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AIDS News : Donate Vision Aids Aurora Of CNY
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:08:29 GMT
David DeFrancis, outreach director at Aurora of CNY, is asking people with vision loss and their families to donate vision aids, such as magnifiers and other devices, that they are no longer using.

AIDS News : Mario goes to school: Designer behind Nintendo's Wii looks to create educational aids
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:03:17 GMT
LONDON - Could Nintendo's Mario be swapping power blocks for the chalkboard? The man behind the massively popular videogame franchise and the best-selling Wii console says he's devoting most of his energy to turning Nintendo Co.'s DS handheld consoles into tour guides and educational aids.

AIDS News : Labor department to issue HIV/Aids memo
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:41:08 GMT
THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) will soon release guidelines for companies on how to address the occurrence of Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/Aids) read more

TELLURIDE AIDS BENEFITTAB’s new man
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:55:49 GMT
Every month in Grand Junction there are 13 new cases of HIV/AIDS. Thirteen. Every month. The medication to treat those conditions runs $1,800 a month. Even with insurance, costs can derail a life’s finances.

Hearing delayed in AIDS-disclosure case
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:54:53 GMT
Franklin An initial court hearing on new charges against a 47-year-old man alleging failure to warn sexual partners that he has AIDS has been postponed until next week.

National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: NIAID Director issues statement
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:15:48 GMT
Following is a statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health on National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, March 20, 2010:

Kenya : Aids Patients Wait for Verdict on Drugs Law
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:49:37 GMT
Nairobi — A group of people living with Aids will next month know whether a case they filed in court challenging a law they say denies them access to life-saving drugs will succeed or not.

Labor department to issue HIV/AIDS memo (4:16 p.m.)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:28:35 GMT
MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) will soon release guidelines for companies on how to address the occurrence of HIV/AIDS in the workplace. read more

AIDS care rebounding in Haiti, though many lack shelter
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:36:13 GMT
Jean Rejane Geralda's main problem isn't receiving her AIDS medications -- she hasn't missed a dose -- it's putting some sort of roof over the head of her daughter, Shara.

American Indians Rally at Capitol for HIV/AIDS Awareness and 2010 Census
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:53:46 GMT
American Indian Advisory Council raises awareness about HIV/AIDS Awareness and 2010 Census.

AIDS event to feature singing and dancing
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:43:38 GMT
Students can help raise money for a cause by singing and dancing to Broadway numbers from Jesus Christ Superstar to Hair.Let the Sun Shine is a group of students who hope to raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.Seniors Laura...

First summit of religious leaders on AIDS in Netherlands
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:32:35 GMT
Some 40 Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh religious leaders will meet to discuss the HIV and AIDS in the Netherlands March 22-23.

LifeWay's Reconsider Explores the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Confronting the Black Church
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:00:20 GMT
The Black Church has traditionally been a loud voice for social change, though research conducted by LifeWay's Marketing Research and reported in the current issue of Reconsider, a publication for leaders in today's black churches, found that those churches have been curiously silent on the crisis of AIDS in the African-American community. (PRWeb Mar 19, 2010) Read the full story at [[[SHIFTOUT ...

LifeWay's Reconsider Explores the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Confronting the Black Church
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:48:00 GMT
The Black Church has traditionally been a loud voice for social change, though research conducted by LifeWay's Marketing Research and reported in the current issue of Reconsider, a publication for leaders in today's black churches, found that those churches have been curiously silent on the crisis of AIDS in the African-American community.

New AIDS cases decline in District, but infection rate remains epidemic
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT
More than 3 percent of District residents older than 12 are living with HIV or AIDS, an epidemic rate of infection that continues to worry city health officials. But a report on the disease released Wednesday offered hope: New AIDS cases and AIDS-related deaths have dropped steadily in the past f...

New AIDS cases decline in District, but infection rate remains epidemic
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT
More than 3 percent of District residents older than 12 are living with HIV or AIDS, an epidemic rate of infection that continues to worry city health officials. But a report on the disease released Wednesday offered hope: New AIDS cases and AIDS-related deaths have dropped steadily in the past four years.

