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7/1 - "US May Lift Ban on HIV Visitors" - See World News. The Summer 2009 Issue of Mental Health AIDS features issues Affecting Hispanic Women - See Minority News. Youth Who Believe They Will Die Young More Likely To Be Diagnosed With HIV/AIDS, Study Finds - See Teen/Youth Sexual Health News.

6/29 - President Obama Releases Statement, Video Urging U.S. Residents To Get Tested For HIV - See National News. FL's Miami-Dade Health Dept. Launches Test Campaign to focus  educating physicians - See Across the Nation. Latino Commission on AIDS launches a new website; Introducing Greater Than AIDS, a national movement to mobilize Black Americans; & AIDS Is a Highlight of National Baptist Meeting’s First Day in Detroit - See Minority News.

6/26 - National Testing Day June 27 - CDC MMWR Release & Fauci Issues Statement Regarding National Testing Day - See National News;  See the HAPIS sponsored Mini-grant Activities planned around the state - also note many local public health departments have testing activities planned. Call the Michigan AIDS hotline 1-800/872-2437 for more information and locations. Offer High School Students HIV Testing, CDC Reiterates  - See Teen News. New CDC data released indicate far too many people are diagnosed with HIV late in the course of infection, when neither treatment nor prevention can have optimal benefit - See MMWR Reports. 

6/24 - Kaiser Family Foundation has new and updated informational resources available on HIV testing.

6/23 - MDCH Module 3 Training scheduled for July has been rescheduled due to the State's furlough days - See DHWDC Training Updates.   CNN Profiles 'Generation' Of Teenagers, Young Adults Born With HIV; & CDC FactSheet HIV and Young MSM - See Teen News. Media Looks At County-Level HIV, AIDS Map Data - See National News. Columnist Examines Wisconsin Needle Exchange Program - See Prevention News. New Strategy Proposed for Designing Antibody-Based HIV Vaccine - See Vaccine Research. 5th IAS Conference to Emphasize Continued Need for High-Quality, Evidence-Based HIV Programmes and Policies during Global Economic Recession - See World News. Good survival for HIV patients diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - and more Medical Briefs.

6/22 - CNN investigation about the most challenging issues facing African-Americans premiere July 22 and 23; See panel discussion in Minority News.  New Targeted Therapy Could Eradicate HIV, Study Finds - See Basic Research. New Online Tool Maps HIV, AIDS Prevalence By County, Other Statistics; & "University of California-San Francisco Nominee Dr. Eric Goosby Confirmed AIDS Chief"  - See National News and across the nation, the French give $8 Million to Texas university for HIV Therapy Research." Fewer US Teens Report Being Sexually Active" - See Teen News. Research Uncovers Clues To Virus-Cancer Link - See Medical Briefs. Can the Web curb new HIV infections among African Americans? - See Minority News.

6/19 - New Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health seeks P-T temp Independent Consultant(s) - See Job Ops. Study: Why MSM Present for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis - See Prevention Research. Study: Update of Worldwide HIV Epidemiology - See World News. Study: HIV Capsid Visualized - See Basic Research. Study: Interleukin-10 Affects HIV-1 Susceptibility and Pathogenesis Differently - See Medical Briefs.

6/17 - See a Report on Michigan's Case Management Conference 2009 in Care News & Wisconsin Issues HIV/AIDS Nonprofit Directives For Corrective Action. "Truth or Consequences: The Intertemporal Consistency of Adolescent Self-Report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey" - See Teen News.

6/16 - "Hearing to Air VA Mistakes with Hospital Equipment" - See National News.

6/15 - Today at 2 pm : Preparing for the RFP for Community-Based HIV Prevention Services, 2010 Teleconference Call 1 - See the new Prevention Planning and Funding section for registration and supporting materials or go directly to the PowerPoint Presentation in PDF.  Awareness, Inclusion, and Prevention: How to Resonate with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Questioning (LGBQ) Youth about Sexual Health Issues - Webinars begin Thursday - See Teen Issues.  White House Officials, Lawmakers Discuss Racial Health Disparities, Higher Rates of HIV/AIDS Among Blacks - See Minority News.

