Lymphocyte Production Capacity in HIV: Links to Immune Activation & Immune Reconstitution on ART
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It Gets Better Because We Grow Stronger: An interview with leading gay men’s health expert Dr. Ron Stall
Updated: 2011-04-28 18:51:24
To help inform AFC’s 2012 strategic plan, AFC Director of Prevention Advocacy and Gay Men's Health Jim Pickett interviewed Dr. Ron Stall, Professor and Chair of the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences in the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh, a leading HIV prevention expert.read moreWhen Drug Makers Strive to Make Patients Dislike Their Products
Updated: 2011-04-28 18:00:46By Amy Ritter Deaths from unintentional overdoses of prescription drugs have reached epidemic proportions in the US, outnumbering deaths from motor vehicle crashes or suicides in 20 states. Approximately 27,500 people died from unintentional drug overdoses in 2007, driven to a large extent by prescription opioid overdoses. This is according to ...A threat to winning the war on AIDS: neglect of injection drug users
Updated: 2011-04-27 21:12:02
First, the good news. HIV prevalence around the world is starting to stablize, with overall growth in numbers of new infections slowing in most areas. But not all populations are experiencing this trend. “In Kenya and Tanzania, overall HIV incidence is stable, but the number of HIV infections among injection drug users (IDUs) is rising,” [...]Perspectives from Missouri
Updated: 2011-04-27 18:00:39
By Christopher Bates, M.P.A., Executive Director, Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, and Senior Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to spend time...Mobile Health 2011
Updated: 2011-04-26 20:45:47
By BJ Fogg , Executive Director, and Tanna Drapkin, Managing Director, Mobile Health 2011 On May 4 and 5, over 400 people will gather at Stanford University to hear 45 experts share what really works in creating solutions to improve...SAMHSA, Behavioral Health and the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (Part II)
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By Gretchen Stiers, PhD, HIV/AIDS Policy Lead, Office of Policy, Planning and Innovation, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Gretchen Stiers, SAMHSA As the HIV/AIDS policy lead at the Substance Abuse...Eliminating TB, curbing AIDS orphans with ART scale-up, and more…
Updated: 2011-04-25 22:30:38The following is a compilation of recent articles and news pieces making headlines in HIV/TB and global health. How to Wipe Out Tuberculosis: In an opinion piece published in U.S. News & World Report, the ministers of health from South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland called on the international community for help eliminating tuberculosis from the [...]HIV Infection Ups Heart Failure Risk
Updated: 2011-04-25 21:00:00
HIV infection is associated with an increased risk of heart failure, researchers reported.State makes it harder to qualify for AIDS drug program
Updated: 2011-04-25 16:20:13Search this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here Blogs aidsconnect's blog State makes it harder to qualify for AIDS drug program State makes it harder to qualify for AIDS drug program By aidsconnect Posted on 25 April 2011 Via The Chicago Sun-Times by Monifa Thomas Beginning this summer , the state will tighten its eligibility requirements for the financially-strapped AIDS Drug Assistance . Program The program’s current income limit for eligibility is 500 percent of the federal poverty level , or 54,450 for a single . individual After July 1, only HIV-positive people whose income is at or below 300 percent of the poverty level 32,670 will be eligible to apply , according to the Illinois Department ofCompanies Claiming MRSA Prevention are in Hot Water with FDA
Updated: 2011-04-25 16:17:23This blog post was written by Christina I. Ortiz You might want to rethink buying that bulk-sized hand sanitizer if you’re trying to protect you and your family from Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus bacteria (MRSA) and other diseases. FDA is cracking down on over-the-counter (OTC) drug companies that are claiming their ...Sign to Ask Congress to Increase ADAP Funding for FY 2012
Updated: 2011-04-22 22:36:31 The Illinois Department of Public Health announced service cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), which will reduce access to the program beginning July 1, 2011.read moreTell Us Your HIV/AIDS Treatment and Health Care Access Stories
Updated: 2011-04-22 15:49:39The HIV Meds Access Campaign is asking people living with HIV/AIDS to share their stories about accessing medication and health care services. These personal anecdotes help us creatively and effectively demonstrate to state and federal lawmakers why programs that provide medication and care are critical for people living with HIV/AIDS.read moreMapping Pathways
Updated: 2011-04-21 18:05:15Search this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here Blogs Mirsa's blog Mapping Pathways Mapping Pathways By Mirsa Posted on 21 April 2011 Mapping Pathways helps to develop and nurture communities in understanding around the adoption of antiretroviral-based prevention strategies to end the HIV AIDS epidemic . It provides data and reccomendations to policymakers , leaders and activists all around the . communities The organization collaborates with six other organizations worldwide led by Aids Foundation of Chicago including India NAZ India South Africa Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation the United Kingdom RAND Europe and Baird's CMC and the United States AIDS United For more information check out their websiteCongressional briefing to highlight role of health product innovation
