Latest news about HIV and Aids
Ottawa Citizen Examines Campaign Aimed At Changing Behavior In Uganda To Fight HIV/AIDS (Medical News Today)
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. Uganda "stands out as one of the world's success stories in battling and preventing" HIV/AIDS, the Citizen reports.
27 Aug 2008, 12:02 pm | click here for more
New York Health Department To Decide Soon Whether Medicaid Beneficiaries With HIV/AIDS Should Be Moved Into Managed ... (Medical News Today)
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).
27 Aug 2008, 10:17 am | click here for more
Ministers Encourage HIV Testing In New Orleans Black Churches (Medical News Today)
Seven ministers in New Orleans on Sunday took HIV tests in front of their congregations totaling more than 2,000 people in an effort to confront the stigma associated with the virus in the black community, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. HIV tests were offered immediately after the services at nearby locations or in the churches themselves.
27 Aug 2008, 11:03 am | click here for more
Study reveals gap in HIV testing knowledge among college students (EurekAlert!)
( University of Georgia ) Most college students understand how they can prevent the transmission of HIV but are less knowledgeable about HIV testing, according to a new University of Georgia study.
27 Aug 2008, 11:57 am | click here for more
In NYC, New HIV Infections 3 Times National Rate (WCBS-TV New York)
New data indicate New York City residents are contracting the virus that causes AIDS at three times the national rate. The city health department said Wednesday that almost 4,800 New Yorkers were infected with HIV in 2006. The number represents 72 in every 100,000 residents, compared to a national rate of 23 per 100,000.
27 Aug 2008, 11:11 am | click here for more
HIV/AIDS hits the small screen (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – In the fight against HIV/AIDS, the Ministry of Health has turned to an entertaining medium to spread a very serious message about preventing and living with the fatal disease.
27 Aug 2008, 10:25 am | click here for more
HIV treatment may provoke asthma in kids (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Treatment with a combination of anti-HIV drugs, known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), can improve the immune systems of infected patients, but new research indicates that in young children this effect may increase the risk of asthma.
26 Aug 2008, 4:18 pm | click here for more
N.Y. HIV Infection Rate Tops National Average (The New York Sun)
New Yorkers are becoming infected with HIV at three times the national rate, the city's health department reported today. Based on a new model for tracking recent infections developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, city health officials estimated that 72 out of every 100,000 New Yorkers contracted HIV in 2006, compared to 23 out of every 100,000 individuals around the ...
27 Aug 2008, 10:31 am | click here for more
PSI HIV/AIDS Program Reaches Out To Prisoners In Mexico (Medical News Today)
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. According to the Times, scientific surveys of HIV/AIDS rates in Mexican prisons do not exist, and prison authorities are hesitant to admit that the disease is a problem.
27 Aug 2008, 1:02 pm | click here for more
Court pulls up AIDS control agency for faulty HIV kits (Calcutta News)
The Delhi High Court Wednesday came down heavily on the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) for suppressing a World Bank report on faulty HIV kits being used in India.
27 Aug 2008, 12:47 pm | click here for more