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AIDS News : Child care, AIDS prevention hit
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:31:20 GMT
Gov. Quinn proposed $601 million in cuts to health and human services programs, including:‒ $76.1 million in child-care programs.‒ $104.6 million in programs for the developmentally disabled.‒ $1.9 million for domestic violence shelters.‒ $1.5 million for prostate cancer advertising campaigns.‒ $1.5 million for grants to prevent HIV/AIDS in African-American communities.‒ $1 million in grants for ...

AIDS News : E.Europe in spotlight at Vienna AIDS conference
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:11:47 GMT
AIDS 2010, the 18th International AIDS Conference being held in Vienna later this year, will focus on marginalised groups living with the disease, such as injecting drug users in Eastern Europe, organisers said Wednesday.

AIDS News : British Government, HIV/AIDS Advocates Warn Decreased Aid Budgets Could Lead To Reversals In HIV/AIDS Treatment Progress
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:30:16 GMT
Recent gains in the global fight against HIV/AIDS could be reversed as the global economic downturn pinches poor countries' budgets and donors show signs of backing away from their promise to provide universal access to AIDS treatment, the British government together with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned Tuesday, Reuters AlertNet reports...

Cabinet approves Aids plan
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:12:06 GMT
CAPE TOWN — Cabinet has approved the implementation plan to scale up the HIV/Aids prevention and treatment programme recently presented by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

New maps guide African truckers to AIDS clinics
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:04:17 GMT
African trucking routes, long known as pathways for spreading HIV across borders, have been drawn in new maps that also direct drivers to clinics that treat AIDS, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

TELLURIDE AIDS BENEFITTAB’s new man
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:44:42 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.

Preity Zinta to spread AIDS awareness via IPL
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:32:46 GMT
Bollywood actor Preity Zinta, who was Thursday appointed as the goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS in India, will create awareness against AIDS along with the members of her Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab.

Bazezuru, Polygamy And HIV/AIDS
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:28:15 GMT
As the world grapples with HIV/AIDS, the polygamous community of Bazezuru says it took heed when God warned it of the scourge and has thus been able to hold it at bay, reports Isaac Pinielo and Pini Botlhoko

DHH urges women to be tested to protect against HIV/AIDS
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:27:20 GMT
In observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals are encouraging women to be tested for HIV, the virus which causes AIDS.

28% of young Filipinos think AIDS curable
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:26:54 GMT
MANILA, Philippines - As many young Filipinos are misinformed about the fatal HIV and the full-blown AIDS, the Department of Education and Unicef have partnered to use a video to fight this ignorance, as well as the rising number of sexually transmitted infections (STI) cases.

Global Training Of HIV/AIDS Caregivers Assisted By Positive Prevention Toolkit
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:18:17 GMT
UCSF prevention experts have released the Positive Prevention Toolkit, a collection of resources designed to enable HIV/AIDS caregivers to provide prevention messages when interacting with HIV-positive patients. The goal is to help patients modify their behavior to reduce risk and decrease the spread of HIV. The toolkit, developed by the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, includes proven ...

Preity Zinta as UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador to create AIDS awareness
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:57:40 GMT
New Delhi, Mar 11 : Film actor Preity Zinta, who has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS, would use IPL cricket tournament to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS.

Rwanda : The Missing Link in Fighting HIV/Aids
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:37:32 GMT
Kigali — All people need to feel free, open up and talk about HIV/Aids as the best option of reducing its stigma and prevalence.

New Aids plan approved
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:35:00 GMT
Cabinet has approved the implementation plan to scale up the HIV and Aids prevention and treatment programme.

Preity Zinta to spread AIDS awareness via IPL
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:15 GMT
New Delhi, March 11: Bollywood actor Preity Zinta, who was Thursday appointed as the goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS in India, will create awareness against AIDS along with the members of her Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab.

Kelly Ripa Gets Low For Luda; Ludacris And Jamie Foxx Headline HIV/AIDS Campaign [Video]
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:46:36 GMT
Platinum recording artists and critically acclaimed actors Ludacris and Jamie Foxx are stepping up to combat the growing HIV/AIDs problem in the Black community.

