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2013

Can a Man Living With Hemophilia and HIV Bike Across the U.S. -- Twice? (June 19, 2013)
47-year-old Texan cycles 3,456 miles from California to Massachusetts to remember lost family and friends and help people suffering with hemophilia in developing countries.
From Save One Life
New Analysis of World's Premier AIDS Conference Finds Poor Coverage of Populations Most-at-Risk for HIV (June 18, 2013)
Hundreds of organizations worldwide call on conference organizers to increase meaningful coverage of gay men, transgender people, people who inject drugs and sex workers.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
iPrEx Welcomes CDC's Bangkok Tenofovir Study Showing Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Is Safe and Effective for HIV Prevention in Injection Drug Users (June 12, 2013)
From iprexnews.com
European Commission Approves Stribild, a New Single Tablet Regimen for the Treatment of HIV-1 Infection (May 28, 2013)
To read PDF, click here.
From Gilead Sciences, Inc.
APIAHF Commemorates National API HIV/AIDS Awareness Day by Releasing Report on HIV/AIDS Data Needs and Promising Practices (May 20, 2013)
From Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Asians, Pacific Islanders Reveal How HIV Affects Their Lives, Communities in New Digital Story Series (May 13, 2013)
The Banyan Tree Project hosts a series of Twitter chats premiering videos from "Taking Root: Our Stories, Our Community" in honor of National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
From The Banyan Tree Project
Gilead Receives Complete Response Letters From U.S. FDA for Elvitegravir and Cobicistat (April 29, 2013)
To read PDF, click here.
From Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Circumcision Alters Penis Microbiome, Could Explain HIV Protection (April 16, 2013)
From American Society for Microbiology
Law Enforcement and HIV Policy Groups Release Fact Sheet for Police on HIV Risks (April 1, 2013)
"Spit Does Not Transmit" intended to reduce officer anxiety and needless "exposure" prosecutions.
From The Center for HIV Law and Policy
Rev. Al Sharpton to Join "Keep the Promise on AIDS" March in Brooklyn, NY (March 26, 2013)
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Commemorating 20 Years of Saving Lives at Iris House (March 1, 2013)
From Iris House
A Gay Man Discusses His Decision to Begin PrEP -- Part Three (February 27, 2013)
From PositiveLite.com
A Gay Man Discusses His Decision to Begin PrEP -- Part Two (February 20, 2013)
From PositiveLite.com
IRMA Issues Global Call to Action: We Demand Answers on Lubricant Safety (February 14, 2013)
From International Rectal Microbicide Advocates
A Gay Man Discusses His Decision to Begin PrEP -- Part One (February 13, 2013)
From PositiveLite.com
The Epidemic Will Not End Without Heterosexual Black Men (February 12, 2013)
From the Campaign to End AIDS
New York City HIV Planning Group Welcomes New Members in Launch of 2013 Work (January 28, 2013)
From New York City HIV Planning Group
Stop Anthem Blue Cross From Compromising Care of HIV-Positive Clients (January 17, 2013)
From MichRx
The Dude Who Exposed Me to HIV Speaks, Part Two (January 17, 2013)
From ImStillJosh.com
The Dude Who Exposed Me to HIV Speaks, Part One (January 15, 2013)
From ImStillJosh.com

