Guest post by Andrew Fullem, MSPH, AIDS.gov Advisor and Director for JSI & World Education's Center for HIV and AIDS Andrew Fullem, MSPH, AIDS.gov Advisor and Director for JSI & World Education's Center for HIV and AIDS I’ve been fortunate...
By Laura Sivitz Leifman, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH Scientists have discovered two potent human antibodies that can stop more than 90 percent of known global HIV strains from infecting human cells in the laboratory. The scientists...
Search this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here Blogs John Peller's blog Illinois Prisons Test HIV Telemedicine Illinois Prisons Test HIV Telemedicine By John Peller Posted on 29 July 2010 Kudos to the Illinois Department of Corrections for trying a new HIV and hepatitis treatment system AIDSConnect looks forward to learning more about this project . Read all about . it FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2010 Interagency Agreement between IDOC UIC Will Treat Medical Issues Pilot Program has Successful Launch in Treatment of HIV and Hepatitis C . CHICAGO The Illinois Department of Corrections and University of Illinois at Chicago are partnering on a new Telemedicine Pilot Program designed to bringSearch this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here Blogs aidsconnect's blog ADAP's gonna make it after all ADAP's gonna make it after all By aidsconnect Posted on 28 July 2010 But what about everything else WHEW Illinois AIDS Drug Assistance Program ADAP clients and AIDS advocates breathed a sigh of relief on July 16. State public health officials announced that day that Governor Quinn had allocated enough state funding to avoid an ADAP waiting list or major cost containment . THANK GOVERNOR QUINN But will people with HIV have access to housing and care programs that help them connect to ADAP and stay healthy Will people at risk of HIV be able to turn to HIV prevention programs to help them stay: Search this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here Blogs Merrell's blog Crossposting : Making Web 2.0 Work for You Crossposting : Making Web 2.0 Work for You By Merrell Posted on 28 July 2010 Dose of Change intern-extraordinaire , Lili Gecker , checks-in with this great find from Global Voices Advocacy Twitter , Facebook , Myspace—these websites aren’t just for social networking , they can also help your online advocacy campaign . By engaging a variety of online strategies , or crossposting , you can raise awareness , promote your message , attract new supporters and maximize . outreach Check out this guide to learn . more Merrell's blog Login or register to post comments Tags communications dose of
By Michelle Samplin-Salgado, AIDS.gov New Media Strategist We attended the Games for Health 2010 conference in Boston, Massachusetts to learn more about how video games and virtual worlds are being used to increase physical activity, train health care providers, and...
Search this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here Blogs Merrell's blog AFC Front and Center at AIDS 2010 AFC Front and Center at AIDS 2010 By Merrell Posted on 27 July 2010 AIDS Foundation of Chicago AFC was front and center for all of the action at the biennial XVIII International AIDS Conference AIDS 2010 held last week in Vienna , Austria . nbsp The biggest story of the conference was the release of exciting research findings showing that an anti-HIV gel , or microbicide , was partially effective at preventing HIV in women in South Africa . nbsp This marks an important step in the development of new prevention technologies . nbsp The International Rectal Microbicides Advocates IRMA for which AFC
by Dr. Ron Valdiserri, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services On July 22, 2010, during the International AIDS Conference , I talked with Ambassador Eric Goosby, who serves as the U.S. Global...
