-page report on "Redefining AIDS in Asia, crafting an effective2008-06-30 09:05

KCCI, PSI ink MoU on concerns of HIV/AIDS
The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and the Population Services International (PSI), an NGO, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly address the concerns of HIV impacting businesses through loss of skilled workforce2008-07-01 01:05

Personalized HIV therapy within reach? [erv]
Lots of people have been emailing me about this article, currently rotating through the usual science news outlets: Look, guys, I am obnoxiously optimistic about the future of HIV/AIDS. I have no doubts about our ability to one day make HIV/AIDS a2008-07-03 19:23

Country Participates in Forum On HIV/Aids Prevention
3 July 2008 Posted to the web 3 July 2008 A total of 45 field officials of the Epidemics Total Control (TCE) programme from the provinces of Cunene and Bengo will attend on 04-06 July in Changalane City, Mozambique, in a forum on sharing experiences2008-07-03 14:17

CA govts to tackle HIV transmission between mothers and babies
The emerging Central Asian phenomenon of transmission of HIV from mothers to infants is to be discussed by governments at a high-level meeting in Uzbekistan. Central Asia has one of the fastest growing HIV infection rates in the world. Although the2008-07-02 05:56

Black AIDS Institute HIV/AIDS Card Could Help Stop The Spread Of The Disease In The Community, Columnist Says
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 04 Jul 2008 - 12:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article The Black AIDS Institute "may have come up with a strategy that could make a difference" and "help stop the2008-07-04 14:23

Gene Technique Increases Resistance To HIV In Mice
Altering the gene that produces CCR5 protein on the surface of immune cells using a harmless virus was found to significantly increase resistance to HIV in mice, according to a study published Sunday in the journal Nature Biotechnology, the Press Trust2008-07-03 14:09

USAID Commits $7.6M To Care For AIDS Orphans, Other Vulnerable Children In Nigeria
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health; Aid / Disasters Article Date: 04 Jul 2008 - 5:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article USAID on Monday announced that it is2008-07-04 06:07

AIDS Healthcare Foundation: Criticism Mounts As CDC Delays Stark New HIV Data
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 30 Jun 2008 - 12:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is calling upon the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to immediately2008-06-30 14:18

Aethlon Medical Announces Second HIV/AIDS Treatment Site
2008-07-01 17:43:14 - a medical device created to provide real-time therapeutic filtration of infectious viruses and immunosuppressive proteins. The Hemopurifier(R) holds promise to extend the lives of AIDS patients by removing HIV strains2008-07-01 09:14

Village health workers to get rapid HIV test kits in India
Thousands of village health workers across India will soon be equipped to conduct AIDS tests through rapid HIV test kits, which need just a prick on a person's fingertip and the results are known in 20 minutes. We have recently adopted the whole blood2008-07-04 08:32

Zinc Fingers' Personalized HIV Therapy Expected
Researchers have taken a step forward to bringing personalized HIV therapy within reach by using tiny, naturally occurring proteins called zinc fingers to engineer T cells. In the study conducted using a mouse model, researchers from2008-07-04 03:08

HIV-AIDS & Youth Specialist
Please send full CV, covering letter plus completed P11 form (available from http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_apply.html ) to: ebkoba@unicef.org Under the guidance of the HIV/AIDS Manager, the post holder supports the Ministry of Youth Affairs2008-07-03 12:51

New HIV/AIDS Report
An epidemic that began as a faint whisper over 25 years ago in the United States has now become a ROAR heard worldwide. Today, an estimated 1 million people in the U.S. alone are living with HIV or AIDS, with about 40,000 new cases each year. In what2008-06-30 07:43

Aethlon Medical Announces Second HIV/AIDS Treatment Site
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 5:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD) announced today that it has added a second HIV/AIDS clinical study location2008-07-03 07:09