2012

Scientists Sequence Genome of Pathogen Responsible for Pneumocystis Pneumonia (December 26, 2012)
From American Society for Microbiology
Call for Abstracts: The 8th Annual Women as the Face of AIDS Summit (December 11, 2012)
From Iris House
The Latino Commission on AIDS Mourns the Passing of Jenny Rivera (December 10, 2012)
From Latino Commission on AIDS
SASI Releases Updated Report on the HIV Epidemic in the South: Calls for State of the South Task Force (November 28, 2012)
From Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative
Global Fund Appoints Mark Dybul as Executive Director (November 15, 2012)
From Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
When Disclosure Is Dangerous: Remembering Cicely Bolden (October 10, 2012)
From Positive Women's Network BC
Deep South Leaders Share Strategies to Address Health and Community Issues in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas (October 4, 2012)
From Latino Commission on AIDS
Opportunity for HIV Capacity Building in Community Health Centers (September 21, 2012)
From AIDS Education & Training Centers National Resource Center
Police Video Prompts Allegations of HIV Discrimination (September 19, 2012)
From The American Independent
India: Bayer Stay Order Against Compulsory License Denied (September 17, 2012)
From Médecins Sans Frontieères
Global Female Condom Day (September 12, 2012)
From Aniz, Inc.
Call for Abstracts for the 2013 National Af-Am MSM Leadership Conference in L.A. (September 6, 2012)
From National AIDS & Education Services for Minorities, Inc.
Overcoming the Odds: Barry Haarde -- First Person With Hemophilia and HIV to Bike Across the USA (August 24, 2012)
From Save One Life
Free Local Scholarships to ADAP Advocacy Association 5th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.! (August 15, 2012)
From ADAP Advocacy Association
Major Gaps in Access to Care Are Impeding Progress in Reducing HIV/AIDS (August 13, 2012)
HIV specialists meet to identify unmet needs of those at greatest risk.
From Forum for Collaborative HIV Research
Expanded Analysis of HPTN 052 Study Results Reveal Additional Benefits of Early HIV Treatment (July 27, 2012)
From HIV Prevention Trials Network
The Latino Commission on AIDS Mourns the Passing of Lupe Ontiveros (July 27, 2012)
From Latino Commission on AIDS
Research on Gay Men and Transgender People You WON'T See at AIDS 2012 (July 26, 2012)
New publication highlights more than 100 abstracts on gay men and transgender people rejected from the International AIDS Conference.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
HIV Criminalization Discourages HIV Testing, Creates Disabling and Uncertain Legal Environment for People With HIV in U.S. (July 25, 2012)
From Sero Project
New Study Finds Greatly Elevated HIV Infection Rates Among Young Black Gay and Bisexual Men in the U.S. (July 23, 2012)
From HIV Prevention Trials Network
Hundreds of Advocates, Service Providers, Policy Makers Attend AIDS 2012 Pre-Conference on Gay Men and Transgender People (July 21, 2012)
Current state of global epidemic and response among gay men and transgender people focus of full day event.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
Marginalized Populations Around the World Unite, Call for Revised Approach to Global HIV Epidemic (July 17, 2012)
Global networks of gay men, people who use drugs, sex workers, transgender people and people living with HIV put forth new strategy for more effective global AIDS response.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
All Hands on Deck for The AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall (July 12, 2012)
From The NAMES Project Foundation
Opinion: Endgame AIDS in Black America: An Exercise in Drama and No Politics (July 10, 2012)
From KenyonFarrow.com
Ryan White Medical Providers Coalition Co-Chairs Statement on the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act Decision (June 28, 2012)
From Ryan White Medical Providers Coalition
The Beginning of the End Begins With You (June 27, 2012)
From CARES Outreach Services, Inc.
Amid Rapid Changes in Global AIDS Response, AIDS 2012 Pre-Conference Event Highlights Implications for Gay Men and Transgender People (June 19, 2012)
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, former High Court Judge Michael Kirby, Dr. Kevin Fenton and Jamaican activist Maurice Tomlinson to join more than 600 experts from around the world. Full-day event to focus on implications of treatment as prevention, shifts in global financing, HIV criminalization, and ongoing barriers in addressing global HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men and transgender people; program available on request.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
HIV Accusations and Prosecutions: What Do You Think? (June 19, 2012)
New survey -- criminal laws based on HIV status: responses from people living with and affected by HIV.
From The SERO Project
Senate Maintains Commitment to Domestic HIV/AIDS Programs (June 15, 2012)
Proposes increases for AIDS medications and level funding for prevention.
From The AIDS Institute
The AIDS Institute Supports Efforts Recognizing National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (June 8, 2012)
From The AIDS Institute
APIAHF Commemorates National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 22, 2012)
Disaggregated data is still needed.
From Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
30 for 30 Campaign Commends Passage of Presidential Resolution on Women (May 17, 2012)
Women across the country mark historic accomplishment as President's Advisory Council on AIDS (PACHA) Resolution on the Needs of Women at Risk for and Living with HIV passes.
From 30 for 30 Campaign
Saving Face Can't Make You Safe (May 17, 2012)
To commemorate National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Banyan Tree Project reminds us that we have to keep talking about HIV -- not just for ourselves, but for everyone else.
From The Banyan Tree Project
AIDS 2012 Pre-Conference Event to Address Unprecedented Global HIV Crisis Among Gay Men and Transgender People (May 15, 2012)
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, the Honorable Michael Kirby, Dr. Kevin Fenton and Maurice Tomlinson to join more than 500 experts; Focus on implications of PrEP, global financing and criminalization.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
Hispanics/Latinos Across the Country Launch the First Ever National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day (May 14, 2012)
From Latino Commission on AIDS
C2EA Youth and WhatstheT Launch Correspondent Contest (May 1, 2012)
Represent WhatsTheT and be featured on C2EA and WhatsTheT websites.
From the Campaign to End AIDS
AETC NCHCMC Leads Health Centers on HIV Integration in Primary Care (April 26, 2012)
Forty-two health centers gather as a learning community to work toward integration of HIV in primary care.
From AETC National Center for HIV Care in Miniority Communities
UCLA-Engineered Stem Cells Seek Out and Kill HIV in Living Organisms (April 12, 2012)
From UCLA AIDS Institute
Understanding Risk: A Conversation (April 3, 2012)
Editor Bob Leahy interviews CATIE's James Wilton about the tricky topic of communicating risk in the age of undetectable viral load.
From PositiveLite.com
3 More Days! Call for MSM and Transgender Abstracts NOT Accepted at AIDS 2012 (April 2012)
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
March 23: Happy Birthday, Health Care Reform: Join the Webinar & Sign the Letter! (March 22, 2012)
From HIVHealthReform.org
APIAHF Condemns House Republican Budget Proposal and Attacks on Health Reform (March 21, 2012)
From Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Broader Screening for Hepatitis C Would Be Cost Effective, Study Suggests (March 14, 2012)
Linking those infected with care is key to reducing related mortality and morbidity.
From Infectious Disease Society of America
Data Show Gilead's Quad Regimen for HIV Non-Inferior to Protease-Based Regimen at 48 Weeks in Second Pivotal Phase 3 Study (March 8, 2012)
From Gilead Sciences Inc.
Sangamo Presents New Clinical Data at CROI 2012 Demonstrating Persistent Positive Effects of ZFN Therapeutic for "Functional Cure" of HIV/AIDS (March 8, 2012)
Data highlight positive effects of SB-728-T on immune system and viral load reduction and further validate strategy of ongoing phase 2 trials.
From Sangamo BioSciences, Inc.
Gilead's Quad Single Tablet Regimen for HIV Non-Inferior to Atripla in Pivotal Phase 3 Study (March 7, 2012)
Quad currently under review for marketing approval by U.S. and European regulatory agencies.
From Gilead Sciences Inc.
ViiV Announces Expanded Access to Once-a-Day Integrase Inhibitor ... But Activists Are Concerned About Its Potential Misuse (March 7, 2012)
From Nelson Vergel
Results From Investigational Studies With Victrelis (Boceprevir) Presented at CROI to Understand Potential Use in Patients Coinfected With Chronic Hepatitis C and HIV-1 (March 6, 2012)
From Merck & Co. Inc.
U.S. FDA Grants Priority Review for Truvada for Reducing the Risk of Acquiring HIV Infection (February 13, 2012)
From Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Petition to GOP Leadership: Banning Federal Funding for Syringe Exchange Programs Puts Lives in Jeopardy! (February 8, 2012)
From AIDS United
Sign On! Endorse Recommendations to President Obama on AIDS 2012 and the National AIDS Strategy (February 7, 2012)
From Coalition for a National AIDS Strategy
Important Drug Warning: Results of Pharmacokinetic Study in Healthy Volunteers Given Victrelis™ (Boceprevir) and Ritonavir-Boosted HIV Protease Inhibitors May Indicate Clinically Significant Drug Interactions for Patients Coinfected With Chronic Hepatitis C and HIV (February 6, 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
From Merck & Co., Inc.
Black Celebrities Unite in Response to AIDS (February 6, 2012)
New Greater Than AIDS PSAs and social media messages mark National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
In the Life Investigates Laws Criminalizing HIV and AIDS (February 1, 2012)
A special report on positive women stigmatized & prosecuted.
From In the Life
"Update Your Status" This Valentine's Day and Encourage More HIV Testing (February 1, 2012)
From DoSomething.org
Young AIDS Activists! Apply for C2EA's 2012 Youth Action Institute -- June 10 - 16, 2012 (January 25, 2012)
From the Campaign to End AIDS
Iris House Announces the Passing of a Longtime Staffer (January 3, 2012)
From Iris House

