In this issue:
• Vue Weekly's Sex in The City Launch Party
• VUE Weekly Donates Silent Auction Proceeds!
• H1N1 and HIV: Tips To Keep You Safe And Healthy
• Vaccine Reduces Risk Of HIV Infection By One-Third In Large Trial
• HIV Vaccine Success May Take Decade to Unravel Why It Works
• Non-AIDS-Defining Malignancies More Prevalent Among HIV-Infected Patients Than Non-HIV Patients
• Deportation Of Migrants With HIV Often Contravenes Human Rights Treaties
• A Hidden Epidemic of Pain in HIV Patients
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 Vue Weekly's Sex in The City Launch Party
On Saturday, September 12, Vue Weekly held our launch party for our annual Sex in the City issue.
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 VUE Weekly Donates Silent Auction Proceeds!
HIV Edmonton Board and Staff would like to thank VUE Weekly for generously donating the proceeds of their silent auction from the Sex In The City Party held at the Artery on Saturday, September 12th.
HIV Edmonton is grateful for the ongoing and unwavering support from our partner, Vue Weekly. Their commitment to the community, in addition to their support of HIV Edmonton’s programs and services, is so invaluable and much appreciated.
- Debra Jakubec, Executive Director
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 H1N1 and HIV: Tips To Keep You Safe And Healthy
(CATIE News - September 21, 2009)
In March 2009 a new flu virus called H1N1 (also called swine flu) emerged in Mexico and quickly spread around the world.
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 Vaccine Reduces Risk Of HIV Infection By One-Third In Large Trial
(AIDS Map News - September 24, 2009)
A combination of two HIV vaccines reduced the risk of infection by almost one-third in a large trial in Thailand, the trial sponsor announced today.
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 HIV Vaccine Success May Take Decade to Unravel Why It Works
(Bloomberg.com - September 28, 2009)
By Tom Randall
The surprise finding that a combination of two experimental vaccines reduced HIV infections is confounding long-held assumptions about the AIDS virus and sending scientists back to the laboratory to address mysteries that may take a decade to solve.
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 Non-AIDS-Defining Malignancies More Prevalent Among HIV-Infected Patients Than Non-HIV Patients
(The Medical News - September 25, 2009)
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that non-AIDS-defining malignancies such as anal and lung cancer have become more prevalent among HIV-infected patients than non-HIV patients since the introduction of anti-retroviral therapies in the mid-1990s.
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 Deportation Of Migrants With HIV Often Contravenes Human Rights Treaties
(AIDS Map News - September 25, 2009)
National governments should reconsider deportation policies for people living with HIV, Human Rights Watch said in a report released yesterday.
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 A Hidden Epidemic of Pain in HIV Patients
(September 16, 2009)
91% of HIV patients with lipoatrophy report pain when sitting.
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The Next Listserve Will Be October 27, 2009
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New Addition To The HIV Edmonton Family
We would like to welcome John Gee as our new Operations Coordinator.
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Raffle Winners
Congratulations on behalf of HIV Edmonton Board and Staff.
1st Prize Winner - 2 West Jet tickets - Sharon Endicott
2nd Prize Winner - Spasation $300 Gift Certificate – Amber Roberts
3rd Prize Winner - Coast Edmonton Plaza, one night stay with breakfast for two – Barbara North
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Early Bird Winner – Samantha Langdeau (SIHA team)
Piggy Bank & Walk prize winners to follow in the next listserve.
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Warm Recipes For A Cool Fall
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McDougal United Church Men's Breakfast
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
9:00 - 10:30am
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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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