Global AIDS epidemic remains serious
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:21:37 GMT
$ $Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) speaks at a news conference for the upcoming international AIDS conference in the International Center in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (Xinhua)$ $ Executive Director of the joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS) Michel Sidib said Wednesday in Vienna that the current ...

Global Aids Epidemic Remains Serious
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:18:20 GMT
VIENNA, March 11 (Bernama) -- Executive Director of the joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS (UNAIDS) Michel Sidib said Wednesday here that the current global AIDS epidemic is still very severe and the international community should pay sufficient attention on AIDS prevention and control.

Global AIDS epidemic remains serious (2)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:22:23 GMT
$ $Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, Antonio Maria Costa speaks at a news conference for the upcoming international AIDS conference in the International Center in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. (Xinhua)$ $ Executive Director of the Vienna-based UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Antonio Maria Costa, said drug consumption contributes ...

Life changing India trip prompts HIV/AIDS awareness campaign
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:37:54 GMT
Thursday, 8.35am - COMING face-to-face with the plight of children and families with HIV and AIDS in India has prompted a Horncastle man to raise awareness of this issue and encourage fundraising.

Free condoms can’t prevent rise in Trenton AIDS cases: 1 in 56 blacks
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:28:44 GMT
TRENTON — Local health organizations distributed free condoms along with other sexually transmitted disease fighters, but city residents continue to lose ground against HIV/AIDS.

AIDS quilt on display
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:21:44 GMT
Shepherd University student Brian Miller gazes Wednesday at one of several AIDS quilts on display in the Storer Ballroom on the Shepherdstown, W.Va., campus.

Group Raises Awareness About AIDS
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:49:09 GMT
A Houston AIDS prevention organization held a health fair Wednesday that coincided with National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

New local Tumaini Fund supports AIDS orphans and widows in Tanzania
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:49:00 GMT
SubmittedThe Tumaini Fund USA is a new charity that has been formed in Collier County. It is a spinoff of the original Tumaini Fund which was started in the British Isle of Guernsey through the efforts of Dr. Susan Wilson. The charity was founded to create a support system for the more than 200,000 Tanzanian widows and orphans who are hapless victims of AIDS in the region of Kagera.The charity ...

Dealing With HIV AIDS
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:28:58 GMT
When AIDS and HIV first became a problem, many people reacted in fear and didn't want any contact with an HIV positive person.

Task Force offers free HIV/AIDS testing
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:48:45 GMT
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Every 35 minutes, a woman tests positive for HIV in the United States. So to help raise awareness for HIV and AIDS, the South Mississippi AIDS Task Force (SMATF) visited Gulfport High School Wednesday.

Former Teacher Raises AIDS Awareness For Women
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:20:43 GMT
25 percent of new HIV and AIDS diagnosis in the U.S. are women and girls 13 years or older. One former Denver school teacher is hoping that sharing her story will prevent at least one person from going through the same painful journey.

DC Fights AIDS with Female Condom Drive
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:11:09 GMT
D.C. has one of the highest HIV/AIDS rates in the country, with 3 percent of all adults and adolescents affected. So, health officials are now pushing the female condom as a new weapon in the fight against the AIDS epidemic.

Prayer and AIDS: Sending a key message
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:46:28 GMT
It's no doubt that awareness and prevention are the surest weapons in preventing the spread of HIV and AIDS.

E.Europe in spotlight at Vienna AIDS conference
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:14:00 GMT
VIENNA (AFP) - AIDS 2010, the 18th International AIDS Conference being held in Vienna later this year, will focus on marginalised groups living with the disease, such as injecting drug users in Eastern Europe, organisers said Wednesday.

Deters: Workers gave kids sleep aids
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:33:37 GMT
Criminal charges have been filed against two women who had been under investigation for allegedly giving sleep aids to children at Covenant Apostolic Church Day Care, according to the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office.

Ray Romano and Friends Stand-Up for the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation A NIGHT OF COMEDY VIII Fundraising ...
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:26:21 GMT
Doris Roberts Hosts Annual Fundraiser Benefiting Children Affected by AIDS

National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:39:31 GMT
Today is National HIV-AIDS Awareness Day for women and girls.