2011

Tell Johnson & Johnson to Stop Turning Its Back on AIDS Patients (December 15, 2011)
J&J is undermining access to key AIDS drugs.
From Doctors Without Borders
Send an Email to Stop Syringe Exchange Ban From Being Reinstated. TAKE ACTION TODAY! (December 12, 2011)
From Latino Commission on AIDS
Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis (December 1, 2011)
From U.S. Department of Labor
Michigan Community Leaders Facing AIDS on World AIDS Day (December 1, 2011)
From Community AIDS Resource and Education Services
Today Is World AIDS Day (December 1, 2011)
From Iris House
On World AIDS Day, New Online Resource Illustrates Impact of Legal Environment on Gay Men's Health and Human Rights (November 29, 2011)
Global MSM network calls on policy makers, parliamentarians and advocates to address legal and policy barriers undermining universal access to HIV services.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
APIAHF Commends HHS' Release of Data Standards That Will Improve Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health (November 1, 2011)
From Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
POZ Life Weekend Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada (October 31, 2011)
From The Life Group L.A.
2011 Virtual Conference: Accessing and Understanding HIV/AIDS Patient Assistance Programs (October 27, 2011)
From ADAP Advocacy Association
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day Event (October 13, 2011)
Comprehensive AIDS Program observes National Latino AIDS Awareness Day on October 15 at CocoCabana Bar & Grill, located in Greenacres from 9pm until 1 am.
From Comprehensive AIDS Program
Syphilis in HIV-Infected Patients (October 2011)
A resource for HIV care providers.
To read PDF, click here.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
AIDS United Remains "Tenacious and Steadfast" in Efforts to Expand Programs and Advocacy for Gay Men (September 27, 2011)
From AIDS United
Latino Leaders Call for Increased AIDS Awareness (September 20, 2011)
From Latino Commission on AIDS
AIDS United's Vice President of Policy & Advocacy Ronald Johnson Speaks at Launch of HIV/AIDS Caucus (September 15, 2011)
From AIDS United
AIDS United Launches Virtual "Make It Grow" Campaign to Increase Access to Care Resources (September 9, 2011)
Campaign calls on individuals, corporations and foundations to invest in community-based programs where need is greatest.
From AIDS United
AIDS United Mobilizes Private Sector Investment to Advance National HIV/AIDS Strategy (September 9, 2011)
Corporations and foundations share successes and opportunities at White House roundtable discussion.
From AIDS United
Breast Milk Antibody Fights HIV but Needs Boost (September 2011)
Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology.
From American Society for Microbiology
HIV Testing During Pregnancy and at Delivery (September 2011)
A resource for HIV care providers.
To read PDF, click here.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
Elite Controllers Block Integration of HIV DNA Into Host Genome (September 2011)
Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology.
From American Society for Microbiology
Danger Signal Limits Hepatitis C Infection (September 2011)
Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology.
From American Society for Microbiology
Call for Abstracts: 2012 National African-American MSM Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS and Other Health Disparities in New Orleans (August 23, 2011)
From National AIDS & Education Services for Minorities, Inc.
Jack Mackenroth Launches 2012 Calendar With 100% of Proceeds Benefiting amfAR (August 10, 2011)
From grapevine pr
Roundtable: HUD and Faith-Based Community Organizations' Response to HIV and AIDS (August 5, 2011)
From the Campaign to End AIDS
Women's HIV & AIDS Advocacy and Leadership Summit Application Deadline Extended (July 29, 2011)
From the Campaign to End AIDS
Protect Medicare and Medicaid in Debt Ceiling Negotiations (July 27, 2011)
From Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
HIV Survivor and "Global Nomad" Creates International Volunteer Service Organization for People Living With HIV (July 19, 2011)
Volunteer Positive opens its doors.
From Volunteer Positive
Open-Label Extension of iPrEx HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Study Begins at 11 Sites in Six Countries (July 13, 2011)
iPrEx OLE to build on news that PrEP slows HIV infections significantly in both men who have sex with men and heterosexual women and men.
From iprexnews.com
Two Major Studies Prove HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Works in Heterosexual Women and Men; Build on iPrEx Data Showing PrEP Reduces HIV Infections in Men Who Have Sex With Men (July 13, 2011)
From iprexnews.com
Pivotal Study Finds That HIV Medications Are Highly Effective as Prophylaxis Against HIV Infection in Men and Women in Africa (July 13, 2011)
From University of Washington
Global Survey of Men Who Have Sex With Men Shows Widespread Lack of Access to HIV Services, Little Knowledge of PrEP (July 12, 2011)
Poor access linked to homophobia, youth particularly vulnerable.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
MSMGF Welcomes First-Ever WHO Guidelines on HIV Prevention for Gay Men and Transgender People (June 21, 2011)
Guidelines examine effectiveness of available interventions, emphasize human rights approach.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
The Latino Commission on AIDS Launches a Local, Regional and National Educational Program: Tratamiento Ahora/Treatment Now (June 13, 2011)
From Latino Commission on AIDS
Tracy Morgan to GLAAD: "Parents Should Support and Love Their Kids No Matter What" (June 13, 2011)
Russell Simmons and Tracy Morgan speak out for marriage equality. Morgan to meet with GLAAD, LGBT youth and families of LGBT hate crime victims. Morgan to work with GLAAD to speak out in support of LGBT people in Tennessee.
From Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
For First Time, UN Political Declaration on AIDS Addresses HIV Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (June 10, 2011)
Creates unprecedented opportunities and highlights challenges in struggle for health and human rights.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
At AIDS Summit, UN Must Focus on Key Populations and Human Rights to Meet Goal of Zero New Infections (June 8, 2011)
As new reports reaffirm importance of key populations, Global Forum on MSM & HIV calls for commitment to evidence and human rights in UN political declaration on AIDS.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
In the Life Celebrates Gay Pride Month With a Message of Hope (June 1, 2011)
Gospel choir HIV/AIDS outreach & employment discrimination.
From In The Life
FDA Approves Edurant (Rilpivirine) for Use in Treatment-Naive Adults With HIV-1 (May 20, 2011)
From Tibotec Therapeutics
Patient Privacy in Fighting the HIV Epidemic Must Be Valued (May 19, 2011)
Statement from the CEO of Harlem United.
From Harlem United
The Intersection Between HIV/AIDS and Domestic Violence in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Women (May 19, 2011)
From Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Attention A&PI Community: Saving Face Really Can't Make Us Safe (May 19, 2011)
To commemorate National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center's Stephanie Goss calls for the community to fight against stigma.
From Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
Article on Sex-Assault Accuser's HIV Status Shows Need for Strong Privacy Laws (May 18, 2011)
From Legal Action Center
Call to Action: Sign a Petition to Support Youth Participation in Global HIV/AIDS Decision-Making (May 18, 2011)
From UNAIDS Global Youth Summit on HIV/AIDS
Māori Woman Appointed to 19th International AIDS Conference 2012 Community Program Committee (May 11, 2011)
From INA (Māori, Indigenous & South Pacific) HIV/AIDS Foundation
Supervised Injection Site Focus of Case Before the Supreme Court of Canada (May 11, 2011)
From Vancouver Coastal Health
IMMEDIATE Alert: Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill Hits Parliament (May 10, 2011)
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
New Study Shows Black Gay Men Think Masculine Men Are Less Likely to Have HIV (May 3, 2011)
From kenyonfarrow.com
AIDS Activists Arrested Taking Over Republican Leader Eric Cantor's Office, Protest "Compromise" Global Budget Cuts and Syringe Exchange Ban for D.C. (April 11, 2011)
House Republican plans will cost the lives of over 1 million people, deny people living with HIV access to effective prevention programs.
From Health GAP
Sign a Birthday Card for Health Care Reform! (March 23, 2011)
From Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Addressing Historical Trauma: The Struggle of Native American Women Against HIV/ AIDS (March 16, 2011)
From The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
New Report: World's Premier AIDS Event Neglects Populations Most at Risk for HIV (March 2, 2011)
Independent assessment indicates severe underrepresentation of gay men, transgender people, sex workers and people who use drugs at the biennial International AIDS Conference.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
Latino Advocates Convene at the California Endowment to Create Roadmap for Accelerating California's Response to HIV Epidemic (February 28-March 1, 2011)
Is HIV Conversation on the Menu? (February 22, 2011)
From The Bilerico Project
Trial Suggests Statin May Affect Markers Associated With Progression of HIV (February 16, 2011)
From Infectious Diseases Society of America
ADAP Advocacy Association Releases 2010 Congressional Scorecard; Legislative Gridlock Leads to Failing Grade for Entire Congress (February 7, 2011)
Failure of Congress to act has fueled escalating ADAP waiting lists facing people living with HIV/AIDS.
From ADAP Advocacy Association
Ignorance: A Shocking Reminder (January 26, 2011)
From The Bilerico Project
Gilead Sciences Receives "Refuse to File" Notification From U.S. FDA on New Drug Application for Single-Tablet Regimen of Truvada and TMC278 (January 25, 2011)
From Gilead Sciences, Inc.
National Black Gay Men's Advocacy Coalition's New Focus: New Media (January 20, 2010)
From AIDS.gov
Fill Out a Survey by Jan. 31: Involvement of Young People Living With HIV in the HIV Response (January 20, 2010)
From Global Network of People Living With HIV
2011 Youth Action Institute: C2EA Youth Caucus Seeking Applications Until Feb. 1 (January 12, 2011)
From Campaign to End AIDS
Transgender Health: Submit an Abstract by Jan. 31 for National Summit in April (January 4, 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
From Center of Excellence for Transgender Health at UCSF
AHF Will Supply $1 Million in Free AIDS Drugs to Florida Wait List Patients (January 3, 2011)
AHF pharmacy will supply $1 million in free AIDS drugs to patients on the waiting list for Florida's AIDS Drug Assistance Program -- and to those 350 ADAP patients the state will disenroll from its ADAP program. AHF pharmacy will supply at no cost a five-day supply of lifesaving HIV drugs for patients until they enroll in and receive refills from private drug company patient assistance programs. 2,396 people -- more than half of the 4,543 currently on ADAP waiting lists nationwide -- are in Florida, which also has the third highest HIV population in the nation.
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Insomnia Screening and Treatment: A Quick Reference Guide for HIV Primary Care Clinicians (January 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute

2010

Landmark Global Initiative Seeks to Reduce HIV Among Gay Men by Tackling Widespread Stigma and Discrimination (December 2010)
Collaboration of major global funders shows growing recognition of connection between human rights violations and spread of HIV.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
Stigma and Violence Against Gay Men and Transgender People Cited as Major Barrier to HIV Prevention and Treatment (December 7, 2010)
In-depth interviews from around the world add to growing evidence that human rights violations play a central role in the spread of HIV.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
In The Life Addresses "The Cost of Stigma" On World AIDS Day (December 1, 2010)
From In The Life
Congresswoman Maxine Waters Recognizes World AIDS Day (December 1, 2010)
She notes accomplishments & advances, urges more legislation, research, funding.
From Congresswoman Maxine Waters
Op-Ed by President Clinton in the Independent: "Saving More Lives With Less" (December 1, 2010)
From William J. Clinton Foundation
NAACP Raises Alarm Over Growing Cases of AIDS in African-American Communities (December 1, 2010)
From National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Let 2011 Be a Year of Action! (December 1, 2010)
From Campaign to End AIDS Youth Caucus
Chicago-Based Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Study Team Responds to Recent iPrEx Study Results (November 29, 2010)
From Project PrEPare
Groundbreaking Global Survey Indicates Most Gay Men Worldwide Cannot Access Most Basic HIV Prevention and Services (November 29, 2010)
As world looks toward new prevention technologies, majority of men who have sex with men report no easy access to condoms and lubricant.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
SAMHSA is Facing World AIDS Day (November 19, 2010)
From U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Honoring the Dead by Making Schools a Safe and Supportive Environment for Transgender Youth (November 19, 2010)
From Learning Rights Law Center
Further Analysis of Vacc-4x Phase IIb Study Shows a Statistically Significant Reduction in Viral Load Over Placebo (November 18, 2010)
Previous decision to put Vacc-4x on hold has been reversed.
From Bionor Pharma
U.S. HIV/AIDS Community Activist Sign-On Letter Presses Obama, Congress for ADAP Funds (November 15, 2010)
From Title II Community Access National Network
Merck Announces Expanded Co-Pay Assistance Program for Isentress (Raltegravir) (October 22, 2010)
Enhanced program provides assistance to people living with HIV-1 who are privately insured and have out-of-pocket co-pays.
From Merck & Co., Inc.
ViiV Healthcare Acts to Improve Access to HIV Medicines in United States for Those Most in Need (October 12, 2010)
ViiV Healthcare expands patient assistance program, continues its patient savings card program and joins Welvista program.
From ViiV Healthcare
Call on Peruvian Authorities for Justice in Murder of HIV/AIDS & Gay Activist (October 8, 2010)
From International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Global Leaders Renege on Promises: Universal Access by 20-When? (September 28, 2010)
From Communities Delegation on the Board of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Youth, New Media, and HIV/AIDS: amfAR Congressional Briefing (September 23, 2010)
From AIDS.gov
500,000 Signatures Before Sept. 30: Sign a Letter to Further the Fight Against HIV, TB and Malaria (September 23, 2010)
From Communities Delegation on the Board of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
New Publication Transcends Language Barriers to Share Untold Stories of Gay Men Living With HIV Around the World (September 21, 2010)
Multimedia magazine highlights lived experiences of men living with HIV and information on health and wellness.
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
Menstrual Disorders in HIV-Infected Women (September 2010)
A resource for HIV care providers.
To read PDF, click here.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
Antiretroviral Therapy (PDF) (September 2010)
The adult clinical guidelines, a resource for HIV care providers.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
What's New in the Guidelines for Antiretroviral Therapy (August 31, 2010)
A resource for HIV care providers.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
HIV-Positive Māori Woman Invited to Prestigious Indigenous Health Conference (August 16, 2010)
From INA (Māori, Indigenous & South Pacific) HIV/AIDS Foundation
Final Notes From Vienna: The Magic of the Global Village, and the Destiny of Change (July 27, 2010)
From AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families
Microbicide Excitement and Reality in 2010 (July 22, 2010)
From AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families
CDC Study on Poverty and HIV Rates in Inner-City Neighborhoods: Familiar Story to Some, Still Unacceptable! (July 21, 2010)
From AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families
Clinton's Remarks on the Domestic HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Did You Hear? (July 20, 2010)
From AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families
Vienna Declaration on Evidence Based Drug Policies -- What Will Ours Be in 2012? (July 19, 2010)
From AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families
AIDS Activist "Die-In" Delays International AIDS Conference Opening Ceremony (July 18, 2010)
Sets tone for conference highlighting intense anger over government inaction towards achieving universal access to HIV treatment.
From Health GAP
National AIDS Strategy Welcomed, But Hardest Part Is Acting to Achieve Goals (July 14, 2010)
From AIDS Alliance for Children Youth & Families
Administration Unveils National HIV/AIDS Strategy (July 13, 2010)
From National AIDS Housing Coalition
President Obama: Address the ADAP Crisis! (July 8, 2010)
From ADAP Advocacy Association
Preconception Care for HIV-Infected Women (July 2010)
A resource for HIV care providers.
To read PDF, click here.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
People With AIDS March Through State Capitol; Hold Prayer Vigil Outside Governor's Office (June 30, 2010)
From New York City AIDS Housing Network
Conference Call June 29/Next Public Comment Conference Call July 2, 2010 (June 30, 2010)
From President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
New Jersey's New State Budget Will Cut HIV Treatment Access for 957 People, Group Warns (June 30, 2010)
From Hyacinth AIDS Foundation
Demand That President Obama Address the ADAP Crisis (June 25, 2010)
Participate in the second national call-in day on Monday, June 28.
From AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families
Participate in Important New Survey on HIV Prevention Strategies Targeting MSM! (June 24, 2010)
From Global Forum on MSM & HIV
Beyond Monogamy: Lessons from Long-Term, Non-Monogamous Male Couples (June 22, 2010)
From The Couples Study
Diagnostic, Monitoring and Resistance Laboratory Tests for HIV (June 2010)
A resource for HIV care providers.
To read PDF, click here.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
House Acknowledges Housing's Role in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Healthcare (May 25, 2010)
From National AIDS Housing Coalition
Bill by Sens. Coburn and Burr Takes Aim at AIDS Drug Crisis (May 24, 2010)
Legislation by Republican senators would direct $126 million of stimulus funding to HHS to address problems with nation's AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); U.S.' largest AIDS group lauds senators and urges bipartisan support from Democratic senators for lifesaving bill.
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
May 24: AIDS Housing Resolution to Be Considered on House Floor Today (May 24, 2010)
Urge your representative to vote for H.Con. Res. 137.
From National AIDS Housing Coalition
Avexa Closes Apricitabine (ATC) Program (May 10, 2010)
Announces CEO resignation, headcount reduction and plan to explore strategic alternatives.
From Avexa Limited
Clinical Guidelines Update: Hepatitis C Virus in HIV-Infected Patients (May 2010)
A resource for HIV care providers.
To read PDF, click here.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
Senate Passes Landmark Bill to Prevent Homelessness Among People With HIV/AIDS (April 28, 2010)
HIV-positive New Yorkers call on Governor Paterson to keep promise & quickly sign into law.
From New York City AIDS Housing Network
Support Research on Starting Treatment -- Endorse the START Study by April 30, 2010! (April 28, 2010)
From INSIGHT Network Community Advisory Board
An Open Letter Calling on International Agencies to Support Amnesty for Maksim Popov (April 2010)
Maksim Popov, an HIV educator in Uzbekistan, was convicted on false charges and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Organizations may sign-on to this letter calling for his release until May 10.
From The International Committee for the Release of Maksim Popov
New Path to Therapeutic HIV Vaccine Discovered by Studying Immunologic Profile of Rare HIV Controllers (March 17, 2010)
Vacc-C5 to move from lab to phase I/II clinical trial.
To read PDF, click here.
From Bionor Immuno AS
2010 HIV Cruise Retreat Announced (March 11, 2010)
Leading AIDS advocates hosting October 2010 voyage.
From HIV Cruise Retreat
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Labeling Update for Prezista to Include 96-Week Data in HIV-1 Infected Adult Patients (January 28, 2010)
From Tibotec Therapeutics
Zambian Study Finds Longer Breastfeeding Best for HIV-Infected Mothers (January 14, 2009)
From Clinical Infectious Diseases
End the Two-Year Wait for Medicare (January 11, 2010)
A sign-on letter to the leaders of the U.S. Congress.
From Coalition to End the Two-Year Wait for Medicare

