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Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor have appealed to a Libyan court against their death sentences imposed for infecting 426 children with HIV. ... Several of the HIV-infected children joined the 60 demonstrators outside the court, wearing mock military uniforms and carrying fake pistols, reports the AFP news agency ... International experts, including Luc Montaignier, the French doctor who first isolated the HIV virus, say the epidemic was sparked by lack of hygiene at the hospital. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
Libya acts in HIV row with Bulgaria Dec 30, 2008
Libya is to impose a trade and investment embargo on Bulgaria for what it calls Sofia's failure to take responsibility for the infection of hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, a government official said yesterday ... "Libya will boycott Bulgarian companies and shut the doors of all investment and trade opportunities for Bulgarian companies because the Bulgarian government has ignored demands to take responsibility for the action of its citizens in the HIV case," the official told Reuters. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
LGBT center objections ignore our heritage Dec 30, 2008
The center, approved by the City Council on Dec. 16, would be a gathering place, and a place where people could see films, hear speakers, participate in reading groups and workshops on domestic violence, see art shows, and take advantage of testing for sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV. All of this would be quite useful. Unfortunately, a number of people objected to the center. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Cell phones that can test for HIV, malaria and more Dec 30, 2008
By counting cell types, the device can determine whether a patient might have HIV, malaria or other medical conditions ... "This...imaging platform may have a significant impact, especially for medical diagnostic applications related to global health problems such as HIV or malaria monitoring," Ozcan said in a UCLA press release. (The Industry Standard)
Can Amphetamines Help Cure Cocaine Addiction? Dec 30, 2008
But over the years, maintenance treatment with methadone and other synthetic opiates like buprenorphine has proved successful more than any other heroin-addiction therapy in getting people off illicit drugs and lowering HIV transmission rates, crime and death among users. That success, in part, has got researchers wondering whether addiction to other drugs namely to the stimulants cocaine and methamphetamine could be curbed in the same way, by substituting a chemically similar alternative. (Time.com)
PAPER: 2008, the year man-made global warming was disproved Dec 28, 2008
Inevitably the wheels of the 'global warming charade" were destined to come off. Thankfully it may be sooner rather than later. Patrick Horne on December 28, 2008 at 07:45 AM The clever switch from "global warming" to "climate change" by proponents of same is in reality a bet hedger. Either way, it's our fault and we have to pay. Chris Brammer on December 28, 2008 at 07:45 AM Good Show! Now, may we see some of the GW alarmists being trundled off to the guilliotine? Please? After all, if you... (The Drudge Report)
HIV testing should be done more than once Dec 28, 2008
Dr Bahari, who is also chairman of the MRCS blood programme, HIV-AIDS and Health Community Care committee, said there was no guarantee that a person would remain HIV-free just after undergoing one test ... Technically, there should be two tests carried out in between the six months before couples tie the knot, he said after opening an HIV/AIDS seminar and exhibition organised by the Perak MRCS on Sunday ... Dr Bahari also said that unless couples remained monogamous, there were no guarantees... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Top State Stories Company recalls 750 pounds of sausage Dec 26, 2008
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Good riddance to 2008 Dec 26, 2008
The Cambridge company hasn't reported a quarterly profit in more than four years, but its work on a once-a-day HIV treatment and hepatitis drugs kept investors interested. a much larger Cambridge company, is in the final stages of testing a much-anticipated drug to treat hepatitis C. Vertex shares, which have been on a roller coaster for the past three years, are up 24 percent for 2008. (Boston Globe)
Town to offer free flu clinic Dec 26, 2008
The vaccine is especially important for those who are at higher risk for complications from the flu, including: Children ages six months to 18 years old; everyone 50 years of age and older; pregnant women; children and adults with chronic medical conditions, such as heart or lung disease, asthma, diabetes, or immune systems weakened by disease, such as HIV infection, or chemotherapy. In addition to getting vaccinated, people can help protect themselves and others from the flu and other... (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
State labs want state to pay for a joint facility Dec 26, 2008
