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AIDS News : Study might lead to new AIDS treatment Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:27:24 GMT When Andrew Holleran first published "Ground Zero" in 1988, his essays recorded the start of AIDS in America.AIDS News : AIDS-like virus threatens Qld koalas Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:38:45 GMT Koalas across Queensland are dying from the spread of an AIDS-like virus which weakens their immune system, and could become extinct within 15 years, a leading researcher says.Take care of hearing aids Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:37:51 GMT If you know someone who wears a hearing aid, or you wear one yourself, here are six tips on hearing aid care that you may want to listen to: •Keep the hearing aid away from heat and moisture. Hearing aids are expensive and contain some very sensitive circuitry that should be handled with care.Angola: Country Participates in Forum On HIV/Aids Prevention Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:38:45 GMT A total of 45 field officials of the Epidemics Total Control (TCE) programme from the provinces of Cunene and Bengo will attend on 04-06 July in Changalane City, Mozambique, in a forum on sharing experiences of action in HIV/Aids prevention, in southern African countries, India and China.CARICOM leader seeks $50M for HIV/AIDS fight Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:19:10 GMT While President Bush is urging members of Congress to approve funding for the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean, one Caribbean leader wants his colleagues to also ante up.Isolated Chilean Tribe Fights for AIDS Care Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:23:26 GMT OneWorld.net note: A group of indigenous Chileans -- who are often excluded from their country's AIDS prevention efforts -- are working to bring a health center to their isolated island and ensure their government provides them life-saving services, writes journalist and activist Victor Hugo Robles.28 Stories of AIDS in Africa by Stephanie Nolen Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:15:35 GMT Most people in the developed world don't realise how bad the AIDS crisis in Africa is. They hear the grim statistics but, while they are shocking, they are difficult to absorb.Mount Sinai Recruits HIV/AIDS Expert to be Director of Clinical Research for Infectious Disease Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:25:18 GMT Robert S. Klein, MD a HIV/AIDS expert has joined the faculty at Mount Sinai School of Medicine as Professor of Medicine and member of the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Disease Prevention Institute. Dr. Klein will be Director of Clinical Research of Infectious Disease in the Division of Infectious Disease at Mount Sinai. He will develop his own research program while mentoring junior clinical ...S.African addicts turn to AIDS medication to get high Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:07:25 GMT South African AIDS patients in Durban are under siege from drug addicts who rob them of their antiretroviral treatment to get high, the provincial health department said Wednesday.HIV/AIDS Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:19:33 GMT World leaders aimed to ensure universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care by 2010, but they have not provided the funds to accomplish those goals.Bush urges Congress to pass AIDS funds Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:29:12 GMT President George W. Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to approve funds to fight AIDS in Africa and other countries, and said the issue was high on his agenda for a Group of Eight summit in Japan next week.Aethlon Medical Announces Second HIV/AIDS Treatment Site Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:14:47 GMT Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD) announced today that it has added a second HIV/AIDS clinical study location at the Bhvani Hospital in Bihar, India. Aethlon previously disclosed plans to initiate the "first-in-man" clinical study of a medical device to treat the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).Africa: HIV/Aids Microbicides Have 'A Long Way to Go' Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:13:51 GMT Microbicides - substances that scientists had believed could reduce transmission of the HIV/Aids virus in women may not come that soon, a senior official from the partnership that is developing the substances said on Thursday.Study might lead to new AIDS treatment Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:14:44 GMT U.S. scientists say they've used tiny proteins called zinc fingers to modify T-cell receptor genes in a study that may lead to a new type of AIDS treatment.Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues at Sangamo BioSciences Inc. of Richmond, Calif., said their goal is to use modified T cells from an HIV-infected person for that person's own treatment. They ...Former Pa. Sens. Santorum, Wofford Serve As State Co-Chairs Of ONE Vote '08, Bring Attention To HIV/AIDS Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:12:52 GMT Former Pennsylvania Sens. Rick Santorum (R) and Harris Wofford (D), who competed in a "bitter and high-profile" Senate race in the 1990s, are joining together to serve as state co-chairs of ONE Vote '08 -- which aims to bring attention to issues of extreme poverty and global disease, including HIV/AIDS, during the presidential campaign -- the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.Nuclear Naval Sub Aids North Sea Hunt For Famous Wreck Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:35:54 GMT A nonprofit group that's using software to scour the ocean floor off Britain for the wreck of a ship commanded by Revolutionary War hero John Paul Jones is getting help