* Number of needles showing signs of HIV drops 50% Aug 12, 2008
A year after a project to cut drug use-transmitted HIV infections, the percentage of needles used by drug users carrying the HIV virus has decreased from 18 percent to 9 percent, a Taiwanese AIDS prevention team said. The team, jointly formed by National Yang-ming University (NYMC) and the China Medical University, made the remarks during an international AIDS prevention conference in Mexico City. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
"Found" Needles Pose Low Infection Risk for Kids Aug 12, 2008
After six months the investigators found no hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV infections among the children they were able to test. Children frequently find discarded needles in "safe" areas such as parks and around home, Quach said. (MEDLINEplus)
Study: Gene Gives Smokers a Buzz, May Promote Addiction Aug 11, 2008
Last week, new figures showed still-rising HIV infections in gay and bisexual men, with about 53% of new cases in that group. Meanwhile, HIV rates among injection-drug users and heterosexuals is declining. (New York Sun)
New Insight On HIV Transmission Risk Of Men Who Have Sex With Men Aug 11, 2008
11, 2008) Approximately half of all new HIV infections in the United States result from the sexual risk behaviors of men who have sex with men. Now, a new study led by a researcher at The Miriam Hospital provides additional insight into which of these men are most likely to transmit HIV to others, potentially paving the way for the development of more targeted prevention programs. (Science Daily)
Answering the wake-up call on HIV, AIDS Aug 10, 2008
6 million received care and services, and the establishment of critical prevention programs headed off an estimated 157,000 infant HIV infections. Despite this commitment abroad, though, the federal government is missing opportunities to protect its own citizens against a deadly and serious threat. (Boston Globe)
Alaska cases of infectious diseases drop Aug 10, 2008
Along with the drop in AIDS -- from 46 new cases in 2006 to 30 in 2007 -- the report also noted a 31 percent decline in new HIV infections (which can lead to AIDS), from 88 cases in 2006 to 61 cases last year. In both instances, however, the change mostly reflects a statistical spike in 2006 -- when state health officials adopted new methods that allowed them to identify previously unreported HIV and AIDS cases -- and a return to normal in 2007, according to Mollie Rozier, director of the... (Anchorage Daily News)
Hope, a tool overlooked in HIV therapy Aug 10, 2008
Saturday, 09 August , 2008, 00:58. Washington:The therapy to battle HIV can be supplemented with a powerful tool like hope, according to a new study. (Sify.com, India)
FDA Issues Warning On Cholesterol Heart Drug Interaction Aug 10, 2008
As the 17th International AIDS Conference comes to an end in Mexico City, with calls for more efforts that need to be done in order to reduce the percentage of HIV infections and to pay more. Latest videos in Health. (eFluxMedia)
Fight AIDS with gift cards? Aug 9, 2008
Last week, new figures showed still-rising HIV infections in gay and bisexual men, with about 53 percent of new cases in that group ... Scrutiny of U.S. prevention efforts increased after the CDC's release last weekend of new estimates of annual HIV infections ... "It's often more politically viable to fund programs for women and children and youth. advertisementClick for related content The CDC's Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention estimates that about 42 percent of its fiscal 2007 funding was... (MSNBC -- Health)
Gift Cards to Combat AIDS? Aug 9, 2008
Last week, new figures showed still-rising HIV infections in gay and bisexual men, with about 53% of new cases in that group ... Scrutiny of U.S. prevention efforts increased after the CDC's release last weekend of new estimates of annual HIV infections. (Time.com)
Renewed AIDS threat seen in gay community Aug 8, 2008
HIV infections among gay and bisexual men fell dramatically for a decade. But since the mid-1990s, infection rates in gay men have been rising, especially in minority communities where homosexuality often still carries a powerful stigma. (Boston Globe)
Among gays, young partyers spread HIV: study Aug 8, 2008
Gay and bisexual men account for about half of all new HIV infections in the United States. The researchers studied 200 HIV-positive gay and bisexual men in the United States. (Scientific American)
Save America first, then the world Aug 8, 2008
6 billion per year the U.S. taxpayers will be made to send to other parts of the world for AIDS, while in the United States the number of HIV infections has been underestimated. While trying to save the rest of the world, our own people are suffering daily. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Report: About one mln Americans living with HIV Aug 8, 2008
In 2005, 38 percent of those newly diagnosed with HIV infections progressed to AIDS within a year, the report says. In addition, an HIV-positive individual who is unaware of the infection is three times as likely to transmit the virus as one who knows his or her status, CDC officials said. (Xinhuanet, China)
UNAIDS calls on Latin America to be more aware of AIDS Aug 8, 2008
UNAIDS said in the report that it is urgent to prevent new HIV infections which is important for reverting the HIV/AIDS course in the world. Editor. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hope: An overlooked tool in the battle against HIV/AIDS Aug 8, 2008
In contrast HIV/AIDS can destroy hope, resulting in vicious spirals that damage societies and lead to further HIV infections. When life prospects are so poor, people have little incentive to save for the future and to educate children. (EurekAlert!)
