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HIV Misinformation Online Could Have Dire Consequences
2007-08-25 14:14:00 The Internet is serving as a fertile medium for 'HIV denialists' to spread false ideas about HIV/AIDS, which could have terrible public health consequences.Smith and co-author Steven Novell, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at Yale University School of Medicine, address the current intellectual strategies used by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) denial movement in a policy paper that appears today in the online journal PLoS Medicine. Full Story..... More About: Online , Consequences , Cons , Dire
PlusNews Global | West Africa | Nigeria | NIGERIA: Workplace policy to prot
2007-07-12 22:22:00 Many HIV-positive Nigeria ns are still losing their jobs or being denied work because of their status. Activists say a national workplace policy to protect them from stigma and discrimination, adopted over two years ago, is practically toothless.Full Report... More About: Africa , Workplace , Global , Policy
PlusNews Global | West Africa | Nigeria | NIGERIA: Workplace policy to prot
2007-07-12 22:22:00 Many HIV-positive Nigerians are still losing their jobs or being denied work because of their status. Activists say a national workplace policy to protect them from stigma and discrimination, adopted over two years ago, is practically toothless.Full Report... More About: Africa , Jobs , Workplace , Global , Policy
Rays of hope for Africa's AIDS children
2007-06-24 16:20:00 Little Natasha is a giggling, wriggling bundle of mischief. She adores Barney the Dinosaur, claps along to her favorite songs, and throws a typical 3-year-old's temper tantrums. Full Story Here... More About: Children , Hope , Rays , Aids
Rays of hope for Africa's AIDS children
2007-06-24 16:20:00 Little Natasha is a giggling, wriggling bundle of mischief. She adores Barney the Dinosaur, claps along to her favorite songs, and throws a typical 3-year-old's temper tantrums. Full Story Here... More About: Children , Hope , Rays , Aids
Maraviroc, Pfizers New HIV/AIDS Drug
2007-06-13 18:59:00 A new HIV/AIDS medicine is coming out in July after tests being carried out in the United States, by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration),? the head of the firm in South Africa, Richard Paulson said at a briefing to journalists. Full Story... More About: Drugs , Medicine , Pfizer , Aids
Maraviroc, Pfizers New HIV/AIDS Drug
2007-06-13 18:59:00 A new HIV/AIDS medicine is coming out in July after tests being carried out in the United States, by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration),” the head of the firm in South Africa, Richard Paulson said at a briefing to journalists. Full Story... More About: Aids , Mara , Ravi , Maraviroc
Russia warns of AIDS epidemic
2007-05-16 13:45:00 Russia's AIDS epidemic is worsening with as many as 1.3 million people infected with HIV as the virus spreads further into the heterosexual population, Russia's top AIDS specialist said on Tuesday. Full Story... More About: Russia , Aids , Demi , Epidemic
Russia warns of AIDS epidemic
2007-05-16 13:45:00 Russia's AIDS epidemic is worsening with as many as 1.3 million people infected with HIV as the virus spreads further into the heterosexual population, Russia's top AIDS specialist said on Tuesday. Full Story... More About: Russia , Aids , Demi , Epidemic
Better AIDS Research Urged By Germany
2007-03-12 05:06:00 German Health Minister Ulla Schmidt says European Union member states should improve coordination in their efforts to develop a vaccine against HIV/AIDS. Schmidt will preside over an international HIV/AIDS conference in the northern German city of Bremen on Monday. Full Story... More About: Research , Germany , Aids , Germ , Urge
Better AIDS Research Urged By Germany
2007-03-12 05:06:00 German Health Minister Ulla Schmidt says European Union member states should improve coordination in their efforts to develop a vaccine against HIV/AIDS. Schmidt will preside over an international HIV/AIDS conference in the northern German city of Bremen on Monday. Full Story... More About: Research , Germany , Better , Erma , Bett
New Sub Type Of HIV Virus 'No Cause For Panic'
2006-12-02 15:19:06 News reports about a Thai woman contracting a new strain of HIVvirus is no cause for panic as it is a common occurrence, saidmedical experts yesterday. "Please don't panic about the new form of viral combination. HIV/Aids can't harm you, if you know how to prevent it. However, we have to closely monitor the viralcombination to prevent its spread," said Dr Prasert Tongcharoen,the winner of this year's Mahidol University-B Braun award for outstanding public health service. Full Story Here... More About: Virus , Type , Cause , Panic
Miriam Maluwa - Determined In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS
2006-12-02 15:19:06 Miriam Maluwa's voice resonated with purpose and steely determination as she spoke about her approach to her job, and her role in the universal fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic.She could be described as a diminutive figure, but Mrs. Maluwa's sense of purpose and her firm commitment to the advancement of human rights, lift her above the limitations of physical dimensions and into the realm of those who challenge the status-quo and dare to make a difference. Full Story... More About: Fight , Miriam , Mine , Again , Aids
