At last, a lift on HIV/AIDS travel ban | © 2009 Longmont Times-Call
The Longmont Times-Call - Mon Nov 9, 8:20 am ETThe United States finally has lifted a symbolically discriminatory mark on those with HIV/AIDS.
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HIV therapy halts brain disease
Chicago Sun-Times - Fri Nov 6, 5:12 am ETWASHINGTON -- French scientists have mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They disabled the HIV virus so it couldn't cause AIDS, and then used it to carry in the healthy new gene. The experiment marks the first time researchers have tried that step in people -- and the first ...
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In Indiana, blacks continue to be at higher risk for HIV
The Indianapolis Star - Fri Nov 6, 7:05 am ETBlacks have suffered disproportionately from HIV/AIDS for a long time, and lately the gap has widened. Blacks represent less than 10 percent of the state's population. But last year in Indiana, African-Americans accounted for more than four in every 10 new cases of the disease, compared with about three in 10 the year before.
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Specialists in hearing, HIV come together to study AIDS patients
EurekAlert! - Tue Nov 3, 10:06 am ET( University of Rochester Medical Center ) Specialists in HIV and in hearing at the University of Rochester Medical Center are teaming up to measure the hearing of people with AIDS.
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HIV & AIDS Resources Under One Roof
WROC Rochester - Thu Nov 5, 7:20 pm ETThis is the new home for AIDS Rochester and AIDS Community Health Center. They're moved in, and unpacking, close to a launch as one new group.
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Lifted travel ban a step forward in HIV/AIDS
Delta Democrat Times - Tue Nov 3, 11:40 am ETGREENVILLE — President Obama’s order lifting the ban on people infected with HIV from entering the country could lead to a better understanding of the illness and more tolerance towards those who suffer from it, according to Mississippi HIV/AIDS advocates.
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HIV drug study needs volunteers with dark hair
San Francisco Chronicle - Thu Nov 5, 12:19 pm ETWanted: Dark-haired HIV-negative men and women to participate in a study designed to measure drug levels in hair. It's called the "Strand Study" and it's part of a larger effort by AIDS scientists to look at whether people who are HIV-negative can benefit...
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Global challenges and opportunities in fighting HIV/AIDS and neglected diseases
EurekAlert! - Tue Nov 3, 3:27 am ET( Burness Communications ) Responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic and tackling so-called neglected tropical diseases are the focus of the November/December 2009 edition of Health Affairs. The articles, by leading global health experts from around the world, show that although these challenges differ dramatically, rising to meet them could save millions of lives.
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A Day in the Life of Poppy Tombazana
Blogcritics.org - Mon Nov 9, 10:32 am ETOne volunteer's perspective on the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS in the rural areas.
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Kineta, University of Washington Partner on NIH-Funded Project to Develop Vaccine Immune Boosters
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 10, 5:00 am ETSEATTLE----Kineta, Inc. announced today it has been awarded a $6.8 million subcontract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , part of the National Institutes of Health , to develop novel vaccine adjuvants .
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Hanson to lead 'Take the Walk' at UCLA to fight AIDS and poverty
The Daily Bruin - Fri Nov 6, 5:08 am ETStudents can help fight HIV/AIDS and poverty in Africa just by taking a walk. Hanson, the band of three blond brothers who first rose to fame with the catchy song “Mmmbop” will bring its Take the Walk campaign to UCLA Saturday.
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The changing tide: AIDS is a Black disease
San Francisco Bay View - Thu Nov 5, 6:05 pm ETThe 2009 U.S. Conference on AIDS opened in San Francisco at the Hilton Hotel on Oct. 29. The three-day event drew leadership from around the country, highlighting the “changing tide” of leadership in the forefront of the battle against HIV. The lobby of the downtown Hilton was a sea of energy and vibrant color as African American, Latino, Asian Pacific Islander and women policymakers mingled in ...
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Medical aid group raises alarm about AIDS funding
San Francisco Chronicle - Thu Nov 5, 6:39 am ETThe global recession and pressure to divert funds to other health crises are hurting the fight against AIDS, a medical group warned Thursday, with one health worker saying he feared a return to the days when the AIDS virus was a death sentence in Africa.... AIDS - HIV - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Sexually transmitted disease
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Canton man accused of infecting girl with HIV
Rockford Register Star - Thu Nov 5, 3:41 pm ETCANTON – A Canton man is in jail after allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl and infecting her with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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Nobel Prize winner to visit Claflin
The State - Sun Nov 8, 12:04 am ETORANGEBURG - Luc Montagnier, who won the 2008 Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine, will lecture about HIV/AIDS on Monday at Claflin University in the Moss Auditorium of the W. Vernon Middleton Fine Arts Center.
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MAURITANIA: Dont abandon us, HIV-positive community tells donors
IRIN - Thu Nov 5, 2:45 pm ETNOUAKCHOTT, 5 November 2009 (IRIN) - People living with HIV in Mauritania are voicing their concerns about the suspension of HIV/AIDS funding by the World Bank and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. They feel powerless in the face of the decisions, of which they are suffering the consequences.
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Experts fear AIDS epidemic in Russia
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