Published: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 1:09 PM MST CHEYENNE Tucked among the office buildings in downtown Cheyenne, state scientists work daily with high-tech instruments to analyze everything from crime scene DNA samples to water pollution and HIV cases ... At the public health lab, the room dedicated to testing for HIV, hepatitis, gonorrhea and chlamydia is crowded with equipment on tables that line each wall. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
MOZAMBIQUE HUNGER Dec 25, 2008
JOHANNESBURG, 24 December 2008 () - More than 350,000 people in Mozambique are in need of food aid with hamstrung aid relief agencies saying the onset of the annual flood season in Mozambique will also jeopardise other food interventions for vulnerable children, home-based care recipients and people living with HIV/AIDS.. The World Food Programme (WFP) said 356,500 Mozambicans are in a "state of acute food insecurity and in need of immediate food assistance" as a result of rising food prices and... (AlertNet)
Oxfam review of the year: what was HOT and what was NOT in 2008? Dec 25, 2008
HOT Oxfam travels to International HIV conference in Mexico. NOT where an $8bn shortfall in funding needed to achieve target of universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS by 2010 is revealed. (AlertNet)
Vietnam Battles HIV Epidemic with US Aid Dec 25, 2008
Vietnam Battles HIV Epidemic with U.S. Aid - WSJ.com ... Vietnam Battles HIV Epidemic with U.S. Aid ... Each month she receives hundreds of pills from the Vietnamese government for her son Dang Ngoc Than, who was infected with HIV while sharing a heroin syringe with other drug users. (Wall Street Journal)
UCLA develops cellphone medical imaging platform Dec 25, 2008
Monitors HIV and malaria patients ... UCLA engineering professor Aydogan Ozcan has developed a prototype cell phone capable of monitoring the condition of HIV and malaria patients. (IT Examiner)
Program raises awareness about global AIDS epidemic Dec 25, 2008
12/22/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Defense Department's HIV/AIDS Prevention Program, or DHAPP, is making progress with partner nations by supporting implementation of HIV prevention, care and treatment programs, educating their militaries and creating awareness of the global epidemic, a senior official working in the program said. "As of June 2008, we are providing assistance in 73 different countries, ... and for many of these countries, prior to support from DHAPP, they had no formal... (Schriever Air Force Base)
Mandatory HIV Testing Not The Solution: MAC Dec 25, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) says that mandatory premarital HIV testing for Muslim couples is not the solution to the increase in contraction of the disease among women. MAC president, Professor Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, said a once-off life time test did not guarantee that an individual or his or her partner would remain negative if he or she continued to put themselves at risk of HIV through sexual activities or injecting drugs ... "A negative HIV test... (Bernama)
HP mulls premarital HIV test Dec 23, 2008
CHANDIGARH: Himachal Pradesh has mooted the proposal of HIV testing for all wannabe couples. "If parents can ask a pandit to match horoscopes of a couple-to be, then why can't they ask for HIV/AIDS testing to secure the future of their children. In fact, I advocated these tests before marriage even during my budget speech," said Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal ... Like many other states, Himachal, too, is witnessing a surge in the number of HIV/AIDS affected people. (Times of India)
Country profile: Brazil Dec 23, 2008 HIV Dementia: How Major HIV Strains Affect The Brain Differently Dec 23, 2008 State labs want state to pay for a joint facility Dec 23, 2008 Hogan taken to court Dec 23, 2008 Cell phones using lens-free imaging promise to improve health monitoring Dec 23, 2008 In China, publicity blitz confronts AIDS Dec 22, 2008 Unemployment Dec 22, 2008 Progen to buy Avexa at discount Dec 22, 2008 Pahang Regent:HIV tests for non-Muslims? Dec 22, 2008 * World News Quick Take Dec 22, 2008 South Africa: Balancing Individual Rights Against Public Health Dec 22, 2008 Christmas Wishes: Readers share what their hearts most desire Dec 22, 2008 Progen, Avexa agree to merge Dec 22, 2008 Himachal mulls mandatory HIV test before marriage Dec 22, 2008 HIV carriers shouldn't marry: Malaysia politician Dec 22, 2008 Cellphone capable of detecting HIV and other diseases Dec 22, 2008 Mumbai: Matchmaking session of HIV+ Dec 22, 2008 Chinese herb may help fight AIDS Dec 22, 2008 'Sleazy' La Plata Dec 21, 2008 Male Circumcision May Decrease Risk Of HPV Infection And Cervical Cancer Dec 21, 2008 NHS heroin 'will protect women' Dec 21, 2008 Muslims with HIV should not marry: Perak MB Dec 21, 2008 Libya acts in HIV row with Bulgaria Dec 21, 2008 Libya's Bulgarian medics appeal Dec 21, 2008 Woman divorces HIV+ husband, gets HC nod Dec 21, 2008 Delegation unanimous in overriding Patrick's 'No' to family planning