United States Approves 3-drug AIDS Pill For World Relief Pla
2006-12-02 15:19:06 A three-in-one AIDS pill officials hope will make it easier for patients to stick with their treatments won United State s clearance on Friday for use in a global relief plan. The drug, made by India's Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. (ARBN.BO: Quote, Profile, Research), received tentative Food and Drug Administration approval. The FDA endorsement makes the product available for purchase under President George W. Bush's effort to provide AIDS-fighting medicines in 15 countries. Full Story... More About: World
Women Speak Out As Delegates Battle Over Words At UN AIDS Co
2006-12-02 15:19:06 A U.N. meeting on AIDS concludes Friday with adoption of a declaration setting out a blueprint for global action to battle the pandemic. U.S. First Lady Laura Bush will address the conference.Mrs. Bush and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will open Friday's final session of the three-day high-level meeting on AIDS. More than a dozen heads of state and 100 ministers are in New York for the gathering. Full Story... More About: Gate , Women , Word , Men , Words
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2006-12-02 15:19:06 For nearly 3 years MyHIVStory has kept pace with HIV/AIDS social and clinical aspects. We believe that the dissemination of potentially life saving information has made a difference to many people throughout the world. For those that have HIV management questions and needs, MYHIVStory has proved to be a trusted source. Our database consists of more than 1,050 HIV/AIDS related articles, covering the world from 2004 to the present, and logging more than 25,000 visitors.MyHIVStory IS NOT a 501(c)3, for-profit, educational corporation. Our goals are to archive, and make easily available, factual HIV/AIDS information to all those in need. We require no registration and no access fee.We need the support of our readers - you are our community. However, please put your health and family first - pay the rent, buy your medications and groceries, get your kids their clothes for school. But, if there is a little left over, MYHIVSTORY could really use your help. donations can be made. The only a... More About: Advertising , Policy , Sing , Advert , Poli
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Ambassadors Criticize United States Plans For HIV And AIDS R
2006-12-02 15:19:06 The US campaign against HIV And AIDS receives praise in many quarters, especially in Africa, the epicenter of the pandemic. But during a five-day conference last week on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, it took some unusual criticism -- from the people running the programs.In two sessions featuring US ambassadors called ``Good Ideas That Worked and Good Ideas That Didn't ," one ambassador said the program needed to pay more attention to preventing infections among men who have sex with men. Full Story... More About: United States , United , Plans , Bass , State
25 Years of HIV/AIDS: The History of HIV/AIDS
2006-12-02 15:19:06 1981: The New York Times reported an outbreak of a rare form of cancer among gay men in New York and California. This "gay cancer" as it was referred to, later was identified as Kaposi's Sarcoma, the face of AIDS. About the same time, Emergency Rooms in New York City began to see a rash of seemingly healthy young men presenting with fevers, flu-like symptoms, and a rare pneumonia called Pneumocystis. This was the beginning of what has become the biggest health care concern in modern history. Twenty years later the disease still plagues society. How did we get to this point? Take a look at 20 plus years of AIDS.1959: While we talk about AIDS being 20 years old, in actuality it is believed that the syndrome has been around far longer. In 1959, a man residing in Africa died of a mysterious illness. Only decades later, after examining some blood samples taken from that man, was it confirmed that he actually died from complications related to an HIV infection. Full Stor y ... More About: History , Years , Hist
Man Guilty in Serial HIV Assault Case
2006-12-02 15:19:06 OLYMPIA, Wash. - A man was convicted by a judge Monday on charges he deliberately exposed 17 women to HIV by having unprotected sex with them. Five of the women have tested positive for the virus, which causes AIDS.Anthony E. Whitfield, 32, faces a minimum sentence of 137 years in prison on the 17 counts of first-degree assault with sexual motivation and other charges. Full Story... More About: Assault , Case , Guilt , Rial , Guilty
Antiretroviral Medicines Now Free In Kenyas Public Hospitals
2006-12-02 15:19:06 HIV-positive Kenya ns will no longer have to pay for life-prolonging antiretroviral (ARV) treatment at public hospitals, President Mwai Kibaki has announced.Speaking at celebrations to mark Kenya's 43rd Madaraka (self-rule) Day on Thursday, Kibaki said the 100 shillings per month (US $1.40) charged for ARVs at public health facilities would be waived with immediate effect.All provincial and 70 district hospitals in Kenya provide comprehensive HIV care, including counselling, testing and ARVs. According to the National AIDS Control Council, an estimated 54,000 Kenyans were receiving ARVs by September 2005, up from just 3,000 in 2002. Full Story... More About: Medicine , Hospital , Public , Free
