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Slow-growing tuberculosis bacteria point the way to new drug development

The discovery of a large number of slow-growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, which cause tuberculosis (TB), in the lungs of TB patients could be an important step forward in the design of new anti-TB drugs.

30 Mar 2009

Cepheid announces new TB test for use in developing countries

The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company Cepheid on Tuesday announced it has developed a rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis that it will sell at a reduced cost in developing countries, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The test was developed in partnership with the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

30 Mar 2009

Tanzania hopes to eradicate Malaria by 2015, health official says following release of global malaria map

The Tanzanian government has expressed hope that the country will be able to eradicate malaria by 2015, Aisha Kigoda, deputy minister for health and social welfare, said Tuesday following the release of a global malaria map that identifies areas at high risk of malaria, the Guardian/IPP Media reports.

30 Mar 2009

$44 billion needed by 2015 to control TB, health officials say at close of stop TB partnership forum

About 1,300 health officials on Wednesday at the close of the 3rd Stop TB Partnership Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, said that $44 billion is "needed from now until 2015 to reach" World Health Organization targets aimed at controlling the disease in the 22 countries with the highest TB burden worldwide, AFP/Google.com reports.

30 Mar 2009

Scientists, health officials increasing efforts to fight apread of drug-resistant malaria along Thai-Cambodian border

Scientists and health officials are increasing efforts to curb a drug-resistant malaria strain along the Thai-Cambodian border that is becoming increasingly resistant to artemisinin, an ingredient in artemisinin-based combination therapies, IRIN News reports.

30 Mar 2009

Education sector faces severe impact from HIV/AIDS, Ugandan official says

A senior official at Uganda's Ministry of Education said recently that the impact of HIV/AIDS on the country's education sector would be severe if measures are not taken to address the situation, Uganda's Daily Monitor reports.

30 Mar 2009

Kenya to launch yearlong national HIV/AIDS strategy

The Kenyan government will launch a national strategic plan that aims to provide affordable and accessible services to all HIV/AIDS patients, Kenya's Capital News reports.

30 Mar 2009

Boston Globe examines center that provides services to children living with HIV, other conditions

The Boston Globe on Thursday examined the SPARK Center, which opened in 1988 as a residential program for children living with HIV.

30 Mar 2009

Tenn. lawmaker proposes bill that would require HIV testing among prison inmates prior to release

Tennessee state Rep. Brenda Gilmore (D) has introduced a bill (H.B. 52) that would require HIV tests for prison inmates before their release as part of a larger plan to address the spread of HIV/AIDS in the state, WSMV.com reports. According to Gilmore, the plan will focus on blacks, who comprise 64% of new HIV cases in the state but only 13% of the population.

30 Mar 2009

HIV/AIDS advocates voice opposition to medication co-payments included in proposed New Jersey budget

People living with HIV/AIDS in New Jersey could be negatively affected by prescription drug co-payments included in Gov. Jon Corzine's (D) proposed $29.8 billion budget, advocates told state lawmakers on Tuesday, the Newark Star-Ledger reports.

30 Mar 2009

Male circumcision reduces men's risk of contracting HPV, herpes, study says

Male circumcision can reduce a man's risk of contracting the sexually transmitted infections human papillomavirus and herpes, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Wall Street Journal reports.

30 Mar 2009

Vatican distorted scientific evidence on condoms, HIV to promote Catholic doctrine on this issue

"The Vatican felt the heat from an unprecedented amount of international condemnation last week after Pope Benedict XVI made an outrageous and wildly inaccurate statement about HIV/AIDS," a Lancet editorial says.

30 Mar 2009

Discrimination deterring HIV testing among some high-risk populations in Indonesia, foundation says

Stigma and discrimination aimed at transgendered people and men who have sex with men in Indonesia are significant factors in deterring the groups from receiving HIV tests, the country's Inter Medika Foundation said Tuesday, the Jakarta Globe reports.

30 Mar 2009

Saskatchewan province health officials call for efforts to address increasing number of HIV cases

Moira McKinnon -- the chief medical health officer in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan -- on Monday called for efforts to address the increasing number of new HIV cases recorded in the province, the Regina Leader-Post reports.

30 Mar 2009

Illinois County reports increased STI testing demand

Health Officials in Kane County, Ill., are reporting an increased demand for sexually transmitted infection tests, and the county likely will have to allocate an additional $55,000 to meet the demand, the Chicago Daily Herald reports.

30 Mar 2009

Reps. introduce bill to expand Medicaid coverage to some HIV-positive people

Reps. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have introduced a bill (H.R. 1616) to allow states to expand Medicaid coverage to low-income HIV-positive people, CQ HealthBeat reports.

30 Mar 2009

AHF delegation meets with WHO and UNAIDS, urges action on access to AIDS treatment, testing and condoms

An international delegation from AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS group in the US which currently provides medical care to more than 98,000 individuals in 21 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, met today with officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to call for action and partnership to vastly increase global access to HIV/AIDS treatment, testing and condoms.

29 Mar 2009

Researchers look at how the host reacts to a flu virus infection

"Where there are many scientific works dealing solely with the flu virus, we have investigated how the host reacts to an infection," says Klaus Schughart, head of the Experimental Mouse Genetics research group.

29 Mar 2009

China to open malaria control center in Cameroon

Chinese officials plan to open a malaria research center in the Cameroonian capital of Yaounde, Shen Yi, a Chinese embassy official, said recently ahead of an opening ceremony for the center, Xinhuanet reports. The center is expected to cost three million Chinese yuan, or about $440,000, Xinhuanet reports.

25 Mar 2009

Health official releases HIV, STI data for Maryland County

Prince George's County in Maryland has the second-highest rate of reported HIV/AIDS cases statewide, County Health Officer Donald Shell announced on Tuesday, the Washington Post reports.

25 Mar 2009

Disease/Infection News

Slow-growing tuberculosis bacteria point the way to new drug development

Cepheid announces new TB test for use in developing countries

Tanzania hopes to eradicate Malaria by 2015, health official says following release of global malaria map

$44 billion needed by 2015 to control TB, health officials say at close of stop TB partnership forum

Scientists, health officials increasing efforts to fight apread of drug-resistant malaria along Thai-Cambodian border

Education sector faces severe impact from HIV/AIDS, Ugandan official says

Kenya to launch yearlong national HIV/AIDS strategy

Boston Globe examines center that provides services to children living with HIV, other conditions

Tenn. lawmaker proposes bill that would require HIV testing among prison inmates prior to release

HIV/AIDS advocates voice opposition to medication co-payments included in proposed New Jersey budget

Male circumcision reduces men's risk of contracting HPV, herpes, study says

Vatican distorted scientific evidence on condoms, HIV to promote Catholic doctrine on this issue

Discrimination deterring HIV testing among some high-risk populations in Indonesia, foundation says

Saskatchewan province health officials call for efforts to address increasing number of HIV cases

Illinois County reports increased STI testing demand

Reps. introduce bill to expand Medicaid coverage to some HIV-positive people

AHF delegation meets with WHO and UNAIDS, urges action on access to AIDS treatment, testing and condoms

Researchers look at how the host reacts to a flu virus infection

China to open malaria control center in Cameroon

Health official releases HIV, STI data for Maryland County

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