2009

AIDS2010: People Living With HIV Set the Agenda (December 17, 2009)
From Global Network of People Living With HIV
UNITAID Executive Board Approves Breakthrough Plan to Make AIDS Treatment More Widely Available at Lower Cost (December 14, 2009)
Patent pool could save over one billion dollars a year.
From UNITAID
UCLA Researchers Demonstrate That Stem Cells Can Be Engineered to Kill HIV (December 7, 2009)
Innovative strategy could be effective against other chronic viral diseases.
From University of California-Los Angeles
World AIDS Day: President Obama Earns a 'D+' in Fighting Global AIDS; Organizations Call for Urgent Course Correction (November 30, 2009)
From Health GAP
On the Eve of World AIDS Day, the Latino Commission on AIDS Sounds the Alarm: Hispanic/Latinos Are Late Testers and Paying a Heavy Price (November 30, 2009)
From Latino Commission on AIDS
Unacculturated Hispanics in U.S. at Higher Risk for HIV (November 24, 2009)
From University of California-Los Angeles
Lutherans to Observe World AIDS Day Dec. 1 (November 23, 2009)
From Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
First Cervical Cancer Screening Delayed Until Age 21 (November 20, 2009)
Less frequent Pap tests recommended.
From The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
HIV Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings (PDF) (November 19, 2009)
In HIV and AIDS Treatment in Practice, from aidsmap.com
Florida: Suncoast AIDS Theatre Project Presents Reflections: A World AIDS Day Concert (November 18, 2009)
An evening of songs and stories featuring professional performers from the community including, Baron and Connie Garriott, Jorge Acosta, Jeannette Lavoy and musical director Jimmy Cox.
From Suncoast AIDS Theatre Project
Michigan Lawmakers Decry Case Charging HIV-Positive Man With Terrorism for Biting (November 11, 2009)
Charges said to misinterpret meaning of Michigan state terrorism laws.
From The Michigan Messenger
Six Universities Adopt New Technology Transfer Principles Designed to Speed Access to Affordable Medicines in the Developing World (November 9, 2009)
From Yale University Office of Public Affairs
Statement of Principles and Strategies for the Equitable Dissemination of Medical Technologies (PDF) (November 9, 2009)
From Yale University Office of Public Affairs
Penn Medicine Leads $45 Million NIH-Supported Trial to Study Testosterone Therapy in Older Men (November 2, 2009)
Participants sought for 12-site study.
From Penn Medicine
Punishing Success? (PDF) (November 2009)
Early signs of a retreat from commitment to HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
From Médecins Sans Frontières
Alert: Don't Let Dems Wimp Out on Opposing Abstinence-Only Funding (October 30, 2009)
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Governor Paterson Issues Executive Order to Assist Local Governments With Statewide H1N1 Vaccination Campaign (October 29, 2009)
Governor's state disaster emergency declaration together with President Obama's national emergency declaration provide increased flexibility to local health departments and hospitals to respond to H1N1 flu.
From New York State Office of the Governor
Scientists Use World's Fastest Supercomputer to Create the Largest HIV Evolutionary Tree (October 27, 2009)
Mapping Darwinian evolutionary relationships results in an HIV family tree that may lead researchers to new vaccine focus areas.
From Los Alamos National Laboratory
A Strategy for Combating HIV/AIDS in the EU and Neighbouring Countries 2009-2013 (October 26, 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
From European Commission
HIV Care Providers Applaud Congress' Extension of Ryan White Program (October 21, 2009)
From Infectious Diseases Society of America
The First European HIV Index Calls for Leadership and Radical Improvement; Luxembourg Is European Champion (October 13, 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
From Health Consumer Powerhouse
The Euro HIV Index 2009 (PDF) (October 13, 2009)
From Health Consumer Powerhouse
Second-Generation Female Condom Is Now Available in the United States; FC2 Female Condom Will Cost 30 Percent Less Than Predecessor (October 1, 2009)
Company makes announcement at a meeting of Southeastern reproductive health organizations; FHC makes special commitment to expand access in U.S. regions with highest AIDS case rates.
To read PDF, click here.
By Female Health Company
Drug Companies Called on to Pool HIV Patents (September 30, 2009)
International e-mail campaign launched targeting nine largest pharmaceutical companies.
From Médecins Sans Frontières
City Council Passes Resolution Backing Affordable Housing for Low-Income New Yorkers With HIV/AIDS (September 30, 2009)
Resolution sends strong signal to Albany to pass legislation that would prevent 11,000 New Yorkers from losing their homes.
From New York City AIDS Housing Network
Life Group LA Takes The POZ Life Weekend Seminar to San Diego, CA! (September 30, 2009)
From The Life Group LA
HIV Vaccine Study First to Show Some Effectiveness in Preventing HIV (September 24, 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
From U.S. Military HIV Research Program
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the RV144 Phase III HIV Vaccine Trial (September 24, 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
From U.S. Military HIV Research Program
RV144 Phase III HIV Vaccine Trial (September 24, 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
From U.S. Military HIV Research Program
How HIV Cripples Immune Cells (September 16, 2009)
Disease mechanism in HIV infection decoded; Heidelberg virologists publish in Cell Host & Microbe.
From University Hospital Heidelberg
Learn How to Participate in the White House's HIV/AIDS Community Discussions on the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (September 16, 2009)
From Campaign to End AIDS
Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) at Medical College of Wisconsin Receives $11.16 Million NIH Grant (September 14, 2009)
From Medical College of Wisconsin
Unlocking the Mystery of the HIV Controller (September 10, 2009)
A community symposium linking research with wellness.
From Zephyr Foundation
FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval for Use of Gardasil in Boys and Men (September 9, 2009)
Committee agrees that clinical data support the efficacy and safety of Merck's Gardasil in 9- to 26-year-old boys and men.
From Merck & Co., Inc.
Study Finds U.S. Prison System Falls Short in Treating Drug Addiction (September 8, 2009)
From Miriam Hospital
The Columbia University Handbook on HIV and AIDS (PDF) (September 2009)
An overview of HIV/AIDS.
From Columbia University
Senator Edward Kennedy: A Record of Leadership on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and HIV Issues (August 26, 2009)
From Human Rights Campaign
L.A. County Says Impact of Thousands of Infections in Porn Industry "Minimal" (August 25, 2009)
In eye-popping legal demurrer, LA county lawyers to show complete disdain for well-being of young people appearing in porn as well as disregard for health of the public-at-large.
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
