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New York Times examines debate over U.S. global health spending priorities

The New York Times examines the "debate over whether the United States and other rich nations spend too much on AIDS, which requires lifelong medications, compared with diarrhea and the other leading killer of children, pneumonia, both of which can be treated inexpensively."

30 Oct 2009

Researchers report an epidemic of sexually-transmitted HCV infection among HIV-infected men in NY City

Researchers in New York City are reporting their work uncovering a new epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) who have HIV infection.

30 Oct 2009

130 million children to be immunised against pneumonia

Marking the first international World Pneumonia Day on 2 November, the GAVI Alliance plans to immunise 130 million children in poor countries against pneumonia, the world's leading child killer.

30 Oct 2009

Patients on immunosuppressant medication can receive H1N1 vaccine in the form of shots

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have classified all children, 6-months to 24-years, one of the high risk groups for contracting the H1N1 (swine) flu, and recommend this population receive the H1N1 vaccine for immunity against the disease.

30 Oct 2009

BioScrip reports revenues of $333.5 million for the third quarter of 2009

BioScrip, Inc. today announced third quarter net income of $5.7 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, on revenues of $333.5 million. These results compare to net income of $1.4 million, or $0.04 per share, on revenues of $359.4 million for the third quarter of 2008. Third quarter 2009 EBITDAO was $8.9 million compared to $5.3 million for the same period a year ago.

30 Oct 2009

Mobile phones on the verge of becoming powerful tools

Computer scientists at the University of Washington have used Android, the open-source mobile operating system championed by Google, to turn a cell phone into a versatile data-collection device. Organizations that want a fully customizable way to, say, snap pictures of a deforested area, add the location coordinates and instantly submit that information to a global environmental database now have a flexible and free way to do it.

30 Oct 2009

UCSF scientists receive grants to advance stem cell based strategies for diabetes and brain tumors

Two teams of UCSF scientists have received grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to advance their stem cell based strategies for treating diabetes and brain tumors.

30 Oct 2009

NIH awards $75 million to establish medical research consortium to combat health disparities

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $75 million to Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and three other historically black institutions to establish a medical research consortium to combat health disparities in minority and underserved populations.

30 Oct 2009

Antiviral protein produced by immune system can tame HIV and other viruses, show researchers

Researchers have shown how an antiviral protein produced by the immune system, dubbed tetherin, tames HIV and other viruses by literally putting them on a leash, to prevent their escape from infected cells.

30 Oct 2009

Regional HIV/AIDS conference opens in Russia

A regional conference kicked off Wednesday in Moscow with experts calling on Russian authorities to change their approach to preventing the spread of HIV among injection drug users [IDUs], Deutsche Presse-Agentur/M&C reports (10/28).

30 Oct 2009

Five-year program aimed at preventing future pandemic diseases awarded to DAI

DAI has been awarded a five-year program aimed at preventing future pandemics such as HIV/AIDS and H1N1.

30 Oct 2009

Study seeks to debunk myths about HIV-infection among black women

NPR explores the reasons for the high rates of HIV/AIDS infection among black women: "African-Americans, who only make up 1+2 percent of the U.S. population, account for nearly half of those living with HIV. More specifically, black women represent 61 percent of the new HIV cases among all women.

30 Oct 2009

New center to provide variety of medical services for people in and around Skid Row opened

The Weingart Center Association, JWCH Institute and the County of Los Angeles announced today the opening of the Center for Community Health Downtown Los Angeles, a state-of-the-art medical facility that provides integrated care to the more than 18,000 homeless and low-income people in and around Skid Row.

30 Oct 2009

UNFPA maternal health conferences wrap up

Two United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) conferences this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, gathered "international policymakers, government ministers, and lawmakers" to address the half a million maternal deaths annually, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports. Although the U.N. "hopes to reduce maternal mortality by three quarters between 1990 and 2015," this Millennium Development Goal target "has seen the least progress in recent years," the news organization writes.

29 Oct 2009

USC to develop stem cell-based treatment for age-related macular degeneration with CIRM grant

Physician-researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) received a nearly $16 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to fund the development of a stem cell-based treatment for age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among the elderly.

29 Oct 2009

Black AIDS Institute and CDC leaders finalize grant details for African American HIV University

Leaders from the Black AIDS Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) met recently to finalize the details of a four and one-half year grant to fund the Institute's African American HIV University (AAHU) Community Mobilization College.

29 Oct 2009

Roger Tung to receive 2009 Mass High Tech All Star award for his contributions to pharmaceutical industry

Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Roger Tung, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, has been named a 2009 Mass High Tech All Star for his contributions to the pharmaceutical industry.

29 Oct 2009

Sangamo BioSciences awarded a grant to develop zinc finger nuclease-based stem cell therapy for AIDS

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced today that the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has granted a $14.5 million Disease Team Research Award to develop an AIDS-related lymphoma therapy based on the application of its zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) gene-editing technology in stem cells.

29 Oct 2009

USC researchers receive grant to develop stem cell-based treatment for age-related macular degeneration

29 Oct 2009

CCO HIV inPractice to provide critical information for the management of HIV/AIDS launched

Clinical Care Options (CCO), a leader in the development of innovative online, print, and live medical education programs and medical education technologies for healthcare professionals, announced the launch of CCO HIV inPractice, a new, free, online point-of-care resource for clinicians that provides critical information for the management of HIV/AIDS.

29 Oct 2009

HIV News and Research

New York Times examines debate over U.S. global health spending priorities

Researchers report an epidemic of sexually-transmitted HCV infection among HIV-infected men in NY City

130 million children to be immunised against pneumonia

Patients on immunosuppressant medication can receive H1N1 vaccine in the form of shots

BioScrip reports revenues of $333.5 million for the third quarter of 2009

Mobile phones on the verge of becoming powerful tools

UCSF scientists receive grants to advance stem cell based strategies for diabetes and brain tumors

NIH awards $75 million to establish medical research consortium to combat health disparities

Antiviral protein produced by immune system can tame HIV and other viruses, show researchers

Regional HIV/AIDS conference opens in Russia

Five-year program aimed at preventing future pandemic diseases awarded to DAI

Study seeks to debunk myths about HIV-infection among black women

New center to provide variety of medical services for people in and around Skid Row opened

UNFPA maternal health conferences wrap up

USC to develop stem cell-based treatment for age-related macular degeneration with CIRM grant

Black AIDS Institute and CDC leaders finalize grant details for African American HIV University

Roger Tung to receive 2009 Mass High Tech All Star award for his contributions to pharmaceutical industry

Sangamo BioSciences awarded a grant to develop zinc finger nuclease-based stem cell therapy for AIDS

USC researchers receive grant to develop stem cell-based treatment for age-related macular degeneration

CCO HIV inPractice to provide critical information for the management of HIV/AIDS launched

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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