Updated: 2011-04-21 17:24:59On May 3, 2011, GHTC will host its second annual Congressional briefing to highlight the need for and role of new health products for diseases affecting people around the world. Titled “Sparking innovation to save lives: How the US can advance global health through new technologies"— the event will be held in the Kennedy Caucus Room (SR-325) of the Russel Senate Building on May 3 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Aiming to highlight the role of research, science, and innovation in meeting U.S. global health and development objectives, a high-level panel will examine key policy issues most critical in meeting the future needs of the developing world. (Read more)Take Action Now: Illinois Reduces Access to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program
Updated: 2011-04-20 20:37:16: Search this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here Blogs Mirsa's blog Take Action Now : Illinois Reduces Access to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program Take Action Now : Illinois Reduces Access to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program By Mirsa Posted on 20 April 2011 Take action and urge Gov . Quinn and the Illinois General Assembly to reverse IDPH's decision to restrict . ADAP On April 15, the Illinois Department of Public Health IDPH announced plans to restrict access to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program ADAP to new applicants with incomes at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty level 32,670 for a single individual beginning in July . nbsp The current limit to qualify for Illinois ADAP is 500 percentHIV Treatment Fails in 10% of Infected Kids
Updated: 2011-04-19 23:31:00
About 10% of HIV-positive children in a European cohort were resistant to medications in all three of the original anti-retroviral drug classes, researchers reported.Pharma and the Earth
Updated: 2011-04-19 21:28:03As Earth Day (April 22) approaches, many environmentalists and policymakers are discussing steps for the future with regard to reducing carbon footprints, saving energy, and restoring the world’s deteriorating ecosystems. In fact, a key debate on the blogosphere and news wires this week surrounds the issue of the environmental refugee—a ...Updated: FEM-PrEP HIV prevention study halted
Updated: 2011-04-18 19:21:21FHI issued a statement Monday morning announcing that the FEM-PrEP trial – looking at once-daily administration of the antiretroviral drug Truvada (emtricitabine and tenofovir) versus a placebo among high-risk heterosexual, HIV-negative women for preventing HIV infection – has been halted due to inability to determine effectiveness. **Update: On a conference call convened by AVAC Tuesday, FHI representatives explained that self-reported adherence to the study drug was approximately 95 percent, excluding external factors such as stopping medication due to pregnancy. Trial investigators have blood specimens from partipants at certain intervals during the trial that they are testing for drug levels. Results from those tests will be reported in the coming months.Female HIV Prevention Trial Halted
Updated: 2011-04-18 18:45:40The so-called FEM-PrEP trial of emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for preventing HIV infection in at-risk women will be stopped after an interim review indicated that its effectiveness was unlikely, according to study's sponsor.Big Pharma and Buyer’s Remorse
Updated: 2011-04-18 17:30:14To make up for weak pipelines, and to take arms against a sea of generic-drug competitors, many large pharmaceutical companies have pursued mergers and acquisitions. This strategy began to gain popularity about 10 years ago, and the industry’s new motto seems to be “When the going gets tough, the big ...First look at the mechanics of membrane proteins
Updated: 2011-04-18 14:03:05
In two new studies, scientists provide the first detailed view of the elaborate chemical and mechanical interactions that allow the ribosome � the cell's protein-building machinery � to insert a growing protein into the cellular membrane. The first study, in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, gives an atom-by-atom snapshot of a pivotal stage in the insertion process: the moment just after the ribosome docks to a channel in the membrane and the newly forming protein winds its way into the membrane where it will reside........ Enhancing The Biosimilars Industry
Updated: 2011-04-15 22:09:28Biosimilars can be considered a controversial subject because of safety concerns related to immunogenicity. Despite this, the biosimilars industry seems to be booming. Recent research from industry analysts Datamonitor estimated that the value of the global market for biosimilars would jump from $243 million in 2010 to $3.7 billion in ...Hearing on U.S. budget for Africa includes look at AIDS response
Updated: 2011-04-15 18:37:24The Senate Subcommittee on Africa hosted a hearing on the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget for Africa Thursday, at which the Asst. Secretary of State for Africa Johnny Carson and Global AIDS Ambassador Eric Goosby testified. Testimony included discussion about the $7.8 billion requested by the Obama Administration for the African region for FY 2012, an overview of PEPFAR and Global Fund activity and progress in the area, and potential for certain countries to manage their own HIV responses within the next five to 10 years. Read More...Civil society compiles ‘asks’ for UN AIDS meeting; Orgs urge Obama to personally attend
Updated: 2011-04-14 22:20:40A group of national, regional, global and constituency-based organizations have developed a civil society “zero draft” declaration to assist in coordinated advocacy with United Nations (UN) participating governments in advance of the upcoming UN high-level meeting on AIDS. Organizations intend the draft to be used during negotiations with governments in New York and in the national [...]IL ADAP Policy 411 Call April 22
Updated: 2011-04-14 18:56:21Please join the AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s Illinois ADAP 411 conference call on Friday, April 22 at 12:00 p.m. and learn about the new ADAP eligibility restrictions, how this will impact consumers, and what you can do to help.read moreWant to Stop HIV Among LGBT Youth? Stop Bullying