from another technological marvel: a nuclear submarine.Anti-retroviral drug cocktails slash AIDS deaths: study Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:39:54 GMT Anti-retroviral drug therapy has slashed AIDS death rates in the first five years after infection to equal the normal death rates in developed countries, scientists said Tuesday.South African addicts reportedly turn to AIDS medication to get high Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:47:19 GMT South African AIDS patients in Durban are under siege from drug addicts who rob them of their antiretroviral treatment to get high, the provincial health department said Wednesday. The life prolonging drug Stocrin, one of the antire ...South African addicts reportedly turn to AIDS medication to get high Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:47:29 GMT South African AIDS patients in Durban are under siege from drug addicts who rob them of their antiretroviral treatment to get high, the provincial health department said Wednesday. The life prolonging drug Stocrin, one of the antir ...We Are Together: The Children of Agape Choir (2007) Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:19:31 GMT The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers. As the AIDS epidemic ravages Africa, the ones who succumb to the disease are not the only victims.Miami Herald Examines African HIV/AIDS Groups' Efforts To Fight Disease Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:12:52 GMT The Miami Herald on Sunday examined efforts of HIV/AIDS advocates and organizations to wage a sometimes "lonely fight" in combating epidemics in African countries where they receive little support.Rwanda: Harsh Prison Conditions Propagating HIV/Aids - Study Reveals Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:13:46 GMT Faced with overcrowding, hunger and social isolation, Rwandan prisoners have resorted to risky behaviours for comfort rendering them vulnerable to spread of HIV/Aids, research presented at a stakeholders workshop on Wednesday shows.Bush urges Congress to pass AIDS funds Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:41:57 GMT Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to approve funds to fight AIDS in Africa and other countries, and said the issue was high on his agenda for a Group ... Bill Gates Announces $23 Million Foundation Grant For HIV/AIDS In India Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:12:52 GMT Bill Gates on Friday announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has approved a three-year, $23 million grant to India's National AIDS Control Organisation to fight HIV/AIDS in the country, the Times of India reports. According to the Times, Gates made the announcement after meeting with Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss in Seattle.Tongue-Driven Device Aids Handicapped Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:01:25 GMT THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- A tongue drive system that enables severely disabled people to operate powered wheelchairs and to perform other tasks has been developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.Angola: Moxico - Workshop On Aids Debates Information Collecting Means Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:44:29 GMT Participants to the workshop intended to improve the capacities and co-ordination activities to fight against HIV/Aids, which is taking place in Luena since Tuesday, are debating on Wednesday the instruments to get information and the use of indicators, ANGOP has learnt.Angola: Official Deplores Low Participation of Youths in Aids Fight Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:44:38 GMT The executive secretary of the Angolan Network of AIDS Service Organisations (ANASO), António Coelho, on Wednesday here said there has been a poor participation of young people in activities centred on the combat against HIV, as well as a low turn up for voluntary testing.Indian Generic Drug Companies, HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group File Opposition To Patent Of Roche's Antiretroviral ... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:12:52 GMT Indian generic pharmaceutical companies Cipla and Matrix Laboratories and the HIV/AIDS advocacy group Delhi Network of Positive People, or DNP+, recently filed an objection to an Indian patent office's decision to give a patent to Roche's antiretroviral valganciclovir, which helps prevent blindness in HIV-positive people, TopNews reports (Diwan, TopNews, 6/28).S.African addicts turn to AIDS medication to get high Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:31:28 GMT A South African patient prepares her medication at a HIV/AIDS clinic in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. South African AIDS patients in Durban are under siege from drug addicts who rob them of their antiretroviral treatment to get high.Product RED To Begin Digital Music Service To Fight HIV/AIDS In Africa Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:12:52 GMT Product RED on Monday announced that it is launching a digital music service that will give half of the money collected from a $5 per month user fee to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the New York Times reports. The other half of the monthly fees will go to artists who contribute songs and their record companies.Aids drugs used for high Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:08:50 GMT Durban Aids patients are under siege from drug addicts who rob them of their ARVs to get high.HIV/AIDS Cases Among Adults Ages 50, Older In Georgia Increasing, Health Department Says Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:13:12 GMT New HIV/AIDS diagnoses among adults ages 50 and older in Georgia has nearly doubled in the last 10 years, according to recent data from the state Department of Human Resources' Division