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AIDSinfo At-a-Glance Issue No. 13
May 13, 2005 AIDSinfo.nih.gov is pleased to provide you with a weekly update of highlights about what has happened in the world of HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. We hope you find this encapsulated view of HIV/AIDS news useful. HIV Awareness Activities This Week! Next week is a week of important AIDS awareness
activities. People in the AIDS community will be busy participating in some
or all of the events described below. Take a moment out of your busy week to
think about those you know or have known with HIV/AIDS. AIDSinfo thanks all of those who
support the ongoing effort to battle this deadly disease. International AIDS Candlelight Memorial—May 15th On
Sunday, May 15, 2005, communities around the world will come together to
light candles and remember those who have been affected by HIV/AIDS.
Organizations, individuals, governments, and faith-based communities are
coordinating local observances. For more information on this memorial, see
the May calendar (scroll down to May 15th)
of the Office of Minority Health. Vaccine Awareness Day—May 18th For the eighth year, May 18th marks HIV Vaccine Awareness Day,
when local and national events will highlight scientific efforts to develop
an HIV/AIDS vaccine. Go to the AIDSinfo Vaccine Awareness Day page for more
information. First National Asian
and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day—May 19th Plan to participate in the first National Asian and
Pacific Islander (API) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This historic day focuses on
the fight against HIV-related discrimination and the stigma HIV carries in
the API communities. Click here for
more information about this inaugural event. The Office of Minority Health
Resource Center has also prepared an online API HIV
Resource List, which contains links to API brochures, census data,
HIV/AIDS reports, articles, and treatment information in a variety of Asian
languages. Treatment
and Management Conference—Program
Announcement The Treatment and
Management of HIV Infection in the United States conference is scheduled for
September 15-18, 2005, in Atlanta, Georgia. See the Program
Announcement (PDF) for the schedule of events. For complete information about the conference, including
registration information, visit the conference Web site. ClinicalTrials.gov Info New HIV/AIDS trials have been added to ClinicalTrials.gov in the last seven days. For a list of trials click here. Please send comments or suggestions to ContactUs@aidsinfo.nih.gov
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