HIV/Aids is Hindering Growth of the African Child
29 June 2008 Posted to the web 30 June 2008 IVAN Birunda, a 12-year-old orphan living in the slums of Katwe in Kampala, lost his father to Aids in 2002. After the death of his father, his lifestyle deteriorated and he could not get the basic2008-06-30 12:43

Waging War On HIV, Malaria, TB
29 June 2008 Posted to the web 30 June 2008 ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED in the fight against HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis in the developing world need to improve the co-ordination of their programmes and co-operate more to avoid losing the gains made2008-06-30 01:59

Rwanda: Harsh Prison Conditions Propagating HIV/Aids - Study Reveals
2 July 2008 Posted to the web 2 July 2008 Faced with overcrowding, hunger and social isolation, Rwandan prisoners have resorted to risky behaviours for comfort rendering them vulnerable to spread of HIV/Aids, research presented at a stakeholders2008-07-02 13:05

HIV/Aids Body Donates to Genocide Survivors
2 July 2008 Posted to the web 3 July 2008 The National Commission for the fight against HIV/AIDS (CNLS) donated Frw6 million to Genocide survivors in Kagasera Sector, Bugesera District in the Eastern Province, to help them start an income generating2008-07-03 02:52

Report of the Commission on AIDS in Asia released
A report of the Commission on AIDS in Asia entitled “Redefining AIDS in Asia: Crafting an effective response” has been released by the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Monday. The report highlights the information and the steps to be2008-06-30 22:01

About That CW on Bush's HIV/AIDS Legacy
“Even human rights purist [and New York Times columnist] Nicholas Kristof” has lauded President Bush’s HIV/AIDS work, writes Danielle Maestretti in the Utne Reader in a piece headlined “Bush, the AIDs President? Don’t believe everything you read in the2008-07-02 10:48

AIDS Researcher Robert Gallo Making a Difference
Dr. Robert Gallo is considered among the best scientists in the United States. He is the bio-medical researcher who discovered the first retrovirus in humans, which causes a rare form of leukemia. But he is best known for his work in identifying HIV as2008-07-02 13:15

Study Examines Death Rates For People Newly Diagnosed With HIV
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 12:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article In the five years after their diagnosis, people living with HIV in developed countries and receiving highly2008-07-03 12:00

What Works To Prevent HIV Among Heterosexual African-Americans?
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 01 Jul 2008 - 7:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Behavioral HIV prevention interventions targeting heterosexual African Americans that are proven to work2008-07-01 08:36

“Tolerance key to winning battle against AIDS”
NEW DELHI: Calling for an attitudinal change towards those living with HIV/AIDS, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said strategies for tackling the scourge required more inclusive and less judgmental social approaches to questions of ...2008-07-01 12:25

Download Music to Fight Aids - Project (RED) Music Subscription
(TrendHunter.com) If you're the ethical type who pays to download music, you'll like the enticing new service being offered by the Project (RED) fund. In September the nonprofit organization will launch a music service…2008-07-04 15:22

Asthma Risk Increases In Children Treated For HIV
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Respiratory / Asthma; Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 02 Jul 2008 - 6:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Children whose immune systems rebound after2008-07-02 08:25

Angola To Mobilize Country's Youth For HIV Prevention
Coelho made the remarks Wednesday while speaking to the Angola Press Agency. According to Coelho, many young people have not accepted that HIV is a problem, even though they are a group at risk of the disease and have the advantage of improved access2008-07-03 10:17

AIDS Action Expresses Deep Disappointment With Proposed Congressional Funding Levels for HIV Prevention on National HIV Testing Day, June 27
Contact: Diego Sanchez of the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc., +1-617-450-1524, +1-617-835-1455 (m), dsanchez@aac.org WASHINGTON, June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AIDS Action criticizes Congress on National HIV Testing Day for2008-06-27 15:55

HIV/AIDS Epidemic In Sub-Saharan Africa Should Be Classified As Disaster, Red Cross Report Says
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Aid / Disasters Article Date: 30 Jun 2008 - 1:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article The HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa is so severe that it should be2008-06-30 02:22

