Archive for the ‘HIV / AIDS’ Category
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
The South Dakota House on Tuesday unanimously voted to approve legislation (SB 65) that would require people who have been convicted of intentionally spreading HIV to register as sex offenders after being released from prison, the AP/Rapid City Journal reports (AP/Rapid City Journal, 2/19). The Senate approved the measure ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Denial, myths, complacency, lack of political will and the subordination of women are major obstacles in the fight against HIV and AIDS. And with no cure or vaccine in sight, scaling up prevention is of paramount importance, according to Professor Lars Kallings, a leading expert in the global fight against ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Recent arrests by Egyptian authorities of several people suspected to have HIV are undermining efforts to prevent the spread of the virus and violating human rights, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said in a joint statement released on Friday, the AP/Minneapolis Star Tribune reports (Kratovac, AP/Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2/15). ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
The Indian Network for People Living With HIV/AIDS last week called on the country's Parliament to consider a bill during its upcoming budget session that aims to protect the rights of people living with the virus, The Hindu reports. The network plans to deliver a letter with 20,000 signatures ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene last fall began a review of bathhouses in the city after it recorded between 2001 and 2007 a 33% increase in new HIV diagnoses among men younger than age 30 who have sex with men, the New York Times reports. ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday announced that it is reducing by an average of 21% the cost of 14 of its antiretroviral drugs currently sold at not-for-profit prices in developing countries, the Wall Street Journal reports (Whalen, Wall Street Journal, 2/19). The company in a statement said the most significant decrease is ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
President Bush on Tuesday during a visit to Rwanda discussed the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the President's Malaria Initiative and other foreign aid programs, the New Times/AllAfrica.com reports (Gahigana, New Times/AllAfrica.com, 2/19). Bush also discussed PEPFAR, PMI and other development programs on Wednesday during a visit to Ghana ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
HIV/AIDS is still a taboo topic among many Arab Americans, but one determined woman is working hard to change this. For Dinah Ayna, talking about HIV and addressing the stigma among the women in her community is a challenging, yet a rewarding part of her daily routine. ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Irish musician and advocate Bono and British artist Damien Hirst on Thursday raised about $42.6 million at the Product RED art auction in New York City to benefit HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs in Africa, Reuters reports. The RED Auction included 83 red-themed works of contemporary art donated by several ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
On Thursday, Brazilian health officials announced plans to set up HIV testing centers in remote areas of the country and to increase advertising to encourage people living with HIV/AIDS to seek treatment, the AP/Advocate.com reports.Mariangela Simao, head of the Brazilian Ministry of Health's National Program of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, said ...
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