6/12 - “Older and Wiser: Many Faces of HIV” DVD - See Resources. NIAID Leaders Announce Plan to research Universal and Voluntary HIV Testing and Treatment; &  Study: HIV-Infected Individuals are at Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease - See Medical Briefs. "Estimating the Proportion of HIV Transmissions from Main Sex Partners Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Five US Cities" - See Prevention Research. "L.A. County Offers Teens Home Delivery of STD Tests" - See Teen News. "AIDS Meeting Demands Lift of US Ban on HIV-Infected Visitors" - See World News.

6/11 - Hundreds Gather For California Rally Protesting Proposed Cuts To HIV/AIDS Programs - See National News.

6/9 - Long-Term Nonprogressors and HIV Controllers: Definitions and Prevalence; Review: Real-World Consequences of HIV-Associated Neuropsychological Impairment; & Treatment of HIV/AIDS Patients with Psychiatric Disorders - See Medical Briefs. Benton Harbor Benefits from Unique Local, State and Regional Partnership -See Michigan News-Around the State.

6/8 - New Era In Hepatitis C Treatment? - See Medical (hepatitis) News.

6/5 - "Early Treatment with Anti-AIDS Drugs Cuts Death Rate in Half" - See Medical Briefs. Study on HIV Transmission in a State Prison System, 1988-2005 - See Incarcerated.

6/4 - Upcoming C.O.R.E.Back to Basics: Prevention/Outreach Worker Certification Training. CDC has recently published a new fact sheet on oral sex and HIV - See Prevention News. Studies examine coverage of health topics during routine medical care for Adolescents; and Relationship between intimate partner violence and infection with HIV among US Women
 - See Prevention Research. See National News for this week's reports from Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report published by the Kaiser Family Foundation (We are still having technical issues with the Kaiser daily news feed for this page).

6/2 - Black Religious Leaders Urging Passage of HIV/AIDS Bill - See Minority News. President Obama’s First Budget, summaries from NASTAD - See National News.

6/1 - ‘French’ Kissing Ups Risk of Oral HPV Infection - See Medical (STD) News. "Bill Clinton to Lead HIV/AIDS Fundraiser" - See Minority News.

5/29 - Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Special Notice: Important Changes as Kaiser Expands Its Daily Online Reports
The Kaiser Family Foundation is announcing several changes and enhancements in its Daily Reports. Daily summaries of news coverage of global HIV/AIDS will now be integrated into the Global Health Policy Report, and the Foundation has established a new Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report that will summarize news coverage of HIV/AIDS in the U.S., starting on June 1.  Please bear with us while Michigan HIV News makes the technical adjustments to provide the Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report as a news feed on this page.

5/28 - Updated National Career Opportunities. Study: The Effect of Alcohol on HAART Outcomes; & CDC: Guidance for H1N1 Virus in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women and more - See Medical Briefs. Study: Early Antiretroviral Treatment Decreases Viral Load and Central Nervous System Dysfunction in SIV-Infected Rhesus Monkeys; & Study: Artificial Antibodies Prevent SIV in Monkeys - See Basic and Animal Research. On the Passing of Alice Renwrick - See Memorials. Farmer Still Under Consideration for Obama Administration Position, Takes Harvard Medical School Appointment - See People on the Move. US gay men mostly getting HIV from main partners; minority of transmission from men with diagnosed HIV and more - See Prevention Research. HIV treatment reduces liver damage in HIV/HCV co-infected patients - See Medical (hepatitis) News.

5/27 - New Head for International AIDS Society (IAS) - See People on the Move.  IAS joined the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in its call for the elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV - See World News - Women. Special Event for African American Men in Detroit - See Minority News.  California Gov. Schwarzenegger's Plan To Reduce State Spending Includes Cuts to HIV/AIDS Services - See Across the Nation. Does More HIV Testing Identify More New HIV Cases? - See Prevention Research. Gonococcal and Chlamydial Pharyngitis in MSM; and Peginterferon and Ribavirin for Dual HCV and HBV Infection - See Medical (STD, Hepatitis) News. Medical pot users need more than doctor's note - See Michigan News.
 