funds Dec 21, 2008 HC allows wife to divorce HIV+ hubby Dec 21, 2008 Mozambique orphans vulnerable to HIV Dec 20, 2008 Belatedly, China spreads word about HIV prevention Dec 20, 2008 New Therapy For Hepatitis C Treatment Dec 20, 2008 Who is the most admirable woman of 2008? Dec 20, 2008 Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping promises, sharp divisions as 34-nation meeting ends Dec 20, 2008 Trends in sexual behaviors similar for teens who take few health risk and those who take many Dec 20, 2008 Police in sex scandal Dec 19, 2008 NOWHERE TO TURN: Homeless advocates say more and more elderly New Orleanians, faced with few options, are holing up in abandoned buildings Dec 19, 2008 Miami physician sentenced to 30 years Dec 19, 2008 Sars patients can provide therapy Dec 19, 2008 * The tragic cost of Mbekis refusal to believe science Dec 19, 2008 One in ten Scots taking antidepressants Dec 19, 2008 Primate offers missing link to ancestor of the Aids virus Dec 19, 2008 Stock Winners (Yes, There Were a Few) and Losers of '08 Dec 19, 2008 Miami Physician Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Dec 18, 2008 Circumcision may cut risk of AIDS and HPV Dec 18, 2008 Study Finds New Way Women Get HIV Dec 18, 2008 Did a Drug Company 'Buy' One of This Year's Nobel Prizes? Dec 18, 2008 AIDS group asks for help Dec 18, 2008 HIV Can Penetrate a Woman's Healthy Genital Skin Dec 18, 2008 New Way Men Can Transmit HIV To Women Dec 18, 2008 Synthetic Molecules Prevent HIV Virus From Reproducing Within The Body, Study Suggests Dec 18, 2008 Biomarkers In Blood Could Aid Diagnosis Of Crippling, Often Fatal Forms Of Malaria Dec 18, 2008 * Taiwan News Quick Tack Dec 18, 2008 Avery's antics not new to the NHL Dec 18, 2008 Not everyone supports shoe thrower Dec 18, 2008 Tassie devil may help human cancer research Dec 18, 2008 State Capitol Briefs, Dec. 16 Dec 18, 2008 Mandatory pre-marital HIV screening for Muslims Dec 18, 2008 Achillion Appoints Dr. Dennis Liotta to Board of Directors Dec 18, 2008 Circumcision Reduces HIV Risk in Heterosexual Men Dec 18, 2008 Miami doc gets stiff sentence for Medicare scam Dec 18, 2008 A Brief History of Safe Sex Dec 18, 2008 COLUMN: Disgust with Rod could unite entire Prairie State Dec 17, 2008 Kerala sets exampleto the world Dec 17, 2008 Inspired Gifts Helps Fight HIV Dec 17, 2008 Life Sciences Discovery Fund Awards $4.7 Million to Support New Vaccine Program Dec 17, 2008 Plans to microchip AIDS patients scrapped Dec 17, 2008
It has stabilised the rate of HIV infection and the number of Aids-related deaths has fallen. Brazil has bypassed the major drugs firms to produce cheaper, generic Aids medicines. (BBC News -- Americas)
Natural Immune Response to HIV Not Sufficient to Prevent Secondary Superinfection Dec 23, 2008
22, 2008) Researchers studying the phenomenon known as HIV superinfection have determined that the immune system's initial antibody response may not be sufficient to provide protection against later infection with a different HIV virus, a finding that may have significant implications for HIV vaccine development ... HIV superinfection is a condition in which a person with established human immunodeficiency virus infection acquires a second strain of the virus ... Recent studies suggest that as... (Science Daily)
22, 2008) A new study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has clarified how two major variants of HIV differ in their ability to cause neurologic complications. The finding, published in Journal of Neuroscience, highlights a new target for drugs that could prevent HIV-associated dementia, an incurable and increasingly common complication in people with AIDS. ... Even with anti-retroviral drug therapies, up to one-half of people infected with HIV will... (Science Daily)
Published: Monday, December 22, 2008 12:27 PM MST CHEYENNE Tucked among the office buildings in downtown Cheyenne, state scientists work daily with high-tech instruments to analyze everything from crime scene DNA samples to water pollution and HIV cases ... At the public health lab, the room dedicated to testing for HIV, hepatitis, gonorrhea and chlamydia is crowded with equipment on tables that line each wall. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
"This realistically and in our view means that doctors find it very difficult to keep medicines for treatment of diseases such as HIV and Aids and some effective antibiotics that may cost way above R100," he said in a statement. Mabasa said it would make no sense for any doctor to buy an item that costs R500 and only get paid R16 for it. (iAfrica.com)
In the lab of UCLA electrical engineering professor Aydogan Ozcan, a prototype cell phone has been constructed that is capable of monitoring the condition of HIV and malaria patients, as well as testing water quality in undeveloped areas or disaster sites. The innovative imaging technology was invented by Ozcan, a member of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, and has been miniaturized by researchers in his lab to the point that it can fit in standard cell phones. (EurekAlert!)
