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AIDS News : AIDS walk for life on Sept. 19
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:46:58 GMT
A candlelit AIDS Walk for Life is set to run at Millennium Park on Sept. 19. The 19th annual fundraiser starts with registration at 6 p.m. and the walk begins at 7:15 p.m., states a release from the Peterborough AIDS Resource Network.[...]

AIDS News : AIDS fight needs cash, recession or no: advocates
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:04:00 GMT
Advocates engaged in the battle against HIV and AIDS urged donor countries Friday in Tokyo not to cut their contributions amid the global economic slump. Their plea came during a symposium held in Chiyoda Ward hosted by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Japan Center for International Exchange; Friends of the Global Fund, Japan; Magnum Photos; and the Asahi Shimbun to kick ...

AIDS News : Podcast: Fighting Back Against HIV/AIDS in the Detroit Area
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:43:21 GMT
The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to affect the Detroit area at at time when it doesn't need any more problems.

AIDS/HIV prevention presentation set for Chickasha Schools
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:09:38 GMT
Janice Cockrum, RN, Director of Health Services for Chickasha Public Schools will present a program concerning AIDS prevention on Sept. 9, 2010 at 6 p.m. at the Chickasha Public Library, located at 6th and Iowa.  Oklahoma law mandates AIDS prevention education be taught in public schools and education is limited to awareness of the disease, methods of transmission and prevention of the disease ...

AIDS, Drugs, and Human Rights
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:14:08 GMT
VIENNA JOURNAL: The call that emerged from the AIDS 2010 conference in Vienna couldn’t be more explicit: “The criminalization of illicit drug users fuels the HIV epidemic” and has “overwhelmingly negative health and social consequences. A full policy reorientation is needed.”

AIDS Cure Quest to Kill `Sleeping' Viruses Enlists Merck Cancer Medicine
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:30:05 GMT
The 30-year-long search for a cure for AIDS, the world’s deadliest viral infection, may get a renewed boost from an unlikely source: a little-used Merck & Co. cancer drug.

Podcast: Fighting Back Against HIV/AIDS in the Detroit Area
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:51:44 GMT
The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to affect the Detroit area at at time when it doesn't need any more problems. As many as 59% of all new HIV cases are in Southeast Michigan and the vast majority of those are in Detroit itself. But there are people who are engaged in the fight against the disease. [...]

AIDS Calgary Presents the 2010 Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:57:00 GMT
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - 09/01/10) - Editors Note: There are 2 photos included with this Press Release. AIDS Calgary presents the 2010 Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life on September 12, 2010 at Eau Claire Plaza. The goal of the Walk is to raise funds for AIDS Calgary's support, prevention and education programs for those affected by, at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS in Calgary. On ...

Commitments To Global HIV/AIDS Programs Falter For 'First Time In 15 Years,' UNAIDS Chief Says
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:14:32 GMT
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe "said Thursday that global contributions to fighting [HIV/AIDS] are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times," Agence France-Presse reports. "The world economic recession is pushing countries ... to enforce austerity," Sidibe said during a press conference in Tokyo during which he called upon Japan to maintain its support for ...

AIDS Calgary Presents the 2010 Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:08:16 GMT
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2010) - AIDS Calgary presents the 2010 Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life on September 12, 2010 at Eau Claire Plaza. The goal of the Walk is to raise funds for AIDS Calgary's support, prevention and education programs for those affected by, at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS in Calgary. On September 12th, an estimated 700 Calgarians - walkers, volunteers ...

1987: Activists educate fairgoers about AIDS
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:56:24 GMT
AIDS was a new and frightening epidemic disease when activists set up a booth at the Minnesota State Fair to educate people about the disease. This 1987 MPR report captures fairgoers' reactions.

New AIDS approach disrupts patient's DNA
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:20:47 GMT
A double helix is seen in an illustration. A California biotechnology company says it will start human testing of a new approach to treating the AIDS virus that involves deliberately damaging the patient's DNA.

Shawn Lang Honored at AIDS Project New Haven Gala
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:56:22 GMT
Hartford - AIDS Project New Haven will honor Shawn Lang with the Alvin Novick Memorial Leadership Award at their annual gala, this year with a Denim to Diamonds theme, on Saturday, October 2, 2010 in the Michael J. Adanti Student Center Ballroom at Southern Connecticut State University.

Pepsi challenge: HIV/AIDS activists compete for $50,000
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:32:04 GMT
Married HIV/AIDS activists Shawn Decker and Gwenn Barringer are hoping to win a Pepsi sponsored $50,000 grant to take their safe sex presentation on the road to 50,000 teens in all 50 states. As detailed in a 2006 Hook cover story , Decker is a hemophiliac who contracted the virus from a childhood blood transfusion. He is the author of My Pet Virus , a memoir detailing his unlikely and often ...

