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In this issue:
• HIV Edmonton Launches New
Website
• Life is shorter in Edmonton's inner
city
• International Harm Reduction
Conference
• Addicts fight to keep safe-injection site
open
• Clement takes tough line on illicit
drugs
• HIV Kills Brain Cells, Prevents Stem Cell Division,
Study Says
• Embracing harm reduction could revitalize queer
politics
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HIV Edmonton
Launches New Website
HIV Edmonton is happy to announce the launch of our
new website. We have clearly defined who we are and what
we do. We have updated crucial information on prevention, support,
care and treatment. We have included a section on research and
will provide visitors with the latest studies and reports in the
above areas. HIV Edmonton Staff now have a "hands-on"
involvement with our site and commit to keeping the information
contained there updated and relevant to our visitors. (The
construction of the site is ongoing and there remain a few areas
that have not yet been populated with information. Please
check back regularly for updates.)
>> Click
Here to visit our New Website
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 Life is shorter in Edmonton's inner city
(Chris Zdeb - Edmonton Journal - Aug
12'07) On average, people in the 'burbs live 10 years longer
than inner city residents. EDMONTON - The
difference between living in the inner city and living in the 'burbs
is about 10 years. Men in central Edmonton live an average 71
years compared to 81 years for their counterparts living in the
southwest. The reason is largely related to socioeconomic status,
says Dr. Gerry Predy, medical officer of health for Capital
Health.
>> Click
here for Story
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 International Harm Reduction Conference
(Warsaw, Poland - May 12-18 '07)
Diane Neilsen and Virginia Wheeler from Safeworks in
Calgary recently circulated this slide presentation
about their trip to Poland for the International Harm Reduction
Conference.
>> Click
Here for Slide Show
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 Addicts fight to keep safe-injection site
open
(CTV.ca/Canadian Press - Aug
17'07) VANCOUVER -- Two drug addicts
and a group that runs North America's only safe-injection site have
launched court action, saying any effort by the federal government
to close the place would violate addicts' Charter rights.
Shelly Tomic and Dean Wilson, along with the Portland Hotel Society
which helps operate the facility, filed a statement of claim in B.C.
Supreme Court on Friday.
>> Click
Here for Story
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Clement takes
tough line on illicit drugs
(Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun -
Aug 21'07) MDs urged to talk straight on
the dangers of drugs, including pot. Federal Health
Minister Tony Clement delivered a tough anti-drug message to doctors
Monday, saying young people need straight talk about the dangers of
illicit drugs, including marijuana. "The messages young people
have received during the past several years have been confusing and
conflicting to say the least," Clement told the annual meeting of
the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) in Vancouver. "We are
very concerned about the damage and pain that drugs cause families
and we intend to reverse the trend toward vague, ambiguous messaging
that has characterized Canadian attitudes in the recent past."
>> Click
Here for Story
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HIV Kills Brain
Cells, Prevents Stem Cell Division, Study
Says(Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS
Report) HIV kills brain cells and
prevents stem cells from dividing and forming new cells, according
to a study published Wednesday in the journal Cell Stem
Cell, Reuters reports. The
damage to cells contributes to HIV-associated dementia, which can
cause confusion, sleep disturbance and memory loss
(Reuters, 8/15). Researchers from the University of California-San Diego and the Burnham Institute for Medical Research identified
the protein gp120, which is found on the outside of HIV. The
researchers found that gp120 damages brain cells and then prevents
the formation of new cells in mice (Dayton, Australian, 8/16). "It's a double hit
to the brain," Marcus Kaul -- an assistant professor of infectious
diseases and immunology at UCSD and BIMR and a study researcher --
said in a statement, adding, "The HIV protein both causes brain
injury and prevents its repair" (Reuters, 8/15).
>> Click
Here for Story
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 Embracing harm reduction could revitalize queer
politics
(Shawn Syms / Capital Xtra / Thursday, August
16, 2007) ACTIVISM / Pipe dreams & real lives
We all take drugs. And all drugs pose risks: from
medications prescribed by your doctor to that Smirnoff Ice at last
call. But if you ask most people to describe the stereotypical drug
user, it's rare for anyone to hold up a mirror. A middle-aged
gay man who snorts the occasional line of coke at a party may think
he has little in common with a homeless woman turning tricks and
smoking crack in an alley just a block away. Still, in the
face of a conservative social and political tide, more people are
realizing that when it comes to drug use and sex work, we need to
reduce the harms associated witht these activities instead of trying
to curtail them.
>> Click
Here for Story
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16th Annual
AIDS Walk for Life
Please visit our Blogspot and add comments or
challenge one another to come up with the most creative donor
request. www.hivedmontonaidswalk.blogspot.com Click
Here to Register Online Now
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The Future of
Harm Reduction
Provincial Public Forum
September 13th, 2007 1pm-3pm
Stanley A.
Milner Library
Churchill Square Edmonton AB.
Confirmed Panel to
Date
- Libby Davis, Member of Parliament
- Vancouver East
- Rosemary Fayant,
President, Provincial Drug Users
Network
- Barbara Ross, Harm Reduction
Manager, Calgary Health Region Click
Here for Poster
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Grandmothers
March, September 8th
Encourage the Prime Minister to
"Bridge the
Gap!"
September 8th, 2007
2:00 - 4:00
PM
River Road, Edmonton
(Meet at Kinsmen
Fieldhouse) Click
Here for the Media Release
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Dynamics of
HIV
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Edmonton
District Labour Council Annual BBQ
Live Entertainment
Free Admission
Cold
Drinks - Hamburgers - Hot Dogs
Bring the Whole
Family
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Invigorating
Communities with Dr. America Bracho
October 12, 2007 9:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Edmonton Room,
Stanley A. Milner Library
7-Sir Winston Churchill Square Edmonton, AB.
Participation makes a difference: How to
engage community residents in the creation of healthier
communities. Click
Here
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