Not until three months ago, when he got the results of his blood test, had the 22-year-old art student at a Beijing university heard the term "HIV." None of his friends knew how to use condoms or had any idea why they should ... President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao were photographed with their arms around HIV-positive people ... The publicity blitz is surprising for an authoritarian government that has resorted to coverup and denial when it came to HIV and AIDS. Over the years, activists... (Boston Globe)
How is the minister reforming welfare to make people who have been out of work, say with HIV, and find it difficult to get work because of stigma and needs arising from disability. I understand the Jobcentre only has an intranet for guidance, with no training in the needs of people with HIV - so your team at the DWP tell me ... The training includes material on HIV/AIDS.. (BBC News -- UK)
Drug maker Progen Pharmaceuticals Ltd's discounted offer to buy Avexa Ltd, which is in the last stages of trialling a potentially lucrative HIV treatment drug, has received a frosty reception from investors ... ATC is one of two HIV drugs Avexa is developing that are in the final testing phase before a treatment can be submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration ... "Progen stock fell 14 cents to close at 76 cents on Monday and Avexa shares slumped 2.6 cents to 7.9 cents.Progen is offering... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Pahang Regent: HIV tests for non-Muslims ... Pahang Regent: HIV tests for non-Muslims ... KUANTAN: HIV screening is a useful and convenient way to determine the health status of couples who plan to get married regardless whether they are Muslims or non-Muslims, Tengku Mahkota Pahang Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Taipei Times - archives ... Pre-nuptial HIV test urged ... The government will urge non-Muslim couples to take voluntary HIV screening tests before tying the knot due to high levels of infection among married women, the deputy premier said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Does a mother's right to refuse HIV testing prevail over the baby's right to a healthy life ... Another thorny issue for medical staff is disclosure of a patient's HIV status to their sexual partners, who risk infection, while non-disclosure to doctors can result in inappropriate health care, as HIV masks other diseases ... "Nothing is the same after HIV.". (allAfrica.com)
And getting them clothes would partially prevent STD s and HIV, and just because they live somewhere else doesn t mean they can t be like us. Benny, 16, Longview. (Longview Daily News, WA)
The other had a late stage HIV drug but needed a deal or a capital raising to push it through the development pipeline ... The key drug for the merged entity will be Avexa's HIV antiretroviral apricitabine (ATC). (The Age)
Related Stories: Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh is considering a proposal to make test for HIV-AIDS compulsory for a couple before marriage. At present the focus of the HIV-AIDS campaign in Himachal Pradesh is on awareness among youth in urban areas, with special emphasis on rural youth by connecting with them through Nehru Yuva Kendras ... In this years budget speech, the CM had stated that the state would undertake special endeavour for motivating the youth and make them more aware to undergo... (Indian Express)
HIV carriers shouldn't marry: Malaysia politician ... KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - HIV carriers should not be allowed to marry, in order to avoid having sick children, a top Malaysian politician was quoted on Monday as saying ... He had been asked to comment on a statement by an official of the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia that Muslims who test positive for the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, would still be allowed to marry. (Reuters)
That is why it comes as no surprise that have developed a cellphone capable of analyzing blood to detect diseases such as HIV, malaria and other illnesses. Traditionally, scientists have had to use large devices, which are hard to transport to run blood tests. (TECH.BLORGE.com)
A matchmaking session of the HIV positive-Mumbai-Cities-The Times of India ... A matchmaking session of the HIV positive22 Dec 2008, 0207 hrs IST, Madhavi Rajadhyaksha , TNN ... MUMBAI: "Caring, compatible and HIV positive.'' The last is not a quality usually flaunted on marriage portfolios. However, a group of persons living with HIV/AIDS shed all inhibitions on Sunday as they came together at a Ghatkopar hospital to search for soulmates, in a first-time initiative which marked a progressive... (India Times, India)
NEW DELHI: A herb used in Chinese therapy may provide succour to HIV patients as well as help in other immuno-deficiency and age-related diseases, according to researchers. "The ability to enhance telomeric activity and anti-viral functions of CD8 T-lymphocytes suggests that this strategy could be useful in treating HIV disease, as well as immuno-deficiency and increased susceptibility to other viral infections associated with chronic diseases or ageing," a researcher said in a study conducted... (India Times, India)
