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World Cancer Declaration sets ambitious targets for 2020

A summit of more than 60 high-level policymakers, leaders and health experts have adopted a global plan aimed at tackling the growing cancer crisis in developing countries.

1 Sep 2008

New sensory devices to help Parkinson's and stroke patients

People who have suffered a stroke or who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, could benefit from new research at Queen's University Belfast.

31 Aug 2008

Genetic testing for sudden cardiac death

Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) is a major contributor to mortality in industrialized nations, affecting around 500,000 individuals annually in the Western World, and causing more deaths than AIDS, lung and breast cancer and stroke together.

31 Aug 2008

Marginalized populations should be focus of HIV prevention efforts, opinion piece says

Although the U.S. has "relatively abundant resources available to those living with HIV," socioeconomic gaps continue to lead to higher rates of the virus among marginalized groups in the country, Christine Jolly, president of AIDS Care Service, writes in a Winston-Salem Journal opinion piece.

29 Aug 2008

Uganda facing challenges with its efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission

Mother-to-child HIV transmission rates remain high in Uganda, despite services made available by the government to prevent MTCT, IRIN/PlusNews reports. Government figures estimate 20,000 children contract the virus annually, accounting for 42% of all new cases in the country, according to IRIN/PlusNews.

29 Aug 2008

Ghana to hold seminar aimed at increasing NGO capacity to fight HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria

The African Grassroots NGO Capacity Building Seminar -- scheduled for Sept. 15 to Sept. 17 in Accra, Ghana -- aims to increase fundraising and program implementation capacity of 60 nongovernmental organizations in Africa working to address HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria on the continent, This Day reports.

29 Aug 2008

Uganda's Makerere University receives AMANET grant for malaria vaccine trial

The College of Health Sciences at Uganda's Makerere University will receive a grant from the African Malaria Network Trust to begin trials of the malaria vaccine candidate GMZ2 in Uganda's Iganga and Mayuge districts, Wen Kilama, managing trustee of AMANET, said Monday at the opening of the sixth Basic Research Ethics Workshop for African Ethics Committees, the New Vision reports.

28 Aug 2008

Malawi reduces AIDS-related deaths with increased access to no-cost antiretrovirals

Increased access to no-cost antiretroviral drugs has contributed to a 75% decrease in AIDS-related deaths in Malawi in the last four years, a senior government official said Monday, Reuters reports.

28 Aug 2008

Increasing number of HIV cases recorded in Philippines

The number of HIV/AIDS cases recorded in the Philippines is increasing, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said on Tuesday, adding that the prevalence of the disease in the country remains low, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.

28 Aug 2008

Human rights should be focus of efforts to fight HIV/AIDS worldwide, editorial says

The U.S. should shift its policy on fighting HIV/AIDS to a "fight for basic human equality, providing a basis for more realistic outreach," a Daytona Beach News Journal editorial says.

28 Aug 2008

Coalition calls on Presidential candidates to develop national HIV/AIDS strategy

A coalition of more than 30 HIV/AIDS advocacy groups representing minority communities in the U.S. has called on presidential candidates Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to develop a comprehensive national strategy to fight HIV/AIDS, VOA News reports.

28 Aug 2008

New York Health Department to decide soon whether Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS should be moved into managed care plans

The New York State Department of Health in the next few weeks is expected to issue a final decision on whether to switch Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS from fee-for-service plans to managed care plans, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports (AP/Long Island Newsday, 8/24).

26 Aug 2008

City funding reaches needle-exchange programs in Washington, D.C.

Funding for needle-exchange programs in Washington, D.C., is beginning to reach groups that run the programs eight months after Congress lifted a ban of city funding for needle-exchange programs, but it is unclear how effective the increased funding will be at reducing the spread of HIV in the district, the AP/Washington Times reports (Westley, AP/Washington Times, 8/24).

26 Aug 2008

HIV-positive renters in New York City leaving homes because of foreclosures, New York Times reports

At least 50 HIV-positive renters in New York City have notified city housing organizations in the past few months that they had to leave their homes or have been evicted because of foreclosures and that they are having difficulty finding new homes, the New York Times reports.

26 Aug 2008

Population Services International HIV/AIDS program reaches out to prisoners in Mexico

Population Services International has created HIV/AIDS awareness programs inside five Mexican prisons to address myths surrounding the disease and prevent its spread, the New York Times reports.

26 Aug 2008

Ottawa Citizen examines campaign aimed at changing behavior in Uganda to fight HIV/AIDS

The Ottawa Citizen on Sunday examined a campaign in Uganda aimed at stopping unsafe sexual behavior -- particularly among young women and older men -- that is contributing the spread of HIV in the country.

26 Aug 2008

Stamford, Conn., officials concerned about HIV/AIDS among Hispanics

HIV/AIDS advocates in Stamford, Conn., are expressing concern about HIV/AIDS cases among Hispanics and how to effectively target outreach efforts toward the community, the Stamford Advocate reports.

26 Aug 2008

HIV-positive women in Swaziland protest Royal Family's use of funds

More than 1,500 mostly HIV-positive women on Thursday protested against a foreign shopping trip taken by eight of King Mswati's 13 wives in what appeared to be the first demonstration in the country by HIV-positive people questioning how money should be spent, AFP/Khaleej Times reports.

26 Aug 2008

HIV/AIDS awareness efforts face difficulties in northern Kenya, health workers, advocates say

Some health workers and advocates in Kenya's North Eastern Province recently said that HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns face difficulties in the region because of its remote location and culture, IRIN/PlusNews reports.

26 Aug 2008

Namibia to launch program that will address HIV/AIDS among workers at sea

A program that will provide employees in Namibia who work at sea with information on HIV/AIDS and focus on antiretroviral treatment is in an advanced stage of development, the New Era/AllAfrica.com reports.

26 Aug 2008

AIDS News and Research

World Cancer Declaration sets ambitious targets for 2020

New sensory devices to help Parkinson's and stroke patients

Genetic testing for sudden cardiac death

Marginalized populations should be focus of HIV prevention efforts, opinion piece says

Uganda facing challenges with its efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission

Ghana to hold seminar aimed at increasing NGO capacity to fight HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria

Uganda's Makerere University receives AMANET grant for malaria vaccine trial

Malawi reduces AIDS-related deaths with increased access to no-cost antiretrovirals

Increasing number of HIV cases recorded in Philippines

Human rights should be focus of efforts to fight HIV/AIDS worldwide, editorial says

Coalition calls on Presidential candidates to develop national HIV/AIDS strategy

New York Health Department to decide soon whether Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS should be moved into managed care plans

City funding reaches needle-exchange programs in Washington, D.C.

HIV-positive renters in New York City leaving homes because of foreclosures, New York Times reports

Population Services International HIV/AIDS program reaches out to prisoners in Mexico

Ottawa Citizen examines campaign aimed at changing behavior in Uganda to fight HIV/AIDS

Stamford, Conn., officials concerned about HIV/AIDS among Hispanics

HIV-positive women in Swaziland protest Royal Family's use of funds

HIV/AIDS awareness efforts face difficulties in northern Kenya, health workers, advocates say

Namibia to launch program that will address HIV/AIDS among workers at sea

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