Acne Drug May Help in the Fight Against AIDS
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:03:23 GMT
FRIDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- A cheap acne drug that's been used for decades appears to target infected immune-system cells in which HIV lies dormant before coming back to life and spreading infection, researchers have found.

IGLHRC Honors Latin American and AIDS Justice Work
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:54:12 GMT
At its annual New York Courage Awards, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission honored Colombia Diversa, a Bogotá-based LGBT rights organization, and Michel Sidibé , the executive director of UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. The event was held March 15 at NYU’s Kimmel Center.

Man faces 15 more charges in AIDS case
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:14:40 GMT
Tony Perkins found out Thursday in court that fifteen more women have come forward saying he never told them he has AIDS. Read more at www.WISHTV.com

Don't Miss a Picture Perfect Night at SNAP!, the Annual Photographic Fundraiser for the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:30:00 GMT
On Sunday, March 21, 2010, join us for this rare opportunity to experience the works of some of the most exciting photographers in the world at SNAP! 2010. SNAP!, presented by TD, is the AIDS Committee of Toronto's annual photographic fundraiser featuring a live auction of curated artwork, a silent auction and photo competition.

Feline AIDS does not put humans at risk
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:06:49 GMT
If you’ve owned a cat, you’ve probably heard about FIV, or as it is sometimes referred to, “feline AIDS.” When...

First summit of religious leaders on AIDS in Netherlands
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:15:54 GMT
New Delhi, March 19 : Some 40 Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh religious leaders will meet to discuss the HIV and AIDS in the Netherlands March 22-23.

UNC cultural groups perform to fight AIDS
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:04:09 GMT
Groups representing cultures and performance styles from around the world will bring their talents together in the name of AIDS education tonight. The festival aims to increase AIDS awareness while celebrating performance art.

State budget could cut AIDS drugs in county jails
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:05:17 GMT
Alameda County may be forced to pay for expensive program.

Budget crisis forces cuts to state AIDS programs
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:13:20 GMT
The state's budget crisis forced the Department of Health and Human Services to make cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, also known as ADAP, which in turn forced the program to close enrollment to new patients back in January.

HIV/AIDS Advocates Call for Tax Hike
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:07:51 GMT
SPRINGFIELD - Advocates for people with AIDS and H-I-V lobby for income tax hike.

Shreveport Man Accused Of Spreading AIDS
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:07:23 GMT
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Police in Shreveport say a man infected with the virus that causes AIDS has been arrested and accused of knowingly exposing someone else to the virus.       Thirty-six-year-old Quacy L. Francis was arrested Thursday morning on a warrant in relation to one instance of HIV exposure, according to police reports cited in The Times of Shreveport.       Investigators are looking ...

Man accused of exposing lovers to AIDS virus captured
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:03:56 GMT
Quacy Francis, the Shreveport man accused of knowingly exposing people to HIV for several years, was arrested this morning. Shreveport police said patrol officers spotted Francis and took him into custody. Details of the arrest were not immediately released.  Francis, 36, faces charges of knowingly exposing people to the virus that can cause AIDS.  Potential victims could date back as far as ...

Patrick Brumm: Rev. Pritchard stoking dangerous fires with comments on gay clergy, AIDS
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:03:02 GMT
Dear Editor: The Rev. Richard E. Pritchard intentionally confuses causation and correlation, but that’s his job, isn’t it. Being gay does not cause AIDS, and not being gay does not mean you are immune to AIDS. And just seeing gay people does not cause gayness. That’s silly and emanates from a mind full of paranoia.

AIDS Healthcare Foundation calls for mandatory use of condoms for porn industry
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:24:59 GMT
At a hearing in Los Angeles today, an AIDS advocacy group will call for the mandatory use of condoms among adult film actors. To the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the wearing of condoms is a workplace safety issue, not unlike gloves and masks worn by doctors and nurses.

Whale sedation aids conservation
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:53:14 GMT
By Daniel Cressey Only around 300 endangered right whales remain in the North Atlantic, and a number of them end up tangled in fishing gear off the east coast of the United States. [More]

Religious leaders to hold first meeting on HIV/AIDS response
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:27:35 GMT
New York - Religious and spiritual leaders from around the world will hold their first-ever meeting next week in Amsterdam to find ways to eliminate the continuing stigma and discrimination against people living with the HIV virus, the UN said Friday...

