Better chance for HIV patients to reach undetectable viral load
Today's positive opinion by the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of Tibotec's boosted protease inhibitor darunavir is good news for HIV treatment-experienced patients facing drug ...Comment
topix.net Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:34:20 GMT

Angola: Uige - NGO Launches Awareness Campaign On HIV/Aids - AllAfrica.com
Angola: Uige - NGO Launches Awareness Campaign On HIV/AidsAllAfrica.com, Washington - 10 hours agoUíAn Angolan NGO Saving Association of People (ASASP) has been carrying out, since October 2006, awareness campaign against HIV/AIDS and other sexually ...
Google News Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:00:00 GMT

Ukraine To Establish National HIV/AIDS, TB Coordinating Council
The Ukrainian government recently adopted a resolution to establish a national HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis coordinating council, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Tabachnik announced on Monday, ITAR-TASS reports. According to Tabachnik, the resolution requires all regional administrations in the country to encourage the creation of local HIV/AIDS and TB coordinating councils.
Medicalnewstoday.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:00:00 PST

Poor Implementation Of Laws Controlling Sale Of Prescription Drugs Increasing Injection Drug Use, Spread Of HIV In India, HIV/AIDS Advocates Say
Poor implementation of laws that control the sale of prescription drugs in India is increasing injection drug use and fueling the spread of HIV in the country, HIV/AIDS advocates said Monday, the AP/Yahoo! India News reports (AP/Yahoo! India News, 12/11).
Medicalnewstoday.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:00:00 PST

Off-label Prescriptions: Do We Need More Restraint or More Evidence?
Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director of the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, tells us about concerns of off-label prescriptions. Medscape General Medicine
Medscape Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST

Reader's Response and Author's Reply to ''Our Patients Are Sicker -- Posting Grades on the Classroom, Office, or Hospital Door''
A reader responds to "Our Patients Are Sicker -- Posting Grades on the Classroom, Office, or Hopital Door" and Dr. Leob's response. Medscape General Medicine
Medscape Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST

Uganda: Male Circumcision Reduces Risk of Acquiring HIV/Aids - AllAfrica.com
HealthNews-Stats (press release)Uganda: Male Circumcision Reduces Risk of Acquiring HIV/AidsAllAfrica.com, Washington - 17 hours agoAN international study has confirmed that medically performed circumcision significantly reduces a man's risk of acquiring HIV/Aids through heterosexual ... S. Africa's AIDS policy makers may consider circumcision plan People's Daily OnlineFuture of Southern Africa Hinges on Fighting HIV/AIDS Pandemic, UN ... Kaiser network.orgUN agencies comment on HIV/AIDS-male circumcision findings AngolaPressIvanhoe - Ars Technicaall 520 news articles
Google News Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:17:00 GMT

South Carolina To Receive More Ryan White Funding Under Reauthorization; Maryland Could Lose Some HIV/AIDS Funding
South Carolina is scheduled to receive an increase in federal funding for HIV/AIDS treatment programs after the passage of a compromise bill (HR 6143) that would reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act, which provides funding for HIV/AIDS programs in the U.S., the
Medicalnewstoday.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:00:00 PST

CHALLENGES 2006-2007: Lesotho Edging Towards Education MDG
MASERU, Dec 15 (IPS) - Lineo* lost her father when she was about to start school and just after her unemployed mother had become blind. When friends of the 15-year-old went to their first classes in 1999, she had to cope with grief at the death of her father while also having to take care of her blind mother.
ispnews.net Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

/UPDATE*/KENYA: On the Move Towards Improved Health Care
KAJIADO, Southern Kenya, Dec 14 (IPS) - In the Mile 46 area of Kajiado in southern Kenya, roads are few and public health facilities sorely lacking. This creates several problems, not least with the immunisation of children against tuberculosis, polio and measles.
ispnews.net Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

AFRICA: A Continent of Orphans
LISBON, Dec 13 (IPS) - War, AIDS, malaria, cholera and famine have gradually turned Africa into a continent full of orphaned children and teenagers.
ispnews.net Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Uganda: Let Us Promote ABC
Circumcision is not a magic bullet to shoot down HIV/AIDS, Kevin de Cock, head of the World Health Organisation's HIV/Aids department has warned.
allafrica.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Uganda: Lack of $600 million for HIV/Aids Worries Experts
AN estimated $600m (sh1trillion) is required for treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS in Uganda over the next five years.
allafrica.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Uganda: Rural Community-Based Organisations Form Network
A network of Community- Based Organisations has been set up to promote health communication on HIV/AIDS, malaria and safe water to help communities make informed choices about their health.
allafrica.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