5/21 - MMWR Report - Surveillance for Acute Viral Hepatitis - See Medical (hepatitis) News. UNAIDS calls for a virtual elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV by 2015 - See World News - Women. Modern HIV treatment does not have a negative effect on foetal growth; & Virologic failure updates - See Medical Briefs. Green Tea, more that a healthy drink? - See Prevention News. Studies on Risks for MSM - See Prevention Research. Elton John and UNAIDS Executive Director agree: stigma and discrimination block progress in HIV/AIDS battle; & New Travel for AIDS donation Plan - See World News. HIV/AIDS, Gay Rights Advocate McFarlane Dies - See Memorials. National Career Ops - postings from HIV ATLAS Daily Newsletter. "Criminalizing HIV Is Criminal," says POZ editor-in-chief Regan Hofmann - See National News.

5/20 - DHWDC-HAPIS Update on National News

5/19 - National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day MHAC Report with materials and PowerPoint Presentations from the Meeting - See Statewide Planning. Recommendation for Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy - See Medical (STD) News. Green Tea Molecule EGCG May Be the Missing Ingredient for Vaginal Anti-HIV Gel - See Microbicide News. Journal Watch: When Your Patient Is Too Busy to Take Meds - See Medical Briefs. Hospitalized Patients with Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection - See MMWR Early Release. 'Swift Action Driven by Courage Needed' To Remove Ban on Federal Funding for Needle-Exchange Programs, Editorial. Both the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Surveillance and HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Women slide sets were recently updated by CDC to include data through 2007 - See Statistics.

5/18 - HIV Vaccine Awareness Day - Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Researchers Develop Vaccine Candidate That Is Successful in Blocking Simian Version of HIV - See Vaccine Research. Why Obama Isn't Funding Needle Exchange Programs - See Prevention News. Michigan Coalition on Adolescent Sexual Health (MICASH) - The Evolution of the Adolescent HIV & STD Networking Committee - See Teen News.   Thursday at NOON Live Webcast: U.S. Global Health Policy: In Focus, “IOM Final Report on the U.S. Commitment to Global Health.”

5/15 - HHS to Award $1.79 Billion for People Living with HIV/AIDS; &
Obama Names New York City Health Commissioner Frieden Next CDC Director, New York Times Reports - See National News.
 The slide set HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Women was recently updated by CDC to include data through 2007- See National Statistics.  Herpes Drug Acyclovir Does Not Reduce Risk of HIV Transmission, Does Slow HIV Progression, Study Says; & What Australian MSM think about HPV Vaccine - See Medical (STD) News. The State would like feedback on the comprehensive white paper, the State of Adolescent Sexual Health in Michigan; & The CDC slide set HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Adolescents and Young Adults has updated data through 2007 - See Teen News. Study: Timing of HAART Predicts B-Cell Response Longevity in HIV-Infected Infants - See Medical Briefs.

5/12 - Metro Health Foundation to Support AmeriCorps Program - See Michigan News. Upcoming CARES Hepatitis C Training Workshop in Kalamazoo - See Special Trainings.
 

5/11 - Updated Month-at-a-Glance Calendar. Blacks More Worried About HIV than Whites - See Minority News. AUSTRALIA: "Genital Wart Infections Plunge Following Vaccine Rollout" - See Medical (STD) News. "Normal Vaccine Response Possible in Kids with HIV;" NIH Celebrates 25 Years of the MACS Study - See Medical Briefs. Mini-grants available for National Test Day - See Michigan News. Live Webcast: The President's Budget for Global Health - See Calendar. HIV/AIDS Advocates Express Concern About Obama's Continuation of Needle-Exchange Funding Ban - See Prevention News. Africa Should Manufacture Its Own Antiretrovirals, A.U. Official Says - See World News.