DPH: No decrease in HIV infection rates among gay, bi men Aug 7, 2008
But he added that HIV prevention is complex, and there are a lot of other factors that may account for continued HIV infections, including stigma and discrimination, trauma, substance abuse and mental health issues. The report also found that prevention programs aimed at gay and bi men receive a disproportionately small share of funding from DPH; while 39 percent of recently reported HIV infections were among MSM, only 33 percent of the current prevention funding targets the gay and bi male... (Bay Windows)
Africa: World's Largest Aids Conference Calls for Universal Action Now Aug 7, 2008
According to the 2008 UNAIDS report, HIV infections declined from 3 million in 2001 to 2 ... But rates of new HIV infections are rising in China, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Vietnam, and HIV incidence is increasing in Germany, the United Kingdom and Australia ... In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced August 3 that an estimated 56,300 U.S. HIV infections -- rather than the agency's previous... (AllAfrica.com)
AIDS policy flunks its test Aug 6, 2008
The Bloomberg report came just days before the CDC released a study showing that for several years it had been underestimating the number of new HIV infections among Americans. Since the late 1990s, the CDC had pegged that number at 40,000 a year. (Boston Globe)
Global Aids Activists Turning to Digital Media Aug 6, 2008
Globally, 45% of new HIV infections last year occurred among people aged between 15 and 24, according to the United Nations. Youth organisations are now turning to cellphones and the internet to use social networking groups to spread the word about HIV and educate people about how best to protect themselves from infection. (allAfrica.com)
Botswana: Ex-President Addresses International Aids Conference Aug 6, 2008
"Africa, especially southern Africa, remains disproportionally affected by the epidemic. In our nations are two thirds of the people living with HIV worldwide - and 90 percent of all the children. Although in some countries HIV prevalence rates have stabilised, it is at levels so high that they almost defy belief: 24 percent of adults in Botswana, 23 percent in Lesotho, 26 percent in Swaziland and 18 percent in South Africa. There were 1.9 million new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa in... (allAfrica.com)
Lifesaving act Aug 6, 2008
The new bill is ex pected to help prevent 12 million new HIV infections and provide antiretroviral drugs to more than 2 million people. Further, it lifts the ban against HIV-positive people entering the U.S, and it will help to provide care for about 12 million people and train more than 140,000 new health-care workers. (NJ.com -- Times)
Health systems 'impede' HIV fight Aug 6, 2008
Mr Clinton also said male circumcision had proved an effective way of lowering HIV infections, and that it was "very important" to change peoples' attitudes in favour of more monogamy - though he noted that this was not just a problem in Africa. "To pretend we can ever get a hold of this without dealing with that, the idea of unprotected sexual relations with unlimited numbers of partners, I think would be naive," he said. (BBC News -- Africa)
Africa: Progress But End of Aids 'Not in Sight' Aug 5, 2008
Piot's call for fresh energy in preventing new HIV infections was echoed by former Botswana president Festus Mogae, who urged African leaders in particular to devise new ways to combat the disease. "Substantial progress has been made on treatment, but the (prevention) message isn't getting through despite our best efforts," he said. (allAfrica.com)
Facing up to our failure with HIV/AIDS Aug 5, 2008
Despite some notable successes, for a decade our prevention efforts havent reduced the number of HIV infections or reached the most vulnerable segments of our population ... Just over one-third of new HIV infections are occurring in 13 to 29-year-olds, the youngest group looked at by the CDC. Thats a higher infection rate than documented for any other age group ... The rate of new HIV infections in intravenous drug users has declined about 80 percent. (Chicago Tribune)
* Former enemies join forces in Southeast Asian drug war Aug 5, 2008
The threat was serious X the UN Office for Drugs and Crime Control says heroin has been Vietnams most popular illegal drug since the 1990s and intravenous drug use now causes two thirds of all known HIV infections. This story has been viewed 32 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
New Male Circumcision Device For HIV Prevention Aug 5, 2008
29, 2007) In response to the urgent need to reduce the number of new HIV infections globally, WHO and the UNAIDS Secretariat convened an international expert consultation to determine whether male circumcision. (Dec. (Science Daily)
Time to renew the fight Aug 5, 2008
Studies show the programs reduce HIV infections and increase the number of addicts who enter treatment because of the relationship they establish with the people who administer the program. Senate leaders ultimately decided not to support the needle exchange proposal because of the perceived political risk and as a result infections that could have been prevented have occurred. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Bill Clinton Says Health Systems Fail High-Risk AIDS Patients, Need Reform Aug 5, 2008