A ''Molecular Condom'' - A New Way to Deliver Anti-HIV Meds
University of Utah researcher Patrick Kiser is in the early stages of testing a new vaginal gel that if approved would halt HIV before it had a chance to enter...
About Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

It's Not Too Late - Get the Flu Shot
The New Year is approaching and we are starting to see outbreaks of this year's flu. Even though the vaccine has been out since October, it's not too late to...
About Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Dating and Relationships when HIV Positive
In this day and age, getting out and meeting new people is hard enough. So one can imagine how difficult it is the first time you set out to meet...
About Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Circumcision Halves H.I.V. Risk, U.S. Agency Finds
Circumcision appears to reduce a man?s risk of contracting AIDS from heterosexual sex by half, USofficials said yesterday, and the directors of the two largest fundsfor fighting the disease said they would consider paying forcircumcisions in high-risk countries.
Bioethics.net Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST

Combination of Tenofovir and Lamivudine Versus Tenofovir after Lamivudine Failure for Therapy of Hepatitis B in HIV-coinfection
How does HBV monotherapy vs dual therapy compare among HIV-coinfected patients who failed 3TC? AIDS
Medscape Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST

Circumcision found to lower HIV risk
Circumcision reduces the risk of HIV infection by half, according to a new study conducted among nearly 8,000 adult males in Kenya and Uganda, researchers reported Wednesday.Comment
topix.net Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:46:52 GMT

New AIDS funds may help bring transportation to rural patients
Patients living with HIV/AIDS in rural parts of the country often find themselves struggling not only with their health problems, but also with finding ways to travel for medical help located miles away in ...Comment
topix.net Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:29:34 GMT

AIDS Research Backs Healthcare Workers Jailed in Libya
A genetic analysis of the AIDS virus in Libyan children appears toexonerate a Palestinian physician and five Bulgarian nurses accused ofdeliberately injecting 426 children with HIV at a Benghazi hospital in1998, researchers reported today.
Bioethics.net Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:12:36 EST

Pain Management
Title: Pain ManagementCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/7/2006Last Editorial Review: 12/7/2006
MedicineNet Thu, 7 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PDT

New evidence in Libyan HIV trial
New and compelling scientific evidence has emerged in support of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of infecting children with HIV
NewScientist.com Wed, 6 Dec 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Chinese AIDS Patients Win Damages
A group of Chinese people with AIDS are to receive more than 20m yuan ($2.5m) in compensation in a landmark case, state media has reported.
Bioethics.net Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:13:38 EST

Diabetes Treatment
Title: Diabetes TreatmentCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/5/2006Last Editorial Review: 12/5/2006
MedicineNet Tue, 5 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PDT

U.S. Blacks Seek Answers to AIDS Epidemic
Title: U.S. Blacks Seek Answers to AIDS EpidemicCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/2/2006 2:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/4/2006
medicinenet.com Mon, 4 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PDT

AIDS Deaths Rising Among Hispanic Americans
Title: AIDS Deaths Rising Among Hispanic AmericansCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/2/2006 2:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/4/2006
medicinenet.com Mon, 4 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PDT

U.S. Leaders Emphasize Partnership on World AIDS Day
On World AIDS Day, December 1, U.S. leaders called on every American to play a role in the fight against the global epidemic of HIV/AIDS. U.S. agencies leading the nation's campaign against the disease focus on "the promise of partnerships" on AIDS Day 2006, emphasizing the "critical role" that every individual can play, either as a professional involved in research and care or as a friend or family member of a person living with the HIV virus.
usinfo.state.gov Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:55:41 -0500

World AIDS Day 2006: Ideology Trumps Action as Epidemic Worsens
Governments Must Respect Rights to Advance AIDS Fight Twenty-five years after AIDS was first identified, programs to fight the disease continue to be undermined by conservative ideologies and moralistic approaches, Human Rights Watch said ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1.
Human Rights Watch Fri, 1 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST