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HIV Treatment Programs
By Mary Rose

HIV Treatment Programs
Treatment programs have to overcome many obstacles, ranging from patient recruitment to procuring drugs. The following are some of the most significant issues.
HIV counseling and testing is particularly important as a starting point for access to other HIV/AIDS-related services. If a person does not know they are infected, they cannot get any treatment or care. In too many cases people are diagnosed positive when they are already seriously ill. At this point, there are fewer opportunities for cost-effective interventions.
 HIV counseling and testing is important to encourage people to use these services. Raising awareness of the benefits of treatment provides people with an incentive to learn their status, and so should help to increase demand. To help overcome this problem, many countries are moving towards offering every person for test as a routine part of health care, regardless of symptoms.
Patient selection criteria are used to determine who is most likely to benefit from antiretroviral treatment. Usually the patient must demonstrate that they are able to attend the treatment centre regularly and to adhere to daily medication. It may be necessary, for example, to arrange transport to help people meet these requirements. Also, the treatment program may need to help people to find the support they need to cope with the demands of treatment, whether it be from friends, family or support groups. Those who have alcohol or other drug addictions, or depression, need to be helped to overcome their problems before they start treatment.
In the absence of treatment, someone who has is likely to remain healthy for longer if they have an ample and nutritious diet. The need for good nutrition also applies to those who are receiving treatment, especially because some of the drugs should be taken on a full stomach, and little is known about the effects of antiretroviral on malnourished people. One study in Singapore found that malnourished people were less likely than others to benefit from the medication.6 Researchers in Malawi found that severely malnourished patients were six times more likely to die in the first three months of treatment than those with a normal nutritional status.
Furthermore, if someone lacks an adequate food supply then they are less likely to be able to adhere to a daily treatment regimen. Hunger is a much more immediate problem than the threat of AIDS, and desperate people may even resort to selling their drugs to feed themselves and their families.
Antiretroviral drugs can stop working if they are not taken every single day. It is therefore essential to maintain an uninterrupted supply of medication, from the factories where the drugs are made all the way down to the rural villages where they are needed. This presents difficulties because in many countries the distribution systems for all kinds of medicines are chronically weak and unreliable. Transport and communication networks are often in very poor condition.
In September 2005, PEPFAR awarded a contract for supply chain management to a consortium led by John Snow International and Management Sciences for Health. Their system is intended to handle a wide range of HIV/AIDS related products, including drugs and laboratory equipment, for US-funded projects around the world. Several members of the PEPFAR supply chain consortium also participate in the AMDS.
The parts of the world worst affected by AIDS have a dire shortage of health workers. In particular Africa, which is home to 14% of the world’s population, and carries 25% of the global disease burden, has only 1.3% of global health workers. This shortage is one of the most serious problems facing antiretroviral treatment programs.
One reason for the paucity of health workers in poor countries is the international poaching of doctors and nurses by Europe and North America. Skilled professionals are lured abroad by better working conditions and much better pay. This migration satisfies the needs of the rich countries, but drains resources from nations that can ill afford to lose



































the workers they have spent so much money training. Rates of health worker migration range from 8% to as high as 60% in some African countries.
AIDS also contributes to the shortage of health workers. In the worst affected countries, doctors and nurses are dying of AIDS at such a fast rate that training colleges struggle to produce enough replacements. Botswana lost approximately 17% of its health-care workforce due to AIDS between 1999 and 2005.
In response, many countries are working hard to expand recruitment and training schemes. Some have also sought to ease the shortage of health workers by recruiting doctors and nurses from abroad, against the usual flow of worker migration. Difficulties can however arise if the foreign workers are unable to speak local languages, or are unused to the local way of life.
An increasingly popular alternative is to move many of the routine tasks of AIDS care from more specialized to less specialized staff. Doctors can ease their workload by transferring duties to non-physician clinicians; clinicians can shift tasks to nurses or midwives; and the less technical jobs can be handed over to counselors or community health workers. With sufficient organization, one treatment specialist can oversee thousands of doctors, who in turn can supervise tens of thousands of clinical officers, nurses, community health workers and informal assistants. This "task shifting" approach has proven successful in a number of countries including Botswana and Mozambique. However, it has been argued that 'task-shifting' should only be considered only as part of an overall strategy when attempting to address the human resources shortages.
In May 2006 the international community responded to the health worker crisis by collectively creating the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA). Under the alliance, task forces and working groups were established in order to address specific issues such as technical cooperation, migration and resource mobilization. 14 One such group, the Task Force for Scaling up Education and Training for Health Workers, aims to encourage governments and donors to invest in the education and training of health workers in resource-poor countries.
In its 2008 ‘Towards Universal Access’ progress report, the World Health Organization (WHO) stressed the importance of patient retention in HIV-treatment program, which is said was "emerging as a critical issue". The agency expressed concern that the emphasis on recruiting new patients may leave healthcare workers with inadequate resources to ensure that those already on treatment are adhering to their drug regimes.
 It is relatively easy to provide treatment where there is good infrastructure and AIDS-related activities are already taking place, such as in antenatal clinics. It is much harder to move into rural areas and reach people who have little or no contact with health services or community organizations, or to reach marginalized groups such as refugees, prisoners and injecting drug users. Treatment providers need to look for innovative ways to reach the most underserved population groups as they strive for universal access. One example is the use of mobile outreach services to take drugs from treatment centers to outlying communities on a regular basis.
Another underserved population in many cases is children. It is more difficult to treat HIV-positive children because dosages depend on size and weight, so standard pills and capsules are often unsuitable. The best solution may be to provide antiretroviral syrups, but these can be awkward to procure, transport and store (some may require refrigeration). Children often have difficulty coping with swallowing large pills or unpleasant tasting syrups, as well as coping with side effects, and adult supervision may be needed to ensure adherence.


 

Keywords: HIV, AIDS, Cure, Treatment, Infection, Dating, Positive, Symptoms.


Mary Rose- is good writer on various subjects

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In the wake of Tuesday's announcement that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure will be ending grants for breast cancer screening and other breast-health services to Planned Parenthood, other women's health organizations have decried the move, calling it politically motivated and linking it to the abortion debate. <img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c5b0c0b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Nonprofits+react%3A+Dr.+Susan+Love+says+she%27s+saddened+by+Komen+decision&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-susan-love-komen-planned-parenthood-20120202%2C0%2C2399560.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Nonprofits+react%3A+Dr.+Susan+Love+says+she%27s+saddened+by+Komen+decision&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-susan-love-komen-planned-parenthood-20120202%2C0%2C2399560.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995977911/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c5b0c0b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995977911/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c5b0c0b/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Komen CEO says politics didn't cause break with Planned Parenthood
Susan G. Komen for the Cure's decision to stop giving money to Planned Parenthood for breast health services was not politically motivated, said the group's founder and chief executive in a new video posted on the organization's site and YouTube.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c5b0502/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Komen+CEO+says+politics+didn%27t+cause+break+with+Planned+Parenthood&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-komen-statement-video-20120202%2C0%2C1601650.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Komen+CEO+says+politics+didn%27t+cause+break+with+Planned+Parenthood&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-komen-statement-video-20120202%2C0%2C1601650.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995977068/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c5b0502/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995977068/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c5b0502/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
In Komen fallout, abortion-breast cancer myth is resurrected
The long-debunked idea that abortions can contribute to breast cancer is reappearing amid the outpouring of comments this week on Susan G. Komen for the Cure's decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood breast-health programs.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c5b0503/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=In+Komen+fallout%2C+abortion-breast+cancer+myth+is+resurrected&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-komen-abortion-20120202%2C0%2C535763.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=In+Komen+fallout%2C+abortion-breast+cancer+myth+is+resurrected&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-komen-abortion-20120202%2C0%2C535763.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995977067/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c5b0503/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995977067/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c5b0503/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Sugar can harm like alcohol and tobacco; regulate it, article says
Move over salt. Step aside, saturated fat. There&rsquo;s a new public enemy in the pantry, and it&rsquo;s &hellip; sugar.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c54fbac/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Sugar+can+harm+like+alcohol+and+tobacco%3B+regulate+it%2C+article+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-added-sugar-tax-lustig-20120201%2C0%2C7380295.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Sugar+can+harm+like+alcohol+and+tobacco%3B+regulate+it%2C+article+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-added-sugar-tax-lustig-20120201%2C0%2C7380295.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995946635/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c54fbac/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995946635/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c54fbac/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Showing kids photos of vegetables may get them to eat a bit more
Kids don't always eat their vegetables, but does showing them photos of veggies make them consume more?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c54d0ba/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Showing+kids+photos+of+vegetables+may+get+them+to+eat+a+bit+more&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-school-lunch-vegetables-20120201%2C0%2C2923892.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Showing+kids+photos+of+vegetables+may+get+them+to+eat+a+bit+more&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-school-lunch-vegetables-20120201%2C0%2C2923892.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995990622/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c54d0ba/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995990622/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c54d0ba/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Komen, Planned Parenthood and Congress: What's the status?
What's the status of the congressional investigation of Planned Parenthood?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c550011/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Komen%2C+Planned+Parenthood+and+Congress%3A+What%27s+the+status%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-komen-planned-parenthood-congressional-investigation-20120201%2C0%2C4337608.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Komen%2C+Planned+Parenthood+and+Congress%3A+What%27s+the+status%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-komen-planned-parenthood-congressional-investigation-20120201%2C0%2C4337608.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>
Planned Parenthood: Sen. Alex Padilla a Komen 'Pink Tie Guy' no more
Now it's real serious. California state Sen. Alex Padilla says he's severing ties -- and taking off his own tie -- with Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The announcement comes a day after the Komen foundation announced it was ending grants to Planned Parenthood for breast-cancer screening and other breast-health services.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c54e0cf/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Planned+Parenthood%3A+Sen.+Alex+Padilla+a+Komen+%27Pink+Tie+Guy%27+no+more&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-alex-padilla-pink-tie-komen-planned-parenthood-breast-cancer-20120201%2C0%2C5270689.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Planned+Parenthood%3A+Sen.+Alex+Padilla+a+Komen+%27Pink+Tie+Guy%27+no+more&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-alex-padilla-pink-tie-komen-planned-parenthood-breast-cancer-20120201%2C0%2C5270689.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995939668/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c54e0cf/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995939668/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c54e0cf/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
In wake of Komen-Planned Parenthood rift, eyes turn to Karen Handel
As pro-choice supporters sound off over the decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to pull grants to Planned Parenthood for funding breast-cancer screening and other breast health services, some have suggested a link between Tuesday's announcement and Komen's hiring of a self-described "pro-life Christian" last year to a prominent position within the foundation.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c54959a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=In+wake+of+Komen-Planned+Parenthood+rift%2C+eyes+turn+to+Karen+Handel&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-susan-komen-planned-parenthood-breast-cancer-20120201%2C0%2C7491587.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=In+wake+of+Komen-Planned+Parenthood+rift%2C+eyes+turn+to+Karen+Handel&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-susan-komen-planned-parenthood-breast-cancer-20120201%2C0%2C7491587.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995943798/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c54959a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995943798/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c54959a/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Sleep apnea may make people more prone to silent strokes
Having severe sleep apnea may make people more at risk for silent strokes and small brain lesions, researchers found.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c5483b3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Sleep+apnea+may+make+people+more+prone+to+silent+strokes&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-stroke-sleep-apnea-20120201%2C0%2C2331742.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Sleep+apnea+may+make+people+more+prone+to+silent+strokes&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-stroke-sleep-apnea-20120201%2C0%2C2331742.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995937564/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c5483b3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995937564/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c5483b3/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Wake-up stroke victims can receive clot-busting drugs, study says
Stroke victims who are treated with blood-clot dissolving medications often recover better than people who don't receive the drugs. The medications, called tissue plasminogen activators, must be given within 4.5 hours of the first symptoms of stroke. Many people arrive at the hospital too late for the therapy.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c546313/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Wake-up+stroke+victims+can+receive+clot-busting+drugs%2C+study+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-stroke-20120201%2C0%2C2920091.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Wake-up+stroke+victims+can+receive+clot-busting+drugs%2C+study+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-stroke-20120201%2C0%2C2920091.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995986534/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c546313/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995986534/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c546313/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Internet heats up over Komen's Planned Parenthood decision
The recent announcement from Susan G. Komen for the Cure to cut funds to Planned Parenthood has prompted lively discussions on public message boards, Twitter and Facebook arguing both for and against the decision.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c540f0f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Internet+heats+up+over+Komen%27s+Planned+Parenthood+decision&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-komen-planned-parenthood-comments-20120201%2C0%2C6599645.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Internet+heats+up+over+Komen%27s+Planned+Parenthood+decision&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-komen-planned-parenthood-comments-20120201%2C0%2C6599645.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995985933/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c540f0f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995985933/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c540f0f/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Komen affiliate 'frustrated' by Planned Parenthood decision
Not everyone associated with the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure is happy about the group's decision to sever ties with Planned Parenthood.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c5419f2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Komen+affiliate+%27frustrated%27+by+Planned+Parenthood+decision&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-komen-connecticut-planned-parenthood-20120201%2C0%2C7872409.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Komen+affiliate+%27frustrated%27+by+Planned+Parenthood+decision&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-komen-connecticut-planned-parenthood-20120201%2C0%2C7872409.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995934224/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c5419f2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995934224/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c5419f2/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Komen decision triggering petitions, donations
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation's decision to yank its funding from Planned Parenthood has triggered a flood of donations to Planned Parenthood and at least two petitions aimed at reversing the decision.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c539e0a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Komen+decision+triggering+petitions%2C+donations&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-komen-planned-parenthood-20120201%2C0%2C689940.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Komen+decision+triggering+petitions%2C+donations&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-komen-planned-parenthood-20120201%2C0%2C689940.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995982019/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c539e0a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995982019/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c539e0a/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Chronic conditions' toll tallied
The sunny fact that Americans are living longer, more productive lives has a dark side: More of us than ever live with chronic illnesses that are not only a drag on sufferers' time and energy, but on the nation's pocketbook. The Institute of Medicine on Tuesday put a dollar figure on the cost of caring for chronic illness in the United States--$1.5 trillion yearly, fully three-fourths of annual healthcare spending.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c4deb61/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Chronic+conditions%27+toll+tallied&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-chronic-disease-toll-20120131%2C0%2C4463435.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Chronic+conditions%27+toll+tallied&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-chronic-disease-toll-20120131%2C0%2C4463435.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995895216/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c4deb61/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995895216/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c4deb61/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Olympian Natalie Coughlin on food: Eat healthfully, but enjoy it
Swimmer Natalie Coughlin didn't earn 11 Olympic medals by eating junk food. The 29-year-old has been interested in food since her days at UC Berkeley, when she began to break out of her grilled chicken and broccoli habit and explore more appealing fare.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1c4db9d8/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Olympian+Natalie+Coughlin+on+food%3A+Eat+healthfully%2C+but+enjoy+it&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-natalie-coughlin-food-nutrition-20120131%2C0%2C3357426.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Olympian+Natalie+Coughlin+on+food%3A+Eat+healthfully%2C+but+enjoy+it&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-natalie-coughlin-food-nutrition-20120131%2C0%2C3357426.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995900077/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c4db9d8/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995900077/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1c4db9d8/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

 

 


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 History of HIV /AIDS: The origin of AIDS and HIV has puzzled scientists ever since the illness first came to light in the early 1980s. Read more...