UN Counsels Youths On Aids
29 June 2008 Posted to the web 30 June 2008 UNITED Nations (UN) special envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa, Elizabeth Mataka has said the high level of ignorance among the youth on HIV/AIDS should be bridged with accurate information to protect the young2008-06-30 03:32

Product RED To Begin Digital Music Service To Fight HIV/AIDS In Africa
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Aid / Disasters Article Date: 02 Jul 2008 - 9:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Product RED on Monday announced that it is launching a digital music service2008-07-02 11:47

Number Of Abortions Decreasing Among HIV-Positive Women In Belarus
The number of HIV-positive women in Belarus who are forgoing abortions is increasing, Svyatlana Shylava, chief ob-gyn for the country's Ministry of Health, said on Tuesday, BelaPAN reports. According to Shylava, about 176 infants were born to2008-07-03 10:22

Red Cross Promotes Campaign of Combat to HIV/Aids
2 July 2008 Posted to the web 2 July 2008 The Red Cross of Angola (CVA) is holding, as from the second fortnight of June, a campaign of information and sensitisation on HIV/AIDS, designed to prevent people from various ways of transmitting this2008-07-02 04:31

Death Rates for HIV Patients Decrease Dramatically
TUESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Death rates for HIV-infected people lucky enough to get their hands on antiretroviral medications have decreased dramatically since the introduction of these drugs in 1996, new British research shows. For most, the2008-07-01 14:49

Senior Health Program Director (1547)
Job Title: Location: Field - Ethiopia This position is contingent on CHF being awarded the contract: 10/01/08 estimated start date Overview: CHF, an international development NGO, seeks a Senior Health Program Director for an upcoming multi-year (3,2008-07-03 22:24

Antiretroviral Therapy As HIV Prevention Strategy
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 01 Jul 2008 - 6:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article The widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy may reduce the2008-07-01 07:16

Experts Look to Testing for Answers to HIV
2 July 2008 Posted to the web 2 July 2008 He dreams of a HIV-free Uganda, a place where Karuhanga and Nalumansi can enjoy their love worrying about anything but the AIDS virus. "Tragedy," he likes to call it. But 20 years later and billions of dollars2008-07-02 11:25

Punishing Sex Workers Won't Curb HIV/AIDS, Ban-Ki Moon
Add United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the list of people who understand that arresting and punishing sex workers is counter-productive in the battle against HIV/AIDS. And take the government of Cambodia off that list. The Global Working2008-06-27 11:53

India reduces rate of HIV transmission in some states
According to the report, titled "Redefining AIDS in Asia: Crafting an Effective Response," about 440,000 people die annually of AIDS-related causes in Asia, and the rate is expected to rise to about 500,000 by 2020 if measures are not taken (Majumdar,2008-07-03 05:57

CHAD: AIDS in Chad - the neglected crisis
JOHANNESBURG, 27 June 2008 (IRIN) - Chad has experienced decades of armed rebellions and weak governments, so a looming AIDS crisis is the last thing it needs. The West African country that sprawls across the Sahel is among the world's poorest; its2008-06-30 02:42

Judge Calls for Tough Law On HIV/Aids
29 June 2008 Posted to the web 30 June 2008 A spouse who knowingly conceals his or her HIV/AIDS status and infects the partner should be prosecuted, a High Court judge has suggested. During a workshop for judges and magistrates at Pauline Hotel in Lira2008-06-30 14:22

Program At St. Louis Children's Hospital Will Offer HIV Tests, Results To Patients Older Than 15 Without Parental Consent
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health; Public Health Article Date: 01 Jul 2008 - 9:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article The St. Louis Children's Hospital in July2008-07-01 10:39

A MYTH THAT KILLS
THE Senate is near to pass ing a massive $50 billion Emergency Plan for HIV/ AIDS Relief - a bill whose priorities are based on myth, just like virtually all anti-AIDS efforts worldwide. The world's top AIDS bureaucrat recently admitted the truth:2008-07-03 00:39

