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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 |
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Study Reports HIV Prevalence Among Vancouver Sex Workers, IDUs, MSM(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 6, 2009) A recent study conducted by the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS found that 26% of Vancouver's up to 520 female commercial sex workers and 17% of the city's injection drug users are HIV-positive, the Vancouver Sun reports. >> Click Here
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Canadian MPs Present Petition on Behalf of Grandmothers Campaign(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 9, 2009) Canadian members of Parliament on Friday presented a petition in the House of Commons on behalf of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign, the Calgary Herald reports. >> Click Here
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HIV's Mutations To Avoid Immune Defenses Can Be Passed to Wider Population, Study Says(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - February 26, 2009) HIV can adapt rapidly to evade immune system responses, and these mutations can be passed on in the wider population, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Nature, Reuters reports. Although researchers have known that HIV constantly mutates within an individual person, the new study indicates that these mutations that help the virus attack immune cells are increasingly passed to large groups in the population. >> Click Here
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Illinois Law Requiring Officials To Report Identities of HIV-Positive Students Could Be Amended(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - February 26, 2009) A lawmaker in Illinois has proposed a bill (H.B. 0154) to amend a current statute that requires state or local health officials to report the names of HIV-positive students to school principals, the Daily Journal reports. >> Click Here
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Colo. Senate Passes Bill Requiring HIV Testing for Pregnant Women(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - February 26, 2009) The Colorado Senate on Wednesday approved a bill (S.B. 179) requiring HIV testing for pregnant women to prevent mother-to-child-transmission of the virus, the Colorado Springs Gazette reports. >> Click Here
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Increasing Risk of HIV Among Older People, Doctors Failing To Diagnose Cases in Population, WHO Study Says(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 4, 2009) People ages 50 and older are more likely to have unprotected sex than younger groups, increasing their risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, according to a recently released World Health Organization study, Reuters UK reports. >> Click Here
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U.S. Lutheran Bishops Take Public HIV Tests To Raise Awareness Among Congregations, Support African Counterparts(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 6, 2009) Bishops from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on Thursday publicly took HIV tests in an effort to raise awareness about the virus among their congregations, the Chicago Tribune reports. >> Click Here
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Texas Senate Committee Approves Bill To Protect Needle-Exchange Programs(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 4, 2009) The Texas Senate's Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday voted 5-1 to approve a bill (S.B. 188) that would protect needle-exchange programs run by local health departments, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports. >> Click Here
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Illinois House Panel Approves Measure To Allow Prison Inmates To Purchase Condoms(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 6, 2009) The Illinois House Human Services Committee on Thursday voted 4-3 to approve a bill (H.B. 0419) that would allow prison inmates to purchase condoms to prevent the spread of HIV, the Chicago Tribune reports. >> Click Here
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San Francisco Chronicle Examines Examines Call for Collaborative Effort To Eradicate HIV/AIDS(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 6, 2009) The San Francisco Chronicle on Friday examined a recent challenge issued by HIV/AIDS advocates, scientists and the pharmaceutical industry to reduce HIV-positive people's dependency on antiretroviral drugs and ultimately eradicate the disease from the body. >> Click Here
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Scotland's Government Launches Plan To Address HIV/AIDS(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - February 25, 2009) Scotland's government recently launched a strategy, called the "HIV Proposed Action Plan in Scotland," to improve awareness, education and early detection of HIV/AIDS in the country, the Edinburgh Evening News reports. >> Click Here
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Global Fund Mission Considering Restoration of Grants to Myanmar's HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria Programs(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 2, 2009) A four-member mission of the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week visited Myanmar to meet with local officials and discuss the possibility of restoring funds to programs that address the three diseases in the country, Xinhuanet reports. The delegation -- led by William Paton, director of the Global Fund's country programs -- spent four days in Myanmar at the invitation of the country's government and held discussions with the Myanmar Country Coordinating Mechanism, led by the country's health minister. >> Click Here
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