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Keeping HIV/AIDS Patients in Care
http://www.incarecampaign.org Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantees and their subproviders across the country are invited to join this national retention Campaign sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau in coordination with the National Quality Center. The goal of the in+care Campaign is to bring patients back to care and keep others from falling out of care. This national initiative is a no-cost, voluntary quality improvement effort focused on retention. (Source: BHIC)
New Data Show Syphilis Threatens the Health of a New Generation of Gay and Bisexual Men
CDC researchers published the first national-level analysis that compares trends in primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) by age group and race/ethnicity; the analysis found that recent increases in P&S syphilis in this population are occurring mostly among young MSM, aged 15-29 years. Black and Hispanic men who have sex with men bear the greatest syphilis burden: http://1.usa.gov/ndwtoY [CDC NCHHSTP Newsroom] (Source: BHIC)
It?s National Health Center Week
August 7-13 is National Health Center Week. To find a health center near you, go to: http://bit.ly/WoDWU, Find a Health Center from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). (Source: BHIC)
Primer on Google+
http://bit.ly/puuDZj Google+: A primer for the HIV/AIDS Community August 9, 2011 By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, New Media Strategist, AIDS.gov Co-authored by Jodi Sperber, Consultant,  John Snow Inc. Google+ was released to a limited audience (in beta) on June 28, 2011 and has received a lot of attention since then. Within the first month, over 10 million people signed up to try it out. You may have seen the which is similar to the ?like? on Facebook, but what?s it really about? This entry on blog.AIDs.gov provides a basic overview. (Source: BHIC)
New US AIDS Data Released
From the NCHHSTP Newsroom:  The CDC?s first multi-year estimates from its national HIV incidence surveillance find that overall, the annual number of new HIV infections in the United States was relatively stable. However, HIV infections increased among young men who have sex with men (MSM) between 2006 and 2009, driven by alarming increases among young, black MSM ? the only subpopulation to experience a sustained increase during the time period. http://1.usa.gov/osnWKF (Source: BHIC)
Behavioral Health and HIV/AIDS
http://www.samhsa.gov/hiv/ SAMHSA is working to ensure that individuals who are at high risk for or have a mental and/or substance use disorder and who are most at risk for or are living with HIV/AIDS have access to and receive appropriate behavioral health services (including prevention and treatment), HIV/AIDS care and medical treatment through its many grant programs and technical assistance opportunities. [blog.AIDS.gov post: http://go.usa.gov/K2M] (Source: BHIC)
Yes! HHS Approves IOM Recommendations for Preventive Care for Women
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is adopting the Institute of Medicine&#8217;s recommendations for preventive care services for women. This will ensure that women have access to the following services under health insurance plans without having to pay a co-payment, co-insurance or deductible: well-woman visits screening for gestational diabetes HPV testing STI counseling HIV screening and counseling contraception methods and counseling breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling screening and counseling for domestic and interpersonal violence Coverage for these services is expected to begin Aug. 1, 2012. There is one caveat for some women regarding access to contraception without a co-pay &#8212; a provision that &#8220;Group health plans spon...
Can Pharmacogenomic Tests Help To Improve Public Health?
Adverse drug events are a serious public health problem. Consider the following facts: an estimated 82% of American adults take at least one medication and 29% take five or more; 700,000 emergency department visits and 120,000 hospitalizations are due to adverse drug events annually; $3.5 billion is spent on extra medical costs of adverse drug events annually; at least 40% of costs associated with adverse drug events occurring outside hospitals can be prevented. How can genomics help? Pharmacogenomics is the study of genetic variation as a factor in drug response, affecting both safety and effectiveness. The intended applications of pharmacogenomics research include identifying responders and non-responders to medications, avoiding adverse events, optimizing drug dose and avoiding unnece...
Institute of Medicine Recommendations Released; Birth Control Could Become a Copay-Free Preventive Service
The Institute of Medicine released its recommendations of which women&#8217;s health services should join the list of copay-free preventive services under the Affordable Care Act health care reform legislation. Birth control was included, along with services related to STIs, breastfeeding, and domestic violence. Over at OBOS, I have more information and links to some good commentaries and coverage of the news. Filed under: Abuse, Rape, & Safety, Access, Rights, & Choice, Breastfeeding, Contraception, Government, HIV/AIDS, HPV (Source: Women's Health News)
Institute of Medicine Recommends Birth Control as a Covered Preventive Service
Good news! You may remember that the health care reform legislation enacted last year included provisions for preventive health care services to be fully covered without requiring patients to have copayments. It was not clear, however, whether birth control would be included as a preventive service. It seems obvious to us, but the Institute of Medicine was asked to make some recommendations about which preventive services for women should be included, and included birth control in those recommendations, released yesterday. If they are adopted, preventive services including birth control could become much more affordable and accessible to women in the United States. The Institute, after reviewing the rate and consequences of unintended pregnancy, effectiveness of birth control, and cost and...
Studies Find PrEP Can Reduce Risk of HIV Infection
CDC Trial and Another Major Study Find PrEP Can Reduce Risk of HIV Infection among Heterosexuals http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/PrEPHeterosexuals.html A new CDC study called the TDF2 study, along with a separate trial released today, provide the first evidence that a daily oral dose of antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV infection can reduce HIV acquisition among uninfected individuals exposed to the virus through heterosexual sex. (Source: BHIC)
India Vows Trade Deal Will Not Limit AIDS Drugs
India has promised not to link a proposed trade deal with the European Union to any limits on making generic AIDS drugs, according to a joint statement from India&#8217;s Commerce Minister Anand Sharma and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. The declaration came in response to growing criticism that pharma was pushing provisions in trade talks that would limit the availability of AIDS meds. The EU and India began talks in 2007 on a free-trade agreement that would be worth an estimated $134 billion in commerce. But a report last year in the Journal of the International AIDS Society suggested provisions could raise prices delay access to improved meds, and recommended that ?inappropriate? trade deals should not be pursued unless new policies are created (see here). A key poin...
Quick Hits: UN Report on Justice for Women, a New Maternity Blog, and More
From dorms at USF to justice for women around the world, here are a few items of interest: The United Nations&#8217;s UN Women group released a report, ?Progress of the World?s Women: In Pursuit of Justice,? which looks at the legal rights of women around the world, barriers to accessing and navigating the justice system, and the impact of war/conflict on women, among other issues. It also includes ten recommendations for making justice systems work for women. The University of South Florida has begun offering students gender-neutral housing options in response to a transgender student who reported hostility and harassment in campus housing. The school is going to offer several housing options and allow students to indicate male, female, or transitioning on their campus housing appli...
Reports on HIV/AIDS
This report by the Black AIDS Institute http://www.blackaids.org/ marks the 30th anniversary of the first official report on the emergence of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Over three  decades, AIDS has radically altered our world, reshaping entire regions of the world, changing people&#8217;s relationship with their own sexuality, dramatically accelerating social and cultural change, and producing some of the most important scientific advances of the last century. UNMC&#8217;s Midlands LGBT Needs Assessment Community Report http://bit.ly/l0as3x [PDF] The purpose of the Midlands LGBT Community Needs Assessment was to gather descriptive data of the health and wellbeing of LGBT people who live, work, and ?play? in Nebraska. Specifically, data on the physical, mental, social, and sexual health o...
Why Should You Get An HIV Test? National HIV Testing Day
jQ(document).ready(function(){jQ('.bannerad').hide();jQ('#healthy_vision').parent().parent().parent().hide();});Note: Yesterday President Obama issued a statement on National HIV Testing Day Thirty years ago, at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, there was no test for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. For many, there was only the long and worrisome wait for the signs of infection. Once those signs appeared, no treatment for the virus was available. I personally cared for many, many patients in this era, and I am thankful that those days are over. Today, HIV testing is accurate, widely available, and often free?and treatment can help people living with HIV enjoy long, healthy lives, especially when they get diagnosed early. The good news is that more people are being tested fo...
National HIV Testing Day
http://www.aids.gov/awareness-days/national-hiv-testing-day/ National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), June 27, is an annual observance to promote HIV testing. The National Association of People with AIDS Exit Disclaimer (NAPWA) founded the day in 1995 and continues to be the lead for this observance. Resources listed on this page include: Locate HIV Testing Near You Webinar/Conference Call Archive Learn about HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in the U.S. National HIV Testing Day TwitterViews http://bit.ly/kpgU32 On June 27, 2011, the CDC will host a series of TwitterViews, which are online interviews conducted between two Twitter accounts. The TwitterViews will be held daily June 20-24 and will feature subject matter experts on new media, HIV testing, primary care, National HIV Testing Day and mental...
Transforming Healthcare One Phone at a Time
For those paying close attention to the world of mobile health last week, you may have noticed a number of tweets coming out of Cape Town, South Africa, and the Mobile Health Summit put on there by the GSMA, an organization that represents mobile operators worldwide, and the mHealth Alliance (@mHealthAlliance). read more (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog)
Today is Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
http://bit.ly/mJd8vd 08 Jun 2011 By Deb LeBel, Partnerships Specialist, AIDS.gov Co-authored by Jane Carper, Intern, AIDS.gov Today is Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NCAHAAD) http://aids.gov/awareness-days/caribbean-american/?an annual observance dedicated to increasing awareness of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean American community. Raising HIV/AIDS Awareness in the Caribbean Community http://bit.ly/jrS2ZR (Source: BHIC)
My Life with HIV
Nairobi, Kenya &#8211; May 23, 2011 Catherine lives with her family in Kibera, a deprived area of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Catherine is HIV positive and is being treated at an MSF clinic in Kibera where she also works as a cleaner and a cook. Seven years ago, after she had started antiretroviral treatment, Catherine documented her life in pictures in a project called &#8216;My Life with HIV&#8217;. Now, in 2011, Catherine&#8217;s life is very full and she is a healthy and active individual, who in addition to her normal job, has started up a small sugar plantation up country to generate more money to educate her children. Watch a photo film with Catherine here (Source: MSF Blogs)
Sunday News Round-Up, If This is May Edition
The local newspaper is covering genetic tests for breast cancer, privacy, gene tests patents, cost, and the fears some people have about getting tested. Iris Carmen at Jezebel has a piece, &#8220;The Fight For Abortion Access For Military Women,&#8221; that is really about barriers in the military that prevent women from reporting sexual assault, the institutional difficulties faced by women servicemembers who become pregnant, and their lack of access to abortion coverage and providers. Via the CDC&#8217;s National Prevention Intervention Network (@cdcnpin) Follow @CDCNPIN@CDCNPINCDC NPIN #30years ago today, @CDCMMWR reported on 1st cases of what became known as #AIDS. http://ow.ly/59vq3 about 23 hours ago via webReplyRetweetFavorite The link in the tweet goes to the actual June 5, 1...
