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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 |
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Chicago Tribune Examines Program That Offers No-Cost HIV Tests in Hospital EDs(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 11, 2009) The Chicago Tribune on Wednesday examined a CDC-funded program in four Chicago hospitals that offers no-cost HIV tests to emergency department patients. >> Click Here
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FDA Approves New Female Condom(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 12, 2009) The Female Health Company on Wednesday announced that FDA has approved its FC2 Female Condom to help prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections such as HIV, the AP/Forbes reports. >> Click Here
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Georgia Senate Passes Bill Requiring HIV Testing Among Prison Inmates Prior to Release(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 12, 2009) The Georgia Senate on Tuesday voted to pass a bill (S.B. 64) that would require HIV testing for inmates prior to their release from state prisons, GPB News reports. >> Click Here
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District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Prevalence at 3%, Report Says(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 16, 2009) At least 3% of District of Columbia residents are living with HIV/AIDS, greater than the 1% level that constitutes a "generalized and severe" epidemic, according to a 2008 report to be released Monday by the city's HIV/AIDS Administration, the Washington Post reports. >> Click Here
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Efforts Needed To Increase HIV/AIDS Education, Prevention, Experts, Advocates Say at California Conference(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 16, 2009) California public health officials and other experts on Wednesday called for new ways to better educate people about HIV/AIDS prevention, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. >> Click Here
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Religious Leaders Must Play Role in HIV Prevention Efforts, Opinion Piece Says(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 16, 2009) Addressing HIV/AIDS at a local level "demands a vigorous response from the faith community," Charles Jackson -- pastor of Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia, S.C. -- and John Culp, pastor of Virginia Wingard Memorial United Methodist Church in Columbia, write in a Columbia State opinion piece. >> Click Here
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Report on HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C., Raising Concerns Among Health Officials in South Carolina(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 20, 2009) A recent report finding that HIV/AIDS prevalence in Washington, D.C., has reached 3% is "raising alarm bells" in South Carolina's Lowcountry region, the Charleston Post and Courier reports. >> Click Here
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Dayton, Ohio, Police Officers Arrest Increasing Number of HIV-Positive Sex Workers(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 17, 2009) Police officials in Dayton, Ohio, are hoping to create the city's first rehabilitation center for commercial sex workers, following a reported increase in HIV-positive sex workers arrested in 2008, the Dayton Daily News reports. >> Click Here
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District of Columbia Report Likely Underestimated HIV/AIDS Prevalence, City To Increase Testing(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 17, 2009) A report finding that about 3% of District of Columbia residents are living with HIV/AIDS likely underestimated the city's actual disease burden, Shannon Hader, director of the district's HIV/AIDS Administration, said Monday at the release of the report, the Washington Post reports. >> Click Here
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Antibodies Present in Long-Term HIV Survivors Could Contribute to Vaccine Development, Study Says(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 17, 2009) HIV-positive people who do not develop AIDS and do not require antiretroviral medication could provide insight for new strategies in vaccine development, according to a study published Sunday in the journal Nature, London's Independent reports. >> Click Here
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Officials Launch HIV Testing Campaign in Washington, D.C.(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 19, 2009) Mayor Adrian Fenty and top health officials in Washington, D.C., on Monday announced a new initiative aimed at increasing HIV testing in the city, the Washington Post reports. The testing campaign follows a report that found an HIV/AIDS prevalence of 3% in the district. >> Click Here
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Texas Senate Approves Bill To Allow Needle-Exchange Programs(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 20, 2009) The Texas Senate on Wednesday voted 23-7 to approve a bill (S.B. 188) that would allow local state health agencies to run needle-exchange programs to help curb the spread of HIV and other bloodborne diseases among injection drug users, the Dallas Morning News reports. >> Click Here