Many living with HIV/AIDS unaware they have it
"If I have it, I don't want to know." "I'm scared." "It's a nasty person's disease." "I'm worried about how people will treat me if I do have it." Those are just some of the excuses people have for not being tested for HIV, according to2008-06-26 22:59

Oriya villager confesses his "affairs", whole village undergoes HIV test!
Sibatala, Bolangir (Orissa), June 30 (ANI): Residents of a village here underwent HIV/AIDS test recently after learning about an HIV patient belonging to their village who claimed to have maintained physical relations with some women here. Twenty nine-2008-06-30 03:50

Antiretroviral HIV Therapy Is For Life
HIV infected people are now able to significantly improve quality of life and life expectancy thank to antiretroviral therapy. A team of researchers from Britain's Medical Research Council examined data of 13000 HIV infected men and women and compared2008-07-03 06:45

HIV positive, lives a positive life!
Panaji, Jun 29: HIV positive 25-year-old Shabnam Khan thought life came to an end after she lost her husband in 2004 and acquired the virus in Goa. But it was not so as the lean and lanky girl got married yet another positive man in 2006 to prove that2008-06-29 02:33

Bush urges Congress to pass AIDS funds
WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to approve funds to fight AIDS in Africa and other countries, and said the issue was high on his agenda for a Group of Eight summit in Japan next week. Members of the2008-07-02 09:24

Caprivi High in New HIV Cases
30 June 2008 Posted to the web 30 June 2008 The Government is concerned after data from the recent national HIV testing day shockingly revealed there is still an escalation in new infections in regions such as Caprivi where the prevalence rate of those2008-06-30 06:13

NGO denounces G8 move to go back on AIDS treatment promise
The draft of the communique expected at the end of the G8 summit in Japan next week reportedly goes back on the promise to provide universal access to AIDS treatment and prevention by 2010, a move denounced by international NGO ActionAid here Tuesday.2008-07-02 07:39

Communities Nationwide Recognize National HIV Testing Day; Blacks, Hispanics Encouraged To Participate
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 30 Jun 2008 - 6:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Communities across the nation on Friday will promote and offer no-cost HIV screenings to mark National HIV2008-06-30 07:12

Bill Gates Announces $23 Million Foundation Grant For HIV/AIDS In India
Please rate this article: (Hover over the stars then click to rate) For any corrections of factual information, or to contact the editors please use our feedback form. Please send any medical news or health news press releases to: HIV and2008-07-02 15:28

Men buying sex constitute largest HIV infected group
Since most men who buy sex are married or are about to get married, significantly ostensibly "low-risk" women who only have sex with their husbands are exposed to HIV, the report by the Commission on AIDS in Asia submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan2008-07-01 12:37

Don't stall the war on AIDS
Fund an unending war in Iraq? Dump more money into farm subsidies? A small band of Senate Republicans have no problem with these costly favorites. But when it comes to a global AIDS program, the brakes go on. At issue is one of Washington's unrivalled2008-07-01 00:00

Black pastors set HIV test example in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - At Spruce Street Baptist Church, one of Nashville's oldest and most established predominantly African-American congregations, the Rev. Raymond Bowman showed his congregation how easy it was to take an HIV test. He just opened2008-07-04 12:17

Help pours in for group to support those with HIV
It was a good week for Working Wonders. Within about seven days, the nonprofit AIDS service organization was awarded $116,000 in grants. Evelyn Hernandez-Valentino, the organization's founder and CEO, learned about the first grant - $100,000 from Wells2008-07-02 19:55

HIV counselling in city as good as NY
At the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, the English sign for the voluntary HIV testing centre stands out among the mostly Devanagari signs. The World Health Organisation recommends people getting an HIV test should be counselled before being tested, so I2008-07-03 18:58

Scientists tweak cell, hold out HIV hope
Students at an event organised by an AIDS control society in Hyderabad New Delhi, June 30: Researchers have engineered the surface of white blood cells to make them resistant to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), kindling hopes of a new and long-2008-06-30 14:07