VIENNA -- Researchers suggest that using antiretroviral therapy in patients with CD4-positive cell counts of more than 500 cells/microliter has limited benefit.VIENNA -- The risk for neurocognitive impairment in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) appears to be inversely proportionate to the level of CD4-positive cells, so those with lowest levels of CD4-positive cells have the greatest risk, researchers said here.VIENNA -- Once-daily dosing of maraviroc (Selzentry), a cell entry inhibitor, with the boosted protease inhibitor atazanavir (Reyataz) may be sufficient to suppress human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among treatment naive patients, according to results from a pilot study.By Miguel Gomez, AIDS.gov Director and Michelle Samplin-Salgado, AIDS.gov New Media Strategist Closing Session, XVIII International AIDS Conference Vienna, Austria ©IAS/Marcus Rose/Workers’ Photos Today is the last day of the International AIDS Conference . Throughout the week we’ve had the...VIENNA -- Whether a child's first HIV drug regimen is based on a protease inhibitor or a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, treatment is likely to be equally effective, a researcher said here.VIENNA -- A majority of injecting drug users who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in China successfully suppress HIV to undetectable levels for at least six months, researchers reported here at the 2010 International AIDS Conference.VIENNA -- Researchers said here that therapeutic drug monitoring to assure proper levels of protease inhibitors are on board should be considered when non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors are added to antiretroviral regimens for experienced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients.Search this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here Blogs Merrell's blog Get Plugged into AIDS 2010 in Vienna Get Plugged into AIDS 2010 in Vienna By Merrell Posted on 20 July 2010 The world’s largest public health conference , the XVIII International AIDS Conference AIDS 2010 kicked off this past weekend in Vienna , Austria . nbsp The event brings together 20,000 people from across the world to discuss the current state and the future path of the global HIV AIDS . epidemic There are a TON of online outlets covering AIDS 2010 but here are a few links to get you plugged : in Official Website Schedule of Webcasts Scientific Coverage from aidsmap Coverage from The Body International Rectal Microbicides. Search this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here Blogs aidsconnect's blog R.I.P . John Henry Turner R.I.P . John Henry Turner By aidsconnect Posted on 15 July 2010 The AIDS Foundation of Chicago AFC and the Ryan White Part B Collar Counties Consortia mourn the loss of John Henry Turner , LCSW . John was a senior level professional at Catholic Charities of Lake County responsible for the day to day operations of the HIV and emergency assistance programs . John was a warm and caring individual who successfully coupled his background in clinical psychology with his talent for program administration . John was a thinker and availed himself of opportunities that refined his ability to provide effective. . Search this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here The 15th Annual James E . Bonnie L . Eckenhoff Lecture and John Gwen Smart Symposium The 15th Annual James E . Bonnie L . Eckenhoff Lecture and John Gwen Smart Symposium Use the Events Calender to find out what's happening in your community . Everyone is encouraged to view the calendar listings , but only registered members may post an . event By aidsconnect Posted on 15 July 2010 Date : nbsp 09 02 2010 4:00pm 6:00pm The Buehler Center is delighted to announce that this year’s lecture , Creating Health and Social Care Policies for Elders : Thinking about Aging with Passion” will be presented by Baroness Julia Neuberger , DBE . Baroness Neuberger is
In the largest study of its kind, scientists at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) have observed that exposure to cigarette smoke can alter gene expression -- the process by which a gene's information is converted into the structures and functions of a cell. These alterations in response to smoking appear to have a wide-ranging negative influence on the immune system, and a strong involvement in processes correlation to cancer, cell death and metabolism........ "The release of the National AIDS Strategy (NAS) can be used as an opportunity to raise awareness regarding prevention and access to care. In Chicago, African Americans are disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS. Applying the tenets of the NAS locally can ensure that funds are redirected to specific Chicago geographic areas and specific targeted populations, specifically to gay men of color, women and the reentry population."
<pread moreSearch this site : Home About Us I Need . PEER Education Community Blog Calendar HIV AIDS News Job Volunteer Board Contact Us You are here Blogs aidsconnect's blog What the National HIV AIDS Strategy Means for Us What the National HIV AIDS Strategy Means for Us By aidsconnect Posted on 12 July 2010 Today , July 13, 2010, could be a turning point in the fight against the HIV AIDS epidemic in the United States . In a few short hours , I will be at the White House watching as President Obama and other federal officials unveil the National HIV AIDS Strategy NHAS This landmark document makes recommendations that , if followed , will reduce the number of new HIV infections in the U.S . while greatly increasing the quality of care for individuals who are living with HIV AIDS . As pleased as I am A team of researchers from the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the University of Montreal have identified vitamin B3 as a potential antifungal therapy. Led by IRIC Principal Investigators Martine Raymond, Alain Verreault and Pierre Thibault, in collaboration with Alaka Mullick, from the Biotechnology Research Institute of the National Research Council Canada, the study is the subject of a recent article in Nature Medicine....... Using a small molecule decoy, researchers funded by the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation have managed to block protein interactions and induce epigenetic reprogramming in human and mouse breast cancer cells, essentially changing the gene expression of breast cancer cells to behave in a more normal manner. The research illustrates what may perhaps become an effective targeted epigenetic treatment in breast cancer. Interestingly, the targeted therapy showed exciting results in triple-negative breast cancer cells, reverting their function and appearance, and sensitizing them to tamoxifen and retinoids........