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U.S., British HIV/AIDS researchers pessimistic about prospects of vaccine, survey finds

Leading HIV/AIDS researchers in Britain and the U.S. are pessimistic about the prospects of developing an HIV vaccine following the recent failure of a Merck vaccine candidate, according to a survey conducted by London's Independent, the Independent reports (Connor/Green, Independent, 4/24).

26 Apr 2008

Iowa records 127 new HIV cases in 2007, highest number since 1998, health department report says

Iowa recorded 127 new HIV cases in 2007, a 12% increase from the 113 cases reported in 2006 and the highest number since the state began recording HIV/AIDS cases in 1998, according to a recently released Iowa Department of Public Health report, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports.

26 Apr 2008

Thai HIV/AIDS programs overlook children, UNICEF official says

Thailand's HIV/AIDS prevention and support programs have overlooked the needs of children living with or affected by the virus, Scott Barber, chief of UNICEF's HIV Section in the country's capital of Bangkok, said recently, IRIN News reports.

26 Apr 2008

Connecticut HIV/AIDS advocates, teenagers call for passage of bill that would provide grants for comprehensive sex education

HIV/AIDS advocates and teenagers from Healthy Teens Connecticut on Wednesday in Connecticut rallied at the state capitol and called on lawmakers to pass a bill that would provide $500,000 in state grants for comprehensive sex education, the Hartford Courant reports.

26 Apr 2008

Monitoring AIDS treatment by physical symptoms is effective

When millions of HIV-infected people in poor countries began receiving advanced drug therapies, critics worried that patient care would suffer because few high-tech laboratories were available to guide treatments.

24 Apr 2008

Drugs for HIV/AIDS, other diseases should be made more affordable, accessible, advocates say at intellectual property rights conference

Drugs for HIV/AIDS and other disease should be affordable and accessible to all people who need them, advocates from 15 countries who met recently in New Delhi to examine issues surrounding intellectual property rights said, the Hindustan Times reports.

24 Apr 2008

Pakistan, U.N. agency launch pilot initiative to improve HIV control efforts among women

Pakistan and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on Tuesday launched a pilot project that aims to improve current HIV prevention services provided to female injection drug users, wives of male IDUs and female prisoners, The International News reports. According to Pakistan's National Drug Abuse Assessment 2006, there are an estimated 125,000 IDUs in the country, 50% of whom are married.

24 Apr 2008

Singapore's parliament approves measure that addresses spread of HIV through unsafe sex

Singapore's Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that would make it a crime for people who have reason to believe that they might be HIV-positive to have sex without informing their partners of the risks, Singapore's Business Times reports (Chen, Business Times, 4/23).

24 Apr 2008

SADC official urges member states to fulfill their commitments to fight HIV/AIDS

South African Development Community member states should remain vigilant in their efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, SADC Deputy Executive Secretary Joao Caholo said Wednesday during a meeting of health ministers in Lusaka, Zambia, the African Press Agency reports.

24 Apr 2008

Interventions for enhancing medication adherence

Patients often do not take the medicines their doctors prescribe, and a new review of existing research suggests that there is no proven way to get them to follow directions for long periods.

24 Apr 2008

FDA approves Relistor for opioid-induced constipation - helps reduce effects of drugs like morphine on bowel function

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Relistor (methylnaltrexone bromide) to help restore bowel function in patients with late-stage, advanced illness who are receiving opioids on a continuous basis to help alleviate their pain.

24 Apr 2008

Children's center aims to promote home-based HIV testing among youth in Botswana

The Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Center of Excellence recently provided home-based HIV tests to orphans and vulnerable children, as well as their parents and caretakers, in Gaborone, Botswana, the Mmegi reports.

23 Apr 2008

U.S. prisons missing opportunities to provide HIV testing, education, prevention, panel says

The U.S. correctional system is missing valuable opportunities to provide HIV testing, educating and prevention to its more than two million state, federal and local inmates, panelists said at a recent briefing on HIV/AIDS in correctional settings, CQ HealthBeat reports.

23 Apr 2008

Researchers develop breath-monitoring device to monitor treatment adherence among HIV-positive people

Researchers at the University of Florida and Xhale have developed a breath-monitoring device that can detect whether people living with HIV/AIDS adhere to their treatment regimens, ANI/Thaindian News reports.

23 Apr 2008

United Arab Emirates establishes committee to develop HIV/AIDS strategy

The United Arab Emirates has established a committee to develop a national HIV/AIDS control and prevention strategy, Nada Al Marzouqi, National AIDS Program manager at the Ministry of Health, said recently, the Khaleej Times reports.

23 Apr 2008

Thailand's anti-drug efforts hindering fight against HIV/AIDS, advocates say

Thailand's efforts to fight drug use are hindering HIV/AIDS control programs in the country, some HIV/AIDS and human rights advocates said recently, Thailand's Nation reports.

23 Apr 2008

FDA approves guayule latex gloves

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared for marketing the first device made from a new form of natural rubber latex, guayule latex. The product, the Yulex Patient Examination Glove, is derived from the guayule bush, a desert plant native to the Southwestern United States.

23 Apr 2008

Independent examines U.K. insurers' practices regarding MSM, risk of HIV

London's Independent on Saturday examined the practices of some insurance companies in the United Kingdom regarding men who have sex with men who are applying for policies for life insurance or major illnesses.

22 Apr 2008

Chicago Tribune profiles home for HIV-positive men

The Chicago Tribune recently profiled the Jo-Ray House, a home for HIV-positive men in Chicago. Jo-Ray was founded in 2003 by Ida Byther-Smith, who was diagnosed as HIV-positive in 1991.

22 Apr 2008

Sub-Saharan African countries not on track to meet MDGs, U.N. Secretary General Ban says

Sub-Saharan African countries likely will not meet the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals -- which include reducing the spread of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria -- by 2015, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday at the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development in Accra, Ghana, AFP/Google.com reports.

22 Apr 2008

HIV News and Research

U.S., British HIV/AIDS researchers pessimistic about prospects of vaccine, survey finds

Iowa records 127 new HIV cases in 2007, highest number since 1998, health department report says

Thai HIV/AIDS programs overlook children, UNICEF official says

Connecticut HIV/AIDS advocates, teenagers call for passage of bill that would provide grants for comprehensive sex education

Monitoring AIDS treatment by physical symptoms is effective

Drugs for HIV/AIDS, other diseases should be made more affordable, accessible, advocates say at intellectual property rights conference

Pakistan, U.N. agency launch pilot initiative to improve HIV control efforts among women

Singapore's parliament approves measure that addresses spread of HIV through unsafe sex

SADC official urges member states to fulfill their commitments to fight HIV/AIDS

Interventions for enhancing medication adherence

FDA approves Relistor for opioid-induced constipation - helps reduce effects of drugs like morphine on bowel function

Children's center aims to promote home-based HIV testing among youth in Botswana

U.S. prisons missing opportunities to provide HIV testing, education, prevention, panel says

Researchers develop breath-monitoring device to monitor treatment adherence among HIV-positive people

United Arab Emirates establishes committee to develop HIV/AIDS strategy

Thailand's anti-drug efforts hindering fight against HIV/AIDS, advocates say

FDA approves guayule latex gloves

Independent examines U.K. insurers' practices regarding MSM, risk of HIV

Chicago Tribune profiles home for HIV-positive men

Sub-Saharan African countries not on track to meet MDGs, U.N. Secretary General Ban says

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