30th Anniversary of AIDS
Statement from the National Minority Aids Council http://bit.ly/kYPkLf Sunday, June 5, is the 30th anniversary of AIDS. On that day in 1981 the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first reported on symptoms of the virus in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). While much progress has been made in combatting the epidemic over the last three decades, must work remains. It continues to infect 56,000 and kill 18,000 people in the U.S. every year. NMAC continues its dedication to the struggle and its constituents and appreciates all of your support in that fight. [NMAC on the Hill -] A Timeline of AIDS http://1.usa.gov/lyZsUI (Source: BHIC)
AIDSVu: Map of HIV in the US
http://aidsvu.org/ AIDSVu provides a high-resolution view of the geography of HIV in the United States, 30 years into the epidemic. It is an online tool that allows users to visually explore the HIV epidemic alongside critical resources such as HIV testing center locations and NIH-Funded HIV Prevention & Vaccine Trials Sites. (Source: BHIC)
White House HIV/AIDS Webcast for Faith & Community Leaders
THURSDAY!! May 26 5pm &#8211; 6pm (I&#8217;m assuming ET since its at the White House) An estimated 1.1 million people are living with HIV, but 1 in 5 does not know they are infected and more than half of American adults, ages 18-64 have never been tested. Faith and community?based organizations play a significant role in reducing health disparities and help work to solve some of our most complex health challenges, including HIV/AIDS. Through the first ever National HIV/AIDS Strategy, President Obama has charged the federal Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships to actively engage faith communities to end the stigma that surrounds HIV/AIDS and promote prevention and testing. To address these issues, the HHS Partnership Center and White House Office for Faith-Based and Neig...
End of the Week Variety!
A Timeline of AIDS http://ow.ly/4Zsft On June 5, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publish a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), describing cases of a rare lung infection, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), in five young, previously healthy, gay men in Los Angeles. All the men have other unusual infections as well, indicating that their immune systems are not working; two have already died by the time the report is published. This edition of the MMWR marks the first official reporting of what will become known as the AIDS epidemic. Check out this timeline to review what has happened inthe last 30 years. Food Desert Locator http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/fooddesert/ A new online mapping tool from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping identif...
HIV/AIDS Updates
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day &#8211; May 18 http://bit.ly/ksMh5i This annual observance is a day to recognize and thank the thousands of volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists who are working together to find a safe and effective HIV vaccine. It is also a day to educate our communities about the importance of preventive HIV vaccine research. An online tutorial called ?Introduction to AIDS Vaccines? is a great place to start learning about it. So please take a few minutes to view the tutorial here: http://www.nmac.org/vt/en [National Minority AIDS Council [communications@nmac.org]] National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day &#8211; May 19 http://aids.gov/awareness-days/national-asian-pacific-islander/ May 19 is National Asian and Pacific Islan...
HIV/AIDS Resources and Events
Positive Voices: Living With HIV http://hab.hrsa.gov/livinghistory/voices/index.htm The ?positive voices? featured on this Web site represent just a fraction of the vast chorus of Ryan White consumers?who come from every culture, every region of the country, every walk of life. These stories deepen our understanding of important refrains in the history of the epidemic. More often than not, they also point the way to the future. And the more we listen, the more we learn about how that future needs to look. [U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Daily Digest Bulletin] May 19 is National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS  Awareness Day http://www.aids.gov/awareness-days/national-asian-pacific-islander/ This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Saving face can&#8217;t make you safe.  T...
HIV AIDS Resources
Two new tools available to educate Native Americans on HIV/AIDS prevention. http://nnaapc.org/resources/campaigns.htm Strength in Knowing The ?Strength in Knowing? PSA is developed as part of a campaign to encourage Native women to get tested for HIV. Research has shown that Native women are experiencing growing rates of HIV infection. The PSA features interviews of Native women urging other women to get tested for HIV, and conveys a message of community and strength. For hard copies, please e-mail tfuller@nnaapc.org. Together We Are Stronger The ?Together We Are Stronger? poster series was developed as part of a national campaign to combat the stigma attached to being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or two-spirit (LGBTTS) in Native communities. Research has shown that stigm...
National Observances Web Community
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day is on May 18th. National HIV Testing Day is on June 27th. Did you know there are 3 more related National Observances in-between? For help with planning, collaborating and evaluating all National Observances relating to HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and Tuberculosis, become a member of the National Observances Web Community:   http://nationalawareness.ning.com/ (Source: BHIC)
Sunday News Round-Up, Car-Free/Carless Edition
This post is late because I was busy taking the bus to get here.* I wrote several times in 2008 about the case of Juana Villegas, an immigrant in Nashville who was arrested as the result of a traffic stop and ultimately ended up shackled to a hospital bed during labor, separated from her newborn for two days without seeing him, and denied a breast pump or cream for lactating women. This past week, a federal judge ruled in her favor that the shackling during labor and after delivery violated her civil rights. I have a full post up at Our Bodies Our Blog on this topic. I also have a full post up at the OBOS blog on the Skin Deep database, which provides info on the safety and ingredients of skin care and cosmetic products. I spent the last few days at the IHA Health Literacy conference. I...
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
May 18, 2011 is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day An online tutorial called ?Introduction to AIDS Vaccines? is a great place to start learning about it. So please take a few minutes to view the tutorial here: http://www.nmac.org/vt/en Get educated about AIDS vaccines and pass the knowledge you gain along to others. Thank you for helping to stop AIDS. [National Minority AIDS Council ] (Source: BHIC)
Public Health Updates
FDA Revamps Recall Resource, Promotes Food-Safety Awareness http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm2005683.htm The United States has one of the safest food supplies in the world. Nevertheless, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), foodborne disease causes approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths in the U.S. each year ? and that?s just an estimate&#8230; The updated FDA web page Recalls, Market Withdrawals & Safety Alerts makes it easier for consumers to use with search results providing data from news releases and other recall announcements in a tabular format. Covering recalls of food, drugs, products affecting animal health, biologics and medical devices, the table organizes information from news releases on recalls ...
6 Most Common STDs in Men
Image via WikipediaThe 6 Most Common STDs in MenMany recovering alcoholic or addicted men can remember the alcohol and drug induced sexual activities that may have exposed them to STDs. Recovery, for me, means healthy living in all aspects of my life. Prevention of gaining or giving STDs is one of these practices.You can prevent STDs. Here?s how.Italians called it ?the Spanish disease.? The French dubbed it ?the English disease.? Among Russians, it was known as ?the Polish disease.? Among Arabs? ?The disease of Christians.?No one wanted to claim it, and with good reason. The disease, syphilis, begins by causing crusty sores in private places. After hiding out in the body for years, it can emerge to drive people insane and then kill them.Syphilis is just one of more than a...
HIV/AIDS Information Resources from the National Library of Medicine
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/equalaccess.html The Equal Access Initiative (EAI) Computer Grants Program is sponsored by the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of AIDS Research (OAR), to help organizations build technological capacity with the goal of enhancing their ability to improve prevention and treatment information for their clients. Each year, qualified community-based organizations (CBOs) in the United States, its territories and possessions are invited to submit an application to receive one of 100 state-of-the-art desktop computers. On this website, you can find more information about the program, as well as links to workbooks and presentation slides about the program. Be sure to apply for the HIV/AIDS Community Informatio...
HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Project 2011 Funding
http://bit.ly/ii00ps HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects 2011 (RFQ No. NLM-0011-049-SES) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the solicitation of quotations from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS related health information for patients, the affected community, and their caregivers. Projects must involve one or more of the following information access categories: Information retrieval; Skills development; State-of-the-art resources; Resource development; and/or Document Access. Emphasis is placed upon the following types of organizations or arrangements for developing these programs: Community-based organizations (CBOs) or patient advocacy groups currently providing HIV/AIDS related serve...
Minority Health Events
National Minority Health Month &#8211; April 2011 http://bit.ly/iiJ3Ao Bring It or Buy It &#8211; Make Lunch Healthy, Green and Good! In Schools, even Food Can Teach Us a Lesson Minority Health and School Food: What&#8217;s the Link? The &#8220;adult conditions&#8221; that we now see in children such as diabetes, extreme weight gain, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels are traced back to food consumption and lack of physical activity. Download a poster at http://bit.ly/gCqfEo [large pdf file] National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 10 Women and Girls are Taking Action in the Fight against HIV/AIDS. Now it&#8217;s time for you to decide: What can you do? http://www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/ Send a FREE e-card! http://1.usa.gov/fJ3Opa Webinar: Nutrition and HIV http...
National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS
March 6-12, 2011 http://www.nwpha.org &#8220;The National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS is the coming together of all people of faith to unite with purpose, compassion and hope. Through the power of God?s love we will educate every American about HIV prevention facts; encourage and support HIV testing; advocate for the availability of compassionate care and treatment for all those living with the disease in every community in America; and love unconditionally all persons living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.&#8221; (Source: BHIC)
Observe Two HIV/AIDS Awareness Days This March
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day http://www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/ March 10, 2011 HIV/AIDS is a serious public health issue affecting nearly 280,000 women in the United States. Research shows that, when compared with men, women face gaps in access and care. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services&#8217; Office on Women&#8217;s Health (OWH) encourages you to take action in the fight against HIV/AIDS and raise awareness of its impact on women and girls. On March 10, OWH will help organizations come together to offer support, encourage discussion, and teach women and girls about prevention of HIV, the importance of getting tested for HIV, and how to live with and manage HIV/AIDS. National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day http://www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm Mar...
Mobile Tools for HIV/AIDS Information
Podcast: M for mHealth, G for Glossary http://bit.ly/fmuzFR The National Library of Medicine talks about their new AIDSinfo mobile website and glossary iPhone app. You can access the mobile resources at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/ AIDSinfo HIV/AIDS Glossary The AIDSinfo HIV/AIDS Glossary is a powerful tool that provides mobile access to over 850 pertinent HIV/AIDS glossary terms in both English and divish. AIDSinfo Mobile The latest federally approved HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines, HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials, and other research information. There is also a version of AIDSinfo for PDA users. (Source: BHIC)
Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ? Find Free Testing
Today is the 11th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, intended to promote testing, treatment and action in Black communities. As part of the day, many places throughout the United States offer free HIV testing, education and other community events; a state-by-state directory at http://www.blackaidsday.org/ for finding events and test sites near you. Related resources: 2011 State of AIDS in Black America report, Deciding Moment &#8211; released today by the Black AIDS Institute Increasing HIV/AIDS Awareness among Blacks/African Americans &#8211; from the CDC; there are links to statistics at the bottom of the page HIV/AIDS Basics &#8211; from AIDS.gov (Source: Our Bodies Our Blog)
Funding Opportunities
US funding for Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program http://bit.ly/gPOVNa The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced funding for the Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.  The purpose of the program is to reduce or eliminate housing-related health hazards and to promote housing that is healthy, safe, affordable, and accessible. This program will address multiple hazards in homes and prevent diseases and/or injuries that result from housing-related hazards. Priority hazards, diseases and conditions, and high-risk populations should be determined based on programmatic data and other data sources (i.e. census, hospital admissions, or building/sanitary code violations by address). Special emphasis should be placed on populations who suffer d...
Minority and Public Health Observations
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day http://www.blackaidsday.org/ February 7, 2011 &#8220;It takes a Village to Fight HIV/AIDS&#8221; National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, February 7th of every year, is a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative targeted at Blacks in the United States and the Diaspora. There are four specific focal points: education, testing, involvement, and treatment. Feb. 4th is National Wear Red Day. Show support for women&#8217;s heart disease awareness http://ow.ly/3Nxmp National Public Health Week April 4-10, 2011 http://www.nphw.org/ Safety is No Accident: Live Injury-Free During National Public Health Week 2011, the American Public Health Association (APHA) needs your help to educate Americans that &#8220;Safety is No Accident&#8221;...
Webinars and Conferences
4th Biennial Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit http://www.healthliteracywisconsin.org/ Registration is now open for the 4th Biennial Wisconsin Health Literacy Summit on April 12-13, 2011 in Madison, WI.  This event will feature Keynote Speaker Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, a number of distinguished plenary presenters and 36 breakout session options within five conference tracks: Health Care Providers, Adult Literacy Providers, Patient Education, Vulnerable Populations and Organizational Change. [HealthLiteracy listserv] Connecting HIV Prevention Professionals through Social Media Conference and Call for Papers http://bit.ly/gPq6ef The 2011 National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC) will be held in Atlanta, August 14-17. The conference will contribute to achieving the three major g...