Panel approves AIDS-care contract
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:56:35 GMT
A legislative subcommittee on Wednesday signed off on a $1.5 million contract for a community health center to care for people across the state infected with HIV and AIDS.

AIDS drug sales fall; price rises
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:26:19 GMT
Sales of Trimeris' AIDS drug Fuzeon are on the decline, but its price is on the rise.

Canadian trying to solve mystery of 'natural' AIDS immunity
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:54:06 GMT
It was in 1988 — just a few years after HIV was discovered — that Keith Fowke travelled to Nairobi as a graduate student to study a group of Kenyan sex-trade workers who, despite their repeated exposure, somehow managed to elude infection.

SA intensifies AIDS case findings Living with AIDS # 423
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:18:49 GMT
Within a few days, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, will launch a massive campaign aimed at encouraging millions of South Africans to test for HIV. The campaign will precede the implementation of new treatment protocols for AIDS and TB on April 1.

TELLURIDE AIDS BENEFIT In TAB, a lifeline for non-profits and patients
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:57:58 GMT
Thirty clothing racks up and down a 100 foot hallway in Mountain Village.

Mario goes to school: Designer behind Nintendo's Wii looks to create educational aids
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:29:38 GMT
LONDON - Could Nintendo's Mario be swapping his world of magic mushrooms and ravenous dinosaurs for the staid confines of the classroom?

Tennessee church aids, adopts orphan girls from Haiti
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:20:16 GMT
They were our girls the children of a Haitian orphanage, taken to heart by a Tennessee church. But then an earthquake struck, and the congregation sprang to action.

Quechan boost HIV/AIDS awareness
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:14:34 GMT
The Quechan Indian Tribe will be celebrating the fourth annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Friday.

[Video] Citizens rally at Statehouse to save AIDS funding
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:49:57 GMT
Citizens held a rally in the Statehouse Rotunda Wednesday to save the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and HIV Prevention in South Carolina.

Local aids target cut: $150 million
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:21:32 GMT
ST. PAUL — Calling it a sad day, the state House and Senate tax chairs announced Tuesday that they'll pursue a $105 million cut to local aids and credits.

Editoryal: Ang anti-AIDS campaign sa CHD
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:37:28 GMT
DILI ikalimod nga makapaalarma na kining pagsaka sa kasong human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ug sexually read more

Obama Delays Trip as Report Aids Final Push on Health Care
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:06:15 GMT
Democrats unveiled the completed version of the health care legislation, saying that it would more than pay for itself over the next decade.

AIDS Walk changes name to reach more people
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:59:04 GMT
The HIV/AIDS Task Force of Western Illinois met in a new location Wednesday and discussed an event with a new name. In a room next to the children’s section on the first floor of the Galesburg Public Library, the HIV/AIDS Task Force continued to plan the 2010 AIDS Walk Galesburg, which will be at 9 a.m. Sept. 18. In the past, the task force met at Bethel Baptist Church and for eight years the ...

HIV/AIDS activists protest state's plan to stop AIDS drug funding
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:43:44 GMT
Activists rallied the State House Wednesday to voice their opinion on the state budget plan that would cut funding to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program.

AIDS/HIV Deaths Decline in D.C.
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:46:43 GMT
More people in D.C. have AIDS, but credit better screening and the survival rate.

Megan Dunbar Named VP of Programs for Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:18:11 GMT
Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation today announced that Dr Megan Dunbar has been appointed Vice President of Programs and will join the organization on April 5. Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation helps countries, heavily affected by HIV, and their international partners, strengthen comprehensive prevention and treatment strategies, with a particular focus on hard-to-reach vulnerable populations ...

Legislature Reviews HIV/AIDS Changes
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:52:30 GMT
This afternoon a legislative committee approves a nearly $1.7 million grant for major changes to services for HIV and AIDS patients in the state.

Whale sedation aids conservation
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:59:03 GMT
Marine biologists look for better ways to save whales tangled in fishing gear.

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