He commended Mexico for passing legislation to increase access to health care, saying similar actions will help reduce the number of annual new HIV infections that reached 2. 7 million people worldwide in 2007. (Bloomberg -- US)
Male circumcision efforts lag in Africa despite evidence of dramatic impact in preventing HIV Aug 5, 2008
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The Monday News Blog Aug 4, 2008
THOUSANDS of "no shows at public hospital specialist clinics are stretching waiting lists, says the Cairns Post. () COMPLAINTS against four doctors in Whyalla are being investigated by the medical board but the Whyalla News says other local doctors have threatened to withdraw their services from the Whyalla Hospital unless the complaints are withdrawn. () FEWER than 20 per cent of Australia's baby boomers have adequate superannuation and private insurance cover to fund their health care in... (6minutes)
U.S. HIV infections underreported by 40% Aug 4, 2008
Rate of U.S. HIV infections underreported by 40 percent - Cleveland ... Rate of U.S. HIV infections underreported by 40 percent ... Mexico City- The United States has significantly underreported the number of new HIV infections occurring nationally each year, with a study released here on Saturday showing that the annual infection rate is 40 percent higher than previously estimated. (Cleveland.com)
Hormone may aid some with HIV Aug 4, 2008
About 40 percent of males and 16 percent of females who take cocktails of anti-AIDS drugs for their HIV infections develop fat deposits in the stomach, neck and cheeks. Called visceral fat, it is associated with higher levels of cholesterol and triglycerides and increases the risk of heart attacks and stroke. (San Francisco Chronicle)
New HIV cases in U.S. underreported by 40 percent Aug 4, 2008
The United States has significantly underreported the number of new HIV infections occurring nationally each year, with a study showing that the annual infection rate is 40 percent higher than previously estimated ... If they are true, Alcabes said in a statement, the agency has undercounted new HIV infections by about 15,000 per year for about 15 years. (International Herald Tribune)
AIDS parley stresses treatment as prevention Aug 4, 2008
In fact, the search for an AIDS vaccine and for a microbicide that could block HIV infections have both stalled in recent years. In Canada, an estimated 58,000 people are living with HIV-AIDS, including 21,000 who are taking antiretrovirals (virtually everyone who can benefit). (Globe and Mail -- International)
Winglet Mans New Best Friend Aug 4, 2008
The Centers for Disease Control has announced that the new cases of HIV infections were underestimated by 40 percent each year. The discovery was made as a new test for the virus has been. (eFluxMedia)
New tracking method shows higher rate of HIV Aug 4, 2008
A new method of tracking HIV infections has revealed that about 40 percent more people each year are infected by the virus that causes AIDS than previously believed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Saturday ... The report estimates that the number of new HIV infections in 2006 was 56,300 - a 40 percent increase over the CDC's long-standing and now obsolete estimate of 40,000 new infections per year. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Gilead to Test AIDS Drugs on Healthy People to See if HIV Infections Stop Aug 4, 2008
Gilead's AIDS Drugs May Hold Key to Preventing HIV Infections ... The best way to prevent HIV drug resistance is to prevent HIV infections,'' he said at the conference. (Bloomberg -- US)
HIV more widespread than thought Aug 3, 2008
For one thing, Fenton said, being able to develop a real-time snapshot of HIV infections will allow disease specialists to know whether their strategies for preventing new cases are working and where prevention campaigns need to be retooled. The estimate released yesterday, which focused most extensively on HIV infections in 2006 but also provided estimates for earlier years, was a national extrapolation from data from 22 states. (Boston Globe)
A Statement From Larry Corey, MD, of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network Regarding the New HIV Infection Statistics Released Today by the Centers for Disease Control Aug 3, 2008
SEATTLE, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- "The federal government's ability to more exactly measure the number of new HIV infections in the United States annually is a great statistical tool -- but that is all that it is. I interpret the new numbers this way: They remind us that HIV/AIDS continues to be a real public health problem in this country as well as in many developing nations around the globe. Despite recent setbacks in developing an effective vaccine to prevent HIV infection, I believe that a... (PR Newswire)
Estimate of Annual HIV Incidence Increases to 56,300 Aug 3, 2008
