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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
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New York Times Profiles Openly HIV-Positive South African Justice Cameron(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - January 27, 2009) The New York Times on Saturday profiled South African Justice Edwin Cameron, who "became the first -- and still remains the only -- senior office holder anywhere in southern Africa, and perhaps in all of Africa, to announce he was infected with HIV." >> Click Here
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Funding for HIV, STI Prevention Included in House, Senate Versions of Economic Stimulus Bill(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - January 29, 2009) The House on Wednesday voted 244-188 to approve an economic stimulus bill (H.R. 1) that would allocate $335 million to CDC for HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention efforts, the Washington Times reports (Dinan, Washington Times, 1/29).
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Spokane Spokesman-Review Examines HIV-Related Life Insurance Discrimination Case in Washington State(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - January 29, 2009) The Spokane Spokesman-Review on Wednesday examined a case in Washington state in which an HIV-positive man was denied life insurance by Farmers New World Life Insurance. >> Click Here
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German doctors find vision problems linked to syphilis(CATIE News - January 29, 2009) In the past decade, outbreaks of many sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including syphilis, have occurred in high-income countries. In many cases, these outbreaks continue and have particularly affected gay and bisexual men. >> Click Here
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Proponents of Female Genital Cutting in Kenya Promoting It as HIV Prevention Method(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - January 30, 2009) Some proponents of female genital cutting in Kisii, Kenya, are claiming that the practice will reduce a woman's risk of contracting HIV, IRIN/PlusNews reports. >> Click Here
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San Francisco Launching Program To Identify New HIV Infections Within Two to Three Months(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - February 9, 2009) San Francisco this month will launch a two-year pilot program to identify new HIV infections soon after they occur, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. >> Click Here
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Gay, Lesbian Advocacy Groups Focus on National HIV/AIDS Strategy at Denver Conference(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - February 2, 2009) Gay and lesbian advocates last week at the annual Creating Change conference in Denver called on the Obama administration to create a domestic HIV/AIDS strategy, the Denver Post reports. >> Click Here
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South Dakota Health Official Calls For Routine HIV Screening Among Pregnant Women(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - February 3, 2009) All pregnant women should be routinely tested for HIV to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the virus, a South Dakota Department of Health official said on Friday when announcing that two infants born in the state last year tested HIV-positive, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports. >> Click Here
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Biotechnology Company To Launch Trial of New HIV/AIDS Treatment That Would Target DNA(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - February 4, 2009) A biotechnology company on Monday announced plans to start human trials of a new approach to treating HIV/AIDS that targets patients' DNA, Reuters reports. >> Click Here
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HIV Disproportionately Affecting Blacks in U.S., Fauci Says(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - February 9, 2009) HIV/AIDS is disproportionately affecting blacks in the U.S., with almost half of all new infections occurring in the population, Anthony Fauci, director of NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said recently, Reuters reports. >> Click Here
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CDC Testing Initiative Will Help Curb Spread of HIV, Needs Public Support, Editorial Says(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - February 4, 2009) One "significant area" in which CDC guidelines on communicable diseases have not been followed is HIV testing, specifically the agency's recommendations issued in 2006 that HIV testing become a part of routine care for people ages 13 to 64, a Houston Chronicle editorial says, adding that routine HIV testing is a "crucial step, experts say, in preventing new cases, since the disease is spread most commonly by people who are unaware that they are infected."
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