ACLU Reaches Settlement for Veteran Denied State Department Contractor Job Because He Has HIV (August 25, 2009)
From the American Civil Liberties Union
AHF to File Cal/OSHA Complaints Over Porn Industry's Blacklist on Condoms (August 19, 2009)
Group to submit nearly 60 adult films from 16 California production companies filmed without condoms that demonstrate unprotected exchange of bodily fluids; several former porn actresses from Pink Cross Foundation to join AHF's call for condoms in porn.
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Call Assembly Speaker Silver: Stop The HASA Rent Crisis -- New Yorkers With HIV/AIDS Need Affordable Housing! (August 19, 2009)
From New York City AIDS Housing Network
Sexual Minorities More Likely to Seek Mental Health Services, Study Finds (August 14, 2009)
Greater levels of discrimination, stress may be factors, researchers say.
From University of California-Los Angeles
Shionogi-GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Acknowledges Position of the European AIDS Treatment Group and the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition to Revise Protocol for ING112276, a Clinical Study for S/GSK1349572 (August 13, 2009)
From GlaxoSmithKline
Alabama Department of Corrections Ends Ban of Prisoners With HIV From Work Release (August 13, 2009)
From the American Civil Liberties Union
The National Latino AIDS Action Network (NLAAN) Announces New Leadership (August 11, 2009)
From National Latino AIDS Action Network
Endocrine Society Calls for Medicare Coverage of DXA Bone Density Testing to Be Extended to Men With Testosterone Deficiency (August 11, 2009)
New society position statement endorsed by National Osteoporosis Foundation.
From Endocrine Society
An HIV-Blocking Gel for Women (August 10, 2009)
New "molecular condom" meant to prevent AIDS.
From University of Utah
President Clinton, Pfizer and Mylan Announce New Agreements to Lower Prices of Medicines for Patients With Drug-Resistant HIV in Developing Countries (August 6, 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
From Clinton Foundation, Pfizer Inc and Mylan Inc
UNC Researchers Decode Structure of an Entire HIV Genome (August 5, 2009)
From University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Long-Term HIV Treatment May Reduce Risk for Coronary Atherosclerosis, Pitt Study Finds (August 4, 2009)
From University of Pittsburgh
New Forum for HIV Controllers (August 1, 2009)
From the Zephyr Foundation
HIV/AIDS Update -- New Intelence Labeling: Severe Skin and Hypersensitivity Reactions (August 2009)
Important drug warning.
From Tibotec Therapeutics
UCSF Researchers Identify New Drug Target for Kaposi's Sarcoma (July 29, 2009)
From University of California-San Francisco
UIC Receives USDA Grant to Educate AIDS Patients About Food Safety (July 28, 2009)
From University of Illinois-Chicago
HIV Infection and Chronic Drinking Have a Synergistic, Damaging Effect on the Brain (July 23, 2009)
From Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
U.S. Organizations Speak Out on Women and HIV to Inform Health Policy and National AIDS Strategy (July 22, 2009)
From the Center for Health and Gender Equity.
Genetic Test Predicts Response to Maraviroc in Treatment-Experienced HIV Patients (July 22, 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
From British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
Advocates for Health Millennium Development Goals Unite to Demand World Leaders Honor Funding Commitments (July 21, 2009)
Found: hundreds of billions of dollars to save the wealthiest corporations; lost: billions of dollars of G8 commitments to save millions of human lives.
To read PDF, click here.
From Center for Health and Gender Equity
DOJ Tells State Licensing Boards and Occupational Training Schools That it Is Illegal to Bar People With HIV (July 17, 2009)
HIV advocacy groups that urged DOJ to issue the guidelines praise the agency for its leadership.
From AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, the American Civil Liberties Union, The Center for HIV Law and Policy, Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders and Lambda Legal
National AIDS Fund Lauds Initiative to Remove Ban on Federal Funding for Syringe Exchange Programs (July 10, 2009)
From National AIDS Fund
Swaziland: AHF Launches Free Condom and HIV Testing Campaign in Manzini (July 7, 2009)
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
The Americans With Disabilities Act and the Rights of Persons With HIV/AIDS to Obtain Occupational Training and State Licensing (July 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
From U.S. Department of Justice
Leading Pediatric AIDS Foundation Applauds Repeal of HIV Travel Ban (June 30, 2009)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services discards fifteen-year-old discriminatory statute.
From Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
U Research Finds That Teens Who Believe They'll Die Young Are More Likely to Engage in Risky Behavior (June 29, 2009)
From the University of Minnesota
New York City Health Department Announces 28% Increase in HIV Testing Since Launch of "The Bronx Knows" Initiative One Year Ago (June 23, 2009)
HIV testing initiative is more than half way to meeting its three-year goal of helping 250,000 Bronx residents learn their status.
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
A New Weapon in the War Against HIV-AIDS: Combined Antiviral and Targeted Chemotherapy (June 22, 2009)
From McGill University
Transplant Drug Stimulates Immune Memory (June 22, 2009)
From Emory University
VGTI Florida, University of Montreal Researchers Uncover Approach for Possibly Eradicating HIV Infection (June 21, 2009)
From VGTI Florida
Unique Collaboration Between TB Alliance and Tibotec to Accelerate Tuberculosis Drug Development (June 17, 2009)
Collaboration will focus on the development of TMC207 and the discovery of new drugs to treat tuberculosis.
From Tibotec, Inc.
NIH Awards Einstein College of Medicine $3 Million Grant to Create Center for HIV-Related Brain Disease (June 15, 2009)
From Yeshiva University
HIV-1's "Hijacking Mechanism" Pinpointed by McGill/JGH Researchers (June 10, 2009)
Could lead to treatments to block commandeering of cell's internal "highway."
From McGill University
Study Links Gay Marriage Bans to Rise in HIV Rate (June 4, 2009)
From Emory University
Australian Scientists Develop a New Low-Cost, Point-of-Care HIV Monitoring Treatment (May 29, 2009)
From Burnet Institute
AIDS Treatment Activists Push UNAIDS and WHO to Meet Commitments to Reduce HIV in Women and Newborns (May 21, 2009)
UNAIDS executive director calls for action to improve delivery of PMTCT.
From International Treatment Preparedness Coalition
Search for Pediatric Vaccine Critical to Creating a Generation Free of HIV (May 18, 2009)
Foundation to award grants totaling $1 Million for pediatric HIV vaccine research.
From Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
New Therapies Mean HIV Patients Gain Longer Lives, Face New Challenges (May 17, 2009)
From American Thoracic Society
Physicians and Scientists Hail Choice of Thomas Frieden to Head the CDC (May 15, 2009)