RELEASE OF NEW ESTIMATE SHOWS NEED FOR A NATIONAL AIDS STRATEGY WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) long anticipated revised estimate of annual new cases of HIV infections was revealed today in a paper published in the Aug. 6, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) ... The revised estimate of 56,300 new HIV infections in 2006 replaces the current, widely reported estimate of 40,000 annual new... (PR Newswire)
AP PhotoOn the marchDelegates to the 17th International AIDS Conference march against homophobia in Mexico City on Saturday. The conference runs from Aug. 3 through Aug. 8. Aug 3, 2008
CDC understated new HIV infections in U.S. ... The country had roughly 56,300 new HIV infections in 2006 a dramatic increase from the 40,000 annual estimate used for the past dozen years. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
HIV infection rate climbing in U.S. Aug 3, 2008
The country had roughly 56,300 new HIV infections in 2006 - a dramatic increase from the 40,000 annual estimate used for the past dozen years ... Judging by the new calculations, officials believe annual HIV infections have been hovering around 55,000 for several years. (New Haven Register, CT)
U.S. study says H.I.V. infection is 40% higher than estimated Aug 3, 2008
The United States has significantly underreported the number of new HIV infections occurring nationally each year, with a study released here on Saturday showing that the annual infection rate is 40 percent higher than previously estimated ... If they are true, Dr. Alcabes said in a statement, the agency has undercounted new HIV infections by about 15,000 per year for about 15 years. (International Herald Tribune)
Officials Underestimated AIDS Cases in the U.S. (9:24 pm) Aug 3, 2008
The country had roughly 56,300 new HIV infections in 2006 - a dramatic increase from the 40,000 annual estimate used for the last dozen years. Officials say the new figures are due to a better blood test and new statistical methods. (WTVR.com, VA)
HIV alarm bell for USA Aug 3, 2008
US health authorities acknowledged on Saturday that they have substantially underestimated the number of new HIV infections in the country, in a study showing that the epidemic is worse than previously thought. About 56 300 people were infected with the virus that causes Aids in 2006, a figure 40 percent higher than the previous estimate of 40 000 new infections a year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. (iAfrica.com)
Study: Cases of HIV higher than estimates Aug 3, 2008
Using sophisticated testing to identify new HIV infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that there are about 56,300 new infections each year - not the 40,000 figure that has been gospel for so long. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.. The new numbers do not mean that the epidemic is growing in this country, just that researchers have been able to provide more accurate estimates, said Dr. Kevin Fenton, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral... (AZCentral -- News)
US underestimated country's HIV epidemic Aug 3, 2008
US health authorities acknowledged that they had substantially underestimated the number of new HIV infections in the country, in a study showing that the epidemic is worse than previously thought ... Joseph Interrante, chairman of the AIDS Action Council's board of directors said the revised figures represented "an unacceptable level of new HIV infections for a preventable disease.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Number of New U.S. HIV Infections Gets Revised Upwards Aug 3, 2008
Using the new method, researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that about 56,300 new HIV infections occurred in the United States in 2006 -- a figure 40 percent higher than the former estimate of 40,000 infections annually. "This is the clearest picture we've ever had of new HIV infections occurring in the United States," said Dr. Richard Wolitski, acting director of the division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at CDC, which conducted the study ... The new numbers don't mean... (Health-Finder)
CDC underestimated HIV cases Aug 3, 2008
Number of HIV infections in U.S. greater than realized - USATODAY.com ... Number of HIV infections in U.S. greater than realized ... NEW HIV INFECTIONS: OVERALL AND BY GENDER. (USA Today)
• HIV epidemic in U.S. worse than previously thought, CDC says Aug 3, 2008
By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer August 3, 2008 Federal officials have been underestimating the number of new HIV infections in the United States by 40% every year for more than a decade, a finding that indicates the U.S. epidemic is much worse than thought, researchers said Saturday. Using sophisticated testing to identify new infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that there are about 56,300 new infections each year, not the 40,000 figure that... (Q13.com, WA)
New AIDS Infections Underestimated by 40% in U.S., Health Officials Report Aug 3, 2008
What this represents is a lack of investment in prevention that would drive HIV infections to zero,'' Baker said in a telephone interview. We need national leadership that will apply the resources to turn this epidemic around. (Bloomberg -- US)
The Deported Aug 3, 2008
