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Aug 26: Ryan White AIDS Program - (PDF)
Hear ideas about improving delivery of HIV/AIDS care as shared at this national meeting, held August 25-28, 2008 in Washington, DC. Visit www.careacttarget.org for more information>>
Aug 25: 2008 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Meeting Webcasts
An archived web-cast, hosted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, is now available of Monday’s plenary session.
Aug 13: HHS Secretary Leavitt To Visit HIV/AIDS Projects in Cote d'Ivoire
Aug 12: FDA Approves Gilead AIDS Drug for Hepatitis B
Aug 2: Three new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) were recently released by CDC
- Trends in HIV- and STD-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students
- HIV Prevention Education and HIV-Related Policies in Secondary Schools
- Recommendations for Postexposure Interventions to Prevent Infection with Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Tetanus in Persons Wounded During Bombings and Other Mass-Casualty Events
Jul 29: U.S. Government response to United Nations HIV/AIDS Report
Jul 29: Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection
Jul 28: New Report Examines Donor Funding for Health in Low- & Middle- Income Countries
Jul 25: House voted in favor of PEPFAR reauthorization
Jul 25: Study Disproves Belief That Hepatitis C Blunts HIV Drugs
Jul 25:
AIDS.gov announces 9/20/08 USCA session on HIV/AIDS Awareness Days(PDF - 226 KB)Jul 24: NIAID Announces Revised Priorities for HIV Vaccine Research
Jul 24: Congress Sends Bush Legislation Tripling Funds for Fighting AIDS Around the World
Jul 23: AIDS among Latinos on Rise
Jul 23: CDC prepares the release of HIV/AIDS Surveillance and new HIV incidence estimates
Jul 18: NIAID Director Fauci Cancels Planned HIV Vaccine Trial
Jul 11: Crack Cocaine Use Increases Risk of Illness, Death Among HIV-Positive Women, Study Says
Jul 7: SF Study: Streamlined Consent Increases HIV Testing Among High-Risk Populations, Notes AHF
Jul 7: Infant formula blocks HIV transmission
Jul 7: GeoVax Reports Progress on Its AIDS Vaccine Technology
Jul 6: UNAIDS and Kaiser Family Foundation release new report assessing funding for AIDS by G8 countries and other major donors
Jul 3: Updated Prevention and Treatment Guidelines for Opportunistic Infections
Jul 3: Freeze-Dried Formula May Block HIV Virus in Breast Milk
Jul 2: Bush Urges Congress to Pass AIDS Funds
Jul 1: Risk of death for people with HIV now similar to that seen in the general population
Jul 1: AIDS treatments accelerate aging process
Jun 27: Trends in HIV/AIDS Diagnoses Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
Jun 26: Statement by Mrs. Laura Bush for National HIV Testing Day
Jun 25: Many may 'trust' their partner is a low STD risk.
Jun 24: Important changes to Viramune (nevirapine) oral solution and tablets.
Jun 24: Children, Adolescents Living With HIV Have Higher Rates of Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Issues, Study Finds.
Jun 23: Study Shows That Small Protein Can Broaden Immune Response in Humans.
Jun 23: NIH Launches New Office of AIDS Research Website.
Jun 20: Updated Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections Guidelines Released.
Jun 19: Issues with Oral Fluid Rapid Tests Information Provided.
Jun 19: Heart Risks Emerging in People With HIV.
Jun 19: Herpes Suppression May Not Prevent HIV Infection.
Jun 18: MSM Largely Ignored in Global Fight Against AIDS.
Jun 18: HIV Screening Among People Ages 55, Older Worthwhile, Study Finds.
Jun 18: MMWR: False-Positive Oral Fluid Rapid HIV Tests --- New York City, 2005--2008
Jun 13: HIV Birth Witnessed.
Jun 11: FDA Advisory Panel Voices Concern Over Risks of HIV Vaccine Trials in Teenagers.
Jun 6: MMWR: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 2007.
Jun 6: Longer Treatment With Antiretroviral Nevirapine Reduces Risk of HIV Among Infants, Study Finds.
Jun 5: Decline in Teen Sex Levels Off, Survey Shows.
Jun 5: Freezing HIV Med Prices for U.S. Agencies.
June 2: HIV treatment access improves, but coverage low.
May 28: HHS Invites HPLS Registrants to Session on HIV/AIDS Awareness Days (PDF – 127 KB)
May 27: US study confirms long-term use of AZT, d4T result in lipoatrophy.
May 21: Tentative approval of generic emtricitabine capsules under PEPFAR.
May 20: Cancer risk soars in HIV-infected people: study.
May 20: NIAID to Advance B-Cell Approach to HIV Vaccines.
May 20: National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) announces the availability of regional training grants.
May 16: Researchers Discover ‘Reservoir’ That Allows HIV To Remain Infectious Despite Treatment.
May 16: Tentative approval of generic nevirapine tablets under PEPFAR.
May 15: Essay Examines Progress, Challenges in HIV/AIDS Research.
May 14: Study Supports Popular HIV Drug Regimen.
May 10: Call to Shift HIV Prevention Demographics.
May 9: HIV reduces body's ability to control hepatitis C replication.
May 5: University of California-San Francisco Researchers Studying Cognition in Older HIVers.