To read PDF, click here
From Infectious Diseases Society of America, HIV Medicine Association and Center for Global Health Policy
Two in Three Young People With HIV Are Female, UNICEF Finds (May 6, 2009)
From UNICEF
Preventing HIV With Young People: the Key to Tackling the Epidemic (PDF) (May 5, 2009)
From UNICEF
HIV Treatment Lagging Behind for Many Infected Youth (May 3, 2009)
From Johns Hopkins University
Understanding the Tricks of HIV Infection (April 29, 2009)
From The University of Melbourne
UCF Research Re-Awakens Old Genes to Help in Fight Against HIV (April 28, 2009)
From University of Central Florida
Governor Paterson Activates Health Emergency Preparedness Plan; Puts State on "High Alert" for Swine Flu (April 26, 2009)
Eight confirmed cases in New York City; Suffolk County specimens test negative.
From New York State Office of the Governor
Governor Paterson Directs State Health Department to Monitor Possible Swine Flu Cases (April 25, 2009)
DOH to activate infectious disease, epidemiology, laboratory, disaster preparedness and health systems staff for coordinated efforts across the State; hotline set up for residents with questions or concerns about swine flu.
From New York State Office of the Governor
Caltech Scientists Show Why Anti-HIV Antibodies Are Ineffective at Blocking Infection (April 22, 2009)
Findings provide possible explanation for failure of decades-long AIDS vaccine search.
From California Institute of Technology
Gilead Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial of Integrase-Based, Single-Tablet, Once-Daily Regimen for the Treatment of HIV (April 17, 2009)
Study will assess safety and efficacy of single-tablet regimen containing elvitegravir boosted by GS 9350 and Truvada compared to Atripla.
From Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Reyataz and Sustiva Co-Pay Benefit Program (April 16, 2009)
From Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
New Drug Co-Pay Programs For Patients Initiated By the FPC (April 1, 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
POZ Life Weekend Seminar (April 1, 2009)
From The Life Group LA
Primary Care of Veterans With HIV (PDF)
From U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Study Details Strategy for Boosting Ranks of Black HIV/AIDS Researchers (March 31, 2009)
From the University of California-Los Angeles
First-Ever Video Reveals How HIV Spreads Between Immune Cells (March 30, 2009)
Cell-to-cell transmission could explain why experimental vaccines have yet to work.
From Center for Biophotonics Science & Technology
The HIV Cruise Retreat Selects CHAMP as This Year's Beneficiary (March 29, 2009)
From Nelson Vergel
AHF Meets With WHO & UNAIDS, Urges Swift Action on Access to AIDS Treatment, Testing and Condoms (March 27, 2009)
International delegation, led by new AHF chief of global affairs Jorge Saavedra M.D., presents letters signed by hundreds of medical providers, AIDS activists seeking change in guidelines to raise treatment initiation threshold for all and recommend full-course therapy for all HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women.
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Global Fund Executive Director Co-Authors Article Dispelling AIDS Myths (March 20, 2009)
From the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Together Rx Expands Eligibility Criteria, Responds to Challenging Economic Times (March 19, 2009)
From Together Rx Access
Give Our Youth the Facts! (March 19, 2009)
Tell your senator to co-sponsor the REAL act.
From Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Pope's Claim That Condoms Fuel AIDS Epidemic Is Misguided (March 18, 2009)
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
The Pope Is Wrong on Condoms (March 17, 2009)
From Catholics for Choice
New List of HIV Mutations Vital to Tracking AIDS Epidemic (March 11, 2009)
From Stanford University
Congresswoman Waters Introduces the Stop AIDS in Prison Act (March 11, 2009)
From Congresswoman Maxine Waters
In Loving Memory: Shelton Samad Jackson, February 4, 1978 - March 2, 2009 (March 5, 2009)
From Hope's Voice
ART Initiation at <350 -- Call on WHO and UNAIDS to Save Lives! (March 4, 2009)
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Lost in the Shuffle: Women's Right to Choose, Not Just Refuse, HIV Testing (March 4, 2009)
From The Center for HIV Law and Policy
Using Hair to Manage HIV/AIDS and Predict Treatment Success (March 3, 2009)
From University of California-San Francisco
Obama's National AIDS Strategy Progress Report (March 2, 2009)
From Campaign to End AIDS
Latino Commission on AIDS Applauds Obama Appointment of Top Advisor on HIV/AIDS Issues (February 26, 2009)
From Latino Commission on AIDS
Duke Scientists Find Rare, Potent Antibody to HIV-1 (February 23, 2009)
From Duke Medicine
The 23rd Annual Night of a Thousand Gowns (February 17, 2009)
The Imperial Court of New York to benefit LIFEbeat and MCCNY Homeless Youth Services.
From The Imperial Court of New York
Prezista Now Available for Pediatric Patients Six Years of Age and Older as Part of HIV Combination Therapy (February 11, 2009)
From Tibotec Therapeutics
Gilead Announces Data Demonstrating Pharmacokinetic Boosting Activity of GS 9350 (February 9, 2009)
From Gilead Sciences, Inc.
District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Update 2008 (PDF) (February 2009)
From District of Columbia Department of Health
Abbott Drug Pricing Condemned by AIDS Advocates in International Protests (January 27, 2009)
In coordinated actions, protesters in Mexico, Colombia and the U.S. demand that Abbott lowers the price of its key AIDS drug Kaletra; advocates otherwise vow to seek compulsory licenses in Colombia and Mexico; in U.S., AHF to also premiere 60-second video parody blasting Abbott and CEO Miles White on YouTube and place spot as TV commercial on select Chicago-area television stations.
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
We Mourn Our Great Loss: Paying Homage to Martin Delaney (January 23, 2009)
From Daniel S. Berger, M.D.
Kidney Transplant Survival Can Be Long-Term for People With HIV (January 19, 2009)
From Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Join the Youth Action Institute 2009 (January 15, 2009)
From Campaign to End AIDS
The U.S. Commitment to Global HIV/AIDS (January 2009)
From U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Lead the Change: Young Women, HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (2009)
This fact sheet discusses the challenges of young women and what international treaties could help in holding governments accountable for improving the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young women.
From World AIDS Campaign
Averting a Human Crisis During the Global Downturn (PDF) (2009)
Policy options from the World Bank's Human Development Network.
From World Bank
Bush Administration Releases Fifth Annual PEPFAR Report (2009)
From U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Getting Out of Denial (2009)
An excerpt from Denying AIDS, published by Copernicus Books, an imprint of Springer Science & Business Media.

