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NIAID Grant Awarded To Buffalo University For HIV/AIDS Research
The University of Buffalo's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences on Tuesday announced that it has received a seven-year, $7.6 million grant from NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for HIV/AIDS research worldwide,
Malawi NGOs Express Concern Over Funding As Disbursement Responsibility Is Transferred To Local Authorities
As the disbursement of funding to 3,000 HIV/AIDS community-based organizations in Malawi is being shifted from international nongovernmental organizations to local government authorities, known as district assemblies, a number of groups are expressing concern about the ability of some assemblies to distribute the money, IRIN/PlusNews reports.Bizwick Mwale, the country's
Papua New Guinea Launches HIV/AIDS Research Plan
Health officials in Papua New Guinea's capital of Port Moresby on Wednesday launched a national HIV/AIDS research agenda for 2008 to 2013, the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier reports.
Program In India Aims To Implement HIV/AIDS Services In Private Maternity Hospitals
India's Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society is launching a campaign that will focus on providing a comprehensive package of HIV/AIDS services to private maternity hospitals in the state in an effort to match services provided at government-run maternity hospitals, The Hindu reports.
Winners Of Nobel Prize For Medicine Voice Concern For Future Of HIV/AIDS Funding; Montagnier Discusses Therapeutic Vaccines
Luc Montagnier and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, two French scientists who jointly were awarded half of the Nobel Prize for medicine earlier this week, spoke with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday about the effect that the world financial crisis could have on global funding for HIV/AIDS, the
Vietnam Launches Nationwide HIV/AIDS Initiative
Vietnam on Monday announced the launch of a nationwide initiative, called "Every Citizen is Involved in HIV/AIDS Control and Prevention Activities at Community Level," to curb the spread of the disease in the country, the Vietnam News Agency reports. The program will be implemented by the
Circumcision Not Effective In Preventing HIV Among MSM, Study Finds
Despite research showing circumcision can reduce a man's risk of HIV during heterosexual intercourse, a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the procedure offers little protection against the virus for men who have sex with men, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.
China Has Made 'Substantial Progress' In Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Still 'Long Way To Go,' Opinion Piece Says
China "had made substantial progress in checking the spread of HIV but there is still a long way to go," UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot writes in a China Daily opinion piece.
Uganda Sees Rise In Non-Tribal Circumcisions; Government Developing Plan To Promote Procedure In Effort To Reduce Spread Of HIV
An increasing number of men from tribes in Uganda and other parts of East Africa that traditionally do not practice circumcision have undergone the procedure, prompting the government to begin developing a plan to promote male circumcision as a method of curbing the spread of HIV, AFP/Mail & Guardian reports.
Florida: Orange County Nixes Public Comment On Tainted AIDS Pharmacy Bid Process At Commissioners' Meeting, Notes AHF
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation's largest non-profit HIV/AIDS healthcare provider hosted a press conference in Orlando on Tuesday, October 7th immediately prior to the Board of County Commissioners Meeting to announce its lawsuit against Orange County officials over the tainted bid process for the County's recently-awarded contract for AIDS pharmacy services.
UNESCO Program To Help Teachers In Zimbabwe Access Drugs, Other Services
UNESCO plans to launch a network of HIV-positive teachers in Zimbabwe to help the group access no-cost antiretroviral drugs and other services, Zimbabwe's The Herald reports.
HIV/AIDS Workshop In Ghana Addresses Women's Issues, Media's Role In Fight Against Disease
At a recent workshop held by Women, Media and Change, Afua Ansre, national coordinator of the United Nations Development Fund for Women in Ghana, said that obstacles to HIV/AIDS prevention -- including a lack of access to information, education and health care -- are compounded by a deficit of sex-specific data on monitoring systems, Ghana's
HEALTH: Safe Sex With HIV - and Without a Condom?
MEXICO CITY, Aug 13 (Tierramérica) - The Swiss Federal Commission for HIV/AIDS set off a
small firestorm of debate by asserting that people living with
the virus can have sexual relations without a condom and without
endangering their uninfected partners, under certain conditions.
Bali Foundation Calls For Increased Testing To Curb HIV Among Male Sex Workers
The Gaya Dewata Foundation -- a group focused on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infection education, support and treatment in Bali -- recently called for increased STI testing among male sex workers who have sex with both men and women, the Jakarta Post/Asia News Network reports.
Increasing Number Of STIs Put Fiji Youth At Risk Of HIV/AIDS, Health Official Says
Recent statistics from Fiji's Health Ministry on Sexually Transmitted Infections are a cause for concern, and the high rate of STIs among people ages 20 to 29 put them at an increased risk for contracting HIV/AIDS, Fiji's Director of Public Health Josaia Samuela said recently, the Fiji Times reports.
Musician Annie Lennox, Irish Prime Minister Speak At Conference About HIV/AIDS, Children Worldwide
Musician Annie Lennox on Monday in Dublin, Ireland, at a two-day forum on HIV/AIDS and children worldwide said that governments should meet aid pledges to support developing countries over the long-term, the Irish Times reports. Lennox said that governments are "notoriously bad at keeping their promises" but that "we must not walk away from the issues.
FDA Approved Use Of REYATAZ (R) Boosted With Ritonavir, In Combination Therapy, For Previously Untreated HIV-1 Infected Adult Patients
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of REYATAZ® (atazanavir sulfate) 300 mg once-daily boosted with ritonavir 100 mg as part of combination therapy in previously untreated (treatment-naive) HIV-1 infected patients. REYATAZ boosted with ritonavir (REYATAZ/r) taken once daily with food is recognized by the U.S.
UNAIDS Launches Shared Database To Bolster HIV/AIDS Technical Support Coordination
"Coordinating AIDS Technical Support Database," UNAIDS: The group and its partners recently launched the database to enhance the HIV/AIDS technical support provided to countries worldwide.
Opinion Piece Examines Public Health Issues In Russia, Including HIV/AIDS, TB
Despite a recent economic and military resurgence in Russia, the country is "facing a public health crisis that verges on the catastrophic," including high rates of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, Murray Feshbach, a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a research professor emeritus at
Annual NIH Conference: Presentation Of New Research On Family-Based HIV Prevention
Researchers from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center (BHCRC) presented exciting new research at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Annual International Research Conference on the Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS. The three-day conference, held in Providence, R.I.
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- The Wit and Wisdom of Luc Montagnier
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