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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.
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