A recent study in Argentina also found that one in three people did not know how Aids and the HIV virus were transmitted. This in a well-informed public after more than 20 years of campaigns and advertising. (BBC News -- Americas)
Alternatively, Gray noted that consistent evidence has suggested that male circumcision reduces the frequency of HIV infection in men ... According to Dr. Nielson, the findings they reported present compelling arguments to promote male circumcision in developing countries where circumcision is not widely used and the HIV epidemic is severe ... (July 26, 2007) Three clinical trials in Africa found that adult male circumcision reduced the risk of men acquiring HIV infection from heterosexual sex... (Science Daily)
She is HIV positive and has had Hepatitis C so it's vital she doesn't share needles. Currently just over 1% of heroin users in the UK, around 400 people, get their heroin in this way. (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
IPOH: Muslim couples should not marry if one or both of them are confirmed to be HIV-positive, said Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin ... I think it is a gross error to allow somebody very sick like that, an HIV carrier, to marry ... It would be even worse if both are HIV-positive. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Libya is to impose a trade and investment embargo on Bulgaria for what it calls Sofia's failure to take responsibility for the infection of hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, a government official said yesterday ... "Libya will boycott Bulgarian companies and shut the doors of all investment and trade opportunities for Bulgarian companies because the Bulgarian government has ignored demands to take responsibility for the action of its citizens in the HIV case," the official told Reuters. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor have appealed to a Libyan court against their death sentences imposed for infecting 426 children with HIV. ... Several of the HIV-infected children joined the 60 demonstrators outside the court, wearing mock military uniforms and carrying fake pistols, reports the AFP news agency ... International experts, including Luc Montaignier, the French doctor who first isolated the HIV virus, say the epidemic was sparked by lack of hygiene at the hospital. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
The High Court has upheld the judgement of a family court in Mumbai which had granted divorce to a woman on the grounds that her husband was HIV positive. Married in 1988, and now a mother of two, the woman told the court that it was only in 1997 that she found out that her husband was HIV positive ... In 2005, the family court in Mumbai granted her divorce on the grounds that her husband was HIV positive and she was mentally and physically harassed by him. (NDTV.com)
According to the state's website, these planning services include complete gynecological and breast exams; diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases; HIV counseling and testing; emergency contraception; pregnancy testing and birth control including all contraceptive methods. Supporters of keeping the $360,000 said that this funding is essential to these important health programs that help thousands of low-income women, men, and adolescents across the state. (Somerville Journal, MA)
HC allows wife to divorce HIV-positive husband-Mumbai-Cities-The Times of India ... HC allows wife to divorce HIV-positive husband21 Dec 2008, 0005 hrs IST, TNN ... MUMBAI: The Bombay high court recently upheld a family court order that dissolved a marriage on the grounds that the husband was HIV-positive and cruel. (India Times, India)
Reuters AlertNet - MOZAMBIQUE: Orphans getting caught in HIV cycle ... MOZAMBIQUE: Orphans getting caught in HIV cycle 19 Dec 2008 15:43:11 GMT Source: IRIN Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites ... But night-time commerce comes with its own set of dangers, like a high rate of physical and sexual violence that can also place her at risk of HIV infection. (AlertNet)
appendChild(newdiv); } Associated Press REACHING OUT: A volunteer hands out HIV/AIDS information pamphlets in Shenyang as part of a new national effort ... Associated Press REACHING OUT: A volunteer hands out HIV/AIDS information pamphlets in Shenyang as part of a new national effort ... After long neglecting the HIV prevalence in the country, the government has embarked on an awareness campaign. (Los Angeles Times)
19, 2008) Combination therapies similar to those used for HIV patients may be the best way of treating hepatitis C virus (HCV), say researchers from the University of Leeds ... (May 7, 2002) Patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who underwent liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus (HCV) did not have further progression of their HIV after transplantation despite their ... 12, 2006) As HIV patients live longer thanks to advanced therapies, researchers are looking for better... (Science Daily)
For Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, the French virologist who helped discover HIV, December provided a rare moment to savor and celebrate; she was a co-winner of this year s Nobel Prize in Medicine. The discovery of HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) led to the creation of strong antiviral drugs; Barre-Sinoussi and colleague Luc Montagnier have helped turn a certain death sentence into, what is for many, a livable, treatable, condition. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The summit's final declaration included sweeping commitments to crack down on corruption, reduce government secrecy, reduce the time and cost of starting new businesses and improve education and health care, including care for HIV and AIDS patients. The leaders made an equally imprecise pledge to conclude talks on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), an agreement aimed at eliminating customs duties through the hemisphere. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
"All three are areas that HIV education has clearly identified as goals.". However, while interventions aimed at reducing risky sexual behaviors in adolescents seemed successful for a while, the new data also show that this trend might be reversing, Dr. Santelli said. (EurekAlert!)
He stated that the survey revealed that there was a very high knowledge among the personnel on issues related to HIV/AIDS even though there were a few misconceptions about modes of transmission of HIY. ... Mr Blantari said even though reports had indicated that the HIV/ AIDS infection rate had dropped, this should not make people complacent to engage in sexual activities without taking the necessary precautions ... The research noted that sex workers and other identifiable vulnerable groups like... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
But the group is in poor health: Among their problems are liver and kidney disease, heart problems, paranoia, schizophrenia, HIV and AIDS, and dementia, said UNITY head Martha Kegel, who said donations of furniture and houseware are desperately needed to properly outfit Green and some of the other estimated 400 homeless people UNITY has housed this year with the help of federal rental assistance. For the homeless, fire is an ever-present threat, Green said. (Nola.com -- Sports)
A Miami physician was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison and her nurse received seven years in prison for their roles in an $11 million HIV infusion fraud scheme ... Carlos, Luis and Jose Benitez were indicted on June 11 for their role in an HIV infusion and money laundering scheme that totaled more than $100 million for claims submitted by St. Jude and other clinics ... The indictment alleges that Carlos, Luis and Jose Benitez were the masterminds of a large-scale HIV infusion fraud... (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
" Dr Lanzavecchia said he was particularly hopeful it could be applied to HIV, whose ability to generate many different variants poses a major problem for doctors. A spokeswoman for the Health Protection Agency said: "We welcome this research, which is important in the incremental process of understanding how we can use an immune response to protect others from viral infections such as Sars. "Further work is still needed and we will watch this area with interest.". (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Taipei Times - archives ... Throughout his tenure as South Africas president, Thabo Mbeki rejected the scientific consensus that AIDS is caused by a virus, HIV, and that antiretroviral drugs can save the lives of people who test positive for it ... While Botswana and Namibia, South Africas neighbors, provided anti-retrovirals to the majority of its citizens infected by HIV, South Africa under Mbeki failed to do so. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
"I hope that these figures prompt health professionals to look at viable alternatives to antidepressants. We should be trying to help people through the rough periods in their lives without relying on tablets."We must not allow Scotland to turn into a Prozac nation. "Mary Scanlon, for the Tories, added: "When the SNP came to power they set a government target binding themselves to reduce the annual rate of increase of antidepressants to zero by 2009-10. (Scotsman)
A mouse-like primate threatened with extinction has provided the "missing link" in the evolutionary history of the virus, promising to transform the scientific understanding of the family of viruses to which HIV belongs. Research into the Madagascan grey mouse lemur published by a team from Stanford University school of medicine, California, suggests that far from being a relatively recent phenomenon, the family of primate lentiviruses to which HIV belongs may be scores of millions of years old... (guardian.co.uk)
