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BD/PEPFAR Lab-Strengthening Initiative Marks Progress in Fight Against HIV/AIDS and TB in Sub-Saharan Africa

redOrbit - Sun Jul 19, 10:06 am ET

About PEPFARThe U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was launched in 2003 to combat global HIV/AIDS, and is the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease in history. Working in partnership with host nations, over ten years PEPFAR plans to support treatment for at least 3 million people, prevention of 12 million new infections, and care for 12 million people, ...

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BD/PEPFAR Lab-Strengthening Initiative Marks Progress in Fight Against HIV/AIDS and TB in Sub-Saharan Africa
redOrbit - Sun Jul 19, 10:06 am ET
About PEPFARThe U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was launched in 2003 to combat global HIV/AIDS, and is the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease in history. Working in partnership with host nations, over ten years PEPFAR plans to support treatment for at least 3 million people, prevention of 12 million new infections, and care for 12 million people, ...
Inland HIV/AIDS agency may face funding challenges
The Press-Enterprise - Sat Jul 18, 7:11 pm ET
California's economic struggles and elimination of some Medi-Cal services could affect funding and treatment priorities set by the agency that makes HIV/AIDS policy in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Swine flu cancels camp for children with HIV/AIDS
Winona Daily News - Sat Jul 18, 11:27 pm ET
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A camp session in Minnesota for children with HIV or AIDS has been canceled after two volunteers tested positive for swine flu.
Stigma driving AIDS crisis among African gays: Lancet
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 23 minutes ago
Rates of HIV infection among gays in some African countries are 10 times that of the general male population, and stigma, poor access to treatment or testing are to blame, doctors said in The Lancet.
Hormones could explain why women progress faster to AIDS
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Jul 13, 3:00 pm ET
Scientists in the United States said on Monday they could help explain why women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) advance faster to AIDS than men.
H1N1 flu cancels camp for children with HIV/AIDS
Minnesota Public Radio - Fri Jul 17, 5:38 pm ET
A camping trip in eastern Minnesota for families affected by HIV/AIDS has been cancelled after two volunteers tested positive for the H1N1 flu virus.
Researcher: HIV decreasing under PEPFAR in Africa
KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - 37 minutes ago
Associated Press - July 19, 2009 8:53 PM ET CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The president of the International AIDS Society says new research indicates the incidence of HIV is decreasing in...
Justice Department Releases New Fact Sheet on the Rights of Persons with HIV or AIDS to Obtain Occupational Training ...
Kansas City InfoZine - Fri Jul 17, 7:47 am ET
The Justice Department released a new technical assistance fact sheet on legal requirements relating to admitting individuals with HIV or AIDS to occupational training schools and granting state licensure in occupations such as barbering, massage therapy and home health care assistance.
Man Gets 15 Years For Infecting Son With HIV
KKTV 11 Colorado Springs - Sun Jul 19, 12:09 pm ET
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) -- A Grand Junction man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for infecting his son with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Figuring out why AIDS hits women faster
Chicago Sun-Times - Sat Jul 18, 4:12 pm ET
Scientists have long wondered why women infected with HIV progress to full-blown AIDS faster than men who have a similar viral load. New research suggests that gender differences do, in fact, affect how the immune system responds to the virus. The findings, published in the journal Nature Medicine, could lead for new therapies to treat the virus. Scientists from the Ragon Institute at ...
Study: Circumcision doesn't cut HIV in women
MSNBC - Fri Jul 17, 11:34 am ET
Circumcision may help protect men from the AIDS virus but it does not protect the wives and female partners of infected men, researchers reported on Thursday.
Amarillo accepts grant to track HIV/AIDS
KFDA-TV Amarillo - Wed Jul 15, 10:50 pm ET
HIV/AIDS continues to be a health concern for the Texas Panhandle.
Foreigners With HIV/AIDS May Soon Be Allowed To Enter U.S.
WTOV 9 Steubenville - Fri Jul 17, 3:25 pm ET
Foreigners who have HIV could soon be allowed to travel and immigrate to the United States under a new plan by federal health officials. The plan would remove HIV from the list of diseases that can bar entry to the country.
U.S. government moves closer to lifting HIV travel ban for immigrants and tourists
New York Daily News - Fri Jul 17, 5:06 pm ET
The U.S. government took a significant step towards ending its 22-year ban on allowing HIV-infected foreigners into the country this week, by issuing a proposal that would remove the AIDS-causing virus from the list of diseases that can bar entry.
DOJ: Health Aides, Barbers With HIV OK to License
Fox News - Fri Jul 17, 11:22 am ET
Aspiring barbers, masseuses, and home health care aides cannot be denied professional licenses because they have AIDS or HIV, federal authorities said Thursday.

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