2008

Iran Asked to Free AIDS Doctors Held for Six Months on Illegitimate Charges (December 22, 2008)
From Physicians for Human Rights
HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Europe 2007 (PDF) (December 1, 2008)
From European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and World Health Organization Europe
20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day (December 1, 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
From Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Report Released on Latinos in Deep South With High Rates of AIDS and HIV Diagnoses (December 1, 2008)
From Latino Comission on AIDS
Radio Ads Take on Myths About Condoms in Catholic and Latino Communities (December 1, 2008)
Groundbreaking ads launch on World AIDS Day.
From Catholics for Choice
Think AIDS ... Before You Start, Before You Shoot, Before You Share (December 1, 2008)
From United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
On Twentieth Anniversary of World AIDS Day, Expert Urges Greater Global Emphasis on Preventing Pediatric AIDS (December 1, 2008)
"A generation free of HIV is possible," Barnes says.
From Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Open Letter to Margaret Chan/WHO to Save Mothers' Lives (November 26, 2008)
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
20th Anniversary AIDS Awareness Day (November 26, 2008)
From First Nations Community Health Resource
GlaxoSmithKline Announces New Program to Provide Financial Assistance for Eligible HIV Patients in the U.S. (November 11, 2008)
Program reduces out-of-pocket expense burden for eligible patients on GSK HIV medications.
From GlaxoSmithKline
Engineered Killer T-Cell Recognizes HIV-1's Lethal Molecular Disguises (November 10, 2008)
Implications for developing new treatments for AIDS.
From PENN Medicine
Researchers Use Chemical From Medicinal Plants to Fight HIV (November 4, 2008)
From David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Somatic Symptoms: Mental Health Approach and Differential Diagnosis (November 2008)
A resource for HIV care providers.
To read PDF, click here.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
Researchers Identify Novel Type of Antibody That Potently Inhibits HIV Infection (October 20, 2008)
From National Cancer Institute
Existing Anti-Obesity Drugs May Be Effective Against Flu, Hepatitis and HIV (September 29, 2008)
From University of Rochester Medical Center
Streamlined Process Announced for Otherwise Eligible HIV-Positive Individuals to Enter the United States (September 29, 2008)
From U.S. Department of Homeland Security
HIV and TB Scientists, Clinicians to Launch Infectious Diseases Center for Global Health Policy and Advocacy (September 22, 2008)
From Infectious Diseases Society of America
International Panel Updates Treatment Guidelines For HIV Infection (August 3, 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
From International AIDS Society-USA
Statement by John McCain on the CDC Report on HIV in America (August 3, 2008)
From John McCain 2008
Peace Corps Agrees To Stop Discriminating Against Volunteers With HIV (July 30, 2008)
ACLU will keep close eye on agency to make sure it complies with policy change.
From American Civil Liberties Union
Catholics at XVII International AIDS Conference Tell Pope: End Ban on Condoms (July 31, 2008)
From Catholics for Choice
Practice of Mindfulness Meditation Slows the Progression of HIV, Study Shows (July 24, 2008)
Reducing stress can bolster immune system in HIV-positive adults, others.
From University of California-Los Angeles
AHF to Dr. Fauci and the CDC: "Show Us the AIDS Numbers" (June 11, 2008)
U.S.' largest AIDS organization demands immediate release of new AIDS data referred to by NIAID's director Dr. Anthony Fauci at U.N. AIDS meeting showing higher rate of infection, calls for massive increase in HIV testing nationwide.
From AIDS Healthcare Foundation
A New Report Says Some Cultural Factors Influencing Spread of AIDS Are Specific to Africa (June 9, 2008)
From United Nations
Global Fund Investments Support AIDS Treatment for 1.75 Million People (June 9, 2008)
Number of bed nets distributed for malaria doubled in one year.
From the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Nationwide Initiative to Fight HIV/AIDS Among Caribbean-American Communities (May 27, 2008)
From Caribbean People International Collective Inc.
Compound Has Potential for New Class of AIDS Drugs (May 14, 2008)
From University of Michigan
Newly-Unsealed Documents Shed Light on Abbott Labs' 400% Norvir Price Hike (May 12, 2008)
Union, consumer groups decry Abbott for putting profits before HIV/AIDS patients' needs.
From Community Catalyst
New Theory Suggests How Hepatitis C May Cause Rare Immune Disease (May 9, 2008)
From Rockefeller University
National Advocacy Groups, Healthcare Leaders, Hospital Executives to Announce First Ever National Rating of Hospitals on GLBT Care (May 8, 2008)
New annual survey of hospitals to move industry toward national standards for equality in health care.
From Human Rights Campaign
Video Doc Helps HIV-Positive Patients Reduce Risky Behaviors (April 22, 2008)
From University of California-San Francisco
Schering-Plough Initiates Phase II Study With Vicriviroc in Treatment-Naive HIV-Infected Patients (April 15, 2008)
From Schering-Plough
Rapid Oral HIV Test: Questions & Answers (April 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
From U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Native Network Announces National Community Event, Interactive Activities Map (February 27, 2008)
To read PDF, click here.
From the U.S. National Native HIV/AIDS CBA Network
Clinical Manual: Hepatitis C Treatment (February 23, 2008)
From U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Africa: A Positive Guide to Dating (February 13, 2008)
In PlusNews, from Integrated Regional Information Networks
Position Statement by the D:A:D Steering Committee (February 4, 2008)
To read PDF, click here
From D:A:D Steering Committee
IPM Reaches Landmark Agreement with Pfizer to Develop FDA-Approved Antiretroviral Drug as Vaginal Microbicide (January 30, 2008)
From International Partnership for Microbicides
UCLA Researchers Find Cell Protein That Literally Nips HIV in the Bud (January 14, 2008)
From University of California-Los Angeles
Barack Obama: Fighting HIV/AIDS Worldwide (2008)
To read PDF, click here.
From Obama for America
Strategies for Change: Breaking Barriers to HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care for Women (PDF) (2008)
From Open Society Institute

2007

Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Patients With HIV/AIDS (December 2007)
A resource for HIV care providers.
To read PDF, click here.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
Missing the Target #5: Improving AIDS Drug Access and Advancing Health Care for All (December 2007)
From International Treatment Preparedness Coalition
New Analysis From 14 Countries Identifies Drug Access Priorities to Achieve 2010 AIDS Treatment Target (November 27, 2007)
From International Treatment Preparedness Coalition
Clinton Announces Plan to Fight HIV/AIDS at Home and Abroad (November 27, 2007)
Will double research funding and support evidence-based prevention programs.
From Hillary Clinton for President
Medical Students Join On World AIDS Day to "Cut the Red Tape" Impeding Effective HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment (November 26, 2007)
Thousands of medical students rally for reform of U.S. AIDS relief efforts.
From American Medical Student Association
CDC Agrees to Community Demand to Open Key Conference Event to AIDS Community (November 16, 2007)
National HIV Prevention Conference now welcomes AIDS community for networking, food and music at the CBO/NGO Village on December 3.
From Prevention Justice Mobilization
November Issue of AIDS and Behavor Finds "Powerful Link" Between Housing and HIV Transmission (November 15, 2007)
To read PDF, click here
From National AIDS Housing Coalition
World AIDS Day Interfaith Prayer Breakfast to Feature Sandra L. Thurman and Other Local Prominent Leaders (November 7, 2007)
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS Alliance for Faith and Health
Agenerase (Amprenavir) Oral Solution and 50-mg Capsules to Be Discontinued in the U.S. (October 2007)
From GlaxoSmithKline
Researchers Discover "Switch" Responsible for Turning Off the Immune System's Response Against HIV (September 30, 2007)
Potential treatment target needs further investigation before clinical testing.
From Massachusetts General Hospital
HIV/AIDS Cases Among State and Federal Prison Inmates Fell for the Sixth Straight Year During 2005 (September 27, 2007)
The estimated number of AIDS-related deaths continued to decline.
From U.S. Department of Justice
Vaccination and Enrollment Are Discontinued in Phase II Trials of Merck's Investigational HIV Vaccine Candidate (September 21, 2007)
From Merck & Co., Inc.
Pregnancy May Slow -- Not Accelerate -- Progression to AIDS (September 19, 2007)
In Journal of Infectious Diseases
More Than 100 Organizations Call for a National AIDS Strategy to End the Epidemic in the United States (September 17, 2007)
From National AIDS Strategy
Baraclude (Entecavir) Warning (PDF) (August 2007)
From Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment, Treatment Vital for HIV Patients on Therapy (June 20, 2007)
From American Heart Association
Resistant HIV Quickly Hides in Infants' Cells (April 30, 2007)
From The Journal of Infectious Diseases
SGAC Recognizes Abbott's Decision to Reduce Price of Kaletra a Step in the Right Direction; Maintains Abbott's Blacklist of Thailand Shameful and Demands Immediate Action to Reinstate Registrations (April 10, 2007)
From Student Global AIDS Campaign
An Apparent Third-Party Tampering Issue -- GSK Community Statement (March 29, 2007)
To read PDF, click here.
From GlaxoSmithKline
Many With HIV Accept Symptoms of Fatigue as "Fact of Life" (February 20, 2007)
New survey reveals patients are not making the connection between fatigue and anemia.
From Ortho Biotech
Academy Helps Get HIV-Positive People of Color Into Care by Publishing New Manual for Healthcare Providers (February 6, 2007)
Free training manual presents new strategies for reaching out to HIV-positive clients.
From New York Academy of Medicine
Four-Case Cluster of Highly-Resistant HIV Found in King County (February 1, 2007)
From Public Health -- Seattle & King County
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Observed February 7 (February 2007)
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From National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Students Deliver $5,943,013 in Monopoly Money to Abbott Labs in Five Days of Action Across the Country (January 30, 2007)
From Student Global AIDS Campaign
Suicidality and Violence in Patients With HIV/AIDS (January 2007)
A resource for HIV care providers.
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From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
IDU Risk Reduction Fact Sheet (2007)
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From U.S. National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (2007)
From U.S. National Native American AIDS Prevention Center

2000

Native Americans and HIV/AIDS (PDF) (March 2000)
From University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

1995

How the Rabbi Got AIDS (PDF) (December 5, 1995)
Sex and secrecy in the orthodox community.
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De Latino Commission on AIDS
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De Latino Commission on AIDS
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