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August 2, 2008
Project Inform's Paul Dalton comments
on recent activist article
Staff
member Paul Dalton comments on Laurie Garrett's article,
“The Wrong Way to Fight AIDS”, as being simultanerously
largely correct and wildly off the mark. Read
Paul's blog.
July 24, 2008
Project Inform adds HIV prevention to
its mission
Project Inform's active involvement in
helping create a focused and targeted National AIDS Strategy,
along with the recent release of new national HIV statistics,
has resulted in a better defined mission statement for the
organization. Read
more.
July 21, 2008
HIV testing: Taking the next step in
California
Project Inform, along with several California
entities, recently discussed the issues faced by
implementing AB 682, the new HIV testing law enacted this
year, which removed the need to get written consent
for an HIV test in private medical settings. Read
more.
July 9, 2008
Roche will no longer develop new HIV
drugs
The Swiss drug giant, Roche, announced
that it will no longer develop new HIV treatments, claiming
its decision comes from disappointing expectations over new
drug development that doesn't show substantial improvement
over existing drugs. Read
more.
June 24, 2008
Growing evidence supports early treatment
A study reported in
the journal AIDS found that people who started HIV meds
with higher CD4 counts were more likely to have their immune
systems restored to near normal levels. Read
more.
June 16, 2008
The coming crisis in
HIV drug development
As the November 2008
general election race has begun in earnest, Project Inform
looks forward to the new opportunity to address a set of
critical issues in the nation’s response to the HIV
epidemic and to move the US from simply managing the epidemic
to eradicating it. Read
more.
Join Hepatitis C Advocates UNITED!
Project Inform expands advocacy work to
include hepatitis C.
Over 4 million Americans currently live
with hepatitis C. Most are unaware of it. Nearly 225,000
also live with HIV. HCAU meets
the challenge to improve funding for viral hepatitis programs.
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July 22, 2008
The unfortunate return
of ADAP waiting
lists
AIDS Drug Assistance Program waiting lists
have returned and states are reporting reduction in primary
care and support services. Without significant increased
funding, the situation will get worse. Read
more.
July 9, 2008
FDA adds “Black Box” warning
for Cipro
A special "black box" warning
for a group of antibiotics has been issued by the FDA, which
covers drugs used to treat MAC and TB in people living with
HIV. Read more.
July 3, 2008
Dr. Anthony Fauci salutes Martin Delaney
During Project Inform's Founder's Recognition
Events in San Francisco and Washington DC, the NIAID's Dr.
Anthony Fauci reflected on Martin's contributions
in fighting the epidemic. View
video.
June 24, 2008
Important info for people with
HIV considering marriage in California
Since the CA Supreme Court legalized same
sex marriage, many questions remain regarding how the decision
will impact the health care coverage for many people living
with HIV/AIDS. Read
more.
June 17, 2008
Project Inform plans for election of
next President
As the November 2008
general election race has begun in earnest, Project Inform
looks forward to the new opportunity to address a set of
critical issues in the nation’s response to the HIV
epidemic and to move the US from simply managing the epidemic
to eradicating it. Read
more.
June 12, 2008
Novel HIV therapy suffers stunning setback
Pharmaceutical Koronis stops studies of
KP-1461, an experimental therapy that's designed to force
HIV to mutate itself death. Early study of this compound
showed promise; now, recent data are vexing the situation. Read
more.
June 13, 2008
Senate committee fails to protect people
with AIDS in Medicare bill
A key Senate committee turned its back on people with HIV/AIDS by failing to make an important fix to the Medicare drug benefit, leaving many without access to a full range of treatment. You can make a difference with two phone calls. Read
more.
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