 February 29, 2012
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Modified Nipple Shield to Prevent HIV From Mother to Child
A nipple shield that can be modified to include a microbicide to kill the HIV virus and stop mother-to-child transmission has been invented for mothers who have trouble breast- feeding, reports Trust (The Thompson Reuters Foundation).
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February 28, 2012
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Highly Educated Young Blacks Reluctant to Access Mental Health Care
Feelings of shame, mistrust of doctors, plus interactions with caregivers who lack cultural understanding are some reasons why well-educated young African-American adults are much less likely than their white peers to seek mental health services, according to a study published in the journal Psychological Services and reported by HealthDay News.
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Colonialism Sparked the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
A new book implicates colonial practices in the early spread of HIV and argues that HIV would never have become a global pandemic without the mobility, urbanization, medical campaigns and prostitution introduced to central Africa by Europeans, The Washington Post reports.
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Britain Proposes Free HIV Treatment for Non-citizens
The British government is considering a proposal to lift the National Health Service (NHS) ban on providing free HIV treatment to those living in the country without British citizenship, The Telegraph reports.
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February 27, 2012
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Elton John's 20th Annual Oscar Party Raises $5.25M for HIV/AIDS
Elton John and his partner David Furnish hosted the 20th annual Academy Awards Viewing Party to benefit The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) on February 26 at West Hollywood Park in California, reports USA Today. The event raised $5.25 million, reports the Beverly Hills Courier.
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Basic Errors Putting on Condoms Are Common
Basic errors—such as putting a condom on too late during intercourse or taking it off before intercourse is over—can contribute to breakage or leakage, according to a study in the journal Sexual Health and reported by MSNBC.com.
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R.I. Nonprofit to Launch HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline
PL-AIDS—an organization founded and run by former and current Brown University students to raise HIV awareness in Providence, Rhode Island, and southern New England—will launch an HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) hotline, The Brown Daily Herald reports.
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February 24, 2012
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Easier Rules for Illinois ADAP Recipients
A series of rule changes will soon make it easier for 4,200 low-income HIV-positive people in Chicago to get their medications through the Illinois AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), the Windy City Times reports.
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New Grants to Help HIV-Positive Transgender Women of Color
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced two new grant competitions focusing on connecting HIV-positive transgender women of color with health care services, including primary care and HIV-related care, Think Progress reports.
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Man in France Guilty of Transmitting HIV Before Testing Positive
A 39 year-old gay man in France who first tested HIV positive in 2007 was sentenced to two years in prison for transmitting HIV to two men in 2003 and 2005, aidsmap reports. One year of his sentence was suspended, but he will be under probation for three years.
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February 23, 2012
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Chicago HIV/AIDS Councils to Merge
Chicago's two HIV/AIDS councils are merging, according to an announcement by the city's Department of Public Health and reported in the Chicago Phoenix.
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Burma in Serious Need of HIV, TB Drugs
Because of a poor health system and lack of international aid, roughly 85,000 HIV-positive people in Burma aren't receiving treatment—and things could get worse, The Associated Press (AP) reports.
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| February 22, 2012
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February 21, 2012
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Black Children More Likely to Receive Late Autism Diagnosis
While the rate of diagnosis for
autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is the same among all racial groups, black kids
tend to get diagnosed later than white children and receive longer and more
intensive interventions, according to a study published in the journal Social
Work in Public Health and reported by Newswise.
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Judge Temporarily Halts Cuts to Tennessee Planned Parenthood
U.S. District Judge William Haynes has granted a preliminary order to temporarily halt Tennessee’s Department of Health from denying funding to a Planned Parenthood HIV and syphilis testing and prevention program, The Commercial Appeal reports.
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February 17, 2012
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NYC Concedes Cuts to HIV Prevention Funding
New York City's health department has cut $19 million from its HIV prevention budget during the past five years and is planning to cut more—despite rising HIV rates among local gay and bisexual young men, Gay City News reports.
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Concerns Over Real-Name HIV Testing in China
China's HIV/AIDS community has expressed concern over draft legislation that would require people taking HIV tests to use their real names and, if they test positive, to inform their spouses and/or sexual partners, China Daily reports.
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February 16, 2012
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Sex Ed Not Reducing Birthrates in Conservative States
Despite the presence of sex education courses, U.S. states with high degrees of conservatism and religiosity have above-average adolescent birthrates, according to a Washington University in St. Louis study reported by LiveScience.
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February 15, 2012
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Ethnic Minorities Less Likely to Adhere to Drug Regimens
Medication non-adherence, or failure to stick to a scheduled drug regimen, is a major health problem in the United States. It's estimated to cause 125,000 deaths each year and increase annual medical spending by an estimated $100 billion to $300 billion. Now, a study by Global Advertising Strategies (GAS) shows how and why non-adherence is higher among ethnic minorities than among whites.
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FDA Gives Priority Review of Truvada as PrEP
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Gilead Sciences’ application to give priority review of Truvada (emtricitabine and tenofovir) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to a Gilead statement.
