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Monday, August 25, 2008 |
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Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life!Join us on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at City Hall for the Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life. This year we are in direct competition with AIDS Calgary ~ Help us win the Alberta Throwdown! Collect pledges for prizes! To register, visit www.edmontonaidswalk.com. For the full-size version of this poster, click on the link below.
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Canada: Fewer Teens Report Having Intercourse(Canadian Press, August 20, 2008) TORONTO - Fewer Canadian teens are reporting having sexual intercourse, and the decline appears to be greater among young women than young men, according to a new study. In 2005, 43 per cent of teens aged 15 to 19 reported having intercourse at least once, compared to 47 per cent in 1996-1997, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The study found that the decline was due to young women, where the proportion who reported having had intercourse decreased from 51 per cent to 43 per cent. Meanwhile, the proportion of young men who reported having intercourse remained the same at 43 per cent. >> Click Here
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Clement blasted for Insite comments(Edmonton Journal, August 19, 2008) MONTREAL - The director of a Vancouver non-profit group that helps people with mental illness and addictions dismissed federal Health Minister Tony Clement's comments about Vancouver's safe-injection site as "embarrassing" Monday. "Addiction is a really serious problem that matters to Canadians," said Mark Townsend, director of the Portland Hotel Society. "A mature leader should take advice from people who know what's going on." Earlier Monday, Clement assailed the Canadian Medical Association for supporting the supervised drug-injection site called Insite, arguing that allowing heroin addicts to shoot up is against a health professional's code of ethics. >> Click Here
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HIV/AIDS Groups Express Concern About Potential for New Antiretroviral Advertising To 'Scare Off' Patients(Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, August 25, 2008) The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined a new trend for drugmakers marketing HIV/AIDS treatments to release ads that "tak[e] aim at rival HIV drugs, hinting at side effects and other drawbacks." Drug companies have "traditionally sold" antiretrovirals "with images of hope and by explaining the benefits of their treatments" and the "tough new tack has some patient groups unsettled, saying it could scare off patients," according to the Journal. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation sent a letter to HHS last month expressing concerns about GSK's ads. The organization said it has not yet received a response, but a spokesperson for HHS said it has not received the letter. In addition, Bob Huff, antiretroviral project director at Treatment Action Group, said he complained to GSK about the shark-themed ad. Huff said the ad is offensive and intended to create fear among HIV-positive people. >> Click Here
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Lancet Publishes Article About Behavioral HIV Prevention Strategies(Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, August 26, 2008) "Behavioral Strategies To Reduce HIV Transmission: How To Make Them Work Better," Lancet: Thomas Coates of the University of California-Los Angeles and colleagues make five points in the paper about behavioral HIV prevention strategies. >> Click Here
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Sydney plans homophobia-free zones(Edmonton Journal, August 25, 2008) SYDNEY - Australia's gay capital Sydney is set to try and enforce homophobia-free zones which may see clubs and hotels lose their licences if patrons commit homophobic abuse or violence, local media said Sunday. The move will focus on the city's main gay precinct, Oxford Street, site of the world's biggest gay and lesbian Mardi Gras each year, and other areas deemed gay and lesbian precincts. Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the move recognized the "essential gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender character of Oxford Street" and was a response to gay men who had written to her about homophobic abuse at nightclubs, said news.com.au.
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Zeroing in on side effects(CATIE News) In 1996, the once inevitable tide of AIDS began to retreat with the release of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). For the first time, AIDS-related infections and deaths began to decrease, at least in high-income countries. In the initial euphoria that greeted the arrival of HAART, little thought was given to the possible side effects. Certainly, no one foretold the strange and disturbing constellation of problems that would later occur, such as:
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Young Hearts Run Free Variety Show!
Come out and join the fun on Monday, September 15th at the Starlite Room (10030 - 102 Street). Tickets are $10 @ the door with proceeds going to HIV Edmonton.
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Volunteers Needed!
HIV Edmonton is currently recruiting volunteers for the Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life! If you are available on September 21, 2008 and enjoy lending a 'helping hand' contact Misty at misty.b@hivedmonton.com. Hope to see you there!
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