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World Bank approves $10 million grant to Rwanda for HIV/AIDS efforts

The World Bank recently approved a $10 million grant for Rwanda to help the country's HIV/AIDS efforts, the New Times/AllAfrica.com reports.

29 Apr 2008

Human protein may offer novel target for blocking HIV infection

A research group supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has uncovered a new route for attacking the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that may offer a way to circumvent problems with drug resistance. In findings published today in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers report that they have blocked HIV infection in the test tube by inactivating a human protein expressed in key immune cells.

29 Apr 2008

Christian Science Monitor examines Peace Corps' efforts to attract experienced volunteers for work related to HIV/AIDS, other issues

The Christian Science Monitor on Friday examined how the Peace Corps is attempting to attract skilled volunteers as it begins to address "more complex issues," such as HIV/AIDS, and "professionalize" the agency.

28 Apr 2008

Appeals Court decision restores more than $1 million in HIV/AIDS funds to New York counties

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that HHS should restore more than $1 million in Ryan White Program funding to Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York state, the Long Island Newsday reports.

28 Apr 2008

Tests monitoring viral loads, CD4+ count do not significantly affect survival rates among HIV-positive people

Survival rates among HIV-positive people who undergo routine viral load and CD4+ T cell counts were nearly the same as those who do not receive the tests, according to a study published on Friday in the journal Lancet, the CP/Google.com reports (CP/Google.com, 4/24).

28 Apr 2008

Second conference about HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe, Central Asia scheduled for May in Moscow

The second Eastern European and Central Asian AIDS Conference is scheduled for May 3 to May 5 in Moscow, UzReport.com reports. The conference -- which is being organized by the Russian government, UNAIDS and the International AIDS Society -- aims to address the HIV/AIDS situation in the region by sharing best practices and evidence, as well as mobilizing action.

28 Apr 2008

UNICEF peer education program increasing HIV/AIDS awareness in Yemen, official says

A UNICEF training program that provides teenagers in Yemen with information about HIV/AIDS has helped increase awareness about the disease, Nasim ur-Rehman, a UNICEF communication officer, said recently, IRIN/PlusNews reports.

28 Apr 2008

New route discovered for attacking the human immunodeficiency virus

28 Apr 2008

Involving partners of pregnant women in Africa to improve AIDS prevention

According to the World Health Organization, nearly three-quarters of the world's 40 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected people are living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sixty-five per cent of the 4.3 million infected in 2006 caught the virus in this part of the world where women are particularly at risk.

28 Apr 2008

U.S., British HIV/AIDS researchers pessimistic about prospects of vaccine, survey finds

Leading HIV/AIDS researchers in Britain and the U.S. are pessimistic about the prospects of developing an HIV vaccine following the recent failure of a Merck vaccine candidate, according to a survey conducted by London's Independent, the Independent reports (Connor/Green, Independent, 4/24).

26 Apr 2008

Iowa records 127 new HIV cases in 2007, highest number since 1998, health department report says

Iowa recorded 127 new HIV cases in 2007, a 12% increase from the 113 cases reported in 2006 and the highest number since the state began recording HIV/AIDS cases in 1998, according to a recently released Iowa Department of Public Health report, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports.

26 Apr 2008

Thai HIV/AIDS programs overlook children, UNICEF official says

Thailand's HIV/AIDS prevention and support programs have overlooked the needs of children living with or affected by the virus, Scott Barber, chief of UNICEF's HIV Section in the country's capital of Bangkok, said recently, IRIN News reports.

26 Apr 2008

Connecticut HIV/AIDS advocates, teenagers call for passage of bill that would provide grants for comprehensive sex education

HIV/AIDS advocates and teenagers from Healthy Teens Connecticut on Wednesday in Connecticut rallied at the state capitol and called on lawmakers to pass a bill that would provide $500,000 in state grants for comprehensive sex education, the Hartford Courant reports.

26 Apr 2008

Monitoring AIDS treatment by physical symptoms is effective

When millions of HIV-infected people in poor countries began receiving advanced drug therapies, critics worried that patient care would suffer because few high-tech laboratories were available to guide treatments.

24 Apr 2008

Drugs for HIV/AIDS, other diseases should be made more affordable, accessible, advocates say at intellectual property rights conference

Drugs for HIV/AIDS and other disease should be affordable and accessible to all people who need them, advocates from 15 countries who met recently in New Delhi to examine issues surrounding intellectual property rights said, the Hindustan Times reports.

24 Apr 2008

Pakistan, U.N. agency launch pilot initiative to improve HIV control efforts among women

Pakistan and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on Tuesday launched a pilot project that aims to improve current HIV prevention services provided to female injection drug users, wives of male IDUs and female prisoners, The International News reports. According to Pakistan's National Drug Abuse Assessment 2006, there are an estimated 125,000 IDUs in the country, 50% of whom are married.

24 Apr 2008

Singapore's parliament approves measure that addresses spread of HIV through unsafe sex

Singapore's Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that would make it a crime for people who have reason to believe that they might be HIV-positive to have sex without informing their partners of the risks, Singapore's Business Times reports (Chen, Business Times, 4/23).

24 Apr 2008

SADC official urges member states to fulfill their commitments to fight HIV/AIDS

South African Development Community member states should remain vigilant in their efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, SADC Deputy Executive Secretary Joao Caholo said Wednesday during a meeting of health ministers in Lusaka, Zambia, the African Press Agency reports.

24 Apr 2008

Racial disparities in smoking cessation treatment

A new study from the American Cancer Society finds black and Hispanic smokers are less likely than whites to receive and use smoking cessation advice and aids.

24 Apr 2008

FDA approves Relistor for opioid-induced constipation - helps reduce effects of drugs like morphine on bowel function

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Relistor (methylnaltrexone bromide) to help restore bowel function in patients with late-stage, advanced illness who are receiving opioids on a continuous basis to help alleviate their pain.

24 Apr 2008

AIDS News and Research

World Bank approves $10 million grant to Rwanda for HIV/AIDS efforts

Human protein may offer novel target for blocking HIV infection

Christian Science Monitor examines Peace Corps' efforts to attract experienced volunteers for work related to HIV/AIDS, other issues

Appeals Court decision restores more than $1 million in HIV/AIDS funds to New York counties

Tests monitoring viral loads, CD4+ count do not significantly affect survival rates among HIV-positive people

Second conference about HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe, Central Asia scheduled for May in Moscow

UNICEF peer education program increasing HIV/AIDS awareness in Yemen, official says

New route discovered for attacking the human immunodeficiency virus

Involving partners of pregnant women in Africa to improve AIDS prevention

U.S., British HIV/AIDS researchers pessimistic about prospects of vaccine, survey finds

Iowa records 127 new HIV cases in 2007, highest number since 1998, health department report says

Thai HIV/AIDS programs overlook children, UNICEF official says

Connecticut HIV/AIDS advocates, teenagers call for passage of bill that would provide grants for comprehensive sex education

Monitoring AIDS treatment by physical symptoms is effective

Drugs for HIV/AIDS, other diseases should be made more affordable, accessible, advocates say at intellectual property rights conference

Pakistan, U.N. agency launch pilot initiative to improve HIV control efforts among women

Singapore's parliament approves measure that addresses spread of HIV through unsafe sex

SADC official urges member states to fulfill their commitments to fight HIV/AIDS

Racial disparities in smoking cessation treatment

FDA approves Relistor for opioid-induced constipation - helps reduce effects of drugs like morphine on bowel function

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