Lack of health facilities, staff shortages impede ARV rollou
2006-12-02 15:19:06 As Burundi's public health system struggles to recover from a 12-year civil war, only a handful of the estimated 250,000 HIV-positive Burundians who need life-prolonging AIDS treatment are accessing it.Just 6,672 Burundians benefit from free anti-AIDS drugs provided by the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, but UNAIDS estimates an HIV prevalence of six percent in a population of around eight million.But the head of ARV provision at Bujumbura's Kamenge University Hospital, Dr Gaspard Kamamfu, said the free drugs, distributed via a government initiative, had prompted more people to be tested. Since February 2004, when the university's programme began, more than 500 people have been put on ARVs. Full Story... More About: Health , Roll , Short , Staff , Lack
Research Finds No Advantages In 4 Drug Regimen
2006-08-14 19:30:15 Adding a fourth drug to the existing three drug antiretroviral treatment, for the initial stages of HIV has not shown any benefits, according to a U.S. study that covered some 765 patients for three years. Research ers from the Medical College of Cornell University, said in an article published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, that there were no significant differences over three years between the standard 3-drug regimen and a new 4-drug regimen. Full Story... More About: Men , Search , Find , Drug
Research Finds No Advantages In 4 Drug Regimen
2006-08-14 19:30:15 Adding a fourth drug to the existing three drug antiretroviral treatment, for the initial stages of HIV has not shown any benefits, according to a U.S. study that covered some 765 patients for three years. Research ers from the Medical College of Cornell University, said in an article published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, that there were no significant differences over three years between the standard 3-drug regimen and a new 4-drug regimen. Full Story... More About: Men , Search , Find , Drug
Research Finds No Advantages In 4 Drug Regimen
2006-08-14 19:30:15 Adding a fourth drug to the existing three drug antiretroviral treatment, for the initial stages of HIV has not shown any benefits, according to a U.S. study that covered some 765 patients for three years. Research ers from the Medical College of Cornell University, said in an article published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, that there were no significant differences over three years between the standard 3-drug regimen and a new 4-drug regimen. Full Story... More About: Men , Search , Find , Drug
Research Finds No Advantages In 4 Drug Regimen
2006-08-14 17:44:00 Adding a fourth drug to the existing three drug antiretroviral treatment, for the initial stages of HIV has not shown any benefits, according to a U.S. study that covered some 765 patients for three years.Research ers from the Medical College of Cornell University, said in an article published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, that there were no significant differences over three years between the standard 3-drug regimen and a new 4-drug regimen. Full Story... More About: Drug , Advanta , Ages
Bill And Melinda Gates Save The Day
2006-08-12 19:24:03 The Bill and Melinda Gate s Foundation this week announced a contribution of $500 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.The money, to be given over five years, was the largest private donation to the Fund since it was founded nearly five years ago. Global Fund Executive Director Richard Feachem welcomed the pledge as a "generous and timely intervention", but expressed concern over remaining funding gaps. Full Story... More About: Gates , Save , Linda
Bill And Melinda Gates Save The Day
2006-08-11 20:50:00 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation this week announced a contribution of $500 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.The money, to be given over five years, was the largest private donation to the Fund since it was founded nearly five years ago. Global Fund Executive Director Richard Feachem welcomed the pledge as a "generous and timely intervention", but expressed concern over remaining funding gaps. Full Story... More About: Save , The D , Melinda Gates
Internatonal Carnival Of Pozitivities
2006-08-06 19:12:01 Well I had a email by Ron Hudson about his new blog. Ron is initiating a blog carnival for people living with HIV/AIDS, and their caregivers. So anyone interested you can either, go check out the blog here at internationalcarnivalofpozitivities or email Ron at Ronald Hudson or email me The Webmaster. Either way heres your plug Ron and good luck with your project. More About: Carnival , Inter , Nato , Intern
FHI Vacancy - Associate Director, China
More articles from this author:2006-08-06 19:12:01 Associate Direct or, China Field Programs Asia and Pacific Provides management and technical leadership to the FHI/China program operating in Yunnan and Guangxi provinces in southern China. Supervises staff based in offices in the two provinces in developing, monitoring and evaluating HIV/AIDS prevention, care, support and treatment interventions plus surveillance and strategic information More About: Soci , Vacancy , Director 1, 2, 3 |
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