Tom Leppert: Free HIV test may well save your life
Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert may be contacted at tom.leppert@ dallascityhall.com. Today, National HIV Testing Day, I am joining more than 50 other mayors nationwide in urging everyone to get tested for HIV. From Seattle to Miami to Phoenix to Dallas,2008-06-27 01:32

National HIV Survey Finds Support for Routine Testing
WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recognition of National HIV Testing Day, Friday, June 27th, Test for Life released a national survey on attitudes surrounding HIV and AIDS as part of its national campaign to prevent the spread of2008-06-26 16:02

Minnesota AIDS Project Recognizes National HIV Testing Day
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 25 Jun 2008 - 1:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article On June 27, in cities throughout the United States, organizations will mark National HIV Testing Day to2008-06-25 02:26

Former Pa. Sens. Santorum, Wofford Serve As State Co-Chairs Of ONE Vote '08, Bring Attention To HIV/AIDS
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 5:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Former Pennsylvania Sens. Rick Santorum (R) and Harris Wofford (D), who competed in a "bitter and high-profile"2008-07-03 07:09

Heterosexual HIV Transmission In Africa Associated With Married Or Cohabitant Couples
Editor's Choice Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 29 Jun 2008 - 0:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article In urban Zambia and Rwanda, heterosexual HIV transmission in2008-06-29 01:06

Chief of HIV/AIDS, L-4
If you have got experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a detailed curriculum vitae in English, AND a duly completed United Nations Personal History form2008-06-26 04:58

Arunachal police to help fight AIDS along with other crimes
UNAIDS has chosen the police force in Arunachal Pradesh as the first uniformed personnel to become a medium for propagation of the countrys new strategy to fight AIDS with more focus on behavorial change than only raising awareness. According to2008-07-02 07:21

Zinc fingers to help cure HIV
New York, July 1:A potential therapy for HIV could soon become a reality, if scientists are to be believed. In their ground-breaking study, a team at Pennsylvania University made laboratory rodents HIV resistant by sabotaging a gene in blood cells that2008-07-01 11:56

Nigeria: USAID Donates $7.6 Million to HIV And Aids Orphans
30 June 2008 Posted to the web 1 July 2008 The US through its Agency for International Development (USAID) has released N896.8 million ($7.6 million) to rescue 8,616 orphans and vulnerable children on the streets of Nigeria. The aid, which was to2008-07-01 07:06

Aids drugs used for high
The life prolonging drug Stocrin, one of the antiretroviral drugs used to fight Aids, is reportedly crushed and mixed with marijuana and sold in the townships around the coastal city. The health department has warned that the trend could2008-07-02 10:24

Health News: Magic’s Foundation Makes Its HIV/AIDS Campaign More Sociable; Child Booster Seats For Older Children Required In More States; What Is Lil Eazy Doing To Fight HIV/AIDS?
Magic’s foundation makes its HIV/AIDS campaign more sociableThe Magic Johnson Foundation and Abbot Labs has made it easier to find out how to fight HIV/AIDS by launching a Facebook page for the former NBA start’s pet project, the I Stand With Magic2008-06-30 05:09

Personalized HIV Treatment Is Within Reach
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and collaborators are using minute, naturally occurring proteins called zinc fingers to engineer T cells to one day treat AIDS in humans. The Penn researchers and colleagues from Sangamo2008-06-30 07:56

CDC Report On New HIV Cases Among MSM Shows Need To Continue Prevention, Treatment Efforts, Editorial Says
Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Men's health Article Date: 01 Jul 2008 - 11:00 PDT email to a friend printer friendly view / write opinions rate article CDC's recently released HIV/AIDS data, which show an overall increase in new2008-07-01 12:39

National HIV Testing Day
©2008 First Coast News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, rewritten, or redistributed. JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The number of cases of HIV/AIDS are alarming. Florida leads the nation in new heterosexual cases of HIV. The state has the2008-06-28 08:59