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Tuesday, September 25, 2007 |
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16th Annual AIDS Walk for Life a Huge Success
HIV Edmonton would also like to thank Brian Mason, MLA and Leader of the New Democrat Opposition; Laurie Blakeman, MLA: Laurie Hawn, MP; and Edmonton City Councillor Michael Phair for their participation and support. A special thank you to "Vanity Fair" for her creative warm up show and parody of "Vanna White" during the prize giving; and to Taz and the First Nations Drumming group for adding traditional Aboriginal music to our ceremonies. We also thank Emcee Sudha Krishnan from City TV for keeping the speakers and prize distribution on time.
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Alberta Announces Law Requiring
People Who Might Have Exposed Emergency Workers to HIV To Undergo
Blood Test (Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, Sept
17'07) Officials in Alberta, Canada,
last week announced a new law that will require people who might
have exposed emergency workers to HIV or other infectious diseases
to submit a blood test if ordered by a judge, the Edmonton
Sun reports. Under the law, emergency workers --
including firefighters, police officers and paramedics -- who
believe they have been exposed to HIV or another infectious disease
can apply to the court for a blood test (Kauth, Edmonton
Sun, 9/13). In addition, Alberta's chief medical officer will
be able to access the medical records of people who might have
exposed an emergency worker to HIV to determine if the worker is at
risk for HIV or hepatitis (Myers, Calgary Herald, 9/13).
Debra Jakubec, Executive Director at HIV Edmonton, said she is concerned
that groups at high risk of HIV, such as injection drug users and
commercial sex workers, might be targeted inadvertently by emergency
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Slideshow on Poverty and Homelessness in EdmontonPieter de Vos, Jr prepared a slide show on poverty and homelessness in Canada. It is an experiment in trying to make sense of over a decade of work in Edmonton’s inner city — to mix images with sound, narration, and reflection. In order to add another layer to the audio-visual experience, the photo captions include direct quotes and poetry written by street people. (These can be toggled on or off on the bottom right-hand side of the screen.)
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Manitoba To Establish Comprehensive HIV Testing, Treatment Program(Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report) The government of the Canadian province of Manitoba recently announced plans to establish a $1.3 million comprehensive HIV testing and treatment program to help reduce the spread of the disease in the province, the Winnipeg Free Press reports. The Manitoba HIV Program over the next two years aims to consolidate hospital and community-based HIV clinical programs to expand test sites and access to diagnosis and treatment, as well as strengthen prevention programs targeting high-risk populations, including immigrant and refugee communities, and aboriginal youth. The program will establish anonymous and on-site rapid HIV testing at all the sites, the Free Press reports.
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bi-weekly basis as well as any additional more urgent information as
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People Living with HIV/AIDS Speak Out
for Change (Ottawa, September 5,
2007) Beginning today, people living
with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV/AIDS) from across Canada will meet with their
local MPs to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS in Canada and rally
for increased support for care, treatment, support and education
programs. Proposed at this year’s People Living with HIV/AIDS
Forum (an annual assembly open to all PLWHIV/AIDS across Canada,
which offers them an opportunity to network, share ideas, contribute
to policy development and set priorities for the community-based
AIDS movement), the initiative will respond to funding challenges at
AIDS service organizations across the country.
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Family Health International Addresses Microbocide TrialsFHI provides an update on the two clinical trials that examined the safety and effectiveness of a vaginal gel called SAVVY as a potential microbicide for the prevention of male-to-female transmission of HIV among women at high risk of infection. These studies, conducted by Family Health International (FHI) and partners in Ghana and Nigeria, provided no evidence that SAVVY prevents HIV infection.
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Women & HIV/AIDS in the U.S.(KaiserEDU.org) The growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on women in the U.S. is addressed in this tutorial. Key trends and information on access to treatment and testing are presented.
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Medical mystery's unravelling will aid researchBlood components will now be measured against African standards in screening of volunteers for HIV vaccine (Stephanie Nolen, The Globe and Mail, Thursday, September 20, 2007) Toronto's Globe and Mail on Thursday examined efforts to develop new measurements for screening the blood of volunteers in Africa for vaccine trials for HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis. According to the Globe and Mail, researchers in Africa typically have used "reference ranges" -- or "normal" levels of components of a person's blood -- based on North American and European standards. However, a recently released study by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, the U.S. Military HIV Research Program and CDC found that Africans have different levels of white blood cells and other blood components that might categorize them as unhealthy by the Western measurements, even though they are considered healthy in their communities. >> Click Here for Complete Article
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Process-related Impurity in all VIRACEPTOn September 10, 2007, Pfizer and Health Canada have issued important safety information regarding a process-related impurity (ethyl methanesulfonate - EMS) in all strengths and formulations of VIRACEPT (nelfinavir mesylate). You may view this advisory at http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/medeff/advisories-avis/prof/2007/viracept_hpc-cps_e.html.>> Click Here for Letter from Pfizer
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GlobalHealthFacts.org Adds Updated Data(Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report) Updated data, GlobalHealthFacts.org: GlobalHealthFacts.org -- which provides free, easy access to the latest country-level health information -- has updated more than 50 health-related indicators across a wide range of areas and topics. The data are displayed in tables, charts and color-coded maps and can be downloaded for custom analyses (GlobalHealthFacts.org, 9/13).>> Click Here to Access Website
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Important news on Merck-Ad5 AIDS vaccine candidateWHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., and Seattle, Sept. 21, 2007 -- Vaccination in a phase II clinical trial of Merck & Co., Inc.'s investigational HIV vaccine (V520) is being discontinued because the vaccine was not effective. The announcement was made today by the co-sponsors of this clinical trial, Merck & Co., Inc., and the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN), which is funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. >> Click Here for News Release
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Dynamics of HIV
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Starbucks Fundraiser
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World Day to Overcome Extreme PovertyYou are invited to attend a noon hour event
observing the World Day to Overcome Extreme
Poverty.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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Invigorating Communities with Dr. America Bracho
October 12, 2007 9:00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Participation makes a difference: How to engage community residents in the creation of healthier communities. For Details Click Here
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