In the News Archives
3/6 - Microbicides 2008 news reports - See
Microbicide News. A new more
effective tuberculosis screening test for HIV+ - See
Medical News. Gates Foundation
Seeking Grant Proposals for $100M Initiative To Support
Research on Infectious Diseases, Including
HIV/AIDS. Laura Bush To Visit Haiti To Highlight U.S. HIV/AIDS Programs
3/5 - Upcoming CROI Update in Detroit sponsored by WSU's MATEC - See
Medical Conferences. Safety Board
Recommends Study Participants With High Viral Loads Switch From GSK's
Antiretroviral Epzicom to Gilead's Truvada - See
Medical Briefs. Researchers Discover
Protein That Could Lead to Development of HIV Vaccine, New Treatments,
Study Says; & Gene Could Stop Progression of HIV, Study Finds- See
Basic Research. Faith-Based
Organizations Express Support for Needle-Exchange Programs - See
Prevention News. Advocates Launch 19th
Annual Black Church Week of Prayer (on Monday 3/3)To Raise Awareness
About HIV/AIDS Among Communities Nationwide - See
National News. Leading Scientific, Community and Policy Experts To
Speak at First International AIDS Conference Ever Held in Latin America
- See World News. New
Resource: CDC recently added a new topic to its HIV/AIDS Web site.
"Persons Aged 50 and Over."
3/3 - "10 UN Agencies Back All Efforts to End Female Circumcision
Within a Generation" - See World
News-Women.
"Gay Syphilis Surge in 2007" in metro NYC - See
Medical News. The Guidelines for
the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection have been
revised - See Medical Briefs.
2/28 - Syphilis Throat Symptoms Often Ignored by HIV-Positive Gay Men
- See Medical News. Study examines
consistent condom use with a main partner among heterosexual male IDUs -
See Prevention Research. House Foreign
Affairs Committee passed a five-year, $50 billion measure reauthorizing
PEPFAR - See National News.
2/27 - "New Therapy Helps Boost Immune System of HIV Patients" - See
Medical Briefs. Circumcision in African
Countries stirs debate - See Prevention
News.
2/26 -
Experimental Microbicide Tenofovir
Safe for Women To Use Daily, Study Finds. Reported HIV/AIDS Cases in
China Increase 45% From 2006 to 2007 - See World
News.
2/25 - Earlier Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy May Reduce
Toxicities, and life expectancy - See
Medical Briefs. A study of "Tween" dating behavior - See
Teen News. Illinois Lottery Launches Game To Fund HIV/AIDS Awareness,
Prevention. Bush comments on
five-country tour of Africa; and Antiretrovirals Becoming More
Profitable for Pharmaceutical Industry, Los Angeles Times Reports- See
National News.
2/22 - The HIV Prevention Leadership Summit, which will be held in
Detroit in June
(HPLS) Seeks Volunteers - See
HPLS Planning.
2/21 - Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop - See
Funding Resources. New
Career Opportunities in Detroit. Study Probes Why
US Blacks Wary of Medical Trials - See
Minority News. IOM Releases Report on Best Practices for HIV
Prevention Trials. PEPFAR Has Been
'Unbelievably Effective,' Bush Says During Visit to Ghana - See
World News. State Department Drops Ban on
HIV-Positive Diplomats - See National News.
Condom Packaging Gets a Feminine Makeover - See
Prevention News. New White Paper the
State of Adolescent Sexual Health in Michigan and Sexual Orientation and
Youth: A Primer for Schools - See Teen News.
2/20 - Stimulus Payments available for SSDI Recipients - See
Care News.
Experimental Microbicide Carraguard
Does Not Provide Protection Against HIV, Study Finds. Bush Discusses
PEPFAR During Visits to Rwanda, Ghana - See World
News.
2/18 - A tick in time could save lives - See
Basic Research. MDCH and MDE Release
White Paper: the State of Adolescent Sexual Health in Michigan - See
Teen News. Los Angeles Times
Examines Effect of PEPFAR Drug Programs in Africa - See
World News.
2/14 - "House Passes Bills to Allow Information About HPV" - See
Michigan News.
2/13 - Social Networks Strategy (SNS) Overview - See
Training. Slide presentation of Michigan January
2008 Statistics - See Surveillance in
Michigan.
2/12 - Scholarships available
for upcoming MI PWLH/A Conference. MI Conference will discuss the use of
traditional American Indian medicine practices in HIV care - See
Medical Conferences.
2/11 - See Michigan HIV & STD News,
Winter 2008 Issue. TEENS & ADULTS living with HIV/AIDS needed for
speaking engagements in Michigan, and Americorps seeks applicants - See
Teen News. "Shut UP! Project" Materials
Updated - See Care News.Researchers Develop
Technique That Prevents HIV From Reproducing, and more; Good bacteria'
in women give clues for slowing HIV transmission -
Basic Research.
