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TBTC to receive more than $90 million to develop effective tuberculosis treatments

The Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC) strives to conduct research about the diagnosis, medical treatment, and prevention of tuberculosis (TB) infection and disease. The network is composed of a partnership of clinical investigators from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public health departments from different countries, as well as medical and pharmaceutical institutions.

10 Feb 2010

Loyola University Chicago offers new research-intensive program for healthcare industry

Registration is underway for Loyola University Chicago's new infectious disease & immunology master's degree program that will prepare graduates for challenging health-related positions in government, research and private industry.

10 Feb 2010

CQ examines concerns over Obama's FY2011 global health budget

Congressional Quarterly examines concerns among health advocates and international development experts about what President Obama's FY 2011 budget request might mean to U.S. commitments to particular diseases abroad, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

9 Feb 2010

CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien to host Latino Commission on AIDS’s annual benefit gala

Soledad O’Brien, CNN’s celebrated anchor and special correspondent, will host the Latino Commission on AIDS’s annual benefit gala – Cielo Latino – to be held Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Cipriani Wall Street, Guillermo Chacon, president of the Commission, announced today.

9 Feb 2010

Risk of missed doses underestimated, effective guidance programmes needed

Many patients with chronic conditions do not take as much of their medication as they should. As a result, the effectiveness of the treatment is often suboptimal, and it also becomes more expensive. Until now, the extent to which the guidance of patients could be improved to promote the correct use of medication had been unclear.

9 Feb 2010

GeoVax Labs provides updates on HIV-1 vaccine trials

GeoVax Labs, Inc., an Atlanta-based, biopharmaceutical company developing human vaccines for diseases caused by HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other infectious agents, today provided an update on its vaccine trials progress.

9 Feb 2010

Study indicates women receiving antiretroviral therapy are more likely to become pregnant

In PLoS Medicine this week a study conducted in a multi-country HIV treatment program in sub-Saharan Africa has found that pregnancy rates increase in HIV-infected women after they start antiretroviral therapy (ART).

9 Feb 2010

HHS Secretary releases statement on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

On Sunday, February 7, the country will commemorate the tenth annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. It’s a day that reminds us that HIV/AIDS is still a public health crisis in the US. And it’s a day when communities and organizations across the country come together to recognize the impact this disease has had on the African American community.

8 Feb 2010

Breakthrough discovery could help in developing a broad spectrum of antiviral drugs

Within a virus's tiny exterior is a store of energy waiting to be unleashed. When the virus encounters a host cell, this pent-up energy is released, propelling the viral DNA into the cell and turning it into a virus factory.

6 Feb 2010

Recent releases in Global Health

A Lancet study examines childbirth practices and the relationship between these practices and maternal and perinatal outcomes in nine Asian countries, as assessed by a WHO global survey. Based on the analysis of over 107,000 deliveries, the authors conclude, "To improve maternal and perinatal outcomes, caesarean section should be done only when there is a medical indication" (Lumbiganon et al., 2/6). These findings "should help us to prioritise our strategies to reduce unnecessary interventions in childbirth," write the authors of a Lancet comment.

5 Feb 2010

New ICD-9-CM database provides FDA-approved and off-label uses for therapeutic drugs

A recently released Drug Diagnosis Coding database from RJ Health Systems provides accurate FDA-approved and Compendia-listed off-label uses for therapeutic classes such as Oncology, Anti-Emetics, Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents and Multiple Sclerosis Agents. The

5 Feb 2010

GAA commends Congress for introducing I-VAWA legislation; appeals for swift passage

The Global AIDS Alliance (GAA) commends the bi-partisan congressional leadership that it has taken to introduce the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) today. Violence against women has a major impact on the ability of women and girls to access healthcare globally.

5 Feb 2010

U.S. lawmakers introduce resolution condemning Uganda's anti-gay bill

U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a congressional resolution condemning an anti-gay bill before Uganda's parliament, "calling it an attack on human rights and an obstacle to battling HIV/AIDS," Agence France-Presse reports.

5 Feb 2010

Relationship between HIV-infected children and their caregivers is crucial for child’s development

A new study of children in Ukraine has found that for the growing number of HIV-infected children, the quality of care and the relationship between children and their caregivers play an important role in their development.

5 Feb 2010

Merck announces $1.5M funding commitment over three years to BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

Today, Merck is pleased to announce its $1.5 million funding commitment over three years to the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) in support of its research program entitled "Seek and Treat for Optimal Prevention of HIV/AIDS", known as the "seek & treat" program, which will expand HIV treatment and care for hard-to-reach residents in Prince George and Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

5 Feb 2010

New discovery lays foundation for development of new anti-HIV drugs

A team of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has identified two compounds that act on novel binding sites for an enzyme used by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS.

4 Feb 2010

New African Union chair's focus to include food security; First Ladies discuss HIV/AIDS

The African Union (AU) Summit concluded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Tuesday with newly elected AU chairman Bingu Wa Mutharika, of Malawi, encouraging African leaders to make agriculture and food security a top priority, Angola Press reports (2/2).

4 Feb 2010

NPR examines Obama administration's global family planning policies

NPR's "Morning Edition" examines how global family planning fits into the Obama administration's global health policy. "The administration has already restored funding for the United Nations Population ... Fund, which for eight years received no U.S. support. And in his first week, President Obama lifted an executive order that existed in the Reagan and Bush administrations that prohibited U.S.-funded programs from providing information about abortion services," according to NPR.

4 Feb 2010

Penn Medicine experts available to offer medical insight and commentary during 2010 Winter Olympics

Experts from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are available to offer expert medical insight and commentary during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver on issues ranging from the effects of performance enhancing drugs to concerns about the spread of novel H1N1, head trauma and more.

3 Feb 2010

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour schedules four days of testing events in Dallas/Ft. Worth

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour, a six-month, 48-state national cross-country HIV testing tour, will ride into Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, for four days of testing events. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will join Commissioner Marti VanRavenswaay (Precinct 2) at a press conference Tuesday, February 2nd, at 2:00 p.m. at the Tarrant County Precinct 2 office - 700 E. Abrams St., Suite #304, Arlington, TX 76010-1239 to announce the arrival of the mobile unit and to promote testing in the days leading up to National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Sunday, February 7th).

3 Feb 2010

HIV 1 News and Research

TBTC to receive more than $90 million to develop effective tuberculosis treatments

Loyola University Chicago offers new research-intensive program for healthcare industry

CQ examines concerns over Obama's FY2011 global health budget

CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien to host Latino Commission on AIDS’s annual benefit gala

Risk of missed doses underestimated, effective guidance programmes needed

GeoVax Labs provides updates on HIV-1 vaccine trials

Study indicates women receiving antiretroviral therapy are more likely to become pregnant

HHS Secretary releases statement on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Breakthrough discovery could help in developing a broad spectrum of antiviral drugs

Recent releases in Global Health

New ICD-9-CM database provides FDA-approved and off-label uses for therapeutic drugs

GAA commends Congress for introducing I-VAWA legislation; appeals for swift passage

U.S. lawmakers introduce resolution condemning Uganda's anti-gay bill

Relationship between HIV-infected children and their caregivers is crucial for child’s development

Merck announces $1.5M funding commitment over three years to BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

New discovery lays foundation for development of new anti-HIV drugs

New African Union chair's focus to include food security; First Ladies discuss HIV/AIDS

NPR examines Obama administration's global family planning policies

Penn Medicine experts available to offer medical insight and commentary during 2010 Winter Olympics

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour schedules four days of testing events in Dallas/Ft. Worth

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