Big percentage gainers include Idenix Pharmaceuticals, a maker of hepatitis and HIV treatments (up 122%, to $5. 99); Thoratec, a developer of therapies for heart disease (up 60%, to $29. (Time.com)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Miami physician and nurse were sentenced today to 30 years and seven years in prison, respectively, in connection with their roles in an $11 million HIV infusion fraud scheme, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta of the Southern District of Florida announced ... According to evidence presented at trial, in a five-month period between June and November 2003,... (PR Newswire)
Preventing AIDSIn the third report, Lee Warner of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and colleagues tested African-American men in Baltimore and found 10 percent of those at high risk of infection with HIV who were circumcised had the virus, compared to 22 percent of those who were not ... "Circumcision was associated with substantially reduced HIV risk in patients with known HIV exposure, suggesting that results of other studies demonstrating reduced HIV risk for circumcision... (MSNBC -- Health)
Researchers Discover New Way Women Can Become Infected With HIV ... Instead of infiltrating breaks in the skin, HIV appears to attack normal, healthy genital tissue in women, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday in a study that offers new insight into how the AIDS virus spreads ... They said researchers had assumed the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, sought out beaks in the skin, such as a herpes sore, in order to gain access to immune system cells deeper in the tissue. (Fox News)
(HIV can increase the risk of HPV-related diseases, and with two scientists who discovered HIV.) ... The alleged scandal was the talk of the Nobels and soon became fodder for a cadre of contrarians who, despite scads of hard scientific evidence, have insisted for years that HIV does not cause AIDS. Among them was journalist , who the Nobel bribery rumor on the West Palm Beach, Fla. (Scientific American)
My Brothaz H.O.M.E. (Helping Other Men Excel) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide HIV/AIDS prevention education and support for those infected by HIV/AIDS. The majority of the group's funding comes from the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health: HIV Section. "We were founded based on the fact that at the time, in 2000, Savannah had the second highest reported HIV/AIDS cases in the state," said Mark Douglas, executive director and co-founder ...... (The Augusta Chronicle)
TUESDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDay News) -- A new route of male-to-female transmission of HIV -- in which the virus can travel through healthy genital skin to reach immune cells in just four hours -- has been identified by U.S. researchers. It's long been believed that the normal lining of the vaginal tract was an effective barrier to HIV during sexual intercourse, because the large HIV virus couldn't penetrate the tissue ... But the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers found... (MEDLINEplus)
17, 2008) Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered a critical new way a man can transmit the HIV virus to a woman ... Scientists had long believed that the normal lining of the female vaginal tract was an effective barrier to invasion of the HIV virus during sexual intercourse ... They thought the large HIV virus couldn't penetrate the tissue. (Science Daily)
17, 2008) Evolving HIV viral strains and the adverse side effects associated with long-term exposure to current treatments propel scientists to continue exploring alternative HIV treatments ... Aptamers are synthetic molecules that prevent the HIV virus from reproducing ... In lab tests, aptamers known as RT5, RT6, RT47 and some variants of those were recently identified to be broad-spectrum, which would allow them to treat many subtypes of HIV-1. (Science Daily)
(May 29, 2007) Researchers discover how HIV virus impairs a pregnant women's defenses against malaria -- research that could mean new vaccines for pregnant woman in malaria-ravished ... Number of stories in archives: 44,032 ... Enter a keyword or phrase to search ScienceDaily's archives for related news topics, the latest news stories, reference articles, science videos, images, and books. (Science Daily)
Taipei Times - archives ... HIV births declining: DOH ... The number of babies born with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is declining, with statistics showing that since last year there have been no recorded births of HIV-infected infants, the Department of Health reported on Tuesday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Eventually, his alcoholism dampened his social inhibitions to the point where he was engaging in risky behavior that eventually led to him contracting HIV. He became the first known former NHL player to die of AIDS.. The NHL landscape is littered with interrupted careers and broken lives caused by alcohol and drugs. (USA Today -- Sports)
Editor - We appreciate your editorial encouraging testing for HIV ("Testing for AIDS," Dec. 15). We support facilitating HIV testing in both medical and non-medical settings ... HIV tests detect the presence of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
I mean prime examples; look how long it took us to discover HIV. It had been around for years before it was actually discovered. In fact, been around since 1920 before it was discovered in 1980s. (ABC Online)
By State House News Service. Wed Dec 17, 2008, 12:05 PM EST. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
KUALA LUMPUR: Beginning next year, all Muslim couples will have to undergo a mandatory screening for HIV before they get married. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the HIV screening would be a part of the premarital course ... He said the measure was in line with the Governments objective to reduce the incidence of HIV infection among women, which he added was on the rise. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Together with colleagues, Dr. Liotta was responsible for the discovery of the breakthrough HIV drugs 3TC and FTC, which are part of the majority of AIDS combination therapies used today ... Achillion is focused on solutions for the most challenging problems in infectious disease -- hepatitis, resistant bacterial infections and HIV. For more information on Achillion Pharmaceuticals, please visit the company's web site at. (Primezone Releases)
A new U.S. study has found that being circumcised significantly reduced the risk of HIV infection in heterosexual African American men known to have been exposed to the virus. The findings complement those of recently reported clinical trials in Africa, where interventional use of adult male circumcision similarly reduced the risk of HIV infection in heterosexual men ... Lee Warner, PhD, MPH, and colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Johns Hopkins University... (Newsmax)
MIAMI A Miami doctor was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison one of the stiffest penalties given for Medicare fraud for her role in an HIV infusion fraud scheme that bilked millions from the health care program. Prosecutors said Ana Alvarez-Jacinto, 54, worked at Saint Jude Rehab Center, Inc., a bogus HIV clinic that paid about $150 apiece in kickbacks to patients in exchange for their Medicaid numbers ... Alvarez-Jacinto ordered hundreds of medically unnecessary and expensive HIV infusion... (Florida Times-Union)
Condom use waned in the 1960s after the introduction of the birth control pill and remained stagnant until the arrival of the HIV virus in the 1980s, at which time sales exploded, jumping 33% in the U.S. in 1987. Today some 6 billion condoms are sold worldwide each year, though sales have plateaued in the past decade policy experts blame "prevention fatigue," while condom makers (the ones targeting men, anyway) have responded by becoming increasingly creative, or perhaps ridiculous. (Time.com)
Under the Bush administration, more than 2 million people infected with HIV -- most of them in Africa -- have received lifesaving anti-retroviral treatment as part of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. " Jon Vanatta wrote on Dec 16, 2008 7:49 PM:" If that guy had thrown his shoes at Saddam Hussein he would have been through the shredder by now. George Bush took out Saddam Hussein sure he made a lot of mistakes and is blamed for the deaths of innocent Iraqis but how about... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The rate of HIV infection also increased. Despite some improvements, for example in the mortality rate for children under the age of five, the overall situation seems poor, given India's GDP growth rate of over 8% for the last four years and a cumulative growth rate of over 4% since 1990. (Asia Times Online)
UNICEF's Store Offers Christmas Gifts to Support HIV Work Worldwide. Inspired Gifts, an online store run by UNICEF, offers Christmas and holiday presents that help fight HIV by supporting the work being done around the world ... The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF s store offers a number of Christmas and holiday presents to help fight HIV/AIDS around the world. (Suite101.com)
These include HIV, hepatitis C, influenza, diarrheal diseases (especially of infants and children), pneumonia of the elderly, sexually transmitted infections (such as genital herpes, syphilis, and chlamydia), and the pandemic infections of tuberculosis and malaria ... At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, our interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned scientists and humanitarians work together to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. (PR Newswire)
JAKARTA, Indonesia - An Indonesian province beleaguered by a spiraling HIV infection rate scrapped plans to implant microchips in those with full-blown AIDS, following strong opposition from government officials, health workers and rights activists. Papua's parliament agreed Tuesday to drop a section of the health development bill that supported the tagging of some HIV patients with small computer chips inserted beneath the skin part of extreme efforts to monitor the disease, lawmaker... (MSNBC -- Health)
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