A simple gesture over the holidays that could make a world of difference
&#160; I know that I was not the only Canadian very proud a few years back when Parliament passed legislation designed to make it easier for generic pharmaceutical companies to ship life-saving AIDS medications, and others, to developing nations of the south. So it was rather shameful to learn that, so far, only one shipment [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS)
The re-activation of an AIDS activist
While no one could say that I had ever completely stopped my AIDS activism I have, I would suggest, limited myself in recent years to writing or speaking about it on a smaller scale. It was consistent, determined protests &#8211; some of which I was a part of &#8211; that led to government speeding up [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS)
Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day
Five faces of life with HIV By Julia Edwards Chicago Tribune November 28, 2010 http://bit.ly/fhiwdd &#8220;As World AIDS Day approaches Wednesday, Chicagoans living with HIV and AIDS today know a different world than those who were infected 15 years ago, when AIDS deaths reached their peak.&#8221; Resources on HIV/AIDS and World AIDS Day: World AIDS Day, December 1 http://www.worldaidsday.org/ Facing AIDS http://www.aids.gov/facingaids/ National Minority AIDS Council http://www.nmac.org/ National Library of Medicine HIV/AIDS Information http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.html (Source: BHIC)
A call-out for stories (yes you!) ? World AIDS Day 2010
First of all, this is not a contest.  Every story will be published on my blog (and re-posted to Facebook &#38; Twitter via links) in the order in which I receive them. You may send them to me within the body of an email, or by attaching a document, and I will post them.  I [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS)
Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop Warns About HIV/AIDS Complacency
Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop is warning that HIV/AIDS has become a forgotten epidemic with deadly consequences. (Source: Inside Surgery)
An App To Self-Test For STDs?
A new Ł5.7 million project being led by St. George&#8217;s-University of London is developing self-test devices that can plug directly into mobile phones and computers, immediately identifying sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The project is called eSTI &#8212; electronic self-testing instruments for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) &#8212; and is being led by Dr. Tariq Sadiq, senior lecturer and consultant physician in sexual health and HIV at St George?s-University of London. Most of the funding is coming from The Medical Research Council and the UK Clinical Research Collaboration. The UK has seen a 36 percent rise in STIs from 2000 to 2009 &#8212; often blamed on the reluctance of the population to get diagnosed and the stigma of going to public health clinics &#8212; promp...
HIV Resources
Establishing a Holistic Framework to Reduce Inequities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and Tuberculosis in the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#8217;s, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention&#8217;s (NCHHSTP&#8217;s) white paper http://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/docs/SDH-White-Paper-2010.pdf The white paper, or policy document, outlines the strategic vision of NCHHSTP for reducing health disparities and promoting health equity among populations affected by these diseases. NCHHSTP is committed to promoting awareness, stakeholder and community engagement, and action on factors that can affect the nation and the world&#8217;s health; to addressing these factors in the policy, practice, and research activities of NCHHSTP; and to buildi...
2011 National HIV Prevention Conference Call for Abstracts
http://www.2011nhpc.org/abs_submission_info.asp The 2011 National HIV Prevention Conference will be held August 14-17 in Atlanta at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and the Marriott Marquis hotels. Visit the website http://www.2011nhpc.org/ to learn more about the conference and consider submitting an abstract. The 2011 National HIV Prevention Conference is taking place just a little more than a year after the release of President Obama&#8217;s National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The conference organizers are committed to ensuring that this conference contributes to achieving the three primary goals defined in that plan: Reducing the number of people who become infected with HIV; Increasing access to care and improving health outcomes for people living with HIV; and Reducing HIV-related health disparitie...
Articles of Interest
Use of Enabling Services by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander Patients at 4 Community Health Centers http://www.aapcho.org/site/aapcho/section.php?id=10943 The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) &#8220;Use of Enabling Services by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander Patients at 4 Community Health Centers&#8221; paper is the first to examine uniform data on enabling services across multiple health centers and is now available online in the American Journal of Public Health. Health center patients face many challenges to accessing care. Enabling services (non-clinical supportive services) ensure that each patient is served in a culturally appropriate manner and help to improve health outcomes. This paper exam...
Latino AIDS Awareness Day Resources
October 15 Save a Live, It May Be Your Own http://www.nlaad.org/ http://www.nlaad.org/esp/index.php? (Espanol) This year?s theme, Save a Life, It May be your Own. Get Tested for HIV, speaks to the critical role HIV testing and prevention education play as a result of late testing realities faced by Hispanic/Latino communities. By facilitating partnerships, hosting community events that encourage people to seek HIV testing, counseling and treatment, and by developing and disseminating prevention strategies, we will be promoting healthy communities. The strength of NLAAD is exemplified by the year-round active network that promotes collaboration, partnerships and commitment to meet the health challenges faced by Hispanic/Latino communities. HIV/AIDS Information http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.h...
Safe Sex, Thailand, And Mr. Condom
Mechai Viravaidya has been fighting poverty and disease in Southeast Asia through innovative promotions of safe sex practices. In this TED talk, he gives an amusing overview of how Thailand went from seven children per family to 1.5 in less than four decades and a 90 percent reduction in HIV infection rates from 1991 to 2003. *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health)
New free multilingual health information resources
Healthy Roads Media http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/ has posted a set of HIV/AIDS information  resources in English, Somali, Nepali and Karen (with French and Swahili  to come).  They cover thirteen different topics and are available in multiple formats http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/topics/aidshiv.htm The Refugee Services Section of the Ohio Job and Family Services Department has developed a wonderufl DVD that comprehensively covers the health information issues that are to be included in refugee orientation sessions. With their permission, Healthy Roads Media has adapted this DVD into web-based materials.  The DVD is broken into 28 different topic areas that each provide a 1-4 minute web presentation http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/refugeeorient.htm.  Each segment has also can b...
National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers
http://www.cdc.gov/std/ptc.htm The National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) is a CDC-funded consortium of regional training centers created in partnership with universities and state and local health departments. The PTCs are dedicated to increasing the knowledge and skills of health professionals in the areas of sexual and reproductive health. The member training centers provide health professionals with a spectrum of state-of-the-art educational opportunities, including experiential learning with an emphasis on prevention. For training descriptions and contact information for each training center, visit the STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers web site at http://depts.washington.edu/nnptc/index.html (Source: BHIC)
New CDC Site Gay and Bisexual Men?s Health
http://www.cdc.gov/msmhealth/ Gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) represent an incredibly diverse community. Gay and bisexual men have both shared and unique experiences and circumstances that affect their physical health and mental health needs as well as their ability to receive high-quality health services. (Source: BHIC)
National Gay Men?s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
September 27, 2010 The third annual National Gay Men&#8217;s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Sept. 27, 2010, marks an occasion to reflect on how profoundly HIV/AIDS has affected gay and bisexual men. It also is a fitting time to recognize how much this group has influenced the development and implementation of strategies to prevent and treat the virus and the disease. Reach the complete NIH Statement http://www.nih.gov/news/health/sep2010/niaid-20.htm Find the National Library of Medicine&#8217;s website devoted to health information on HIV/AIDS at http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.html (Source: BHIC)
?HIV: It?s Your Move? Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeC5prY1PhU The video HIV: It&#8217;s Your Move premiered at the United States Conference on AIDS. http://www.nmac.org/index/news-app/story.481 (Source: BHIC)
HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
September 18, 2010 Older HIV-infected adults face unique health challenges stemming from age-related changes to the body accelerated by HIV infection, the side effects of long-term treatment for HIV, the infection itself and often, treatments for age-associated illnesses. Sept. 18 marks the third annual National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, an opportunity to highlight these challenges and the research under way to improve the health and quality of life of older people infected with HIV. More information on HIV and aging is available at AIDS.gov at http://bit.ly/bK4RTl NIAID conducts and supports research &#8212; at NIH, throughout the United States, and worldwide &#8212; to study the causes of infectious and immune-mediated diseases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosi...
WHO Partners With Traditional Healers In Africa
There&#8217;s an AIDS epidemic in Africa, and efforts to fight it are hampered by the endemic social problems of that continent. Chief among them are the lack of sufficient modern health resources, the spread of destructive rumors and myths about HIV/AIDS, and even the persistence of HIV denial in Africa (although this last factor is better than in the past). The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance are teaming up with the Traditional Health Practitioners Association of Zambia (THPAZ) to address the first problem ?- the lack of health services. Most Zambians use traditional healers for primary healthcare. The WHO has therefore decided to utilize traditional healers in the fight against AIDS. There are interesting pros and cons to this policy, but it mus...
AIDSinfo Launches Mobile Site
AIDSinfo http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services project, managed by the National Library of Medicine,  that offers the latest federally approved HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines, HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials, and other research information for health care providers, researchers, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and the general public.  Along with housing the latest HIV medical practice guidelines, the Web site provides access to many other resources related to HIV treatment and research. Health information specialists are also available by phone, e-mail, and an online chat to assist the public with accessing this information. AIDSinfo now offers a mobile site http://m.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ that allows users to access its resources and in...
Sunday News Round-Up: *Why* Is It Sunday Already? Edition
Some things that captured my attention or otherwise delighted me this week: Zen Habits has 20 ways to eliminate stress that I should really pay more attention to. Via Siobhan at Bringing Health Information to the Community, I learned about DeafMD, which provides health information in video form using American Sign Language. It includes videos on numerous diseases, understanding laboratory and imaging tests, and a searchable database of doctors they consider deaf-friendly (submitted by readers; no criteria for deaf-friendliness described). Pam&#8217;s House Blend has the video and transcript of Dan Choi&#8217;s appearance on The Rachel Maddow Show. I have to admit, I teared up a little watching this segment. Pam has been covering Choi&#8217;s case pretty extensively, including his appearan...
Cleve Jones, Jim Chud, Phill Wilson Reflect On Being Long-Term HIV/AIDS Survivors
With the advent of protease inhibitor drugs, patients with HIV/AIDS are living longer. Three prominent AIDS activists discuss their own battle with the disease. (Source: Inside Surgery)
Webcasts from the International AIDS Conference
http://globalhealth.kff.org/AIDS2010 The Kaiser Family Foundation concluded its daily online coverage of the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010). In partnership with the International AIDS Society, Kaiser was the official webcaster of AIDS 2010, and provided worldwide access to the daily developments that took place in Vienna, Austria. Kaiser webcast more than 50 conference sessions with speakers including former President Bill Clinton, South African Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, philanthropist Bill Gates, Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, United States Global AIDS Coordinator Eric Goosby, singer Annie Lenox and more. Podcasts (in English and Russian) and transcripts for many sessions a...
Microbicide for HIV Prevention Shows Promise
Researchers, advocates and public policy experts have gathered in Vienna, Austria to discuss the latest scientific developments and other issues related to HIV/AIDS at the 18th annual International AIDS Conference. The biggest news focus coming out of the conference so far is about tenofovir gel, a vaginal microbicide. Tenovir has been part of the CAPRISA trial conducted in South Africa, and has shown some promise in preventing HIV transmission. According to a press release from the trial: The microbicide containing 1% tenofovir?an antiretroviral drug widely used in the treatment of HIV?was found to be 39% effective in reducing a woman?s risk of becoming infected with HIV during sex and 51% effective in preventing genital herpes infections in the women participating in the trial. Sho...
HIV/AIDS Updates
HIV/AIDS Treatment Curbs Spead of HIV Among Drug Users Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), currently known for its therapeutic benefits against HIV, also reduced the spread of the virus among people with a history of injection drug use, according to a population-based study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health. The study was published today in the Lancet.http://www.thelancet.com/. The research was supported by NIDA&#8217;s annual Avant-Garde Award to Dr. Montaner. The award was intended to stimulate high-impact research that may lead to groundbreaking opportunities for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS in drug abusers. Information on NIDA&#8217;s Avant-Garde program can be found at http://www.drugabuse.gov/...
Vaginal Gel Shown To Prevent HIV/AIDS Transmission
HIV organisms (green) budding from a human lymphocyte Researchers have announced results of a trail that showed that the use of a vaginal gel containing the anti-AIDS medication tenofovir has cut transmission by thirty-nine percent. Mitchell Warren of the New York-based AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition has termed the findings &#8220;thrilling.&#8221; (Source: Inside Surgery)
Resources on Global and Domestic HIV
Global HIV Tutorial http://www.kaiseredu.org/tutorials/global-hiv-2010/player.html Kim Boortz, policy analyst for the Kaiser Family Foundation, presents an overview of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and the latest in data and trends. This narrated slide tutorial covers HIV/AIDS prevalence around the world and addresses the issue of access to Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) and prevention services in parts of the world. Key issues and challenges in addressing the global epidemic as well as global health funding are also discussed. HIV Reference Libraries Global HIV Reference Library http://www.kaiseredu.org/topics_reflib.asp?rID=1&parentid=64&id=126 Domestic HIV Reference Library http://www.kaiseredu.org/topics_reflib.asp?rID=1&parentid=64&id=127 These updated reference librar...