President Bush's Budget Proposal To Reinstate Ban on Needle-Exchange
Programs in Washington, D.C., 'Gratuitous, Shortsighted,'
Editorial Says. Marygrove College
Hosts International Exhibit Raising Awareness of AIDS Orphans - See
Michigan Events. "Pre-Chewed
Baby Food Said to Transmit HIV" - See
Prevention Research.
2/7- Groups Seek Repeal of Ban on Federal Funding for Needle-Exchange
Programs; Campaign Coincides With National
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - See
Prevention News. CROI reports on Vaccine Research.
More CROI Reports - See Research. FDA
approves Pediatric dosing of Epivir - See
Medical Briefs.
2/6 - MI-POZ in support of BAAC - See Michigan News; and updated list
of BAAC activities around
the State.
2/5 - Study of Social and Emotional Consequences of Teens Refraining
from Sexual Activity - See Prevention
Research. FDA reminder only Only One approved HIV Home Test Kit -
See Prevention News.
2/4 - See Events planned around the state for Michigan's 4th Annual Black AIDS Awareness Campaign
(BAAC) - Calendar. CDC
Underscores Current Recommendation for Preventing HIV Transmission
- See Prevention News.
Researchers Examine Immune Cells Where HIV Can Lie Dormant, Possible
Treatments - See Basic Research.
Circumcision effects on female vs. male partners - See
Prevention Research. UNAIDS, WHO React to
Swiss Claim About Antiretrovirals, HIV Transmission - See
World News.
Democrats To Seek Changes, Boosted Funding During PEPFAR Reauthorization
Debate - See National News. Bush’s
Budget Calls for Huge Increase in Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Funds -
See Teen News.
Research Finding Should Aid Those Developing Anti-Virus
Vaccines.
2/1 - CHAG seeks Case Manager - See Job
Opportunities. Comments Welcome on the Updated Adult and Adolescent
Treatment Guidelines - See Medical Briefs.
Upcoming MATEC HIV Clinical Course for Nurses & Nurse Practitioners
- See Training. BAAC kicks off on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2008 in Detroit;
Michigan SA Conference CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS - See
Michigan News. BET News Special, STIGMA: The
Silent Killer Premiers Feb. 7 - See
Calendar.
Updated 3 month-at-a-glance
calendar. Going to Mexico this summer? register by February 19
to Save - See International
Conferences. Protein identified that Blocks HIV Release From
Infected Cells - See Basic Research.
Study of Black and Latino US MSM shows Circumcision Doesn't Protect
Against HIV - See Prevention Research.
Medscape commentary on STDs - See
Medical News. New NIAID Director of the Division of AIDS - See
People on the Move.
1/31 - January 2008 Michigan HIV/AIDS Surveillance
Statistics
1/30 - CDC Survey reports:
Under 1 Percent of US Adults Have HIV - See
National News.
Harm Reduction impact on HIV and HPV; Amsterdam Cohort Studies Among Drug
Users
- See Prevention Research.
Pfizer To License Antiretroviral To IPM for Reformulation as
Microbicide. Ugandan Pharmaceutical
Plant Begins Production of Generic Antiretrovirals; & Recent Violence
leads to 950 New HIV Cases in Nairobi, Kenya -See
World News.
1/29 - Black AIDS Awareness Campaign Kick-Off - See
Minority Events. The revival of Michigan's Women and AIDS Committee (MWAC) -
See Michigan News. Peer-Mentoring
Intervention to Reduce HIV Transmission and Increase Access to Care and
Adherence Among HIV+ IDUs study - See
Medical Briefs. SAMHSA SA Treatment and HIV/AIDS
Services deadline update - See Funding
Resources. Bush in State of the Union Address Calls on
Congress To Allocate $30B for PEPFAR - See National
News.
1/28 - HPLS Host Committee
Scholarships Available. MHAC has open membership to fill 3 more
slots and is again accepting applications now until Fri. Feb 8th - See
Statewide Planning. Bush in State of Union
Address To Call for $30B Extension of PEPFAR - See
National News. Gates Calls for Collaboration To Help Curb Poverty,
Improve Health Worldwide.
1/24 - Harm Reduction Study - See
Prevention Research. Women & AIDS Committee meeting in Detroit
tomorrow - See Meetings.
