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SAN BERNARDINO - The Bent Not Broken Inspired Community Players and Friends will present, "You Passed Me By," a production that focuses on educating the community about AIDS and HIV prevention.
In recognition of World AIDS Day, the Salina-Saline County Health department will offer free, confidential HIV/AIDS testing from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Health Department Clinic, located east of the Salina Public Library, at 125 W. Elm.
HIV hearing slated for Friday The White House is coming to Fort Lauderdale on Friday to hear South Florida's suggestions about how to shape and improve federal policy on HIV/AIDS in the future.
Money available to treat HIV/AIDS is sufficient to end the epidemic globally, but only if we act immediately to control the spread of the disease. That was the conclusion of a study just published in the open-access journal, BMC Public Health.
The 10 counties in the Northeast Health District will provide free HIV testing Dec. 1 in observance of World AIDS Day, a global campaign to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Maumee Churches United members will meet tomorrow at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church to assemble caregiver kits for Africans with HIV or AIDS. The kits, which cost $28 each, contain latex gloves, antibacterial soap, acetaminophen, anti-fungal cream, and other basic medical supplies. They are to help caregivers comfort patients and prevent the spread of the disease. Volunteers are welcome to join in ...
Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced today that data from the University of Pennsylvania investigator sponsored Phase 1 safety study of Sangamo's zinc finger nuclease based product, SB-728-T, for HIV/AIDS were inadvertently and prematurely disclosed on the internet.
By CARL RYAN BLADE STAFF WRITER AIDS hasn't gone away. That's the message the AIDS Resource Center Ohio wants to get out. To that end, the group has begun holding informal monthly meetings featuring speakers talking about HIV-related topics. "We want people to know that AIDS still afflicts all ages and demographics," explained Laurie Cohen, the group's development director, at last night's ...
Shouldn’t you be positive that you’re negative? As a part of a four day celebration for AIDS awareness, Jackson County Health Department and BASIC of NWFL Inc. will be hosting a free HIV testing day Monday, Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Chipola College. The testing will be in the health science building, lobby D.
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 19 (IRIN PlusNews) - In less than seven months South Africa will host the world's biggest single sporting event - the FIFA World Cup. The chance to reach millions of local and visiting football fans presents a golden opportunity, not only for the country's business and tourism sectors, but also for its efforts to combat HIV/AIDS.
Central Coast HIV/AIDS Services is participating in an all day celebration to raise awareness, and remembrance, for World AIDS Day on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
More than half a million people in the U.S. have died from HIV infection , and more than a million currently live with the virus, but a relative handful of people infected with HIV never get treatment for it and never get sick from it. The immune systems of this small population--perhaps 50,000 Americans--somehow control the virus for long periods of time. Of course, there is typically a bell ...
London, England (AHN) – A recent paper in an AIDS journal reveals a large proportion of pregnant Ugandan women are going out of their way not to be HIV tested. By not adopting prevention is the best cure the women are increasing the risk of mother-to-child transmission. Health officials say mother-to-child transmission of HIV can be [...]
Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in hopes of thwarting its infection-promoting activity.
JACKSON, MS (WLBT) –The White House Office of National AIDS Policy chose Jackson to host an HIV/AIDS town hall meeting Monday night. The community discussion allowed Mississippians to give feedback that will be included in a national strategy to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
There was a time when contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, was widely considered a death sentence. But, with the development of effective antiretroviral drugs used to offset the effects of the disease and extend the lives of those who are infected, much of the fear surrounding HIV/AIDS has diminished, and there are many people who think that because of the area they live in or the groups ...