New National HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Strategy
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/onap/nhas/ On Tuesday, July 13, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes, Office of National AIDS Policy Director Jeffrey Crowley, and HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh will unveil the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) during a live briefing from the White House. NHAS is a comprehensive plan focused on (1) reducing the number of people who become infected with HIV, (2) increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes for people living with HIV, and (3) reducing HIV-related health disparities. The plan will serve as a roadmap for policymakers, partners in prevention, and the public on steps the United States must take to lower HIV incidence, get...
Online Meetings
Online Coverage of XVIII International AIDS Conference http://globalhealth.kff.org/AIDS2010 The International AIDS Society (IAS) and the Kaiser Family Foundation will provide worldwide online access to the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) taking place in Vienna, Austria, July 18-23, 2010. Kaiser &#8212; an independent operating foundation and non-partisan source of facts, information, and analysis, based in Menlo Park, Calif., USA &#8212; is the official webcaster for AIDS 2010, providing daily coverage [Kaiser Family Foundation] Cyber-Seminar &#8211; Faithfully Fit: Promoting Healthy Eating and Living in African American Churches http://ccplanet.cancer.gov/cs_evidence-based-programs.html July 13, 2010, 2:00-3:00 PM ET. This cyber-seminar will explore the researcher and prac...
Weekly News Round-Up, New Blog Template Edition
Some things that caught my attention this week: A Providence, RI ob/gyn clinic was found to have inserted possibly 400-500 IUDs that are not approved for use in the U.S. and may not be effective. It looks like they&#8217;re saying it&#8217;s basically the version of the devices approved in Canada, but the investigation is ongoing. Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health has The Abortion Provider&#8217;s Declaration of Rights, and is asking for sign-ons. It declares the rights of providers to be free from harassment and violence, to give patients complete and accurate information about the procedure (and not give medically inaccurate politically-motivated information), to perform the procedure after obtaining the patient&#8217;s consent without proscribed waiting periods, to choose t...
National HIV Testing Day
June 27 is the 17th National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), which is organized annually by the National Association of People with AIDS  (NAPWA) http://www.napwa.org/, with support from CDC http://www.cdc.gov/Features/HIVtesting/ and AIDS.gov http://www.aids.gov/. Testing is critical as one in five people with HIV in the United States (or 200,000 people) don?t know they have HIV. The NHTD theme, ?Take the Test, Take Control,? is a simple yet salient message that asks us to take two actions ? get tested for HIV and protect our health and the people we love. Make sure you check out the National Library of Medicine&#8217;s HIV/AIDS Information web pages http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.html, a comprehensive AIDS information service is vital to enable people to combat the AIDS epidemic. Scientists...
Public Health Items
Let?s Move! Campaign Launches New Component http://bit.ly/cpelDh The Let?s Move! Cities and Towns Campaign challenges mayors across the country to join the First Lady?s Let?s Move! Campaign to reduce childhood obesity. HIV AIDS New Report Released http://bit.ly/9YCKXc The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published 2008 data on the HIV epidemic in the United States. Center for Health and Health Care in Schools http://healthinschools.org/ News Alert ? June 15, 2010 (Source: BHIC)
South Africa
Madzinga, 66, sits on with her grandson in the small room they share in a shack in Cape Town&#8217;s Khayelitsha township, February 23, 2010. Madzinga cares for her five grandchildren, including four who were orphaned when Madzinga&#8217;s own daughter died from AIDS in 2002. Some 5.5 million people live with HIV/AIDS in South Africa &#8211; more than in any other country &#8211; placing a heavy burden on a society still struggling with the legacy of Apartheid. Khayelitsha, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, is home to half a million people and has one of the highest incidences of HIV/AIDS in the country. Since May 2001, MSF has been running an ART program there in partnership with local health authorities. (Source: MSF Blogs)
Be Greater Than AIDS Week
Be Greater Than AIDS: Get Yourself Tested Week Promotes Free HIV Testing June 19 ? June 27, 2010 The first Be Greater Than AIDS: Get Yourself Tested Week will kick off on June 19th, calling on Americans, especially young people, to get tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the week leading up to National HIV Testing Day (June 27th). The campaign will spotlight 10 cities &#8212; Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York, and Washington D.C. &#8211;where free testing is available and other special events are taking place. Free HIV Testing and events in 10 Cities: Young people can log on to http://www.GYTNOW.org to find locations offering free HIV testing during the week. Additionally, Planned Parenthood health centers i...
Posts from the Medical Library Association 2010 Conference
I served as an official blogger again this year for the Medical Library Association annual conference (in Washington, DC &#8211; in addition to doing two presentations myself!). Here&#8217;s a list of the posts I&#8217;ve done, which generally include some good online resources related to the topics at hand. Various posts may be of interest to other med librarians, individuals with NIH-funded or other federally funded research grants, anatomy instructors, those interested in HIV/AIDS or vaccines, community outreach on health, PubMed searchers, and others: Section Program: Vaccine Information &#8211; speakers from the CDC, a university, and a public health librarian on vaccine safety and information on communication, myths and misperceptions, outreach efforts related to the HPV vaccine, an...
Impact of Lipodystrophy on Quality of Life of People Living With HIV- Survey Results
(Source: Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog)
HIV/AIDS Ryan White Care Planner
http://www.mihs.org/careplanner/index.html The HIV Care Planner is a resource guide to HIV/AIDS health care and social services in Maricopa and Pinal Counties including those funded by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act. In addition to information specific to Maricopa County, there are several information resources on HIV/AIDS: Basic Information FAQs, ADAP & Medicare FAQs, ADAP Formulary, and over 23 short online videos. (Source: BHIC)
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
http://bit.ly/cQaZUm May 19, 2010 &#8220;On the sixth annual National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we join with these communities in support of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. An estimated 15,100 Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2006,1 the most recent year for which data are available. To date, more than 3,000 people with AIDS in these communities have died. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of NIH, joins Asians and Pacific Islanders in mourning those who have succumbed to this terrible  disease.&#8221;  Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.,Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health See Resources from the National Libra...
A Reluctant Hero: Betsy Ryan
View all Women?s Health Heroes nominees. Who?s your hero? Submit here. Entrant: Steven Slosberg Nominee: Betsy Ryan, RN I&#8217;ve submitted a column I wrote about Betsy Ryan several years ago when I was a columnist for The Day, a daily newspaper in New London, Conn. Betsy continues to work ardently as a nurse in the infectious diseases department at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, as well as in HIV/AIDS education and prevention in our community, and, as a breast cancer survivor, summons enviable energy in her commitment. She is most deserving of this honor. A reluctant hero on front lines of a long fight (originally published 10/01) Knowing Betsy Ryan, I suspect the Alliance for Living first had to engrave and mail the invitations, post public notice in places beyond h...
South Africa
Cape Town &#8211; February 2010 Graves are seen through the empty window of an abandoned cemetery care taker&#8217;s hut in Cape Town&#8217;s Khayelitsha township. Many of those buried in the cemetery died from AIDS or related complications such as tuberculosis (TB). Some 5.5 million people live with HIV/AIDS in South Africa &#8211; more per capita than any other country &#8211; while 33 million people live with the disease worldwide. Despite having the world&#8217;s highest number of people receiving anti-retroviral therapy there are millions more who cannot access the life-saving drugs they need, either because they are too expensive or simply not available. (Source: MSF Blogs)
Resources for Teens
New Teen Suicide Prevention Campaign Launched http://bit.ly/bbAJIv A new multimedia teen suicide prevention campaign was launched by the federal government?s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on April 1, 2010. [Center for Health and Health Care in Schools News Alert ? April 6, 2010] African Americans and HIV http://bit.ly/cDjdYP &#8220;i know&#8221; focuses on encouraging young African Americans to talk about HIV and what can be done to prevent it. [U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Daily Digest Bulletin] (Source: BHIC)
Fighting Cervical Cancer Around the World: John Varallo
Entrant: Maureen Reinsel Nominee: John Varallo, MD, MPH, Senior Technical Advisor Obstetricians and gynecologists choose to dedicate themselves to women?s health, but that alone does not qualify them as a Women?s Health Hero. A hero humbly exceeds the average expectations to create true and lasting positive change. Dr. John Varallo, through his selfless and untiring contributions to women?s health in the United States, Guyana, Tanzania, Uganda, Belize, Guatemala, and Australia, is a Women?s Health Hero. While I know him through his work on cervical cancer prevention and treatment in Guyana, it is far from his only contribution to women?s health globally. Dr. Varallo works with the most vulnerable women, and inspires others to join him through education and collaboration. Dr. Vara...
HIV/AIDS Resources Webinar
Several people were blocked from attending the March 24th Spotlight! session on HIV/AIDS Resources, so it will be offered  again on Tuesday April 6th at 9:00 am Mountain Time/10:00 am Central Time Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE. You will need Internet access and a phone. Log onto https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr . You?ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you!.  Captioning available upon request to mmagee@unmc.edu (Source: BHIC)
HIV/AIDS Resources
Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources HIV and AIDS Resources will be the subject of the next Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources, presented by Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, on Wed. March 24. Tune in at 8:30 am Mountain Time/9:30 am Central Time. **Note the new starting time! Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE. You will need Internet access and a phone. Log onto https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr . You?ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you! Register online at http://tinyurl.com/mcrclasses (registration is not required but is appreciated). Captioning available...
A Variety of Resources!
Disability Etiquette Courage Center, which serves people with disabilities, has published a brochure on disability etiquette and is available online at : http://www.couragecenter.org/images/documents/CC%20Miss%20Sue.pdf [CLAStalk listserv] Help Make Children Count Too Census Toolkit English and Spanish http://2010.census.gov/partners/toolkits/toolkits-dora.php Children have been undercounted in every census since the first one in 1790. Local communities rely on census information in planning for schools, child care, health, and other critical services. The Annie E. Casey Foundation is supporting the Census Bureau&#8217;s efforts to ensure that parents and child care providers count their babies and young children on their 2010 Census forms so all children can benefit tomorrow from communi...
Wrap-Up: STD Prevention Conference, HIV/AIDS Awareness & Female Condoms in D.C.
Amanda Lenhart, senior research specialist at Pew Research Center&#8217;s Internet & American Life Project, has posted her presentation on social media and young adults that was delivered this week at the National STD Prevention Conference in Atlanta. The slideshow covers the latest data on electronic and digital communciation, including cell phone usage and sexting. Presenting with Lenhart was Kicesie Drew, who provides sex ed information via YouTube; Sally Swanson from the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina, a group that usess texting to answer questions about sexual health; and Cornelis Rietmeijer, director of the Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Program/Denver Public Health. More health professionals are turning to innovative techniques and technologi...
Mozambique
Maputo &#8211; August 2009 A poor neighborhood of Maputo, Mozambique. High rural unemployment and poverty levels is forcing migration into the cities, placing children in a vulnerable position. The HIV prevalence rate is 15% in Mozambique. (Source: MSF Blogs)
Webinars and Conferences
Collaboration: Lessons Learned Webinar Navigating Collaboration: A Crash Course in Connecting with the Community: Lessons Learned March 22, 1:00 MT/2:00CT Over the past year, a series of webinars has been offered on how to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with people and organizations outside the library http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/collaboration.html . Each of the webinars included information and resources on that topic area.  On March 22, Will Olmstadt, Librarian, Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine will close out the series with a discussion with ?Lessons Learned?. Come listen and contribute to the discussion that offers insight based on experience on what works well when collaborating around health information. Log onto http...
HIV/AIDS Community and Library Funding
HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects 2010 http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv/2010aidsrfq.html The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the solicitation of quotations from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS related health information for patients, the affected community, and their caregivers. (Source: BHIC)
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,National Institutes of Health, on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, March 10, 2010 http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2010/niaid-02.htm &#8220;As we commemorate the fifth annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we are reminded that in the United States, women and teenage girls accounted for more than a quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2007[1] and more than 93,900 cumulative deaths from AIDS.[2] Black women in this country suffer disproportionately from the HIV/AIDS epidemic, as they acquire new HIV infections at nearly 15 times the rate of white women.[3] Worldwide, half of the estimated 33.4 million people living with HIV in 2008 were female,[4] and HIV...