Updated: 2011-04-14 17:42:17Search this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here Blogs aidsconnect's blog Want to Stop HIV Among LGBT Youth Stop Bullying Want to Stop HIV Among LGBT Youth Stop Bullying By aidsconnect Posted on 14 April 2011 ItGetsBetter.org the revolutionary online video project designed to draw attention to bullying and abuse of LGBT youth—jumped from the internet to bookshelves across the country this month with the publication of an anthology of essays edited by Dan Savage and his partner Terry Miller . nbsp Like its online counterpart , the hardback It Gets Better is drawing much needed national focus to the plight of LGBT youth who all too often face horrendous verbal and physical abuse from their peers andStudy Quantifies Cancer Burden in HIV
Updated: 2011-04-14 00:57:41The contributions of HIV/AIDS to the national cancer burden far exceeded the disease's prevalence in the U.S., registry data showed.Transactions Transgender Conference May 19th
Updated: 2011-04-13 21:25:18Search this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here Blogs Pistol Pete's blog Transactions Transgender Conference May 19th Transactions Transgender Conference May 19th By Pistol Pete Posted on 13 April 2011 You are invited to the Service Providers Council’s Transgender Conferenc e to be held Thursday , May 19, 2011, from 9:00 a.m . to 3:30 p.m . at the University Center , 525 S . State Street . The conference is entitled TransActions” its theme is Increasing Access to Care . The 2011 conference is organized by the AIDS Foundation of Chicago Service Providers’ Council SPC Prevention Care Committees and the ad-hoc host committee . It will bring together local , state and national leaders to discuss bestAsk an Expert: Breast feeding vs formula and mother-to-child HIV transmission
Updated: 2011-04-13 14:00:12In our first Ask-an-Expert submission, Emily Blynn from Washington, DC, writes: I have read in various places that for HIV positive mothers, if formula is not consistently available for some reason, be it financial or physical access or otherwise, consistent breastfeeding is less likely to transmit the virus to the infant than switching off and [...]Updated: 2011 budget deal takes hit at PEPFAR and NIH
Updated: 2011-04-12 18:01:19The budget deal cut between House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and President Barack Obama calls for a 0.2 percent across-the-board cut in non-defense discretionary programs and contains further reductions for the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)... (Read more)Supporting female condoms, drug-resistant TB in Russia, and more
Updated: 2011-04-12 17:04:49The following is a compilation of recent articles and news pieces making headlines in HIV/TB and global health. The new profile of Drug-Resistant TB in Russia: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently released a report on the threat of drug-resistant TB and ways to combat it, this time a perspective from Russia. The report is [...]More, Higher Doses Boost Hep B Vax Response
Updated: 2011-04-12 15:00:00Hepatitis B vaccination protocols involving more frequent or higher doses may be more effective at producing virological response in HIV patients, researchers say.Civil society speaks out at UN in advance of AIDS high-level meeting
Updated: 2011-04-11 19:43:38
: Science Speaks : HIV TB News A project of the Center for Global Health Policy Search Search : for Go Home About Liveblog Archives you’re reading . HIV AIDS Civil society speaks out at UN in advance of AIDS high-level meeting By Meredith Mazzotta April 11, 2011 Post a comment UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon addresses a civil society hearing in advance of the June high-level meeting on HIV . AIDS This year is a moment of truth in the global AIDS response We are on the brink of real success but funding has flat-lined , said United Nations UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday at an informational interactive hearing for members of civil society in advance of the High-Level Meeting HLM on HIV AIDS , set to take place in New York City June 8-10. HIV continues to spread five people areMolecular probe to study disease
Updated: 2011-04-08 05:26:33 Chemical engineers at UC Santa Barbara expect that their new process to create molecular probes may eventually result in the development of new drugs to treat cancer and other illnesses. Their work, published in the journal Chemistry and Biology, published by Cell Press, describes a new strategy to build molecular probes to visualize, measure, and learn about the activities of enzymes, called proteases, on the surface of cancer cells........ Eating Envelope to Improve Vaccines
Updated: 2011-04-06 19:07:25Disulfiram Evaluated for Reversing HIV Latency
Updated: 2011-04-06 17:11:20Nurturing newborn neurons
Updated: 2011-04-04 16:31:42 Adult mice engineered to have more newborn neurons in their brain memory hub excelled at accurately discriminating between similar experiences � an ability that declines with normal aging and in some anxiety disorders. Boosting such neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus also produced antidepressant-like effects when combined with exercise, in the study funded by the National Institutes of Health........ 4 new genes identified for Alzheimer's
Updated: 2011-04-04 16:31:41 Mount Sinai School of Medicine scientists are part of a consortium that has identified four new genes that when present increase the risk of a person developing Alzheimer's disease during the later part of life. The findings are reported in the current issue of Nature Genetics. The consortium also contributed to the identification of a fifth gene reported by other groups of researchers from the United States and Europe........ DNA of 50 breast cancer patients decoded
Updated: 2011-04-04 00:28:20 In the single largest cancer genomics investigation reported to date, researchers have sequenced the whole genomes of tumors from 50 patients with breast cancer and compared them to the matched DNA of the same patients' healthy cells. This comparison allowed scientists to find mutations that only occurred in the cancer cells........