Commitments to global HIV/AIDS programs falter for 'first time in 15 years,' UNAIDS chief says
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:57:52 GMT
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe "said Thursday that global contributions to fighting [HIV/AIDS] are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times," Agence France-Presse reports.

In brief: AIDS walk signup is under way
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:19:42 GMT
In brief: AIDS walk signup is under way

Yemeni armed tribesmen loot UNICEF aids convey
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:24:14 GMT
A group of Yemeni armed tribesmen looted four trucks carrying UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) aids for the internally displaced people (IDP) in the northern province of Saada, which witnessed long sporadic war between the government and Houthi rebels in the past six years, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.

Results in HIV/AIDS fight, says BCL Mine
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:33:57 GMT
SELEBI-PHIKWE: Streamlining HIV and AIDS and adopting a holistic wellness corporate strategy has helped increase awareness amoung employees and the community says BCL Mine general manager, Montwedi Mphathi.

Ghana impressed by India's AIDS control programme
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:32:31 GMT
New Delhi, Sep 3 : A ten-member delegation from Ghana visited India from August 20 to 28 to learn about the country's practices in HIV/AIDS prevention and control efforts and was particularly impressed with progress made by it in mapping and data collection, micro planning, and training of peer educators and health professionals.

Are HERVs An Answer To AIDS Mysteries?
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:28:51 GMT
Why is it so hard to isolate and purify human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? Why has no one been able to see, by electron microscopy, a single HIV particle in the blood of AIDS patients, even those who have a "high viral load"? Why does HIV seem to mutate with startling rapidity? AIDS researchers have not been able to come up with answers to these questions. HERVs human endogenous retroviruses ...

US, India share best practices to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:45 GMT
India and the United States joined forces to showcase the strengths of India's HIV/AIDS prevention and control program for a delegation from Ghana, a real-life example of the bilateral partnership on global issues.

US, India to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:09:14 GMT
New Delhi , Sept 3 : India and the United States have joined forces to showcase strengths of India's HIV/AIDS prevention and control program for a delegation from Ghana, a real-life example of Indo-US bilateral partnership on global issues.

AHF proposes innovative solution to resolve AIDS drug crisis in Florida
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:27:22 GMT
As the State of Florida grapples with a budget shortfall that is crippling its AIDS Drug Assistance Program and forcing the state to place more than 1,300 low-income Floridians on waiting lists to access lifesaving AIDS medications, AIDS Healthcare Foundation has proposed an innovative solution to state health officials and seven leading AIDS drug companies that would create a public/private ...

US, India share best practices to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:56:11 GMT
New Delhi, Sep.3 : India and the United States joined forces to showcase the strengths of India's HIV/AIDS prevention and control program for a delegation from Ghana, a real-life example of the bilateral partnership on global issues.

In brief: Spokane AIDS Walk registration under way
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:22:03 GMT
In brief: Spokane AIDS Walk registration under way

In brief: Spokane AIDS Walk registration open
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:19:22 GMT
In brief: Spokane AIDS Walk registration open

Walk for Life to raise money for AIDS committee
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:45:59 GMT
The AIDS Committee of North Bay and Area is holding its Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life Sept. 11 at Lee Park. Registration starts at noon and the walk begins an hour later, from Lee Park to Memorial Drive and the Association of Canadian Travellers shelter and returning to the park.[...]

AIDS Calgary Presents the 2010 Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:01:15 GMT
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 1, 2010) - Editors Note: There are 2 photos included with this Press Release.

AIDS activists file complaint against Larry Flynt
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:41:05 GMT
An AIDS activist group filed a workplace safety complaint against Larry Flynt on Thursday, accusing the porn king of creating an unsafe environment for his stable of sex stars by not requiring they use condoms.

AIDS remains health threat
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:15:32 GMT
If you heard the word AIDS in 1985, you thought of death.

Global Fund helps others, but keeps us safe as well
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:28:17 GMT
In 2008, AIDS claimed 2 million lives. Another 1.8 million died of tuberculosis. Malaria killed a million more.

Cash support for Aids fight 'beginning to falter'
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:10:21 GMT
The chief of the UNAids agency says that global contributions to fighting the Aids pandemic are dropping off for the first time in 15 years.

Arrested man faces AIDS charge
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:20:10 GMT
THIBODAUX — A south Lafourche man is accused of telling Lafourche sheriff's deputies he hoped he had infected them with AIDS after they took him to jail on domestic-abuse, drunk driving and assault charges, Sgt. Lesley Hill said Tuesday.

Valenzuela aids victims of fire in Navotas
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:05:46 GMT
Answering the call to help 7,000 victims of a fire in the neighboring city of Navotas, Valenzuela City Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian ordered the distribution of 1,500 sacks of rice and 1,500 packages of used clothing. Ahna Mejia, Valenzuela city's public information office (PIO), said this was the city government’s response to the Navotas City government’s call for donations for the victims of the ...

Chrysler deal aids budget process
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:32:00 GMT
The settlement with Chrysler over the assessed value of personal property taxes has changed the area financial landscape as local taxing units finalize the 2011 budgets.

Call To Increase Funding To Combat HIV/AIDS
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:14:15 GMT
The head of the UN Programme on HIV/AIDS has reiterated the need for the international community to provide an extra $10 billion to help countries achieve their targets for making AIDS prevention, treatment and care programmes universally available.

Art sale aids autism cause:Fundraiser at Waterford Township jewelry store features 12-year-old’s paintings, wood ...
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:54:56 GMT
Ronnie’s Jewelers in Waterford Township will hold a fundraiser  Saturday, Sept. 11, to benefit charities that help children with autism and their families.

UN urges nations to increase HIV/AIDS funding
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:33:11 GMT
New York, Sep 2 : The head of the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS has reiterated the need for the international community to provide an additional $10 billion to help countries achieve their targets for making AIDS prevention, treatment and care programmes universally available.

Daylong Challenge on Twitter Yields New Supporters for AIDS Group—and $500
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:38:57 GMT
Think Twitter can't get you donations? Think again. The goal was 2,000 followers by the end of August. The Boulder County AIDS Project topped that goal with 2,150 followers for its Twitter account at @BoulderAIDS —thanks to an out-of-nowhere challenge from a Portland, Ore., donor who offered to give the Colorado charity $500 if it could recruit 2,100 followers.

UN to support Mizoram in dealing with HIV/AIDS
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:30:38 GMT
The United Nations (UN) will support Mizoram in prevention of HIV/AIDS and in management of prisons in the northeastern state, an official said here Thursday.

Voting machine aids visually impaired
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:19:42 GMT
MT. VERNON — Members of the New Vision Blind and Low Vision Support Group learned how their vote can count in every election.

Father seeks China AIDS activist's release
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:14:52 GMT
A Chinese AIDS activist jailed after a run-in with a hospital administrator is in poor health but has vowed to keep fighting for compensation after being infected by tainted blood during a childhood transfusion, his father said Monday.

Arrested man accused of threatening officers with giving them AIDS
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:55:22 GMT
THIBODAUX — A south Lafourche man is accused of telling Lafourche sheriff's deputies he hoped he had infected them with AIDS after they took him to jail on domestic-abuse, drunk driving and assault charges, Sgt. Lesley Hill said Tuesday. Whether Reggie Guilbeau, 37, 221 Chester St., Larose, actually has AIDS is unknown. Deputies took him “at his word” and charged him with a crime, Hill said. A ...

African Pastor: 'Jesus Was An Aids Victim'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:14:49 GMT
A South African pastor has caused outrage by preaching a sermon entitled "Jesus was HIV positive".

UN to support Mizoram in dealing with HIV/AIDS
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:32:24 GMT
Aizawl, Sep 2 : The United Nations (UN) will support Mizoram in prevention of HIV/AIDS and in management of prisons in the northeastern state, an official said here Thursday.

IRCM researchers pave the way for a better understanding of HIV infection and AIDS
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:32:19 GMT
Dr. Eric A. Cohen, director of the human retrovirology research unit at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal, and his team published yesterday, in the online open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, the results of their most recent research on the role of the Vpr protein in HIV infection and AIDS.

Settlement Reached In AIDS Suit
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:47:33 GMT
LITTLE ROCK - Parties announced a settlement Wednesday in a lawsuit filed last year against a North Little Rock assisted-living center that allegedly evicted a 75-year-old man from the facility because he had the virus that causes AIDS.

Russia and AIDS: The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:36:18 GMT
Women’s rights are high on the international agenda as the world moves towards a more egalitarian model, finally creating and respecting gender equality and the empowerment of women.

AHF Offers Solution to End Florida's AIDS Drug Waiting List
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:33:00 GMT
FT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----As the State of Florida grapples with a budget shortfall that is crippling its AIDS Drug Assistance Program and forcing the state to place more than 1,300 low-income Floridians on waiting lists to access lifesaving AIDS medications, AIDS Healthcare Foundation has proposed an innovative solution to state health officials and seven leading AIDS drug companies that would ...

Oakland Raiders' Bart Scott aids defense with versatility
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:57:56 GMT
Defender's ability at LB/DE may allow Raiders to use 3-4

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