Mozambique
Vilanculos &#8211; August 2009 Children playing in the beach. 17.000 children die in one year due to AIDS. Access to treatment is on the rise, at the end of 2008, 9393 children were on ART treatment and 48,000 in care. But it is estimated that 81.000 mozambicans will die yearly due to AIDS, leaving 400.000 orphans. (Source: MSF Blogs)
Sunday News Round-Up ? Short Sunny Day Edition
There are lots of great links up in the Ninth Carnival of Feminist Parenting, including links on sex ed, pregnancy, disability, violence against women, body image and more. Also, 14th Carnival of Feminists is up and focused on social justice organizing. Robin Marty has a round-up of some abortion-related laws proposed in the states this legislative session. A conference I didn&#8217;t know about and now really want to attend: From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom (April 9-11 in Amherst, MA). Applications for travel/housing stipends are due on the 24th of this month. [hat tip to Feministing] Also, fellow Southerners may be interested in the 2010 Southern Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute in Durham on March 19-21. 40 Days for Life h...
HIV/AIDS Prevention Bilingual Dictionary
http://bit.ly/b1NdZY From the Office of Minority Health, an online HIV/AIDS bilingual dictionary. Find Spanish equivalents for English words and vice versa. Rate the translations provided. Use the tag cloud to find commonly searched terms. (Source: BHIC)
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karen ocamb & charles stewart, LGBT POV: 76-year-old diane watson announces retirement from congress (2098)
LGBT ally Rep Diane Watson will not run for re-election by Karen Ocamb February 11, 2010 Longtime LGBT ally Congressmember Diane E. Watson (D-CA) formally announced Thursday that she is not seeking re-election. She wants Karen Bass, the outgoing Speaker of the California Assembly and another pro-LGBT ally, to replace her representing California?s 33rd Congressional District. Watson?s openly gay legislative deputy Charles Stewart describes below how his boss told her staff she was retiring. But first something about Watson. I first met Diane Watson in the early 1990s at AIDS activist Phill Wilson?s house for a meet and greet with the California State Senator, where she?d been serving since 1978. First thing that struck me was how tall she was ? statuesque and elegant and smart. Tu...
March HIV/AIDS Awareness Events
http://www.aids.gov/awareness-days/ National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS March 7-13, 2010 http://tinyurl.com/y9jnhvt National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 10, 2010 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, Office on Women&#8217;s Health  http://womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/ National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 20, 2010 The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center http://www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm Colorado State University&#8217;s Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity Commitment to Action for 7th-Generation Awareness & Education: HIV Prevention Project (CA7AE)  http://www.happ.colostate.edu/ Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA) http://www.itcaonline.com/nshapp/index.html (Source: BHIC)
AIDS.gov blog: HIV/AIDS new media toolkit part 1 ? one-pagers (2097)
new media toolkit one-pagers chers&#8212; this is an excellent set of posts on the new media from the AIDS.gov blog. they are intended to give you an overview of just what we&#8217;re talking about when we say &#8220;new media,&#8221; with links to more information and resources as you want and/or need them. plan spending some time with these pages, namaste &#8212;rk Resources and Information from the AIDS.gov blog: Accessibility Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, interact with, and contribute to the Web. Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities&#8230;read full Accessibility One-Pager Download PDF Version ...
AIDS.gov blog: HIV/AIDS new media toolkit part 2 ?glossary (2096)
new media toolkit glossary Click on the term below to see the definition: Blog eCards Mashups New Media News Reader Online Chat Photo Sharing Services Podcast RSS Feed Social Bookmarking Social Media Social Network Services (Social Networking Sites) Texting (or Text Messaging) Twitter Usability Video Games Video Sharing Service Virtual World Web 2.0 Web Button Webcast Web Conferencing Webinar Wiki Blog A website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. ?Blog? is also a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. Example: AIDS.gov Blog eCards Similar to a postcard or greeting card, with the primary difference b...
AIDS.gov blog: HIV/AIDS new media toolkit part 3 ? references (2095)
new media toolkit resources Here are some new media resources we&#8217;ve come across at AIDS.gov. Please note that this list is just a sample of the many new media resources available on the web. Please leave a comment if you have other suggestions. Click on the topics below to see resources: Blogs Data on New Media Use eCards Mashups New Media Basics Online Games Photo Sharing Services Podcasting RSS Feeds Social Networking Text Messaging Twitter Video Sharing Virtual Worlds Wikis Website Accessibility and 508 Compliance Website Usability Blogs Where can I learn about blogging basics? Common Craft?s video on blogs ?in plain English? What are examples of government public health blogs? AIDS.gov Blog Health and Human Service Secretary Mike Leavitt?s Blog CDC?s Health M...
AIDS.gov blog: HIV/AIDS new media toolkit, part 4 ? strategy (2094)
new media toolkit strategy Here are two tools to help you develop your new media strategy: POST Method Worksheet (PDF 49 kb), remixed from Forrester , a quick one-page form to help you get started with your new media planning. New Media Strategy Map (PDF 38 kb), remixed from the WeAreMedia project funded by the Surdna Foundation , a more in-depth tool to help you build your comprehensive new media strategy. (Source: aids-write.org)
What if Your Organization Doesn?t Have Enough Computers to go Around?
http://tinyurl.com/ybl8nyo Guest Blogger on blog.AIDS.gov:  Circe J. Gray Le Compte, Director of Communications, National Minority AIDS Council &#8220;The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) Exit Disclaimer, with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of AIDS Research (OAR), oversees the Equal Access Initiative (EAI) Computer Program. Through this initiative, we award computer equipment and software to qualified minority faith-based and community-based organizations in the U.S. and its territories that deliver HIV and AIDS services in underserved communities. Since its inception, the EAI has helped hundreds of minority-focused organizations provide clients access to online HIV and AIDS-related information ? clearinghouses, news sites, and trainings ? enabling t...
enrique rivero, UCLA newsroom: researchers identify new ?broad spectrum antiviral for HIV, Hipah, Ebola & others (2093)
Researchers find &#8216;broad spectrum&#8217; antiviral that fights multitude of viruses By Enrique Rivero February 01, 2010 Compound could be used against HIV-1, Nipah, Ebola and other deadly viruses Viruses are insidious creatures. They differ from each other in many ways, and they can mutate ? at times seemingly at will, as with HIV ? to resist a host of weapons fired at them. Complicating matters further is that new viruses are constantly emerging. One potential weapon is a small-molecule &#8220;broad spectrum&#8221; antiviral that will fight a host of viruses by attacking them through some feature common to an entire class of viruses. For example, there are two categories of viruses: lipid-enveloped and non-enveloped. Enveloped viruses are surrounded by a membrane that in effect ...
kate kelland, reuters: british, US scientists grow integrase crystal, solving HIV/AIDS puzzle (2092)
Scientists say [they've] crack[ed] HIV/AIDS puzzle for drugs By Kate Kelland January 31, 2010 Study solves puzzle that eluded scientists for 20 years * Finding should help development of new HIV/AIDS medicines * Allows scientists to see how Merck and Gilead drugs work LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Scientists say they have solved a crucial puzzle about the AIDS virus after 20 years of research and that their findings could lead to better treatments for HIV. British and U.S. researchers said they had grown a crystal that enabled them to see the structure of an enzyme called integrase, which is found in retroviruses like HIV and is a target for some of the newest HIV medicines. &#8220;Despite initially painstakingly slow progress and very many failed attempts, we did not give up and our effort w...
neal broverman, advocate.com: zelda rubenstein, ?mother? of LA cares posters, dies at 76 (2091)
Zelda Rubinstein Dead at 76 by Neal Broverman Posted on Advocate.com January 27, 2010 Zelda Rubinstein, the Poltergeist actress and HIV activist, died Wednesday at the Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles. She was 76. The 4-foot, 3-inch actress had various health problems following a mild heart attack she suffered late last year. Rubinstein will be remembered by gays for being one of the first celebrities to lend her name and face to an HIV/AIDS public awareness campaign aimed at gay men. In a series of billboards and posters that blanketed Los Angeles in the mid &#8217;80s, Rubinstein portrayed &#8220;Mother,&#8221; a sweet maternal figure who urged her &#8220;sons&#8221; to play safe. The posters soon spread nationally and then internationally. The actress spoke to Advocate.com rec...
terry legrand, the alternative (internet radio): kearns & katz discuss feb 12 elder HIV/AIDS summit & new media training (2090)
Terry LeGrand&#8217;s The Alternative Internet Radio Channel 1Sunday nights 6:00-7:00 http://www.latalkradio.com/ chers&#8212; click below to listen or download the audiofile namaste &#8212;rk Broadcast date: Sunday, January 31, 2010 Guests Richard Kearns, a poet, journalist, activist, organizer for the LA Grassroots Elder HIV/AIDS Advocacy Summit, and long time AIDS survivor, and Elliott Katz discussed LA Grassroots Elder HIV/AIDS Advocacy Summit along with a special visit from LATalkRadio&#8217;s Greg Rempe discussing BBQ. Please click this sentence to Play audio recording of show Please click this sentence to Download audio recording of show Terry Le Grand transfers his show ?The Alternative? from KTLK 1170 Los Angeles to LATALK Radio. Terry Le Grand, has been a GAY activist fo...
Weekly News Round-Up, Snow-Free Edition
A new edition of the Carnival of Feminists is up at Zero at the Bone &#8211; thanks to the host for including a couple of OBOS posts! Last week, NPR ran a piece on new book, ?The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,&#8221; which I heard and posted about. I really should have one ahead and put a hold on it at my public library at the time; I waited until yesterday to do it and am now #39 in line for the book. Renee at Womanist Musings asks &#8220;Do Black Women?s Reproductive Rights Even Matter?&#8221; with regard to the lack of feminist response to racially targeted anti-abortion campaigns such as one in Atlanta that calls black children an &#8220;endangered species.&#8221; Renee explains that &#8220;As proof of this claim they offer the fact that Blacks account for 30% of the general pop...
HIV/AIDS and STD Information
It?s Your Life Live It Safe:  HIV/AIDS in the Native American Community http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK45HHiOCQk Local youth in San Diego discuss the importance of HIV/AIDS prevention and education in Native American communities.[American Library Association Listserv] National Training Center for Integrated Hepatitis HIV/STD Prevention Services http://www.knowhepatitis.org/ The National Training Center provides training to frontline workers in community based organizations and clinics on hepatitis prevention, diagnosis, management, treatment and integration. Hepatitis, STDs and HIV are preventable diseases. [aapcho-path listserv] Black AIDS Awareness Day http://tinyurl.com/yk59r92 The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) will honor the tenth annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness ...
carmen logie, pubmed.gov: canadian AIDS Care study confirms HIV/AIDS stigma?s negative impact on health & quality of life in HIVers (2089)
This study examined the relationships between HIV-related stigma and a range of demographic, social, physical and health characteristics. A meta-analysis was conducted to assess the overall strength and direction of these relationships. Twenty-four studies of PLHIV, conducted in North America and published in peer-reviewed journals between January of 2000 and November of 2007, were examined and their findings integrated. The heterogeneity of reported results was also assessed and examined. Our review revealed substantial variability in the ways researchers measure participants&#8217; HIV-related stigma as well as their physical, emotional and mental health. In spite of this variability, high stigma level was consistently and significantly associated with low social support (r = -0.369, p&l...