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South Africa to Make Active ARV Ingredients
South Africa will establish its first pharmaceutical plant to manufacture the main chemicals used in HIV drugs in an effort to lower the prices of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, Reuters reports.
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Swaziland Seeks Gay Couples for HIV Testing
On Valentine’s Day, public health officials in Swaziland urged male couples to test for HIV together, despite the country’s laws that prohibit same-sex relationships, PlusNews reports.
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February 14, 2012
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First Sex Ed Video in Iran Debuts
The Islamic Republic of
Iran’s first-ever sex education video has been approved by both its ministries
of Culture and Islamic Guidance and Health and Human Services, GlobalPost
reports.
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Al Jazeera Fires HIV-Positive South African Journalist
Demonstrators plan to picket
the Johannesburg office of Al Jazeera, an Arabic-language news network, to
protest the firing of a South African journalist allegedly because of his
HIV-positive status, AllAfrica.com reports.
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If You’re Fat, Getting Fit Can Keep Heart Disease Away
Even if you’re overweight, as long as you get and stay physically fit, it’s still possible to ward off heart disease, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and reported by HealthDay News.
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February 13, 2012
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Advocates Seek Changes to Iowa HIV Criminalization Law
Advocates in Iowa are lobbying their state legislature to change the HIV criminalization law so that a person can be prosecuted only in cases that include both an intent to transmit and an actual transmission, The Daily Iowan reports.
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February 10, 2012
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AIDS Memorial Quilt in San Francisco for Valentine's Day
Merchants and advocates are in talks with the family that owns the
vacant Market and Noe Center near the Castro neighborhood in San
Francisco to put on public view 40 sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt
during the week of Valentine’s Day, The Bay Area Reporter (BAR) reports.
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February 09, 2012
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Poorly Managed Diabetes May Cause Hearing Loss in Older Women
Elderly female diabetics with poorly managed blood sugar levels were more likely to suffer from hearing loss than both women with well-controlled diabetes and women who didn’t have the illness, according to a new study presented at the Triological Society’s Combined Sections Meeting in Miami and reported by HealthDay.
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| February 08, 2012
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February 07, 2012
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Supreme Court of Canada to Hear HIV Disclosure Cases
The Canadian Supreme Court will hear two cases on Wednesday, February 8, to determine whether it is a crime for a person to withhold his or her HIV-positive status from a sexual partner if the risk of transmission is low, Huffington Post Canada reports.
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Tweeting and Checking Emails More Irresistible Than Smoking and Drinking
The pull of an unread text message, the allure of breaking news headlines and the enticement of a friend’s Facebook post may win out over cravings for cigarettes and alcohol, even sex and sleep, according to a study scheduled for publication in the Journal of Psychological Science and reported by The Guardian.
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February 06, 2012
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2012
Tuesday, February 7, marks the 12th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national HIV testing, treatment and awareness initiative focusing on African Americans.
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Court of Appeals Overturns HIV Lawsuit Against Atlanta Police
A U.S. Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling against the claim of a 40-year-old Georgia man who was denied employment to be a police officer with the Atlanta Police Department (APD) because of his HIV-positive status, according to a Lambda Legal statement.
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Soldier With HIV Not Discharged in War Crime Cover-up Case
A military panel sentenced Staff Sergeant Ray Girouard to 180 days of confinement, reduced his rank, restricted him to his post and reprimanded him, but did not discharge him from the Army, for the cover-up of war crimes after he testified he needed military medical benefits because he is HIV positive, WHAS11.com reports.
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February 03, 2012
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AIDS Action Committee, GMHC Bet on the Super Bowl
Rebecca Haag, president and CEO of the AIDS Action Committee (AAC), and Marjorie Hill, CEO of Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), are raising HIV awareness by placing a friendly bet on Super Bowl XLVI, Boston.com reports.
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Preliminary NYC FY2013 Budget Does Not Restore HIV Funds
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s preliminary fiscal year 2013 (FY2013) budget proposal fails to restore funding that was cut in FY2012 for housing, nutrition and prevention services for homeless and low-income people with HIV/AIDS, according to a VOCAL-NY statement.
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February 02, 2012
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Lil’ Gifts and Inspiring Thoughts May Help Hypertension Patients Stick With Treatment
Unexpected presents along with plenty of positivity can work wonders, even for those living with high blood pressure. When hypertension patients received health education as well as small doses of positive reinforcement during their everyday routines, they were more likely to adhere to their prescribed treatment meds, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine and reported by MedlinePlus.
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February 01, 2012
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HIV Status of Michigan County Suspect Unconfirmed
The status of a Michigan man charged with two felony counts in Kent County of failing to disclose his HIV-positive status to sexual partners actually remains unknown, The American Independent reports.
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Rising Caseloads, Lack of Funding Concern HIV Providers
Concerns over the rising amount of HIV cases and the decreasing amount of funding and reimbursement for HIV services were the two key findings from the second annual HealthHIV State of HIV Primary Care survey, according to a HealthHIV statement.
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