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18th EJAF Academy Awards Viewing Party raises $3.7M for fight against AIDS

Sir Elton John and David Furnish hosted the 18th Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards® Viewing Party and raised $3.7 Million for the fight against AIDS. Presented by Chopard, Jo and Raffy Manoukian and Neuro Drinks, the EJAF Viewing Party continues to be the leading fundraiser on Oscar night in Hollywood.

8 Mar 2010

NSF's Sleep in America poll finds differences in sleep habits and attitudes among ethnic groups

The 2010 Sleep in America poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites. It is the first poll to examine sleep among these four ethnic groups.

8 Mar 2010

U-M scientists identify new reservoir for hidden HIV-infected cells that can serve as factory for new infections

University of Michigan scientists have identified a new reservoir for hidden HIV-infected cells that can serve as a factory for new infections. The findings, which appear online March 7 in Nature Medicine, indicate a new target for curing the disease so those infected with the virus may someday no longer rely on AIDS drugs for a lifetime.

8 Mar 2010

Scientists show Ritalin boosts cognitive abilities by enhancing brain plasticity

Doctors treat millions of children with Ritalin every year to improve their ability to focus on tasks, but scientists now report that Ritalin also directly enhances the speed of learning.

8 Mar 2010

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour arrives in Jacksonville to offer free HIV testing

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour, a six month, 48 state national cross country HIV testing tour, arrives in Jacksonville, Florida today and will offer free HIV testing, along with local partner JASMYN and APEL Health Services, today Saturday, March 6th at APEL Health Services, 5353 Soutel Dr., from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

7 Mar 2010

Healthy communication between patients and physicians reduces medical errors

National Patient Safety Awareness Week is taking place from March 7th to the 13th. This year’s theme is all about healthy communication between patients and their physicians. The simple theme Let’s Talk: Healthy Conversations for Safer Healthcare is aimed at helping people become more involved in their own health care.

6 Mar 2010

Obama administration proposes $715.7M for international FP/RH programs

Today, final details of the White House budget proposal for family planning and reproductive health were made public. The Obama administration is proposing $715.7 million for bilateral and multilateral international family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) assistance -- a $67 million or a 10 percent increase above FY 2010.

6 Mar 2010

Study, conference highlight risks associated with migrant workers' limited access to health services

Despite being at high-risk for HIV infection, migrant workers in Southern Africa have a challenging time accessing HIV prevention and treatment services, according to a new study by the International Office of Migration (IOM), PANA/Afrique en ligne reports.

6 Mar 2010

Ban, Clinton launch voluntary travel donation for global health

Former President Bill Clinton and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Thursday launched MASSIVEGOOD - an initiative that allows travelers to make a $2 donation "to fight deadly diseases whenever they buy a plane ticket, book a hotel room or rent a car," Bloomberg/BusinessWeek reports (Varner, 3/4).

6 Mar 2010

Senators to FDA: Lift ban on gays donating blood

The Associated Press: "The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday.

5 Mar 2010

'Had Sex': Different perceptions

When people say they "had sex," what transpired is anyone's guess. A new study from the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University found that no uniform consensus existed when a representative sample of 18- to 96-year-olds was asked what the term meant to them.

5 Mar 2010

MASSIVEGOOD launched to enable travelers make contributions towards major global health causes

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President Bill Clinton join today with international recording artists will.i.am and David Guetta, South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka, and director Spike Lee, to launch MASSIVEGOOD, an innovative fundraising movement that will enable travelers to make a "micro-contribution" towards major global health causes every time they buy a plane ticket, reserve a hotel room or rent a car.

5 Mar 2010

Glencoe Enterprise article highlights medical innovation and research enable people to live longer, healthier

An article in the Glencoe Enterprise recently highlighted the fact that medical innovation and research are enabling many people to live longer, healthier and more productive lives.