1/23 - "Post-Exposure HIV Drugs Won’t Boost Risky Behavior" according
to Prevention Research. SAMHSA Grants for SA Treatment Programs Servicing PWAs in
Minority Communities - See Funding
Resources. FDA Approves etravirine the newest NNRTI- See
Care News. "Pap Smear and Chlamydia Test
Double-Up Gets Results" - See Medical
News. "Report Examines Rate of HIV Among San Francisco Black Gay
Men" - See Prevention Research. HIV/AIDS
Experts Considering Whether To Shift HIV/AIDS Funding to Basic Health
Problems - See World News.
1/18 - CHAG's CORE Team February
Fundamentals of STI/HIV
Prevention Training. New outreach to minority populations - See
Minority News. Latest Medscape Top
Stories - See Medical Briefs. Gates
Foundation seeks better TB cure - See
Medical News. Groups Respond to Research That Links Drug-Resistant
MRSA Strain to MSM Communities in Boston, San Francisco - See
National News.
1/16 - HIV/AIDS Behavioral Surveillance Coordinator position open -
See Career Ops. "High HPV Rate Seen Even Among
Girls Who Had Just One Sex Partner"; and "Young Athletes Warned:
Injections Are Serious Subject" - See Teen News.
Antiretroviral Drugs Could Be Used To Prevent Vaginal Transmission of
HIV, Study Says; and "Predictors of Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Newly Homeless Youth: A
Longitudinal Study" - Prevention Research.
"New Study Blames Columbus for Syphilis Spread" - See
Medical News. Reyataz (atazanavir)
package insert change - See Medical Briefs.
MAPP CEO Sworn in as Ferndale Mayor - See
News Around the State. POZ New Resources - See
Care News.
1/15 - "Teenagers, HIV, and AIDS," text weaves experience of young
patients with the knowledge of experts; and a new documentary titled
"Please Talk to Kids About AIDS."- See Teen News.
Researchers Identify 273 Human Proteins That Play
a Role in HIV Transmission, Progression - See
Basic Research.
Study of survival rates of (IDUs) in the era of (HAART) - See
Medical Briefs. "ACLU Protests Judge’s
Order for Rape Suspect’s STD Test" - See Michigan
News. HARC has a new provider training schedule for 2008 - See
Training.
1/10 - Michigan AIDS Fund Announces New Interim Executive Director -
See Michigan News. UK studies use of
Chlamydia Rapid Test - See Medical
News.
1/9 - Book Examines Experiences of Children With HIV/AIDS, Addresses
Treatment, Care, Support Issues; HIV-Positive People With Depression
More Likely To Follow Treatment Regimens When Taking SSRIs, Study Finds
- See Care News. Recently Homeless Youth
More Likely To Engage in Risky Sex, Increasing Risk of HIV, Other STIs,
Study Says - See Teen News. CDC's HIV
Prevention Strategic Plan Extended Through 2010; and NASTAD's top ten
for 2008 - See Prevention News.
Biotech Company Partners With University of
Colorado To Research Experimental HIV/AIDS Treatment - See
Medical Briefs.
1/7 - "Study Pinpoints Factors for Early Sex" - See
Teen News. "Documenting the Toll of AIDS";
PEPFAR Could Be Bush's 'Most Lasting Bipartisan Accomplishment;
Presidential Candidates Discuss Health Care - See
National News. Concerns About Health Problems Seen Among Long-Term
HIV/AIDS Survivors - See Care News. Amino
Acid Mutations in Protein Might Make HIV Vulnerable to Immune System
Attack, Study Finds - See Basic Research.
Movie touches on the impact of HIV/AIDS in the African-American
community - See Minority News.
1/3 - "Black-White Mortality from HIV in the United States Before and
After Introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in 1996" -
See  Health
Disparities Research. "Preventing AIDS Through Animation" - See
Teen News. "Canadian Doctor Brings Touch of
Chinese Healing to Thai Medicine" - Alternative
Care.
1/2/08 - Reminder HPLS Abstracts due
1/10. New APM Job Opportunity. Report on Treatment success and failure around the world -
See World News. Study: "The Relationship Between
Alcohol Problems and Dependence, Conduct Problems and Diagnosis, and
Number of Sex Partners in a Sample of Young Adults" - See
Prevention Research.
Bush Signs $555B Spending Bill, Lifts Ban on Funding of Needle-Exchange Programs
in Washington, D.C. - See National News. And
Needle-Exchange Pilot Programs Launch in New Jersey; also 2007 National
HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC) Reports from Medscape - See
Prevention News. Two Miami-Area
Universities Receive NIH Grants To Study HIV/AIDS, Other Health Issues
Among Hispanics - See Minority News.
STDs and Cancer: Breaking the Link Through Vaccination - See
Medical News. Monocyte Purging May
Improve Response to HIV Treatment Interruption - See
Medical Briefs.
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