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| WHO Launches New HIV/AIDS Guide To Help Countries Reach Universal Access |
| Yesterday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a package of priority interventions designed to help low- and middle-income countries move towards universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support. Priority Interventions: HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in the health sector is a compilation of WHO-recommended priority HIV/AIDS health-sector interventions. |
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| Former African Leaders Launch Regional Campaign To Pressure Politicians On HIV/AIDS |
| Former leaders of Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia, as well as other well-known African figures, launched an initiative Tuesday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City to put pressure on politicians whom they believe have not done enough to fight HIV/AIDS, Reuters reports (Rosenberg, Reuters, 8/6). |
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| Advocates Discuss Travel Restrictions Around The World For People Living With HIV/AIDS |
| HIV/AIDS advocates on Tuesday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City discussed travel restrictions around the world for people living with HIV/AIDS, the AP/Los Angeles Times reports. |
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| Governments Overlook Behavior Change In HIV Strategies, Experts Say At AIDS Conference |
| When formulating their HIV strategies, governments worldwide overlook research showing the importance of behavior change in HIV prevention, several experts said Tuesday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, the |
| [Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:00:00 PDT] |
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| Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Reports, Initiatives From International AIDS Conference |
| As part of its expanded coverage of the XVII International AIDS Conference, which is being held Aug. 3 through Aug. 8 in Mexico City, the Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report will feature studies and initiatives released during the conference. Summaries of select publications and initiatives appear below. |
| [Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:00:00 PDT] |
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| Advocates, Experts Discuss Allegations Of Inadequate Treatment Of HIV-Positive Immigrants |
| Researchers, immigration experts and human rights advocates at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City are discussing claims that some HIV-positive immigrants in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody do not receive appropriate medications regularly, the |
| [Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:00:00 PDT] |
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| Advocates, Experts Discussing Allegations Of Inadequate Treatment Of HIV-Positive Immigrants |
| Researchers, immigration experts and human rights advocates at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City are discussing claims that some HIV-positive immigrants in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody do not receive appropriate medications regularly, the |
| [Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:00 PDT] |
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| Addressing Stigma Key In Fight Against HIV/AIDS, U.N. Secretary-General Writes |
| Although a recent UNAIDS report shows "encouraging progress in preventing HIV in a number of the most vulnerable countries," one "of the biggest hurdles for our global response to AIDS" is "the stigma factor," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon writes in a |
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| Miami Herald Examines Research On Crack Users And HIV |
| The Miami Herald on Tuesday profiled the efforts of two researchers at hospitals in Atlanta and Miami to break the "grim cycle" in which crack users engage in risky sexual behavior, become HIV-positive and transmit the virus to others. Lisa Metsch of the University of Miami's |
| [Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:00:00 PDT] |
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| HIV Vaccine Development 'Frustrating, Challenging,' But Progress Being Made, NIAID's Fauci Writes In Opinion Piece |
| In a CNN opinion piece in advance of his talk at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City on Wednesday, Anthony Fauci, director of NIH's |
| [Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:00:00 PDT] |
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| Risk Of HIV Transmission From Heterosexual Intercourse Could Be Underestimated, Study Finds |
| The standard method for assessing risk of HIV transmission through heterosexual intercourse could be flawed, according to a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases and presented at the XVII International AIDS Conference on Tuesday, AFP/iAfrica.com reports. |
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| MSM Remain At High Risk For HIV; Official Data Lacking, Report Finds |
| Government and global health agencies have failed to adequately address the HIV/AIDS epidemic among men who have sex with men, according to a report by the American Foundation for AIDS Research released Monday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, |
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| Rising Food Prices Could Affect Those With HIV/AIDS, Increase Number Of Women Entering Commercial Sex Trade, U.N. Officials Say |
| United Nations officials on Monday at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City discussed how rising food prices could affect HIV/AIDS, Reuters reports. |
| [Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:00:00 PDT] |
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| 'NewsHour With Jim Lehrer' Examines HIV/AIDS Cases In Black Communities, Highlights Washington, D.C. |
| PBS' "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" on Tuesday reported on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Washington, D.C., area. The segment focuses on HIV cases among blacks in the district. About 12,000 of the 600,000 district residents are HIV-positive, 81% of whom are black, according to the NewsHour. Phill Wilson, CEO of the |
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| IAVI Releases Blueprint For HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research |
| The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative on Tuesday at the XVII International AIDS Conference released a set of guidelines aimed at developing a safe and effective HIV/AIDS vaccine, Reuters reports. |
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| Canada Commits $45M To Fighting HIV/AIDS In Africa, Health Minister Clement Says At AIDS Conference |
| Canadian Health Minister Tony Clement on Monday at the XVII International AIDS Conference announced that Canada will commit $45 million to fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa, the Canadian Press/Victoria Star reports. |
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| Children Living With HIV Deserve Fair Treatment |
| Treating children and adolescents living with HIV effectively in resource-limited settings is possible, but adapted medicines, diagnostic tools, and treatment strategies are urgently needed to prevent more deaths, according to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). In |
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| Ben-Gurion University Of The Negev Initiates Project To Eliminate Intestinal Worms In Ethiopia |
| A professor at The Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) is beginning an intensive program in Ethiopia this August to eradicate intestinal worms which affect as much as 50 percent of the population in Africa. |
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| Medicinal Marijuana Effective For Neuropathic Pain In HIV |
| In a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the impact of smoked medical cannabis, or marijuana, on the neuropathic pain associated with HIV, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine found that reported pain relief was greater with cannabis than with a placebo. |
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| HIV Expert Says One Step Down, Two More To Go In Quest To Cure AIDS |
| A Johns Hopkins expert in HIV and how the AIDS virus hides in the body says antiretroviral drugs have stopped HIV from replicating, the first of three key steps needed to rid people of the virus. In an address to be delivered Aug. 6 at the XVII International Conference on AIDS, taking place in Mexico City, infectious disease specialist Robert Siliciano, M.D., Ph.D. |
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| Anti-HIV "Drug Cocktails" Equally Effective In Patients With Or Without History Of Injection Drug Use |
| Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been extremely effective at slowing the progression of HIV infection to AIDS as well as extending the lives and improving the quality of life for those with HIV. However, some doctors have been reluctant to prescribe HAART to HIV-infected injection drug users because of concern that these patients may not fully benefit from the therapy. |
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| Pediatric HIV Treatment Increases Asthma Risk |
| Medication often recommended to treat HIV in children may increase their risk of developing asthma, according to new research published in July issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). A study of nearly 2,500 HIV-positive children found that those treated with immune-boosting highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) were three times as likely to develop asthma as children who did not receive HAART treatment. |
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| HIV Prevention Programs Will Be Ineffective If People Continue Risky Behaviors |
| In one of six papers published in The Lancet Series on HIV prevention, Professor Thomas Coates (University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA) and colleagues report that radical behavioral change is necessary in order for HIV prevention programs to be successful. |
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| HIV Prevention Requires Combining Multiple Methods |
| Researchers argue that a combination of behavioral, medical, and structural approaches grounded on solid evidence, known as combination prevention, is the best hope for successfully preventing HIV in the future. |
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| Biomedical Prevention Is Key To Reducing Transmission Of HIV Infection |
| In the second of six papers in The Lancet Series on HIV prevention, researchers call for HIV prevention efforts to focus on proven biomedical methods. As we have yet to develop an HIV vaccine, core preventions methods such as male condoms, male circumcision, and prophylactic antiretroviral (ARV) drugs (that prevent mother-to-child transmission) should be emphasized. |
| [Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT] |
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