The and front news that federal officials have underestimated the number of HIV infections in the United States by 40 percent for almost a decade. New technologies have provided more accurate readings, leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to up the annual number of infections from 40,000 to around 53,000. (Slate)
US HIV Infections Underestimated Aug 3, 2008
The country had roughly 56,300 new HIV infections in 2006 a dramatic increase from the 40,000 annual estimate used for the last dozen years ... Based on the new calculations, officials believe annual HIV infections have been hovering around 55,000 for several years. (Time.com)
Estimate of Annual HIV Incidence Increases Significantly; New Estimate Will Show Need For a National AIDS Strategy Aug 2, 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) long anticipated revised estimate of annual new cases of HIV infections will be revealed on Aug. 3 in a paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) ... The anticipated estimated number of new HIV infections will remain high, and is higher than what America has been led to believe ... "The revised CDC figure represents an unacceptable level of new HIV... (PR Newswire)
New HIV Infection Figures from CDC to be Announced on Aug. 3 Underscore Need for National AIDS Strategy for the U.S. Aug 2, 2008
Aug. 3 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are expected to increase the estimate of new HIV infections in 2006 from 40,000 to significantly more. Though the agency says the one-year revision does not necessarily indicate an ongoing increase in the annual estimated infection rate, the new estimate demonstrates that HIV infection rate is not falling and may very possibly be increasing significantly. (PR Newswire)
New HIV/AIDS estimates show 25-50% more cases than CDC has been reporting Aug 2, 2008
PORTSMOUTH The Centers for Disease Control is expected to announce Sunday that the number of annual HIV infections is actually 25 to 50 percent higher than the organization has been reporting for the past several years, according to the Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project ... CHAMP is prepared to make the data concerning increase in new HIV infections an issue in the presidential campaign. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Higher HIV infection estimate shows need for routine screening, more funding for care Aug 2, 2008
Arlington, VAThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected soon to increase the estimate of new HIV infections in the United States by 40 percent ... Also, more and more research is showing that those with their HIV infections under control are less likely to spread the disease to others. (EurekAlert!)
Helenan uses soccer to raise awareness of AIDS in Africa Aug 1, 2008
Because 50 percent of new HIV infections happen between the ages of 15 and 24, the program targets 12-18 year olds in order to increase prevention. "There's this huge problem in the world," Stuart says. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Bill & Melinda Gates Congratulate President Bush on Signing of AIDS, TB, and Malaria Funding Reauthorization Bill Jul 31, 2008
We're encouraged by the act's strong emphasis on preventing new HIV infections, which is absolutely critical. Today, effective prevention programs reach only about one in five people at high risk. (PR Newswire)
Bush signs bill to triple AIDS funding Jul 31, 2008
Bush said the goal for the new funding is to prevent 12 million new HIV infections, treat more than 2 million with anti-retroviral drugs, support care for 12 million and train at least 140,000 new health care workers. ADVERTISEMENT. (Anchorage Daily News)
'Staggering' disparity in HIV among blacks Jul 31, 2008
The international effort is guided by a strategic plan, clear benchmarks like the prevention of 7 million HIV infections by 2010 and annual progress reports to Congress, the group said. By contrast, it went on, "America itself has no strategic plan to combat its own epidemic.". (Albany Times Union)
Fact Sheet: A Historic and Lifesaving Commitment to Fight HIV/AIDS Jul 31, 2008
This new legislation will expand access to lifesaving antiretroviral drugs, prevent millions of new HIV infections, provide compassionate care to millions of people affected by HIV/AIDS, including orphans and vulnerable children, and bolster efforts to help developing nations combat other devastating diseases like malaria and tuberculosis. PEPFAR will maintain our insistence on results and allow us to set clear goals. (White House News Releases)
President Bush Signs H.R. 5501, the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 Jul 31, 2008
We will prevent 12 million new HIV infections worldwide. We will support care for 12 million people affected by HIV/AIDS, including 5 million orphans and vulnerable children. (White House News Releases)
SARS spurs China to act on AIDS Jul 31, 2008
"If the epidemic increases at a rate of 20 to 30% [a year] and no measures are taken, we estimate that by 2010 there will be 10 million HIV infections," he writes. To combat the spread of HIV, he says the Chinese government has set up a number of committees, including one spanning 23 ministries. (Yahoo News -- SARS)