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
, February 7th of every year, is a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative targeted at Blacks in the United States and the Diaspora. There are four specific focal points: education, testing, involvement, and treatment. http://www.blackaidsday.org/nbhaad.html National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day http://www.aids.gov/awareness-days/ National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Partners website http://www.blackaidsday.org Reaching the Right People with the Right Tools for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day http://tinyurl.com/yhokrf9 HIV/AIDS Health Information from the National Library of Medicine http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.html (Source: BHIC)
mohammad rajja, blitz (bangladesh): social determinants of health (2088)
Social determinants of the health by Mohammad Rajja February 3, 2010 chers&#8212; the discussion that follows concerns the social factors (determinants) driving poor health &#8212; poverty, malnutrition, gender and more. it&#8217;s a bit of a wrestling match with english, but all the more interesting because of that. think of it as a bit of a tone poem. and rajja&#8217;s english is way better than my bangladeshi. namaste &#8212;rk There are more than a few social determinants of the health of populations in the [bangladesh] region. These encompass eight major ones discuss[ed] below. Other connected factors include stress, the nature of work, service status, as well as social support. Poor countries and poor people suffer from multiple deprivations that translate into high levels of ill hea...
enrique rivero, UCLA newsroom: new research model predicts emergence of drug-resistant HIV/AIDS strains (2087)
Study predicts HIV drug resistance will surge By Enrique Rivero January 22, 2010 chers&#8212; there are several useful lilnks at the end of this post. namaste &#8212;rk New research based on a novel mathematical model predicts that a wave of drug-resistant HIV strains will emerge in San Francisco within the next five years. These strains could prove disastrous by hindering control of the HIV pandemic. In a study published Jan. 14 on the website of the journal Science, researchers from the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the University of California, San Francisco&#8217;s HIV AIDS Program at San Francisco General Hospital, developed a complex network model that tracks the transmission of multiple strains of HIV. The model can be used to predict drug resista...
john hoeffel, latimes: LA city council votes 9-3 to pass ?strict? medical cannabis ordinance (2086)
Los Angeles City Council approves medical marijuana ordinance that will shut down hundreds of dispensaries By John Hoeffel January 26, 2010 In a 9-3 vote, the Los Angeles City Council today gave its final approval to an ordinance that will shut down hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries and impose strict rules on the location and operation of the dispensaries that are allowed. The measure passed quickly, without debate. The ordinance, which the council first began discussing more than 4 1/2 years ago, will cap the number of dispensaries at 70 but make an exception to allow all those that registered with the city in 2007 and have remained open. City officials believe that number is around 150. Hundreds of dispensaries have opened in Los Angeles as the City Council debated its proposed ...
frank stoltze, KPCC (89.3): LA city council members discuss pot experiences in past (2085)
Medical cannabis advocate and rastafarian minister Ali Rashi offering public comment at a december Los Angeles City Council meeting about safe access and distribution. a great photo by Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Image captures some of the feel of the debate &#8212;rk LA City Council members talk about their marijuana use by Frank Stoltze Jan. 26, 2010 The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday [approved] a new ordinance that would shut down most medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. It would place a cap of 70, with up to about 140 pot shops grandfathered in. KPCC surveyed councilmembers about whether they?d ever smoked pot ? medical or otherwise. It was 1968, and Councilman Tom LaBonge was a high school kid sweet on a girl. She offered him some pot. ?I was 15. It was after school. I w...
jenny pizer, lgbt pov: videocasting the prop 8 trial (2084)
Cut! Why did the Supreme Court ban videocasting of the Olson-Boies marriage trial? By Jenny Pizer, Marriage Project Director, Lambda Legal(on (left, pictured here with her wife Doreena Wong) January 14, 2010 Following the emergency appeal filed by the Prop 8 team, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 5-4 that the federal marriage trial may not be videocast for public viewing at other federal courthouses.  The earlier plan to upload trial video to the court?s website already had been nixed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals? Chief Judge Kozinksi, who decided there are technical problems to be worked out before webcasting will be possible. The high court?s majority decision is troubling in its accommodation of Prop 8?s proponents? supposed fears of harm.  As the dissent ...
video post: kearns to LA city council announcing elder HIV/AIDS summit & new media training feb 12 (2083)
chers&#8212; if this works, share my joy of this unhistoric moment of major insignificance, la la la namaste &#8212;rk after the jump [december 15, 2009] good morning president garcetti, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year-old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years, an angelino poet advocate. i am delighted to announce to you this morning that on friday, february 12th, 2010, upstairs in the tom bradley conference center, on the 27th floor, we will hold, the LA city grassroots elder HIV/AIDS advocacy summit & new media training ?new tricks for old dogs & their allies? sponsored by councilmember rosendahl & the city AIDS coordinators office HIVers over 50 ? el...
terry le grande, LA talkradio today (1-10-10): don duncan, richard eastman & scott imler (2082)
chers&#8212; terry has just migrated to LA TalkRadio (channel 1), and his premiere show tonight features medical cannabis adevocates don duncan, scott imler and richard eastman. i?m not quite sure what next week?s topic will be. but i?ll be there on January 31st, talking about HIV/AIDS & aging and the upcoming summit/training february 12. Listen live @ http://www.latalkradio.com/Terry.php. namasté &#8212;rk Jan 10- This week&#8217;s topic is Medical Marijuana in Los Angeles. Guests include Don Duncan, from ASA (Americans for Safe Access), Rev. Scott Imler, the first person to open a collective in the LA area, and activist Richard Eastman&#8230;&#8230;..Tune in live and call in your remarks and questions. Call-In telephone number 323-203-0815 Jan 17- &#8220;Cut Off Funding to UGA...
Weekly News Round-Up, 1/3
A fairly short edition for the last day of my vacation&#8230;sigh. At Your Cervix asks why some women giving birth &#8220;are complacent and let &#8216;us&#8217; do whatever we feel is best&#8221; in Apathy vs Making Waves. If you have a New Year&#8217;s resolution to quit smoking, the American Cancer Society has some tips to help you. Montana just became the 3rd state to allow physician-assisted suicide. Pam&#8217;s House Blend has a list of Top 10 LGBT Stories of 2009. Penny Red has a new installment of the Carnival of Feminists. The FDA announced the Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program to study the effects of prescription medications used during pregnancy. I left comments about information literacy on posts about &#8220;threats to science and medicine&#8221; an...
kearns: save the date (feb 12, 2010) for LA city grassroots elder HIV/AIDS advocacy summit & new media training (2081)
text of flyer after jump SAVE THE DATE! LA City Grassroots Elder HIV/AIDS Advocacy SUMMIT & new media TRAINING February 12, 2010 Tom Bradley Center (26th & 27th floors) LA City Hall 200 N. Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 hosted by - LA 11th district City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl - the City of LA AIDS Coordinator?s Office - richard kearns publisher of http://AIDS-write.org & http://havvacc.wordpress.com [seal of city of los angeles ) FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact rk@aids-write.org or call 310-488-1328 ?new tricks for old dogs & their allies? (Source: aids-write.org)
maeve maddox, dailywritingtips: global language monitor?s ten most often used words of 2009 (2080)
Step into the GLM Time Machine by Maeve Maddox january 1, 2010 The Global Language Monitor (GLM) is an Austin, Texas-based entity that documents, analyzes and tracks trends in language and publishes a list of the year?s most used English words, names, and phrases. According to GLM?s algorithm, 2009?s most used word, both online and in print, is Twitter. GLM?s top ten for 2009: Twitter Obama H1N1 stimulus vampire 2.0 (as a suffix attached to the next generation of everything. Ex. Web2.0) deficit Hadron healthcare transparency A look at the Words of the Year for 2000-2008 recalls the prominent events and personalities of those years: 2000 chad 2001 GroundZero 2002 misunderestimate 2003 embedded 2004 incivility 2005 refugee 2006 sustainable 2007 hybrid 2008 change Taking the decad...
black AIDS institute?s LA CitySheet pdf: links for fighting HIV/AIDS in the community (2079)
2009 AIDS IN BLACK AMERICA City Sheet Los Angeles, California chers&#8212; this is a comprehensive resource list. print out all four pages and stick it on the frig. add phone numbers and email addresses on your contact lists, both phone and internet. use them. local & state stuff. links to officials after the jump. namasté &#8212;rk The CitySheet Series This CitySheet is a resource intended to provide Black community stakeholders that want to get involved in stopping the disease with AIDS information and potential partners. These numbers represent real people in your community who are impacted by HIV and AIDS. These organizations represent traditional Black leadership and have an important role to play in ending AIDS in the Black community. In our annual State of AIDS reports, we as...
I Am But One Light
MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL! Last night I went to a Candlelight Service at church (I will talk about my new church in a bit) and had one of the most beautiful and touching experiences of my life. The Chicago Children's Choir was singing Stille Nacht (Silent Night), when they got through the first verse ushers moved through the aisles and lit congregants candles. As this process was going on lights in the church went out until the only light was that of our candles. It was during this time that I completely stopped and let myself be taken by the stillness and was at absolute peace. For me symbolically all the tiny candle flames reminded me of the struggle and those who fight for HIV/AIDS related causes. My one flame in that huge church didn't really make that large of a di...
sunnie rose: next POZ life weekend seminar jan 23rd and 24th (2078)
Sunnie Rose says: January POZ Weekend Seminar - Jan 23rd and 24th! Reservation Page is now open! The Next POZ Life Seminar is Jan. 23 and 24 in the West Hollywood area. Download the PDF Flyer Registering for the POZ Life Weekend Seminar can be easy! You can either drop us a note at registration@thelifegroupla.org or call us TOLL FREE at (888) 208-8081 and we will contact you, or you can simply follow this link to the registration form. (Source: aids-write.org)
happy raven?s night & winter solstice 2009 (2077)
commemorating the first long night that ended when raven stole the sun & moon & stars & put them in the sky (Source: aids-write.org)
Weekly News Round-Up, 12/20
Assorted things I&#8217;ve been reading this week: Via NPR, Ban Lifted On Federal Funding For Needle Exchange. Applications are open to be a Spring semester site for the Great American Condom Campaign. Applications close January 3rd. I would love it if somebody near me got a site and wanted to talk about it! At the New York Times on health reform, Negotiating to 60 Votes, Compromise by Compromise. Planned Parenthood issued a statement opposing the Nelson amendment and says, &#8220;it is a sad day when women&#8217;s health is traded away for one vote.&#8221; A presentation last year on Vanderbilt&#8217;s PEPFAR work in Africa (on YouTube). The Midwest Teen Sex Show has a great interview with Scarleteen&#8217;s Heather Corinna, Heather Corinna Doesn?t Eat Man Soup. The Choices Campus ...
kearns to LA city council: HIV/AIDS elder summit & new media training in bradley conference center set for valentine?s weekend (2076)
[december 15, 2009] good morning president garcetti, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year-old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years, an angelino poet advocate. i am delighted to announce to you this morning that on friday, february 12th, 2010, upstairs in the tom bradley conference center, on the 27th floor, we will hold, the LA city grassroots elder HIV/AIDS advocacy summit & new media training ?new tricks for old dogs & their allies? sponsored by councilmember rosendahl & the city AIDS coordinators office HIVers over 50 &#8212; elder Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) &#8212; are predicted to double in community prevalance over the next five years to con...
jim sanders, sacbee: CA house dems pick openly gay john a. perez as speaker (2075)
Perez chosen Assembly speaker By Jim Sanders jsanders@sacbee.com Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 Assembly Democrats this afternoon choseAssemblyman John A. Perez as their new speaker, making the first-term Democrat the first openly gay man to hold the post. Members emerged from a closed-door caucus at the historic Stanford Mansion to announce that Democrats had chosen Perez, of Los Angeles, on an unanimous vote. A public vote on the Assembly floor is expected in January. Perez walked arm-in-arm from the caucus meeting with current Assmbly Speaker Karen Bass and Kevin de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat who had fought fiercely for the job but ultimately bowed out and formally nominated Perez before today&#8217;s voice vote. Perez said it was an &#8220;incredibly moving experience to have the un...
kearns announces elder HIV/AIDS advocacy summit & new media training top floor LA city hall feb 12, 2010 (2074)
will be making announcement during public comments at LA city council meeting tuesday, december 15, 2009 text of jpeg after jump SAVE THE DATE! LA City Grassroots Elder HIV/AIDS Advocacy SUMMIT & new media TRAINING February 12, 2010 Tom Bradley Center (26th & 27th floors) LA City Hall 200 N. Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 hosted by - LA 11th district City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl - the City of LA AIDS Coordinator&#8217;s Office - richard kearns publisher of http://AIDS-write.org & http://havvacc.wordpress.com [seal of city of los angeles ) FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact rk@aids-write.org or call 310-488-1328 &#8220;new tricks for old dogs & their allies&#8221; (Source: aids-write.org)
South Africa
Photo: Kenneth Tong Khayelitsha, Cape Town &#8211; July 2009 New, unfinished houses in Khayelitsha, a sprawling township mired in poverty on the outskirts of Cape Town. In the streets of Khayelitsha there&#8217;s a saying: &#8220;Living with HIV, dying from TB&#8221;. It sums up life in this place, where nearly one in three is HIV positive and HIV related infections are the leading cause of death. (Source: MSF Blogs)
kearns to LA city council: poem for world AIDS day 2009 (2073)
[december 1, 2009, world AIDS day] richard kearns, poet advocate. here is my poem for world AIDS day, 2009. (i have given the clerk copies) jeff was dying, i was not a hundred karposi lesions covered his body & made him look like nijinsky in afternoon with a faun, only skinny he was my captain of bright & stormy mornings my saint & my man he was my AIDS hero (more than mine) & i hated he was leaving me i wanted to pour into him all the life left to me &#8212; because i could never hope to be good enough to survive this plague by myself, let alone for anyone else &#8212; because i was cannon fodder &#8212; because we needed him i told him so one day he laughed & then &#8212; i don&#8217;t remember how &#8212; he scooped up my tanned gym-hard bod in his pale & thin ...
