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Kansas House Committee approves bill that would require HIV testing among pregnant women

The Kansas House Committee on Health and Human Services last week approved a bill (S.B. 147) that would require doctors to test pregnant women and some infants for HIV, the Kansas Health Institute News reports.

23 Mar 2009

Key trends 'lost amid alarm' over District of Columbia HIV/AIDS report

A recent report that showed an HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of about 3% in the District of Columbia "brought new attention to AIDS" in the city, but several "key trends shown in the report got lost amid the alarm," Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg writes in a recent article.

23 Mar 2009

Christian Science Monitor examines effect of economy on U.S. foreign aid targets

The Christian Science Monitor on Monday examined how the Obama administration is "hinting that the economic downturn means the president is unlikely to reach his goal of doubling foreign aid by the end of his four-year term.

23 Mar 2009

New nanotechnology treatment for drug addiction

A precise, new nanotechnology treatment for drug addiction may be on the horizon as the result of research conducted at the University at Buffalo.

23 Mar 2009

FDA warning on oysters recently harvested from Mississippi area 2C

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising retailers and food service operators not to offer for sale oysters harvested between Feb. 24 and March 17, 2009, from Mississippi Area 2C, located in the Mississippi Sound portion of the Gulf of Mexico near Pass Christian, Miss. Further, consumers are advised not to eat such oysters.

22 Mar 2009

Increased schooling slowing HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

Increased schooling across sub-Saharan Africa may be lowering new HIV infections among younger adults, according to sociologists, suggesting a shift in a decades-long trend where formal education is considered an AIDS risk factor.

22 Mar 2009

Synthesizing Vernix caseosa

Even after nine months soaking in the womb, a newborn's skin is smooth - unlike an adult's in the bath.

17 Mar 2009

First treatment for muscular dystrophy a step closer

Genetic researchers at Children's National Medical Center and the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry in Tokyo published the results of the first successful application of "multiple exon-skipping" to curb the devastating effects of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in an animal larger than a mouse.

16 Mar 2009

Discrimination against Jamaican HIV-positive MSM hinders efforts to seek health care

Men who have sex with men in Jamaica continue to experience difficulty in seeking health care because of discrimination and a law that criminalizes homosexuality, the Jamaica Gleaner reports.

16 Mar 2009

New HHS grant will allow Pennsylvania HIV, STI education program to continue

The Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County, Pa. -- which runs a program that provides Hispanic women with education about HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention, as well as domestic violence -- has received a five-year, $335,000 grant from HHS to continue the program, the Reading Eagle reports.

16 Mar 2009

FDA approves FC2 female condom

The Female Health Company on Wednesday announced that FDA has approved its FC2 Female Condom to help prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections such as HIV, the AP/Forbes reports.

16 Mar 2009

HIV/AIDS in Haiti - progress made, challenges remain

There is "some good news" in the fight against HIV in the Americas, Cesar Chelala -- an international public health consultant -- writes in a Miami Herald opinion piece, adding that "most surprisingly, it's coming from Haiti, one of the countries hardest hit by the epidemic." Chelala writes that United Nations data show that about 2.2% of Haiti's population -- or 120,000 people -- are living with HIV/AIDS and that AIDS-related deaths in the country have decreased in recent years.

16 Mar 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader examines funding issues in Kentucky HIV/AIDS clinic

The Lexington Herald-Leader on Thursday examined funding issues faced by the Bluegrass Care Clinic, a Kentucky-based HIV/AIDS clinic that has seen a twofold increase in the number of patients over the last eight years, despite receiving no federal funding increases.

16 Mar 2009

UNITAID working with travel web sites to raise donations for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria

Philippe Douste-Blazy, former French foreign minister and head of UNITAID, announced recently that he is in talks with online travel industry CEOs to allow air travelers booking online to make a $2 per-flight donation to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria efforts worldwide, the Financial Times reports.

16 Mar 2009

Continued HIV/AIDS progress could lead to increased life expectancy, population among developing countries, U.N. report says

Life expectancy in developing countries could increase to 69 years by 2050 if the global health community sustains progress in controlling HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, according to a report released Wednesday by the United Nations Population Division, Montreal's Gazette reports (Edwards, Gazette, 3/12).

16 Mar 2009

European Commission pledges to increase support for HIV/AIDS efforts in southern Africa

The European Commission plans to increase support for efforts to prevent HIV transmission in southern Africa, Alessandro Mariani, the European Union's ambassador to Malawi and chair of the E.C.'s regional HIV/AIDS group, said Thursday, AFP/Google.com reports.

16 Mar 2009

Religious leaders must play role in HIV prevention efforts, opinion piece says

Addressing HIV/AIDS at a local level "demands a vigorous response from the faith community," Charles Jackson -- pastor of Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia, S.C. -- and John Culp, pastor of Virginia Wingard Memorial United Methodist Church in Columbia, write in a Columbia State opinion piece.

16 Mar 2009

Caribbean coalition on women, girls pledges to address HIV, gender-based violence

The Caribbean Coalition on Women, Girls and AIDS on Thursday pledged to address all aspects of female vulnerability to HIV -- including violence against women -- and cited growing concerns that current HIV/AIDS strategies are not adequately addressing their needs, Inter Press Service reports.

16 Mar 2009

U.N. member states agree to drug control policy

United Nations member states on Thursday agreed to a 10-year renewal of their anti-drug policy amid criticism that the strategy has contributed to the spread of HIV, Reuters reports.

16 Mar 2009

Efforts needed to increase HIV/AIDS education, prevention, experts, advocates say at California conference

California public health officials and other experts on Wednesday called for new ways to better educate people about HIV/AIDS prevention, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports.

16 Mar 2009

AIDS News and Research

Kansas House Committee approves bill that would require HIV testing among pregnant women

Key trends 'lost amid alarm' over District of Columbia HIV/AIDS report

Christian Science Monitor examines effect of economy on U.S. foreign aid targets

New nanotechnology treatment for drug addiction

FDA warning on oysters recently harvested from Mississippi area 2C

Increased schooling slowing HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

Synthesizing Vernix caseosa

First treatment for muscular dystrophy a step closer

Discrimination against Jamaican HIV-positive MSM hinders efforts to seek health care

New HHS grant will allow Pennsylvania HIV, STI education program to continue

FDA approves FC2 female condom

HIV/AIDS in Haiti - progress made, challenges remain

Lexington Herald-Leader examines funding issues in Kentucky HIV/AIDS clinic

UNITAID working with travel web sites to raise donations for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria

Continued HIV/AIDS progress could lead to increased life expectancy, population among developing countries, U.N. report says

European Commission pledges to increase support for HIV/AIDS efforts in southern Africa

Religious leaders must play role in HIV prevention efforts, opinion piece says

Caribbean coalition on women, girls pledges to address HIV, gender-based violence

U.N. member states agree to drug control policy

Efforts needed to increase HIV/AIDS education, prevention, experts, advocates say at California conference

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