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Secretary Clinton reaffirms U.S. commitment to 'AIDS-free generation,' pledges more than $150M for global efforts

In a speech delivered at the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., on Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "underscored the United States' commitment to achieving an 'AIDS-free generation' and announced more than $150 million in additional funding," Politico reports.

25 Jul 2012

Health law implementation: McDonnell wants better answers to exchange questions; GAO says some kids may miss out on coverage

Also in the news, the Boston Globe examines the possible impact of the Supreme Court's health law decision on state-federal relations.

25 Jul 2012

LSDF announces $570,000 in awards to support commercialization of new health-related products

The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) today announced nearly $570,000 in awards in its inaugural corporate grant program to support commercialization of new health and health-care products by four early-stage Washington-based companies.

25 Jul 2012

Views on AIDS: The benefits of male circumcision; A more optimistic battle; The need to focus on high-impact prevention strategies

A selection of editorials and op-eds from around the country that focus on the campaign to eradicate HIV.

25 Jul 2012

Researchers plan to develop new rehabilitation tool for stroke victims

Researchers at the University of Luxembourg, along with their international partners, want to develop an easy-to-use, self-motivating tool that stroke patients can use in their rehabilitation process. The 4.4 million euro project is funded by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme.

25 Jul 2012

Viewpoints: Aurora shootings show need for more aggressive psych treatment; Venture capitalist says health exchanges can curb costs

Looking at guns, looking at video games - that's starting from the wrong perspective. People who commit spree killings are usually suffering from severe mental disorders. The response, and the way to prevent future episodes, has to start with psychiatry, too. The best way to prevent killing sprees is with relationships - when one person notices that a relative or neighbor is going off the rails and gets that person treatment before the barbarism takes control. But there also has to be a more aggressive system of treatment options, especially for men in their 20s.

25 Jul 2012

Recent release: Examining next steps for corporate responsibility programs in India

In this post in the Results for Development Institute's "Center for Global Health R&D Policy Assessment" blog, Aarthi Rao, a program officer at the institute, examines whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs within Indian pharmaceutical companies can help fight neglected diseases.

24 Jul 2012

Recent release: World Bank discussion addresses AIDS spending in resource-constrained environment

In this post on the Center for Global Development's (CGD) "Global Health Policy" blog, Mead Over, economist and senior fellow at CGD, previews his participation in a panel that took place Monday evening at the XIX International AIDS Conference.

24 Jul 2012

Jersey Shore continues to provide outstanding cardiac surgery services

The 2012 Cardiac Surgery in New Jersey report, recently released by the New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services (NJDHSS), shows Jersey Shore University Medical Center continues to provide outstanding cardiac surgery services, building on its exceptional track record in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery mortality rates.

24 Jul 2012

Recent release: CSIS blog posts highlight panel discussions on PEPFAR, examine challenges to administering treatment-as-prevention

"In advance of the XIX International AIDS Conference -- AIDS 2012 -- CSIS celebrated the release of the special supplement of the Journal of AIDS focused on PEPFAR" with an event organized in cooperation with the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC)," the Center for Strategic & International Studies' (CSIS) "Smart Global Health" blog reports.

24 Jul 2012

Recent release: Global Fund results show 3.6M people on HIV treatment under fund-supported programs

In a round-up of events from the XIX International AIDS Conference on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, Trevor DeWitt, new media communications officer for the foundation, notes that the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Monday released results "showing broad gains in the number of people receiving HIV treatment."

24 Jul 2012

Penn expert can offer commentary on provision of human milk during World Breastfeeding Week

During World Breastfeeding Week, designated by the World Health Organization from August 1 to 7, an expert at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing can offer expert commentary.

24 Jul 2012

N.J. Dental School receives HSS grant to address nationwide shortage of faculty

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Dental School (NJDS) is helping to address what is perhaps dental education's greatest challenge yet: a critical nationwide shortage of faculty.

24 Jul 2012

Most Indian female sex workers do not disclose HIV serostatus to sex partners

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in partnership with Indian researchers and HIV positive networks groups, have found that in India, non-disclosure of HIV serostatus to sex partners among both HIV-infected female sex workers (FSWs) and HIV-infected clients of FSWs is exceedingly common.

24 Jul 2012

International AIDS conference kicks off in Washington, D.C.

The XIX International AIDS Conference opened in Washington, D.C., on Sunday and "is expected to draw 25,000 people, including politicians, scientists and activists, as well as some of the estimated 34 million people living with HIV who will tell their stories," Agence France-Presse reports.

24 Jul 2012

First results from community HIV testing campaign in Uganda

A clinical study in a remote region of southwest Uganda has demonstrated the feasibility of using a health campaign to rapidly test a community for HIV and simultaneously offer prevention and diagnosis for a variety of other diseases in rural and resource-poor settings of sub-Saharan Africa.

24 Jul 2012

Sex workers hold AIDS 2012 'hub' conference in Kolkata, India

"Hundreds of sex workers from around the world who said they were denied visas to attend an international AIDS conference in the United States began their own meeting in Kolkata on Saturday in protest," Agence France-Presse reports.

24 Jul 2012

Watching YouTube videos may help treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Watching videos on YouTube may be a new way to show the treatment for a common cause of vertigo, which often goes untreated by physicians, according to a study published in the July 24, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

24 Jul 2012

AVAC, amfAR release action agenda to end HIV/AIDS epidemic

AVAC, previously known as the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, and amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, "have published 'An Action Agenda to End AIDS' -- a combination of short- and long-term goals … to bring an end to the HIV/AIDS epidemic," VOA News reports, noting, "The report is being released ahead of the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington."

24 Jul 2012

Health law's under-26 provision applies to same sex partners' children

On Friday, adminstration officials published a proposed rule to this effect. Meanwhile, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is questioning the Obama administration's decision to allow temporary firefighters to gain access to health insurance through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.

24 Jul 2012

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Secretary Clinton reaffirms U.S. commitment to 'AIDS-free generation,' pledges more than $150M for global efforts

Health law implementation: McDonnell wants better answers to exchange questions; GAO says some kids may miss out on coverage

LSDF announces $570,000 in awards to support commercialization of new health-related products

Views on AIDS: The benefits of male circumcision; A more optimistic battle; The need to focus on high-impact prevention strategies

Researchers plan to develop new rehabilitation tool for stroke victims

Viewpoints: Aurora shootings show need for more aggressive psych treatment; Venture capitalist says health exchanges can curb costs

Recent release: Examining next steps for corporate responsibility programs in India

Recent release: World Bank discussion addresses AIDS spending in resource-constrained environment

Jersey Shore continues to provide outstanding cardiac surgery services

Recent release: CSIS blog posts highlight panel discussions on PEPFAR, examine challenges to administering treatment-as-prevention

Recent release: Global Fund results show 3.6M people on HIV treatment under fund-supported programs

Penn expert can offer commentary on provision of human milk during World Breastfeeding Week

N.J. Dental School receives HSS grant to address nationwide shortage of faculty

Most Indian female sex workers do not disclose HIV serostatus to sex partners

International AIDS conference kicks off in Washington, D.C.

First results from community HIV testing campaign in Uganda

Sex workers hold AIDS 2012 'hub' conference in Kolkata, India

Watching YouTube videos may help treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

AVAC, amfAR release action agenda to end HIV/AIDS epidemic

Health law's under-26 provision applies to same sex partners' children

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