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Recent advances make cervical cancer control in developing world feasible for first time

Recent advances in cervical cancer prevention mean that controlling the disease in developing countries is becoming feasible for the first time, experts say.

28 Aug 2008

HIV rate in New York 3 times the national average

Health officials in New York say the city's rate of HIV infection is three times higher than the national rate.

28 Aug 2008

Uganda's Makerere University receives AMANET grant for malaria vaccine trial

The College of Health Sciences at Uganda's Makerere University will receive a grant from the African Malaria Network Trust to begin trials of the malaria vaccine candidate GMZ2 in Uganda's Iganga and Mayuge districts, Wen Kilama, managing trustee of AMANET, said Monday at the opening of the sixth Basic Research Ethics Workshop for African Ethics Committees, the New Vision reports.

28 Aug 2008

Malawi reduces AIDS-related deaths with increased access to no-cost antiretrovirals

Increased access to no-cost antiretroviral drugs has contributed to a 75% decrease in AIDS-related deaths in Malawi in the last four years, a senior government official said Monday, Reuters reports.

28 Aug 2008

Increasing number of HIV cases recorded in Philippines

The number of HIV/AIDS cases recorded in the Philippines is increasing, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said on Tuesday, adding that the prevalence of the disease in the country remains low, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.

28 Aug 2008

Human rights should be focus of efforts to fight HIV/AIDS worldwide, editorial says

The U.S. should shift its policy on fighting HIV/AIDS to a "fight for basic human equality, providing a basis for more realistic outreach," a Daytona Beach News Journal editorial says.

28 Aug 2008

Coalition calls on Presidential candidates to develop national HIV/AIDS strategy

A coalition of more than 30 HIV/AIDS advocacy groups representing minority communities in the U.S. has called on presidential candidates Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to develop a comprehensive national strategy to fight HIV/AIDS, VOA News reports.

28 Aug 2008

New York Health Department to decide soon whether Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS should be moved into managed care plans

The New York State Department of Health in the next few weeks is expected to issue a final decision on whether to switch Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS from fee-for-service plans to managed care plans, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports (AP/Long Island Newsday, 8/24).

26 Aug 2008

City funding reaches needle-exchange programs in Washington, D.C.

Funding for needle-exchange programs in Washington, D.C., is beginning to reach groups that run the programs eight months after Congress lifted a ban of city funding for needle-exchange programs, but it is unclear how effective the increased funding will be at reducing the spread of HIV in the district, the AP/Washington Times reports (Westley, AP/Washington Times, 8/24).

26 Aug 2008

HIV-positive renters in New York City leaving homes because of foreclosures, New York Times reports

At least 50 HIV-positive renters in New York City have notified city housing organizations in the past few months that they had to leave their homes or have been evicted because of foreclosures and that they are having difficulty finding new homes, the New York Times reports.

26 Aug 2008

Population Services International HIV/AIDS program reaches out to prisoners in Mexico

Population Services International has created HIV/AIDS awareness programs inside five Mexican prisons to address myths surrounding the disease and prevent its spread, the New York Times reports.

26 Aug 2008

Ottawa Citizen examines campaign aimed at changing behavior in Uganda to fight HIV/AIDS

The Ottawa Citizen on Sunday examined a campaign in Uganda aimed at stopping unsafe sexual behavior -- particularly among young women and older men -- that is contributing the spread of HIV in the country.

26 Aug 2008

Stamford, Conn., officials concerned about HIV/AIDS among Hispanics

HIV/AIDS advocates in Stamford, Conn., are expressing concern about HIV/AIDS cases among Hispanics and how to effectively target outreach efforts toward the community, the Stamford Advocate reports.

26 Aug 2008

Thai prison successfully treats 110 tuberculosis patients, challenges remain

A prison clinic in Thailand's Nong Khai province successfully has treated 110 inmates with tuberculosis following a six-month treatment course, but the disease remains a serious health challenge in prisons throughout Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports.

26 Aug 2008

HIV-positive women in Swaziland protest Royal Family's use of funds

More than 1,500 mostly HIV-positive women on Thursday protested against a foreign shopping trip taken by eight of King Mswati's 13 wives in what appeared to be the first demonstration in the country by HIV-positive people questioning how money should be spent, AFP/Khaleej Times reports.

26 Aug 2008

HIV/AIDS awareness efforts face difficulties in northern Kenya, health workers, advocates say

Some health workers and advocates in Kenya's North Eastern Province recently said that HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns face difficulties in the region because of its remote location and culture, IRIN/PlusNews reports.

26 Aug 2008

Namibia to launch program that will address HIV/AIDS among workers at sea

A program that will provide employees in Namibia who work at sea with information on HIV/AIDS and focus on antiretroviral treatment is in an advanced stage of development, the New Era/AllAfrica.com reports.

26 Aug 2008

HIV/AIDS groups express concern about potential for new antiretroviral advertising to 'scare off' patients

The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined a new trend for drugmakers marketing HIV/AIDS treatments to release ads that "tak[e] aim at rival HIV drugs, hinting at side effects and other drawbacks."

26 Aug 2008

Aggressive treatment regimens can successfully treat XDR-TB, MDR-TB

Aggressive treatment regimens successfully can treat nearly half of patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and can help prevent multi-drug resistant TB from developing into XDR-TB, according to a study conducted in prisons in Tomsk, Russia, and published Monday in the journal Lancet, Reuters reports. XDR-TB is resistant to the two most potent first-line treatments and at least two of the classes of second-line drugs.

26 Aug 2008

CDC to no longer fund advanced HIV/AIDS monitoring system in eight states and Puerto Rico

CDC on Friday announced that it will no longer fund an advanced HIV/AIDS monitoring system in eight states and Puerto Rico, the New York Times reports.

26 Aug 2008

HIV News and Research

Recent advances make cervical cancer control in developing world feasible for first time

HIV rate in New York 3 times the national average

Uganda's Makerere University receives AMANET grant for malaria vaccine trial

Malawi reduces AIDS-related deaths with increased access to no-cost antiretrovirals

Increasing number of HIV cases recorded in Philippines

Human rights should be focus of efforts to fight HIV/AIDS worldwide, editorial says

Coalition calls on Presidential candidates to develop national HIV/AIDS strategy

New York Health Department to decide soon whether Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS should be moved into managed care plans

City funding reaches needle-exchange programs in Washington, D.C.

HIV-positive renters in New York City leaving homes because of foreclosures, New York Times reports

Population Services International HIV/AIDS program reaches out to prisoners in Mexico

Ottawa Citizen examines campaign aimed at changing behavior in Uganda to fight HIV/AIDS

Stamford, Conn., officials concerned about HIV/AIDS among Hispanics

Thai prison successfully treats 110 tuberculosis patients, challenges remain

HIV-positive women in Swaziland protest Royal Family's use of funds

HIV/AIDS awareness efforts face difficulties in northern Kenya, health workers, advocates say

Namibia to launch program that will address HIV/AIDS among workers at sea

HIV/AIDS groups express concern about potential for new antiretroviral advertising to 'scare off' patients

Aggressive treatment regimens can successfully treat XDR-TB, MDR-TB

CDC to no longer fund advanced HIV/AIDS monitoring system in eight states and Puerto Rico

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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