AIDS Project of the Ozarks Hosts Women/Girls Awareness Event
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:01:20 GMT
Many girls and women don't consider themselves at risk for HIV/AIDS. But a local event tonight hopes to show that they are also vulnerable to the disease. KSMU's Chasity Mayes reports.

Global AIDS epidemic remains serious (4)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:22:43 GMT
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Global AIDS epidemic remains serious (3)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:22:33 GMT
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Planning under way for AIDS Walk
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:59:12 GMT
The HIV/AIDS Task Force of Western Illinois is planning changes to its 9th annual Red Ribbon Classic Run/Walk. This year the name has changed to AIDS Walk Galesburg, a move that will not only bring better attention to the cause, but align the group with the 70-plus national AIDS walks.

Ray Romano and Friends Stand-Up for the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation A NIGHT OF COMEDY VIII Fundraising ...
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:19:00 GMT
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - Ray Romano will headline the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation ( www.caaf.org ) A Night of Comedy VIII fundraising event at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 8:00 p.m . In its eighth year, the star-studded event will be hosted by Doris Roberts and will star Ray Romano, Dane Cook, Kevin Nealon ...

CBI aids Lalu in DA case
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:06:59 GMT
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Free Testing Marks HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:05:51 GMT
Sexually active women and girls can be tested for HIV/AIDS for free on Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

AIDS Care Gap Between Wealthy And Developing Countries Risks Becoming A Chasm
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:31:16 GMT
AIDS leaders gathering in London today face the daunting challenge of implementing new World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for earlier treatment with better AIDS drug cocktails at a time when donors are backing away from the promise of universal access, said Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The WHO recently released new treatment recommendations for people ...

March 10 -- Redoubling Our Efforts on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:36:30 GMT
Today, we commemorate the 5th annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.  Yesterday, I had the opportunity to participate in a briefing held by the National Alliance for State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) and the HHS Office on Women’s Health with important leaders in Congress.  The event highlighted how the domestic epidemic is affecting women and how much we need to ...

Global AIDS conference in Vienna to focus on Eastern Europe
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:15:16 GMT
Vienna - Rising HIV infections in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are one key issue to be discussed at this year's international AIDS conference in Vienna in July, organizers said Wednesday. The biennial event is set to draw 25,000 participants and i...

State HIV/AIDS Council leader to address church's Hats Luncheon
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:41:58 GMT
BAMBERG, S.C. — Mount Carmel United Methodist Church of Bamberg will present its second annual Hats Luncheon in observance of Women’s History Month and HIV/AIDS Awareness Day at noon Saturday, March 13.

Do needle-exchange programs really work?
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:26:24 GMT
Needle-exchange programs designed to cut injection drug users' risk of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and other infections do seem to reduce needle sharing, but there is only limited evidence that they lower disease transmission, a new research review concludes.

The MAC AIDS Fund, the DC Department of Health, the Female Health Company, Washington AIDS Partnership, and CVS ...
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT
The MAC AIDS Fund, the Female Health Company, CVS/pharmacy, Washington AIDS Partnership, and the DC Department of Health have announced an innovative partnership today in Washington, D.C., to provide increased access to, availability of and information about the new female condom, FC2. Â

Icon Software Aids Desktop Makeovers
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:06:05 GMT
The need to customize our workspace--to enliven it and make it our own--extends well beyond colorless cubicles and dreary desks; we also feel compelled to...

TELLURIDE AIDS BENEFIT In TAB, a lifeline for non-profits and patients
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:47:02 GMT
Thirty clothing racks up and down a 100 foot hallway in Mountain Village.

New high-tech tool aids searchers after avalanches
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:10:19 GMT
SNOHOMISH — Two new high-tech tools have been introduced in Snohomish County to help find people buried in an avalanche. Now rescuers can scour avalanche debris fields from SnoHawk 10, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office search-and-rescue helicopter.

Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:37:07 GMT
WASHINGTON – The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.

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