Public Announcements About Hiv

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Bono, Brad Pitt, Other Celebrities Appear in Public Service Announcement to Raise Awareness of HIV/AIDS, Poverty

Irish rock star Bono, U.S. actor Brad Pitt and several other entertainers and public figures star in a 60-second public service announcement scheduled to air on several networks and cable channels on Sunday night and aimed at raising awareness of... Read more »

Global Media AIDS Initiative Announces New Public HIV/AIDS Education Initiatives at XV International AIDS Conference

Actor and AIDS advocate Richard Gere and MTV President Bill Roedy on Tuesday at a Global Media AIDS Initiative press conference at the XV International AIDS Conference announced several public HIV/AIDS education campaigns primarily targeting youth... Read more »

Actor Richard Gere Announces Project to Expand Public Discussion of HIV/AIDS in India

Actor Richard Gere, who has been a "vocal campaigner against HIV/AIDS" in India for several years, has announced a campaign to fight HIV/AIDS in India in which celebrities from Bollywood films, sports figures, business leaders and government... Read more »

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new videx dosing announcement

Have you heard about the letter to physicians recommending 2x vs. 1x daily dosing for Videx?? Here is the excerpt. WHat is your opinion and what is the correct dosage. I take two 400mg tabs once a day. are they advocating 200mg 2x day.?"BMS...

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.

University of Utah, School of Medicine

I assume you mean you are taking 2 200 mg tablets once daily, not 2 400 mg tablets. The BMS announcement is confusing. There are several studies that have shown no difference between videx (ddI) once daily vs twice daily, and the FDA accepted the... Read more »

new videx dosing announcement

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Thanks for asking about this important issue -- a few comments of course.First I hope you are NOT taking two 400 mg tabs once a day (!) -- since (a) it doesn't come in 400 mg tabs and (b) the standard correct once a day dose is 400 mg total,... Read more »

Was there a dip in the birth rate 9 months after Magic Johnson's press conference announcing he had A.I.D.S.

Did the birth rate dip 9 months after Magic Johnson's press conference announcing he had A.I.D.S.? The same sexual practices that prevent A.I.D.S. also prevent pregnancy....

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Hi. Thank you for your question. On November 7, 1991, Earvin "Magic" Johnson announced at a press conference that he was infected with HIV. Therewere several studies that looked at the effects of the Magic Johnsonannouncement, and how... Read more »

when did the general public become aware of the HIV/AIDS virus?

did their >knowledge and awareness stem from the contamination of the national blood >supply, and the unusual cancers occuring after organ transplants in theearly 80's? where can i find other resources backing up your answer? thank...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first reported in gay males in the summer of 1981 and the first case of AIDS in an infant was reported in December 1982. These cases were in the mainstream news at the time, but I think that the... Read more »

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How to fight HIV - Public Health Reform

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

http://www.monthlyreview.org/nfte0904.htm
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~josephwd/Cuba/delaVega.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2014854&dopt=Abstract

Many won't like this but I think... Read more »

HIV & Public Health - lets rethink.....

Posted by GamboJim, 2 Replies

All,

I posted this reply to one of the messages earlier. I feel we need to examine current testing conditions to really fight HIV. Also google "Sharon Mitchell" & "Pcr" - she's the Director of AIM (clinic that caters to Adult Industry) - for her... Read more »

Hiv Positive Public Educators wanted*

Posted by AIDS2HIV

Aids2Hiv is looking for positive people who are willing to actively educate thier communities with a brutally honest, accurate message of education and prevention. We are NOT looking for someone to hand out the government message.

Candidate must be... Read more »

New treatment approach to HIV: trial announcement

Posted by Anonymous

We've applied for patent protection on a novel treatment approach to HIV using existing medications already FDA-approved for other disease indications. We hope our approach will decrease infectivity by HIV virus, as well as delay progression to... Read more »

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