5 Mar 2010

TLR's role in HIV-1 reactivation induced by periodontal pathogens

Today, during the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher O.A. Gonzalez (University of Kentucky, Lexington) will present a poster of a study titled "TLR2 and TLR9 Activation by Periodontal Pathogens induce HIV-1 Reactivation."

5 Mar 2010

‘Testing Millions’ World AIDS Day campaign surpasses its goal by testing more than 4.2M people for HIV

Testing Millions,’ a groundbreaking global effort led by AIDS Healthcare Foundation to test millions of people for HIV as part of a global testing campaign tied to the recent observance of World AIDS Day (December 1st) has far surpassed its goal by testing more than 4.2 million people for HIV and identifying more than 110,106 HIV-positive individuals in 23 countries around the world.

5 Mar 2010

Federal court rejects California Medicaid cuts

The San Francisco Chronicle: "A federal appeals court barred California on Wednesday from lowering Medi-Cal payments to doctors and hospitals by 5 percent and from cutting in-home care workers' wages by nearly 20 percent, saying the state's budget crisis doesn't justify violating federal laws that protect the poor and disabled.

4 Mar 2010

MetroLaser introduces new portable scanning laser Doppler vibrometer

MetroLaser is pleased to introduce the VibroMet(TM) 500 SLDV, the first truly portable scanning laser Doppler vibrometer. The vibrometer enables a user to perform a complete point-by-point vibrational analysis of any surface from a distance up to 5 meters without touching it. This system can be transported, set up, and operated by one person in real-world conditions.

4 Mar 2010

DVT Awareness In Motion: Educational program on the importance of preventative care for DVT

The Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis moves into action with the seventh national DVT Awareness Month by introducing DVT Awareness In Motion, a educational program designed to drive dialogue about the importance of preventative care for DVT via simple movements – that can be done anywhere and anytime.

4 Mar 2010

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy to help patients obtain financial assistance to purchase life-saving drugs

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, the nation's largest privately held specialty pharmacy company, is on a mission to help patients obtain the financial assistance they need to purchase life-saving drugs for such illnesses as cancer, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C, as well as drugs for Multiple Sclerosis, kidney disease and other chronic conditions.

4 Mar 2010

Mosaic vaccines show promise in reducing HIV spread

Two teams of researchers-including Los Alamos National Laboratory theoretical biologists Bette Korber, Will Fischer, Sydeaka Watson, and James Szinger-have announced an HIV vaccination strategy that has been shown to expand the breadth and depth of immune responses in rhesus monkeys. Rhesus monkeys provide the best animal model currently available for testing HIV vaccines.

4 Mar 2010

AIDS News and Research

18th EJAF Academy Awards Viewing Party raises $3.7M for fight against AIDS

NSF's Sleep in America poll finds differences in sleep habits and attitudes among ethnic groups

U-M scientists identify new reservoir for hidden HIV-infected cells that can serve as factory for new infections

Scientists show Ritalin boosts cognitive abilities by enhancing brain plasticity

AHF’s Magic Johnson ‘Testing America’ Tour arrives in Jacksonville to offer free HIV testing

Healthy communication between patients and physicians reduces medical errors

Obama administration proposes $715.7M for international FP/RH programs

Study, conference highlight risks associated with migrant workers' limited access to health services

Ban, Clinton launch voluntary travel donation for global health

Senators to FDA: Lift ban on gays donating blood

'Had Sex': Different perceptions

MASSIVEGOOD launched to enable travelers make contributions towards major global health causes

Glencoe Enterprise article highlights medical innovation and research enable people to live longer, healthier

TLR's role in HIV-1 reactivation induced by periodontal pathogens

‘Testing Millions’ World AIDS Day campaign surpasses its goal by testing more than 4.2M people for HIV

Federal court rejects California Medicaid cuts

MetroLaser introduces new portable scanning laser Doppler vibrometer

DVT Awareness In Motion: Educational program on the importance of preventative care for DVT

Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy to help patients obtain financial assistance to purchase life-saving drugs

Mosaic vaccines show promise in reducing HIV spread

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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