World AIDS Day
December 1, 2009, has been designated World AIDS Day, in order to bring attention to the increasing prevalence of HIV and AIDS around the world. Organizations around the world will be joining together to promote awareness and education of HIV/AIDS through a variety of events. For information from the National Library of Medicine, see  http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.html with information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research For more information on HIV/AIDS and World AIDS Day, please visit: http://www.aids.gov or http://www.worldaidsday.org . These sites contain personal stories, links to awareness and promotional materials, and a wealth of information on HIV/AIDS including print as well as audio and video podcast formats. (Source: BHIC)
kearns to LA city council: observations on the medical cannabis dialog in my absence (2072)
[november 24, 2009] good morning president pro tem perry, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year- old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years &#8212; a long-term survivor & AIDS activist, a medical cannabis patient & advocate, a poet & journalist. an angelino. my intent in addressing you this morning is to comment on the character of the meetings i missed last week: monday?s joint PLUM & public safety committee meeting & the city council meeting that followed it wednesday. i was too sick to make it downtown last week &#8212; i wish medical cannabis cured everything, but it doesn?t. however, i did listen & watch on the internet (thank you for making tha...
don duncan at about medical marijuana: LA city atty misrepresents CA atty general?s position on cannabis ?sales? (2071)
LA City Attorney wrong about AG by Don Duncan November 25, 2009 The Los Angeles City Attorney?s office misrepresented the position of California Attorney General Jerry Brown today, implying that the state?s top law enforcement official said that all sales of cannabis are illegal. That never happened. On Saturday, KFI Radio in Los Angeles broadcast a previously recorded statement by the Attorney General Brown in which he says, ?Unfortunately, in some communities, Los Angeles in particular, there?s a lot of exploitation and just getting into the drug business, the dope business.? Pundits at the notoriously conservative radio station (home to Rush Limbaugh and anti-gay crusader ?Dr. Laura? Schlesinger) then added their own spin to the Attorney General?s comments. The reporte...
nora proops, the AIDS beacon: global fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB & malaria approves $2.4 billion in grants worldwide (2070)
Global Fund Approves $2.4 Billion For Global HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Programs By Nora Proops Nov 21, 2009 On November 12, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria approved grants worth $2.4 billion to support treatment of these diseases worldwide. Although it is the second largest amount ever approved by the Global Fund, the number of accepted grants fell by 35 percent from the year before. The Global Fund is an organization that attracts aid from wealthy governments and the private sector for distribution among poor countries to prevent and treat people with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. These diseases account for 12.5 percent of deaths in low-income nations, according to 2004 World Health Organization estimates. Since its inception in 2002, the Global ...
plosone post: statistical overview of HIV/AIDS in US prisons (2069)
Discussion Top We suggest four factors that could explain the diminishing proportion of HIV/AIDS borne by the populations moving through CFs; these four factors could contribute either alone or in combination. First, with increased life expectancy for persons with HIV with the advent of better therapeutics, infected persons are aging out of the crime-prone years, generally considered to be between the ages of 15 and 24. Second, while a person may have been infected in his or her crime-prone years, with HAART, prison AIDS mortality has fallen [20], and that person is more likely to survive incarceration, be released, and stay out. Third, the past decade has seen a decline in the number and proportion of HIV/AIDS cases among injection drug users [21], [22], probably due to interventions ...
World AIDS Day Tues Dec 1 ? Free HIV Testing in Nashville
Tuesday, December 1 is World AIDS Day. To mark the day in Nashville, Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee is offering free HIV screening at their D.B. Todd Blvd location. Details here. An event is also being held at The Belcourt, described as &#8220;a multimedia journey through HIV/AIDS.&#8221; Posted in Events & Observances, Free Stuff, Global Issues, HIV/AIDS (Source: Women's Health News)
brett stone, mmjnews: links to ammending motions to LA city medical cannabis ordinance (2068)
Amending motions to LA medical marijuana ordinance posted online by brett stone mmjnews november 19, 2009 All of the amending motions to the 5th draft ordinance regulating medical marijuana collectives in Los Angeles that were presented in city council on Wednesday are posted online at - http://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrec\ ord&cfnumber=08-0923 Also the agenda for next Tuesday&#8217;s city council meeting has been released, the medical marijuana ordinance is item #10. See - http://ens.lacity.org/clk/councilagendas/clkcouncilagendas363681_1124200\ 9.pdf Peace brett (Source: aids-write.org)
john hoeffel, LAtimes: da cooley vows to prosecute medical cannabis dispensaries regardless of law (2067)
D.A. chides L.A. council, says he&#8217;ll target pot dispensaries Steve Cooley insists sites that sell marijuana are violating state law and will be prosecuted. Of the City Council&#8217;s effort to pass an ordinance, he says: &#8216;Quite frankly we&#8217;re ignoring them.&#8217; By John Hoeffel November 18, 2009 With the Los Angeles City Council poised to take up a medical marijuana ordinance after two years of contentious debate, L.A. County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley warned Tuesday that he intends to prosecute dispensaries that sell the drug even if the city&#8217;s leaders decide to allow those transactions. &#8220;The L.A. City Council should be collectively ashamed of their failure to grasp this issue,&#8221; Cooley said, arguing that state laws do not allow medical marijuana to be ...
john hoeffel, LA now: da cooley says he will prosecute medical cannabis dispensaries over cash reimbursements despite city?s ordinance (2066)
D.A. will prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries &#8212; even if L.A. does not ban sales [Updated] ?It makes no sense to play political football with people?s lives.? says councilmember Reyes in update below [after jump], by John Hoeffel November 17, 2009 Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley said today he will prosecute dispensaries that sell medical marijuana even if the Los Angeles City Council adopts an ordinance that does not ban such sales. On Monday, two council committees rejected the city attorney?s advice and changed a provision in the proposed ordinance, allowing cash transactions as long as they complied with state law. ?Undermining those laws via their ordinance powers is counterproductive, and, quite frankly, we?re ignoring them. They are absolutely so irrelevant it?s not...
john hoeffel, LAtimes: 2 council committees reject trutanich?s 5th medical cannabis draft ordinance & support cash reimbursements (2065)
In rebuff to city attorney, council committees support pot dispensaries Rejecting advice that Los Angeles must ban sales, lawmakers endorse patients&#8217; cash contributions to outlets, which cannot make a profit. By John Hoeffel November 16, 2009 Two Los Angeles City Council committees rejected the advice of the city attorney and voted Monday to approve an ordinance that allows marijuana dispensaries to continue to sell the drug to people with a doctor&#8217;s recommendation. The city attorney&#8217;s office has maintained for a year and a half that Los Angeles has no choice but to ban sales because state law and court decisions are clear that collectives can only cultivate marijuana. That opinion had stalled the council&#8217;s deliberations because dispensary operators insisted it wou...
john hoeffel, LAtimes: weho?s medical cannabis regs working just fine (2064)
West Hollywood&#8217;s medical marijuana success story The small city enforces a strict ordinance and eliminates the drama that plagues L.A. By John Hoeffel November 16, 2009 A few miles from Los Angeles City Hall, a small experiment in marijuana regulation has been underway for years. While the state&#8217;s largest city passed a flawed moratorium, failed to enforce it, debated proposed rules endlessly and watched flummoxed as dispensaries multiplied, West Hollywood pressed ahead. Confronted with its own dispensary explosion in 2005, the city surrounded by L.A. imposed a moratorium on dispensaries, clamped interim rules on the ones that were open, passed a strict ordinance and capped the number allowed at four, all within two years. When the West Hollywood City Council updated its ordina...
barbara boxer, courage campaign: please sign petition opposing stupak anti-choice abortion amendment (2063)
boxer We are honored to have Senator Barbara Boxer share with Courage Campaign members her commitment to strip the horrific Stupak Amendment from any healthcare reform bill and pass true health care reform. Her message is powerful. We need to show her &#8212; and the nation &#8212; that thousands and thousands of us stand with her by signing the petition. &#8211;Rick Jacobs, Chair, Courage Campaign Dear Friend, Ten days ago, the House passed the Stupak Amendment, which would be one of the biggest setbacks to women&#8217;s health in recent decades - unless we stand together and stop it. That&#8217;s why we are launching a petition at FightForWomensHealth.com, because women must not be denied access to safe and legal medical procedures. Will you join us? Click here to stand with us t...
john hoeffel, LA now: city council joint committee scraps trutanich?s medical cannabis ?cultivation only? ordinance draft (2062)
L.A. City Council panels reject ban on medical marijuana sales John Hoeffel at City Hall November 16, 2009 Rejecting the advice of the city attorney, two Los Angeles City Council committees voted today to scrap a proposed provision that would have banned the sale of medical marijuana. The controversial measure, first proposed a year and a half ago, delayed deliberations as council members debated the wisdom of ignoring the opinion of the city&#8217;s top prosecutor. But about four hours into a raucous hearing, council members made it clear they were ready to move on. &#8220;When can we finally stop the merry-go-round?&#8221; said Councilman Dennis Zine, who kicked off the City Council&#8217;s consideration of the issue in 2005 when concerns about dispensaries first surfaced. He proposed a...
franklin avenue blog: atomic cafe hosts rest stop in 11-21 ?great los angeles walk 2009? (2061)
Mid-City Gets Into the Great Los Angeles Walk Spirit November 12, 2009 GREAT NEWS from the Mid-City Neighborhood Council! They&#8217;ll be sponsoring a water and supply station for this year&#8217;s Great LA Walk! Here are the details, from Bruce Durbin of the Mid City Neighborhood Council: The Mid City Neighborhood Council is going to sponsor a &#8220;Water & Supply Station&#8221; for the Great LA Walk. We will be setting up a table outside the Atomic Cafe, located at 5001 W. Washington Blvd. (on Washington, a block west of La Brea). We will have free bottled water, snacks, sunscreen/band-aids, and also a limited number of token items to show our appreciation for this year&#8217;s walk participants. The Water & Supply Station will be set up between 10:30 and 2:30 - that should be ...
m. backes, about medical marijuana: part 2? unraveling LA city atty?s pesticide story (2060)
Pesticides & Politics, Part 2 the second of two guest blogs concerning medical cannabis safety by M. Backes November 11, 2009 The Los Angeles City Attorney?s office found 5.25% of the cannabis samples tested from purchases made at Los Angeles dispensaries (3 out of 52 samples) to contain pesticide residues. Legal thresholds of pesticide residue on cannabis have not yet been established by the EPA or CDPR. By comparison, when the CDPR tests fresh ginger root purchased from California supermarkets, it has found that 5% of samples contain illegally high levels of pesticide residues. Questions: Should California state and local officials be concerned about pesticide contamination on medical cannabis? How does the risk of contaminated cannabis (an unregulated agricultural product) compa...
m. backes, about medical marijuana: part 1?unraveling LA city atty?s pesticide story (2059)
Pesticides & Politics, part 1 (This is a guest blog by M. Backes, responding to allegations by City Attorney Carmen Trutanich about pesticides on medical cannabis.) October 15, 2009 LA City Attorney, Carmen ?Nuch? Trutanich, has been all over the media trying to convince Los Angeles that a pesticide used to kill Mexican fire ants is evidence that medical cannabis provided by dispensaries is poisonous and supporting Mexican drug cartels. Having abandoned the flawed interpretation of the California Supreme Court?s decision in People v. Mentch, Mr. Trutanich and LA County District Attorney Steve Cooley have now latched onto toxic reefer as their latest justification for shuttering LA?s pot shops. According to Trutanich, three samples of medical marijuana from ?controlled buys?...
john hoeffel, latimes: AMA jumps into medical cannabis fray (2058)
Medical marijuana gets a boost from major doctors group The American Medical Assn. changes its policy to promote clinical research and development of cannabis-based medicines and alternative delivery methods. By John Hoeffel November 11, 2009 The American Medical Assn. on Tuesday urged the federal government to reconsider its classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use, a significant shift that puts the prestigious group behind calls for more research. The nation&#8217;s largest physicians organization, with about 250,000 member doctors, the AMA has maintained since 1997 that marijuana should remain a Schedule I controlled substance, the most restrictive category, which also includes heroin and LSD. In changing its policy, the group said its goal was to cl...
kearns to la city council: carmen trutanich & LA?s ?extraordinary response? to HIV/AIDS (2057)
[tuesday, November 3, 2009] good morning president garcetti, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year-old gay man with AIDS, a long-term survivor & activist, a medical cannabis advocate, a poet & journalist. i am here this morning to suggest a plan B for medical cannabis in LA please empower a special high-speed ad hoc medical cannabis team, who, starting with the text of the city?s legislative analyst submitted to the plum committee september 25th can finish translating the whereases to section numbers inside a month (sort of like going from iambic pentameter to dactylic hexameter) & not to ?correct? them, but to produce a good faith medical cannabis ordinance, one that spells out fees...
kearns, aids-write.org: wikipedia entry for satyagraha (2056)
chers&#8212; wanted to put up reference info from the wikipedia entry for satyagraha, not only because it doesn?t get enough circulation, but also because i believe it could be a successful strategy when applied to the development of an LA medical cannabis ordinance. i don?t think it has truly been applied yet. take a read namasté &#8212;rk Satyagraha theory also influenced Martin Luther King, Jr. during the campaigns he led during the civil rights movement in the United States: Like most people, I had heard of Gandhi, but I had never studied him seriously. As I read I became deeply fascinated by his campaigns of nonviolent resistance. I was particularly moved by his Salt March to the Sea and his numerous fasts. The whole concept of Satyagraha (Satya is truth which equals love, and ag...

 
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