of Public Health, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.Addicts get high with Aids meds Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:11:11 GMT Aids patients are under siege from drug addicts who rob them of their antiretroviral treatment to get high, the KwaZulu-Natal Health Department says.Nuclear Naval Sub Aids North Sea Hunt For Famous Wreck Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:35:54 GMT A nonprofit group that's using software to scour the ocean floor off Britain for the wreck of a ship commanded by Revolutionary War hero John Paul...Namibia: Teachers Meet On HIV/Aids Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:44:45 GMT The HIV/AIDS policy for the education sector, which was drafted by the Ministry of Education through its HIV/AIDS Management Unit (HAMU) has reached an advanced stage.USAID Announces Youth-Focused HIV/AIDS Programs In Ethiopia Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:15:22 GMT The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $500,000 grant to the YMCA of the USA to combat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. The program will provide youth access to basic HIV prevention education and vital medical services and improve existing care and prevention programs in five underserved communities in the cities of Addis Ababa and Adama.Angola: Red Cross Promotes Campaign of Combat to HIV/Aids Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:46:17 GMT The Red Cross of Angola (CVA) is holding, as from the second fortnight of June, a campaign of information and sensitisation on HIV/AIDS, designed to prevent people from various ways of transmitting this disease.USAID Announces Youth-Focused HIV/AIDS Programs in Ethiopia Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:30:45 GMT ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, July 2 / Standard Newswire / -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $500,000 grant to the YMCA of the USA to combat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia.US finances HIV/AIDS programmes Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:12:12 GMT HA NOI — The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Viet Nam would provide a total amount of US$1.4 million as aid for six HIV/AIDS programmes in the country, the US Embassy said yesterday.Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:05:55 GMT allAfrica: African news and information for a global audienceAIDS Walk San Francisco Boosts Number of Teams and Benefiting Agencies Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT The San Francisco AIDS Foundation and AIDS Walk San Francisco announced today that the number of Bay Area HIV/AIDS service organizations benefiting from the 22nd annual AIDS Walk in Golden Gate Park, July 20th, will expand from 42 to more than 50, and the Community Partnership Program teams will nearly double from 15 to 28.UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:51:10 GMT NASA reveals new discoveries about Mercury … Non-toxic nanotherapy for cancer created … Scientists create possible footrot vaccine … Study might lead to new AIDS treatment ... Health/Science news from UPI.Six US-financed HIV/AIDS programmes launched Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:21:43 GMT VietNamNet Bridge – The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Vietnam will provide a total amount of 1.4 million USD as aid for six HIV/AIDS programmes in the country, the US Embassy said on July 1. The programmes will be carried out within the framework of three initiatives to scale up the assistance to HIV carriers and vulnerable persons.NGO denounces G8 move to go back on AIDS treatment promise Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:03:24 GMT London, July 2: The draft of the communique expected at the end of the G8 summit in Japan next week reportedly goes back on the promise to provide universal access to AIDS treatment and prevention by 2010, a move denounced by international NGO ActionAid here Tuesday.No 2nd line treatment yet for Aids patients in Orissa Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:02:03 GMT Aids patients in Orissa have to wait for more time to get the second-line treatment as the National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) has no immediate plan to launch the second-line Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) in the state.U.N. Secretary-General Ban to call on G8 to increase aid for health programs, including HIV/AIDS initiatives Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:00:45 GMT United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said he will call on the Group of Eight industrialized nations at its summit next month in Hokkaido, Japan, to increase aid for specific health programs -- including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria initiatives -- AFP/Google.com reports (AFP/Google.com, 6/26).ARV cocktails 'slash Aids deaths' Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:14:19 GMT Anti-retroviral drug therapy has slashed Aids death rates in the first five years after infection to equal the normal death rates in developed countries.Red Cross Promotes Campaign of Combat to HIV/AIDS Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:04:31 GMT Luanda, 07/02- The Red Cross of Angola (CVA) is holding, as from the second fortnight of June, a campaign of information and sensitisation on HIV/AIDS, designed to prevent people from various ways of transmitting this disease.Tongue-Driven Device Aids Handicapped Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:29:11 GMT Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- A tongue drive system that enables severely disabled people to operate powered wheelchairs and to perform other tasks has been developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. |
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