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European Commission Pledges To Increase Support for HIV/AIDS Efforts in Southern Africa(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 13, 2009) The European Commission plans to increase support for efforts to prevent HIV transmission in southern Africa, Alessandro Mariani, the European Union's ambassador to Malawi and chair of the E.C.'s regional HIV/AIDS group, said Thursday, AFP/Google.com reports. >> Click Here
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UNITAID Working With Travel Web Sites To Raise Donations for HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 13, 2009) Philippe Douste-Blazy, former French foreign minister and head of UNITAID, announced recently that he is in talks with online travel industry CEOs to allow air travelers booking online to make a $2 per-flight donation to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria efforts worldwide, the Financial Times reports. >> Click Here
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U.N. Member States Agree to Drug Control Policy(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 16, 2009) United Nations member states on Thursday agreed to a 10-year renewal of their anti-drug policy amid criticism that the strategy has contributed to the spread of HIV, Reuters reports. >> Click Here
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Continued Discrimination Against Jamaican HIV-Positive MSM Hinders Their Efforts To Seek Health Care, Advocates Say(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 12, 2009) Men who have sex with men in Jamaica continue to experience difficulty in seeking health care because of discrimination and a law that criminalizes homosexuality, the Jamaica Gleaner reports. >> Click Here
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Condom Distribution Not Answer to Curbing Spread of HIV in Africa, Pope Benedict Says(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 18, 2009) Distributing condoms is not the answer to curbing the spread of HIV in Africa, Pope Benedict XVI said on Tuesday while heading to Yaounde, Cameroon, as part of a seven-day pilgrimage to the continent, the AP/Washington Post reports. >> Click Here
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Increase in Heroin Availability in Australia Posing Risk of HIV(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 18, 2009) The Australian National Council on Drugs on Monday said that increased amounts of heroin entering the country from the Middle East and Asia could contribute to the spread of HIV among injection drug users, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. >> Click Here
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Advocates, Vatican Respond to Pope Statement That Condom Distribution Will Not Curb HIV/AIDS in Africa(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 19, 2009) Pope Benedict XVI's statement on Tuesday that condom distribution will not curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa has "sparked an international outcry" among HIV/AIDS advocates and prompted a response from the Vatican, AFP/Google.com reports (AFP/Google.com, 3/18). >> Click Here
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Ugandan Army To Make HIV/AIDS Part of Military Training, General Says(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 19, 2009) The Ugandan army plans to include HIV/AIDS prevention and care information as part of its training curriculum, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, chief of defense forces, said recently, the New Vision reports. >> Click Here
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New Zealand Reports Record Number of HIV Diagnoses(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 23, 2009) New Zealand reported 184 HIV diagnoses last year, the highest on record, according to recently released statistics from University of Otago's AIDS Epidemiology Group, the NZPA/New Zealand Herald reports. >> Click Here
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Papua New Guinea To Provide No-Cost Condoms in Some Hotels(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - March 23, 2009) The HIV/AIDS group BAHA has formed a partnership with more than 90 hotels and guest houses in Papua New Guinea to provide about two million no-cost condoms to guests, ABC Online reports. >> Click Here
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HIV Edmonton - Postcard Campaign
As the Artist in Residence at HIV Edmonton, Ted Kerr collaborated with queer and queer friendly artists to create an ongoing collection of postcards based on things that he has noticed as a queer man.
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Exploring Respect, Equality and Diversity
March 18, 2009 - Stanley Milner Library Theatre - lower level Click Here
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Upcoming HIV Edmonton Artist in Residence Events...
Ted Kerr Click Here
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HIV Edmonton Volunteers Needed!!!
Have you been thinking about volunteering? Click Here
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The Pride Centre of Edmonton is Holding Another Pink Tank
SAVE THE DATE - May 2, 2009 Click Here
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Medicine Wheel Program
The Medicine Wheel Facilitator Training Program - 2009 Click Here
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Free Upcoming Class - Cree Language
At the Edmonton Public Library...more info in the next Listserve.
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