In this issue:
• HIV Edmonton & AIDS Calgary Volunteer Opportunity
• Multicultural Coalition Employment Opportunity
• HIV Cases Among Young People in Iowa Increasing
• HIV/AIDS Advocates Express Concern About Obama's Continuation of Needle-Exchange Funding Ban
• Researchers Develop Vaccine Candidate That Is Successful in Blocking Simian Version of HIV
• HIV Cases Increasing in Britain, UNICEF Report Says
• Study Shows Decreased Risk of Death From Opportunistic Infections With Earlier Antiretroviral Treatment
• Australia Harm Reduction Strategies Serve as Model for Other Countries, UNAIDS Official Says
• Africa Prepares for Possible H1N1 Flu Outbreak Amid Concerns About HIV/AIDS, Other Diseases
• Scientists Receive Grant To Develop Hand-Held Self-Monitoring Test for HIV Viral Loads
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 HIV Edmonton & AIDS Calgary Volunteer Opportunity
Provincial Advisory Committee - 8 - 10 Committee Members Required
HIV Edmonton and AIDS Calgary are working together to create a provincial advisory committee for gay/bisexual men and men who have sex with men.
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 Multicultural Coalition Employment Opportunity
The Multicultural Coalition for Equity in Health and Wellbeing is a registered society in Alberta providing support and advocacy to emerging immigrant and refugee communities.
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 HIV Cases Among Young People in Iowa Increasing
(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - May 12, 2009)
Health officials announced recently that the number of newly recorded HIV cases among Iowans ages 15 to 24 increased by 45% in 2008 to 16, despite the widespread availability of condoms and other prevention methods, the Iowa Press-Citizen reports.
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 HIV/AIDS Advocates Express Concern About Obama's Continuation of Needle-Exchange Funding Ban
(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - May 11, 2009)
Although President Obama previously has expressed support for needle-exchange programs as part of HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, advocates recently expressed concern that the administration's 2009-2010 budget proposal intends to continue a funding ban for such programs that dates back to the 1980s, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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 Researchers Develop Vaccine Candidate That Is Successful in Blocking Simian Version of HIV
(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - May 18, 2009)
Researchers have successfully blocked SIV, the simian version of HIV, using a new technique that could help lead to the development of an effective HIV/AIDS vaccine, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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 HIV Cases Increasing in Britain, UNICEF Report Says
(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - May 8, 2009)
Recent figures from UNICEF indicate that Britain recorded 7,734 new HIV cases in 2007 -- almost twice the number of cases recorded around 2000 -- London's Metro reports.
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 Study Shows Decreased Risk of Death From Opportunistic Infections With Earlier Antiretroviral Treatment
(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - May 19, 2009)
HIV-positive people with opportunistic infections who receive earlier antiretroviral treatment lower their risk of death compared with people who delay treatment, according to a new study conducted by the Stanford University School of Medicine and published in PLoS One, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
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 Australia Harm Reduction Strategies Serve as Model for Other Countries, UNAIDS Official Says
(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - May 6, 2009)
The Australian government's efforts to curb the spread of HIV by advocating harm-reduction initiatives, such as needle-exchange programs and drug substitution therapy, for injection drug users serve as a model for other countries throughout the region, UNAIDS Asia Pacific Director Prasada Rao said recently, the AAP/Sydney Morning Herald reports.
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 Africa Prepares for Possible H1N1 Flu Outbreak Amid Concerns About HIV/AIDS, Other Diseases
(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - May 7, 2009)
African countries are preparing for the possibility that the H1N1 flu virus could expand in the continent, which already is experiencing epidemics of diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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 Scientists Receive Grant To Develop Hand-Held Self-Monitoring Test for HIV Viral Loads
(Kaiser Daily HIV and AIDS - May 7, 2009)
Scientists in the United Kingdom have received a grant worth two million euros, or about $2.67 million, to develop a self-monitoring system for HIV-positive people that measures viral loads through a finger-prick of blood, BBC News reports.
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Monthly Donations
Are you looking for a way to support HIV/AIDS work in your community? HIV Edmonton is a part of CanadaHelps.org!
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HIV Edmonton Presents...One Tribe. One Love. One World.
Join us at the Pride Parade and see our first ever HIV Edmonton float!!!
June 13th - 2pm
108th Street and Jasper Avenue
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Calling All Volunteers - May 23 & June 6
The Edmonton Pride Parade is coming up on June 13th and HIV Edmonton needs help building our float for this event!
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HIV Edmonton Casino Fundraiser - August 1st & 2nd
If you would like to volunteer, please contact Jocelyn at: 488.5742 or jocelyn.d@hivedmonton.com
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